A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

As night deepened, the boat gradually approached the shore, and everyone disembarked...

Lou Xiaobao had been playing all night and was fast asleep in Xin Moyan's arms. She gently patted the little guy's shoulder to coax him to sleep more soundly.

Seeing this, Lou Shenghan quickly stepped forward, carefully took the child from his arms, and nodded gratefully to Xin Moyan. It was rare that the little one didn't need him to coax him tonight and slept so soundly.

"Well, Brother Ling, Princess, I'll take Xiao Bao back to the manor first!"

He lowered his voice to a whisper, afraid of waking his son at any moment. He also lost his usual aloofness, and his expression softened as he coaxed the child, making him look like a father.

Unlike his previous coldness, Xin Moling was unusual this time. As the night grew cool, he asked Cailian to fetch a small blanket from the carriage and gently cover Lou Xiaobao with it.

"Lou Xiaobao looks quite cute, but he doesn't speak very well. Yan'er could already recite poems when she was three years old."

Watching the father and son walk further and further away, Xin Moling said these words indifferently, not noticing Xin Moyan's expression at all.

Reciting poetry at three years old? So, if the original owner hadn't been so obsessed with romance, she must have been quite outstanding, at least a talented woman. When I was three, all I could do was play with Barbie dolls!

"What are you thinking about, Yan'er? Did you have a good time tonight?"

Turning around, Xin Moyan smiled brightly at her brother and said, "I'm so happy! Brother, I also met Xiaobao tonight, he's really cute!"

"Well, that's true."

"Yan Yan, are you going home?"

Hua Buyu walked up to the two of them, pouting and looking somewhat unhappy.

"Yes! Buyu, where do you live? My brother and I will take you home first!"

She held Hua Buyu's hand. Come to think of it, Buyu was her first friend in this world, and she also found Buyu to be very interesting!

Hua Buyu shook her arm, pouted, and said in a wronged tone, "Yan Yan, can I stay at your house?"

"No! Hua Buyu, bringing Yan'er out to find you tonight is already an exception. From now on, please do not contact Yan'er again. From now on, you two should go your separate ways."

Hua Buyu flew into a rage upon hearing this, put her hands on her hips, and retorted loudly, "Xin Moling, you're really going too far! We've met twice, and spent so much time together tonight, and you're telling me to break up with Yan Yan? What gives you the right to make decisions for Yan Yan?"

“I am Yan’er’s brother. Yan’er is well-behaved and kind, and she should naturally make friends with those who share the same aspirations. Someone as vulgar and rude as you is really not suitable to associate with Yan’er.”

"Damn it! You even insulted me verbally, Yan Yan! Look at your brother, bullying me like this right in front of you! If you weren't here, he might have killed me with a single sword strike! Waaaaah~"

Hua Buyu nestled on her shoulder, feigning distress and sobbing, which infuriated Xin Moling. She had always been good at self-control, but she never expected to encounter such a despicable person.

Xin Moyan was also at her wits' end. She thought Buyu was quite nice! Why did her brother dislike her so much? And didn't Buyu like her brother? Why did she keep making him angry?

"Don't cry, don't cry!"

"Yan Yan, does that mean you're not going to be friends with me anymore?"

"I never said that."

She slowly raised her head, grabbed Xin Moyan's arm, proudly raised her chin, and said to Xin Moling, "Did you hear that? Yan Yan didn't say she wouldn't be friends with me. We'll be best friends from now on, and no one, including you, can separate us."

Xin Moyan was both amused and exasperated by this, but she really liked Buyu's personality and considered Buyu a good friend!

Looking at Hua Buyu's smug face, Xin Moling felt an urge to hit a woman for the first time in her life.

"No matter what, I will not let you stay at my residence. You shall go back to wherever you live."

"Hmph! You can beg me all you want, I don't care!"

Hua Buyu originally wanted to go home with Xin Moyan, but she accidentally caught a glimpse of her boss's signal and had to give up.

Xin Moling stepped forward, took her younger sister's wrist, and said gently, "Yan'er, let's go back to the manor then!"

"Hmm, Buyu, how about we take you home first?"

"No need, Yunxiang Tower isn't in the same direction as the General's Mansion. I'll go now! Yan Yan, I'll come visit you again in a couple of days!"

Xin Moyan nodded happily, waved to her, and watched Hua Buyu leave.

"Yan'er, do you enjoy being around this shrew?"

Xin Moyan's lips twitched suddenly. It was the first time she had heard her brother describe someone so 'seriously,' and that person was a woman.

“Brother, I think Buyu is great, and she cares about me a lot.”

“But she’s too rude. I’m afraid she’ll lead you astray. Besides, I haven’t even investigated her background yet!”

“Brother, but I feel very close to Buyu, as close as you are to me.”

Xin Moling was stunned for a moment, then looked hurt and said dejectedly, "Yan'er, you actually think that someone you've only met twice is as close to your brother of eighteen years?"

"Brother, that's not what I meant!"

She quickly took Xin Moling's hand, smiled ingratiatingly, and walked towards the carriage while explaining, "Brother, in the past years, I have lost my memory and have no close friends. Now that I have met Buyu, she truly treats me as a friend and cares about me so much. I also want to be good friends with her. I have always felt that Buyu would not harm me. Brother, please let me be friends with Buyu!"

Xin Moling remained silent for a long time until she boarded the carriage, then slowly said, "Let's make this clear first: you are not allowed to do anything bad with Hua Buyu, nor are you allowed to imitate her crazy behavior. If you encounter anything outside, you should explain it to your brother first..."

"Mmm! Thank you, brother! You're the best!"

Reaching out, Xin Moling tapped her on the head and said with some dissatisfaction, "Yan'er, you thanked your brother again?"

The carriage slowly made its way towards the General's Mansion, and the conversation between the brother and sister gradually faded away into the street...

"Hehe~ Brother, do you know what? Xiao Bao is so good. He kept giving me snacks just now!"

"Yes, he brought Xiao Bao to the palace for a small gathering three years ago. I saw him once then, and he was indeed very cute. Later, I was often away leading troops. If Yan'er hadn't met him tonight, I wouldn't have recognized Lou Xiao Bao's identity based on his current appearance."

"Prime Minister Lou seems to dote on Xiao Bao, so why doesn't Xiao Bao have a mother?"

"Xiao Bao was born to Lou Shenghan's concubine. He had a difficult childbirth and only Xiao Bao survived. Lou Shenghan has been raising him by himself ever since."

"Then why doesn't he find a mother for Xiaobao?"

"Lou Shenghan is skilled in political maneuvering and suspicious by nature. He is not one to marry easily, let alone find a mother for Xiaobao..."