Chapter 429: The Partial Father

Zhao Zhao pursed her lips, looking at her little finger with a guilty and aggrieved look:

"Father... Zhao Zhao knows he was wrong... and he won't dare to do it again..."

"It's too late." Yan Shixu remained unmoved.

Zhao Zhao immediately looked at Miao Miao for help.

Miaomiao hugged Yan Shixu's neck tightly and rubbed against his neck like a coquettish kitten.

Then she gave him a loud kiss on the cheek.

"Father, please don't be angry! Miaomiao thinks that father is not fierce at all. He is the most wise, brave, and handsome man in the world!"

"Sister Zhao Zhao must have thought the same thing. She just spoke too hastily. Father, please don't punish her, okay?"

"Miaomiao is most afraid of being hungry, and I don't want Zhaozhao to be hungry either..."

As she spoke, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Yan Shixu pitifully.

Yan Shixu was completely helpless against his daughter's soft and sweet words, and his anger subsided a lot.

He glared at Zhao Zhao and reluctantly said:

"Because Miaomiao pleaded for you... that's all. If you dare to speak nonsense again next time, the punishment for this time will be settled together!"

Zhao Zhao immediately felt as if he had been pardoned. He jumped a few times on the spot, and his little face looked brighter.

"Thank you, Father! Thank you, Sister Miaomiao! Zhao Zhao will never dare to do that again!"

But secretly, he muttered, "Humph! Compared to my third brother, isn't Father just old and... well, majestic? He doesn't even let us tell the truth! A narcissist!"

Wen Li'er looked at the heartwarming farce of "one thing conquers another" in front of her and shook her head helplessly and dotingly.

She leaned over, picked up Twilight, who was standing quietly beside her, and placed her on her lap.

"Alright, alright, go wash your hands and get ready for lunch."

When she heard the word "meal", Miaomiao immediately twisted in her father's arms.

"Mother! Do you have Miaomiao's favorite squirrel mandarin fish and crab meat lion head?"

Wen Li'er looked at the little greedy cat whose body was becoming increasingly plump and couldn't help laughing.

"Yes, yes, yes. We have everything you like."

"Great!" Miaomiao cheered and hugged Yan Shixu's neck and refused to let go.

"Father, carry Miaomiao to wash hands!"

Yan Shixu naturally agreed to his good daughter's request. He carried Miaomiao to the side hall to wash hands.

The family sat around the round table in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

Although Tiantian's identity has changed, in this Pineapple Palace, he is still just the seven-year-old child in his mother's eyes.

Zhao Zhao had long forgotten the "crisis" just now and was chattering about the interesting things that happened in Wen Ya Palace today.

"...Then the Master got excited and his white beard stood up high, like a goatee! It was hilarious!"

He gestured exaggeratedly as he spoke.

Miaomiao was focused on the food in front of her, her little mouth stuffed full, like a little hamster trying hard to store food, with some sauce on her cheeks.

Wen Li'er's eyes were curved as she kept serving food to the children.

She deliberately picked up a piece of the most tender and boneless fish belly and put it in Tiantian's bowl.

"Today is the hardest day of the day. Eat more and replenish your energy."

Tiantian picked up the chopsticks and ate in small bites, his face completely relaxed as he enjoyed his mother's love.

Yan Shixu watched his wife pick up food for the children, then looked at his own bowl and coughed heavily.

Wen Li'er rolled her eyes cunningly, held back her laughter, picked up a piece of juicy green vegetable leaf, and put it steadily into his bowl.

Yan Shixu: "..."

His handsome face fell, and his eyes accused: Li'er is being partial! She forgot her husband after having a son! He also wants meat!

Seeing how aggrieved he looked, Wen Li'er finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.

She picked up a piece of tender and juicy stewed venison and handed it to his mouth, her eyes moving with a reproachful smile:

"Well, Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work. Please enjoy."

Yan Shixu immediately smiled and opened his mouth to take the piece of meat away.

He ate to his heart's content and glanced at Tiantian with pride.

Zhao Zhao sat opposite and secretly rolled her eyes when the adults weren't paying attention.

Your Majesty, please be ashamed. You are such a grown-up, but you still need your mother to feed you!

The lunch was warm and the warmth filled with the aroma of food flowed through the dining room.

Yan Shixu glanced at Wen Lier's dishes.

She only moved her chopsticks two or three times slowly, and I couldn't help but feel worried.

"Li'er, have no appetite today?" He leaned over slightly and looked at her expression.

Wen Li'er nodded: "Maybe it's because the weather is hot, my appetite is a little sluggish, and I don't really want to eat meat or greasy food."

As she spoke, she scooped some tender tofu for Mumu with a small spoon.

Yan Shixu frowned slightly.

He remembered that she was still talking about wanting to eat fish last night.

His gaze lingered for a moment on her slightly tired features, then glanced at the plate of barely touched shad.

A strange feeling flashed through his mind, but the warmth at the moment prevented him from thinking too much about it.

"Then try the tenderest part of the fish belly; it's the most nutritious."

As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks and accurately picked up the largest and fattest piece of snow-white fish belly from the plate.

The fish meat was trembling and almost melted in the mouth.

He did not put the fish directly into Wen Li'er's bowl, but put it into the empty bowl next to him.

Then, under the children's usual gaze, the emperor who held the power of the world put down his golden chopsticks, picked up the slender silver skewer beside him very naturally, and picked out the fish bone with familiar and focused movements.

He lowered his head slightly, doing everything meticulously, as if he was performing a solemn ceremony, and even the majestic black dragon robe he was wearing seemed a little softer.

Zhao Zhao's mouth opened slightly as she watched, and she forgot to chew the rice in her mouth.

Humph! Biased father! He's never even picked out a fishbone for her!

Miaomiao also stopped gnawing on the lion's head and blinked her big eyes.

She also wanted to eat the fish that her father had picked out the bones from himself.

Finally, Yan Shixu confirmed that nothing was left out.

The tender and smooth fish pieces, which were cleaned and almost looked like they had not been "processed", were placed steadily in front of Wen Li'er.

"Okay, eat some."

Wen Li'er's cheeks felt slightly hot as she was stared at by several children.

She glanced at Yan Shixu in reproach, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, and put it into her mouth with a bit of shyness under the focus of several pairs of small eyes.

The fish meat is extremely tender and fresh.

However, almost as soon as the tip of the tongue tasted that hint of sweetness, a feeling of nausea suddenly surged up from the bottom of the stomach!

"Ugh... Ugh!"

Wen Li'er suddenly turned sideways, covered her mouth with her hands, and retched uncontrollably.

Before she could even swallow the piece of fish, she spat it back into the bone dish in front of her in a panic.

"Mother!"

"What happened to the Queen Mother?"

Several children were frightened by this sudden change and screamed in unison, their little faces full of helplessness.

Zhao Zhao was so frightened that he almost jumped up from the stool.

The smile on Yan Shixu's face froze instantly and turned into astonishment.

He stood up suddenly and reached out to touch Wen Li'er's back: "Li'er?!"