Qiqi stifled a grin, turning to gaze pitifully at their father while shooting a stealthy glare at his sister.
"Don't even try to look pitiful, it won't work," Dugu Chen said, raising an eyebrow at his son.
Qiqi pouted, then sat back down, folding his arms defiantly, "Hmph, bring it on, I'm not scared."
Feng Xuxu hugged Yueyue while watching the father and son, shaking her head helplessly with a smile.
The carriage soon arrived at the manor house, where Baihe and others had arrived early. Everything was cleaned spotlessly, and all the servants dutifully went about their tasks.
Feng Qi and Liang Shisan anxiously stood outside the door, waiting. It had been years since they last saw their master, and since finding out that the master had become Empress, they were overjoyed. They had long hoped for the master to visit just once.
Baihe lifted the curtain and saw that with the passage of years, both had gained a measure of composed maturity.
