The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

Sikong Mo raised his head, glanced at Sikong Jin, and then nodded sensibly. He picked up a dish for Su Yue and said in his childish voice, "Mother, please eat more."

"Okay, okay, you all eat too, eat up!"

Su Yue smiled warmly, looked at Sikong Mo with affection, then at Sikong Jin. Seeing that Sikong Jin was still sitting still, she asked in confusion, "A-Jin, why aren't you eating?"

Sikong Jin picked up her chopsticks. "I'm not very hungry. Xiao Mo, you should spend time with your mother. You've been focusing on studying medicine and martial arts these past few days."

"Big brother, if Xiao Mo doesn't work hard, you and Mother will say that I'm not doing my job properly, which will put Xiao Mo in a difficult position."

Sikong Mo shrugged innocently, looking aggrieved.

"Alright, enough with the excuses. Your older brother won't let you read tonight. You'd better spend time talking with Mother, understand?"

Sikong Jin reached out and patted Sikong Mo's head, glancing at Su Yue beside her. Su Yue seemed to have thought of something, suddenly pausing, and then looked up, staring intently at Sikong Jin...

Sikong Jin took a breath and silently lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Su Yue's slightly misty eyes.

Sikong Mo also sensed that something was wrong. He turned to look at Su Yue, then at Sikong Jin, and asked in confusion, "Mother, elder brother, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, Mo'er, eat more. Come on, talk to your mother for a bit later..."

Su Yue quickly realized what was going on. She smiled kindly and added more food to Sikong Mo's bowl, "Ajin, you should eat too, look how thin you've gotten..."

……

That night, Su Yue chatted with Sikong Mo until late, while Sikong Jin drank tea under the flower trellis in front of the courtyard, casually flipping through the documents that Ji Wuge and Tang Jingyao had given her.

Later, Sikong Shu sent someone to tell her to come over, but she didn't go. She only sent the messenger with a message for Sikong Shu—

I'm going to the Prince of the Northern Region's residence tomorrow.

The next morning, Sikong Shu sent someone to deliver generous gifts to Sikong Jin...

That evening, to thank Sikong Jin, the Crown Prince of the Northern Empire hosted a private banquet at the Hilton, inviting his cousin Sikong Jin to the event. Sikong Jin and Sikong Mo went together, and Sikong Shu gladly accepted.

The Hilton's private room was closed at dusk in the Heaven on Earth next door.

As soon as Sikong Jin led Sikong Mo into the private room, the Crown Prince Di Bei's guards tightly blocked the entrance.

The noble and aloof Emperor Beizun sat elegantly at the table, his expression serene as Sikong Mo stared at him with wide eyes. His deep and unfathomable gaze, however, fell on Sikong Jin.

"Xiao Mo, this is my cousin Di Bei, the Crown Prince of Great Zhou. Quickly, greet him!"

Sikong Jin shamelessly introduced herself.

Sikong Mo paused for a moment, then looked up at Sikong Jin with some suspicion. Sikong Jin was gesturing for him to call out to someone, so Sikong Mo bowed slightly, his tone respectful yet neither servile nor arrogant, "Sikong Mo greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Di Beizun then slowly turned his gaze from Sikong Jin to Sikong Mo, nodded, and glanced at Feng Yang beside him. Feng Yang immediately understood and handed the long box in his hand to Sikong Mo.

"Young Master Sikong, this is a gift from His Highness the Crown Prince. I'm sure you'll like it!"

"Gift?"

Sikong Mo stared in surprise at the long box Feng Yang handed him. After hesitating for a moment, he turned to look at Sikong Jin. Seeing Sikong Jin nod vigorously, he finally reached out and took it, opening it to take a look—

It is a soft sword as thin as a cicada's wing, with a silver scabbard engraved with ancient patterns. It looks very precious and is a good weapon for self-defense.

nice one!

Sikong Jin secretly marveled; this was absolutely the most suitable gift for Sikong Mo.

Good heavens, they actually went all out on such a large investment. Is it because of her?

Yes, that must be it. Given her relationship with him, it would be quite normal for her to give such a precious gift to Sikong Mo, right?

However, what Emperor Beizun said next proved that Lord Sikong's conjecture was wrong—

"This soft sword was a birthday gift given to me by Princess Fenghua's father, who was also your maternal grandfather, the late Prince of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, on my eighteenth birthday. I am now giving it to you, hoping that you will bestow upon it the honor it deserves."

It turned out to be a birthday gift from his maternal grandfather.

"What a fine item!" Sikong Jin stared at the soft sword in Sikong Mo's hand with some fascination. She hadn't expected this man to be willing to part with it; it was clearly something of considerable value.

A smile appeared on Sikong Mo's youthful face, and he quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Your Highness, I like it very much!"

A hint of softening crossed Di Beizun's usually stoic face.

Sikong Jin glanced at him, while Di Beizun glanced at her and then nodded to Feng Yang. Feng Yang immediately understood and withdrew. Only then did Sikong Jin look at him gratefully.

"Alright, Xiao Mo, come with me."

Time was of the essence, and Sikong Jin didn't have time to think about anything else. She pulled Sikong Mo through the hidden door of the cubicle and walked towards the Sunset Glow next door.

Changfeng had been waiting inside for quite some time.

"I thought you weren't coming."

Changfeng smiled, then turned his gaze to Sikong Mo beside him, and said in a gentle tone, "This must be your younger brother, Sikong Mo?"

Sikong Jin nodded and bent down slightly. "Xiao Mo, this is what your elder brother told you about. Brother Changfeng. You will learn martial arts from him from now on. You must remember what your elder brother told you. Once your elder brother has settled things here, he will come to Luoyang City to find you. You must protect yourself. Think twice before you do anything, understand?"

"Big brother, Xiao Mo doesn't want to leave you and Mother..."

"Xiao Mo, I don't know how to explain this to you. I can only tell you that the capital is very dangerous. Only by leaving here can I stop worrying about you. Xiao Mo, a good man's ambition lies in all directions. You will grow up one day, so you must leave your mother and your brother to venture out on your own. I promise you, it won't be long. Once I've dealt with things in the capital, I'll come to Luoyang to find you. You must not contact your mother or me unless necessary. If anything happens, find Brother Changfeng, understand?"

Sikong Jin reached out and gently grasped Sikong Mo's hands, her eyes filled with sincere concern and tenderness.

Sikong Mo held Sikong Jin's slender, thin, yet incredibly warm hands tightly. His clear eyes were filled with reluctance, and the shimmering light of his tears revealed a strong determination.

He didn't know what hardships his older brother had to endure, but he knew his brother must have suffered a lot. After their father passed away, his older brother used his frail shoulders to support him and their mother.