"Father..." Qin Siyao pursed her lips, unsure how to comfort him.
"I'm fine." Qin Shengtian smiled and patted the back of his daughter's hand. "Come, let's just stroll a while longer."
"Yes."
Qin Siyao nodded, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took one last look at the palace where her eldest and second brothers once lived.
Qin Shengtian continued to walk with his daughter.
The places they walked past were all courtyards that Qin Siyao and her two brothers had frequented as children.
There was the meadow of Spring Swallow Garden, where Qin Shengtian would bring his wife and children to play. Back then, Qin Jingsu and Qin Jingyuan would be reciting their texts, while Qin Siyao happily chased butterflies to the side.
