"Brother Baizhong, you'll have to go check on things over there."
"good"
Upon hearing Qin Ruoxi's command, Bai Zhong headed in that direction, but in the darkness, no one saw him.
"Qiu Mei, let's go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and wait for Father."
"Yes, Princess."
Qin Ruoxi and Qiu Mei walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation from another palace path.
Following the instructions of the young palace maid, Bai Zhong arrived at the place.
He sensed several people lurking in the shadows. Those people didn't detect Bai Zhong's presence, but Bai Zhong sensed theirs.
Without a single gesture from Bai Zhong, everyone was captured by the people emerging from the shadows.
One of them, after seeing his companion captured, tried to escape. Unfortunately, with Bai Zhong by his side, he couldn't get away.
"Chin removed"
"Boss, it's all unloaded."
Bai Zhong feared that his men wouldn't dislocate the jaws of the assassins so they could bite their tongues and commit suicide, so he spoke first.
But as soon as Bai Zhong finished speaking, he realized that everyone's jaw had been removed.
Even the person who had tried to escape but was caught by Bai Zhong, who was preparing to bite down on the poison behind his teeth and commit suicide, was a step too slow for Bai Zhong.
"Take him back and await the master's judgment."
"Yes, boss."
Seeing that everyone had left, Bai Zhong continued walking along the palace path, wanting to see if there were any more assassins.
When Bai Zhong reached the end of the road, he saw Qin Ruoxi and Qiu Mei.
"Princess"
"Brother Baizhong, are there any bad guys?"
Qin Ruoxi looked up and blinked at Bai Zhong.
"No"
Bai Zhong softened considerably when facing Qin Ruoxi.
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Brother Baizhong."
"Not hard work"
After speaking, Bai Zhong returned to the shadows, and Qin Ruoxi led Qiu Mei into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Late at night, Qin Jue returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation from the Imperial Study after finishing his work, only to find Xiao Xi'er fast asleep, slumped over the table.
Qin Jue walked to Xiao Xi'er's side, reached out and tugged at Xiao Xi'er's ear, "Aren't you going to wake up?"
"Little Lazy Pig"
Qin Jue looked at Xiao Xi'er, who was asleep on the table, with eyes full of love and doting affection.
"His Majesty"
Chunhe brought over another blanket and bowed to Qin Jue upon seeing him.
Qin Jue waved his hand and then made a gesturing motion by putting his index finger to his lips.
Chunhe glanced at Xiaoxi, who was sleeping on the table, and immediately shut her mouth.
Qin Jue extended a hand to Chunhe, who immediately understood what he meant. She handed the blanket to Qin Jue and then withdrew.
Qin Jue gently covered Xiao Xi'er with the blanket in his hand and sat down next to her.
With both hands, they started playing with Xiaoxi'er's hair.
"Little liar, didn't you say you were waiting for Daddy to come back?"
"Look how soundly you're sleeping, just like a little pig."
As he said this, he reached out and gently pinched Xiaoxi'er's little nose.
After he finished kneading, Qin Jue stood up from the stool, then bent down and picked up Xiao Xi'er.
"Little Lazy Pig"
Qin Jue looked at Xiao Xi'er in his arms and couldn't help but speak, then carried Xiao Xi'er towards the side hall.
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"derivative"
"?"
Qin Jue looked at Yu Ying, who had appeared before him in the middle of the day, with a puzzled expression.
What's the matter?
"Let's go to the dark dungeon."
Qin Jue frowned upon hearing Yu Ying's words. He then rose and walked towards the dark prison.
"Another assassination attempt?"
Qin Jue said those words expressionlessly, but Yu Ying immediately denied them.
"Derivatives, you're wrong this time."
"This is an assassination attempt on Xiao Xi'er!"
When Yu Ying spoke, she emphasized the words "Xiao Xi'er." Upon hearing Yu Ying say that this was Qin Jue, the one who assassinated Xiao Xi'er, she glared fiercely at the person lying on the ground.
"What happened?"
Qin Jue narrowed his eyes and asked Yu Ying in a cold tone.
Let them say it themselves.
The people lying on the ground shrank back when they saw Qin Jue's murderous gaze.
They were all backing away, not wanting Qin Jue to see them.
Even so, there always has to be one unlucky person. And here comes that unlucky person.
The assassin who tried to escape last night has now become the lucky one.
"I...I...I'll talk."
As the unlucky fellow spoke, his eyes secretly glanced at Yu Ying, his eyes reddening as he recalled the torture he had endured the previous night.
"It was...it was the Hong family who sent us to kill the princess, but they weren't from the Hong family, they were from the Wei family."
Explain it more clearly.
Upon hearing the unlucky fellow's words, Yu Ying kicked him squarely in the stomach. The unlucky fellow gasped in pain.
"Yes...it was when they placed the order that I saw that maid. The maid's clothes were embroidered with the character 'Wei'."
"We don't know... specifically who it is."
After the unlucky guy finished speaking, Yu Ying kicked him again, "Stuttering, want to get hit?"
No, no, no...it's not.
Before the unlucky fellow could finish speaking, a palm strike imbued with internal force struck him directly, and he was killed instantly.
The unlucky guy never imagined he'd be killed like this, and that he'd even confess to everything.
Yu Ying glanced at the unlucky guy's open eyes with obvious disgust, then looked at Qin Jue.
"I had someone investigate, and it was Wei Linglong who did it."
"Um"
"If that's the case, then..."
Before Qin Jue could finish speaking, Yan Ke strode in.
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