The meaning of Chapter 4's title is "My mother's heart is broken."
Huangfu Li: "Give it to my sister, I want to hold her."
Jin Suiqing quickly wrapped her arms around Jin Shiyu's neck, thinking to herself, "What is this little brat up to?"
Very rarely, Jin Shiyu hesitated and did not immediately hand over Jin Suiqing.
Jin Shiyu glanced at Huangfu Li briefly before looking away, and then pulled Jin Suiqing up slightly in her arms: "She doesn't want to."
Huangfu Li scoffed and opened his arms to Jin Suiqing: "Little sister, your brother Huangfu wants to hug you. Let me hug you."
Jin Suiqing remained silent, burying her face in Jin Shiyu's shoulder and neck.
She wouldn't let this little beast who almost killed her hug her.
Huangfu Li's eyes twitched slightly, his patience running out. In Ziwei City, apart from his mother, no one dared to refuse him as long as he mentioned the surname Huangfu.
He must hold his little sister today.
Huangfu Li held the mechanical cicada, leaned close to Jin Suiqing, and shook it in her ear: "Let Huangfu brother hold it, and brother will give the mechanical cicada back to you."
Jin Suiqing shifted her position, revealing half of her face.
Seeing this, Huangfu Li smiled knowingly; children are so easy to coax.
Little did they know, the oldest person present was Jin Suiqing, who was in Jin Shiyu's arms.
Jin Suiqing turned her head not because of the mechanical cicada, but because the system that had been dormant in her mind for a long time started acting up again.
System: "Mission: Cause a disturbance and injure Huangfu Li. Countdown: one hour."
Jin Suiqing thought of the Black Heart System, turned his face, stared intently at Jin Shiyu's profile, and began to think of a countermeasure.
Just like the day the wicked nanny pinched her, she was in Jin Shiyu's arms when she hurt Huangfu Li. The only one who would be punished was Jin Shiyu, who took care of her.
Great, the system can now attack from a distance.
Jin Suiqing thought for a moment, then released Jin Shiyu and reached for the mechanical cicada in Huangfu Li's hand.
Unexpectedly, Jin Shiyu tightened his grip on Jin Suiqing, holding her even closer.
Jin Suiqing looked at Jin Shiyu in disbelief, and Jin Shiyu shook her head slightly at her.
Heavens, is Kim Shi-ok concerned about her safety?
Jin Suiqing's heart pounded wildly. She looked up and met Jin Shiyu's eyes, then decisively suppressed her heartbeat.
Jin Shiyu's eyes were cold and unconcerned; he simply frowned, clearly worried that trouble might arise and drag him into it.
Jin Suiqing shrugged and ignored him, sticking out half her body to grab the mechanical cicada.
Huangfu Li pulled Jin Suiqing into his arms before giving her the mechanical cicada.
Huangfu Li didn't know how to hug, so he wrapped his arms around her. Jin Suiqing endured the discomfort, found a suitable spot, and leaned steadily against Huangfu Li, concentrating on playing with the cicada.
Sure enough, she didn't wait long before Huangfu Li's hands became sore and tired.
Jin Shiyu, who was waiting beside him, reached out at the opportune moment and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please return it to me."
Huangfu Li also found it boring. Although his younger sister was sweet and soft, she was someone who could compete with him for power in the future. Moreover, holding a child was tiring and boring, so he handed her over.
Jin Suiqing seized the opportunity when the two were fighting, swung his arm in a circle, and the mechanical cicada wing in his hand swept across Huangfu Li's face before smashing it hard towards Jin Shiyu.
Although the mechanical cicada's wings were thin, they were not sharp, leaving only a white mark on Huangfu Li's face.
Kim Si-ok is in a worse situation.
The mechanical cicada struck him squarely on the forehead with considerable force, tearing a small patch of skin, and blood dripped down his smooth forehead.
Jin Suiqing's heart skipped a beat. Oh no! The baby's body was hard to control, and she couldn't stop herself from using her strength!
Oh my god, is he in pain?
Kim Shi-ok paused slightly, raised his hand to touch his forehead and rubbed the wound. It stung slightly; the injury wasn't deep, but it was rather frightening.
The little princess in Huangfu Li's arms seemed to be frightened. She pointed at Jin Shiyu's forehead and started to cry, struggling as she cried. Huangfu Li finally lost her strength, and the baby slipped out of her arms and fell to the ground.
The princess screamed even louder after the fall.
This commotion finally drew the attention of the dignitaries at the banquet to this small corner. People panicked and dared not approach, making way for Huangfu Ying and Jin Guizhong who had rushed over.
Two adults and one child, the two from the Jin family, one sitting on the ground crying, the other clutching his bleeding forehead in a daze, only the little prince looked completely unharmed.
In a short time, everyone had their own conclusions about what had happened.
Huangfu Ying frowned, strode forward, grabbed the unresponsive Huangfu Li, raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.
Due to a mild clotting disorder, her cheeks quickly turned red.
Huangfu Ying: "Apologize to the young princess."
Huangfu Li covered his face and remained silent for a moment before quickly saying, "I'm sorry, sister."
He emphasized the word "younger sister" very much.
Huangfu Li knew that Huangfu Ying's card to him wasn't out of genuine concern for the young princess.
Rather, it was a warning to him that if he didn't act cleanly, he would be punished.
The Empress was settling scores with him for failing to kill the young princess.
Jin Guizhong tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's just a childish squabble. Your Majesty, please don't be angry. It's nothing serious, and there's no need to blame the Crown Prince."
Huangfu Ying's phoenix eyes were sharp as she looked down at Jin Guizhong and said, "If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. That's the rule."
Even a child could tell who Huangfuying was referring to.
Jin Guizhong was physically inactive and knew nothing about farming. His legs trembled and sweat beaded on his forehead. He forced himself to remain calm and said foolishly, "You're right. It takes two to tango. The princess and Shi Yu are also at fault. I'll teach them a lesson when we get back."
While wailing, Jin Suiqing squinted and peeked at her "aunt" and "father" putting on an act.
No matter how much she acted, nobody cared about her and Kim Si-ok.
Suddenly, Huangfu Ying glanced at Jin Suiqing out of the corner of her eye. The scrutinizing look in that gaze was so intense that Jin Suiqing instinctively felt danger and sounded an alarm!
The Huangfu family are all wolves; not one of them is simple.
Huangfu Ying thought to herself, even when Huangfu Shao was still an infant, he knew how to use crying to attract his mother's attention. What's even more remarkable is that the infant Huangfu Shao could already read between the lines and quickly discern his mother's emotions.
With just one glance, Huangfu Shao knew when to stop and knew when to stop.
What about her daughter?
Huangfu Ying left no trace, her peripheral vision shimmering with gold and shattering blue.
The Empress's gaze was truly sharp. Jin Suiqing was terrified, his body trembled slightly, and he was about to shut up.
In an instant, a thought struck her, and she chose to cry even louder, tears and snot flowing into her mouth, looking incredibly foolish.
Huangfu Ying chuckled, dismissively turning her gaze away, and said to Jin Guizhong, "Today is the princess's birthday banquet. I heard that the princess has not yet been named."
She beckoned, and a female official presented a booklet, which Huangfu Ying casually tossed into Jin Guizhong's arms. "I order the Imperial Household Department to find a good name for her, and bestow upon her the name Little Princess."
Jin Guizhong was respectful, and with him as the leader, everyone in the Jin family knelt down, opened the booklet, and the large characters were bold and unrestrained.
When Jin Guizhong saw it clearly, his expression changed, and he had to force a smile: "Suiqing, the autumn sun shines on the bamboo and shatters the green and red, the little princess is named Jin Suiqing, a good name, a really good name!"
Jin Suiqing, who had just caught her breath, was in her throat again.
Suiqing, Princess Suiqingyang.
Others might break a boulder on their chest, but she breaks her own mother on her chest!
"This name is so unlucky," Jin Suiqing sniffed, completely giving up on reading the air, and howled even louder.
Anyway, nobody's paying attention to her now.
*
After a chaotic scene, Jin Shiyu finally carried the wailing Jin Suiqing away from the banquet.
As soon as she entered the room, Huihong was startled by Jin Shiyu's blood-covered face: "Oh dear! Young Master, what happened?"
Jin Shiyu placed the sobbing Jin Suiqing on the bed: "There was some trouble at the banquet, but it's nothing serious, it's all been resolved."
Huihong hurriedly went out to fetch medicine and hot water, leaving only the brother and sister in the room.
Jin Suiqing sat on the edge of the bed, secretly observing Jin Shiyu.
Jin Shiyu did not avoid her. He pulled out a blood-stained silk handkerchief from his sleeve, examined it for a moment, and then threw it on the table.
Jin Suiqing remembered that it was handed to him by a female official beside Huangfu Ying when the two left the banquet. The female official said, "Young Master Jin has been wronged. The Empress is distressed and sent me to bring you a handkerchief to wipe your face."
Jin Shiyu nodded: "I will never forget Your Majesty's kindness."
The female official remained silent and did not make a note of it until Kim Shi-ok dabbed his wound with a handkerchief before turning and leaving.
Jin Suiqing pouted and thought, "Brother, with your careless attitude, how can you say you'll never forget it?"
The timing of this handkerchief's presentation was too perfect. It happened at a grand banquet, when Jin Shiyu had been wronged, and Huangfu Ying insisted on giving it to him behind everyone's back instead of in front of them.
Jin Suiqing hiccuped and blew on the baby hair on his forehead.
Huangfu Ying truly lives up to her title as Empress. She has her own set of principles for acting and judging people, and she can manipulate people with ease. She can see through Jin Shiyu at a glance.
After observing Jin Shiyu for a year, Jin Suiqing discovered that this person seemed quite different from the playboy who was famous throughout the capital in "The Wind Over the World".
Kim Si-ok is a rather low-key person.
He was usually quiet and reserved, rarely causing trouble, and avoiding conflict whenever possible. Apart from the time he nearly strangled her to death when they first met, Jin Shiyu had never been seen to get angry with anyone.
Jin Suiqing thought again that for Jin Shiyu's current situation, keeping a low profile was indeed not a bad thing, and he didn't have much capital to be high-profile.
Jin Suiqing felt a pang of heartache.
However, she immediately extinguished any glimmer of pity in that instant.
She wasn't much better than Kim Shi-ok.
Huangfu Ying was so perceptive that she even probed a child who had just turned one year old. Her eyes were frighteningly cold, and Jin Suiqing was almost intimidated by her.
She was certain that if she showed even the slightest cleverness or revealed the slightest flaw at today's banquet, she would not survive the day.
Jin Suiqing quietly patted her chest. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and her act of pretending to be a fool was timely.
It seems that in order to survive, she will have to continue pretending to be a fool.
Suddenly, a system notification popped up in his mind that the mission was complete. Jin Suiqing sighed. Playing dumb was so much easier than racking his brains to complete the mission.
Jin Suiqing looked at Jin Shiyu. At this moment, her "brother" was sitting at the table, seemingly lost in thought, when he raised his hand to rub the wound on his forehead.
He rubbed the newly scabbed wound open again, causing fresh blood to seep out and stain his index finger. Jin Shiyu put his hand down, stared at the blood, and rubbed it with his thumb. When the blood on his finger dried and he couldn't rub it open anymore, he picked at the wound again.
Like an addiction, it went on and on, making Jin Suiqing feel a chill down her spine.
What is he doing?! Doesn't it hurt?
It looked painful to her!
After what seemed like the umpteenth time, Jin Suiqing finally couldn't hold back any longer and called out to Jin Shiyu's back, "Gah...ga ga..."
Kim Shi-ok finally stopped what he was doing and turned to look at her.
A slight ripple appeared in her usually calm eyes, which Jin Suiqing couldn't understand or discern what it contained.
That fleeting emotion quickly faded. Kim Shi-ok calmly asked her, "Did you call me?"
Jin Suiqing nodded awkwardly: "Giggle..."
Kim Shi-ok lowered his head, tucked the handkerchief into his sleeve, and walked toward the bed.
On that face, which resembled a work of art, dried, blackened old blood mingled with fresh, bright red blood, making the little Jin Shiyu look like a jade-faced Asura who had just crawled out of purgatory.
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Jin Shiyu squatted down by the bed, looking Jin Suiqing in the eye. "I almost killed you."
Jin Suiqing blinked her big eyes, giggled, and shouted loudly, "Gaga!"
Afraid?
How can you be afraid!
This is the perfect opportunity to win their favor!
Jin Suiqing, adhering to the principle that opportunities don't come again and that goodwill must be cultivated to the fullest extent, waved his chubby hands and moved closer to Jin Shiyu.
He stretched out his hands and placed them on either side of Jin Suiqing's body to prevent her from falling off the bed.
My sister seems stupid.
The silly little sister reached out and touched his face, pouting at his forehead and making a "whoosh" sound.
Jin Shiyu was startled again.
Her palms were wet, and she was spitting out more saliva than she was exhaling. She blew on them while gently patting his cheeks.
Jin Shiyu, disgusted by Jin Suiqing's saliva, pinched her face and pushed her away slightly.
Jin Suiqing persisted, "Gaga! Gaga!"
Kim Si-ok hummed softly.
Jin Suiqing didn't understand what he meant, so she tilted her head to look at him.
“No, it’s not ‘gaga’,” Kim Shi-ok wiped her face, “it’s ‘brother’.”
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With nearly 100,000 words in reserve, that's quite enough. I'm planning to release the VIP chapters, but I'll limit the word count before they're available. I'll update according to the rankings, and if there are no rankings, I'll update the next day. I'll update promptly at 9 PM.
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