Shangguan Xu grabbed Ling Xihe's hand in anger and said, "Well, you little bastard, you actually dared to attack me. I must teach you a lesson today." As he said that, he scooped up a handful of water with both hands and poured it on Ling Xihe's head.
In an instant, Ling Xihe's hair became wet. However, Shangguan Xu did not intend to let Ling Xihe go. He scooped up a second handful of water and intended to pour it on Ling Xihe's head.
Ling Xihe finally panicked at this point, quickly raising his hands above his head and begging for mercy from Shangguan Xu, "I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Second Father, please be kind and forgive me, I won't dare to do it again."
Seeing Ling Xihe had given in, Shangguan Xu let the water in his hand flow through his fingers onto the ground. Unexpectedly, Ling Xihe seized the opportunity and poured the basin of water into Shangguan Xu's face. While Shangguan Xu was stunned, Ling Xihe made a face at him and then ran towards the door.
Shangguan Xu was so mad at this brat that he almost exploded. He ordered the servants standing at the door, "Close the door! If Ling Xihe gets out, I'll skin you all alive."
Several attendants did not dare to stop Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess at first, but after hearing Shangguan Xu's threat, they immediately closed the door with swift movements, leaving Ling Xihe, who was just one step away from escaping, with nothing to show for it.
Seeing that there was no way to run away, Ling Xihe had no choice but to run around the house like a headless fly, being chased by Shangguan Xu.
Lu Jinshu originally thought that as a child, Ling Xihe's physical strength was definitely inferior to Shangguan Xu, and he would be caught sooner or later. However, he never expected that after the two chased for a while, Shangguan Xu was already exhausted and out of breath, and could hardly run anymore, while Ling Xihe was still full of energy.
"I asked last year's top martial arts student to serve as Xihe's sparring partner. Now it seems that the training over the past six months has really not been in vain."
Seeing that Ling Shumo had grabbed a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and started eating them, Lu Jinshu stretched out his finger and poked her waist.
Ling Shumo naturally stuffed a melon seed kernel into Lu Jinshu's mouth, and stopped eating it herself. She concentrated on peeling the melon seeds for Lu Jinshu.
Lu Jinshu ate several melon seeds at once and said uncertainly, "Ah Xu seems to be about to cry because of Xihe's bullying."
Ling Shumo then turned her attention from the melon seeds in her hand to the two people chasing each other in the room. As expected, Shangguan Xu had already stopped with a look of grievance on his face.
Ling Xihe turned around and saw Shangguan Xu's expression, knowing that she had gone too far. She stopped and walked a few steps to Shangguan Xu, blinking very obediently. This time, her apology was obviously more sincere. "Shangguan, I really know I was wrong. Please don't be angry with me."
Shangguan Xu didn't say anything, and it seemed as if golden beans were about to fall out of his eyes.
Ling Xihe looked at Shangguan Xu, somewhat bewildered. She tilted her head, thought for a moment, then ran over to the table, picked up the half-empty basin of water, and poured it directly over her head. With a loud splash, she was soaked from head to toe, but she didn't care. She stared at Shangguan Xu without blinking, and said coquettishly, "Shangguan, isn't it enough for me to apologize to you like this? Please don't be angry with me."
Ling Xi splashed water on himself so quickly that Ling Shumo and Lu Jinshu, the two onlookers, wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
Fortunately, Shangguan Xu saw Ling Xihe was completely soaked, and he finally put away his tearful expression and smiled. "Alright, I'll reluctantly forgive you, but there absolutely must not be a next time."
Ling Xihe was obviously relieved when she heard Shangguan Xu say this. Her voice was soft and even had a hint of coaxing. "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. From now on, you are the boss here. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to chase a cat, I will never hit a dog."
Ling Shumo heard the conversation between the two people in front of her, and for a moment she was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "I simply can't tell who is the little kid who needs to be coaxed?"
Lu Jinshu took a dry towel from the servant. He ignored his own daughter who was soaking wet. He draped the towel over Shangguan Xu's head and gently wiped his hair. "You'll easily catch a cold if you run around the house with wet hair. If you catch a cold, you'll cry. Look at you, you're such a grown-up, and you don't care about anything when you're having fun. I've finally realized that I was born to be a hard worker. I guess I'll have to worry about you for the rest of my life."
Ling Xihe didn't think there was anything wrong with her biological father caring about Shangguan Xu first. She was already used to it. She bowed respectfully to Ling Shumo and said, "I need to change into dry clothes. I'll take my leave now."
Ling Shumo looked at her eldest daughter, who was young but mature and steady. Because she was overly sensible, she was often ignored by her biological father. Suddenly, a wave of maternal love overflowed in her. She took a thin cloak from the shelf and handed it to Ling Xihe, "Wrap it around yourself quickly, don't catch a cold."
Ling Xihe took the cloak and was deeply moved. "It turns out that the Queen Mother is the one who loves her son the most."
Ling Shumo smiled and said, "Stop joking and change your clothes. Once you're done, we'll go out together, mother and daughter. You'll have to go to Wenhua Palace and catch up on the lessons you missed this morning. I'm going to Biluo Palace to find your father-in-law, Pei Ci (Pei Jiuyan). After dinner tonight, come to Biluo Palace, and I'll examine your lessons one by one."
Lu Jinshu paused while wiping Shangguan Xu's hair and asked casually, "Looking back, Your Majesty seems to have spent most of the past three or four months resting with Shu Rongze (Pei Jiuyan). Could it be that he has learned some new song and dance that seduced Your Majesty so much that he couldn't leave? You only hurried to Changxin Palace to have a meal with me and my servants, and then immediately went to find Shu Rongze. Your Majesty, please tell me secretly that I also want to learn Shu Rongze's skills so that Your Majesty will also be obsessed with me."
Lu Jinshu's claim of "three or four months" was actually a bit of an understatement. To be precise, ever since Pei Jiuyan was brought back to the imperial capital from Blackwater City, he had been favored by Ling Shumo, a level of favor he enjoyed that was unparalleled in the entire harem. And in the past three or four months, Ling Shumo's affection for him had intensified. If he spent ten days a month in the harem, then seven or eight of those days would be spent in the Biluo Palace.
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