Chapter 8

Carved Garden.

A playground exclusively for the members of the Northern Mystic Imperial Family.

This place spans a hundred thousand miles, with mountains scattered throughout.

It is equipped with forests, streams, hunting grounds, and amusement parks.

At the beginning of each month, it is the peak time for the imperial family members to play here.

Since Lin Xuan had just arrived in Northern Mystic and it was the beginning of the month,

a group of his daughters dragged him here early in the morning to experience it.

"Father, there are so many cute magical beasts in that forest, and lots of delicious ice fruits!"

"And over there, there are singing larks!"

"Father, the clouds on that mountain can be stood on and flown with!"

"Or the nine-winged frogs in the river are the most fun! Father, let's go catch frogs!"

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On the way into the Carved Garden, the four children chattered non-stop.

They all acted like little guides, vying to introduce the interesting things in the garden to Lin Xuan.

Seeing his daughters' filial piety, Lin Xuan was overjoyed.

"Darlings, don't be in a hurry. Father will play with each of you one by one."

Faced with the children's enthusiasm, Lin Xuan agreed to each request.

Seeing Lin Xuan agree, the four little girls beamed with happiness.

After playing for half a day,

Lin Xuan took them to the amusement park in the center of the garden.

There were already several members of the imperial family playing with their children.

Hearing that Lin Xuan was the biological father of the four princesses, these royal members all wore flattering expressions.

To be able to become the emperor's consort, one must be extraordinary.

Moreover, Empress Xuanbing was the strongest person in Northern Mystic.

Her consort naturally deserved to be flattered.

After greeting these royal members, Lin Xuan found a place to rest.

Xuanzhu and the others played with a group of royal children in the amusement park not far ahead.

Lin Xuan was happy to have some leisure time, both to rest and to enjoy the beauty of the garden.

Soon, a beautifully crafted kite landed in front of Lin Xuan.

As he reached out to pick it up, a small, fair hand placed itself on his.

The hand quickly withdrew as if it had been electrocuted.

Looking up, he saw a beautiful face of a girl around sixteen or seventeen, staring at him with large, dark eyes.

"Is this kite yours?" Lin Xuan picked up the kite.

"Yes." The beautiful girl, Mu Youqing, nodded with a red face.

"Here you go." Lin Xuan handed the kite back to Mu Youqing.

"Thank you." Mu Youqing smiled brightly, "Sir, I often come here, but I've never seen you before."

Lin Xuan's handsomeness and charm had immediately captured her heart.

Seeing Lin Xuan alone, Mu Youqing couldn't help but want to chat with him a bit more.

Lin Xuan smiled faintly, "It's my first time here."

"Since we are both members of the royal family, let's get to know each other. I'm Mu Youqing." Mu Youqing's eyes sparkled.

"My name is Lin Xuan." Lin Xuan smiled.

"Got it." Mu Youqing didn't think much of it.

After all, the Donghuang clan had many distant relatives, including families surnamed Lin.

At this moment, an older woman walked over and smiled at Mu Youqing,

"Youqing, you're chatting so well with the imperial consort."

"Imperial consort!" Mu Youqing's mouth opened wide, "So you're my cousin-in-law!"

Her large eyes scanned Lin Xuan again.

No wonder the empress's cousin chose him; he was indeed very charming.

The older woman explained, "Imperial consort, Youqing is the empress's distant cousin, so you are her cousin-in-law."

"Ah, I see." Lin Xuan smiled slightly.

"Cousin-in-law, why don't you join us for the tea party later?" Mu Youqing's enthusiasm remained undiminished.

"There will be many talented young people from the royal family at this tea party."

"Cousin-in-law, you look so refined; you must have great insight."

"Why don't you join us and exchange ideas with everyone?"

Subsequently, Mu Youqing explained some details of the tea party to Lin Xuan.

In summary, it was a gathering of young talents from the royal family, drinking tea and chatting.

The topics ranged from various places and cultures.

Through this tea party, young people within the royal family could better communicate and understand each other.

While building relationships, it also laid a good foundation for the future development of the royal family.

According to Mu Youqing, this tea party had been abolished ten years ago.

It was later revived by Empress Donghuang Ziyao after she ascended the throne.

This showed that Empress Donghuang Ziyao indeed had great vision and insight.

Seeing Mu Youqing's sincerity, Lin Xuan thought that since he was here to play, it wouldn't hurt to take the children to the tea party.

"Alright, I'll come find you later." Mu Youqing left happily with the kite.

"Okay." Lin Xuan nodded.

Just as he was about to sit down again, he heard a young voice from ahead.

"Father, something's wrong!"

His eldest daughter, Xuanzhu, ran over hurriedly.

Holding her in his arms, Lin Xuan asked, "What's wrong, darling?"

Xuanzhu turned and pointed to the distance, "Xuan'you is fighting with someone."

"Is that so? Father will go take a look." Lin Xuan thought that Xuan'you was a little troublemaker and might have a conflict with other children.

Although everyone here was from the royal family,

the royal family was vast.

With so many children gathered together, it was similar to the playgrounds he had seen in his previous life.

Many of the royal children didn't know each other.

Even if they did, they might still have minor conflicts over toys.

With this in mind, Lin Xuan carried Xuanzhu to the amusement park.

By this time, several adults had already gathered there.

The most senior among them was Donghuang Deyeh, who shared the same surname as Empress Donghuang Ziyao.

This gave Donghuang Deyeh a high status among the royal family.

The boy who was fighting with Xuan'you appeared to be Donghuang Deyeh's son.

"Xuan'you, stop!" Lin Xuan put down Xuanzhu and quickly went to pull the little girl away.

Only then did Donghuang Deyeh dare to pull his son.

Lin Xuan could see that even Donghuang Deyeh didn't dare to pull Xuan'you casually.

It seemed this little troublemaker was indeed not to be trifled with.

"Xuan'you, why are you fighting?" Lin Xuan asked.

Xuan'you pouted and shook her head, "I won't say!"

This little girl was quite stubborn.

Lin Xuan decided to take a different approach: "Tell Father, and no matter what the problem is, Father will help you solve it."

Xuan'you continued to shake her head, "Can't say! Can't say!"

Lin Xuan was amused by this little girl. What could be so secret?

Lin Xuan thought that to get Xuan'you to reveal the reason, he shouldn't continue to press her.

When dealing with a stubborn child, some tactics were needed.

Lin Xuan sighed deliberately,

"Alas, I didn't expect my darling Xuan'you to be unwilling to share her little secrets with Father."

"Father is in a bad mood, so he won't be able to make delicious food today."

Xuan'you's eyes lit up at the mention of food.

Father's cooking was so delicious; it would be terrible not to have it!

After some thought, Xuan'you said, "Father, I'll tell you why I fought with Donghuang Haoyu."

"It's because he said you look like a girl!"