Xuan Heng said solemnly, "I won't."

Lan Ning is different from all the female orcs he has met. She is obedient and tough, gentle and considerate. She is not proud of her unique identity. When faced with difficulties, she always blames herself for not being strong enough. This always makes people feel soft-hearted and help her unconsciously, thus protecting that rare purity.

Xuan Heng felt very relaxed when he was with Lan Ning. Her cat-like body was adorable, and her voice was soft and pleasant. What was more important was that he had been nurturing and caring for her until she became better. When all the scars on that beautiful face were gone, he would be the first one to see her, and the focus in those eyes would belong only to him.

He gave Lan Ning his most precious thing, which meant that he would stay with Lan Ning forever. He would not let Lan Ning's purity be tainted by any filth. Whether it was killing or scheming, he would arrange it for Lan Ning.

[Xuan Heng's favorability +3, total favorability: 53. ]

Lan Ning, who was studying, suddenly had a prompt pop-up in her mind. She discovered that ever since Xuan Heng's favorability rating exceeded fifty, it had been fluctuating.

It happened last night. After having dinner with her, Xuan Heng went back to his courtyard to rest. She didn't know what happened to Xuan Heng. The prompt box in her mind never stopped ringing all night. She was so annoyed that she asked Perfect Xiaoliu to mute it. This morning she found that the ups and downs continued until the second half of the night.

The result is still stable at 50.

Lan Ning couldn't figure out Xuan Heng's thoughts. She had originally planned to go see Xuan Heng after studying today, but when it was time for lunch, Xuan Heng and Bian Zhao appeared together at the door of Narcissus Pavilion. She keenly discovered that the aura of mutual dislike between the two had diminished a lot.

Could it be that the three points of increase in favorability were helped by her father?

When Bian Zhao entered the room, he saw Lan Ning standing outside in thin clothes. He quickly took the cloak from the puppet maid and wrapped Lan Ning up. He said with concern, "It's windy today. Why are you standing outside when you're not feeling well?"

Now that the weather is getting colder, Lan Ning's inner elixir has been damaged and he cannot catch a cold, so he brought some warm clothes and some nourishing medicines this time.

"I heard from the puppet maid that you have arrived, so I'm waiting for you here." Lan Ning looked sincere. She had just come out and had been standing at the door for less than three minutes. Seeing Bian Zhao's face full of pity, she took the opportunity to hand him the sachet in her hand.

Bian Zhao held the sachet with a puzzled look on his face, "What is this?"

The style of this little fish looked very familiar. Bian Zhao remembered that Xuan Heng had such a thing on his waist. That man was always dressed in black, and the most expensive thing on his body was the golden crown on his head. It was rare to see him wearing jewelry. He thought that Xuan Heng dressed up deliberately to get close to his daughter!

Now seeing the small fish of similar style in his hand, Bian Zhao instantly understood that it was most likely also a gift from Lan Ning.

Bian Zhao felt a little jealous in his heart. After all, he was Lan Ning's biological father. Although he was not as familiar with her as Xuan Heng, there was still a blood relationship between them. How could he put himself behind Xuan Heng?

Lan Ning didn't know what Bian Zhao was thinking. She clutched her cloak nervously, lowered her head and whispered, "I made this myself. I put some herbs in it to repel insects. I don't have anything expensive, so I hope you won't dislike it."

What? Lan Ning made this himself?

"Why would I dislike it?" Bian Zhao happily put it on his waist immediately. He couldn't cherish the sachet made by his precious daughter enough!

Lan Ning smiled and said, "I have made some for other fathers. Can you bring them to the palace and give them to them?"

"Of course." They had been together for so many days, and this was the first time that Lan Ning took the initiative to give him a gift and asked him to do something for him. Why would he refuse?

This was the happiest meal that Bian Zhao had ever had. After the meal, he chatted and practiced calligraphy with Lan Ning until it was getting dark. Then he reluctantly returned to the palace. He also did not forget what Lan Ning had asked him to do, and could not wait to visit other nobles’ palaces.

After a busy period, Lan Ning received another pop-up window informing him of his improved favorability.

[Important NPC impression +5, total impression: 45. ]

After some probing, Lan Ning finally understood that the favorability of this important NPC was the average of the total favorability of the fathers. It turned out that it was not enough to just give gifts, he had to find a way to make himself familiar to them.

She never had the chance to realize this idea until the Fuji Banquet.

Furou's pregnancy was praised by court officials as a hope for prosperity. In order to hold this grand wedding banquet, everyone in the court and the country was very busy. Bian Zhao hadn't come to the Regent's Palace to visit Lan Ning for two days.

Xuan Heng also goes out early and comes back late.

On a late autumn night, the Regent's Palace was silent. Lan Ning, wrapped in a thick cloak, stood under the corridor of the garden, gazing at the moon. The cat ears between her black hair moved slightly. She turned around in surprise and looked towards the entrance of the corridor. Xuan Heng strode towards her. He was wearing a black robe, and only the colorful fish on his waist was particularly eye-catching.

"It's cold outside, why don't you come in and wait?" Xuan Heng walked quickly to Lan Ning. He had a frosty and cold aura mixed with a hint of bamboo scent, which was extremely clear. However, his tone was extremely gentle. He reached out and wrapped Lan Ning's cloak tighter.

Lan Ning blinked her eyes. She stared at Xuan Heng's overly handsome face in the moonlight. "I always feel stuffy in the room. I want to get some fresh air outside."

Xuan Heng guessed that it was probably because these days were too boring. His expression softened, "We are almost done with our work. How about I take you to the market in two days?"

Can you go out?

Lan Ning's eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly, "Okay!"

Seeing her full of energy, Xuan Heng felt that he was less tired. He held Lan Ning's hand and walked into the house, not forgetting to ask her what she had learned today.

That's a lot.

Lan Ning had never concealed her talent for learning. She also had many side quests in this area. She worked hard to complete them when no one was disturbing her. Now, she only owed the system more than 60,000 points, and the progress of the hidden side quest was more than one-tenth.

Of course, she couldn't tell Xuan Heng about these things. She only told him that she was learning accounting from the butler, and the progress of the lessons taught by her master recently.

"Very good." Xuan Heng was never stingy with his praise for Lan Ning. He knew why Lan Ning worked so hard. Seeing the miserable little princess grow up step by step, he was quite pleased.

Lan Ning sat beside him. She blushed because of the praise, her pair of jewel eyes sparkled, and her obedience made Xuan Heng feel itchy. He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub the cat ears that felt so good to his hands.

"Lan Ning." Xuan Heng seldom called Lan Ning like this. He felt it was too distant and he wanted to be more intimate. In fact, at this moment he really wanted to hug Lan Ning in his arms. He thought so and did so.

Lan Ning was still immersed in Xuan Heng's touch. Before she could react, she found herself sitting on Xuan Heng's lap.

She looked up at Xuan Heng blankly, not quite understanding how things had progressed so quickly. The most intimate interaction between them was just holding hands, so how come she was in Xuan Heng's arms in the blink of an eye?

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Xuan Heng liked her confused little look the most, it was so cute.

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