Hongli was still uneasy, so he immediately ordered someone to summon Rong Yu.

Rong Yu was immersed in the joy of singing and dancing when she was suddenly interrupted, and she felt displeased.

"I'm dancing! We can talk later."

The young eunuch lowered his voice and reminded her, "Princess, His Majesty doesn't look well. You should obey His Majesty's orders!"

Rong Yu thought to herself, she hadn't done anything wrong, so why was her father looking for her for no reason?

At this moment, Mingyi had already released Rongyu's hand. "Since it is the Emperor's order, Princess, you should go!"

But she wasn't done yet! Disappointed, Rong Yu gave a soft "oh" and then turned to walk back.

A Mongolian girl reached out her hand to Mingyi, intending to pull him to continue dancing, but Mingyi put his hand behind his back, nodded apologetically, and then turned and left.

The little girl was slightly disappointed, but then she took the hand of an older woman next to her and continued dancing.

Rong Yu reluctantly left the crowd to find her imperial father. She wanted to see what important matter he had that required him to call her back at this time.

"Father, what brings you to me?"

Looking closely at his daughter, Hongli asked in a deep voice, "Is dancing fun?"

Rong Yu, unaware of the change in her father's expression, casually replied with a smile, "Of course it's fun! Father Emperor, you can try it too!"

"I am the ruler of a nation, how can I sing and dance in public?"

Rong Yu shook his head and sighed, "Father, you have too many rules. You'll miss out on a lot of the fun that ordinary people should have."

A casual sigh from his daughter easily touched Hongli. He realized that he had indeed lost many small pleasures in his life, and given his status, he had to restrain himself.

However, no one's life is perfect, so he won't wallow in self-pity, but will cherish everything he has now.

“I also obtained what ordinary people cannot obtain: power, status, and your mother.”

Rong Yu feigned jealousy and snorted, "Doesn't your son count? Isn't your son your little darling and sweetheart?"

Hongli laughed heartily, "Of course!" After saying that, he looked at Su Yushan not far away. Their eyes met, and his eyes were filled with extraordinary tenderness.

"But your mother comes first."

"Huh!" Rong Yu's teeth ached from listening, still not understanding her father's intention. "So you asked me to come here to witness the deep affection between you and Mother?"

After exchanging a few casual words, Hongli remembered the important matter and said solemnly, "You are a girl, and you are over eight years old this year. You should not hold other men's hands in public."

Is that all? Rong Yu felt that her father was making a mountain out of a molehill. "Of course I don't usually do it, but that's how Andai dance is! People of all ages and genders can get together and dance."

"Then you shouldn't have pulled Mingyi along! You're a princess, and everyone is watching your every word and action. You're about to get engaged, how can you be so close to other men?"

Why is Father Emperor bringing up the engagement again? “Mother says I’m still young and there’s no need to rush into an engagement.”

Rong Yu thought that as long as she used her mother as a shield, her father would definitely give in. Unexpectedly, her father said with a stern face:

"Your marriage is my decision!"

Even though she had already expected it, Rong Yu still couldn't help but ask, "Who are you engaged to? It's not Lejur, is it?"

Her tone seemed reluctant, but Hongli said seriously, "Only his status is worthy of you."

"Your subject disagrees! Your subject does not want an engagement!" Seeing that her father seemed to be serious, Rong Yu's eyes reddened with anxiety, and she turned around and cried as she went to find her mother.

Her daughter cried as soon as she came to her side. Su Yushan was puzzled and asked her what was wrong.

"What did your father say? Why are you crying so bitterly?"

Rong Yu choked up and couldn't speak. After a long while, she finally told her mother what had happened.

"Father...he scolded me! He said I shouldn't have held hands and danced with Brother Mingyi, and he even said he'd arrange a marriage for me..."

It seems Hongli also suspects that Mingyi and his daughter are getting too close. While Su Yushan was lost in thought, her daughter clung to her arm, crying and pleading:

"Mother, please persuade Father! Your son does not want to be engaged to Lejur."

Seeing her daughter's rejection, Su Yushan tentatively asked, "Do you really hate Lejur?"

Rong Yu sniffed, thought carefully for a moment, and then, with tearful eyes, said earnestly:

"Your subject doesn't dislike him, but he doesn't like him either. Anyway, your subject doesn't want to get engaged to him, and doesn't want to marry into Mongolia in the future. It's too far away, and then your subject won't be able to see Mother anymore, sob sob sob!"

The thought of leaving her parents made her heartbroken, and she became increasingly resistant to the marriage.

When her daughter cried, Su Yushan felt distressed as well. She glanced at Hongli from afar and saw him talking to the Darhan King. She then pulled her daughter into her arms and gently comforted her.

"Don't cry, my dear. Maybe your father was just saying that. Don't worry, I'll talk to him about it again tonight."

Her mother assured her that she would not arrange a marriage for her casually, and Rong Yu stopped crying and got up to go play somewhere else.

As luck would have it, halfway there she bumped into Lejur. Lejur saw that her eyes were red and there were tear stains on her face, and casually asked,

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Upon catching sight of him, Rong Yu felt a surge of anger. She glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, glared at him hatefully, and walked past him without saying a word.

Lejur's attendant, Uzi, was deeply surprised. "The princess has quite a temper! Prince, she's ignoring you when you speak to her?"

If you don't want to talk to me, then don't! Lejur won't deliberately ask any questions. A girl's feelings are always hard to fathom. Lejur didn't bother with it anymore and went to his father's side.

Rong Yu wanted to go find Mingyi, but as soon as she saw Mingyi's figure and was about to approach him, a guard came over and called Mingyi away.

Under the light of the campfire, Mingyi immediately saw that Rongyu's eyes were red. Before he could ask, the guard said that the emperor was looking for him. Mingyi could not disobey the emperor's order, so he could only leave with the guard.

Seeing this, Rong Yu guessed that this was probably her father's idea again. Her father didn't want her to associate with Mingyi, so he deliberately called Mingyi away.

Thinking of this, Rong Yu became even more furious, stamping her feet in anger, hoping that her mother could persuade her father.

The banquet ended a quarter of an hour later, and Hongli took Su Yushan back.

After washing up and before going to bed, Su Yushan asked what had happened. "Your daughter was crying so upsetly just now. You should have talked to her nicely instead of being so harsh with her."

Speaking of this, Hongli got angry, "You didn't see it, Mingyi was holding her hand, how intimate the two of them were!"

Su Yushan, however, thought it was no big deal. "This is the hunting ground! That's how it is in Mongolia. There's no need to be shy when dancing. Besides, they're both still children. They're simple-minded and not as complicated as you think."

“It doesn’t matter if it’s other children, but she’s a princess. She has to be careful with her words and actions so as not to give anyone cause for gossip. Besides, she’s getting engaged soon, so she should be even more discreet!”

Upon hearing this, Su Yushan's heartstrings tightened instantly. "Didn't we agree to postpone the engagement for now? Why have you suddenly changed your mind?"