Chapter 82 He's handsome, and Sheng Sheng loves playing with him.
She wants to prevent Consort Yue from growing tall!
The little voice in Sheng Sheng's heart was proudly standing with its hands on its hips, laughing loudly at a 45-degree angle.
She's so clever!
Another reason is that Sheng Sheng has gotten used to having meat at every meal and can't live without it.
It's not that there has to be meat, but if there's no meat, I always feel like something's missing from the meal, and I feel empty inside.
Consort Yue should be one of them.
If we don't give her meat, it will be double the torture, both physically and mentally.
Thinking about this, Sheng Sheng felt for a moment that she was really too wicked. But then she thought, it was clearly Consort Yue who tried to set a trap for her first, so what if she was a little wicked? It was her fault for bullying a child.
Thankfully, Sheng Sheng is no longer a three-year-old; she's already five!
Otherwise, who knows how far Consort Yue would have tricked them.
As for why he didn't say that he would simply let Consort Yue go hungry, he said that he himself had also experienced days when he didn't have enough to eat, and that the feeling of having an empty stomach was very painful, and that he felt like he was about to starve to death at any moment.
She just wanted to teach Consort Yue a lesson and let her know that Xie Yunsheng was not someone to be trifled with, and that was enough.
Xie Yuxiao pondered for a moment: "Pei Ji? You mean that hostage? I remember I said on the first day Pei Ji arrived here that although he was a hostage of the Song Kingdom, the Yu Kingdom has always been friendly and would never mistreat him, only treat him well. What, did he not even get to eat meat before?"
Sheng Sheng had only mentioned Pei Ji subconsciously, intending to provide some evidence for the punishment that Consort Yue could only eat vegetables, but she didn't expect to inadvertently attract Xie Yuxiao's attention.
Sheng Sheng's eyes lit up. Seeing that he wasn't angry at all, but rather quite surprised, she figured he must not know that Pei Ji's things had been withheld.
That makes things easier; Sheng Sheng can speak more boldly now.
"Yes, yes, Father, you don't know how long it takes for Brother Pei Ji to eat meat. He even has to grow his own vegetables and radishes, otherwise he won't have enough to eat. And also..."
Sheng Sheng told the whole story at once, and then pouted and said in a pitiful voice, "I was afraid that Father Emperor had condoned those people bullying Brother Pei Ji, so I didn't dare to come to Father Emperor. I was afraid that Father Emperor would be angry and scold me for it... I kept thinking, what should I do if Father Emperor scolds me? So I could only secretly bring food to Brother Pei Ji myself..."
Xie Yunqi felt a pang of sadness as she listened to her sister recount Pei Ji's suffering. Why was her sister always thinking about that Pei Ji?
But there was nothing he could do; he had to spoil his own sister. Xie Yunqi sighed and testified for Sheng Sheng: "Father, I can testify that when I went fishing with my second sister at South Lake, I even gave her a huge bucket of fish."
Sheng Sheng's eyes widened as she looked into Xie Yunqi's eyes, silently asking: "You sent the fish, so what did I send?"
Xie Yunqi gave her a look: Your brother has already spoken up for you, so what's wrong with your brother praising himself a little?
After listening, Xie Yuxiao said, "I personally said that I would treat him well, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this in the past few years. It's normal for a hostage to be mistreated without saying anything. I'm afraid he thinks that I secretly instructed him to do so, and that all those words about treating him well were just empty words."
Sheng Sheng quickly shook her head: "No, no, Brother Pei Ji told me, 'Even if His Majesty doesn't mean it that way, after going down through the layers of people, will I still have 10% left?' That's roughly what he meant. Father, Brother Pei Ji doesn't think that way."
Xie Yuxiao frowned and called over Eunuch Hou, his tone somewhat angry: "Make up for all the money you gave to Jingyuexuan when you were young. And from now on, you are not allowed to withhold any of it."
Eunuch Hou carefully noted down Xie Yuxiao's words and immediately realized that there was something more to them.
Hou Gonggong was an old hand by Xie Yuxiao's side, and he could guess the meaning behind Xie Yuxiao's glances.
Xie Yuxiao's anger was not because his image might not be good in Pei Ji's eyes.
Rather, it was because he had personally promised to treat Pei Ji well, but those who took it upon themselves to secretly withhold things from Jingyuexuan knew that Xie Yuxiao would no longer pay attention to this, so they withheld things from Jingyuexuan for several years in a row.
This is serious enough to be considered deceiving the emperor!
These people disregarded the emperor's authority and were the direct cause of the emperor breaking his word.
Furthermore, if they dared to withhold things from Jingyuexuan, then they must have also gotten some benefits from other places, no matter how much.
Xie Yuxiao's intention is to use this opportunity to directly remove those who abuse their power for personal gain and replace them with a clean group of people.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This servant will definitely have someone thoroughly investigate this matter, and there will be no more instances of deducting Jingyuexuan's share in the future."
With his back bowed, Hou Gonggong retreated in small steps and readily accepted the order to carry it out.
Sheng Sheng was very happy, which meant that things would get better for Jingyuexuan from now on.
"Father, does that mean that Brother Pei Ji can also come to the New Year's Day palace banquet in two days?"
"Of course."
Xie Yuxiao calmed himself down. Sheng Sheng had inadvertently helped him get rid of a group of corrupt people who had been secretly pocketing public funds. Xie Yuxiao liked Sheng Sheng even more.
Raising a daughter is great! She can be a sweet and loving daughter, and she can also help you fight evil.
Xie Yuxiao deliberately asked, "However, you seem to be quite familiar with Pei Ji?"
Every month, Sheng Sheng would write down what happened to her on paper and report back to Xie Yuxiao, so Xie Yuxiao naturally knew about what Sheng Sheng was talking about.
He just wanted to tease her.
Having been interrogated by many people, Sheng Sheng was no longer the same person who answered this question for the first time. Sheng Sheng straightened her back and said, "Yes, Brother Pei Ji is handsome, and Sheng Sheng loves playing with him!"
Xie Yunqi's face darkened: "What? So you always go to him to hang out but not me? You mean Pei Ji is better looking than me? I'm your own brother!"
Sheng Sheng quickly tried to appease him: "Fifth Prince is handsome too, and Sheng Sheng loves playing with him. It's just that Fifth Prince was busy with the Wenhua Hall exams before, and Sheng Sheng was afraid of disturbing his studies."
Xie Yunqi gave a soft snort, barely accepting the answer: "That's more like it."
The interaction between the two children was so funny that Xie Yuxiao was rarely amused. He laughed heartily a few times and said, "I didn't realize that our Sheng'er is such a 'beauty' person. But if there's anything in the future, you can come and tell your father directly, okay? Your father will never be angry with our Sheng'er."
Xie Yuxiao looked at him seriously, and Shengsheng felt a warmth in her heart. She nodded obediently, "Shengsheng understands."
Xie Yunqi poked his head out, his eyes full of anticipation: "Father, you won't be angry with me, will you?"
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