[Poor Brother Zhili.]
As Jiang Yingcheng walked, she kept murmuring to System Bro in her heart.
His own father had no idea he was still alive.
The mother who had taken him away from Great Rui had chosen the wrong place to seek refuge. As soon as she arrived in Jiayu City, a gang of thugs set their sights on her. With nowhere left to turn, she could only hide him somewhere and run off to lure those villains away. She never imagined that, in that brief span of time, someone would pick him up and send him into the palace.
He had spent nearly ten years drifting through life in the palace. The King of Beiming disliked him, and so did his "mother," who shared no blood with him. Yet Brother Zhili, who had never felt love or kindness growing up, had still managed to remain pure and kind. He was simply amazing!
The transition from sympathy to praise was so seamless and swift that, before the others could sort out their questions, the little one's inner voice had already moved on to the next topic.
Jiang Yingcheng did not dwell on the matter for long.
Now that she was certain Brother Zhili was related by blood to her beautiful Imperial Father, and that he had suffered so much over the years, she had already decided to be as good as she possibly could to this Brother Zhili she had only just met!
With that thought, she tightened her grip on Brother Zhili's hand.
[I-if beautiful Imperial Father wants to drag Brother Zhili out and behead him, Chengcheng will sit on the ground, hug Brother Zhili, and howl!!]
"..."
Normally, such a declaration would have sent everyone who could hear the little one's thoughts scrambling to avoid her, wishing