Chapter 125

This question really stumped Ye Yan. He knew that swans could fly, but he hadn't paid attention to the specific information about how high they could fly.

Therefore, Ye Yan said he wasn't quite sure how high swans could fly.

Qin Su nodded without saying anything.

Ye Yan assumed that Qin Su wasn't that curious about the matter and was just asking casually, so he didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, while he and Qin Su were playing by the lake, Qin Su suddenly took two steps forward and grabbed the swan's wing.

Even though Ye Yan had long accepted the fact that Qin Su was a child, he hadn't expected her to be so mischievous, and was completely stunned. The palace servants around them were a bit further away and hadn't reacted yet.

The swan didn't react either.

Since it arrived in the palace, apart from the people in the Imperial Beast Garden, no one has touched it; everyone just observes it. This is the first time it has encountered a naughty child.

The swan slowly turned its slender, snow-white neck, its small black eyes meeting Qin Su's large, grape-like eyes. For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Two seconds later, the swan opened its sharp yellow beak, let out a loud "Kru," and took flight with a whoosh.

In the blink of an eye, everyone reacted differently at the same time.

Qin Su looked up and exclaimed, "Wow, it's flying so high!"

Ye Yan scooped Qin Su up: "Oh no, let's go!"

The palace servants rushed over in a panic, shouting, "Princess, be careful!"

As soon as Qin Su finished speaking, she was already being carried several steps in Ye Yan's arms. She turned her head in confusion and realized that the swan had actually pounced on her.

Unlike their graceful, leisurely swimming appearance, swans appear quite large when they take flight with their wings spread.

It was very strong, and it flew and pounced so fast that the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs couldn't catch it. They could only watch helplessly as it headed towards Qin Su and Ye Yan.

Qin Su was shocked: "How could it get ashore?!"

Aren't swans only allowed to swim in water?

"Coohoo!" The swan, having failed to peck at the culprit, became even angrier.

It flapped its wings forcefully and flew higher, directly over Ye Yan and Qin Su, before swooping down.

Ye Yan and Qin Su were tackled and knocked to the ground.

The swan flapped its wings at them while stretching its neck to peck at their clothes.

Ye Yan instinctively tried to protect Qin Su, but the swan seemed to have a mind of its own and knew that Ye Yan was not the one who would grab its wings. It picked Ye Yan up and threw him aside, determined to peck at Qin Su.

Qin Su was initially a little scared, but the swan's fierce look, which seemed to have its sights set on her, only fueled her anger.

She pushed Ye Yan away and grabbed the swan's neck: "You actually bit me!"

The swan was not so easily caught by the little girl. She flapped her wings to dodge and then swooped down again.

The scene became extremely chaotic.

While helping Qin Su subdue the swan, Ye Yan also protected Qin Su from being pecked by the swan. The swan was fighting two against one, mainly attacking Qin Su while also attacking Ye Yan. The palace servants rushed around trying to catch it, and were in a flurry of activity.

The swans' "gurgle" sounds mingled with Qin Su's shouts of "Come here, I'm going to catch you today!" and the palace servants' screams.

The guards patrolling nearby were startled and rushed over, only to be dumbfounded. They immediately stepped forward and caught the swan.

The goose continued to struggle in the guard's hands, barking at Qin Su.

Qin Su, her hair disheveled and her clothes dusty and gray, said with a stern face, "You're still yelling!"

Swan: "Kuru!"

Qin Su: "Come and hit me again if you dare!"

The swan stretched its neck and glared at her: "Kru!"

Ye Yan was speechless. He couldn't bear to watch this battle between a brat and a swan any longer, so he pulled Qin Su aside and said, "Forget it, it's just a goose."

Qin Su declared firmly, "It's a goose that bit me!"

This is an enemy goose!

She added indignantly, "It bullies us just because it's big and can fly. I'm going to find a flying creature to defeat it!"

Ye Yan was stunned, not expecting that there might be more to this story.

He was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say, when Emperor Jingxi's voice came from not far away: "Defeat whom?"

The palace servants and guards around them all turned around and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Father!" Qin Su ran over, hugging Emperor Jingxi's leg, her dirty little hands leaving two obvious handprints. "I want to raise geese!"

Emperor Jingxi was shocked by his daughter's disheveled appearance: "You, what happened to you?"

Qin Su pointed at the swan in the guard's hand: "It bullied me!"

"..." Emperor Jingxi looked at the swan that was still stubbornly calling out, then at his daughter whose face was streaked with gray and black, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

Just now, someone from Zhaoning Palace rushed over to report that the newly arrived swans in the lake had rioted and attacked the princess. He was extremely anxious and immediately brought Liang Danxin over.

It turns out that Qin Su got into a fight with a goose.

Riots? That's just utter nonsense.

Seeing that Emperor Jingxi's expression was off, Qin Su quickly let go of his leg, covered her face, and retreated.

When Emperor Jingxi made this expression, it usually meant that he might have been pinched in the face.

Sure enough, Emperor Jingxi grabbed her and pinched her face.

"Only a princess could do this," Emperor Jingxi said resentfully. "If you were a prince, I would have given you a good beating."

Qin Su retorted, "The goose bullied me, so why did it have to hit me with the paddle!"

Emperor Jingxi asked with a stern face, "Why did the goose bully you?"

He simply couldn't believe that the swan, which was perfectly fine in the lake, would run up to chase the princess for no reason.

Based on his past experiences of having his belt cut, salt added to his tea, and being covered in snow by Qin Su while hiding in a plum tree, it was clear that Qin Su had started this.

Qin Su choked for a moment and fell silent.

But she was still angry. Seeing that Emperor Jingxi did not support her, she went to Ye Yan and muttered, "I insist on raising them. I want Ye Yan to raise them with me. I want to raise a hundred swans to help me fight."

They also raise a hundred swans?

Emperor Jingxi was troubled, knowing that Qin Su dared to speak and act, and sternly said: "You are not allowed to keep her!"

Qin Su: "Then, then let's raise fifty!"

Emperor Jingxi said, "No!"

Qin Su puffed out her cheeks: "Ten! Ten is fine, I'll raise them in Zhaoning Palace."

Emperor Jingxi took a deep breath and told himself that this was his daughter, and he couldn't discipline her like he would his son: "No!"

Qin Su's face fell: "I want to raise it!"

Emperor Jingxi was raising a daughter for the first time. He wondered if other people's children were like this: when she was smart and sensible, she amazed and delighted people, but when she caused trouble and mischief, she gave people a splitting headache.

In the morning, he was still feeling proud, thinking, "She's truly my daughter." Now, he's starting to wonder, "Who does she take after? I wasn't like this when I was a child, was I? Could it be the Empress?"

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P.S.: Su Su threatened the swan: "I'm going to raise a hundred swans and challenge you to a fight!"

Swan: ??? Human cubs have no sense of martial ethics!

P.S.: Su Su was a mischievous child when she was little, please don't follow her example. Protecting wild animals is everyone's responsibility.