Under Helian Ci's expectant yet somewhat nervous gaze, the little girl, Sisi, scratched her head.

"Is Second Brother going to fight?"

She paused, her long, curled eyelashes fluttering, her eyes sparkling with joyful thoughts.

"Can you bring Sisi along? Sisi wants to go and watch too!"

She's the best at being a bystander, and when it comes to fighting, just thinking about it gets me a little excited!

Helian Ci was somewhat amused and exasperated, truly wondering what was going on in this little coward's head.

He's always thinking about strange and bizarre things, and he's even messing up the little girl's hair as if to punish her. It's funny.

"No, Sisi is too young to go to that kind of place."

Regardless of the fact that the harsh environment on the border is far inferior to the prosperity of Kyoto, the frequent unrest on the border alone makes it a place that a delicate little girl like Xiaosongbao should not go.

Sisi frowned in dissatisfaction, stopped massaging her legs, straightened her back, looked at Helian Ci with a serious expression, and said...

"Second brother, Sisi is not a child anymore. Sister Yue'er said that Sisi's birthday is in another month."

After her birthday, Sisi won't be a five-year-old anymore, she'll be a six-year-old! Six years old!

The little girl spread out her two small hands, showing six chubby little fingers, and tilted her chin up, looking both proud and pleased.

"Six years old is still a child."

Helian Ci chuckled softly, unable to resist dampening the girl's spirit.

"Awoo..."

Just moments ago, Sisi was smugly holding her chin up, but suddenly she wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.

The palace servants passing by in the courtyard overheard the brother and sister's conversation and couldn't help but chuckle softly, a touch of melancholy in their voices.

Everyone is the same. When we were little babies, we longed to grow up quickly. Look, even little princesses are like that.

"I know, Second Brother is naughty, why did you have to say it out loud? Humph, be careful your little cutie won't talk to you anymore~!"

The little girl was an optimist; she only slumped for a brief moment before quickly recovering.

She pouted her little mouth in dissatisfaction, spoke in a soft, sweet voice with a threatening tone, and even patted Helian Ci's hand with her chubby little hand.

The little girl's strength was already weak, and since Sisi didn't really have the heart to hit her hard, that little bit of force fell into Helian Ci's hands.

It didn't hurt or itch; it felt like being touched by a kitten's soft paw. Then I saw the little girl pouting her little mouth, looking like she was holding an oil lamp.

A smile rose on Helian Ciyue's face. With a slight effort, he lifted the little girl into his arms.

Sisi wasn't really angry. She climbed up the pole, wiggling her little body, and snuggled into Helian Ci's arms.

Helian Ci had a faint herbal scent, but it didn't smell as unpleasant as the decocted medicine. Instead, it gave people a comfortable and peaceful feeling.

Sisi's fluffy little head gently rubbed against Helian Ci, her chubby little hands tightly hugging Helian Ci's lean waist, her soft, sweet voice...

"Sisi will never forget Second Brother, and Second Brother can't forget Sisi either, or Sisi will cry and whine in front of Second Brother, hmph~"

Helian You's slightly cool fingers landed on the little girl's pink, pointed ears, gently stroking their contours.

Hearing the little girl's answer, my heart stirred with emotion, and my lips curved into a slight smile.

"good."

"So, did Second Brother go to fight or not? Second Brother, you whisper to Sisi, and Sisi will definitely not tell Father."

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. Unwilling to give up, Sisi poked her little head out of Helian Ci's arms, blinking her eyes with a gossipy look.