Upon hearing Sanhezi's greeting, "Greetings, Princess," Qin Jue and the other ministers looked towards Qin Ruoxi, who was walking in through the door.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Princess Leyang."
Upon seeing Qin Ruoxi, all the ministers immediately bowed.
No need for formalities.
As she spoke, Xiao Xi'er walked up to Qin Jue.
"Father, has a decision been made regarding the matter in Ancheng?"
"none"
Xiao Xi nodded, and continued, "When I came in just now, I heard about the city being burned and sealed off?"
Upon hearing Qin Ruoxi mention the minister who ordered the burning of the city, he quietly took a few steps back, but it was to no avail.
Because Qin Ruoxi had already seen him.
"Why didn't we seal you up and burn you?"
"Your Highness, you are mistaken. This humble subject has not contracted the plague."
After realizing that Qin Ruoxi had seen him, the minister simply spoke up.
"There are also many people in Ancheng who have not contracted the plague, such as some of the imperial physicians, including my elder brother!"
"Having stayed in Ancheng for so long, who knows if they've contracted the plague?"
The minister said indifferently
"Alright, how about we send Lord Li to deliver medicine and food to Ancheng this time?"
"Although His Majesty has allowed you to hold court in the Golden Palace, you are still just a princess and have no authority to order your ministers around."
The minister had barely finished speaking when he felt a cold gaze fall upon him, and then he heard Qin Jue speak.
"Lord Li accompanied us to Ancheng to appease the people."
"What the princess says is what I say!!!"
"To question the princess is to question the emperor!!!"
"Your humble servant dares not."
Upon hearing Qin Jue's two sentences, the ministers in the Imperial Study immediately knelt on the ground.
Lord Li, who had just spoken, also turned pale.
"I wonder who Father has sent to deliver the medicine and food this time?"
Not yet.
Xiao Xi felt a little more at ease after hearing Qin Jue's words.
He knelt down directly in front of Qin Jue.
"Father, Xi'er wishes to take some people to Ancheng this time!"
Xiao Xi'er's words surprised Qin Jue and all the ministers.
"Get up, you are not needed for this matter."
Qin Jue frowned and spoke with displeasure. Unexpectedly, Xiao Xi'er didn't get up; instead, she remained kneeling on the ground.
“Father, I have been thinking about sending medicine and food to Ancheng for a long time.”
"Please grant my father's permission."
Xiao Xi'er knelt on the ground, looking at Qin Jue with a determined gaze, and spoke each word clearly.
"I disagree!!!" Qin Jue immediately refused upon hearing this.
"Father!!!"
Xiao Xi'er never expected Qin Jue to disagree, because in her mind, Qin Jue would always agree to whatever she asked for.
"Father, please let Xi'er go!"
Xiao Xi'er looked at Qin Jue and continued speaking, but this time Qin Jue ignored her.
"Qingye, why haven't you taken the princess away yet?"
Qingye glanced at Qin Jue, then at Qin Ruoxi kneeling on the ground, and pursed her lips.
"Your Majesty, I am the princess's bodyguard."
In short, what Qingye meant was that I am now Qin Ruoxi's bodyguard and will only obey Qin Ruoxi's orders.
Qin Jue frowned even more when he saw Xiao Xi'er and Qing Ye kneeling stubbornly on the ground.
"stand up"
"No, unless Father lets me go to Ancheng."
Qin Jue chuckled in exasperation upon hearing Xiao Xi'er's unwavering stubbornness, and pointed directly towards the door of the Imperial Study.
"Very well, then you can kneel outside the Imperial Study."
"good"
Xiao Xi'er readily agreed, then got up and walked out of the Imperial Study.
After watching Xiao Xi'er leave, Qin Jue became extremely irritated, even showing displeasure towards the ministers he had summoned.
The ministers immediately cowered, hoping Qin Jue wouldn't see them.
After Qin Ruoxi went outside, she knelt down facing the Imperial Study.
Qingye watched Qin Ruoxi kneel down and was about to kneel down as well.
"You don't need to kneel, Father didn't tell you to kneel."
"If the princess kneels, your subordinate will kneel as well."
As he spoke, Qingye knelt down behind Qin Ruoxi.
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Wu Temple
Liao Hui, holding the bamboo skewer in her hand, quickly walked to the courtyard where Wu Shan lived.
"Master, I know what's up there."
Liao Hui stood at the door of Wu Shan's room and spoke to Wu Shan inside.
"In that case, tell me what's up there?"
"At first, I thought they were just non-intersecting lines, but I found them very strange."
"My disciple discovered the pattern, and after carefully feeling the bamboo skewer again, he deduced that the pattern on the skewer was a phoenix."
"I thought that was all, but the bamboo skewers gave me a different feeling once again."
Standing outside the door, Liao Hui spoke excitedly, while Wu Shan inside the room listened to her words and nodded with a loving smile. Then Wu Shan asked Liao Hui...
"How are they different?"
"The texture feels different, well... not exactly different, just a little different."
"My disciple examined the patterns on the bamboo skewers again and found that they were indeed different."
Before long, the disciple noticed that the pattern on the bamboo skewer was a dragon.
As Hui spoke, it was as if she remembered that day, and she continued talking.
"My disciple discovered that if you touch the bamboo stick upside down, the pattern you touch will be different, but the two sides are connected."
Hearing what Hui said outside the door, Wu Shan nodded with great satisfaction.
"That's all true."
Liao Hui fiddled with the prayer beads in her hand for a few moments, and then heard Wu Shan speak again.
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