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Xiao Jinyan rubbed her head and whispered two words, "Don’t think about it."

Shen Chuwei looked into his uncompromising eyes and helplessly lay on his chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat, which was too quick, just like last time.

Xiao Jinyan looked down at the person lying on himself, appearing so wronged, and he stretched out his slender fingers to lift her chin to meet her starry eyes, "Would you really forsake Taotao and Susu to follow me to the battlefield?"

"I can’t bear to, but children will eventually leave their parents’ side when they grow up. If Susu marries far away, I’m afraid I might see her only once a year. The one who can always stay by my side is Your Highness."

There was another thing Shen Chuwei didn’t say; in the future, when she went to the underworld, it would also be Xiao Jinyan who would accompany her.

Emperor and empress were to be buried together~

What Shen Chuwei said was emotionally deep, and Xiao Jinyan was somewhat moved because he was the most important in little Ninth’s heart.

Yet, why did these words sound so familiar?

It was not until Xiao Jinyan came to his senses that he realized these were words he had once spoken.

"I will not let Susu marry far away."

Shen Chuwei said, "Your Highness might not know, whether it’s a near or far marriage, it is not for Your Highness to decide, it depends on whether the person Susu likes is near or far."

Xiao Jinyan said, "I will personally vet him."

Late on, despite Xiao Jinyan’s vigilance, he never expected the person who wanted to spirit away his daughter would be right by her side...

Suddenly, Shen Chuwei lifted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, should I sing you ’Eighteen Farewells’?"

Xiao Jinyan: "Eighteen Farewells?"

Shen Chuwei sighed, "Never mind, forget it."

Xiao Jinyan asked with curiosity, "Why not?"

Shen Chuwei replied, "Because I don’t know how to sing it."

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

The night before his departure, Xiao Jinyan found it difficult to sleep. He gazed at the person who had clamored about wanting to leave with him, now sleeping sweetly in his arms.

He sighed; indeed, the one he truly couldn’t bear to leave was himself.

On the day he led his troops out, Xiao Jinyan watched his children, who understood nothing, sitting at the dining table for breakfast.

Susu took a bite from the Crystal Bun in her hand, without forgetting to tell her father, "Mommy loves you second."

Xiao Jinyan looked at the steaming Crystal Buns in front of him, then at his daughter taking two bites from the bun consecutively. Mother and daughter both had the same taste.

"Leave some for your mother."

Susu nodded vigorously, "I also love you second."

Xiao Jinyan watched his daughter speaking with her cheeks puffed out and laughed softly.

Shen Chuwei had a dream in which, upon awakening, she found Xiao Jinyan had left, and she hadn’t even had the chance to see him off.

The scene shifted to the long Official Road, with Xiao Jinyan riding a black horse just ahead.

She ran wildly along the road, but the path in front of her seemed endless, as if no matter how fast she ran, she could not catch up.

Suddenly, she began to cry, crying loudly.

All around her turned pitch black as if countless hands were tugging at him.

"Brother Jinyan!"

Shen Chuwei woke from the dream with a cold sweat, felt the empty space beside her, and hurriedly got out of bed, lifting the bedding, "It’s too late, I’ve overslept."

Could it be that Xiao Jinyan had already left?

Without even putting on her jacket, Shen Chuwei ran out from the inner room and saw the three figures at the dining table; she was stunned.

Susu, seeing her mother, raised the bun in her hand with joy, shouting, "Mommy, it’s a bun for you!"

Xiao Jinyan raised his head and saw little Ninth coming out dressed in only an undergarment, her lapels slightly open, obviously having rushed out in a fluster.

He put down the chopsticks in his hand and stood up to walk over to her.

It was only when he got closer that he noticed tears at the corner of her eyes, clearly having been crying.

He had only seen such teary eyes in bed; why had she cried in broad daylight?

Xiao Jinyan held her in his arms, his slender fingers wiping away her tears, "What made you cry?"

Upon hearing that, Shen Chuwei, puzzled, wiped her face, only to realize it was streaked with tears – why had she been crying?

She suddenly remembered the dream.

"I just had a dream where I cried in it."

It was winter now, and dressing so thinly could easily result in catching a cold.

Xiao Jinyan picked her up horizontally and turned back towards the inner room, "What nightmare did you have?"

Shen Chuwei said, "I dreamed that Your Highness had left and I didn’t have the chance to see you off."

Xiao Jinyan paused, not expecting her to cry over this.

Taotao and Susu at the dining table didn’t understand what happened, only confusedly watching the backs of their father and mother as they left.

Little White, enticed by the aroma, lifted its head and nuzzled Susu’s legs. Its light blue eyes fixated on the Crystal Bun in her hand – the Meat Buns were too tempting.