It seems like the two of them had endless things to talk about, but all they talked about was the Fifth Prince and Jiang Qiqiu.

Another afternoon, in Kunning Palace, Xia Miaoyuan finished her milk and was drowsy.

"Ruoyu, do you still remember that Chengshun has a birthmark on his body?" Xia Zhengqi said while looking at Xia Miaoyuan.

"Remember, there is a rouge birthmark the size of a fingernail on the back of Chengshun's neck. It is very special." The queen forced herself to be alert.

"Ruoyu, Chengshun was led astray by someone. He was naughty when he was young, but Jiang Qiqiu was reluctant to punish him and was too indulgent to him." Xia Zhengqi said.

"Yes, yes." The queen's eyelids twitched sleepily.

【Daddy, are you okay? 】

[Why do you look like you have some serious illness?! ]

[Is it because I beat up that little fool a few days ago and I feel too guilty? ]

[That's right. After all, it says in the book that dad loves his children the most and never hits them.]

[That day, I actually lost my character and beat up the Fifth Prince. I must have felt bad.]

Xia Miaoyuan lay in Xia Zhengqi's arms and kept chattering. Later, she actually began to snore loudly and fell asleep.

Xia Zhengqi looked at his daughter's sleepy eyes and could only hold his forehead and sigh.

In a blink of an eye, ten days have passed since Xia Zhengqi issued the order to behead corrupt ministers.

The imperial edict stated that the execution was immediate, but it took some time from the time the edict was issued to the time all preparations were made to officially begin the beheading.

In order to make good use of this opportunity to intimidate all officials and to express his determination to the people of Daxia, Xia Zhengqi specifically ordered that he would personally supervise the execution of corrupt officials in the downtown area.

As soon as the news came out, not only the entire capital, but even the several counties near the capital were in an uproar.