The Emperor's Beloved: My Ancestor is the Crown Prince?

The next morning, the golden sunlight streamed through the huge French windows, gently filling the room and quietly creeping onto Xiao Yiyi's smooth, tender cheeks.

Her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings. Little Yiyi sat up groggily, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and stared blankly for a while before slowly sliding off the bed and precisely slipping her two little feet into the fluffy white rabbit slippers.

Just then, the bedroom door was gently pushed open, and the maid, Xiaoling, poked her head in with a smile: "Young Miss, you're awake?"

"Good morning, Xiaoling Jiejie!" Xiaoyiyi responded in a sweet, childlike voice, displaying impeccable manners.

"Good morning, young lady. I'll take you to wash up, and then we can have breakfast."

"OK!"

After washing up, Xiaoling dressed her in a dress similar to the one worn by Officer Judy Hopps in Zootopia, and cleverly tied two cute little buns on her head.

"Young lady, you look so cute dressed like this!"

"Hehe," Xiao Yiyi twirled in front of the mirror, praising Xiao Ling Jie Jie without reservation, "Xiao Ling Jie Jie is pretty too!"

"Thank you, young lady. Shall we go have breakfast?"

"Okay!" Xiao Yiyi immediately stretched out her little hand and led Xiao Ling to the living room.

Upon entering the living room, Xiao Yiyi immediately spotted her father sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, but when her gaze swept over the dining table—it was completely empty! She immediately ran over and pounced on Li Qi's legs.

"Daddy, my tummy is growling! When can I eat?"

"Awake?" Li Qi put down the newspaper, a smug smile flashing across his face. He scooped up his daughter and, instead of heading to the dining room, strode briskly towards the courtyard.

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Little Yiyi kicked her short legs in alarm in his arms: "Daddy, what are you doing? You're going the wrong way! I want to eat!"

"Let's run two laps together first, then we'll eat." Li Qi put his daughter down, his tone relaxed but leaving no room for argument.

Damn it!

"Daddy, I don't want to run, I want to drink milk now!" Little Yiyi stood in the yard, protesting with all her might, her little face turning red.

"No, you have to run." Looking at his daughter's pitiful appearance, Li Qi hardened his heart, held out a palm, and said, "Run five laps around the yard, it's very simple."

"Daddy's bad! I won't give in!" She put her hands on her hips, looking as angry as a little pufferfish.

"If you don't run," Li Qi said, crossing his arms and looking at her leisurely, "then you'll be going hungry forever."

"Okay..." In the end, hunger overcame her stubbornness, and Xiao Yiyi, like a deflated little ball, could only reluctantly and slowly begin to move around the yard.

While taking a walk, Grandpa Li saw his beloved granddaughter covered in sweat and his heart ached. "What are you doing? She's so young. If she doesn't want to run, she shouldn't!"

"Dad," Li Qi quickly stepped forward to explain, "During her last physical exam, the doctor specifically advised her to exercise more and control her weight, as this would be good for her health."

"Oh well! Alright, alright..." Old Master Li knew the importance of health, so he could only barely suppress his heartache and plan to coax his granddaughter properly later.

Seeing that even the last "reinforcement" had defected, Xiao Qingyi had no choice but to grit her teeth and resign herself to running lap after lap.

After breakfast, a heartbroken Qingyi returned to her room, her lips pouting so deeply they could hang an oil bottle on them. "That's too much! I'm going to tell Grandma right now!"

She angrily dragged her pre-prepared pink schoolbag from under the bed, slung it over her shoulder, and strode resolutely toward the ancestral hall in the backyard.

She pushed open the heavy, ancient door with all her might, but the instant she stepped across the threshold, the surrounding scenery distorted and changed abruptly, like a reflection in water…