Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another five years have passed. The carriage that Li Ziyan was riding in slowly stopped, and he got off carefully, holding tightly in his arms the beloved daughter of him and Zhao Junning, Li Yixuan.

Zhou Aoyang and Xu Wenhe had been waiting at the palace gate. Seeing Li Ziyan holding Li Yixuan, Xu Wenhe asked curiously, "Why do you want to bring Xiaoxuan to court today?"

Li Ziyan smiled and explained, "Jun Ning went to Jiaozhi to discuss business, Yu An is studying in the academy, and my parents have returned to their hometown in Yangzhou, so I have to take care of him."

When Zhou Aoyang heard this, he immediately stretched out his hand and said enthusiastically: "Xuan'er, come and let your uncle hug you." However, Li Ziyan cleverly avoided him and whispered to his daughter: "Xuan'er, ignore him."

Seeing this, Xu Wenhe also came forward and said gently: "Xiao Xuan'er, can you let Uncle Wenhe hug you?"

Li Ziyan quickly shook his head and said worriedly: "Don't you have your own children? My daughter is Jun Ning's apple of her eye. What if she gets hurt by you?" His eyes were full of vigilance, as if he was afraid that others would hurt his precious baby.

Xu Wenhe said unconvincedly: "It's a big deal that Li Ziyan has a daughter. She's just a little girl! Besides, can hugging her hurt her?"

At this moment, another voice came: "Brother-in-law, you just arrived too?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person coming was Zhao Junhao. When he saw his niece, his eyes immediately lit up and he shouted with a smile on his face, "Xiao Xuan'er!"

Li Ziyan looked at the three people in front of him, all of whom focused their eyes on Li Yixuan, and couldn't help but hold his forehead helplessly. Finally, he gently put Li Yixuan on the ground and said to her gently: "Xuan'er, be good, wait for daddy here with Feizhou. After daddy finishes the morning court, he will take you to grandpa's house to play, okay?"

Li Yixuan nodded obediently and replied in a childish voice: "Okay, Xuan'er will wait for daddy to come back obediently."

Seeing how sensible and lovely Li Yixuan was, Xu Wenhe and Zhou Aoyang secretly made up their minds that they would go back and ask their wives to give them a daughter as well-behaved and clever as her.

Zhao Junhao slowly squatted down and gently stroked Li Yixuan's head, as if conveying endless warmth and care. Then, he took out a piece of exquisite cake from his arms and carefully handed it to Li Yixuan.

The four of them set out on the road leading to the interior of the palace, chatting and laughing along the way. At this time, Zhou Aoyang suddenly said, "I wonder when Lin Muchen will come back?" His tone revealed a hint of expectation and worry.

Xu Wenhe smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty has been urging him to get married. I guess he is afraid." Everyone laughed when they heard this. They knew Lin Muchen's character very well. Maybe he was really resistant to marriage.

After the laughter, everyone continued to move forward, silently wishing that Lin Muchen could return soon and reunite with them again. The air in the palace was filled with tranquility and mystery, and their story had just begun...

The sun was hanging high in the center of the sky, emitting dazzling light, as if it was going to burn the entire earth. At this moment, Li Yu'an, Xiao Mingqi, and Xiao Jingheng came over together. Li Yixuan saw Li Yu'an from a distance, ran up to him excitedly, and shouted happily: "Brother!"

After hearing the voice, Li Yu'an turned his head and looked over here. When he saw that it was Li Yixuan, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he quickened his pace to greet her. When he got closer, Li Yu'an asked, "Xuan'er, why are you here?" As he spoke, he stepped forward and held Li Yixuan's hand.

Fei Zhou also came forward and said to Li Yu'an with a smile: "Young Master, have you finished school?" Li Yu'an nodded, and then continued to ask Li Yixuan: "After listening to the lecture of the Imperial Master this afternoon, I went straight to the palace. By the way, why is Xuan'er here?"

Fei Zhou quickly replied, "Madam went to Jiaozhi for something, and Master had to attend the morning court, so he brought Miss to the palace to take care of her."

Li Yu'an suddenly realized, that's it! Li Yixuan took out the cake from her small and exquisite bag, then walked lightly to Xiao Mingqi and said in a soft voice: "Brother, please try this, this is the pear blossom cake made by mother herself."

Xiao Mingqi took the cakes with a smile on his face and gently rubbed Li Yixuan's little head to express his gratitude. However, this scene made Li Yu'an frown. He was jealous and walked up to tease Li Yixuan deliberately, pretending to be angry and said: "Xuan'er, why did you only give them two? What about brother's share?"

Li Yixuan seemed to be well prepared. She quickly took out a bigger cake from her bag, handed it to Li Yu'an, and said sweetly, "Brother, this is specially reserved for you. It's your favorite apple cake."

Li Yu'an immediately smiled and proudly showed off to the two. Then, Li Yu'an enthusiastically invited: "Xuan'er, do you want to go to the National Academy to play with your brother?"

Li Yixuan's big round eyes looked at the three people in front of him one by one, and his gaze stayed in front of Xiao Mingqi for a moment. Finally, he shook his head and answered obediently: "Daddy asked me to wait here for him to come back."

Li Yu'an nodded his head in agreement, and then continued to remind him: "Then you must listen to Fei Zhou's words! Do you understand?"

Li Yixuan nodded obediently, then stood up and walked towards the National Academy. However, Li Yixuan's eyes followed Xiao Mingqi all the time, as if he had a unique attraction. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she trotted towards Xiao Mingqi and held the corner of his clothes tightly.

"Brother, this flower is for you!" Li Yixuan raised her cute little face and handed the flower in her hand to Xiao Mingqi.

Xiao Mingqi raised his head and his eyes met Li Yu'an's. Li Yu'an narrowed his eyes slightly and said helplessly, "Take it, otherwise she will definitely pester me when she gets home."

Xiao Mingqi took the flowers with a smile and said softly, "Thank you, Xuan'er." His voice was gentle and low, which made people feel good about him.

Li Yixuan's eyes followed Xiao Mingqi closely, revealing a hint of curiosity and desire. At this time, Li Ziyan happened to return from court, and he saw Li Yixuan looking intently in a certain direction. So he walked closer, squatted down, and asked softly: "What is Xuan'er looking at?"

Li Yixuan heard the voice and turned to look at Li Ziyan. A smile spread across her innocent face. She replied in a baby voice, "I'm looking at my brother."

Li Ziyan couldn't help but feel tender when he heard this. He stroked Li Yixuan's hair and said gently, "Oh, so Xuan'er misses her brother. But her brother has to go to listen to the national teacher's lecture today. After school in the afternoon, her brother will go home to play with Xuan'er."

However, Li Yixuan shook her head, stretched out her little hand to grab the corner of Li Ziyan's clothes, pointed to the front and said, "No, it's the brother in blue clothes."

Li Ziyan looked in the direction of his daughter's finger and noticed that Li Yixuan was talking about Xiao Mingqi. As a father, he knew something was wrong.

Then, Li Yixuan opened his arms to Li Ziyan again and begged in a tender voice, "Daddy, hold me."

Li Ziyan smiled and hugged Li Yixuan into his arms, and then they looked towards Xiao Mingqi's back together...

Li Ziyan gently held Li Yixuan in his arms, then turned his gaze to the exquisite flying boat and asked softly, "Are Xuan'er and Xiao Mingqi familiar with each other?"

Fei Zhou replied respectfully: "In reply to your Excellency's words, the young lady just met His Majesty for the first time today, but she seems to have a good impression of His Majesty. She even generously gave His Majesty her favorite pear blossom cake to taste."

Hearing this, Li Ziyan couldn't help but feel a strange emotion in his heart, as if the cabbage he had carefully taken care of was eaten by someone else's pig. At this moment, Xiao Xuantang happened to walk over and said with a smile on his face: "Xiao Xuan'er, come here and let me hug you."

However, Li Ziyan glared at Xiao Xuantang fiercely, and this sudden action shocked Xiao Xuantang. Li Ziyan continued, "Your Majesty, Jun Ning is not at home today, and I really cannot drink. Please forgive me for leaving first." After that, he turned around and left without any intention of lingering.

After Li Ziyan walked away, Xiao Xuantang looked at Feizhou in confusion and asked, "What's going on with him?"

Fei Zhou quickly told Xiao Xuantang everything that had happened. After listening, Xiao Xuantang couldn't help laughing: "It's really unexpected! I never thought that the prime minister of a country not only loves his wife deeply, but is also a complete daughter slave."

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The next day, Zhao Junning came back. Li Ziyan rushed over and hugged Zhao Junning, "My dear, you are finally back."

Zhao Junning said: "It's only been a day since we last met. Jiaozhi's waterways are now well developed. I said I would be back soon."

Li Ziyan said: "Then I miss you too."

At that time, Li Yu'an's voice came, "Dad, I'm back."

Following the voice, Li Yu'an, Xiao Mingqi, and Xiao Jingheng walked into the mansion. Li Yixuan happened to be playing in the yard. When he saw Xiao Mingqi, his eyes lit up and he ran over, "Brother, hold me."

Li Yu'an just stretched out his hand, and Li Yixuan walked towards Xiao Mingqi, "Hold me, His Majesty the Seventh Prince." Li Yixuan had a good memory. He remembered that Xiao Mingqi was the Seventh Prince just by listening to Li Ziyan and Feizhou talking about it yesterday.

Li Ziyan was watching and saw this scene. Xiao Mingqi looked at Li Yu'an and Li Ziyan, Zhao Junning was laughing on the side, Xiao Jingheng was laughing secretly, and Li Ziyan gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, Xuan'er asked you to hold her."

Xiao Mingqi picked up Li Yixuan, and Li Yu'an watched this scene. Li Yixuan used to let him hold him, now it was over, his good friend was going to become his brother-in-law.

In the lobby, Xiao Mingqi handed Li Yixuan to Fuling and said, "I don't understand some lessons today, so I came to ask the Prime Minister for advice."

Li Ziyan was still thinking about the scene where his daughter stretched out her hand for Xiao Mingqi to hold her. Zhao Junning stepped on Li Ziyan's foot, and Li Ziyan came back to his senses, "Your Highness, please take out the topic."