"Aren't you bringing Father and the Master?"
Helian Ci chuckled softly, his long, porcelain-white fingers pinching the little girl's cheek with a mischievous grin.
Sure enough, as soon as handsome men are mentioned, this timid little girl who loves good looks gives in to everything.
"No, no, I won't bring it."
With her chubby little hands tugging at the corner of Helian Ci's robe, Si Si answered resolutely, her eyes shining brightly.
Go pick up handsome men! Pick up handsome men!
If I bring my father and tutor along, what's the point of dating handsome men? My father might be a big jerk anyway.
Then she'd have to ask her older brother to go to the back mountain to cut bamboo strips so he could spank her cute little bottom.
Oh, her perky little bottom, we can't hit it anymore.
Helian Yi raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that his second brother had managed to get the little girl to obey him with just a few words.
For some reason, I suddenly remembered the time when the little girl was sent to the Imperial Academy, and my younger sister was also unwilling.
The second prince had just said "handsome man" and the little princess agreed. Then she remembered the little girl asking her for a handsome man at the gate of the Imperial Academy.
Helian Yi fell silent, and for a moment he understood the old saying: some things are better left unsaid.
**
Kyoto's nights are incredibly lively.
The ten-mile-long street was brightly lit, the market was bustling with activity, and the calls of vendors selling lanterns rose and fell in a continuous, gentle breeze.
It's the annual Lantern Festival, and the people are certainly putting in all their effort.
In the private room of the attic,
Sisi and Helian You, little ones, stood on small stools, their bottoms sticking out, looking out at the street outside the window.
"Third brother, look, look! There are so many lotus lanterns on that river!"
The little boy pointed to the river where people were releasing lanterns, his eyes sparkling, and his soft, sweet voice involuntarily uttered a sound. The little boy was incredibly amazed.
Helian You placed his little hand on Sisi's head and patted it gently. Sisi responded with a childish "Mmm."
He silently wrote it down in his mind: Poor little princess, she's never seen anything before, sigh.
Helian Yi and Helian Ci were also sitting by the window, their hands both resting on the chairs where the two dolls, Mou Sisi and Xiao You'er, were standing.
They exchanged a glance, then looked away, gazing at the brightly lit street outside the window, each lost in their own thoughts.
...
In the private room next door,
Si Beitao sat gracefully, pouring wine with an elegant air. Her fox-like eyes fell on the person sitting opposite her, and she spoke in a soft, feminine voice.
Which child are you planning to target?
"I will not leave a single trace of Helian Nie's offspring. Otherwise, how could I face the hundreds of lives lost by my Wen family!"
The rough voice was deliberately lowered, but it still couldn't conceal the hatred and rage it contained. Yes, this person was none other than Wen Yi, who had disappeared long ago.
That rugged, square face, due to the misfortunes he had suffered, hadn't been properly groomed in a long time; his beard was unkempt, and his pair of tiger-like eyes were wide open, staring at the private room next door with a fierce glint in them.
Si Beitao's fingers, holding the wine glass, paused slightly. Her face, more beautiful than any woman's, showed displeasure.
"You are not allowed to touch Yun'er's child, otherwise you should know the consequences of angering this master."
Wen Yi clenched his iron fist beneath his robes. A hint of ferocity and humiliation flickered in his bloodshot, tiger-like eyes, but it quickly vanished. He let out a cold snort.
"Of course, but this general truly admires the host. That child is nothing short of a living green hat, yet the host still protects him. His magnanimity is truly remarkable."
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