After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

Situ Che sighed before saying, "Granny Yuan has served two dynasties; she's no ordinary nanny. Zhaohua is intelligent, but somewhat arrogant and naive. In her own words, she lacks political acumen. I sent Granny Yuan here not only to teach her etiquette, but also to teach her about court politics. That way, even if Zhaohua returns to the Southern Barbarians, it won't be too difficult for her to attain that position!"

They even dared to eat arsenic.

So what if you're immune to all poisons?

What if something unexpected happens?

Also, Situ Che didn't want her to be too nice to Situ An and Situ Tan.

There is no kinship in the royal family, and he was afraid that Tang Rui would suffer in the future.

Qingfeng understood and said with a smile, "Parents who love their children will always plan far ahead for them. The prince dotes on the princess, and the princess will understand this in the future."

"It doesn't matter." Even if he doesn't understand, it doesn't matter. He is Tang Rui's biological father and should consider her feelings.

Situ Che continued the previous topic, "Has Tang Rao's identity been confirmed?"

Qingfeng nodded: "Following the information gathered by my subordinates, I rushed to the Northern Di. Princess Tang Rao... no... the Crown Princess seems to know that I am the Prince's person. After receiving the news, she appeared on her own and did not hide anything from me."

Situ Che: "..."

Although I had suspected it before, it was actually confirmed, and my feelings were still complicated.

The first time he met Tang Rao, she was dressed as a man, disguised as Zhang Ji's father, hiding in his military camp, and even had a big beard on. He didn't realize she was a woman at first glance.

Zhang Ji's father, however, was drugged and stuffed under the bed by her for four whole days.

By the time you realize it, it's already poisoned, and you've been forced into this situation.

He thought it was an insult, but it turned out to be to save his life.

Even though she was in dire straits herself, she still saved him and even gave birth to Tang Rui for him.

Situ Che pursed his lips and asked, "How...is she doing lately?"

"It's alright. She became the Crown Princess of the Northern Di, and the Northern Di royal family and most of the common people are completely infatuated with Xiaoyao Wan."

At this point, Qingfeng remembered something and quickly added, "Oh, right, she also asked me to tell Your Highness that she has repaid the life-saving grace. After she has dealt with the Northern Di matter, she will personally come to Great Xia, hoping that Your Highness will return the Princess and... the Golden Silkworm Gu at that time..."

"The Golden Silkworm Gu originally belonged to her and should be returned. As for Zhaohua, her fate is entirely up to her; no one can dictate it."

When Situ Che heard that Tang Rao had become the Crown Princess, his already complicated feelings were tinged with bitterness.

He himself doesn't know what this feeling is like now; it's just a bit uncomfortable.

As for the life-saving grace…

Situ Che frowned and said, "When did I ever save her life?"

Qingfeng laughed and said, "Your Highness, you probably don't remember. When we were patrolling the border town, we encountered a female beggar being bullied by other beggars. It was Your Highness who saw injustice and rescued her, even giving her your cloak to cover herself."

Upon hearing this, Situ Che suddenly realized, "So it was her..."

He said that when he was raped, Tang Rao looked somewhat familiar.

But I couldn't remember where I had seen it before.

Luckily, Tang Rui didn't hear any of this, otherwise she would definitely have complained.

Her father has been saving people everywhere since she was a child.

First it was Qin Zhiyan, then Gu Ruoxue, and now there's Tang Rao.

However, this also shows that Situ Che is a truly good person and can be considered a gentleman.

Despite being a man, and a prince at that, he was willing to show compassion and respect for women.

"And another one!" Qingfeng picked up the cage in his hand, inside which the gyrfalcon lay comfortably, its beady eyes glancing sideways at Situ Che: "Your Highness, this was also given to me by the Crown Princess. She said that if you want to contact her, you can have Xueying deliver a message."

As if in response to Qingfeng's words, the caged gyrfalcon let out a cry and nodded its little head proudly.

Situ Che's eyes brightened slightly: "It understands human nature?"

Qingfeng: "It seems so. Anyway, on the way back, sometimes when I talked to it, it would look at me with disdain."

Men like only a few things, and Situ Che is no exception.

Seeing how clever Xueying was, he tried waving a finger in front of the cage.

He thought Xueying would peck him, but Xueying gave him a look of disdain and then turned her head away arrogantly.

Situ Che laughed: "No wonder it's her pet, it's quite like her."

When he was forced into it, all he could do was rage helplessly, using every word he knew to curse.

But every curse he uttered earned him Tang Rao's utter contempt.

Yes, just like this gyrfalcon.

"Bring me paper and pen, let me give it a try." Situ Che would never admit that he wanted to share Tang Rui's recent situation with Tang Rao; he just wanted to test whether this beast could deliver the letter.

...

At the same time, Tang Rui returned to her Cuiwei Pavilion, looking utterly dejected.

Looking up, she saw Mingyue squatting in front of her bottles and jars for refining Gu, fiddling with something.

Tang Rui instantly forgot all about Granny Yuan and ran over on her calves: "Mingyue, what are you doing?"

Mingyue turned around, still holding a small snake about the thickness of a finger in her hand.

A ceramic pot at his feet was already broken.

Looking at the little snake again, its head was being held tightly by him. Its whole body was red, and its scales shimmered in the sunlight, making it very beautiful.

Upon seeing Tang Rui, the little snake seemed to smell something, and its two ruby-like eyes instantly filled with grievance.

"Wow, the Crimson Flame Gu!" Tang Rui exclaimed with delight, jumping up and down to grab it.

Mingyue quickly raised it higher, her expression serious: "Princess, it's dangerous! It looks very poisonous!"

"Of course I know, it won't hurt me if you give it to me!"

"No!"

Mingyue didn't believe it and raised it even higher: "I'll take care of it right away!"

"No!" Tang Rui exclaimed anxiously, "Mingyue, I'm serious. The Crimson Gu drinks my blood and will be under my control. It really won't harm me."

is it?

Mingyue looked at her suspiciously, and finally decided: "Then I'll let it bite me. If it does, I'll throw it away."

After saying that, he placed his finger in front of the little red snake.

A hint of human-like disdain flashed in the little snake's eyes. It irritably looked away and gazed at Tang Rui with a pitiful expression.

Mingyue was stunned: "You really don't bite?"

"I told you, it will listen to me. If I tell it not to bite, it won't bite!" Tang Rui jumped up and snatched the Crimson Gu away when he wasn't looking.

The Crimson Gu obediently coiled around her wrist, head to tail.

If you don't look closely, it looks like a shimmering red bracelet.

Tang Rui stroked the little snake's head like a precious treasure: "From now on, I'll call you Chichi."

Chichi affectionately rubbed against her wrist, then remained still, holding the bracelet in place.

"So cute!" Tang Rui couldn't be happier.

Mingyue then slowly moved closer, asking, "Princess, haven't I been good to you?"