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

Before Xia Rongliu even reached the kitchen, Lin Yue brought over the dishes.

"Yinyin, there are still bowls, chopsticks and dishes in the kitchen. Go and bring them over." Lin Yue instructed Xia Rongliu. Xia Rongliu went to the kitchen, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and turned around to see Xia Yuanxiao behind her.

“I want to help,” Xia Yuanxiao said.

Xia Rongliu looked at the bowl and chopsticks in her hand and put them into Xia Yuanxiao's hands. "Just take this over."

After all, the child was too thin and weak, so Xia Rongliu didn't dare to give him those scalding hot dishes, in case he got burned.

Xia Rongliu wrapped the plate of vegetables in a handkerchief and walked over with Xia Yuanxiao.

Grandma Xia had already come out by this time, holding Juejue in her arms. She had been petting Juejue all morning, and she usually liked to hold and play with him when she was bored.

Juejue jumped down from Xia Laoniang's arms and ran to Xia Rongliu, snuggling into her embrace. Xia Laoniang scolded Juejue gently, then turned her attention back to Xia Yuanxiao.

"Oh my, you bought new clothes, they look so good on you. Come on, eat more, you're too thin."

Xia Yuanxiao nodded. In the less than a day he had been here, the most he had heard were that she was too thin and good-looking.

Lin Yue prepared three dishes and a soup, using a specially selected old hen, hoping to help Xia Yuanxiao gain some weight. Xia Rongliu ate with great relish. Xia Yuanxiao was a little embarrassed at first, but she felt much better later.

And remembering Xia Rongliu's words, he added a second bowl of rice. After finishing the meal, his lower abdomen was a little bulging, and his whole body was steaming with heat.

After finishing their meal, Xia Rongliu took Xia Yuanxiao to change her dressing.

"This ointment is really effective. If I apply it a few more times, I won't need to bandage it anymore." Xia Rongliu applied some ointment, and after changing her shoes, she frowned as if remembering something. "Did you have chilblains on your feet before because you didn't have shoes on?"

She hadn't noticed the problem until now, but it suddenly came to mind.

Xia Yuanxiao shook her head and said, "No, no."

"Take off your shoes and socks so I can see them." Xia Rongliu didn't believe her; it was better to check herself.

Xia Yuanxiao shrank back, but after catching Xia Rongliu's displeased look, he finally gave in and took off his shoes and socks. Xia Rongliu lifted his feet and placed them on his lap. Xia Yuanxiao tried to pull back again, but Xia Rongliu grabbed him and said, "Don't move."

The little feet were clean and white, but there were some bruises on them. The area wasn't large, but most people couldn't stand it. Xia Yuanxiao was really used to it; he had experienced much worse.

Xia Rongliu applied the ointment to her hands again, carefully spreading it while smacking her lips as she did so.

At least I was already quite old back then and had a certain ability to resist. Xia Yuanxiao was such a small child, only a year younger than me, but she was a head shorter. She was obviously malnourished.

After applying the ointment, Xia Rongliu helped him put on his shoes and socks, which touched Xia Yuanxiao.

He never imagined that one day he could be rescued from a place of utter darkness, only to be treated like this. He was no different from them.

I once thought I would die silently on some unknown night, but now I can experience the feeling of being loved. It feels like a dream. If it is a dream, then please never wake up.

"Xia Yuanxiao?!" Xia Rongliu waved her hand in front of him. "What are you thinking about? You're lost in thought. Come on, come wash your hands with me."

Xia Yuanxiao agreed. After Xia Rongliu washed her hands, Xia Rongliu wanted to build a snowman. There was still a lot of snow in the yard, so it wouldn't be a problem how many there were.

"You stay up there and watch. Your hands aren't ready to build a snowman yet. I'll build one with you when you're better," Xia Rongliu said to Xia Yuanxiao, rubbing her hands together.

Then Xia Rongliu made a small snowdrift, and with a "whoosh," she pounced into it, splashing snowflakes all over her.

Xia Yuanxiao rushed over to see, "Sister!"

"Hahahaha, I'm fine." Xia Rongliu climbed out of the snowdrift, and some snowflakes splashed onto Xia Yuanxiao.

"Build a snowman, build a snowman, first roll out a big ball, this is the body, this is the head, then put them together, and then..." and then it falls apart...

Xia Yuanxiao looked at Xia Rongliu's stunned expression and for the first time felt a strange urge to laugh. Xia Rongliu was not convinced and tried once, twice, three times... without exception, they all fell apart when stacked.

“It must be because we haven’t piled it up in a long time that it’s like this. Yes, it’s only piled up once a year, so this is normal,” Xia Rongliu said with a straight face.

Actually, it's because she always talked to Lin Yuetui in previous years. She felt it wasn't fun to argue with Lin Yuetui by herself. Every time she talked to Lin Yuetui, she felt that she had done a lot, so she had always had a big misunderstanding about herself.

Xia Rongliu was dejected, but when she turned around and saw Xia Yuanxiao's smiling face, she was no longer dejected. As if she had discovered a new continent, she walked over and cupped Xia Yuanxiao's face in her hands under his puzzled expression.

Xia Yuanxiao was startled. Xia Rongliu looked at her from left to right and said strangely, "You've been here all day and you're only now trying to laugh? That doesn't make sense..." Xia Rongliu stopped halfway through her sentence.

Thinking back to his actions, his lips twitched. Seriously...

Xia Yuanxiao's smile deepened. Xia Rongliu was a little discouraged, but still pinched his cheek and said, "Smile more in the future. You look better when you smile."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Yuanxiao paused for a moment and then laughed. Xia Rongliu had no idea that it was really funny that she was telling others to 'smile more, you look better when you smile' when she was clearly angry.

Xia Rongliu stared at Xia Yuanxiao's face and sighed inwardly: "What a prodigy! He's so young and he's already ruining so many girls. If he grows up, how many girls will he ruin? Luckily, she found him."

"Sister, I want to build a snowman too."

"No way." Xia Rongliu refused without even thinking. Her hand wasn't even fully healed yet; how could she let her touch anything cold?

Then she saw Xia Yuanxiao's increasingly aggrieved expression, staring longingly at Xue. Ah, she couldn't stand it. And then, she gave in.

Xia Rongliu found a pair of thick woolen gloves in the east wing and put them on Xia Yuanxiao, then took him to the courtyard to show him his snowman-building skills.

She wanted to see how well Xia Yuanxiao could build a snowman.

The steps are the same: first roll a small ball, then roll a large ball, and place the small ball on top of the large ball. Xia Rongliu sat on the snow beside her, watching to see what would happen to the key steps that she had repeatedly failed at in Xia Yuanxiao's hands.

As Xia Rongliu had predicted, Xia Yuanxiao's snowman also fell apart, and Xia Rongliu laughed wildly.

Xia Yuanxiao wasn't annoyed; instead, she smiled as she looked at Xia Rongliu.

Xia Rongliu: ...Why are you laughing with me? It makes me look petty.

So, Xia Rongliu encouraged Xia Yuanxiao to try a second time. However, she was disappointed the second time, as Xia Yuanxiao actually succeeded... Xia Rongliu was both happy and discouraged.