He slapped Qin Jue twice across the eyebrows.
"Smack—"
"Smack—"
Even after being hit, Xiaoxi'er was still puffing up her cheeks in anger.
"That'll teach you to disobey!!"
"Why are you wrinkling your head? You're making my dad look ugly!!!"
When the ministers below saw Xiao Xi'er slap Qin Jue twice on the eyebrows, they all quickly lowered their heads.
I silently repeated to myself, "I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything."
My little princess, you can't take advantage of His Majesty's favor to hit him!
No matter how much His Majesty dotes on you, he still can't stand or likes someone slapping his face in public—oops, I mean, his eyebrows.
Everyone kept their eyes down, heads bowed, not daring to speak.
No one heard Qin Jue's furious outburst or rage; instead, they heard his voice filled with indulgent incomprehension.
"What are you doing, Xiaoxi'er?"
"It's always wrinkled, making Daddy ugly, and it's so disobedient!"
Xiao Xi pointed at Qin Jue's eyebrows and complained to him.
"Hmm, it's disobedient."
"Little Xi'er, look, is it still wrinkled?"
Qin Jue lowered his head, allowing Xiao Xi'er to see more clearly. Xiao Xi'er looked at it attentively for a while.
She grinned foolishly and praised Qin Jue, "Wow, Daddy's so amazing! It really doesn't wrinkle anymore!"
Qin Jue smiled at Xiao Xi'er and pinched her chubby little cheek with one hand.
The ministers standing below all wanted to sneak a peek at Qin Jue's expression.
As soon as they raised their heads slightly and glanced at Qin Jue, they saw the fierce look in his eyes.
Startled, his shoulders trembled, and he quickly lowered his head.
Qin Jue glanced at the letter in his hand, his brows furrowing again. But remembering what Xiao Xi'er had said, he relaxed his brows and looked at Zhang Ji.
"Minister Zhang, these are all accusations against you for using torture and extracting confessions."
What do you have to say?
As he spoke, Qin Jue threw the letter in his hand in front of Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji quickly picked up the letter from the ground and began to read it. The more he read, the more panicked he became, because he knew that these were all facts.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! This is slander..."
As he spoke, he secretly gave Marquis Dingkang, Wei Kun, a meaningful look. Wei Kun, seeing Zhang Ji's expression, knew that he was likely implicated as well.
Wei Kun had no choice but to stand up and speak for Zhang Ji.
"Your Majesty, I believe that resorting to vigilante justice is a pure slander."
“Some stubborn people refuse to confess, so we resort to torture. How can this be considered using vigilante justice? How can it be considered forced confession?”
"Besides, Lord Zhang, you have solved many cases for the court over the years. You can't possibly use torture to force criminals to confess in every case, can you?"
"If that were the case, the prisoner's family would have already started making a scene."
Those who were on the same side as Wei Kun saw him come out and speak to Zhang Ji, and they all stood up to speak for Zhang Ji.
After all, who didn't ask Zhang Ji to pull some strings and help them out?
Qin Jue looked at the person who stood up to speak for Zhang Ji and laughed in anger.
"Well done, you're all great!"
"Since you all agree there's no problem, then I... will insist on investigating."
"During the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Feng and Liu Ci were in charge, with Liu Ci assisting."
"Resign from court"
Enraged, Qin Jue finished speaking, immediately ordered the court session adjourned, and then left the Golden Palace carrying Xiao Xi'er.
"Your humble servant receives the imperial decree."
The three people who were chosen knelt on the ground to receive their orders.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty——"
All the ministers knelt on the ground, speaking to Qin Jue who had left his seat.
"Daddy's not angry anymore~"
"If you get sick from anger, no one can take your place."
Seeing Qin Jue's stern face, Xiao Xi'er reached out and patted Qin Jue's chest.
"Okay, with Xiao Xi'er here, Daddy won't be angry."
"Uh-huh"
Qin Jue patted Xiao Xi'er's head and looked at her again.
"Would you like me to redo your hair, please?"
"Hmm... okay then."
Qin Jue carried Xiao Xi'er into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, picked up a comb, and began to comb Xiao Xi'er's hair.
Xiao Xi'er saw the yellow hairband on the table, picked it up, and gave it to Qin Jue.
"Daddy~, you have to take it with you, it looks good!"
Qin Jue took the yellow hairband, thought for a moment, and then wrapped it around the white bandage once.
It's nice and it covers the white bandage; it's tied in a bow at the back.
After Xiaoxi'er finished tying the yellow ribbon in her hair, she picked up the bronze mirror on the table and looked at herself.
"Daddy, do I look pretty?"
"nice"
"Hehe, Daddy is so amazing!"
"You have the sweetest tongue, little girl."
"Laughing"
After looking in the bronze mirror and finding her reflection satisfactory, Xiao Xi'er climbed down from Qin Jue's legs.
"Daddy~, I'm going out to play!"
"Your injury hasn't healed yet, don't run too fast."
"Okay, Daddy."
Xiao Xi'er strolled leisurely out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, not forgetting to wave goodbye to Qin Jue.
"Chunhe is good at math and serves the princess well. If the princess has something to ask you, then..."
"This servant obeys the decree."
Chunhe, having received Qin Jue's order, followed Xiaoxi'er.
"Kitty—"
After Xiao Xi'er finished speaking, Sha Ting ran up to her.
"Kitty~, you're so fast!"
"Of course, I'm the Tiger King, you know?"
"I know, I know, you're really awesome!"
You're smart.
Shating, praised by Xiaoxi, held its head high, its pride evident in every way.
"Princess, where are you going?"
"have no idea…"
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