"Fairy Brother, can you not leave? Look, Sisi is going to have a day off tomorrow! A day off! A day off!"

"A day off means I don't have to go to school anymore, I can stay and keep you company. Please don't go, please don't go, okay?"

Sisi hugged Sibei Taohua's arm tightly and shook it, blinking her watery eyes and trying her best to act cute in her soft, sweet voice.

To be honest, Si Beitaohua softened, but now he was an envoy of Dongchen, and his decision to stay or leave was not up to him.

"Be good, listen to me, and I'll come see you again next time."

"Then, when?"

Not being an unreasonable child, seeing Si Beitao's serious expression,

Knowing there was no room for negotiation, she pouted slightly. Although she was a little disappointed, she still obediently gave in.

"I will definitely come to see you when the peach blossoms bloom next year."

As they spoke, Si Beitao took out a peach blossom in full bloom from her sleeve and placed it in Helian Si's palm.

Sisi held the peach blossom in her hand for a while, then raised her little face and stretched out her chubby little hand towards Sibei Taohua.

Si Bei Tao Hua didn't understand. A certain Si Si gave a soft hum, and waved her delicate, orchid-like finger in front of Si Bei Tao Hua.

"Make a pinky promise with Sisi."

Si Beitaohua had a face more beautiful than a woman's, her lips, adorned with rouge, curved into a smile. She reached out her long, slender, white hand and gently hooked it around the little finger of a certain Sisi.

"Pinky promise."

…

Si Beitao finally left, departing from Bei Yin in a grand procession with the Dongchen envoys.

Inside the carriage in the grand procession, Si Beitaohua was still dressed in a long, pink robe adorned with clusters of peach blossoms, with her peach wood umbrella beside her.

Her slender, fair fingers gently caressed the small brocade pouch embroidered with a delicate pink peach blossom in her hand—a gift from Little Hanhan.

"The fairy brother likes peach blossoms, so Sisi bought this as a gift for the fairy brother."

The little girl's sweet, soft voice still seemed to echo in his ears, and Si Beitao's excessively beautiful face lit up with a gentle smile.

"My little darling, when spring comes next year and the flowers bloom, it will be the time for us to meet again. Don't forget your fairy brother, or I will be heartbroken."

…

Knowing that the immortal brother was leaving, Sisi spent her last day at the Imperial Academy listlessly, even her sketchbook seemed useless.

When they returned to Yongqing Palace after the ceremony, the young lady couldn't wait to get off the carriage and ran into the palace with her small, quick steps.

They went straight to Si Beitao's house, opened the door, and found it empty. The figure in the long, pink robe adorned with clusters of peach blossoms was nowhere to be seen.

Sisi was extremely disappointed; her beloved fairy brother, who left her heart empty, was really gone.

"Master, the immortal brother has left."

Sisi walked out of Sibei Taohua's house in disappointment, her fluffy little head drooping down, like a dejected little rabbit.

Sisi hates parting the most.

Nan Rong Jinghua was worried that the little girl would fall, so she stayed right behind her.

Standing alone at the doorway, watching the little girl walk out dejectedly, his heart ached slightly. He couldn't bear to see Ah Sheng so sad.

He bent down and pulled the little girl into his arms. A faint, refreshing fragrance lingered around them, and the warmth warded off the winter chill.

"Sisi, don't be sad. Didn't you promise to see him again when the peach blossoms bloom next spring? It will be soon."

Sisi sniffed, her fluffy little head nuzzling against Nanrong Jinghua's chest.

"Master, I hate parting."