"Little Li'er!"
Seeing Chu Qianli pack up her medicine chest, Chu Wang suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him.
"Little Li'er, if you want to cry, then cry! I am your Fourth Imperial Uncle, your kin. You don't need to suppress yourself in front of me!"
He knew she was sad, sadder than anyone.
If that was the case, then she should have a good cry.
No matter how bitter life was, it had to go on!
"I don't know exactly what happened with Little Xuanzi, but you still have me, and you have your Imperial Father. We are all people you can trust and rely on."
"Don't carry everything by yourself, Little Li'er. Don't torment yourself anymore."
Chu Qianli looked at him, her eyes moistening slightly.
But this moisture was fleeting, and soon, she smiled again.
"Actually, I knew long ago that he had many things to do, and I also knew that even if he did something that wronged me, it didn't mean he didn't have me in his heart."
Chu Wang didn't know what to say.
What she said, in fact, he also felt was true.
Little Xuanzi had her in his heart; he never doubted that.
It was just...
"It's just that he also cares about his birth mother, and he cares about many things."
Chu Qianli pried his fingers open one by one. "Fourth Imperial Uncle, you're hurting my hand. My hands are very delicate and cannot tolerate even the slightest injury."
Chu Wang then realized and immediately let go.
"Sorry..."
"I know you mean well, fearing I would be too upset holding it all in. However, Fourth Imperial Uncle, I'm not used to crying in front of others, whether they are outsiders or family."
These words might sound a bit hurtful, but that was just her personality, and there was nothing more to say.
Not everything required a good cry to vent.
Everyone had different ways of releasing their emotions.
And she, right now, truly didn't want to cry.
She just felt a bit like...
A metallic taste surged into her mouth. Chu Qianli immediately turned away, subtly swallowing the taste of blood.
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, he took the treasure map, but we in Nanming also need this treasure map. We can't let him monopolize it."
Therefore, many things had to be resolved.
Now was not the time to be sad; where would she find so much time to be sad?
Chu Wang listened to her, dumbfounded.
Was everything just going to be let go like this?
But didn't Little Li'er's grievances need to be expressed?
He took a deep breath and slowly calmed himself.
"Alright, I'll take people to intercept him immediately and ensure we get the treasure map back from him!"
That damned scoundrel, no matter the reason, couldn't just take the treasure map like this.
What he took was not just the treasure map, but also everyone's trust in Feng Yexuan, and their feelings for him!
Did he truly not care at all?
"No need."
Chu Qianli put away her medicine chest and looked back at him. "With your speed, you won't be able to catch up to him. And even if you could catch up, you wouldn't be able to defeat him."
"I refuse to believe that scoundrel would dare to lay a hand on me!"
"You have that thought because you still care about him in your heart. The one who wouldn't dare to truly act would likely be you, Imperial Uncle."
"I..."
"Alright, if you truly want what's best for me and for Nanming, then calm down first."
She took a deep breath, covered her Imperial Father with the quilt, and then strode towards the door. "Let's go, I'll see if I can draw the treasure map from memory."