"Squeak"

The wooden door of the small outhouse was pushed open from the inside, and the little girl came out. She looked at the spot where Si Beitaohua had just stood, but there was nothing there except a few dragonflies flying low.

Helian Si: "???"

After walking a few steps and looking around, the little girl still couldn't see the fairy sister. Disappointed, she lowered her head.

"We clearly agreed to wait for Sisi, sigh~"

Helian Si shook his little head and toddled towards the bamboo slips for washing his hands, feeling rather depressed.

The cool mountain spring water invigorated the little girl. She clapped her clean hands, lifted her chin, and gazed up at the blue sky, comforting herself.

"Never mind, fairy sister must be very busy. See you next time. Hmm, Sisi is such a thoughtful little cutie."

Sisi stared at the clouds drifting by in the sky and asked, "Can you tell me which cloud the fairy sister is riding on when she flies away?"

"Knock knock knock—"

The bell rang as people descended from the hall.

"Oh my god, the clouds have fallen!" The man belatedly realized he'd been out of the outhouse for quite a while, and stopped staring at the clouds.

She took small, quick steps and hurried outside. Her eldest brother had said he would come to pick her up today, and she couldn't keep him waiting.

Outside the small outhouse, under the willow tree on the bluestone ground, stood two figures, one tall and one short, attracting frequent glances from passersby.

Nan Rongjinghua and Helian You, one tall and one short, exchanged a glance, both seeing unease and awkwardness on each other's faces.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. The small figure they had been longing for appeared in their field of vision, and the two called out in unison,

“肆肆”

"Little Imperial Sister".

The hurried little footsteps of the man finally stopped. He looked curiously in the direction of the sound and saw Nan Rong Jinghua and Helian You under the willow tree.

Sisi blinked, turned her little head, and glanced at the sign hanging in front of the small outhouse.

The canvas had a large "woman" written on it. Looking at Nan Rong Jinghua and He Lianyou, the little figure had a big question mark on its face.

"Master, Third Brother, are you here to squat in the toilet too?"

Are there not enough toilets for men?

But that's not allowed either, the pretty lady said, there are differences between men and women.

"No." "No."

The answer was given in unison once again.

Helian Youjun frowned slightly, glanced unhappily at Nanrong Jinghua, said nothing more, and walked towards the little girl.

Helian You carried two small cloth bags, one azure blue and the other a light pink, which, combined with his fair and chubby face, gave him an inexplicably comical appearance.

"Little princess, let's go."

Helian You took the little girl's hand and was about to leave; he really didn't like teachers or anything like that.

As her third brother led her away, Sisi, though still holding her little hand, didn't forget that the teacher was still there. She turned around, raised her little hand, waved at Nanrong Jinghua, and called out in her soft, sweet voice,

"Master, Sisi is leaving now. Tomorrow is Sisi's birthday, and you'll be coming!"

Helian You's handsome little brows furrowed even more as he pulled the little girl's hand and walked faster.

He secretly wrote it all down: Little Princess, innocent, naive, easily fooled, needs protection.

A gentle autumn breeze stirred, causing the willow branches to sway gracefully. Nan Rong Jinghua, dressed in a long, silver-white robe as radiant as the moon and frost, stood beneath the tree.

Beneath the long silk robe, her eyes fell upon the departing figure of the young girl, Helian Si, and the icy demeanor in her eyes softened.

A gentle, indulgent smile appeared, and in that instant, everything else paled in comparison; delicate orchids bloomed, their fragrance lingering.

"good."