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

The villa was bustling with activity that day.

In the first half of the night, Pei Qingzhu hurriedly returned to the villa and soon left with a group of people, leaving less than half of the original guards to continue guarding the villa.

At midnight, someone sneaked into the villa with the intention of assassinating the Prince of Jing. Because there were not enough people, the assassin almost managed to sneak into the villa where the Prince of Jing lived.

Whether it was bad luck or something else, before the two assassins were discovered by the guards around Prince Jing, they slipped and fell while passing through the shadows, then bumped into the bushes and made a noise.

Before anyone else could hear the noise and rush over, a scream rang out.

Immediately afterwards, activity sprang to life throughout the dark courtyard, lights came on everywhere, illuminating the entire area.

It also illuminated the faces of the two assassins.

However, compared to that, everyone's feelings were quite complicated when they saw the other party's current state.

Generally speaking, they have no sympathy for assassins who want to attack their masters.

but……

Xuanyuan Jing, draped in a cloak, stood under the eaves. The candlelight illuminated half of his face, but it was enough to make his expression clear.

The same subtlety.

"Your Highness, you'd better not look at it; it will offend your eyes."

Xuanyuan Jing raised his hand to stop the person next to him from speaking, but his gaze had already shifted from the two who had surrendered, his eyes somewhat unfocused: "You just said that they fell down on their own and were hit by... icicles from the eaves?"

The manager lowered his head, his expression indescribable, and nodded with some difficulty: "Yes, that's what they all say."

Even Xuan Yuanjing's voice sounded somewhat unsteady at this moment: "Well... they were quite unlucky."

Although his voice was soft, the courtyard was completely silent at the moment. Apart from the sound of the wind and the crackling of the candlelight, no one else was speaking. Moreover, the people around him were all martial arts practitioners with sharp ears and eyes, so they could hear him clearly.

They all wanted to nod in agreement.

Who said no.

They came to assassinate him, but before they even reached the trap prepared by their prince, they ended up turning themselves into eunuchs. The screams they heard still sent chills down the spines of all the men present.

Xuanyuan Jing snapped out of his daze, raised his hand to signal the two to be taken away for interrogation, and asked the steward beside him, "No movement from Xingxing's side?"

Pei Qingzhu returned tonight with some bad news: his wife had been chased all the way from Zhangzhou to the capital. Only when they were close to the capital did a subordinate risk his life to pass the message to a nearby spy, who then rushed the message to Chen Li.

That's why Xuanyuan Jing ordered Pei Qingzhu to transfer the elite troops from the villa to the rescue. As for the hidden reasons, they would talk about it after the rescue was completed.

However, this left the defenses of the villa vulnerable. Xuan Yuanjing, fearing that someone might seize the opportunity to do something, temporarily set up a trap for someone to fall into.

As a result, an assassin broke in that very night.

But before they even stepped into the trap he had set, the other party was already doomed.

Xuanyuan Jing, however, was not happy, because if he followed his steps, at least he could be assured that he would not make too much noise and would not disturb his star's sleep.

As a result of that scream just now... his star must have been startled awake.

Thinking this, Xuan Yuanjing didn't wait for anyone else to answer after asking the question, and turned around and walked quickly towards Xiao Lanxing's place.

Before he had taken two steps, Xuan Yuanjing caught a glimpse of something darting towards him out of the corner of his eye. His mind tensed instantly, and he heard a chorus of exclamations and warnings around him.

"My lord, be careful!"

"Help!"

"who!"

Xuan Yuanjing slightly raised his left hand, a hint of panic flashing across his face. His fingers twitched, and in the next instant, he recognized who had rushed out. His mouth moved faster than his brain: "Stop!"

The second sentence immediately followed: "Star, why aren't you wearing any clothes?!"

Yes, the dark figure that darted out was Xiao Lanxing.

The little girl darted to the spotlight, allowing others to see her current appearance: she was only wearing a nightgown, her hair was loose behind her head, and her small embroidered shoes had been worn as slippers, which made people very worried.

As Xuanyuan Jing spoke, he quickly bent down and scooped the child into his arms, wrapping him tightly in the cloak. His brows furrowed. "A warm winter!?"

In an instant, the anger in his heart began to burn fiercely. At this moment, a thought flashed through his mind, but he could not grasp it.

Sensing her father's mood, Xiao Lanxing froze for a moment, as if startled, staring blankly at him without moving.

Therefore, Xuan Yuanjing, who was about to get angry, was doused with cold water, and his anger subsided. However, judging from the rise and fall of his chest, Xuan Yuanjing's emotions were not stable at the moment.

He tried to control his facial expression and managed a smile, but then realized it wasn't the right time to smile, so he composed himself, but he couldn't bring himself to make a scary face at the stunned little girl.

Finally, Xuanyuan Jing could only ask with a stiff expression that anyone could see: "Xingxing, why did you run out without wearing any clothes? It's so cold, what if you catch a cold?"

"And what about the mild winter? What about the other people who take care of you? How are they looking after you?"

Xiao Lanxing snapped out of her daze, blinked, and raised her hand to touch Xuan Yuanjing's face, but she was wrapped up so tightly that she couldn't reach out her hand.

So the little girl settled for second best, grabbing Xuan Yuanjing's collar under his cloak and asking softly, "Why is Daddy angry?"

Xuanyuan Jing: "..."

Do you really not know why I'm angry?

God knows how terrified parents must be to see their children running out in the freezing cold without any clothes on!

For the first time, Xuan Yuanjing wanted to get angry because of Xiao Lanxing, but when he met the little girl's bright, watery eyes, he was at a loss.

Xiao Lanxing blinked, still looking innocent. Because of Xuan Yuanjing's actions, only her little face was visible. She looked around with some difficulty, then leaned against Xuan Yuanjing's chest and mumbled, "I helped Daddy, why is Daddy angry?"

Xuan Yuanjing was taken aback: "What?"

Xiao Lanxing: "There are bad guys trying to harm Daddy, so I came out to help."

Xiao Lanxing: [It's all Tongtong's fault. She suddenly said it was best not to kill anyone, so I changed my location at the last minute. As a result, they were shouting so loudly that they woke up Daddy.]

Xiao Lanxing: [Daddy must be angry because he didn't sleep well.]

Xuanyuan Jing: ...

Xuanyuan Jing sometimes felt that he didn't need to think so fast.

For example, what he thought was an accident now seems to be man-made.

And it was his daughter who did the dirty work.

Xuan Yuanjing's mind went blank for a moment as he struggled to process the information contained in those few short sentences. After a moment of silence, he wanted to say something, but then, noticing the large number of people still gathered around him, he swallowed his words.

and so……

Was it really an accident?