Zhu Xiaxia forcibly pulled Zhu Qiu back to her stool and dealt the cards.
“Daughter, since you promised Mother, you should keep your word. However, this afternoon, you didn’t study seriously and chose entertainment instead. So… there is a corresponding punishment for this.”
“Zhu Xiaxia, listen to my explanation! It’s not what you think. I was prepared to study hard, but it was Teacher Elanka who suggested playing. It wasn’t voluntary on my part.”
“Elanka?”
Zhu Xiaxia’s first reaction was disbelief.
This excuse was very absurd, but regardless, as Zhu Qiu’s Mother, she should verify Zhu Qiu’s words so as not to wrong her.
This could affect the relationship between mother and daughter.
So, Zhu Xiaxia changed her wording.
“No matter who proposed it, study time should not be used for play. Daughter, I’ll give you a chance: win against me, and this matter will be settled, with the punishment waived. But if you lose, the punishment will be increased by ten percent.”
Hearing that the punishment could be waived, Zhu Qiu’s fighting spirit ignited again.
Being dominated by Elanka at cards earlier must have been bad luck.
This time, she would definitely win against Zhu Xiaxia!
“Bring it on!”
Seeing her daughter’s excited appearance, Zhu Xiaxia revealed a smile.
“I hope you can still have such fighting spirit tonight~”
“Let’s begin.”
In the kitchen, Xiaguang was preparing dinner, and Elanka came to help.
She suppressed a smile and looked at the expressionless Xiaguang.
“Xiaguang, how do you think Her Highness the Princess will be today?”
“How? She will definitely be severely punished by Her Majesty the Queen.”
“You’re that sure?”
“Of course, according to Her Majesty’s character, the Princess cannot avoid this punishment.”
“That’s great!”
Realizing her slip of the tongue, Elanka immediately covered her mouth and added a sentence.
“I mean, the Princess is so pitiful.”
On the surface, she lamented for Zhu Qiu, but in reality, her heart was blooming with joy.
Step one of destroying the mother-daughter relationship: a huge success!
Once Xiaguang finished making dinner and brought everything to the table, Zhu Xiaxia returned from the back door holding Zhu Qiu’s hand.
“Wooo~ This is impossible. Why did I still lose? Woooo~”
Zhu Qiu cried with teary eyes.
Her proud card skills had not only lost to Elanka but also to Zhu Xiaxia.
But that wasn’t the point.
The point was that she would be punished by Zhu Xiaxia tonight, with an extra ten percent added.
“Baby daughter, Xiaguang has finished dinner. Let’s eat quickly. After eating, it’s time to bathe and sleep~”
Hearing Zhu Xiaxia’s smooth tone, one didn’t even need to think to know that tonight would definitely be a sleepless night.
Zhu Xiaxia had succeeded again.
“Ugh~”
During the entire meal, Zhu Qiu was on edge, constantly avoiding Zhu Xiaxia for fear of being teased.
Zhu Qiu quickly finished her food and walked to the second floor.
“Zhu Xiaxia, I’m full. I’m going to take a bath now.”
“Alright, it seems my daughter is very obedient tonight~”
“Who’s being obedient to you?“
If she didn’t finish eating early, Zhu Xiaxia would definitely come and say she’d help her bathe.
Doing this was just to avoid Zhu Xiaxia.
Zhu Qiu found the Little Dragon pajamas she wanted to change into from her room.
Wearing these clothes at least gave her a sense of security, and she wouldn’t be afraid of what Zhu Xiaxia might do.
Walking to the bathroom, she adjusted the water temperature and level, sliding down the edge. All the exhaustion of the day disappeared.
“Mmm~”
“Very comfortable.”
Next step, applying body wash.
Even though she had been a Dragon girl for so long, she was still bashful every time she bathed and wasn’t quite used to it.
The body wash was still that same brand; the fragrance inside was very intoxicating.
Smelling a little was quite nice, but once smelled for a long time, it would make one’s head feel fuzzy.
Before long, Zhu Qiu finished washing, climbed out of the tub, dried herself with a towel, and prepared to change.
“Eh? No? Where are my clothes?”
Zhu Qiu looked at the place where she put her clothes.
The original Little Dragon pajamas were gone, replaced by a pink camisole dress she hated.
No need to think; it must be Zhu Xiaxia’s doing.
“But, did she really have to wear it?”
Suddenly, a special thought popped into Zhu Qiu’s mind: not wearing any clothes at all.
Anyway, she couldn’t escape Zhu Xiaxia’s punishment today, and sleeping together was an unavoidable part of it.
It would be better to be direct—by wearing nothing, she didn’t believe Zhu Xiaxia would dare to do anything to her while she was completely defenseless.
“Humph!”
The little princess was going to try a head-on confrontation.
However, such a confrontation relied entirely on Zhu Xiaxia’s self-restraint; everything was still in Zhu Xiaxia’s hands.
After secretly swapping Zhu Qiu’s clothes, Zhu Xiaxia worked in her office for a while before going to bathe and prepare for bed.
So looking forward to tonight; it’s another chance to get closer to my baby daughter.
When she opened her bedroom door wearing the Little Dragon pajamas, a scene she never expected appeared before her eyes.
Zhu Qiu was actually naked, only using a bath towel to wrap her body.
She hadn’t even covered herself with a quilt, looking like a little cake waiting to be eaten.
At the same time, Zhu Qiu noticed Zhu Xiaxia’s gaze at the door, and a blush couldn’t help but rise on her face.
“Humph!”
“What is my baby daughter doing?”
Zhu Xiaxia asked knowingly as she came to Zhu Qiu’s side, lay down, and covered both of them with the quilt.
“None of your business! Who told you to secretly change my clothes?”
“Are you angry with Mother again?”
“I’m not telling you.”
Zhu Qiu shyly hid her head under the quilt, her voice becoming softer and more delicate.
“Or rather, does my baby daughter want to resist Mother by not wearing clothes?”
Zhu Qiu didn’t say a word; she just prayed for Zhu Xiaxia to shut up quickly and let the night pass peacefully.
“Even if daughter doesn’t speak, the punishment cannot be avoided~”
Zhu Xiaxia also ducked into the covers and pulled away the bath towel wrapped around Zhu Qiu.
“Eek~”
Sensing that she had nothing left to protect her, Zhu Qiu immediately curled into a ball with her back to Zhu Xiaxia.
“No, it won’t happen.”
This must be Zhu Xiaxia testing me.
She definitely wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on me when I’m defenseless.
“It must be so.”
The little girl was still comforting herself, but in reality, Zhu Xiaxia wouldn’t let you off that easily.
Zhu Xiaxia emerged from the quilt and gently stroked the little “ball” under the covers with her hand.
“If daughter doesn’t speak, then Mother is really going to take action~”
“!”
“I’m already like this, and you still won’t let me go?”
“You… what do you want to do?”
“Daughter is very obedient indeed. But it seems you’ve forgotten something. Do you think Mother won’t punish you if you use this method?”
“! ! !”
“You… can you really bear to lay a hand on a completely defenseless little girl?”
When Zhu Qiu said this, she felt her persona had completely collapsed.
“Wooo~ I’m already like this, and you’re still unwilling to let me go!”