Chapter 4 Hug Me, It Won't Hurt
Emperor Jingyuan drank several sips of tea before he finally suppressed the raging anger within him. He entered the inner chamber and found that the palace maid had already dressed his little daughter and was applying medicine to the bruises on her arms. With each wound he saw, Emperor Jingyuan's rage grew.
New injuries added to old ones, what on earth has happened to this child?
Seeing that Emperor Jingyuan was staring at the scars, Xihe quietly pulled Emperor Jingyuan's hand and grinned, "Don't worry, Daddy, Xiaoliu won't feel any pain. Just blow on it and the pain will go away. This is what Sister Yunhui taught me. Whenever Xiaoliu feels pain, just blow on it and it will feel much better."
Xihe used her other hand to touch the frown on Emperor Jingyuan's face, "Daddy, don't frown anymore. Hug Xiaoliu. It won't hurt if you hug me."
Emperor Jingyuan reached out and hugged the weak child in his arms. He felt warm in his heart, but he also hated the person who did it.
"Daddy, Xiaoliu is fine. It doesn't hurt. Don't be angry, Daddy. Anger is bad for your health. Xiaoliu doesn't want Daddy to feel bad."
"Okay, then Daddy won't be angry anymore and will listen to our Xiaoliu."
The little girl perked up all of a sudden, "Then Daddy, how about we make a pinky promise?"
Xihe stretched out her little hand and pulled Emperor Jingyuan's hand without caring whether he agreed or not, while saying something in a confident tone.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Jingyuan's lips, and his cold eyes gradually softened as he let the little girl hold his hand.
Looking at his well-behaved and sensible daughter in his arms, Emperor Jingyuan's calm heart was slightly disturbed. He touched Xihe's soft hair with heartache, but found that his daughter had fallen asleep in his arms.
Seeing this, Sanping hurried forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, let me carry the little princess to bed."
As soon as Sanping stepped forward, he was frightened away by Emperor Jingyuan's cold eyes and quickly apologized.
"I'll do it myself, go down."
Emperor Jingyuan gently held the little girl in his arms and just as he put her on the bed, he heard noisy shouting outside.
Sure enough, the little dumpling seemed to be startled and frowned, as if he was about to wake up.
Emperor Jingyuan's expression suddenly turned cold. "Who is outside?"
"Your Majesty, it's the Consort Shu. She said she has prepared delicious food for Your Majesty and wants to invite Your Majesty to her palace."
Emperor Jingyuan disdained women and devoted himself to state affairs, so seeing his concubines two or three times a month was considered a frequent occurrence. This Concubine Yun Shu, relying on her status as his Majesty's cousin, repeatedly trespassed into Yuanyang Palace. However, because she was the Empress Dowager's niece, Sanping did not dare treat her the same way he treated other concubines.
Emperor Jingyuan narrowed his eyes, and the violent anger in his heart surged up again.
What is a cousin? When he gets mad, he dares to kill even his own son. How dare a cousin who is thousands of miles away come here and make trouble? He is really tired of living.
Just when I was about to go out and kill that ungrateful idiot, I heard my little daughter mumbling in her sleep.
"Daddy, don't be angry... Daddy should be happy."
The anger in Emperor Jingyuan's heart instantly subsided. He smoothed the corner of the quilt for his little daughter and turned his head, his expression suddenly turning cold.
"Sanping, go tell her that if she doesn't want to be the concubine, there are plenty of people who want to take the position."
What Emperor Jingyuan meant was that there was no need to show any preferential treatment to this so-called cousin, and anyone who offended the emperor would be punished with death.
"I understand."
As Sanping bowed and left, he watched His Majesty take off his outer garments, lie down on the bed, and slowly hold the little princess in his arms. He couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. He looked like he had found a treasure, as if he was holding it in his hands, afraid to drop it.
Things are about to change in this palace.
(End of this chapter)
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