The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"You do have some understanding."

Pei Zhiyan grew up in an era of class rule, and he saw nothing wrong with those of lower status kneeling before those of higher status.

The child's behavior is different from the concepts he has been taught since childhood, but he is not annoyed by this difference in the child.

Sometimes I even have some absurd thoughts, maybe all people are born equal, instead of kneeling down and flattering the superiors without dignity.

But this idea does not apply to such a society.

He took the child to kowtow in front of the tombstones of his relatives and introduced the child to them in a soft voice.

"From now on, you are the blood of my Pei family. Even if you are not by my side in the future, you will still be the only daughter I recognize in my heart."

There was a lot of fog in the mountains. Pei Zhiyan wiped the moisture off the child's hair with a handkerchief and lifted the child's arm to help her up.

Yuanyuan's eyes stayed on him the whole time. She frowned in dissatisfaction and said, "Why don't you stay by Daddy's side in the future?"

Although she was young, she remembered many things clearly. The old man once said that he would send her away.

"You'll know when we get back. It's getting late. It's time to go down the mountain."

Pei Zhiyan concealed the reluctance in his eyes, brushed off the dirt on her skirt, and carried her down the mountain.

"..."

Yuanyuan hung her head on his shoulder. The old man never explained things clearly.

"Congratulations, host. The target's favorability toward you has risen to 007 percent." looked at the progress bar on the panel and reported in real time.

The way down the mountain was easier to walk than the way up, and the father and daughter hurried back to the inn before dark.

The road from Kawataki County to the capital was flat, and it took less than three days to reach the city gate.

Yuanyuan sat in the carriage, and on the way back, she kept talking about her kittens and rabbits, and she couldn't wait to go back to the palace to see her little pets.

The carriage drove towards another alley and stopped at the door of a spacious and bright house on the corner of the street.

The street had been cleared by the Embroidered Uniform Guards in advance and was deserted. Pei Zhiyan held her and jumped off the carriage.

"Dad, aren't we going back?"

Yuanyuan glanced around the surroundings. The rich fragrance of osmanthus flowers in the yard filled the entire street.

"Don't go back. Stay here first."

This was the house Pei Zhiyan had personally bought for her, and every tree and blade of grass inside it was built according to his drawings.

He had nothing to leave to his children, but he had a house of his own so he always had a place to stay.

Yuanyuan's little rabbit and kitten were also brought over. Xiaobai was sitting on the swing in the backyard licking his fur. When he saw her, he meowed and pounced over.

Xiaobai's figure suddenly jumped up again after a month, knocking the little guy off balance.

Pei Zhiyan supported her back with one hand in time, preventing her from falling to the ground.

"Daddy, I can't hold the fat little white one anymore."

Yuanyuan held Xiaobai's half body with her two small hands with great effort, and her two cat legs were hanging in the air. She could no longer hold Xiaobai in her arms like before.

Kittens grow fast, and because of their small white breed, they are larger than ordinary kittens.

"You need to eat more and grow taller so that you can have the strength to lift it."

Pei Zhiyan took her to see the bedroom. The child had grown a little taller recently.

The antique bedroom is decorated with embroidery and gauze in Dunhuang colors and is decorated with lovely porcelain.

In such an environment, he tried his best to make the room brighter and more lovely.

As soon as Yuanyuan entered the house, she was attracted by the decorations here, such as the small pumpkin-shaped tray, pink tea cups, etc., which are all the colors that cubs like.

"Daddy, I want to use this to drink water."

Pei Zhiyan asked Caizhi to use this set of tea set to make a pot of scented tea for the child. Seeing her holding the cup and unable to let it go, he also felt the joy of being recognized for something he had carefully crafted.

"Is this place to your liking?"

"Well, but Daddy, when are we going home?"

Although Yuanyuan likes the furnishings here very much, she still prefers to live in Wangyue Tower. In her heart, that is home.

"You won't go back from now on."

Pei Zhiyan's tone was filled with sadness. The word "home" was too unfamiliar to him. He had no home for a long time.

"I don't want to. I still want to go back."

Yuanyuan held a pink teacup in her hand and disagreed with what he said.

Before Pei Zhiyan could say anything else, Xiao Fuzi came in from outside and reported: "Master, General Liu wants to see you."

"Bring him in."

Yuanyuan also looked towards the door curiously, and saw a tall figure walking in.

"This general pays homage to the Master of Seal!"

General Liu was wearing plain clothes and saluted Pei Zhiyan with his fists clasped.

His complexion was slightly yellowish due to the wind and sand, and there was a murderous aura between his facial features and eyes. He did not look fierce, but it made people feel scared.

He looked sharply at the child sitting on the chair. The child was white, plump, and had a chubby face, which was quite attractive.

His eyes and eyebrows look very much like Pei Zhiyan, and also very much like the person in his heart.

"Is this the little baby you mentioned? I think it looks a lot like you. It's really fate."

"looks like?"

Pei Zhiyan did look somewhat similar, but one had to look closely to see how he could tell at first glance.

"You look a lot like you when you were little, like you were carved from the same mold."

When General Liu was young, he was sent to General Pei's house to learn martial arts. Pei Zhiyan was born when he was a little over ten years old, and he did not leave the house until he was about five years old.

Although he looks handsome now, he was as skinny as a monkey when he was a child.

"really?"

Pei Zhiyan had long forgotten what he looked like when he was a child, so what he said was somewhat credible.

"Why would I lie to you when I have nothing to do?"

General Liu was an old friend of his, so he was less restrained in speaking to him.

If he had not entered the palace early, he would have thought that the child was his.

It is such a blessing to be able to find someone so similar to me in the world.

"Yuanyuan, this is General Liu. You will follow him from now on."

Pei Zhiyan looked at her, his words sounded lighthearted but his heart was not as calm as he appeared.

Although General Liu was his confidant, no one knew about their relationship. To outsiders, he was also one of the oppressed officials, just a puppet without real power.

He has no wife, concubines, or children. If the child follows him, she will be the legitimate daughter of the general's family. With a noble birth, she will not have to be implicated by him in the future.

"Yuanyuan, it sounds nice, it's a good name."

General Liu walked up to her and gave her a relatively gentle smile. He raised his hand to touch her head, but she tilted her head to avoid him.

"I don't want to follow him!" Yuanyuan jumped off the chair, ran over and grabbed the bad father's robe, and repeated loudly: "I don't want to follow him!"

"Don't mess around." Pei Zhiyan lowered his eyes and said sternly, "I'll come to see you when I have time in the future."

"I'm not messing around, bad dad! You're forcing a child!"

Yuanyuan grabbed his clothes tightly, afraid that he would leave her alone here in the next second.