"You may leave."

Helian Ci raised his eyes, looked at the palace servants serving in the hall, and spoke.

The palace servants were taken aback at first, but then they realized that their masters had something to say. They understood and withdrew. Before leaving, Yue'er thoughtfully closed the door behind her.

Nan Rongjinghua stroked the teacup with her fingertips, saying nothing more. Her long, silken eyes fell on the little squirrel nestled in Helian Ci's arms, its cheeks bulging like a greedy squirrel. A slight smile curved her thin lips.

Sisi was happily chewing away when, strangely, she tilted her little face up and looked at Helian Ci.

"Second brother, what are you doing? Why are you letting Sister Yue'er and the others go out?"

"Eat your food. Your second brother has something to say to your teacher in private."

Helian Ci pinched the little girl's puffed-up cheeks with a hint of annoyance. "Little coward, so heartless!"

I'm really worried that if I go to the frontier and come back, this heartless little coward will have completely forgotten about me.

"Okay, I see. Alright, you guys go ahead and say what you want. Sisi is a good girl and will never eavesdrop."

As the little girl spoke, her pointed pink ears secretly perked up.

Let her little darling hear what her second brother by the Daming Lake is whispering with the handsome tutor.

Such a small trick by Mou Sisi could not escape the eyes of Nan Rong Jinghua and Helian Ci, but neither of them exposed it.

He was willing to listen if the girl wanted to; he hadn't intended to hide it from her anyway. He was leaving in the spring, and his father's decree was something no one could change.

Moreover, his journey to the frontier was his own choice. If he were not strong, how could he protect the people he wanted to protect?

Who could blame him when his little princess was such a timid and crybaby?

Raising his eyes, his dark gaze met Nan Rong Jinghua's, sharp and piercing, as if trying to see through Nan Rong Jinghua's thoughts. He cut to the chase.

"I have come here today only to ask you why you asked the Emperor for an imperial decree to grant the position of the little coward's son-in-law."

Someone eavesdropping: "!!!"

What? The Master begged the young master for the position of his son-in-law, so...

Did that handsome teacher fall in love with this stunningly beautiful girl at first sight from the very beginning?

"Sisi is the person I have been waiting for. I will not go into the details of why. As for past lives and present lives, they are probably just abstract concepts to His Highness the Second Prince."

Helian Ci: "......" Is this what a charlatan is like?

Mou Sisi: "???"

The six-year-old child had a big question mark on his face: "What? Past lives and present lives? My own past life?"

She's just a hardworking NPC shaped like a red spider lily. What kind of connection could she possibly have with a handsome, celestial master?

Host?

Not really, not really. I don't know if it's love or responsibility, but anyway, during my years as an NPC, all the hosts I had were young ladies.

Millions of years, millions of years! They've all been young ladies.

Although the girl is very pretty, I still feel there's a slight sense of regret.

Speaking of this, one has to admit how wicked Heavenly Dao is...

"Nanrong Jinghua, I, the prince, am having a very serious conversation with you."

"So, can you talk about some human things?"

Helian Ci spoke these two sentences through gritted teeth. Normally, he acted like a celestial being descended to earth, his manner eccentric and unpredictable.

Now, while still dealing with these underworld artifacts, the dagger under its sleeve suddenly began to stir restlessly.

Nan Rongjinghua's brow twitched. She raised her eyes, which were hidden beneath the long silk robe, and looked at Helian Ci, saying...

"Your Highness, rest assured, even if everyone in this world is against Sisi, I will never harm Sisi in the slightest."

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Ahhh, Happy Birthday to our Motherland!

Happy National Day? Happy Mid-Autumn Festival? My little cutie, muah!

Thank you for accompanying Sisi!