Chapter 233: When I Grow Up, I’ll Take Care of You

Chapter 233: When I Grow Up, I'll Take Care of You

"Lost it?" The woman looked at Ci Xin in disbelief and shook her head. "You wouldn't lose it. You've always been a man of integrity and sentiment. How could you lose it..."

"You're wrong!" Xiao Yue stepped forward from the side, sneering coldly. "Are you out of your mind? You think he values sentiment and keeps his promises? Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?"

"Hmm, my mother is quite good at protecting her own. If it weren’t for that traitor Shangguan drugging her, she wouldn’t have abandoned my brother, right?"

Thinking of her brother, Ruo Xi Baby felt sad.

Her brother was so cute and wonderful. When he regained some of his senses, his eyes only saw his little sister. Therefore, she was determined to protect her brother no matter what.

No matter what, she would make sure her brother grew up safe and sound!

After all, besides her mother, her brother was her closest family!

"Of course, there's also my uncle. As long as my uncle's Great Wei Empire remains stable, I can rest easy. In the future, I can just be a carefree little bug, eating, drinking, and playing all day!"

Upon hearing his niece's thoughts, Xiao Yin was taken aback.

Had Xiao Xi'er become so lazy recently because nothing much had been happening? She actually wanted to be a bug, spending her days in leisure?

This wouldn't do. Xiao Xi'er wasn't an ordinary girl. How could he, as her uncle, allow her to have such thoughts?

A bug that hides away, stays silent, and lets others walk all over it?

Xiao Yin felt that he needed to train Xiao Xi'er well. Even if she were to become a tiger or a lion, she shouldn’t become a bug.

Of course, Ruo Xi Baby had no idea that her uncle had overheard her thoughts and the drama he had concocted in his mind.

However, the bug Ruo Xi Baby wanted to be was different from the bug her uncle imagined.

She wanted to be a plump little rice bug, lounging in a rice bin, eating, drinking, and having fun.

Xiao Yue didn't pay much attention to her daughter's thoughts of becoming a bug, as her focus wasn't on her daughter at the moment.

After hearing the princess’s words, the woman across from her was stunned, unsure of what she meant.

Beside them, Ci Xin watched Xiao Yue with a leisurely expression, a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

Silence fell all around.

"You... you say he's no good?" Xiao Qing looked at Xiao Yue curiously.

She had always heard that the two had an unusual relationship on Cangming Mountain. Over the years, Ci Xin had stayed in the Great Wei, and they all thought it was for her sake.

In the end, Xiao Yue married Shangguan Jinghong, while Ci Xin continued to linger in the midst of many women...

"If he really cared about you, he wouldn’t have stayed away for so long without coming to find you. The Southern Mingyue Kingdom isn’t some dangerous place filled with dragons and tigers. If he was truly devoted, why would he wander through a garden of flowers? He simply didn’t want to come and see you," Xiao Yue said.

Ci Xin's brows twitched as he looked at Xiao Yue, then he lowered his eyelids, deep in thought.

"Heh, so you don’t like him either," Xiao Qing suddenly laughed.

"I do like him." Xiao Yue's surprising statement even startled Ci Xin himself.

"Cough, cough… Your Highness!" Ci Xin greeted Xiao Yue.

"Let me finish what I'm saying!" Xiao Yue turned to look at Ci Xin. "He is the Imperial Tutor of my Great Wei. He helped my royal brother secure the Great Wei throne. If I didn’t like him, wouldn’t that mean I don’t support my brother or his reign as emperor?"

"This..." Ci Xin glanced at Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin, with a faint expression, gently patted Xiao Xi'er in his arms, his brows twitching slightly but showing no other signs of surprise.

"Princess, why are you telling me all this?" Xiao Qing asked.

"I want to tell you that Ci Xin is simply who he is. He cannot be used by anyone, nor does he bear any burdens for anyone," Xiao Yue said, then looked at Ci Xin. "As the Imperial Tutor of Great Wei, he is the most honored person beneath the emperor in our Great Wei. I, Xiao Yue, respect him. As for you, Southern Mingyue Kingdom, I haven't seen much respect for him."

These words struck Ci Xin deeply; he turned, his eyes slightly reddened, and looked at Xiao Yue.

"Don't cry, don't be weak!" Xiao Yue said.

"..." Xiao Qing and many others present were slightly stunned.

Was the Princess Royal always this commanding?

So, six years ago, when the Imperial Consort plotted to marry the Princess Royal to Shangguan Jinghong by drugging her, and for these past six years, the Shangguan mansion had imprisoned and poisoned her—were all these things true?

That damned Shangguan Jinghong! He deserves to be dead.

The townsfolk whispered among themselves, their voices barely audible. Although these voices reached the ears of Xiao Yin and Xiao Yue, they didn't plan to intervene much.

Before Xiao Qing was dragged away, she gave the Kang Prince a resentful look. However, the Kang Prince avoided her gaze, showing no intention of rescuing her.

"Father, I've ordered someone to escort the Kang Prince out of the Imperial City overnight," Xiao Yuting stepped forward and said to his father.

"It's fine, just detain him and have someone keep an eye on him. Tomorrow, at the city gate, all the assassins and rebels will be executed. Have the Kang Prince identify his people from Southern Mingyue Kingdom to avoid mistaken killings," the emperor said.

After speaking, the emperor turned and left, carrying his little niece. After taking a couple of steps, he turned to look at Ci Xin. "Why aren't you coming along?"

Ci Xin immediately stepped forward, extending his arms to take Xiao Xi'er. "Let me hold her."

He only felt at ease when she was in his arms.

Ruo Xi Baby knew that Little Heart was deeply hurt, feeling utterly shattered inside, so, being held by Little Heart, her little hand also wrapped around his neck, her face full of concern.

"Little Heart, don't be sad. When I grow up, I'll take care of you," Ruo Xi Baby said earnestly to Ci Xin.

"Okay! Then hurry up and grow up. When you do, I'll stop doing everything and just bask in the sun in the courtyard every day, being an old long bug!" Ci Xin said.

On the side, Xiao Yin's face darkened a bit.

No wonder Xi'er thought of becoming a bug. It turned out to be because of this guy. He must have been idly teaching the child nonsense! Look at what he's taught her!

Xiao Yuting watched as his father left with his cousin. His eyes were filled with unreadable emotions.

"Ting Er, why are you here?" Xiao Yue stayed behind to help handle the situation.

Anyway, her daughter wouldn't let her hold her until she fell asleep and returned to her side.

"Aunt, you've been away for so long. I missed you, so I rushed over as soon as I heard that both Father and you were in Yonghe City tonight," Xiao Yuting said.

"If your mother finds out, she'll scold you again, won't she?" Xiao Yue's face took on a melancholic expression as she spoke.