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

"Daddy, who bullied you?" The little girl sat on the chair, tilted her head up and looked at Xuan Yuanjing as he straightened his clothes, raising her little fist as she asked.

Xuanyuan Jing glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, feeling as if the girl would immediately go and avenge him if he mentioned her name.

Although he knew in his heart that the little girl couldn't really stand up for him, he had to admit that Xiao Lanxing's attitude did relieve a lot of the emotions that had been pent up in Xuan Yuanjing's heart for a long time.

However, no matter what, Xuanyuan Jing would never rely on a baby.

He wasn't such a cowardly person.

Xuanyuan Jing straightened his clothes, sat down next to the little girl, but did not look at her. Instead, he looked out the window and said calmly, "No one bullied me."

Xiao Lanxing clearly didn't believe it. "Daddy, I'm sad."

Xuanyuan Jing: "No one really bullies me. I'm very powerful. Unless I do it willingly, no one can bully me."

Before the little girl could speak, Xuan Yuanjing gently pressed her head down, and after a few breaths he said, word by word, "I just don't have any family anymore, that's all."

His voice was steady and his tone was calm, but for some reason it gave people a feeling of great difficulty.

The girl, who had quieted down because of Xuan Yuanjing's touch, suddenly raised her head, pulling the man's emotions back to normal.

Xuanyuan Jing: "How..."

Xiao Lanxing's eyes widened in disbelief: "Aren't I Daddy's family?!"

Look, the little guy was so shocked that he said a long sentence!

Xuanyuan Jing was also visibly taken aback.

As a result, because he didn't give a definite answer immediately, Xuanyuan Jing watched helplessly as the little girl's eyes quickly reddened, and her clear eyes instantly became watery!

Xuanyuan Jing: "Wait, no, I didn't, I didn't say that... Ah, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry..."

Even Xuanyuan Jing didn't expect things to develop in this direction. He was momentarily stunned and frantically tried to reach out to wipe away the little girl's tears, but then hesitated and stopped.

My brain, already crammed with negative emotions, was now completely filled with "what to do, what to do," and I didn't have the energy to think about Xuan Yuanlin's affairs for the time being.

It's no wonder that Xuan Yuanjing was so panicked, because the little girl had always been very well-behaved and obedient since she came to Prince Jing's mansion, and had never cried!

Not even once!

Now, when the little girl cries, she does so quietly, without making a fuss. She just looks at you with her eyes full of tears and grievances. Who wouldn't panic in that situation?

Tears streamed down her face, yet she remained sitting there obediently, her maturity making it all the more heartbreaking.

What's more, at this moment, Xiao Lanxing said in a pitiful voice, "Daddy, don't you want me anymore?"

With just one sentence, Xuan Yuanjing was completely exposed.

He didn't care about anything else, reached out and hugged the child, and said in a gentle voice he had never used before, "No, no, that's not what I meant. I... I misspoke before. What I meant was... uh, I meant that you are my only family."

At the same time, Xuanyuan Jing was thinking the same thing: "Ah, if that's the case, then she is my daughter, whether she was before or not, she will be in the future."

Whatever the intentions of the person who sent this little girl to his side, from this day forward, she is his daughter, now and forever.

Xuanyuan Lanxing, that's a very nice name!

Upon hearing Xuan Yuanjing's words, Xiao Lanxing grabbed his clothes and tilted her head back, trying to see his expression. "Is...is that so?"

Xuanyuan Jing patted the little girl's back, coaxing and persuading her, "Yes, I misspoke before and made you misunderstand. It was my fault."

As for the shocked thoughts of the surrounding guards, Xuan Yuanjing manually blocked them out.

Xuanyuan Jing: "Sweetie, don't cry, okay?"

The little girl is so beautiful, like a little moon that fell from the sky. Although she looks beautiful when she cries, she is definitely cutest when she smiles.

As for the fact that the little girl wrinkled the clothes he had just changed into, Xuan Yuanjing didn't care at all.

Little Lanxing blinked, her eyes and nose red, looking pitiful no matter how you looked at her: "Daddy, we are a family."

Xuanyuan Jing couldn't quite understand what the little girl meant, but he still nodded: "Yes, we are family."

The little girl's tears had stopped. She stared at him for a long while before giving him a bright smile: "Yes, Daddy, Lanxing, we're family!"

Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Jing couldn't help but smile, though he was completely unaware of it.

He simply nodded, fully agreeing with the statement.

Regardless of whether it was true before, it will always be the same in the future.

At this moment, Xuan Yuanjing began to think about how to complete Lan Xing's identity.

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When Chen Li reappeared in front of the father and daughter, he hadn't said anything yet, but he had already noticed the change between the two.

It was hard not to notice; as soon as he entered the room, he saw Xuanyuan Jing holding Xiao Lanxing and sitting on the carpet playing with toys, something that had never happened before.

Chen Li: "..."

Chen Li thought to himself, "Has His Highness completely accepted this young girl? Could it be that His Highness has finally found out her background?"

Chen Li couldn't think of any other possibilities.

Chen Li simply couldn't believe that Xuan Yuanjing would acknowledge Xiao Lanxing as his daughter without first ascertaining her identity, background, and bloodline.

Xuanyuan Jing is not that kind of carefree person.

Xuan Yuanjing, who had overheard Chen Li's thoughts, merely glanced at him as he entered before turning back to continue playing with the little girl's blocks, asking, "Back to the palace?"

Chen Li: "Yes, I stayed at the Kang Prince's residence for less than 15 minutes, then went to Minister Zhu's residence, and then returned to the palace."

Xuan Yuanjing gave a silent, cold laugh, his tone remaining calm as he spoke, so the young girl didn't notice anything amiss: "Quite busy on a rainy day."

Before this, Chen Li had briefly told Xuan Yuanjing about the changes in officials in the court over the past two years, so Xuan Yuanjing knew who Minister Zhu was.

Zhu Chengming is currently the Minister of Revenue and a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) during the reign of the late emperor.

Zhu Chengming's own identity doesn't seem particularly noteworthy, but in Xuan Yuanjing's eyes, his other identity is quite remarkable.

Xuanyuan Jing was the elder brother of Zhu Chenglin, a former deputy general, and the two brothers were known to be enemies.

During the years when Xuanyuan Jing was active on the battlefield, Zhu Chengming's career path was almost predictable because of Zhu Chenglin.

Xuanyuan Jing: "What happened to Zhu Chenglin?"