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

March 2nd.

Xuanyuan Lanxing's birthday.

On this day, the palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the area outside the palace was also filled with joy and celebration because of Xuanyuan Jing's arrangements a day in advance.

These past few days, Xiao Lanxing has been busy solving problems for her father, so she hasn't been paying much attention to her own birthday. When she woke up this morning, she thought it would be the same as usual, but unexpectedly, as soon as she got out of bed, she was held down by Nuandong and Lady Su.

Xiao Lanxing: "Huh?"

Warm Winter smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten because you've been so busy? Today is your birthday, and His Majesty has prepared a birthday banquet for you. You should dress up nicely today."

Lady Su remained calm, but a rare hint of a smile appeared in her eyes. "Your Highness, your attire is ready."

Morning exercise?

Today is a big day, there's an investiture ceremony to be held. After washing up and changing, we'll head to the front hall for the ceremony. We can put our morning exercise on hold for now!

Little girl: "Oh, but I haven't..."

The mild winter: "His Majesty is still waiting for you."

The system was also subtly helping out: "[Today is your birthday, your first time celebrating it in the palace. Xuan Yuanjing and the others have definitely prepared a surprise for you. Let's reschedule your martial arts practice.]"

Xiao Lanxing thought about it and felt that what the system said made a lot of sense, so she stopped thinking about changing into short-sleeved clothes to practice martial arts and obediently nodded: "Okay then."

Nuandong and Lady Su exchanged a glance, then one of them stayed behind to continue dressing and grooming Xiaolanxing, while the other went to the front to report to His Majesty the Emperor, who was already prepared.

Finally, the day arrived. When Lady Su arrived, Xuan Yuanjing, dressed in a royal robe and wearing a crown, sat upright at the head of the table, propping his head up with one hand and looking towards the palace entrance as if deep in thought.

After Lady Su entered the hall, Xuan Yuanjing's gaze shifted from the void to the person in front of him. He sat up straight and asked, "Well, did she discover anything?"

Lady Su bowed respectfully and said, "His Highness has no suspicions."

Xuanyuan Jing smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes, I understand."

Then, he asked the little girl if she felt unwell when she woke up that day. After confirming that the little girl was still as lively and healthy as ever, he waved his hand and let the female official Su return to Xiao Lanxing's side.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Xiao Lanxing tilted her head, raised her hands to let Nuandong dress her in layers of clothes, and asked curiously, "Aren't these clothes... a bit too formal?"

Warm Winter paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is your first birthday since you and His Majesty entered the palace, so it's always a little special. His Majesty also wants to give you the best."

"You only need to wear these clothes for half a day. After noon, you can change into something lighter."

Xiao Lanxing nodded upon hearing this.

But at this very moment, she was muttering to herself to the system: "Does Warm Winter think I don't recognize Gunfu?"

System: […Hmm, since you recognized me, why don't you just ask?]

Xiao Lanxing chuckled, her eyes sparkling as if they held a sky full of stars, her heart filled with joy: "Because they all want to coax me, I'll play along."

To be honest, Xiao Lanxing really didn't realize what Xuanyuan Jing and the others were planning to do behind her back. Although the little girl had discovered that Xuanyuan Jing had asked the palace embroiderers to make her new clothes, she hadn't seen what the new clothes looked like, so Xiao Lanxing really didn't understand at the time.

But today, when the little girl saw the imperial robes and crown, her clever little mind immediately connected all the clues.

Of course, the crown and robes the little girl was wearing at this moment were different from those worn by Xuan Yuanjing.

Xuanyuan Jing's imperial robe is an imperial robe embroidered with the Twelve Symbols, including the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragon, pheasant, sacrificial vessels, waterweed, fire, rice grains, axe, and axe, symbolizing that the emperor possesses various virtues and talents and is capable of governing the world. The lower garment is red, matching the upper garment, and the overall color scheme is dignified and magnificent.

The little girl's robe was made of blue silk and embroidered with nine symbols, only lacking the sun, moon, and stars symbols that Xuan Yuanjing had.

In addition, the little girl's clothes are lighter in color than those of Xuan Yuanjing. The original intention was that the details of the production were slightly inferior to those of the emperor. However, on Xiao Lanxing, it can be said that such rich and fresh colors are more suitable for her age.

Xuanyuan Jing's crown has twelve tassels, while Xuanyuan Lanxing's has nine.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of the Great Yan's regulations on clothing styles, and who isn't blind, can see that Xiao Lanxing's attire is the most standard Crown Prince style!

Xiao Lanxing thought to herself, "Hmph, as expected, Daddy loves me the most! He actually dressed me in the Crown Prince's robes for my birthday!"

The system, which thought Xiao Lanxing had already guessed what would happen today, responded: 【...Huh?】

what?

[Oh dear, Father must have argued with those officials quite a bit recently just to let me wear this outfit as an exception, right? No wonder he was in a bad mood those days, hmph, so that's why!]

Xiao Lanxing internally drew her sword: [After today is over, I'll go and get revenge for Father!]

System: [Wait a minute... You think this is Xuanyuan Jing making an exception for your birthday?]

Xiao Lanxing raised her chin: 【Of course! Isn't it obvious!】

The system hesitated to speak.

The system fell into deep thought.

The system silently observed.

Wait a minute, generally speaking, as a little girl grows older, she should naturally unlock some memories, right?

So... was this just a joke, or does the host really think that way?

The system is in a daze.

The system couldn't understand, and it remained silent.

It fell silent, and Xiao Lanxing didn't care. Just then, Nuandong tied a crown for her, and the little girl, in that position, asked Nuandong, "Wait, how am I supposed to eat breakfast dressed like this?"

Warm Winter paused slightly, lost in thought.

Just then, Lady Su returned from the front and overheard the conversation. She took a tray of snacks from a maid's hand, walked to Xiao Lanxing's side, and said gently, "Your Highness, please have a snack first, and then you can dine with His Majesty later."

Upon seeing the snacks, Xiao Lanxing nodded: "Okay."

Then, Xiao Lanxing, finally dressed in a formal outfit, went to find Xuan Yuanjing with light steps.

Nuandong and Lady Su were both dressed in formal lady-in-waiting attire today, following behind her. They exchanged a glance at her and saw how she walked lightly despite wearing heavy robes.

With mild winters becoming the norm, Lady Su looked on with admiration.

Lady Su: No wonder His Majesty hesitated several times before finally giving up the suggestion to reduce some details to lose weight.

Your Highness... you really can handle it.

"Father!" Xiao Lanxing was led by the palace servants to the Taiji Hall. When she saw Xuan Yuanjing walking out, her eyes lit up and she instinctively rushed forward.

Xuanyuan Jing saw through her actions at a glance, coughed lightly, and gently placed his hand on her crown. "Xingxing, there's no rush."

They were both wearing crowns; if they fell, it would be embarrassing if they got tangled.