The most beautiful princess in the world.

Suisui was very happy, her chubby little hands clapping politely as she responded to everyone who called her beautiful: "You’re the most beautiful too!"

Just after the New Year, Ji Youze sent news from the frontier that Xiling had been completely captured, and Emperor Xiling had burned down the Xiling Palace.

Few from the Royal Family survived, and one by one they were escorted back to Great Han by Ji Youze and his companions.

Dugu Xiao also submitted a memorial, stating everything in Yunhang was settled, and he requested permission to go to Xiling to handle the aftermath, exchanging places with Ji Youze to attend the Imperial Examination!

Everything was proceeding smoothly, when Suisui suddenly faced a major event.

She was going to school.

"I... go... go to school?

Grandmother, haven’t I always been taught by Big Uncle?"

Suisui blinked, "But you need to have friends too!"

Madam Ji hugged her and patiently explained.

"Does going to school mean I can make friends?" Suisui tilted her little head.

"Of course, you need to play with peers of your age, communicate with them, and find some close friends. Then when you grow up, you’ll have good friends to share secrets with!"

Listening to this, Suisui tilted her little head, pondering what a good friend means.

What is a close friend?

"Grandmother, what is a good friend? And what is a close friend?"

"A good friend is someone you play with, who you have a great relationship with, someone you both like. When you play together, you’re good friends!

A close friend is a girlfriend who plays with you, with whom you can share secrets, that’s a close friend!"

Suisui seemed to vaguely understand, nodding her head, and suddenly widened her eyes and exclaimed.

"I know, I also have good friends!"

Huh?

Madam Ji suddenly laughed, "Who is your good friend?"

"Brother Yanchen!"

Zhou Yanchen: Thank you, after being back in the Capital City for so long, the legendary storybook wrote countless baskets about everyone but just remembered me as a friend!

"Wow, you still remember little Yanchen? Grandmother thought you forgot about him, you’ve been in the Capital City for so long and haven’t mentioned him!"

"Hehe! I can’t think of anyone else who can play well with me!"

Zhou Yanchen: Am I just here to make up numbers?

"No worries, when you go to school in a few days, you’ll meet many little friends, then you’ll make friends with them and play together."

Madam Ji petted her little head, comforting her.

Suisui suddenly became very excited, joyfully awaiting the start of school.

Meanwhile, in Cining Palace.

Prince Yi stood with four or five little ones around the same age, lined up in front of Empress Dowager Xiao.

"School is starting soon, these children have been carefully selected from the Sect.

I brought them here for you to inspect!"

Empress Dowager Xiao reclined on her throne, lazily dropping her eyelids as she scanned these little fellows, rubbing her forehead involuntarily.

"Are there no slightly older children from the Sect? Look at that child, they seem about the same age as Suisui, right?

Still has a runny nose!

Can Suisui even tolerate that?"

Empress Dowager Xiao rubbed her forehead again, feeling a headache!

"Madam! Wasn’t this like searching for a needle in the Sea?

Princess Chang Rongshun doesn’t know who might be favored, so I just sent those possibly eligible and with a semblance of wit into the academy. Who knows, Princess Chang Rongshun might fancy this little runny-nosed one?"

Empress Dowager Xiao: "..."

Unable to argue with Prince Yi, she fell silent.

"Is there a child from the Prince Yan Mansion among them?"

"Yes, that one, a bit older, ten years old, but if there’s fate, they might suit, though..."

Upon hearing ’though’, Empress Dowager Xiao opened her half-closed eyes involuntarily.

"The age difference is too great, Suisui is just two months shy of five! Your ’though’..."

"This child is somewhat dense, rarely speaks, like a blockhead!"

"What do you mean? You’re arranging a blockhead near Suisui? Is the Prince Yan Mansion out of people? Can’t you choose another?"

Upon hearing that the child was not only older but also like a blockhead, Empress Dowager Xiao became instantly displeased.

"Please calm down, Madam, let me explain. Prince Yan is naturally passionate, marrying just one wife, producing two sons and two daughters.

Only the eldest has started a family, who is Crown Prince Yan. Crown Prince Yan is also passionate, having married just one, who was unfortunate to pass after giving birth to this child.