Chapter 158 The Lively White Owl
Li Dehai jogged over carrying several exquisite kites, and the three children's eyes lit up. They immediately cheered and surrounded him.
Seeing Tingxue stumbling and falling as she ran, Yuwen Che quickly called out, "Ning'er, slow down, be careful not to fall!"
Tingxue stopped and turned back to look at him longingly, pleading sweetly, "Father, Ning'er wants to play with a kite! I want to play, I want to play!"
Yuwen Che smiled helplessly yet indulgently, took Su Luoxue's hand, got up, walked to his daughter's side, bent down, and picked her up.
He gently tapped the tip of her nose: "Ning'er, why are you so naughty? Alright, your father and mother will fly kites with you."
Su Luoxue then walked towards her son and softly called out, "Cheng'an, come to your mother."
She took Cheng'an's hand, then walked to Yuwen Hao, who was standing quietly to the side, and gently took his hand as well, encouraging him gently, "Hao'er, go play, play with your younger brother and sister."
Feeling the warmth of his mother's hand and his younger brother's clenched grip, Yuwen Hao finally stopped hesitating, nodded vigorously, and a childlike, carefree, and joyful smile appeared on his face.
Yuwen Che put Tingxue down, personally selected the most brightly colored butterfly kite, skillfully drew the string, and launched it.
With the help of the wind, the kite quickly and wobbled into the sky.
"It's flying! Father is so amazing!" Tingxue clapped her hands and jumped up and down excitedly.
Cheng'an and Yuwen Hao each took a kite and, with the help of the palace servants, tried to fly it.
The Imperial Garden was filled with the laughter and running of children.
Yuwen Che handed the kite spool to Su Luoxue, then embraced her from behind, holding her hand as they controlled the kite together. Su Luoxue leaned against his warm embrace, looking up at the kites soaring high in the azure sky.
“Ache, look, how high they are flying,” she whispered.
"Um,"
Yuwen Che placed a gentle kiss on her cheek and whispered, "Xue'er, stay with me like this forever."
On the other side, Yuwen Hao and Cheng An were running hard for their kite, with Yuwen Hao reminding them from time to time, "Cheng An, slow down, watch where you're going!"
Seeing her father hand the large kite to her mother, Ning'er immediately ran to Yuwen Che's side, tugging at the hem of his black dragon robe and pouting, "Father... Ning'er wants one too! Father is being unfair!"
Yuwen Che chuckled at his daughter's antics, picked her up with one hand, and gently pinched her little nose: "Why is my little princess still angry?"
Ning'er hugged his neck, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and whimpered, "Father is so biased! He only lets Mother play with him!"
Hearing his daughter's soft, sweet complaints, Yuwen Che's heart melted completely. He gently coaxed her, "Ning'er is of course Father Emperor's most beloved little princess. But what about Mother Empress..."
He looked at Su Luoxue, who was smiling at him, with tender eyes, "She is the person Father Emperor loves most."
Looking at the affectionate father and daughter, Su Luoxue couldn't help but smile and lean over to kiss her daughter's other cheek, saying softly, "Then Mother loves Ning'er the most, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Che immediately raised an eyebrow, feigning displeasure as he looked at Su Luoxue, his tone clearly tinged with jealousy: "And what about me?"
Su Luoxue was taken aback by his sudden jealousy, then chuckled, before she could reply.
Ning'er, nestled in his arms, rushed forward, hugging her father's neck tightly, and loudly proclaimed, "Ning'er loves Father Emperor the most! Mother Empress also loves Father Emperor the most!"
Children's innocent words instantly amused the two of them. Yuwen Che laughed heartily and couldn't help but kiss his daughter deeply: "Good, my Ning'er is the most sensible!"
Su Luoxue smiled, her eyes crinkling, and gently leaned back to Yuwen Che's side.
Bai Xiao, carrying a wine jug, sat leisurely on the palace wall not far away, swinging his legs and shouting down, "Hey! You down there! Have you forgotten that you have a brother who is still seriously injured?"
As soon as Yuwen Che raised his head, Bai Xiao immediately jumped down from the wall—he dared not let his master look up at him.
"You heartless bastard!" Bai Xiao leaned closer, pointing to his chest, his face full of accusation. "I was so badly injured, and you didn't even come to see me?"
Yuwen Che put Ning'er down from his arms and patted her, saying, "Ning'er, go play with your brothers." Then he took Su Luoxue's hand.
He handed the kite spool to Fuling, then glanced at Bai Xiao and said indifferently, "Aren't you still lively and energetic?"
Bai Xiao was so speechless by his words that he rolled his eyes and pounded his chest in frustration: "Heartless! Truly heartless and ungrateful!"
Yuwen Che was too lazy to watch his act and waved his hand: "Alright, stop howling. What are you doing running out here before your injuries have fully healed?"
Bai Xiao immediately stopped his exaggerated expression and said with a grin, "With those miraculous medicines that Han Ying brought, I'm fully recovered already!"
He shook the wine jug in his hand. "I was just thinking of coming over to get some meat and a couple of drinks since the weather's nice today! Who knew you'd be here..."
His gaze swept over the three little ones running around not far away, and Su Luoxue, who was smiling gently beside Yuwen Che, and he teased, "...Enjoying family time!"
Yuwen Che glared at him: "You're such a troublemaker."
Su Luoxue watched them bickering from the side, and couldn't help but smile slightly, nodding slightly to Bai Xiao.
Bai Xiao grinned at her as a greeting, then looked at Yuwen Che with a questioning look in his eyes.
Yuwen Che glanced at Su Luoxue and the children beside him, pondered for a moment, and said to Bai Xiao, "Wait."
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