"Look at him, whose father is this? So handsome, dashing, and debonair!"
After finally managing to straighten Helian Nie's dragon robe, Helian Si looked at Helian Nie and began showering him with endless compliments.
Surprisingly, Helian Nie fell for it. A smirk appeared on his handsome face, barely concealing his delight, as he turned and strode out of the hall.
"Let's go, let's leave the palace."
"Alright!" Helian Si followed with light, cheerful steps.
A long eagle, carrying the emperor's luxurious carriage, waited in front of the Wolong Palace.
Seeing the father and daughter emerge one after the other, alight from the carriage, and stand aside, they lifted the carriage curtain.
"Your Majesty, Princess, please."
Helian Nie strode into the carriage, followed closely by Helian Si. Despite his slender build, Helian Si had learned some martial arts skills from the secret guards over the years.
Putting everything else aside, sneaking out of the palace with Yue'er to play would be more than enough to take down a few ruffians.
Changying sighed. When was the princess still a little baby, calling him "big brother"? And now…
Chang Ying touched the stubble on his face, then thought of the Emperor's still handsome face, which hadn't changed much...
Nothing much, just... miserable and wretched.
"drive!"
Changying turned his grief and indignation into tears, silently forcing back a handful of bitter tears as he raised his head. He then raised his whip and struck the horse's rump.
The wheels of the carriage, adorned with royal insignia, turned. Inside, Helian Si, clutching the hem of her ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), fidgeted restlessly.
"Father, I'm nervous."
Thinking that he would soon see his second brother, whom he hadn't seen for many years, by the Daming Lake, Helian Si's heart began to pound nervously.
I don't know what my second brother looks like, I don't know if he'll think I'm ugly, and I don't know if he'll still love me as much as he did when I was little.
I wonder if my second brother has already found another dog on the frontier, like bringing back a sister-in-law or something.
"Promising."
Helian Nie scoffed. He knew to some extent how much that ugly thing had missed his second son these past few years. Fortunately, the second son hadn't disappointed him.
Leaving aside his contributions in attacking Dongchen, his achievements in conquering various border states over the past two years alone are enough to justify his title as Young General.
"snort."
Helian Si turned his face away in annoyance. His father was really something. Not only did he not comfort him, but he also said that he was useless.
"I wonder who's to blame for this, making it so long since they last saw their second brother. And they still have the nerve to call them useless. Humph."
Helian Si lifted the carriage curtain, rested his arm on the windowsill, and looked out at the vermilion palace walls with his beautiful peach blossom eyes, muttering to himself.
"Helian Si, what did you say?"
Helian Nie glanced at Helian Si, who was leaning against the windowsill, with his peach-blossom eyes, and parted his thin, crimson lips slightly.
"ah?"
Suddenly, a chilling, eerie sound made Helian Si shudder. His back straightened instinctively, and he stiffly turned around.
"Father, hehe."
"I...I just praised your wisdom and prowess."
Over the years, Helian Si has been able to spout off nonsense in front of Helian Nie with ease, one set after another, without ever repeating himself.
Helian Nie knew Helian Si's character well and was too lazy to argue with this ugly thing anymore. He leaned back slightly, closed his eyes, and rested.
Helian Si breathed a sigh of relief, patted her breasts with her slender hands, and secretly glanced at Helian Nie, who was resting with his eyes closed.
With a flick of her long, curled eyelashes, a sly glint flashed in her beautiful peach blossom eyes as she made a face at Helian Nie.
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