"Thank you for informing me, Prince Qi."
After speaking, Qin Jingmu also left, following Qin Jingtai's steps towards the Imperial Study.
"Your Highness, aren't you going?"
"I'm still very curious how Prince Qi happened to witness the whole thing?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I am not going to see Ma Yuling."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jingyu nodded to Qi Sinan and then turned and left.
After seeing Qin Jingyao leave, Qi Sinan thought about Ma Yuling, whom Qin Jingyao had mentioned, and felt a headache coming on.
I don't understand why everyone thinks I have such a good relationship with Ma Yuling.
"Baili, why do you all think that Ma Yuling and I have a good relationship?"
Bailizhou glanced at Qi Sinan and thought for a moment.
"Nan, I don't know how to tell you about this."
"If you don't want people to misunderstand or anything, you should keep your distance from Ma Yuling."
Okay.
Qi Sinan didn't dwell on it too much, walked into Class Geng and sat down in her seat.
I opened the textbook and remembered seeing Bai Tangzhi grab someone's hair and then slap another person across the face.
How could such a thin and weak person fight against two people?
As he thought about it, Qi Sinan unconsciously smiled.
This startled Baili Zhou, who was standing nearby. "Nan, what's wrong?"
"Have you lost your mind?"
"Get out of here, you're the one who's lost your mind."
Upon hearing Baili Zhou's words, Qi Sinan immediately retorted.
"Then why are you smiling so brightly?"
"nothing"
After saying that, Qi Sinan didn't answer Baili Zhou's question, but instead looked at the book on the table.
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Qin Jingmu and Qin Jingtai arrived outside the Imperial Study and looked at the people kneeling outside.
Qin Jingtai couldn't resist the urge to go over and cause trouble for Ma Yuling.
He hadn't taken two steps when Qin Jingmu grabbed him, and Qin Jingtai, who was being held back, was quite dissatisfied with Qin Jingmu.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
What can you do there now?
"Of course, we should beat up Ma Yuling."
"Now there's not only Ma Yuling, but also Earl Ma Bin of Nantong. What do you want to do?"
Qin Jingtai was taken aback by Qin Jingmu's question and stopped speaking, instead staring at Ma Yuling with a face full of anger.
"Brother, what do you think we should do now?"
"Let's go back to Liuyun Pavilion first, and then we'll make some plans."
"All right"
Qin Jingtai had no choice but to follow Qin Jingmu away, giving Ma Yuling a fierce glare before he left.
Before Qin Jingmu turned to leave, his last glance fell on Ma Yuling and the others.
Not long after Qin Jingtai and Qin Jingmu left, Qin Jingyi also arrived at the door of the Imperial Study.
Standing where Qin Jingmu and Qin Jingtai had just stood, he looked at Ma Yuling kneeling on the ground.
His eyes were filled with disgust, yet Qin Jingyi still smiled, and when he saw Ma Yuling, his smile became even more pronounced.
If you ignored the way Qin Jingyan looked at Ma Yuling, you'd think he was genuinely happy.
Qin Jingyi watched for a while, then left.
Before leaving, Qin Jingyi found a guard working in the imperial study to inquire about how long Ma Yuling and the others would have to kneel. Then, Qin Jingyi departed.
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At dusk the next day, Xiao Xi'er slowly woke up.
As soon as Xiao Xi woke up, she saw Qin Jue and called out to him in a sweet, coquettish voice.
"Daddy~"
"Little Xi'er is awake?"
After Xiao Xi'er woke up, she wanted to get up and sit up, but Qin Jue held her down and wouldn't let her.
"Father?"
"Sweetie, you're injured now, so lie down and rest."
Qin Jue held Xiao Xi'er down and spoke slowly. Seeing that Qin Jue wouldn't let her get up, Xiao Xi'er obediently lay back down on the bed.
Then I remembered what Ma Yuling had said: "You're someone who was born of a mother but didn't love her. Your mother died long ago, you'll never see her again, they're all lying to you."
As Xiaoxi thought about it, her eyes reddened again.
Qin Jue panicked upon seeing this and quickly asked Xiao Xi'er, "What's wrong, Xiao Xi'er?"
"Father...Father, will I...will I never see my mother again?"
When Qin Jue heard Xiao Xi'er's question, he lowered his head slightly, remained silent, and stopped looking at Xiao Xi'er.
"Is it...is it really true that I will never...never see my mother again?"
Little Xi cried silently, her words stammering.
Hearing Xiao Xi'er's sobbing, Qin Jue remained silent again, his fist clenched tightly beside the bed.
"Father, is it true? Am I... really never going to see Mother again?"
Seeing that Qin Jue didn't speak, Xiao Xi'er took her hand out from under the covers and grabbed Qin Jue's hand that was next to her shoulder.
"Father...is it true?"
Qin Jue, who had remained silent for a long time, didn't look at Xiao Xi'er, but nodded, "It's... true."
Upon hearing Qin Jue confirm that it was true, Xiao Xi'er could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Waaaaah..."
"Waaah... I'll never see my mother again..."
"I...I haven't seen...my mother yet...sob sob sob..."
Hearing Xiao Xi'er cry, Qin Jue released her and held her in his arms.
After Qin Jue picked her up, Xiao Xi'er immediately turned her head towards his chest, her face resting against his chest.
Tears kept falling.
Qin Jue put one hand on Xiao Xi'er's shoulder and gently patted her back with the other, without saying anything to comfort her, just silently patting her back.
"Waaaaah... Daddy... I'll never see... Mommy again..."
"I...I've never...seen my mother...Waaaaah..."
"Before... Waaah... Sister Chunhe... said that when I grow up, Mother... Waaah... Mother will come back to see... to see my home."
"I was so happy back then... Waaaaah..."
As Xiao Xi spoke, the joy she felt when she learned she would be able to see Xiao Liyan when she grew up unconsciously surfaced in her mind.
"I... I get three candies every day... Waaah... I only eat one a day, and I've hidden the other two..."
"...Waaaah...I want to save it for my mother to eat later..."
“Even Keke and Yan’er… Sister… Waaah… hid the candy nests she gave us…”
"Why... Waaah... Why can't I see my mother anymore??"
"Why, Father... Waaah..."
Little Xi nestled in Qin Jue's arms, crying as she poured out everything that was on her mind.
Qin Jue felt a pang of pain in his heart as he listened to Xiao Xi'er pour out all the things she had been holding back.
The image of Xiao Liyan's face when she died also flashed into my mind.
His face was completely bloodless, his entire face was pale, even his hands were white.
The temperature of my hands was frighteningly cold.
"Waaaaah..."
Hearing Xiao Xi'er cry, Qin Jue clenched his fist into the arm that was around Xiao Xi'er's shoulder.
It was so tight that my fingernails dug into my palm, and blood trickled out between my fingers.
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