Time flew past like a white steed glimpsed through a crack.
Before anyone knew it.
Another half year had passed.
The Qin Kingdom's Lord still had not appointed a Crown Prince.
Though the officials continued submitting memorials, the Qin Kingdom's Lord merely gave them a cursory glance.
Eventually, the Qin Kingdom's Lord stopped even looking at those memorials urging him to appoint a Crown Prince.
Qin Siyao, too, felt that her Father Emperor could not keep leaving the position vacant, so she had asked her father, "Have you found a suitable candidate to adopt as your heir?"
But Qin Shengtian had merely smiled at his daughter and said, "None of those people can compare to you."
Hearing her father's reply, Qin Siyao thought he was only teasing her and did not take it to heart.
In truth, Qin Shengtian had spoken nothing but the truth.
In Qin Shengtian's heart, the noble heirs recommended by his officials truly could not compare to his daughter.
"All right, Si Yao, you needn't worry about appointing a Crown Prince. I already have someone in mind," the Qin Kingdom's Lord told his daughter with a smile.
"Huh? You already have someone in mind, Father Emperor? Who?" Qin Siyao asked curiously.
"I'm not telling you yet, you little rascal." Qin Shengtian's lips curved upward. "You'll know when the time comes."
"All right."
Left hanging, Qin Siyao felt a little disappointed, but she did not press him. Instead, she remained seated beside him, helping her father review memorials.
Now, besides his own desk in the Imperial Study, Qin Shengtian had specially prepared another desk for his daughter.
Looking at his daughter a short distance away, Qin Shengtian could not help feeling a surge of emotion.
In the past, whenever Qin Shengtian refused to answer Qin Siyao, she