The next day
Qin Jue led Xiao Xi'er to stand on the palace wall.
"Father, who are we here to pick up?"
"Your royal uncle"
"Royal Uncle?"
Xiao Xi looked at Qin Jue with a hint of doubt.
"He's your father's younger brother, your royal uncle."
"Like the second or third brother?"
Qin Jue patted Xiao Xi'er's head and nodded.
"Master, Wu Jiang has arrived."
Zou Heng, accompanied by Wu Jiang, walked up to Qin Jue. Qin Jue glanced at Wu Jiang and gestured for him to stand up and speak.
But Wu Jiang remained silent, stammering. Just as Qin Jue frowned, Wu Jiang spoke.
"Your Majesty, my master requests that you go to the city gate to meet him."
After saying this, Wu Jiang immediately knelt down in front of Qin Jue, his scalp tingling with tension, fearing that Qin Jue would take his head at any moment.
Just as Wu Jiang was feeling tense, he heard Qin Jue's laughter.
Wu Jiang found Qin Jue's laughter extremely eerie, and just when Wu Jiang thought his life was in danger, he finally heard Qin Jue speak.
Is he dreaming?
Go tell him not to come back.
Wu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Qin Jue's words; after all, it wasn't his head that was at stake. He then obediently agreed.
"yes"
After saying that, Wu Jiang was about to get up when he heard a familiar voice.
"Brother, it's one thing if you don't come to pick up your younger brother, but why won't you let me come back?"
Upon hearing the voice, Wu Jiang knew it was Qin Zhong, so he stood up and stepped aside.
Xiao Xi'er looked towards the source of the voice with great curiosity.
Then they saw the Qin family of four, dressed in white, accompanied by a beautiful woman, and flanked by a man and a woman.
Xiao Xi'er glanced at Qin Meng, then turned to look at Qin Jue, frowned, and blinked.
"Father, why do you two look so alike?"
As soon as Xiao Xi'er finished speaking, she felt herself being embraced by a stranger. Turning her head, she saw Qin Zhong's big face.
Xiao Xi frowned slightly, and then heard Qin Zhong speak.
"This must be my eldest niece. She's so cute and cuddly."
Qin Ming reached out and pinched Xiao Xi'er's cheek.
Just as Qin Zheng finished pinching Xiao Xi'er's cheeks, Qin Jue took Xiao Xi'er out of Qin Zheng's arms.
"Keep your hands to yourself, don't touch my daughter."
Qin Jue also emphasized the words "my daughter".
"I have a daughter too, you're not the only one!!!"
"Daughter, come here, let Daddy give you a hug."
The little girl next to the beautiful woman rolled her eyes at Qin Meng's words.
"Who wants you to hug them?"
Qin Zhong was thus rebuked by his own daughter, and could only scratch his head, looking at Xiao Xi'er in Qin Jue's arms with an awkward smile.
"Father's smile isn't as beautiful as yours."
Xiao Xi'er glanced at Qin Zhong, who was awkwardly laughing, then turned to Qin Jue and said with disdain...
"Xi'er has excellent taste."
This made Qin Zhong, who was laughing, stop laughing. Qin Zhong bent down slightly and brought his big face close to Xiao Xi'er's.
"My dear niece, you're mistaken. My father and I look about 80% alike!!!"
"Why does his smile look good, but mine doesn't?"
"Your smile isn't as handsome as Daddy's!!!"
Xiao Xi'er nuzzled Qin Zheng, then made a face at him before turning around and leaning on Qin Jue's shoulder.
"Father, this royal uncle is no good at all; he never brings me any good food..."
"Father, please give me a different imperial uncle! Let this one go back to where he came from."
Little Xi'er rested her head on Qin Jue's shoulder and spoke, thinking she was speaking softly, unaware that everyone could hear her.
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhu's face turned almost green. He quickly moved to Qin Jue's side and behind, in front of Xiao Xi'er.
"My dear niece, it's just food. Your royal uncle got it for you, so don't even think about asking for it back!"
Qin Zheng spoke with such earnestness, clearly afraid that Qin Ruoxi would truly dislike him.
Seeing that Qin Ruoxi didn't speak, Qin Zheng kept talking to her.
Just when Qin Ruoxi was extremely annoyed, she felt her skirt being tugged.
He turned around and looked down, and saw the little girl next to the beautiful woman.
"Imperial Uncle"
The little girl first called out to Qin Jue, then tugged at Qin Ruoxi's sleeve. Seeing Qin Ruoxi looking down, she spoke.
"Little sister, I've got some food!"
The little girl handed the things in her hand to Qin Ruoxi and began to speak.
"This is beef jerky my mother fried. It's delicious, you should try some."
Qin Ruoxi got off Qin Jue and stood up. She took a piece of beef jerky from the handkerchief in the little girl's hand and started eating it.
Wow—it's so delicious!
"You can have it all."
The little girl handed over the beef jerky from the handkerchief with both hands. Xiao Xi looked up at Qin Jue.
After seeing Qin Jue nod, he took the beef jerky from the little girl's hand.
"My name is Qin Ruoxi, what's your name?"
While eating beef jerky, Qin Ruoxi asked the little girl questions, and didn't forget to feed Qin Jue a piece of beef jerky. Qin Jue obediently squatted down and ate it.
Qin Zhong, watching from this side, felt extremely heartbroken and looked at the little girl with resentful eyes.
The little girl pretended not to see anything, looked at Qin Ruoxi, and answered Qin Ruoxi's question.
"My name is Qin Jian, and I'm one year older than you."
"Oh, Sister Yuan~"
The way she called her "Sister Yuan" made Qin Yuan's heart flutter with joy, and she immediately reached out and pinched Xiao Xi'er's cheek.
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