Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 453: The First Birthday Grabbing Ceremony (3)

Dugu Chen looked in astonishment at his daughter, then lowered his gaze toward the little girl in his arms, "Our daughter is truly a prodigy, preferring the Commander’s Seal over colorful and bright embroidery threads."

Feng Xuxu smiled and shrugged her shoulders, "Who can blame her when her father leads troops into battle? She has completely inherited her father’s temperament."

Dugu Chen pursed his lips and tightened his embrace around his wife’s slender waist, "If our daughter takes after me, then I shall only teach her how to wage war. If our son takes after you, then my dear wife will have the hard task of teaching our son the art of strategizing for power," he said, lifting his chin and arching his eyebrows as he looked at the Jade Seal in his son’s hands and spoke to the woman in his arms.

Feng Xuxu raised her head to look at him, glaring fiercely, "If my son turns out like me, he’d rather roam the jianghu than stay confined in this royal court."

"Let that son roam the jianghu? Then what about this kingdom? Or perhaps you’d like to bear another for me?"

"Get lost! I went through life and death to give birth to these two little ones, and just recently I’ve had a year without being weighted down by a belly. And now you want me to bear more? Do you think I’m a pig?" she retorted, pouting and arching her delicate eyebrows as she gave him a sidelong glance.

Dugu Chen furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, realizing his wife’s words made sense. Recalling that harrowing scene, his whole body trembled, and the color faded from his face, leaving him somewhat pale.

"My wife is right; let’s not have any more. Having these two little ones is already enough. If our son doesn’t like being emperor, then let our daughter do it," he conceded.

Feng Xuxu looked in surprise at the man behind her, "What if our daughter doesn’t like it either?"

"We’ll pick someone capable from the clan."

Feng Xuxu looked up to the sky, completely speechless, wondering who would think of fatherhood in such a way—spoiling them too much.

The ministers were all sneaking glances at the emperor and empress, whispering to each other. They were tempted to move closer and eavesdrop, but alas, they didn’t have the courage to do so.

The Crown Prince and Princess, holding the objects they were satisfied with, smiled so wide they couldn’t close their mouths. Together, they pushed the Jade Seal toward their mother, as if presenting a treasure to Feng Xuxu.

Feng Xuxu stepped forward, stretched out her arms, and picked up her son. She gave his chubby little face a firm kiss, then used her other hand to pick up the Jade Seal from the table and put it in her son’s embrace to play with.

Yueyue pouted and turned her head away, glanced at the man standing beside her mother, blinked her cute eyes, and immediately burst into joy. She reached out her short chubby arms toward the man, blowing bubbles with her mouth, "%@￥...*hug."

Dugu Chen joyfully picked up his daughter. Although he couldn’t make out what she said at the beginning, the last word was perfectly clear—she wanted him to hug her. Looking at her adorable face, he gave her a gentle kiss, causing Yueyue to giggle foolishly. Her little hand touched the spot where her father had kissed her. Thrilled, Little Yueyue, with her moist little mouth, ’muahed’ a kiss right onto her handsome father’s face.

Instantly rendered speechless by his charming daughter, Dugu Chen stiffly turned to Feng Xuxu, "My love, the little one kissed me."

Feng Xuxu, watching her husband’s dumbstruck face, held her lips in amusement, "Little Yueyue has only kissed me and Qiqi. No matter how Baihe and the others coax her, she just refuses to kiss them on the face. You should feel content." After all, the child was only born a little over half a year ago, and he had been off to war soon thereafter, only returning when the child was about a week old. It was truly not easy to earn Little Yueyue’s affection. It seemed blood ties played a role.

"Indeed, this is my precious little treasure," he said, lifting his thick eyebrows, his face beaming with pride.

With the emperor’s triumphant return, coupled with the Crown Prince and Princess’s first birthday celebration, the Imperial Palace had been bustling with life. By the time the banquet was over, it was already deep into the night.