Ze’s return made it impossible for Xiao Yu to calm her mind and hide in the kitchen to cook. Just as he was about to take Ze to the study for tea and a chat, he instead grabbed her hand.
"Sister, I want to eat the sailfish dumplings you make. In all the years away from you, what I missed most was your cooking skills. I heard that the Prince visits every day just to eat your food. Today, I want to join him."
Xiao Yu pouted, "Didn’t you just have a bowl of noodles? Can you really eat more?"
"Your brother has grown up. Now you’re only as tall as my shoulders. I’m so much taller than you, naturally, I eat more also."
"Why does it matter if you eat more? What’s the point of emphasizing that you’re taller than all the ti?"
Ze couldn’t help but laugh insensitively, "Sister, why haven’t you grown taller over the years? Look at ,"
"Go on, get lost, you heartless thing," she snapped. "All you do is tease about my height. Are you trying to break my heart completely?"
"Not at all, not at all, but these past seven or eight months have been tough. Though I’ve grown in height, the heavy daily training has completely worn down. But the effort has paid off. I passed the Hidden Guard’s examination, and now, I can stay by the Prince’s side as his number fifteen."
Xiao Yu rembered that currently guarding Yan Qing were numbers one through four. Although her brother was last in line, being selected was indeed no small feat.
She hurriedly patted his head, "Is the Prince good to you?"
Ze nodded vigorously, "Very good. He teaches martial arts, studies, and even the principles of life, various rules and etiquette. He truly treats as his legitimate successor. I haven’t let him down. I’m sixteen this year, and if I’m not by his side before I turn eighteen, I might have to stay in the Prince Manor as an ordinary servant. Luckily, I made it."
Xiao Yu said with deep emotion, "Good for you, Ze. These years have been hard on you. Be very careful on every mission. If you leave and I’m left alone, I won’t survive either!"
Before Ze could respond, a resentful voice ca from behind, "A dear brother is great, huh? So affectionate as soon as you arrive, even putting on a tragic act? Where do you place ? What, you think I’ll mistreat him, or that you can’t survive alone, either? Have you thought about my feelings?"
Heavens!
How had Yan Qing co here?
Xiao Yu felt a bit guilty but still spoke her true thoughts, "It is indeed like that. Being a Hidden Guard is so dangerous. You could be sacrificed at any ti."
"And what if I send him to the Imperial Guard instead? Or have him join the army and fight on the battlefield? Tell , which isn’t dangerous?"
Xiao Yu’s lips twitched slightly, ultimately unable to refute. Shen Ze seed to realize the unclear emotions between the two but still ca forward to smooth things over in ti.
"Sister, a man’s ambition lies in exploring the world. I think dad and mom wouldn’t want to be a coward. No matter what I do in the future, as long as it’s true to my conscience and my abilities, then my life will be complete. Everyone dies eventually, right?"
Xiao Yu so wanted to cling to her brother’s hand and cry out to him, at least leave the Shen Family with a descendant!
But suddenly, she felt this was not her style. When had a modern person like her beco assimilated by these ancient notions?
She simply sighed, "It’s up to you. I’ve done all I can. With the achievents you have today, our ancestors must be smiling down on us."
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