"Yes, the little princess is the best."
Sanhezi also praised Xiaoxi'er.
Little Xi'er ran up to Qin Jue again, "Daddy~, I'm so awesome!"
Come here, let Daddy hold you.
Upon hearing Qin Jue's words, Xiao Xi'er stretched out her two little arms, and Qin Jue picked her up.
"Daddy~, I want to fly high~"
"good"
Qin Jue tossed Xiao Xi'er high into the air.
Wow, flying high!
Little Xi'er nestled into Qin Jue's arms again, "Hehe, Daddy~, so much fun, I want more!"
"good"
And so, in the sunset, Qin Jue tossed Xiao Xi'er into the air and caught her again.
After Xiaoxi'er had finished playing, they arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
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"Daddy~, I want to wear that outfit!"
Xiao Xi'er stood on the dragon bed, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at a piece of clothing, speaking domineeringly.
"Chunhe, bring the clothes the princess chose."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Chunhe presented Qin Jue with a garment embroidered with bamboo in the color of "Springtime".
Qin Jue took Xiao Xi'er's clothes out of the tray and beckoned to her.
Xiao Xi'er didn't move.
"Huh? Why aren't you coming over?"
"Hmph, Father, you should dress yourself the way Third Eunuch always does."
"The same what?"
"Speaking of which, Xiao Xi'er, I will help Xiao Xi'er get dressed."
Sanhezi and Chunhe were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, both afraid that Qin Jue would be angry.
Although His Majesty provides the little princess with her clothes, he'll be angry if she openly demands the word "serve" from him.
I hope Your Majesty will not be angry and will not blame the little princess.
I failed to take good care of the little princess. Her Majesty will surely blame me if she finds out. It's my fault for being useless and failing to take good care of her. I didn't teach her what she should and shouldn't say.
Both of them couldn't help but worry about Xiaoxi'er.
"Heh~"
"You've spoiled me rotten..."
Sanhezi and Chunhe, who were kneeling on the ground, exchanged a glance upon hearing Qin Jue's words and immediately spoke.
"Your Majesty, the little princess is still young, please forgive her."
"Your Majesty, punish me if you must. It was I who failed to tell the little princess what she should and shouldn't say."
"Shut up, you two are too noisy."
The two of them kept quiet, afraid of angering Qin Jue again.
Qin Jue turned his gaze back to Xiao Xi'er, who was still standing on the bed, hands on her hips, pouting.
"Do you really want Father to say that?"
"Yes, that's what Third Uncle always says when he dresses Father."
"I also want to hear Daddy say that to me once."
"come over"
Hearing Qin Jue signal her to come over, Xiao Xi'er walked up to Qin Jue.
"You've spoiled me so much that you dare to say anything to me, haven't you?"
"Yes!!! Hehehe"
Xiao Xi'er stood in front of Qin Jue and nodded without blinking, saying yes. Seeing this, Qin Jue reached out and patted Xiao Xi'er's bottom.
"Heh, you're just taking advantage of my favor."
"Hehe, okay, Daddy~"
"Since Xiaoxi'er has spoken, how could Father not agree?"
Upon hearing Qin Jue's words, Xiao Xi'er thought about how Sanhezi usually dressed Qin Jue, and then opened her arms to Qin Jue.
"Come here, little Xi'er, let Daddy help Daddy's little Xi'er get dressed."
Hehehe
Xiaoxi'er was dressed in no time.
Because Xiao Xi'er's hair was still quite short, Qin Jue tied it into two small buns.
The hairband is embroidered with bamboo in a 'jia tan' (lighter than green) base color and a 'chun chen' (green, slightly darker than 'jia tan') embroidery thread. Three bells hang from each end of the hairband.
The shoes are based on the color of "springtime," with bamboo embroidered in the color of "reed and rush." The heel features small bamboo stalks/joints carved from green jade.
After dressing Xiaoxi'er, Qin Jue stood up and gestured for Sanhezi to help him change.
Qin Jue picked out a moon-white robe and was about to have Sanhezi put it on when Xiao Xi'er stopped him.
"Wear that, Daddy."
Little Xi saw a dress in the color of 'Spring' and ran up to it.
"Daddy, this dress is the same color as my dress."
Qin Jue looked at the tray next to Xiao Xi'er and indeed saw a dress in the color 'Spring'.
Unlike Xiao Xi'er, Qin Jue's dress is embroidered with a gourd, symbolizing good fortune and wealth.
"Okay, if Xiaoxi says she'll wear this outfit, then she'll wear this outfit."
"Uh-huh"
Sanhezi walked to the clothes Xiaoxi'er had chosen, picked them up, and helped Qin Jue put them on.
After getting dressed, Qin Jue had a meal with Xiao Xi'er, then carried her to the carriage leaving the palace.
Little Xi'er leaned against the carriage window, looking outside.
"Daddy~, where are we going?"
"I'll take you to eat delicious food and have fun activities."
Xiao Xi'er approached Qin Jue through the carriage window.
"Really, Father?"
"Of course it's true."
Qin Jue picked up Xiao Xi'er and placed her on his lap.
"Today is the annual market day on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, and it's very lively."
"There are great performances and delicious food."
Really?
"Of course, does Xiaoxi want to go?"
I'll think about it.
Little Xi'er danced happily in Qin Jue's arms.
"Find a quiet spot for the carriage to stop."
"Yes, Master."
Zou Heng stopped the carriage in a small alley, and Qin Jue got off the carriage carrying Xiao Xi'er.
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