Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

Lin Yue spent the whole afternoon marveling at the changes in Old Lady Xia. Only after Xia Rongliu told Lin Yue the whole story did Lin Yue suddenly realize why she was willing to buy pastries.

"You mustn't do that again next time. Your grandma is just in a bad mood," Lin Yue criticized Xia Rongliu. Xia Rongliu listened with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll help her distract herself."

Lin Yue shook her head and sighed, "It seems your grandma really likes Juejue."

Xia Rongliu nodded and reached out to touch Juejue. "That's right, you have no idea how quickly Grandma's face changed back then. She said she would sell Juejue to buy me."

"Go to sleep, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow. You've wasted so much time at night." Lin Yue tucked the blanket around Xia Rongliu. "Mother will go buy some fabric tomorrow so we'll have warm clothes when winter comes."

"Um……"

On the second day,

Lin Yue is still not home. Xia Rongliu is practically rotting away at home. No one plays with her, she has nothing to do, and Juejue is lazy. Not to mention her mother.

Xia Rongliu looked up at the sky and pleaded, "Give me a younger brother or sister!"

The surroundings were completely silent. Xia Rongliu remained silent for a few seconds before deflated. Why hadn't she felt bored before? She wondered what she could do, but what could she possibly do...?

Xia Rongliu suddenly remembered the pink dress. She had been chatting with Lin Yue about it just the day before yesterday. It was time to solve a case. Her eyes lit up, and she gradually became interested in the case.

She would move a small stool and sit in front of several houses, holding her nap and looking and looking, but she couldn't see anything. When passersby saw such a pretty little girl sitting in front of the door, they would come up and ask her questions.

How old is the little girl? Is anyone home? Why is she sitting here all alone? Xia Rongliu asked impatiently, saying she was waiting for her mother to come home…

She sat there in front of the door, her eyes vacant. Fewer and fewer people passed by behind her. Xia Rongliu was almost asleep, her eyes nodding off, her little head bobbing like a chick pecking at rice.

Suddenly, a hand patted Xia Rongliu's shoulder. Xia Rongliu sat up with a start, looking left and right. "Where? Where? Did you catch them? Are they siblings?"

As she looked around and her mind gradually cleared, Xia Rongliu looked up and saw a boy standing in front of her, looking at her with amusement. She felt a little embarrassed.

The boy was gentle and mild-mannered, and looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. He looked at Xia Rongliu with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and his voice was as gentle as his appearance, "Did I scare you?"

Xia Rongliu shook her head. "Are you here to find someone in this village?" After all, such a person's appearance would probably have spread throughout the village by now, and she had never seen this person before.

Guan Xiting was taken aback, not expecting the other party to be so direct. "Hahaha, I'm not here to find anyone. Little sister, how old are you? You look so young."

Xia Rongliu rolled her eyes. "Eight years old, is something wrong?" She glanced towards Aunt Wang's house, wondering how long she had slept and if she had missed anything.

"Little sister, are there any temples nearby?"

"So you've come to ask for directions." Xia Rongliu said, indicating that she really didn't know and continued looking at Aunt Wang's house. "There's a mosque, but I don't know how to get there. My mother always led me there. You should ask someone else."

Guan Xiting rubbed his head in the direction Xia Rongliu was looking, and when he realized that Xia Rongliu didn't want to talk to him, he left, saying thank you.

Xia Rongliu didn't seem to care much, waving her hand and saying "You're welcome." Thinking she probably wouldn't be able to see anything, she decided to take her small stool and go back.

When Lin Yue returned, Xia Rongliu looked like she was about to rot. She was huddled in bed with Juejue, seemingly doing nothing, her eyes vacant. Lin Yue was startled. "Yinyin, are you feeling unwell?"

Xia Rongliu sighed, "Mother—I'm so bored."

"Aren't you going to take care of the flowers and plants by your little fence?" Lin Yue pulled Xia Rongliu up from the bed, supporting her to prevent her from collapsing. "Get up quickly, don't slump over."

"Ahhhhh, Mommy, when are you going to give me a little brother or sister? I don't need to plant these flowers and plants every day."

“Your grandma hasn’t been urging you much anymore, but you’re getting anxious. Are you saying that having younger siblings is just for you to play with?” Lin Yue said.

“Mom, I know it’s not easy, but I’m so bored. I can take care of my younger brother and sister.” Xia Rongliu thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s forget about it.”

"Come on, you have other things to do, like helping me cook in the kitchen."

After Lin Yue finished speaking, she went into the kitchen, and Xia Rongliu followed. In her previous life, she had never lifted a finger in the kitchen and knew absolutely nothing about it. Xia Rongliu suddenly realized that she still had a lot to learn; the skills required for different identities were also different.

At the dinner table, Grandma Xia asked her daily question, "Is Zhishu coming back soon?"

"Soon, soon, I estimate they should be back in a few days," Lin Yue said.

Day after day, Xia's mother longed for her son's return. Xia Rongliu also missed her father. Lin Yue, though she didn't say it, secretly hoped that Xia Zhishu could return soon.

Xia Rongliu didn't sleep well this morning, waking up several times before falling back asleep after seeing her mother. The fourth time she opened her eyes, she simply got up and sat up, and Lin Yue noticed and got up as well.

"Yinyin, you're up so early today instead of sleeping in?" Lin Yue pulled her clothes tighter around herself; it was getting chilly.

"I don't know, I can't sleep, I don't want to sleep anymore," Xia Rongliu said, getting dressed and getting out of bed.

Lin Yue also got up. Since it was too early, she decided to play around with Xia Rongliu in the yard for a while before cooking. While they were playing and chatting, no one noticed that there was another person outside the door.

Xia Zhishu stood outside the door for a long time and, seeing that neither the mother nor the daughter had noticed him, coughed and went inside. Lin Yue had her back to the door, so she couldn't see him. Xia Rongliu, however, could see a corner of his clothes, but the rest of his clothes were covered by Lin Yue.

Xia Rongliu turned her head and saw Xia Zhishu standing in front of the door waving at her. Overwhelmed with excitement, Xia Rongliu said in a hurried tone, "Mother, Mother, Father is back."

Lin Yue froze on the spot after hearing this, then slowly turned around and saw Xia Zhishu walking towards her with a smile. Lin Yue translated and ran over. Xia Zhishu opened his arms and the two hugged each other.

Xia Rongliu watched the two of them flaunting their affection and silently fell silent, leaving the space to the two of them.

Lin Yue stepped out of Xia Zhishu's embrace and asked, "How was it?"

Xia Zhishu knew the question was about taking the imperial examination, so he deliberately frowned and didn't speak, letting Lin Yue guess. Lin Yue thought it was because Xia Zhishu hadn't passed the exam and comforted him, "It's okay, our family will be happy together from now on."

To everyone's surprise, Xia Zhishu's brows furrowed even deeper after she finished speaking. She said, "Then what should we do? I passed the exam. Does that mean our family can't be happy?" Then she burst into laughter.

Lin Yue knew perfectly well that Xia Zhishu was teasing her, and patted Xia Zhishu's chest, "You're going to tease me again? Let's see if you dare to do it again." After saying that, she couldn't help but laugh herself.