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

After Chen Li left, Xuan Yuanjing calmly ignored the jumbled thoughts of others in his mind, gently bent down to smooth the little girl's hair, and asked, "Xingxing, come, tell Daddy what's going on with the stepmother?"

Xuanyuan Jing: "Who told you that your father is going to find you a stepmother?"

He had never mentioned this matter to the young girl.

Just as Chen Li thought, Xuan Yuanjing has not thought about marriage at all, and he has not even considered matters between men and women.

Now, Xuanyuan Jing's daily thoughts, words, and actions, besides recovering his body, revolve around sorting out the various pieces of information he missed during the two years he was in a coma.

Apart from that, Xuanyuan Jing only thought about the little girl's affairs.

He had never been a father, nor had he ever played a caregiver role before. Although he had younger siblings, being born into royalty meant that even siblings from the same mother could turn against each other, let alone those from different mothers.

As a new father, Xuan Yuanjing couldn't find anyone to ask for advice.

You can only understand it and put it into practice yourself.

Even as a novice, Xuan Yuanjing knew that some topics should not be discussed casually in front of children.

He didn't mean it that way, and he didn't intend to joke about it.

Xiao Lanxing had no idea that her simple words had made Xuan Yuanjing think a lot. Upon hearing this, she tilted her head, climbed up, and stood up by leaning on the man's shoulders and knees.

"It's Tongtong." The little girl leaned close to his ear and whispered a secret: "Tongtong said, Uncle S..."

The words that were about to come out suddenly seemed a little unsteady. The little girl pursed her lips, cleared her throat, and spoke again: "The Su family is looking for a Princess Consort of Prince Jing!"

That little tone of voice, I don't know where he learned it from, was cute at the same time and a little funny, making Xuan Yuanjing unable to help but curl the corners of his mouth.

After realizing the meaning behind the girl's words, he pursed his lips and his eyes darkened slightly.

But when the little girl looked at him, he quickly adjusted his expression, his face becoming gentle: "The Su family? Which Su family?"

Although he asked the question, the first person that came to Xuanyuan Jing's mind was Su Mingxuan.

People with the surname Su are not uncommon. There are two famous families with the surname Su in the capital, one of which is the family of the current favored concubine, Consort Shu.

The other family is the Su family, the family of Su Yuan, the last prime minister during the reign of the late emperor. It is a family of scholars, whose history can be traced back to a wise prime minister hundreds of years ago. It has a profound historical heritage, and there are also outstanding young people with good reputations among them.

Although they share the same surname, Su, the two families are not considered relatives.

The Su in Su Yuan's name comes from the Su family, and the Su in Su Mingxuan's father Su Jianming's name comes from the surname he changed after marrying into the family. By the time of Su Jianming's grandsons, the surname had been changed to Liu.

Many people actually know about this. Back in Su Mingxuan's generation, the son-in-law wanted to change his surname back to his ancestral clan. However, at that time, the woman's family, including her parents and brothers, had all passed away, but the clan behind her was still there. They came to her door with the agreement made by the two families back then and refused to let her change her surname.

Things didn't turn out very well back then, and in the end, it was Old Master Su who backed down, and it wasn't until the fourth generation that the surname was changed back to the ancestral surname.

With this, the Su family, or rather the Liu family, can forget about ever trying to use this surname to establish a connection with Prime Minister Su's family.

To put it simply, there is no relationship between Xuanyuan Jing and Su Yuan.

At most, they were officials in the same court. Su Yuan was the prime minister, and Xuan Yuanjing was a young general. One was an official in the court, and the other was on a military expedition. They had no contact.

The relationship between Xuanyuan Jing and Su Mingxuan is that when Xuanyuan Jing's mother was still alive, he saved Su Mingxuan's mother, and then the Su family used the excuse of repaying the debt to climb up to this beautiful and favored concubine.

After Su Mingxuan entered the palace and became a favored concubine, and the Liu family also benefited greatly, this matter was rarely mentioned anymore.

Xiao Lanxing: "Which Su family?"

She tilted her head. The little girl didn't know much about the outside world; all the information she had was given to her by the system.

Therefore, the little girl didn't know how many Su families there were.

But she can still answer that question.

She patted her small chest and exclaimed, "I'm one of them!"

She still remembered what the system said!

System: […No, it's Su Minglan, the name has been changed.]

System: [That's not you, that's your mother, she's passed away.]

I shouldn't have said that!

As for why the name was changed... if it wasn't changed, it would be troublesome for the mother and daughter to have the same name. Who knows what kind of things an imaginative person would come up with.

Xiao Lanxing tilted her head: "Oh, my mother has passed away."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanjing's expression changed. "What?"

Although the little girl understood that "death from illness" meant death, she couldn't fully grasp the meaning now; she only knew that she would never see him again.

In addition, although the system had inputted relevant information into her mind, she herself had no memory of interacting with "Su Minglan" and had no feelings for her, so she spoke these words lightly.

Xiao Lanxing: "My mother passed away."

The little guy started thinking: "So it's because my mother died that they're trying to find me a bride?"

Although I didn't ask the system, it still answered.

System: [...No, the Su family is unaware of your existence.]

To prevent the girl from saying anything inappropriate again, the system skipped the intermediate steps and stated the conclusion: [You are the daughter of Xuan Yuanjing and Su Minglan from another timeline. Su Minglan in this world is unaware of your existence, nor is the Su family.]

After a pause, the system resigned itself to its fate: [Just do as I say and talk directly to Xuan Yuanjing.]

Anyway, this little ancestor told Xuanyuan Jing almost everything he should and shouldn't have said.

Even if the system blocks the little darling's inner thoughts when he talks to him, it won't make a difference.

Because she can also repeat it herself!

outrageous.

This shield seems to have no use other than consuming its energy!

So the system just gave up and let things be.

If the girl's true feelings were locked away, Xuan Yuanjing might overthink things and imagine all sorts of strange scenarios.

Xiao Lanxing couldn't sense the system's distress, and upon hearing this, she obediently and truthfully repeated what the system said.

Before Xuanyuan Jing could ask anything, Xiao Lanxing asked curiously, "What do you mean by another time and space? Does it mean there's another me here? If my mother is gone, will I be gone too?"

Xuanyuan Jing: "..."

Xuanyuan Jing began a brainstorming session.

What is meant by Xuanyuan Jing from another time and space?

Who is Su Minglan?

Based on the information we have so far, we can deduce the other party's relationship with the Su family and Su Mingxuan, but Xuan Yuanjing does not have any memory of this person.

Also, the question the little girl asked is very important. If what the little girl said is true, then it means that the little girl really is his child with another woman, and that woman... passed away?

There were too many things to think about, which made Xuanyuan Jing fall silent for a moment.

The little girl, receiving no response, reached out and patted his cheek, asking curiously, "Daddy, will I disappear?"