"Sanhezi brought a bowl of warm water."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
A moment later, Sanhezi came over with a bowl of warm water. After handing the water to Qin Jue, Sanhezi stood up and continued to stand aside.
Qin Jue, carrying the water, helped Xiao Xi'er sit up and then slowly fed her spoonful by spoonful.
After drinking a few sips of water, Xiaoxi'er no longer felt the dryness in her throat. She stopped drinking after finishing most of a bowl.
After Xiaoxi stopped drinking, Qin Jue put away the bowl in his hand.
"Daddy~"
"What's wrong, Xiaoxi'er?"
Little Xi'er stared at Qin Jue's eyes as she spoke, "Daddy~ there are bruises around your eyes."
When Xiaoxi said this, her eyes were full of concern.
"You have the nerve to say that? Wasn't it all done to take care of you?"
Xiao Xi felt very guilty when she heard that the dark circles under Qin Jue's eyes were because of her.
"Daddy~ Thank you for your hard work, Daddy~"
Xiao Xi'er got up from the bed, took a few steps to Qin Jue, hugged Qin Jue's neck, and kissed him on the cheek a few times.
This greatly relieved Qin Jue's fatigue from the night before.
Qin Jue, tail held high, narrowed his eyes smugly. "Hmph, that's more like it. More conscientious than someone else."
After kissing Qin Jue, Xiao Xi'er stood in front of him, tilting her head and asking him in confusion, "Who is this 'someone'?"
"Of course, it's you..." Qin Jue was about to blurt it out without thinking, but then he saw Xiao Xi'er's curious eyes.
In the end, he didn't reveal the person's name, but instead kept his mouth shut, a hint of melancholy in his expression.
"Father?"
"No one else is better than Xiao Xi'er."
Feeling down, Qin Jue reached out and patted Xiao Xi'er's head, then faced her and said...
Standing there, Xiao Xi'er heard Qin Jue say she was the best, and happily threw herself into Qin Jue's arms, hugging his neck, and speaking in a muffled voice.
"Father is the best, Father, you've worked so hard, Father, you should rest for a while."
Qin Jue, who was embraced by Xiao Xi'er, smiled and agreed, "Okay, Daddy will listen to Xiao Xi'er."
"Uh-huh"
"Then... how about Little Xi'er sleeps with Daddy for a while?"
Okay~
Qin Jue then carried Xiao Xi'er back to the bed, called Sanhezi to change his clothes, and prepared to go to bed as well.
"Your Majesty, the ministers in the Golden Palace have been waiting for an hour."
"Let them go back. Just say I won't be holding court this morning."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Sanhezi first helped Qin Jue remove his outer clothes, then helped him onto the dragon bed before leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation and heading to the Golden Palace.
"Daddy~"
Lying down on the bed, Qin Jue hugged Xiao Xi'er tightly, saying, "Xiao Xi'er, let Daddy hold you for a while. Daddy's tired."
"Okay~, Daddy's not tired, okay? Fly away, Daddy won't be tired anymore if you go to the testing nest!"
Hearing Qin Jue say he was tired, Xiao Xi'er touched Qin Jue's face with both hands and spoke her mind.
"Pfft~"
"You silly girl, just because of those few words you said, your father isn't tired anymore."
Really?
When Xiao Xi heard Qin Jue's answer, her eyes lit up as she looked at him, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Really?" Qin Jue reached out and pinched Xiao Xi'er's cheek.
Qin Jue looked at Xiao Xi'er, whose face was still pale, and felt a pang of heartache.
"Hehe, Daddy, you should go to sleep now."
"I'll stay here with Daddy the whole time~"
Qin Jue was deeply moved when he saw Xiao Xi'er, whose face was still pale, saying that she wanted to stay with him.
"Alright, Xiaoxi will stay with Daddy."
"Mmm~ Good morning, Daddy~"
"Little Xi'er... An'an"
And so, Qin Jue held Xiao Xi'er and slowly fell asleep. Xiao Xi'er, having taken her medicine, also fell asleep again not long after.
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Golden Palace
The ministers were all discussing why His Majesty hadn't arrived at the Golden Palace yet.
"I suspect the little princess will also be at the Golden Palace today."
"It's a waste of time. You're not the only one who thinks so; we all think so."
Zhao Feng, who had overheard Bai Fei speaking to Bai Lin from a distance, walked over with Liu Shang.
"Minister Bai, General Bai"
Zhao Feng and Liu Shang, who were walking over, raised their hands to greet Bai Lin and Bai Fei.
"Zhao Shaoqing, Liu Shaoqing"
Bai Lin nodded to the two of them, returning the greeting in kind.
At this moment, Bai Lin saw a person standing there in the Tang Dynasty and called out to that person in the Tang Dynasty.
"Old Tang, over here—Old Tang, come quick!"
Tang Dai, who had been called by Bai Lin, came over.
"What's wrong, Lao Bai?"
Bai Lin looked around, and only after confirming that Fang Li was not there did he speak.
"Old Tang, where's Fang Li?"
"He's facing the wall in repentance."
Bai Lin perked up at the news, and even Zhao Feng and the other two perked up their ears to listen.
"His youngest son secretly took the little princess out of the palace, and His Majesty punished both of them."
"Hahaha, I never expected this, I never expected this!"
Bai Lin couldn't stop smiling, and Liu Shang, remembering that Wei Kun hadn't come to court for the past few days, spoke up.
"The Marquis of Dingkang has not attended court for the past few days."
"Liu Shang, you're the one who came up with this. It was the fifth son of the Marquis of Dingkang, Wei Yuanxuan, and Fang Li's beloved son, Fang Zixu, who took the little princess out of the palace together."
"I see"
"These past few days, since Marquis Dingkang hasn't come to court, I've felt the air in the main hall has become fresher."
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