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Chapter 4233: Astonishment

The eunuch thought, How little faith does His Highness have in His Majesty? He's probably worried his wife won't be full, so he's stuffing her before the banquet...

The young eunuch kept secretly peeking at the poker-faced little Crown Princess with a look of astonishment.

The latter remained oblivious, obediently leaning against Crown Prince Mo, idly poking a small treasured beast on her lap.

A trace of bright melancholy showed in the treasured beast's eyes, and its small furry face was etched with a few pitiful expressions, as if life held no joy.

After the little girl poked it a dozen times consecutively, it looked like it died and came back to life, its furry face twisted in agony, then it "pfft"-ed out a pill.

The little Crown Princess picked up the pill, examined it, then quietly put it in her pocket. She sighed and said, "Feeding it so many medicinal ingredients every day, how does it only spit out so few pills?"

The spiritual root refining pill that this small treasured beast produced was quite good. If it spat out more, it would certainly be excellent for the Purple Forest Guards' children.

But this little imp was quite cunning now.

It ate a lot and spat out little. Sometimes, she'd poke it a dozen times, and it would just lie there like a dead pig, occasionally giving a reaction and spitting out one, as if that was already a great favor...

Strange, this fellow seemed to understand her a bit; it didn't seem afraid of her poking it anymore.

It seemed to have decided that its little owner was a paper tiger, posing absolutely no threat to it.

Qiao Mu felt a bit indignant. Where was her authority?

"Qiaoqiao, stop poking it," Mo Lian helplessly reached out and pulled the little girl's hand, bringing it to his lips for a kiss.

Actually, this small treasured beast was quite pitiful.

Every day, he'd see it gazing at the sky, wearing an expression of faint, bright melancholy.

He couldn't explain why, but after watching it for a while, he suddenly felt that its furry face had quite a rich range of expressions.

"Spit out one more."

"You spat out five yesterday, how come only four today?"

"It's less every day."

"If you spit out one more, I won't poke you."

Mo Lian: ...

"Crown Prince, Crown Princess arrives," came the soft announcement from the young eunuch outside the garden path leading to the pavilion.

The Emperor secretly rolled his eyes, looking out towards the small garden pavilion.

These two little rascals, their airs were truly not ordinary; they dared to make their old man wait!

He looked up and indeed saw the little Crown Princess being led slowly by his good son, hand in hand.

The handsome man and beautiful woman, their robes fluttering, were truly an eyesore!

Bai Wuxia laughed joyfully, "Little Mo, Qiaoqiao, quickly, come sit by Mother."

A round table was set in the flower pavilion. The Emperor and Empress naturally sat closely together, with two empty seats beside the Empress, clearly reserved for the Crown Prince and his wife.

Mo Xikang sat with his wife, Shi Yongyan, across from the two empty seats, his face looking a bit displeased.

Qiao Mu was led to the table by Crown Prince Mo. Her gaze swept over the scene and immediately landed on Long Hui and Long Xiangyun, the siblings sitting next to the Emperor.

Long Hui quickly pulled Long Xiangyun to stand and bow. "Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."

Long Xiangyun puffed out her cheeks, reluctantly rising with her brother. She cupped her hands towards Qiao Mu and Mo Lian. When her quick, darting eyes met Mo Lian's, she suddenly froze, as if her soul had been captivated, staring intently.

"Brother, he..." There was a hint of astonishment in Long Xiangyun's eyes.

Last night, during their hurried encounter, she had thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. How could the person before her...

Long Hui quickly tugged his sister.

Long Xiangyun snapped out of her daze.