Qin Jue, who had fallen asleep again, had a very long dream.

In his dream, he hadn't become emperor yet, and Xiao Liyan wasn't his empress.

The two lived in the cold palace. Because Xiao Liyan was beautiful, her second brother saw her and wanted to take her for himself.

When I learned of this news, I don't know why I felt an overwhelming rage.

Perhaps it's because Xiao Liyan has always been by her side, and she wouldn't be used to her care if she were separated from her.

Perhaps because her second elder brother was inherently lecherous and cruel to women, if Xiao Liyan were to marry her, she feared…

Just as her beloved second brother came to fetch Xiao Liyan, she poisoned him—a poison that prevented him from having intercourse.

After bringing the man back to his palace, he jumped down from the rafters and chopped off the man's lower body with a single stroke.

And make him lose all sense of sight and hearing.

When he found Xiao Liyan, she was preparing to take poison.

Seeing that he was about to take poison, without thinking, she picked up a pebble and used her internal force to strike his wrist.

Fortunately, I arrived in time and carried Xiao Liyan back to our cold palace.

Since then, he has been gathering troops at an even faster pace in preparation for a coup.

"Smack!"

Qin Jue was woken up by a slap, and without even thinking, he knew it was from the person lying next to him.

When Qin Ruoxi woke up, she saw that her father's brows were furrowed, and he looked very unhappy.

The little hand touched it, trying to smooth it out, but it was no use at all. So, the little dumpling got angry and slapped it.

Qin Jue was woken up without a doubt.

Qin Jue called someone in to help her change, and after she finished dressing, she held the little dumpling in her arms and began to dress her.

The snow and wind today are much lighter than in the past few days, and the weather looks like it's going to clear up.

After drinking goat milk, the little dumpling couldn't sit still and crawled around on the carpet-covered floor, having a wonderful time.

As the little one crawled, it seemed to think it was too slow, so it put its hands on the ground, stuck its little bottom out, and started crawling.

Two little feet stepped onto the blanket, huffing and puffing as they worked hard, and as soon as they let go, they fell to the ground with a "thump".

The little dumpling kept trying to stand up, failing each time, but it never got angry.

When her stubborn streak kicked in, she insisted on standing up. After the nth time, the little dumpling stood up in one go, clapping her hands happily. But the smile lasted less than three seconds before she fell down again with a "thump."

Qin Jue was eating while observing the little dumpling. He was surprised to see the little dumpling stand up, and then he saw the little dumpling fall on its bottom.

I wanted to go and pick the little one up, but then I thought, since she fell down on her own, I should let her get up by herself.

Qin Jue thought that if he helped her once, the child might become dependent on him and need his help every time. How would the child ever learn to walk?

Thinking this, he sat down again, eating his meal and looking at the little dumpling.

The little dumpling tried to stand up, but as soon as it did, it fell down again.

After repeated attempts, the little one can now stand up properly, but he's still hesitant to start walking.

Qin Jue had finished his meal by then, and seeing that Qin Ruoxi was still hesitant to take a step...

Qin Jue walked to a spot two meters away from the little dumpling, took out the jade pendant engraved with a dragon, and waved it in his hand.

The little dumpling saw that the jade pendant she often held and chewed on was now in her father's hands. After hesitating for a while, she started to take her first steps.

She stumbled and fell with every step, then again with every two steps, then again with every three steps… She finally reached Qin Jue and threw herself into his arms.

Qin Jue took the little dumpling who had jumped into his arms and placed the jade pendant in the little dumpling's hand.

The little dumpling picked up the jade pendant and started chewing on it, so Qin Jue took the opportunity to pick it up.

"Little Xi'er is so great, she's learned to walk! What will Daddy reward you with?"

The little dumpling heard about the reward. Its little mouth started chattering.

Unfortunately, I didn't understand anything this time. I thought about it...

"How about we reward Little Dumpling with a bowl of goat milk?"

The little dumpling pouted when it heard about goat milk.

Looking at the little dumpling's face, Qin Jue thought, "Why is it goat milk? I drink goat milk every day!"

Holding the little dumpling, she walked into the main hall, opened a cabinet, and took out a brocade box inside.

The red flame-shaped jade pendant inside the box was particularly eye-catching. We took it out and put it around the little girl's neck.

The little dumpling was startled by the sudden coldness of the jade pendant, glancing at it and then at its father.

Then I saw my father staring at the jade pendant.

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Hong Chunyi covered her face with one hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Consort Li, how dare you strike me?"

"You wretch, I'll scratch your face to pieces!"

Hong Chunyi lunged at Xiao Liyun, but was stopped by two guards just before she reached her.

"Hong Chunyi, I truly never expected that you would have the audacity to tamper with the banquet, and even dare to put laxatives and poison in everyone's food."

Xiao Liyun became more and more animated as she spoke, thinking of the "vine" poison in the food.

Xiao Liyun lost her temper and grabbed Hong Chunyi by the neck.

"Did you poison Ah Yan? Otherwise, where did you get the 'vine' poison?"

Hong Chunyi was terrified when she saw Xiao Liyun's murderous gaze.

"No...it wasn't me, who knows...who poisoned her...who killed her?"

"Fine, very well. Since you're unwilling to admit it, that's fine."

I'll make sure you can't stay in the harem.

Xiao Liyun released her grip on Hong Chunyi's neck.

He took the handkerchief from Liu Si's hand with a look of disgust and wiped his fingers.

After wiping, she threw the handkerchief at Hong Chunyi's face and left Yiqiu Palace.

Hong Chunyi watched Xiao Liyun leave, her hand trembling as she touched her neck, still feeling fear in her heart.

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