Chapter 391: 394. Chapter 394 Dad

394. Chapter 394 Dad

Prince Qing never imagined that Sui Sui would be his daughter.

Perhaps deep down he had once harbored a faint hope, but whenever he was rational, his daughter was gone.

His daughter was his daughter, unique and irreplaceable.

So, even if Prince Qing found Sui Sui adorable, he would not think of her as his daughter.

Moreover, he did not heed others' advice to raise another as a substitute for his daughter to console his longing.

Prince Qing thought, if he really did that, his daughter would blame him, and Nianniang would blame him.

He himself would also feel too despicable.

Doing so would be unfair to his daughter, and also unfair to the later child.

But now, reality tells him that Sui Sui is his daughter.

His daughter is still alive!

Prince Qing received the documents with a cold, stern expression, his trembling hands turning page after page carefully.

The ink on the paper was blurred by water stains in places; one could tell without thinking that it must have gotten wet when Prince Qi cried without noticing.

However, it's all right; it does not affect reading.

Prince Qing finished reading page by page, then flipped back and read it again from the start.

After looking through it several times, Prince Qing finally spoke with a hoarse voice, disbelieving: "……Is she really my daughter? Is she really the daughter of me and Nianniang?"

Prince Qi's tears had not yet stopped: "If you don't want her, she can be mine, you know—I dote on the good girl, I can't be without the good girl, waa waa!"

Hearing those words, Prince Qing lowered his head again to look at the thick stack of documents in his hands.

His daughter.

Sui Sui.

Ming Xi.

Prince Qing closed his eyes, trying as much as possible to calm himself.

But he could not calm down.

Upon first hearing the news that his daughter was still alive, Prince Qing's heart surged with unknown emotions.

He thought, at this moment, right now, he wanted to see Sui Sui.

But he also feared that his current agitation and stern face might frighten the child, so after rising, Prince Qing slowly sat back down.

He raised his hand and slowly rubbed his face, as if trying to warm his expression: "With a cold face, the child will be scared, right?"

Prince Qi, watching Prince Qing's expression that seemed both happy and sad, gave a slight roll of his eyes, his voice choking: "Even if you don't keep a cold face, you're still afraid."

Prince Qing didn't mind his words.

Just a few sour remarks.

He can bear it.

Prince Qing thought, what he needs to consider now is how to behave or express himself upon seeing Sui Sui.

Princess Consort of Qi brought Sui Sui not far away, looked at the flowers for a while, then turned back.

Sui Sui, after listening to Mother Consort talk about her birth parents for a while, also faintly realized that she had found her biological parents.

Sui Sui knew that Mother Consort and Father King loved her, but they were not her biological parents.

Although Sui Sui actually couldn't tell the difference between biological and non‑biological.

But she knew that she was different from her older brother.

Her older brother came from Mother Consort's womb; she did not.

Now she also has biological parents!

Sui Sui felt somewhat bewildered and also excited.

What she lacked before, she gradually now has.

Even her biological parents she now has!

However, Mother Consort said, her birth mother passed away long ago.

After hearing that, Sui Sui still felt a bit sad.

The little girl uncertainly asked: "Is the gentle aunt in my dream my mother?"

Princess Consort of Qi herself wasn't sure either, but to comfort the child she thought and gave a slight nod: "Probably yes; the mother misses Sui Sui, so she came to see you in your dream."

Thinking of that gentle aunt in the dream, although she couldn't hear the words, Sui Sui could feel that the other's movements were truly gentle.

She lovingly stroked her own head and then smiled, looking at herself.

When Sui Sui recalled the dream scene, she felt warm all over.

So, is this what it feels like to have a mother?

She had felt that comforting warmth once from Mother Consort.

Now she has felt it once more from her birth mother.

Sui Sui……

She likes this warm and comfortable feeling.

She also wishes, like others, to have her own parents.

Best of all, to have parents who love her.

When the two returned, Prince Qing had finished rubbing his face, adjusted his emotions, stepped out the door, and was about to go look for Sui Sui and her companions.

At that moment, seeing the people, Prince Qing was still a bit nervous.

Prince Qi said, the princess consort will explain things clearly to the child, but the child is young and may not necessarily understand.

So Prince Qing still needs to attend to Sui Sui's emotions and not act recklessly.

A biological daughter is naturally to be loved; even if she calls someone else father, Prince Qing thought, he also could bear it.

At this moment, standing at the Gate, Prince Qing looked at the little girl right before his eyes, who was now very different from before, his throat seemed blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a word.

He raised his hand, wanting to hold Sui Sui, but afraid his tone would be too cold and scare the child; finally his movement stopped awkwardly there.

Sui Sui looked at Prince Qing Uncle, who was not quite the same as before, tilted her cute little head, then uncertainly asked: 'Mother Consort said, you are my father, is that true?'

The little girl wasn't quite sure, and still wanted to hear a confirmation from her biological father.

She had never had a father since childhood, and didn't know what it felt like to have a father.

Before, after finally having a Father King, she felt doubled and redoubled affection.

Now that Sui Sui has a biological father, she wants to know, will her biological father……

Love her?

The little girl's eyes were clear, her voice crisp; Prince Qing, who had been mute for half a day, finally found his voice, dry and hoarse with a hint of trembling: 'Sui Sui, I am your father.'

After responding, Prince Qing thought for a moment, then asked cautiously: 'May I hold Sui Sui?'

He had only seen holding like this during the postpartum month, and afterward thought he had lost his daughter.

In Prince Qing's eyes, there was both sorrow and joy.

Sui Sui didn't understand, but she could feel that her father's outstretched arms carried a slight stiffness, while his expression was sincere.

Just now, when Mother Consort mentioned father and mother, Sui Sui had already asked Mother Consort: if she acknowledged her father, would Father King and Mother Consort be sad?

Mother Consort said, sadness would definitely be felt.

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Everyone's treasure is unique, unwilling to share with others.

However, Sui Sui's mood is more important.

Moreover, what should be Sui Sui's familial bonds, what should be Sui Sui's parents, they are also willing to let go, allowing Sui Sui to return to the family that originally belonged to her.

They will not, out of their own selfishness, block Sui Sui from having everything she originally should have.

So, at this moment, although Sui Sui's heart still felt a little uneasy, a little uneasy about Father King and Mother Consort, she still firmly opened her arms, took her little short legs, and ran toward Prince Qing.

No, not Prince Qing, but her father.

Upon seeing the little girl rush over, Prince Qing stepped forward two steps, directly caught the small one in his arms, and then lifted her up.

He wanted to kiss his daughter's little face, but feared his rough face would scare the child; after thinking, he was about to ask Sui Sui if she was willing, when he saw the little child blink her cute round eyes and softly ask him: 'Are you really my father?'