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

"One, two, three... nine, ten..."

Xiao Lanxing sat on the carpet with two exquisitely crafted little boxes in front of her, and she was using these two little boxes to count the pearls one by one.

Not far behind her, Xuan Yuanjing sat in a chair, watching her quietly count while listening attentively to Chen Li's report.

"...General Pei has already returned. It was my oversight. I had originally arranged for someone else to go, but I happened to run into General Pei when I set off. After explaining the situation, he took the initiative to go to the Su family."

Xuanyuan Jing waved his hand, "It's just a small matter. If he wants to join in the fun, let him."

Although Pei Qingzhu spoke with great confidence in front of Zhou Fu as the commander of the guards of Prince Jing's mansion, the position of commander of the guards of Prince Jing's mansion was actually vacant.

The previous commander of the guards died from his serious injuries when he rescued Xuanyuan Jing. Later, Xuanyuan Jing himself fell into a coma, so it was impossible to promote a new commander, and the position remained vacant.

Chen Li did arrange for a acting commander.

In a moment of urgency, he took Xuan Yuanjing's seal and claimed it was arranged by him earlier, thus turning down the new commander that Xuan Yuanlin wanted to appoint for the Prince's Palace.

At that time, Chen Li had not yet doubted Xuan Yuanlin's intentions.

Even so, the position of commander of the guards cannot be handed over to someone you do not trust.

Pei Qingzhu was once one of Xuan Yuanjing's generals, and was the youngest general among them.

He is only twenty-seven years old this year. To reach the position of general at such a young age requires extraordinary achievements.

A young general needs both merit and strength, and Pei Qingzhu is an outstanding example of this.

Xuanyuan Jing: "When did he get back?"

When Xuanyuan Jing had just woken up, Chen Li briefly explained the situation of the soldiers who had followed Xuanyuan Jing in the past two years, including Pei Qingzhu.

Not long after Xuan Yuanjing fell into a coma, Pei Qingzhu's mother passed away. Due to other reasons, Pei Qingzhu simply resigned from his official post and returned to his hometown to observe mourning.

For the past two years, Pei Qingzhu has been staying in her hometown of Zhangzhou. If it weren't for sending some things to Prince Jing's mansion during festivals, she would hardly be noticed.

Chen Li would occasionally check on Zhangzhou, but it was quite far away, and news traveled slowly back and forth, so he could only get a general idea.

All he knew was that in the past two years, Pei Qingzhu had built a thatched hut near his mother's grave and stayed on the mountain most of the time, only occasionally going down to buy things. He openly refused all contact with local officials and prominent families in Zhangzhou.

Pei Qingzhu hadn't actually told Chen Li the truth, but Chen Li knew him well; he wasn't the type to live a carefree, unconventional life.

Pei Qingzhu may appear to be a dashing young general, but he is actually quite cunning.

Chen Li: "They must have received the message and rushed back day and night."

If you calculate the time, the secret letter can be sent to Zhangzhou and then rushed to the capital, which makes sense.

Xuanyuan Jing: "Already asleep?"

Chen Li nodded: "After telling me that the matter was settled, he went straight to sleep. It was my subordinate who had him moved to the guest courtyard."

After a pause, Chen Li added, "However, judging from this, he probably hasn't been hiding his whereabouts."

Even if they concealed their whereabouts and entered the capital, given what happened before, Zhou Fu's side would most likely not help them cover it up, and the news would spread very soon.

Xuanyuan Jing nodded slightly: "Let him rest well. As for the rest, we'll talk about it when he wakes up."

Just then, Xiao Lanxing held up a small box with both hands and said excitedly to Xuanyuan Jing, "Daddy! I've finished counting! There are sixty-six."

Upon hearing the little girl's voice, Xuan Yuanjing couldn't help but smile. "Hmm? So fast? Xingxing is really amazing."

As he spoke, he got up and walked to the little girl's side, squatted down and looked at the pearls in her hand: "Is this enough? If not, I'll have Chen Li find you some more."

Chen Li chimed in with a smile, "I remember there should be some pearls in the storeroom, but they might not be as good as this box."

Xuanyuan Jing: "Forget about the bad ones, but if you want to throw Xingxing around for fun, that's fine."

This morning, the little girl suddenly asked Xuanyuan Jing if he had any pearls, and if not, if she could buy some outside so she could make incense.

Xuanyuan Jing didn't know what "Xiangxiang" was either. After asking, he understood it to be something for girls to use to care for their skin. Although he felt that the girl was too young to need it, he still immediately asked Chen Li to go to the warehouse to see if there were any good products.

Yes, there really is one. Although it was given to me several years ago when the Empress Dowager was still alive, the explanation at the time was that it was reserved for Xuanyuan Jing's future princess consort.

When this matter was brought up, Xuan Yuanjing couldn't help but recall that when he saw the gift list, he had thought about finding an opportunity to send this box of high-quality pearls to Su Mingxuan, who would probably like it.

Now, when I think back on this, things have changed, and I have many feelings, but they are all forgotten when I see the little girl's bright eyes.

It's just a box of pearls; there's no need to dwell on it.

"Hmm..." Hearing the two adults' words, the little girl put down the box, her little hand ruffled it, and the pearls inside the box made a soft sound as they collided. "That's enough!"

This is enough for the first time. You can ask Daddy for more when you need to make more later!

The little girl thought this to herself, and looking at her father who was very concerned about this (Xuanyuan Jing: ?), she was also very happy.

That's great! It seems Daddy knows his skin isn't in great condition and needs some care!

Yes, the little girl was telling the truth when she said she wanted to make Xiangxiang, and she even explained to Xuanyuan Jing in her own words what Xiangxiang was, but she didn't say who it was for.

Xuan Yuanjing subconsciously felt that the little girl had made this for him.

Although it's strange to hear a toddler under four years old applying skincare products to herself, it's not quite right.

But, considering the little girl has already made several hidden weapons, it's not so surprising that she's just making some skincare products...

After accepting their father-daughter relationship, Xuan Yuanjing, this novice father who had just embarked on his journey, went through a brief period of confusion before developing his own principles for being a father—let his daughter do whatever she wanted, he would just watch over her, and he could stop her in time if there were any problems.

As for just how capable his little daughter really is...

Xuanyuan Jing: My daughter might be a fairy.

Well, the more times you see it, the more you'll be led astray without even realizing it.

Little Lanxing: "Daddy, pound it!"

Xuanyuan Jing asked in confusion, "An island?"

Xiao Lanxing tilted her head and saw that Xuan Yuanjing's doubt was genuine. After thinking for a moment, she looked around, then picked up a stool next to her with one hand, picked up one of the stool legs, and placed a pearl on the ground.

Xuanyuan Jing suddenly jumped up: "Wait..."

Chen Li: ?!

The little girl demonstrated what "pounding" means, crushing a pearl so lightly.

Xuanyuan Jing: "...I understand."

Ah, no matter how many times, I still feel... the power of the stars is truly immense.