The little girl's eyes widened immediately. As if she understood something, she whispered, "Daddy, does Fourth Uncle like men?"

Mu Tingzheng nodded and said:

"As a member of the royal family, your fourth uncle could not possibly not marry and have children. He had no choice but to adopt a son."

"But deep down he felt that since he didn't like women, he shouldn't have children."

"Under this conflicted and repressed state of mind, he developed a dislike for Wei Yanzhi and vented his resentment on him."

The little dumpling touched the rabbit's pointed ears and said, "But Brother Wei Yanzhi did nothing wrong! Why are you taking your anger out on him?"

Mu Ting sighed. That's true, but in the adult world, there's more to it than just right and wrong.

Mu Ting carefully dried and combed the little girl's hair before pulling her into bed.

He patted the little dumpling's head and said, "Good boy, go to sleep now, sweet dreams."

When the sun was high in the sky, the father and daughter, who had been sleeping on the same side, were now facing opposite directions, one with their head to the south and the other with their head to the north.

The little dumpling's foot was still resting on Mu Tingzheng's face.

Mu Tingzheng, however, seemed to have gotten used to it all along and was still sleeping soundly.

He was kicked awake by his daughter about four or five times that night.

Mu Tingzheng groggily opened his eyes when Butler Zheng knocked on the door.

His daughter's little white feet were right in front of him.

As Mu Ting was putting the little dumpling's feet down, he sat up and asked:

"What's wrong?"

Butler Zheng's tone revealed an undisguised delight.

"General, the results for Puxi Academy are out! Both young ladies have passed!"

Butler Zheng had been waiting in front of Puxi Academy since early morning. When he saw the names of his two young ladies on the admission list, he jumped three feet high with excitement and shouted like a groundhog.

After passing through the bustling street, Steward Zheng ran back to the mansion to report the good news.

Although Mu Tingzheng already knew yesterday that Xiao Tuanzi had passed the exam, he still couldn't help but feel happy when he heard Butler Zheng announce the good news in person.

Especially since Mu Yanxiu also passed the exam, Mu Yanming's efforts must have played a significant role in that.

With double happiness upon them, Mu Ting was grinning from ear to ear.

Mu Ting scooped up the little dumpling who was sleeping sprawled out on her back, pinched her little face, and said:

"My dear Tuantuan, wake up! You and your little niece are both students at Puxi Academy now."

The little dumpling rubbed its eyes. "What? You want peanuts?"

Mu Ting gently pinched her nose and said affectionately, "Little glutton! Daddy said that you and my niece are students at Puxi Academy now!"

Upon hearing that he was now a student, the little dumpling immediately snapped out of his reverie and leaped out of Mu Tingzheng's arms.

"Huh? I have to go to school today?"

The little dumpling scratched its head and said in a panic:

"Father, am I late? Hurry up and take me to the academy. I don't want to be late."

Mu Yanming had told her that if she was late for school, the teacher would hit her on the hand.

Mu Ting was holding the little dumpling's hand, saying, "Daughter, don't rush, you still have ten days before you start school."

Oh wow, it turns out we don't have to go to school today.

The little dumpling patted its chest, trying to calm its wildly beating heart.

As soon as the little dumpling finished washing and dressing and stepped out of the house, Mu Yanxiu ran over and hugged her tightly.

"That's great, Auntie! My sister said we'll be studying at the same college from now on!"

Mu Yanxiu held the little dumpling, jumping for joy.

The little dumpling happily jumped up and down with her.

"Yes! Yes! We can go to and from school together from now on."

Seeing the two happy children, Mu Tingzheng also smiled.

His handsome eyes swept around, and he saw that all the servants in the house had changed into festive new clothes and were busy running around with firecrackers and red paper in their hands. He then pulled one of the servants aside and asked:

What are you trying to do?

The servant, with a smile on his face, held the rice in his hands and said:

"When the old Marquis heard that the two young ladies had passed the exam, he said he wanted to celebrate properly. He also instructed us to distribute relief grain and pray for the two young ladies."

Mu Tingzheng nodded. With such a grand gesture, it seemed his father was truly overjoyed this time.

After breakfast, Xiao Tuanzi and Mu Yanxiu stood hand in hand in front of Mu Tingzheng.

The two girls, sweet and adorable, said they wanted to go out and buy school supplies.

The Mu family had no shortage of the Four Treasures of the Study, and in fact, they possessed the finest quality of all.

But the two children were very excited and wanted to choose their own set of stationery, so Mu Tingzheng had no choice but to give in to them.

Little Dumpling and Mu Yanxiu clapped their hands happily, ready to go out shopping.

But at this moment, Princess Zhaochun's maid, Fuyun, arrived at the Mu family.

Fu Yun: "The princess heard that the little princess was admitted to Puxi Academy, so she specially invited her to the palace to celebrate."