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"I’m going to sleep now," Susu said as she obediently closed her eyes.

Feng Wuyou patted her daughter’s chest softly; the little one had an excellent sleep, drifting off shortly after closing her eyes.

She lifted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, "Jinyan, how much does that woman look like me for our daughter to have mistaken her for her mother?"

Xiao Jinyan replied, "Daughter is young, and it’s been so long since she saw you—her memory is bound to be a bit fuzzy. Seeing a woman who looks a lot like you, she would naturally think it’s Concubine Mother—this is normal."

"That’s true, it’s been so long, it’s normal for our daughter to make a mistake," Feng Wuyou yawned, "Let’s sleep."

There was no way Xiao Jinyan could sleep at that moment; he glanced at his daughter and thought tonight was out of the question.

The next day, Xiao Jinyan was the first to wake up. Turning his head, he saw that both his daughter and Xiao Jiu were sleeping soundly. Withdrawing his gaze, he got out of bed quietly and changed clothes.

Once he was dressed, he stood by the bedside, looking at the sleeping mother and daughter, his eyes filled with tenderness.

Both mother and daughter even had the same sleeping posture, one hugging her foot, the other clutching a soft pillow.

After watching for a while, he finally turned and walked out.

When Susu woke up, she found her father missing, looked up at Feng Wuyou, pushed herself up with her little hands, and stared at Feng Wuyou with big, unblinking dark eyes.

Eventually, she climbed onto Feng Wuyou, cupped her small chubby hands around Feng Wuyou’s face, and then gave her cheek a loud smack.

Feng Wuyou was in deep sleep when suddenly she felt breathless, as if something was pressing down on her, and not only pressing but also licking her.

A few seconds later, Feng Wuyou jolted awake from her dreams to see Susu smiling at her.

"Mommy, awake from kissy," Susu said.

Feng Wuyou actually wanted to say, could she not be disturbed from sleeping? It had been such a struggle to return to the palace, and she wanted to sleep until she naturally woke, preferring to sit rather than stand, to lie down rather than sit.

But how could she disappoint her darling when she was so adorable?

"Mhm, I was kissed awake by my darling," she agreed.

Susu sat up, grabbing Feng Wuyou’s arm, "Mommy, get up."

Feng Wuyou turned to look outside the window, not sure what time it was anymore.

If her daughter wanted her to get up, then she would. If worse came to worst, she could eat something later and continue sleeping on the couch, snatching a bit more sleep.

"Alright, let’s get up."

It took some time, but Feng Wuyou got up and dressed Susu.

Once dressed, Feng Wuyou took her daughter’s hand and walked outside. As soon as they stepped out, Susu saw the tiger-lion beast in the courtyard and let go of mommy’s hand to run towards it on her little short legs.

Dabai suddenly stood up, thinking Susu was coming to it, but then saw Susu run to the tiger-lion beast and snorted in response.

The tiger-lion beast had not slept well on its first night in a strange place; if not for smelling Xiao Jiu’s scent, it wouldn’t have stayed lying down so quietly.

Susu approached the tiger-lion beast, its nose level with her chest as it lay down. She stared at its big, black nose for a while and poked it with her little finger; it was a bit hard.

Then she ran to Dabai, "Woof woof."

Dabai’s previously disappointed expression vanished at once as it opened its eyes wide to look at Susu.

Susu likewise poked Dabai’s nose with her finger. Compared to the tiger-lion beast’s nose, it was just a bit softer.

Susu found it amusing and giggled, "Hehe." She turned her head and saw Xuetuan lying on a chair asleep, and, giggling, she ran over to him.

Big curious eyes stared at Xuetuan’s dainty nose, and her hands carefully reached out, poking the tiny nose to find it soft, immediately laughing, "So tiny, so soft."

Feng Wuyou saw this and couldn’t help but laugh; a child’s joy is so simple.

Jun Moqing walked over and caught the scene, "You used to be like this as a child."

Feng Wuyou looked up at her father and said with a chuckle, "Was I this naughty when I was little?"

Jun Moqing uttered four words, "Six of one, half a dozen of the other."

Watching Susu climb onto Dabai, Feng Wuyou asked, "Did I ever annoy Father when I was little?"

Jun Moqing replied, "Although you were mischievous, you were sensible and not unreasonably troublesome. When you were as big as Susu, you were very clingy to me."

Because her mother wasn’t around when she was little, he had to take care of Xiao Jiu alone. Xue’er was much older than Xiao Jiu and was busy with her studies every day.

Back then, there were no pets, only her to play with, and it felt too lonely.