Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 477: A Family Reunion - Dad Repeats What Mom Says Like a Parrot (3)
Qiqi stealthily rolled her eyes at her sister and twitched the corners of her mouth, shifting her bottom as she slowly moved closer to Daddy.
"Dad, you really are cunning!" she said with a laugh as she looked at her sister and mother, yet whispered to her dazzlingly dressed father in red.
Dugu Chen raised an eyebrow imperceptibly, a barely detectable smile on his face, "You little rascal, is that how you talk to your dad?"
"Hmph, stop pretending. You were the one who said, as long as I sneaked out of the palace and lured Mom out, you’d take care of the rest. But why, then, do you still secretly assign a Hidden Guard to me?"
"You also said, as long as you and Yueyue left the palace, we were to follow the route you laid out. But look, it’s not like that at all. If it weren’t for the Hidden Guard following us, do you think you’d be able to swagger around so carefree as a bandit?"
"What’s the point?"
"Dad taught you not to have mercy on your enemies, yet what have you done?"
"..." Qiqi hung her head and frowned in silence, understanding her father’s meaning. It essentially meant wiping out the bandits, but she really couldn’t bring herself to do it—after all, those were human lives.
"Remember, you are the future monarch. You must have a compassionate heart towards your subjects, a clever mind towards your officials, a nurturing heart towards your family, a protective heart towards your subordinates, and a ruthless heart towards your enemies. Keep in mind, don’t always leave trouble for yourself. If you don’t eliminate them today, even if they have the slightest chance of survival, they might harm you in the future."
Dugu Chen formally expounded at length, but to Qiqi, it felt incredibly miraculous. She watched Dad, who usually just joked around with Mom—either pleasing her or asking her and her sister to practice martial arts, medicine, and poison techniques—but rarely spoke to her so seriously. Suddenly, she felt like she had fallen into a vast net, an invisible, transparent one.
"Dad, did you already have a plan in mind?"
Dugu Chen nodded in satisfaction, "Indeed, this plan was conceived half a year ago. You and Yueyue will not always live under the wings of your parents. Eventually, you need to see the world for yourself. Gaining this experience early is good for your future. But you, you did the opposite and completely disrupted my plan."
"Daddy, I am only so young, how can you be so heartless as to ruin my life?" Qiqi pouted, fluttering her peach blossom eyes and rolling her eyes at Dugu Chen.
"Hahaha, I went to battle at ten, experienced betrayal, murder, slander... Walking on the edge of death, trampling over countless bones, it was then I understood the treachery of human hearts. However, you are different. I don’t want you to follow the same path I did, so I decided to take you out for some experience. At the same time, I am guilty of not spending enough time with your mother, and thought we could travel together this time. While we enjoy ourselves, I would teach you the ways of a benevolent ruler and the tactics of warfare." He reached out to touch his son, who was a chip off the old block, feeling comforted in his heart, then lifted his gaze to his wife, his eyes soft with affection.
Feng Xuxu felt a gaze upon her and instantly looked up, meeting her husband’s loving eyes. She smiled sweetly, then lowered her head again to listen to her daughter recount the perils they had encountered on their journey. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Qiqi followed her dad’s gaze and, seeing her mother and sister smiling happily, felt a change in her small heart. She couldn’t quite identify the feeling, but she did not want anyone to mar the smiles on her mother and sister’s faces.
"Dad, if I become the Emperor, will I be able to protect Mom and Yueyue?"
