A large and a small figure suddenly lost their tense atmosphere upon seeing a radiant little face.
Zhan Xiaoli glanced at the candied haws but didn't seem to like them.
Qin Zheng asked Yun Xiaojing, "You went out of the manor just to buy candied haws?"
"Of course, candied haws are delicious," Yun Xiaojing nodded vigorously.
And today's candied haws were even more delicious!
Grandfather bought them for him!
He wanted to share them with his brother!
He had overheard everything outside just now.
Brother wanted to find Mother, but his scum father wouldn't let him.
Actually, scum father was right. The person brother wanted to find wasn't their mother at all.
That woman was extremely, extremely, extremely wicked!
She had harmed Mother's other child, their brother!
This was a blood feud!
Zhan Tianye sensed the change in his mood. The anger that had been simmering within him now subsided.
It was because Yun Xiaojing before him was smiling brightly, like a little sun.
"You two eat the candied haws," Zhan Tianye said calmly, though his voice still carried a natural coolness.
Seeing his scum father's indifferent attitude, Yun Xiaojing secretly stuck out his tongue and made a face at Zhan Xiaoli.
Yun Xiaojing had originally intended to cheer Zhan Xiaoli up.
But unexpectedly, Zhan Xiaoli, like his scum father, had a cold expression.
They both looked as if no one could fathom their inner thoughts.
After Zhan Tianye left.
Yun Xiaojing came to Zhan Xiaoli's side.
He offered a candied haw.
"Eat it! It's delicious!"
Zhan Xiaoli looked at the candied haw but didn't reach out to take it.
Seeing that Zhan Xiaoli seemed to dislike candied haws, Yun Xiaojing blinked his large eyes and said, "It's really delicious!"
As he spoke, he took a big bite.
The combination of sour and sweet.
It was his favorite!
Zhan Xiaoli could originally only hear what bad people were thinking, but at this moment, he suddenly heard Yun Xiaojing's thoughts: Delicious, delicious, so delicious!
He had his doubts.
But his small hand still took the candied haw.
He took a bite.
Indeed, it was sweet.
But it was too hard!
"Bite!" Yun Xiaojing demonstrated.
Zhan Xiaoli felt that opening his mouth wide to bite was ungraceful, but Yun Xiaojing's thoughts of "delicious, delicious, so delicious!" were constantly echoing, full of temptation.
It was like if Mother were present, he would rush to hug her without hesitation.
Therefore, Zhan Xiaoli took a bite.
Instantly, the sourness of the hawthorn, combined with the sweetness of the sugar, hit his heart.
It swept away the gloom of the previous moment.
"Isn't it delicious?" Yun Xiaojing asked with a smile.
Zhan Xiaoli nodded seriously.
Seeing Zhan Xiaoli continuously eating, Yun Xiaojing's eyes darted around.
"Brother, have you ever wondered why Mother abandoned you?" he asked.
Zhan Xiaoli stopped eating, and a sense of "keep away from me" emanated from his small body.
But, the scent of chicken from Yun Xiaojing wafted into his nostrils.
He looked down at Yun Xiaojing's small belly.
He said, "Mother must have had unavoidable reasons. She definitely didn't abandon me on purpose!"
Yun Xiaojing nodded vigorously, "Brother is right! Mother indeed had unavoidable difficulties! There is no mother in this world who abandons her child!"
Zhan Xiaoli agreed wholeheartedly with Yun Xiaojing's words.
But...
Suddenly, a rumbling sound echoed.
Yun Xiaojing blinked his large eyes, "You haven't eaten?"
"Mm."
Yun Xiaojing peeked out the door and then stealthily pulled out a large chicken leg from his clothes.
It was tightly wrapped in oiled paper.
"I bought it from outside. They say it's the best chicken leg in the whole capital! Let's eat it together." Yun Xiaojing was very loyal.
He disliked sharing with others, but he didn't dislike his brother.
When Zhan Xiaoli heard they were to eat together, he frowned, "You only bought one?"
He would rather not eat.
Just eat the candied haws.
Candied haws were delicious.
"Yes, it's so big, I can't finish it myself. I specifically bought it to share with you," Yun Xiaojing nodded vigorously.
He had specifically picked the largest one from a pile of chicken legs.
Zhan Xiaoli shook his head, "I'm not hungry."
"Your stomach is growling, and you're not hungry?" Yun Xiaojing widened his eyes, full of surprise.
If his stomach growled, he would feast, and would never neglect his little tummy.
But brother actually said he wasn't hungry and wouldn't eat?
Yun Xiaojing, being very clever, immediately understood why his brother said he wouldn't eat.
"You dislike me?"
He was hurt. He had offered friendship, and it was rejected! He wanted to build a relationship with his brother, to share joys and sorrows!
Zhan Xiaoli looked at the visibly hurt Yun Xiaojing, his small sword-like eyebrows furrowing again.
He looked at the alluringly fragrant chicken leg, and took a bite.
Yun Xiaojing's face instantly lit up, "I'm really happy today. I met my maternal grandfather!"
"Maternal grandfather?" Zhan Xiaoli was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, you have a maternal grandfather too! My maternal grandfather is your maternal grandfather! Our grandfather is so mighty, and he's also very kind! I've never met such a good grandfather!" Yun Xiaojing looked at the candied haw in his hand that was almost finished and began to miss his maternal grandfather.
Zhan Xiaoli looked down in dejection, "I haven't met my maternal grandfather."
Suddenly.
A flash of light crossed his mind.
He had been solely focused on finding Mother, how could he have forgotten to look for his maternal grandfather?
Maternal grandfather was in the capital.
He had heard the servants say that his maternal grandfather had moved out of the General's residence!
He also had a maternal grandfather and a maternal grandmother. He wanted to see them!
But this thought remained only in his heart; he could not tell anyone.
...
Unknowingly, by dusk, Yun Shu had arrived at the Night King's Manor.
She stood at the foot of the Night King's Manor wall, her heart filled with longing.
She clenched her fist secretly.
One day, she would come here to take Zhan Xiaoli away!
She glanced at the sky; it wasn't completely dark yet, so she couldn't go in now.
Just as she was about to turn and leave.
Suddenly, a surprised voice called out from behind her.
"Second Miss Yun?"
The familiar voice stunned Yun Shu.
She remembered this voice!
What a coincidence, enemies meeting on a narrow road.
Yun Shu turned around with a sense of helplessness.
Indeed!
She saw Qiu Lu, who had just called her.
And she also saw Zhan Tianye, sitting in a wheelchair.
"Why is Second Miss Yun here at the Night King's Manor?" Qiu Lu asked in astonishment.
Zhan Tianye's unfathomably deep eyes held a hint of coolness as he looked at Yun Shu with a smile that was not a smile.
The woman who had sworn in the palace just moments ago that she no longer liked him and would never pester him again was now appearing at the entrance of his manor.
This woman was full of lies.
Seeing Zhan Tianye's eyes filled with disdain, Yun Shu understood that she was misunderstood again.
What a cursed fate!
"I was just passing by," Yun Shu said.
"Passing by?" Qiu Lu seemed skeptical.
Zhan Tianye's eyes, dark and terrifying, said, "Yun Shu, do you know the consequences of deceiving this king?"
He detested people who said one thing and meant another the most.
And this woman before him, with her beautiful facade, spoke only lies; not a single word could be believed.