Helian Ci's long, porcelain-white fingers gently ruffled the little girl's fluffy head. His pale, sickly face...

His dark eyes, calm as a deep pool, rippled with tears because of the little girl's dependence and trust in him.

However,

"stare--!"

"stare--!"

Two sharp, murderous glares were lashed out at him.

Helian Nie looked at the little girl nestled obediently in his second son's arms, and he was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

This ugly thing, I don't know who it was last night, was crying and pitifully wanting me to hold it.

Now look what's happened! In the blink of an eye, she doesn't want her father to hold her anymore. She's fickle and doesn't care about the old or the new. Ha!

Si Beitao, with her excessively beautiful face, also looked unwell as she staged a heroic rescue of the baby.

Just when they were about to finally win over the little fool, Helian Nie appeared, spoiling the mood, and now the second prince has popped up too.

Despite being stared at by the two imposing figures with piercing gazes, Helian Ci remained calm and composed.

Holding Sisi's hand, he sat down on a stone bench nearby, beckoning a palace servant to bring tea and snacks, as if he wanted to sit and watch a play with the young girl.

As the grand imperial procession followed, a group of palace servants twitched their lips, thinking to themselves that the Second Prince was not only bold, but also incredibly reckless.

The Emperor is still your father, after all. It's clear that the Emperor is about to fight with the envoys from Dongchen. You not only don't help him, but you also want to sit back and watch the show.

"…………" That's too much. No wonder he's my son.

Chang Ying's tense face twitched violently as he glanced at the leisurely brother and sister, then at the emperor with his dark and handsome face, and the imposing Si Bei Tao Hua.

Changying, whose sword was resting at his waist, twitched. As a qualified and professionally trained head of the imperial guards, he still had a duty to protect the emperor unconditionally.

The two large Buddha statues: "..."

They exchanged a glance, then looked away. With a flick of his sleeve and a cold snort, he turned and strode to sit down next to the stone bench where Helian Ci and the Sisi siblings were sitting.

Just kidding, would a dignified Emperor of Northern Yin and a dignified envoy of Eastern Chen be treated like monkeys?

The emperor's entourage was magnificent. The palace servants of Yongqing Palace, who had been in chaos because of Consort Lian, had already heard the emperor's command.

Two people remained to attend to Consort Lian during her bath, while the rest of the people came out of the hall. Upon seeing the Emperor and the envoy from Dongchen, they all sat down.

They exchanged glances, and being quite perceptive, they stopped standing there foolishly.

Tea was served, pastries were served... a wide variety of things were provided, making it a truly luxurious experience.

Sisi sat next to Helian Ci. The little girl looked at the dazzling array of fruits and snacks on the small stone table.

Her rosy little face, her grape-like, moist eyes wide open, and her little mouth agape in disbelief, stared at the scene.

Wow, my own Yongqing Palace can have so many delicious and exquisite pastries!

Standing behind the little girl, Yue'er seemed to see right through Si Si's thoughts.

Her eyes darted around erratically, her heart pounding with guilt. It wasn't because she usually stingy with the little princess's snacks...

It's just that the little princess has no self-control when she gets greedy, and she's at the age where she's losing her baby teeth.

These snacks are all a little sweet, and it's not good for the little princess to eat too many of them, which is why she usually eats them that way.

Now, Yue'er felt guilty and dared not look at the little girl's shocked and incredulous eyes.