"Oh, it's alright. If you want to stay, then stay. It's just a little acupuncture, no blood will be drawn. Come here, sweetie, let your pretty sister give you a kiss."

Having traveled the martial arts world for many years and practiced medicine, Liu Ruyan was used to anything involving open surgery or amputation; such matters were minor to her.

After washing her hands with warm water brought by a palace servant and wiping them clean with a dry handkerchief, Liu Ruyan walked to Helian Si's side and brought her face close to his.

The beautiful older sister said she could stay and keep the second prince company, and Helian Si was overjoyed.

She lifted her face and leaned in to give Liu Ruyan a quick kiss on the cheek.

Liu Ruyan was satisfied, and hugged the little girl tightly, giving her another round of affectionate rubbing from the older woman.

Only then did he release the little girl with satisfaction, pinching her cheek with his slender fingers and promising,

"Don't worry, I, your beautiful older sister, will definitely help my dear brother heal his leg. Don't fret."

Really?

Mou Sisi's eyes lit up; her grape-like, moist eyes sparkled like tiny, glittering stars.

"Really, pretty older sisters never lie, especially to someone as adorable as you."

Liu Ruyan smiled sweetly, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents, and she had two shallow dimples on her face, making her very pretty.

Sisi nodded her little head vigorously at Liu Ruyan, then stood on tiptoe and gave Liu Ruyan another kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, beautiful lady!"

Liu Ruyan was completely captivated. Heavens, what an adorable little darling! His smile melted her heart!

Then came another wave of anger. How could such a cold-blooded and ruthless person as the Emperor have such a lovely and adorable little girl? The one in my own home, ha!

My parents must have switched babies back then; that brat is definitely not their biological child!

"Second brother, does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you."

After kissing Liu Ruyan, Helian Si obediently returned to Helian Ci's side, his chubby little hands tightly hugging Helian Ci's arm.

With her delicate brows furrowed, she looked at Helian Ci's legs, which were covered in countless silver needles, and her grape-like, moist eyes were filled with heartache.

"It doesn't hurt, Sisi, be good."

Helian Ci's dark eyes, like a deep pool, fell on the little girl's rosy cheeks, and her exceptionally red lips curved into a barely perceptible smile.

"Crunch."

The door was opened from the outside again, and Sisi curiously looked into it. What she saw next was quite shocking.

"Third...Third Imperial Brother?"

Oh dear, is Sisi seeing things? Why is the usually quiet Third Prince in his own Yongqing Palace?

Helian You, a six-year-old boy, stood at the doorway, the stone he used to keep the purple carp in his hands no longer there.

Instead, it was in the hands of the tall guard following behind Helian You. That guard also recognized the purple cloud carp swimming in the stone groove, and his lips twitched the whole way.

You should know that this purple cloud carp is worth a fortune, and now it's just being kept in a rock by our little prince...

Helian Si followed the little girl's gaze and looked up towards the door. He saw Helian You's fair, chubby face, and Helian Ci's dark eyes narrowed slightly.

Hmm? This is my third brother, whom I've never met before?

This face looks quite like the chubby white steamed bun that Little Coward has been loving to eat lately.

Still lost in her reverie, Liu Ruyan turned to look at Helian You standing at the door, and her eyes lit up immediately:

Good heavens, another baby!