Two furtive figures were crouching by the wall outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, cautiously observing the people outside.
"Jingtai, let's go back. If... if Father finds out, we're doomed."
"Brother, don't you want to see your little sister again?"
"Do you remember the little sister we saw with Mother in the Hall of Mental Cultivation last time? She looked so soft and cute. Don't you want to see her again, brother?"
"I miss my little sister so much. Even the little brother born to Consort Li isn't as cute as my little sister."
"Such a soft and cuddly little girl, it must be so comfortable to hold her in my arms."
Qin Jingmu tugged at Qin Jingtai's sleeve, pulling hard as he tried to peek out to see what was happening, but Qin Jingtai, with his butt sticking up high, pulled him away.
But Qin Jingtai stood there like a wooden stake, and Qin Jingmu couldn't move him. He could only stand behind Qin Jingtai and wait for Qin Jingtai to observe him.
To be honest, Qin Jingmu himself wanted to pinch his little sister's soft, round face; he imagined it would feel wonderful.
"Alright then, the worst that can happen is I'll get punished by Father."
"Brother, don't worry. Your little sister is sleeping at this time, and Father is not in the Hall of Mental Cultivation either."
How did you know?
"I've been staking out this place for a month, and that's when I found out."
"So that's why I haven't been able to find you for the past month. Turns out you've been coming to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to observe enemy movements."
Qin Jingtai, along with Qin Jingmu, slipped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation unnoticed during a shift change among the patrol officers.
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After the two little ones sneaked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation and found that there was indeed no one inside, they began to look around and touch things.
"Brother, brother, look! Father's Hall of Mental Cultivation is indeed different from Mother's palace."
"My first visit here was to plead for my mother, and later I came to see my little sister in my father's arms. I didn't even get a good look at my father's Hall of Mental Cultivation."
As Qin Jingtai spoke, he didn't forget to touch the antique vase in front of him.
"Jingtai, Jingtai, Qin Jingtai, stop looking around! Didn't you want to see your little sister? Why don't you go find her?"
Qin Jingtai was engrossed in watching when he heard his own brother mention looking for his younger sister.
Oh right, I came to see my little sister, so now I won't be looking around or touching her indiscriminately.
"Brother, where is your little sister?"
"They should be living in Father's side hall."
Qin Jingtai followed Qin Jingmu's steps and entered the side hall, but he did not see his beloved little sister.
"Brother, why isn't my little sister here?"
Qin Jingtai looked left and right, even lifting the blankets in the side hall, but he couldn't find his younger sister.
Qin Jingmu also looked around the side hall and didn't see a single trace of his younger sister. After thinking for a while, he spoke.
"You must have gotten the wrong information. Maybe Father took my little sister out to play."
"It's impossible. I've observed my little sister's drinking and sleeping times clearly for the past month. There's no way I could be wrong."
Qin Jingtai made a resolute decision without hesitation, stroking his chin with one hand.
"Um……"
"Brother, why don't we go and take a look at the main hall where Father Emperor sleeps?"
After finishing his sentence, Qin Jingtai ignored Qin Jingmu's attempts to stop him and ran out of the side hall.
Imperial Study
Yu Ying walked up to Qin Jue, who was looking at the memorials in the imperial edict.
"The second and third princes entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, seemingly looking for the little princess."
"These two brats usually act like mice before a cat whenever they see me, yet they dare to sneak into my Hall of Mental Cultivation?"
"Send men to keep an eye on them. If they do anything to harm the princess, show no mercy."
"Don't worry, I had someone keeping an eye on things when I came."
Qin Jue was not surprised at all by Yu Ying's words and continued reading the memorials.
Qin Jue hadn't read the memorial for long when he still felt uneasy, so he put it down and got up to leave.
"Sanhezi informed Consort Shu to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to pick up the two brats."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go immediately."
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The two were stunned before they even entered the main hall.
The emperor's own bedchamber was filled with baby toys such as rattles, dolls, and dough figurines.
And that's not all; many of my younger sister's dresses and shoes were also hanging in my father's bedchamber.
As the two walked forward, they saw a small bulge on the dragon bed where their father, the emperor, slept.
The two walked slowly forward, and when they reached the bedside, they indeed saw the little dumpling lying on its side.
Qin Jingtai looked up with his face bent like a little dumpling, and was surprised to find the little dumpling with its eyes open, nibbling on its own little hand.
When Qin Jingtai saw that his younger sister had woken up, he quickly pulled back the covers and helped her sit up.
Seeing this, Qin Jingmu quickly covered himself with the blanket again.
"Brother, what are you doing? Little sister's awake, I need to take her out and hug her for a while."
"It's terrifying that everyone else is uncultured."
"And you, with neither culture nor common sense, are truly terrifying."
"My little sister just woke up. If you suddenly pull off the covers like that, she'll easily catch a cold."
Qin Jingmu went to the place where his younger sister's clothes were hanging, picked out a 'Yunmen' colored (blue) short dress, came to the bedside, and slowly lifted the quilt again.
I carefully helped the little bundle of joy on the bed sit up.
Then, with extremely clumsy movements, he picked up the little skirt and jacket and dressed the little dumpling. Qin Jingtai looked at it...
"Brother, how did you know that?"
"During his spare time, he had palace servants make a life-sized wooden stake for him to practice on."
"Brother, you didn't even tell me where you were secretly learning?"
To match this statement, Qin Jingtai even made an angry gesture.
Qin Jingmu helped the little bundle of joy in his arms, who was munching on her fingers, to put on her clothes. They weren't as easy to dress as the wooden stake, but the little girl's body was so soft and squishy.
The little girl watched as this handsome young man, whom she had never seen before, dressed her.
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