By the time the carriage reached the city gate, the sun was almost setting.
When the carriage reached the city gate, it was stopped by a little girl.
"Whoa—"
Zou Heng, who was driving the carriage, pulled on the reins and brought the carriage to a stop.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Qin Jue, Xiao Xi'er, and Qin Jingke inside all lurched forward.
Qin Jue reacted quickly and stopped Xiao Xi'er and Qin Jingke, preventing them from bumping into each other.
"Master, are you, Miss, and Young Master alright?"
"What happened?"
"A little girl rushed out and blocked the carriage."
Zou Heng saw the little girl kneeling on the ground and spoke into the carriage.
"Please, sir, save my father!"
Please, please.
The little girl knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. Her face was covered in mud and tears, and her forehead was red from the repeated kowtows, yet she continued to kowtow.
“Father…”
Xiao Xi'er opened the curtain and looked out. She saw the little girl's father covered in blood and felt very sorry for him. So she tugged at Qin Jue's clothes, and Qin Jue patted Xiao Xi'er's head.
"Sanhezi, find a doctor for her father, and give him plenty of money."
"yes"
Sanhezi got off the carriage and helped the little girl up. "Little girl, my young lady is kind-hearted; this is a gift from her. Also, a doctor will come to treat your father in a little while."
The little girl held the money in her hand, staring blankly at Qin Ruoxi inside the carriage, tears still streaming down her face.
After realizing what had happened, he grabbed the money and started kowtowing, saying, "Thank you, sir, young lady, and young master."
She kowtowed several times, but only after Sanhezi told her to go see her father did she get up.
After everything was arranged, Sanhezi sat at the front of the carriage, and Zou Heng also brought a doctor. Qin Jue then lowered the curtain. Zou Heng continued driving the carriage.
After the carriage started moving, Qin Jingke sat by the window and, for some reason, lifted the carriage curtain.
He craned his neck to look at the little girl and her father behind him, his heart heavy.
The little girl looked up and met Qin Jingke's gaze. She smiled faintly at him and said something.
Judging from the lip movements, it means "thank you".
Qin Jingke saw that even though the little girl's current situation wasn't great, there were still stars in her eyes. For some reason, he returned her a smile.
The carriage slowly entered the city. After Qin Jingke could no longer see the little girl, he lowered the curtain and sat down.
I saw Qin Ruoxi sitting unhappily next to Qin Jue, leaning on his arm.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
I'm a little unhappy...
"Because of that little girl?"
Qin Jingke thought for a moment and realized that Qin Ruoxi hadn't been very happy since what had just happened.
"Yes, that little girl loves her father so much, but her father is covered in blood..."
"I hope her father is alright."
Upon hearing Xiao Xi'er's words, Qin Jue understood what she was thinking, pulled her into his arms, and patted her head.
"Xi'er, don't think so much."
"Look, Daddy is fine. Daddy won't get hurt. Little Xi'er won't let Daddy worry about him."
"After all, Daddy made a promise to a certain lazy pig. If he breaks his promise, that lazy pig will probably never talk to me, his daddy, again."
As Qin Jue spoke, he became quite helpless towards the end, his tone filled with doting affection.
Hearing this, Xiao Xi'er felt relieved. "Daddy, you can't lie to me."
"Yes, Father wouldn't lie to Little Xi'er."
"Pinky promise"
Xiao Xi'er clenched her hand into a fist, bent her little finger, and raised it in front of Qin Jue.
Qin Jue readily extended his hand and took Xiao Xi'er's hand.
"Pinky promise, no take-backs, whoever takes it back is a pig."
"Ke Ke, you be my witness."
After making a pinky promise with Qin Jue, Xiao Xi turned to look at Qin Jingke beside her and said fiercely...
"Okay, sister, I'll be your witness."
Qin Ruoxi nodded in satisfaction.
Sitting in the carriage, Qin Jingke's mind was still filled with the image of the little girl, covered in mud, kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to passersby for her blood-soaked father, all to save him.
My feelings are complicated, and I can't feel happy at all.
In the dead of night in the palace, Qin Jingke lay in bed, still thinking about the little girl from that afternoon who had begged a passerby for her father's sake.
At first, the little girl pleaded with passersby, but no one paid her any attention and walked away. The little girl looked utterly hopeless.
When she desperately tried to stop the carriage with a hopeless expression, she looked extremely tense.
The joy and disbelief when you know you will receive help
When she finally realized her father could be saved, she returned a smile.
At this moment, something popped into Qin Jingke's mind.
For several days in a row, Zhang Shubo saw Lu Hua delivering meals to Qin Jue in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and his mind was in great turmoil.
At this moment, Zhang Shuhao couldn't sleep and slowly walked along the palace path.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the entrance of Tinglan Palace. I glanced up at the plaque, then immediately lowered my head and turned to leave.
As I walked away, I couldn't help but turn back to look at Tinglan Palace again. After one last glance, I quickly continued on my way.
What are they trying to hide by moving so fast?
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"Jun Qingzhi returned to Chang'an with her men in the afternoon, but left Yu Feng, who was seriously injured last time, behind."
"It seems they want to investigate what happened to Xiao Xi'er four years ago."
Yu Ying sat opposite Qin Jue and spoke slowly.
"Ignore him. We can leak some information to him so he can find out."
Yu Ying nodded. "That's what I meant too. Otherwise, that kid might come looking for Xiao Xi'er again."
At this point, Yu Ying's eyes were filled with icy glints.
"Zou Heng, you've been standing there for ages, what do you want to say?"
Seeing Zou Heng standing to the side, Yu Ying finally couldn't help but ask...
Zou Heng glanced at Yu Ying, bowed to Qin Jue, and forced himself to speak.
"My lord, General Baili's daughter, Baili Yao, wishes to enter the palace."
"Um?"
Upon hearing Zou Heng's words, both Qin Jue and Yu Ying turned their gazes to Zou Heng.
Zou Heng himself felt extremely uncomfortable, so he lowered his head and avoided looking at Qin Jue and Yu Ying.
Why?
She said she liked princesses and wanted to go to the palace to be with them.
Zou Heng continued speaking, forcing himself to speak, while Qin Jue narrowed his eyes and looked at Zou Heng.
Yu Ying, however, burst into laughter upon hearing Zou Heng's words.
"Zou Heng, are you kidding me?"
"What?"
This time, Zou Heng raised his head and looked at Yu Ying with a questioning gaze.
"Do you believe what Baili Yao said, that she entered the palace because she liked Xiao Xi'er?"
"Isn't that right?" Zou Heng blurted out.
"Zou Heng, don't you know that Baili Yao is now twenty years old?"
"So what if it is?"
This time it was Yu Ying's turn to fall silent. Yu Ying gave Qin Jue a look that said, "You tell me," but Qin Jue completely ignored her.
So Yu Ying coughed a few times and continued speaking.
"Cough cough cough"
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