"Mother."
Helian Ci spoke, his dark eyes chilling and his voice icy, causing Consort Lian to instinctively tremble. She looked up at Helian Ci, a chill creeping into her heart.
Somewhat afraid of the child, Helian Ci pursed his lips and slowly spoke.
"Mother, you don't need to worry about these things, and you don't need to do anything. Rest assured, no matter who sits on the throne, I can ensure that you live out the rest of your life in peace."
"If there's nothing else, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Helian Ci brushed away Consort Lian's hand, got up and left. Consort Lian stared blankly at Helian Ci's back, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
It wasn't until the maid entered and called out to Consort Lian several times that Consort Lian snapped out of her daze, grasping the maid's hand and murmuring to herself.
"He's grown up, he's grown up..."
**
On the fifth day of the tenth month, the princess celebrated her fourteenth birthday. The emperor held a grand banquet to commemorate the occasion.
What's rare is that this year, the birthday gift Helian Nie prepared for Helian Si was finally not a crimson phoenix-embroidered ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with gold thread embroidery.
"Jinghua, am I beautiful? Am I a stunning beauty that could topple kingdoms?"
Helian Si twirled twice in front of Nan Rong Jinghua, wearing a dark blue phoenix-patterned silk skirt.
The phoenix, attached to the skirt, was so lifelike that it seemed to come alive and could spread its wings and soar at any moment, just like the half-year-old Helian Si.
"nice."
Nan Rong Jinghua wore a long, silver-white robe that resembled frost, her three thousand strands of silver hair flowing freely down to her waist. Her face was divine, and beneath the vermilion mark between her brows, her deep silver eyes shone like stars.
She stepped forward and pinned a crimson spider lily tassel hairpin, which she was holding, to Helian Si's neatly styled hair bun.
Helian Si reached out and touched the hairpin in his hair, asking uncertainly, "Jinghua, is this a red spider lily?"
I was so busy admiring the dress that my father had bestowed upon me that I didn't pay much attention to it; it just flashed before my eyes.
"Yes, I bought it from the jewelry store before, thinking that Sisi would like it." Nanrong said in a soft, gentle voice.
"Oh, really? I'll have to take a good look when I get back tonight."
Helian Si's face lit up with joy. She touched the hairpin with delight, feeling quite pleased with herself; after all, this was her true form!
Nan Rongjinghua's silver eyes were gentle, her thin lips curved slightly, and she gently raised her hand to stroke Helian Si's hair, saying softly, "If you like it, then so be it."
Helian Si raised his head and met Nan Rongjinghua's stunning silver eyes. His long, curled eyelashes blinked playfully, and he tiptoed.
He leaned in and planted a light kiss on the cheek of the deity Nanrong Jinghua. Before Nanrong Jinghua could react, he stepped back two paces, as if nothing had happened.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
Just then, the orderly and respectful greetings of palace servants rang out from outside the hall, and Helian Sifei, as if lifting her swaying skirt, rushed out.
"Father!"
The emperor's entourage was grand and imposing. As soon as Helian Nie reached the eaves and corridor, he was embraced by Helian Si, who rushed out from behind the curtains.
Seeing the swaying skirt behind Helian Si, Helian Nie's handsome face twitched violently, but he steadily caught the lunging Helian Si.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief. Today she was a fourteen-year-old girl, yet she was still so reckless. Did she really think she was still that chubby baby?
Yue'er stood to the side with a group of palace maids, watching this scene with a slight smile. The princess really hadn't changed at all.
Helian Si peeked his face out from Helian Nie's embrace, blinked his beautiful peach blossom eyes, and looked both fawning and narcissistic.
"Father, isn't your sweet little daughter beautiful? Has she completely inherited your good looks?"
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