The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

Because of Xiao Lanxing, Pei Qingzhu has recently had similar feelings of envy on many occasions.

Xuan Yuanjing met Pei Qingzhu's gaze, which seemed both teasing and envious, and couldn't help but smile. He coughed lightly and said, "Isn't your little girl well-behaved and obedient? Is she feeling better today?"

Pei Qingzhu: "I'm much better now, my fever has gone down. I should be having a meal with my wife right now."

Pei Qingzhu only felt comfortable coming to Xuan Yuanjing's place because his wife and daughter were doing well.

Otherwise, even if Xuan Yuanjing's affairs were also important, Pei Qingzhu might not have had the time or energy to come over; she would definitely have stayed by their side.

“Perfect timing. I don’t think I have anything to do this afternoon. I’ll go back to my wife and daughters soon,” Pei Qingzhu asked tentatively.

Xuanyuan Jing: "Go."

Pei Qingzhu smiled and cupped her hands in thanks: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Xuanyuan Jing also laughed: "Perhaps you should thank Xingxing. If it weren't for the commotion at yesterday's palace banquet, I can't guarantee that these past two days would have been peaceful."

Pei Qingzhu shrugged: "I guess that person in the palace will be very troubled during this period."

——————————————————————————————

Xiao Lanxing's pigs were handed over to the servants to take care of, and the repeating crossbows she had made were also arranged by Xuan Yuanjing. Even the rolling lanterns she made were carefully and properly stored away by Xuan Yuanjing, waiting to be taken out to celebrate the festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The little girl has started making perfume balm again.

This time it was prepared for Xuan Yuan Lan Jia, whom he had just met. The materials were a little different from those he had made before. When Xuan Yuan Jing heard this, he was a little jealous: "Father thought this was prepared for Father."

Xiao Lanxing, holding the pestle and mortar, tilted her head upon hearing this: "Daddy's used up?"

Xuanyuan Jing shook his head: "Not yet, there are still some left."

Xiao Lanxing thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll make one for Father too."

Xuanyuan Jing glanced at the medicinal herbs beside the little girl, then at the freshly picked plum blossoms to her right, and shook his head with a smile: "No need, Father was just joking with you."

"By the way, Father, I just heard that you had some thin wooden boards made. Is that what you're planning to do now?"

This was prepared by Nuandong before Xiaolanxing had someone find the medicinal herbs.

"Xiangxiang is for my sister, and the new gift is for my nephew," Xiao Lanxing said.

Xuanyuan Jing: "Huo Wubing?"

Xiao Lanxing nodded.

Xuanyuan Jing was now quite curious: "What are you going to prepare for him? Something made of wood?"

Could it be some kind of lethal weapon?

Xiao Lanxing: "Model".

Xuan Yuanjing asked in confusion, "A model?"

Xiao Lanxing nodded: "The little boy likes models."

As she spoke, Xiao Lanxing flashed a big smile: "I'm an elder, so I should give you a gift. The model is so cool!"

Xuanyuan Jing wasn't sure what the little girl meant by "model," and asked curiously, "Oh, is there one for Daddy?"

Xiao Lanxing genuinely liked Xuan Yuan Lanjia and Huo Wubing, so even though she had only met them once at a palace banquet, she still thought about them after returning home and took the initiative to prepare a gift for their meeting.

Just like how she would occasionally want to make something for Xuanyuan Jing.

She prepared a skin-nourishing balm for Xuanyuan Lanjia, and a wooden model of a boat for Huo Wubing. Once she had decided on the plan, the incredibly proactive girl immediately got to work.

Upon hearing Xuan Yuanjing's question, the little girl nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"

Although she initially didn't intend to make a copy of the incense for her older sister for Xuanyuan Jing, she still wanted to make a copy of the model for him as well, and the plan was to make a large ship for him.

After all, her father is the most important person. What others have, her father should have too! And what others don't have, she should give her father as well!

She's the most filial!

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanjing's eyes showed a hint of surprise, then he smiled and said, "There really is?"

Xiao Lanxing nodded: "Little nephew is a little boy; father is a big boy."

So, you can have them all!

Upon hearing her explanation, Xuan Yuanjing couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling a pang of tenderness in his heart.

The man reached out and pulled the little girl, who was holding a handful of herbs, into his arms, giving her a big kiss on her chubby cheek: "You're such a good baby, Daddy!"

The little girl didn't mind him at all. She threw away the dried-out herbs in her hand, touched the man's face with her two little hands, and gave him a big kiss: "My good daddy!"

After saying that, Xiao Lanxing started giggling to herself, looking very happy.

Xuanyuan Jing also had a big smile on his face, looking like a silly father. You could hardly tell that he was once a decisive and ruthless soldier on the battlefield.

——————————————————————————————

The father and daughter were getting along well, but the atmosphere in the palace was very tense.

After the grand court assembly ended, Xuan Yuanlin still had a slight smile on his face as he entered the Taiji Palace, but his expression turned cold. "How's the investigation going?"

Wang Tai was sweating profusely and stood silently in the corner. Only Xu Kang stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the matter of the poisoning of the eldest son of the Prince of Ping has been basically investigated, and all relevant persons have been arrested and brought to justice. We await Your Majesty's instructions."

Xuanyuan Lin strode into the hall, his face grim: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Then, Xuan Yuanlin heard a story about how the legal mother and the concubines conspired to murder the eldest son of a concubine under the guise of a palace banquet.

The wife of Prince Ping was dissatisfied with the fact that Prince Ping's eldest son, Xuan Yuanhua, was being favored and thus squeezing out the resources for Prince Ping's legitimate son. She had long harbored resentment and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Just then, Prince Ping wanted to use the New Year's Eve palace banquet to arrange a good marriage for his illegitimate son, so that the son could pursue an official career in the future. He even wanted to make use of the connections and resources of the principal wife. Wouldn't that just hit a nerve?

So the principal wife used her connections with the concubines to poison Xuanyuan Hua, and even timed the timing of her illegitimate son's sudden death.

Given Prince Ping's personality, with a little guidance, he would most likely not dare to go to the palace to question Xuan Yuanlin, and might even think that this was Xuan Yuanlin's way of giving him a warning.

This naturally involves an old grudge between Xuanyuan Lin and Prince Ping.

Xuanyuan Lin was so angry he laughed: "They're planning to use me as a pretext!"

After Xu Kang finished explaining the whole story, he stood there with his head bowed, remaining silent.

Xuan Yuanlin's anger intensified. He had just sat down, but now he suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room. He stared at the mountain of unread memorials on the table, wanting to smash something to vent his anger, but he didn't know what to smash, and his anger grew stronger.

He glanced around, but ultimately just picked up the tea that had been prepared and smashed it on the ground, at least venting some of his anger. "Where is Princess Ping now?"

Xu Kang: "After receiving news from the palace last night, the Princess Consort went to the Lin residence overnight and has not left since returning home."

Xuan Yuanlin sneered: "The Lin family, ha, the Lin family..."

He grabbed a pen holder from the side and threw it away, "That good-for-nothing has found a good wife!"

The Lin family, like that bastard, is a major threat to his heart that he wants to take but cannot shake!