Shen Dingzhu grabbed her little hand and hid it in his arms: "Don't think nonsense, Chengcheng. From now on, you have to call the emperor, not daddy casually."
Su Xincheng withdrew her little hand and twisted her little body in dissatisfaction: "He is daddy!"
Xiao Langyan didn't speak, and Shen Dingzhu could only hold the child completely in his arms and gently patted Su Xincheng on the back: "Okay, okay, it's time to go to bed."
He was a child after all. After making a fuss for a while, he fell asleep in Shen Dingzhu's arms with tears on his face.
The night was dark, and the moonlight was like a piece of white frost, falling just on Shen Dingzhu's shoulders, making it dazzlingly white.
Xiao Langyan looked at her back, his thin eyes were deep and dark, and gradually they became brighter. It was probably because the herb had taken effect, and his vision became clearer.
Shen Dingzhu was gently patting Su Xincheng's little body, and she was also drowsy. Suddenly, a hot arm stretched out from behind and hugged her waist.
Xiao Langyan's tall body came close to her and hugged her with a strong attitude from behind.
Shen Dingzhu's body froze, and her face turned pale. She turned around with difficulty, her eyes filled with embarrassment, and she whispered a few words with her red lips: "Your Majesty, I can't serve you now."
Xiao Langyan frowned coldly: "Do you think I am a beast? No matter what, I want it anywhere?"
Shen Dingzhu withdrew her gaze, her delicate white and gorgeous face turned red. She cursed in her heart that every time he acted and was strong, he was no different from an animal.
Xiao Langyan's calm voice came from his ears: "After dawn, Chen Heng and the others should come to find me. I have to set off back to Beijing. So, Shen Dingzhu, I ask you again, do you want to follow Should I go back, or should I stay with my child?"
Shen Dingzhu's body froze, and she was silent for only two seconds. She immediately replied: "I will not leave Chengcheng."
Xiao Langyan's voice was low: "Even if I choose a good family for her, you won't?"
"I don't want to." Shen Dingzhu felt a little annoyed. She put on her clothes and lay down. She took Xiao Langyan's arm directly from her waist and gently pushed it away.
Her actions already explained her attitude.
Xiao Langyan didn't speak for a long time. Shen Dingzhu's eyes were slightly hot, and she felt that the bright moon frost that originally shone on her body seemed to have fallen into the bottom of her heart and turned into snow.
The two didn't talk anymore, and after a while, Shen Dingzhu fell asleep on his own.
When she woke up again, it was already sunrise. She was covered with Xiao Langyan's robe, and Su Xincheng was sleeping peacefully in her arms.
Shen Dingzhu opened her clothes and sat up. She sniffed and found a delicious smell coming from outside.
She glanced at her sleeping daughter and walked out quietly. Outside, Xiao Langyan actually set up a fire and was roasting a hare.
The rabbit meat is sizzling and oily, which is where the aroma comes from.
Xiao Langyan's eyes have improved a lot. Apart from being a little red, they have returned to their usual sharp gaze.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the stunned Shen Dingzhu: "Are you awake? Wake up Su Xincheng when you wake up. The smoke signal was just sent out at the bottom of the mountain. Chen Heng and the others are probably coming soon."
Shen Dingzhu knew that it was time for them to separate.
She lowered her eyes, not wanting her daughter to experience such a sad moment: "Chengcheng didn't sleep well last night, and I don't want to wake her up in a hurry."
Xiao Langyan glanced at her coldly, as if a little unhappy: "Whatever you want."
Then, Shen Dingzhu entered the room. After a while, Su Xincheng woke up, blinked his big eyes, and looked around.
"Where is my father? Mom, where is my father?"
Shen Dingzhu put on her little shoes and said patiently and gently: "Chengcheng, you have forgotten what mother said. He is not your father. You must address him as your majesty."
Su Xincheng's mouth tightened, and she was about to cry again. Shen Dingzhu gradually put away his smile and looked at the little guy seriously.
"Chengcheng," she whispered, attracting the little guy's serious eyes, "Mother told you before that even if there is no father, mother will take good care of you. We two can live anywhere, remember ?"
Su Xincheng was very smart and well-behaved, but her face was inevitably disappointed. She lowered her head: "Chengcheng remembers it, but Chengcheng wants a father."
"It's not like Father Fang. He is kind to Chengcheng, but he is not Chengcheng's real father."
Shen Dingzhu looked at the tears flashing in his daughter's eyes, hugged her into his arms, and sighed softly.
I don't know why Su Xincheng likes Xiao Langyan so much. Even though his attitude towards her has always been a bit distant, the little guy just wants to follow him and be a chubby little follower.
Could it be that this is really the magic of bloodline continuity?
At this moment, Xiao Langyan's voice came from outside: "Is the child awake?"
Shen Dingzhu was surprised. Just now she heard that there was no sound outside and the fire was extinguished. She thought Xiao Langyan had left on his own.
Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open, and Xiao Langyan came in holding a lotus leaf with dewdrops and a rabbit leg.
"Dad!" Su Xincheng's eyes suddenly brightened, and she threw herself into Xiao Langyan's arms, acting coquettishly, "Dad, what is this? It smells so good!"
Xiao Langyan handed the rabbit leg to her mouth: "Eat it, you must be hungry, right?"
Su Xincheng nodded repeatedly, looking at Xiao Langyan with a hint of childish admiration.
Shen Dingzhu's thick black eyelashes blinked lightly, not understanding what Xiao Langyan meant.
When Su Xincheng finished eating, Xiao Langyan held her hand and said to Shen Dingzhu: "Let's go, Xu Shou and the others are here."
Shen Dingzhu followed him, and as soon as he went out, he found that there were dark guards and imperial guards kneeling around the house.
Xu Shou and the commander of the imperial army who were traveling in civilian clothes walked forward solemnly and knelt in front of Xiao Langyan.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am so humble, but my rescuer is late!"
"It doesn't matter. Have you caught all the assassins? I want to keep them alive and bring them back to the capital."
Gong Quan, the commander of the imperial army, reported back: "There were eighteen assassins in total. I led my troops to capture six of them alive, and the rest committed suicide by taking poison."
Xiao Langyan's cold expression was very indifferent: "Take good care of them and settle the accounts after returning to Beijing."
Then, he took Su Xincheng in hand and handed her over to Xu Shou.
"You follow him."
Su Xincheng was a little scared, her little hand was held by Xu Shou, and she kept looking back at Xiao Langyan and Shen Dingzhu.
"Dad, mother, where is Chengcheng going?"
Before Xiao Langyan could answer, Xu Shou bent down and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the Zajia family will take you to see fun things and eat delicious food. Do you like white rice cakes? Donkey rolling? That's all in the capital. You can’t eat the pastries here in Nanzhou City.”
"There are also some gadgets, movable wooden horses, and beautiful lantern figures. I will show you some. Let's take a look, okay?"
He said a lot of things that children would like. Su Xincheng followed him for two steps and suddenly stopped.
Shen Dingzhu was about to go up and take the child back, but unexpectedly, Su Xincheng suddenly cried "Wow".
She shook off Xu Shou's hand, turned around and ran towards Xiao Langyan.
"Hey! Your Highness." Xu Shou quickly caught up.
The little guy threw himself into Xiao Langyan's arms and cried loudly. Seeing this, Xiao Langyan raised his hand to signal Xu Shou not to step forward.
Su Xincheng choked with sobs and cried pitifully: "Brother Chen told Chengcheng before he fell into coma that you are my biological father. Dad, please don't give me to others. I don't want any of the fun things that uncle said. I will definitely be good, don’t give me away.”
