Xiao Yi looked at his wife, who was both crying and laughing, and sighed inwardly.
Women truly are made of water!
He turned to look at Duoduo, his face full of seriousness.
"We'll let today's matter go, but next time, you must not take such risks, understand?"
Hearing the word "risks," Su Xian forgot about crying.
She hurriedly wiped away her tears, stood up, and pulled Duoduo over to inspect her from head to toe.
"Duoduo, did you fall today? Did you get hurt anywhere?"
"Quickly tell Mother, I'll have Lianxin fetch the doctor immediately!"
Duoduo held Su Xian's hand and smiled obediently to comfort her.
"Mother, I'm fine!"
"I didn't fall anywhere. You forgot, I know martial arts, and I even know medicine."
Su Xian had just been confused by her own concern. Hearing Duoduo's words, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Your Highness, what did you mean by taking risks just now?"
Xiao Yi's lips curved up. "Ask her!"
Seeing both her father and mother looking at her, Duoduo stuck out her tongue.
"Um, it's just that Father told me to hide my abilities, but in the end, I didn't."
Duoduo explained, downplaying the seriousness of the situation.
Su Xian let out a huge sigh of relief.
She patted her chest. "You scared Mother to death! I thought it was something terrible!"
Duoduo saw her father looking at her with a half-smile.
Duoduo hopped down from Xiao Yi's lap and ran over to push his wheelchair.
"Huh, how did Your Highness's wheelchair end up so far away?"
Only then did Su Xian notice that the wheelchair Xiao Yi used was quite far away.
Xiao Yi did not answer.
Su Xian had only mentioned it in passing, assuming it was because the father and daughter had just had a conflict in the room.
Duoduo pushed the wheelchair to Xiao Yi's side, and Xiao Yi gave her a steady look.
"Did you take what I just said to heart?"
Duoduo hadn't expected that after all this time, the matter still hadn't blown over.
Duoduo lowered her head, her two small hands having nowhere to rest.
"Father, I might not be able to do it."
The moment Duoduo finished speaking, she felt the temperature in the room instantly drop a few degrees.
"Why?" Xiao Yi's voice was cold, completely lacking its previous gentleness.
"Everyone already knows my archery and horseback riding are very good. I can't hide my abilities anymore."
"Father, didn't you say that true and false, half true and half false, makes it seem more real?"
"As long as I'm half true and half false, I won't stand out too much!"
Xiao Yi stared straight at Duoduo for a moment before letting out an exasperated laugh.
This little girl had always been obedient and well-behaved.
He thought she was a little kitten and had been teaching her little by little.
As it turned out, he had misjudged her.
She was no little kitten; she was clearly a little tiger.
And now, this little tiger was slowly extending her claws.
Seeing the look in Xiao Yi's eyes, Duoduo stepped forward and gently grabbed his well-defined hand.
Her small hands were white and tiny.
Like a little white dough bun, they wrapped around Xiao Yi's large hand.
"Father, your daughter knows the limits, you don't need to worry!"
"Didn't you say that a young eagle always has to fly on its own to learn how to soar?"
"Just watch me fly!"
"As long as I know you are behind me, I won't be afraid!"
Xiao Yi looked at Duoduo, who was gazing at him with bright, shining eyes, and suddenly let out a cold scoff.
"Hmph! You mean to say that if you get into trouble, I'll be the one cleaning up your mess?"
Duoduo blinked her big eyes.
"Father, you just said you loved me!"
Xiao Yi froze, then raised his hand and poked Duoduo hard on the forehead.
"You dare to checkmate me now? And you still expect me to help you?"
Duoduo grinned and threw her arms around Xiao Yi's waist.
"Father is the pillar of strength for Mother and me! As long as you are here, we won't be afraid!"
"Flattery won't work either! Sit properly!"
Xiao Yi tried hard to keep a straight face, but the slight upward curve of his lips betrayed his true mood.
Seeing the father and daughter talking business, Su Xian quietly went to sit on the side.
Duoduo obediently sat down opposite Xiao Yi.
"Speak, what exactly are you thinking?"
"No hiding anything. Tell me everything you want to do!"
Xiao Yi kept a stern face.
Duoduo stuck out her tongue.
"I didn't think much. I just thought that since they all want to curry favor with Imperial Grandfather, it means Imperial Grandfather is the most important."
"You aren't close to Imperial Grandfather like the others are, Father."
"So I'll be the one to do it for our family!"
"Imperial Grandfather values horseback riding and archery, so I'll do my absolute best and make him see me in a new light!"
Duoduo blinked. "Actually, it was my first time doing archery on horseback too."
"The fact that I could hit the target on my first try is all thanks to my teacher!"
Li Jin had truly spent all his energy teaching Duoduo.
Duoduo learned things quickly, and Li Jin racked his brains thinking of new ways to teach her.
"Your first time?" Xiao Yi repeated.
Duoduo nodded.
"Yes, my teacher said I was still young and that horseback archery was dangerous, so he never let me practice it."
"However, to give me a sense of the target, he taught me to shoot at moving targets."
"Moving targets?" Xiao Yi was somewhat curious.
"Right, it's just my teacher holding the target and running back and forth."
"And then I shoot the arrows."
"My teacher said this is very similar to the effect on horseback, and it also resembles a real combat scenario."
"He said that in war, no enemy stands still waiting for me to shoot them."
Duoduo remembered Li Jin's words very clearly.
Xiao Yi's fingers twitched. "That's a good method!"
Duoduo nodded affirmatively.
"Yes! Father, you can have Lingfeng and the others train like this too!"
"Just dig a trench, and the person holding the target stands inside..."
Duoduo detailed Li Jin's method to Xiao Yi.
After listening, Xiao Yi nodded.
"Not bad. However, do not mention this method to anyone outside."
Duoduo nodded. "Mhm."
"What about your schoolwork for today?" Xiao Yi remembered the main matter.
Duoduo sighed.
"My calligraphy yesterday was too poor, so the Grand Tutor punished me by making me write it out ten times."
The corners of Xiao Yi's mouth curled up.
"Well then, hurry up and go write."
"Oh right, still use your left hand, and you must not write too well!"
Duoduo puffed out her cheeks.
"Father, writing with my left hand is very slow!"
Xiao Yi patted Duoduo's head. "Father believes in you!"
Duoduo blinked her big eyes. "Imperial Grandfather said that you did the same thing when you were little?"
Xiao Yi froze for a moment, then replied faintly.
"He still remembers?"
"Mhm, Imperial Grandfather said he punished you back then too!"
After saying that, Duoduo hopped off the chair.
"Father, Mother, I'm going to do my homework!"
Xiao Yi looked at Duoduo scurrying away and let out a laugh.
"I thought the little tiger was fierce, but in the end, she's still a coward!"
Su Xian, watching the father and daughter banter from the side, hadn't let the smile drop from her lips.
There was more and more laughter in the Pingyang Prince's Manor nowadays.
She felt that life was becoming more and more interesting!
"How is the business at that barbecue shop doing?"
