Finally, the pink skirts of the palace maids stopped swaying.

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she peeked forward a little to look inside. "Huh, it's not here. Huh, it's not here either!"

Just as the little girl's heart was beginning to flutter with excitement,

Suddenly, her grape-like, bright eyes met a pair of dark eyes that were like a deep pool, yet held a hint of mockery.

Then there was Helian Ci's sickly pale yet extremely handsome face.

"Plop..."

Sisi swallowed hard, feeling utterly pathetic. He thought to himself that he must be having a Mercury retrograde today, otherwise why would he be so unlucky?

"Oh? Little princess, you're awake?" Yue'er spotted Helian Si standing at the door, peeking out with his little head.

He hurriedly stopped setting out the food, his eyes lit up with surprise, and he wiped his hands before walking toward Helian Si.

Alright, after Yue'er spoke up, everyone's eyes in the hall instantly fell on the little Helian Si at the door.

Helian Si took a deep breath and comforted himself. No matter what, we can't lose in terms of momentum.

Sisi pretended that the person who had been peeking through the door wasn't her.

The little girl patted her yellow dress with her short hands, then put her hands behind her back, feigning composure on her rosy face.

He refused Yue'er's offer to hug him, ignored her teasing gaze, and walked into the hall with his steady little steps.

Hmph, she wasn't flustered, she wasn't angry, she was the most composed, elegant and proper little princess in the palace.

However, the most composed, elegant, and poised little princess stopped in her tracks at the wooden chair in front of the dining table and her face darkened.

A quick glance confirmed it: this was a height she, with her short stature and short arms, couldn't climb.

"Oh."

A low, soft laugh escaped Helian Ci's throat and reached Mou Sisi's ears. It was the merciless mockery of the sickly, sharp-tongued second prince by Daming Lake.

Mou Sisi, "..."

She had something to say but didn't know whether she should or not.

So frustrating! I can't hit him, and his sharp tongue is just too much. It's really making this five-year-old so irritable!

The little one took a deep breath and told himself to ignore the annoying laugh, not to get angry, just pretend it was a turtle farting.

Turning its little body around, the child tugged at the moon's clothes with its tiny hands, seeking warmth from the moon in a soft, sweet voice.

"Sister Yue'er, carry Sisi upstairs."

"Ah? Okay." Yue'er was initially stunned by Helian Si's awkward and strange behavior as he entered from the doorway.

She hadn't even realized that Helian Si couldn't get onto the chair himself. It was only when Helian Si spoke that Yue'er finally snapped out of her daze.

He quickly bent down and picked up the little Helian Si so that Helian Si could sit on the chair smoothly.

The palace servants who had been watching from beginning to end couldn't help but chuckle, lowering their heads and pursing their lips to suppress their laughter. The little princess was just too adorable!

Consort Lian had already noticed Helian Si, the little boy, peeking into the hall from behind the door, blinking his eyes as he secretly observed.

A mother's heart melts completely. No wonder they say daughters are so adorable; just look!

That delicate little person, so adorable and endearing. It's a pity that Ci'er is a boy. If he were a girl, she would probably be just as cute as the little princess.

Thinking of all this, Consort Lian sighed regretfully.

Helian Ci, “?”