"Oh?"
News about Zhan Tianye?
He had only seen him in the palace last night, and in just one night, Prince Zhan had some earth-shattering news?
"Speak."
Jing Heng immediately said, "Ruan Xi said he just heard outside that the Night King is inquiring about the eldest daughter of the Li family, intending to marry her as his consort. He also said that the Night King's young heir will soon have a stepmother."
"Eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Yuexian?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
Could it be that after seeing Li Yuexian, who harbored so much hostility towards her at the banquet last night, Zhan Tianye found her pleasing to the eye and fell in love at first sight?
If it wasn't love at first sight, how could he be so eager to inquire about Li Yuexian?
Tsk tsk.
It was none of her business whom he wanted to marry, but she absolutely could not let Li Yuexian become Zhan Xiaoli's stepmother.
Li Yue'e was one kind of person, and Li Yuexian was another.
Li Yuexian was definitely not a virtuous person who would treat others' children kindly.
"Brother is getting a stepmother?"
Yun Xiao Jing walked out of the room.
As soon as he came out, he heard them talking about Zhan Xiaoli getting a stepmother.
"Barring any surprises, yes." Yun Shu admitted.
Yun Xiao Jing snorted, huffing indignantly, "Scumbag dad! Sigh, poor brother!"
"I've seen many children with stepmothers, and they are often beaten and scolded by their stepmothers. Stepmothers only love their own children! I don't want brother to be bullied! And as Yun Xiao Jing's brother, I want to protect him well!"
After saying that, he secretly made a decision in his heart: he would go find the scumbag dad!
He would teach the scumbag dad a lesson for finding a stepmother for Zhan Xiaoli.
Yun Shu's lips twitched upon hearing Yun Xiao Jing's words, "Who told you that?"
"Storytellers say it, and some children I met! They said it!" Yun Xiao Jing had now firmly decided that all stepmothers were bad.
"You can't generalize; not all stepmothers are bad people," Yun Shu corrected his perception.
Yun Xiao Jing hummed, "Anyway, I think the stepmother that scumbag dad picks for brother will definitely not be a good one!"
Yun Shu agreed with this point.
Why would Zhan Tianye find Li Yuexian to be Zhan Xiaoli's stepmother when there were so many other options?
Suddenly.
Yun Shu and Jing Heng looked towards the distance almost simultaneously.
Someone was coming!
Jing Heng immediately picked up Yun Xiao Jing, "Let's go."
Yun Xiao Jing reacted quickly, saying nothing, he hugged Jing Heng's neck, and the two disappeared in a flash.
Just then, Yun Chang Feng walked over from not far away.
He was carrying a large food box in his hand.
As he approached, the fragrant aroma from the food box wafted towards them.
"I went out early this morning to buy this for you. You always said you loved freshly steamed steamed buns and small wontons in the morning. I bought them all for you," Yun Chang Feng said with a doting smile.
Yun Shu, smelling the fragrant aroma, her eyes lit up, "Yes, I love steamed buns very much!"
Admittedly, Yun Chang Feng was a truly good father!
The paternal love she had never experienced before, she felt it all from Yun Chang Feng.
She realized what it felt like to be doted on by her father.
It was as if Yun Chang Feng could support the sky, and she could play freely within this sky, unharmed, because her father was formidable.
With this thought, she smiled.
Yun Chang Feng carried the food box into her room.
He took out the various items from the food box.
It wasn't just steamed buns and small wontons, but also rich soup and specially made pickles.
Just smelling them made her mouth water!
"Are you hungry? Try some quickly," Yun Chang Feng said warmly.
Just as Yun Shu was about to eat a steamed bun, she noticed dark circles under Yun Chang Feng's eyes.
Could it be...
He hadn't slept all night yesterday?
She first handed him a steamed bun, "Dad, try it! Eat it while it's hot!"
"Mmm!" Yun Chang Feng took a bite. It was fragrant.
For five years, he had hardly eaten anything with such flavor.
He was suddenly moved to tears.
"Dad didn't sleep last night, did he?" Yun Shu asked softly.
Yun Chang Feng paused for a moment, then remembered that he had gone out early and forgotten to wash his face. He must look terrible after not sleeping all night.
He was used to not washing for days when he was in the military camp, but he always forgot that this was the capital, and he hadn't been on the battlefield for four years.
He smiled dismissively, "I really didn't sleep last night. I often didn't sleep when I was in the military, so I'm used to it! I returned from the palace too late last night, and I couldn't fall asleep, so I went out to practice swordsmanship. My skills had gotten rusty after not practicing for so long, so I kept at it until morning."
Yun Shu could tell he didn't want her to worry.
She didn't ask further.
Then, she ate several steamed buns in one go.
She also drank a whole large bowl of hot soup.
She even ate several small wontons.
Yun Chang Feng ate the rest.
After they were full and satisfied, Yun Chang Feng seemed to have something to say.
"Dad has something to say?" Yun Shu saw that Yun Chang Feng was hesitant to speak.
Yun Chang Feng coughed lightly, "I do have something to ask you."
"Dad, please speak. There's nothing you can't say."
Yun Chang Feng was a general who went to battle and didn't engage in roundabout talk, so he asked directly, "Shu'er, are you truly deeply in love with the Night King? Years ago, I heard you pestered the Night King many times. Now, after several years, your eyes are still only on the Night King. Is it that... you won't like anyone else besides the Night King?"
Even if the Night King was confined to a wheelchair and could not stand in the future, he was still a man of integrity, truly worthy of admiration.
However.
"Ah? Who said I fell in love with him at first sight? Dad, if I ever had any feelings for the Night King, it was years ago. Now, absolutely not." Yun Shu's smile faded upon hearing this.
Yun Chang Feng looked at Yun Shu's explanation of distancing herself and understood. Perhaps he had been overthinking things in the palace yesterday?
If that were the case, it would be wonderful!
"When I went out today, I happened to meet the steward of the Night King's mansion. He was out buying steamed buns for the young heir. That young heir, like you, really likes steamed buns," Yun Chang Feng said with a smile.
As he spoke, he realized he had gone off-topic.
He then continued, "From his conversation with his companions, the Night King has found someone he likes, and he will be proposing soon. I was worried just now that you hadn't given up on the Night King, but I didn't expect you to have already moved on."
Yun Shu chuckled inwardly at this. Look at how scared Yun Chang Feng was!
"When you've experienced more, you move on. Don't worry, Dad! The Night King holds no place in my heart now. Hearing that he has someone he likes and is about to get married, I'm overjoyed!" Yun Shu reassured Yun Chang Feng once more.
Yun Chang Feng nodded, relieved, "Good! You truly are my good daughter!"
...
At the same time.
The carriage from the Night King's mansion stopped in front of the Li family's residence.
Steward Wang alighted from the carriage and knocked on the Li family's main door.