New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

In the following days, Xiao Zhihang cherished the time he spent with his wife and daughter more and more.

The emperor also knew that Xiao Zhihang might choose to leave soon, so he agreed to let Xiao Yanzi and Ziwei live outside the palace for ten days to half a month to spend more time with Xiao Zhihang and his wife.

Just like that, Xiaoyanzi returned to her life of being pampered by her parents and brother. She was treated attentively every day, which made her feel that her current life was very good.

However, half a month after the family was happily reunited, Xiao Zhihang and Xiao Feng resolutely decided to leave their family and go to the world to find those Japanese pirates.

As for what methods they used, only Xiao Zhihang and his son and the emperor knew.

The world does not know that a high-ranking noble is quietly heading to Jianghu, and the Japanese pirates do not know that their good days are about to end...

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was August. August 2nd was Ziwei's birthday.

Xiaoyanzi started preparing a birthday gift for Ziwei early on. Perhaps because birthday gifts were carefully prepared for her every year, Ziwei did not look forward to surprises on her birthday as much as she did in her previous life.

But when she saw the gifts that her relatives and friends had prepared carefully, she still felt surprised and happy.

On the birthday, Hongli held a grand banquet in the palace to celebrate the princess' birthday and also prepared sumptuous gifts for her.

The Queen, Concubine Ling and Xia Yuhe also carefully prepared gifts, but the gifts from the elders were mostly clothes and jewelry, which Ziwei could basically guess.

However, the gift Xiaoyanzi prepared for her was quite unexpected.

Because Xiaoyanzi prepared a gift for her that she had made herself, a wooden sculpture of Ziwei when she was three years old.

This was what she learned from her master Li Xiangyi in the Valley of Divine Doctors. By chance, she saw her master carving the image of her senior brother Fang Duobing, which was about to be completed. Seeing the master's fingers carving carefully and watching the familiar portrait gradually appear, Xiaoyanzi was shocked.

When she saw her senior brother's face full of surprise after receiving the wood carving and even went to show off to her uncle Di Feisheng, and then her uncle also asked the master to make one for him with a proud look on his face, and the master agreed reluctantly, she felt that this was a great gift.

So during this time since she came back, she always found time to prepare a birthday present for Ziwei. However, since the two of them were always inseparable, she wanted to give Ziwei a surprise, so she spent more than three months preparing this gift.

Back to the topic, when Ziwei received this wood carving, tears welled up in her eyes. This was her appearance when she was three years old, and also her appearance when she and Xiaoyanzi first met.

In the blink of an eye, in this life, they have known each other for more than three years, and they have experienced many happy and sweet things. She didn't expect that she still remembered what the scene was like when they first met.

Just thinking about it, she couldn't help laughing again. Xiaoyanzi could remember their first meeting, and she remembered it clearly. She remembered not only this first meeting, but also the day when they met by fate in their previous life.

"Ziwei, happy birthday. I once said that as long as I am around, I will celebrate every birthday for you. Unfortunately, I broke my promise for two years, which resulted in me not being around for your birthdays in the past few years. I'm very sorry. I will try not to break my promise in the future."

In Chengqian Palace, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei were sitting on the bed. She leaned on Ziwei's shoulder and spoke with guilt.

Ziwei was holding the lifelike wooden sculpture of a little girl in her hand. Her eyes were slightly red and tears fell like beads from a broken string, but a gentle smile was always on her lips.

Hearing this, she just gently touched her little head with her left hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I won't blame you. I know you are not destined to be a bird in a cage. When you have the ability, you will never be willing to be trapped in the palace and become a swallow controlled by others. So, fly with confidence, little swallow, flap your wings and soar, and go find the world that belongs to you.

I will always be there to support you and accompany you silently. I will be like the crape myrtle, waiting for you to come back and guarding you silently. You don't have to worry that I will leave, or that I will be angry because you never come back, because you are my best friend. "

In fact, ever since Xiaoyanzi had her adventure, Ziwei knew that Xiaoyanzi was not the kind of person who would live in seclusion in a corner. She was even less willing to be trapped in the palace and be a bird in a cage, so she supported her in all her choices. She also knew that Xiaoyanzi's promise to her might not be fulfilled, because when she grew up, she was destined to leave the palace and leave her side.

After all, Xiaoyanzi has her own path to follow, and Ziwei also has her own path to follow.

Xiaoyanzi already felt guilty that she had not fully followed through on what she had said before. When she heard Ziwei's words, she sensed the hidden meaning behind them and felt a little sad. She did not say anything, but just hugged her thin waist and buried her little face in her arms.

After a while, Xiaoyanzi couldn't help but grumble, "Ziwei, why are you so nice? You always understand me very well and know what path I will choose in the future. How can I find a husband in the future if you are like this? If you were a boy, I would want to marry you and spend my whole life with you."

Ziwei looked at her with amusement, carefully placed the wooden sculpture in her hand on the bedside, then put her arm around her shoulders, hugged her in her arms, and said with a smile, "You, what are you thinking about?

My birthday is over, and we are going to start preparing birthday gifts for the Emperor. Do you have any ideas?"

When talking about the Emperor's birthday, the two looked at each other, and a hint of nostalgia flashed in their eyes at the same time.

In their previous lives, they held a grand men's and women's Cuju competition in the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and then prepared a red silk surprise for the emperor, which not only made the emperor convinced, but also quite surprised.

Now they are still so young, and all plans and surprises are very difficult. After all, they are still children and cannot play Cuju, let alone a men's and women's Cuju competition.

"Well, we are still too young, and many of our plans cannot be implemented. There is nothing I can do about it.

As for other gifts for the Emperor, I'll think about it."

The two looked at each other, then smiled helplessly. Xiaoyanzi scratched her head and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she had to spread her hands and said that she hadn't thought about it yet.

As the night deepened, the two washed up and lay on the bed, continuing to think about the surprise gift for the emperor.

They thought about it until the second half of the night before they finally decided on a plan. However, before they had time to write it down, they were so sleepy that they fell into a deep sleep.

After a good night's sleep, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei were called to go to class the next morning with sleepy faces. The moment their eyes met, they were still dazed, because they had forgotten the surprise plan they had finally thought of last night after a good night's sleep.

"It's so crazy. We thought about this for a long time last night."

Xiaoyanzi scratched her head, looking anxious.

Ziwei looked at her like this and frowned. Yes, they had thought about it for a long time last night, so why can't they remember it now? How strange.

"Oh, I remembered!"

Xiaoyanzi grabbed a handful of her hair, and it was almost gone. Finally, she remembered something and couldn't help but screaming. The maid Hongdou, who was dressing her up, was so scared that her hands trembled and she directly drew a super thick s-shaped eyebrow for her...