Chapter 328 I have a secret to tell you
Looking at Xiyue's black grape-like eyes filled with proud stars, Song Yizhou slowly moved his lips and was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice.
"Sister Yue! You've gotten into trouble again."
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw eleven-year-old Xiao Cheng'an standing not far away.
One hand clasped in front of his sleeve, the other behind his back, his moon-white brocade robe fluttering slightly in the wind. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his face seemed to have a bit of the steadiness and sternness of an older brother.
"elder brother……"
Xiyue ran to Cheng'an in small steps, hugged his legs, raised her little face and said, "Yu'er, do you miss your brother? Does your brother miss you, Yue'er?"
Hearing such a sweet voice, the fake severity in Cheng'an's eyes immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a deep doting smile.
He raised his hand and gently stroked Xiyue's little head, "I miss you! I miss you every day, just looking forward to you coming back to cause trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Xiyue pouted her lips: "Brother is so annoying!"
Xiyue buried her face in his clothes and gently hit him with her little hand. Her voice was muffled but with a hint of coquettishness, "Yuer, do you really like to get into trouble?"
As he was speaking, Song Yizhou had already walked down from the rockery.
He had just met Xiao Cheng'an in Weiyang Palace, so he recognized him.
He bowed and said, "Greetings, Grand Prince."
Xiao Chengan looked up at Song Yizhou and nodded politely: "Young Master Song, there is no need to be so polite. Yue'er is young and naive. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you."
Although Song Yizhou was young, he knew that he could not afford to offend the royal family and should respect and honor them.
Moreover, Xiyue is just a spoiled princess and an ignorant little sister.
He quickly imitated his father's instruction and bowed, saying, "The princess is young, I won't get angry with her."
"Humph! You were so arrogant just now, but now that you see my big brother, you're scared, right?"
"Why don't you apologize to me?"
Standing next to Xiao Cheng'an, Xiyue felt like she had a backer, just like a little phoenix that had gained power.
Song Yizhou frowned: "How do you want me to apologize, Princess?"
Xiyue's eyes rolled around, finally landing on the beautiful rose in his hand. "The flower in your hand is nice. Why don't you use this flower to make amends?"
Song Yizhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly stretched out his hands with the flowers in front of Yiyue. Although he was a small person, his manners were impeccable.
"Then, Yizhou will give this flower to the princess as an apology."
Xiyue picked up the bright red rose with a smile, put her nose close to it and sniffed it, saying unsatisfactorily, "It's only one flower, it's not fragrant enough."
"Okay, Yue'er!" Cheng'an gave her a doting look.
"The Emperor is waiting for you in Chengming Palace."
Hearing that her father was waiting for her, Xiyue's eyes lit up instantly, "Is the emperor waiting for me?"
"I miss my father too. Brother, take me there quickly!"
After taking two steps, she looked at the flower in her hand, then suddenly stopped, turned around, walked to Song Yizhou, and held the rose in front of him.
"Forget it. My brother said that a gentleman does not take away what others want. Since you are unwilling to give it to me, I will not take it from you."
As she said this, she returned the flowers and took Cheng An to Chengming Palace.
Song Yizhou looked at the rose in his hand, little did he know that one day in the future, he would willingly offer all the roses in the city just to marry the girl in front of him.
Chengming Palace.
Xiao Heng was standing in front of the bookshelf searching for a book. Before he saw his daughter, a baby voice came from outside the hall, "Father!"
His face lit up with joy and he put the book back on the shelf.
Turning around, I saw Xiyue jogging towards me with her skirt lifted up.
Xiao Heng was afraid that she would fall, so he strode forward. As soon as he squatted down, a soft little body bumped into his arms.
"Father! Yue'er misses you so much." Xiyue ran all the way over, her voice a little breathless and milky, her little arms tightly around her father's neck.
Xiao Heng picked up Xiyue and looked at her carefully, his eyes filled with fatherly love. "Really? Yue'er, how much do you miss your father?"
Xiyue blinked her round eyes and stretched her hands as wide as she could, "Is there such a...such a big thought?"
"It's bigger than the pond in the Imperial Garden!"
Her voice was soft and sweet. Xiao Heng laughed out loud and held her on his lap. "Yuer, tell father, is Lan Yue fun?"
Xiyue nodded her little head like pounding garlic, "It's so fun!"
"Father, Aunt Sang Ning took Yue'er to a lake. The water was blue and green, and it was beautiful."
She gestured as she spoke.
"There's also a desert, which is like a slide, so much fun."
"By the way, Yue'er also saw rainbows. She saw them several times. They were colorful and very beautiful."
As she spoke, her eyebrows were already beaming with joy, and she was chattering away a lot.
Finally, he added, "And the clouds there are so low, so you can see far away. Unlike in the palace, you can't even see the whole sky if you look up."
Hearing this, the smile on Xiao Heng's lips froze.
That person had said the same thing before, saying that she was tired of these four-cornered palace walls and wanted freedom.
And now, her daughter is also like this, and she can't stop talking when talking about Lan Yue.
"Father, Yue'er will still go to Mother's place next year, okay?"
Seeing Xiao Heng speechless, Xiyue grabbed Xiao Heng's collar and shook him gently, her little face full of anticipation: "Father, are you okay?"
Xiao Heng came back to his senses, looked at his daughter in his arms tenderly, and asked softly: "Yuer, your mother..."
He paused, as if he was having trouble speaking, "Have you ever asked Father? Or... thought about Father?"
Xiyue tilted her head slightly, her voice trailing off softly: "Father, does Mother miss you? Just ask her and you'll know~"
Xiao Heng's throat seemed to be blocked by something. After a long while, he responded softly, his voice shrouded in an inexplicable bitterness: "Your mother... refused to see me."
"Mother refuses to see you, Father, you can go see her."
"Father, you are stupid!" She imitated Cheng An and raised her thumb to gently tap Xiao Heng's forehead.
Xiao Heng held Xiyue's hand, stroking it repeatedly in his palm. Looking into his daughter's misty eyes, he said, "Yuer, father is not stupid, it's just that your mother deliberately avoids father...so..."
Xiyue frowned and thought for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, "Father! Yue'er has a secret to tell you."
“But you can’t tell anyone else~”
As she spoke, she tilted her head back, leaned close to his ear, covered her mouth with her small hand, and her voice was as muffled as that of a little bee.
Hearing his daughter's words, Xiao Heng was surprised at first, then happy, with a bright light in his eyes.
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