"Yes." As soon as he finished speaking, Changying lifted Rong Mama, who was still kneeling on the ground, up with one hand, and also pressed Rong Mama's speech acupoint to prevent her from offending the Emperor and the little princess's ears.

Helian Si blinked his grape-like eyes, a surge of joy welling up inside him. So, was his little one standing up for him?

I want to talk to my beloved little one a few more times, but alas, I'm just a five-year-old child now, and there's no hope of getting a hug from my cold, indifferent father.

Helian Si stretched out his soft, white hand and gently tugged at Helian Nie's robe, then looked up at Helian Nie with blinking eyes.

Helian Nie lowered his head, looking down at the small mound that only reached his calves, his narrow, peach-blossom eyes narrowing dangerously.

His words lacked any trace of a father's tenderness for his children; instead, they were cold and carried a strong sense of warning and threat.

"Dare to plead for her, and I'll throw you back into the lake."

In this palace, so-called goodness only leads to a quicker death. As Helian Nie's son, he should understand this even more.

"Sisi isn't trying to plead for that wicked nanny." Helian Si lowered her head slightly, her voice soft and sweet, tinged with grievance.

She tiptoed on the bluestone ground, drawing circles with the tips of her wet embroidered shoes, her small hands clutching Helian Nie's robe tightly, as if afraid he would abandon her.

Helian Nie was slightly taken aback. Looking at the little dumpling who looked so aggrieved, he felt a bit of patience for the first time in his life.

For the first time ever, he condescended to lean slightly down and look at the little dumpling with its head bowed. "Oh? Not to plead for mercy? Then what do you intend to say to me?"

Perhaps due to his years of cruel and tyrannical methods, Helian Nie's voice always carried an invisible, chilling ruthlessness.

I thought the little bundle of joy would be scared, but to my surprise, it raised its head, blinked its grape-like eyes at me, and looked at me with a slightly embarrassed blush on its face.

Just as Helian Nie was getting impatient and wanted to get up and leave, Helian Si tiptoed...

He planted a kiss on Helian Nie's devilishly handsome face, followed by Helian Si's soft, sweet voice.

"Thank you, Father, for punishing the wicked nanny on my behalf!"

The fleeting, warm touch on his face froze Helian Nie's slender body. It wasn't until Helian Si's soft, sweet voice reached his ears that Helian Nie snapped back to reality.

Her narrow, almond-shaped eyes narrowed as she looked at the little bundle of joy tugging at her clothes. Such a tiny little thing, yet so brave.

Thinking of his sons who would run away as if they had seen a demon whenever they saw him, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Helian Nie's eyes. A bunch of good-for-nothings.

"Ding~ Helian Nie's favorability has increased by one percent! 077, keep it up! I, Fo Lian, have high hopes for you!"

Wow, 077 really went all out to think of using a forced kiss to gain favor with the villain.

The cheerful notification sound from Buddha Lotus filled his mind, but Helian Si had no interest in listening to it at all.

"Achoo!"

Having just been pushed into the lake, she was completely soaked. A gust of wind blew by, and Helian Si let out a spectacular sneeze.

He rubbed his nose, tugged at Helian Nie's sleeve, and looked extremely pitiful.

Just as Helian Nie thought the little dumpling would beg him to take her back, he heard the little one's soft, sweet voice say...

"Father, Sisi needs to go back and change her clothes, otherwise Sisi will catch a cold."