CHAPTER 524: 472 ALWAYS STANDING BY YOUR SIDE AND BECOMING YOU ARE ULTIMATELY NOT THE SAME_2

Princess Chinian quickly shook her head,

——Of course not.

"Ha ha, that’s good then."

Song Lili took a sip of the soup, but it somehow tasted bland.

Before she knew it, Wen Nian had peeled a shrimp and placed it in Song Lili’s bowl.

To Xiao Ziyan, a mother-in-law who didn’t like her daughter-in-law, this gesture was particularly annoying.

Song Lili turned her head to glance at Wen Nian, smiled sweetly, and ate the shrimp that was peeled for her.

"Do you want more?"

Wen Nian softly asked.

Song Lili thought for a moment and nodded.

Wen Nian, doting as ever, peeled another shrimp for her, and the gloominess that had been plaguing Song Lili disappeared in an instant.

Princess Chinian, sitting opposite them, also saw Wen Nian’s caring and pampering behavior, and couldn’t help but display a look of intense envy.

Wen Xun gently nudged Princess Chinian and whispered,

"They’re always like this. You’ll get used to it."

"..."

Listening to Wen Xun’s precocious mumbling, Princess Chinian couldn’t help but be surprised and gave Wen Xun a couple of extra looks.

The two locked eyes, and it was Wen Xun who blushed first.

After lunch, Xiao Ziyan kept Princess Chinian busy chatting about this and that while Song Lili and Wen Xun went back to their room.

The wet nurse had just finished feeding Qichen his milk.

Song Lili took Wen Qichen from the wet nurse’s arms, and joined Wen Xun in the sunroom to bask in the afternoon sunlight.

"Why do you blush every time you see Princess Chinian?"

"Eh? Do I?"

Wen Xun still wouldn’t admit it.

Song Lili nodded, "You really do."

Wen Xun touched his nose, "Sister, don’t you think the Seventh Princess is really pretty?"

"...She is pretty, but am I not pretty? I haven’t noticed you blushing when you see me."

Song Lili furrowed her brows slightly, questioning Wen Xun.

"It’s different, Sister."

"How is it different?"

Song Lili raised an eyebrow.

Wen Xun smacked his lips,

"Well... I feel like Her Highness the Seventh Princess is the kind of girl who makes men want to cherish her, she easily stirs up our protective instincts."

Song Lili’s mouth fell open, "Xiao Xun, am I hearing you right? You’re only ten years old, speaking about men?"

"..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Song Lili couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Sister, do you not consider me a man?"

Now it was Wen Xun’s turn to question Song Lili with a frown.

Holding the little troublemaker, Song Lili smiled and lay back on the rocking chair, swinging back and forth, not answering Wen Xun.

"Sister, even if I’m young, a man is still a man."

"Alright, alright, you’re a man! You’re a big man!"

"Of course, I am. I want to be like Brother Wen Nian, strong and upright."

Song Lili looked at the impassioned Wen Xun, smiled gently, was about to close her eyes to rest when Wen Xun whispered again,

"Sister, let me hold the little troublemaker."

"Eh... Xiao Xun..."

"Hmm?"

"Do you think, do you like the little troublemaker or Princess Chinian more?"

Wen Xun quickly said,

"How can you compare the two! The little troublemaker is my niece!"

"Isn’t she your grandniece?"

Song Lili looked at Wen Xun, puzzled; was this guy even keeping track of family relationships anymore?

"Sister, since I share the surname Wen with Brother Wen Nian, of course, she’s my niece."

"..."

Wen Xun took the little troublemaker into his arms, seemingly just a child himself, yet his face showed a loving gaze towards the little girl.

"Sister, you rest."

"..."

Song Lili leaned on the chaise lounge, soaking up the warm sun, and closed her eyes...

Such peaceful and comfortable days really could make one lazy.

She guiltily indulged in them...

Would Princess Chinian’s arrival disrupt these seemingly calm and steady days?

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Princess Chinian’s life at the President Mansion had normalized, and over time she became familiar with its people and affairs.

The worries of Chiluo at the beginning were not without reason.

The President of M Country blamed the Royal Family for the civil strife, apparently intending to implicate Qing Luo with the Royal Family.

Just for instigating national rebellion alone, this accusation could be disastrous for the M Country Royal Family.

And to preserve the Royal Family, a political alliance through marriage was almost an inevitable path.

The two older, unmarried sisters of Princess Chinian were already married to the sons of Cabinet ministers.

So far, no news of Princess Chinian’s marriage arrangement had come out, but it might only be a matter of time.

Now that Princess Chinian was in G Country, Wen Nian and Song Lili had done all they could to help Chiluo, and the rest depended on Chiluo convincing her father.

Days went by.

The relationship between Princess Chinian and Song Lili had always been quite good, but the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting that Princess Chinian excelled at were of little interest to Lili, so they didn’t have much in common.