"Derivatives? We don't do that kind of thing!"
Yu Ying glanced at Qin Jue and said to Xiao Xi'er with a playful tone.
"What's not allowed?"
"Girl, does that mean you shouldn't say one thing and mean another?"
Who's the stutterer, Xinfei?
"Is that new fatty meat tasty? I want some too!"
"Haha, you're getting more and more interesting, girl!"
Hearing Xiao Xi'er's laughter, Yu Ying placed his hand on the chessboard. Xiao Xi'er, not understanding what Yu Ying was laughing at, looked at Qin Jue with a question mark on her face.
"Girl, this isn't about 'eating new fat meat' with your mouth. 'Saying one thing but meaning another' means that you actually think it's good, but you say it's bad."
"Oh, so who's being hypocritical?"
"Look, who else could it be but your ice-cold-faced father?"
"AoAo"
Qin Jue didn't react much to Yu Ying's words, while Xiao Xi'er blinked, looked at Yu Ying, and then at Qin Jue.
"Then... Uncle Yuyu, is it because my dad said the food I brought him was actually very delicious, but he said it wasn't?"
“Yes, that’s your dad’s problem. Girl, if he doesn’t tell the truth in the future, I’ll teach him…”
"Little Xi'er, didn't you say you brought something for Daddy?"
Yu Ying was interrupted by Qin Jue before she could finish speaking, and Xiao Xi'er's attention was immediately drawn away by Qin Jue's words.
"I brought me a melon for Daddy!"
"melon?"
"Mmm, it's a watermelon~"
"Daddy, wait for me a little while~"
After saying that, Xiao Xi jumped off Qin Jue's lap, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted.
"Guards, sir... guards..."
Before Xiaoxi could even call out "Brother Guard" a second time, Baizhong jumped down.
Bai Zhong stood in front of Xiao Xi'er, bowed to Qin Jue, and then looked at Xiao Xi'er.
"What business does the princess have with me?"
"Guard, where's my little melon?"
Xiao Xi'er gestured with her hands to indicate the round shape of a watermelon, and Bai Zhong understood. "Princess, please wait a moment."
After saying that, Bai Zhong used his light-footed skill to leave. A short while later, Bai Zhong returned, carrying two watermelons in each arm.
"Put it with Daddy."
When Xiao Xi saw Bai Zhong arrive again, she pointed to the chessboard table in front of Qin Jue.
Bai Zhong walked up to Qin Jue, looked at him, and seeing that Qin Jue didn't say anything or show any dissatisfaction, he placed the chessboard on the table as Xiao Xi'er had instructed.
Little Xi'er followed closely to Qin Jue, reaching out her little hand. Qin Jue readily took her into his arms and sat her down.
"Daddy, let me tell you, there are male and female gourds too!"
"Oh? How do you divide it?"
Xiao Xi'er stood on Qin Jue's lap, looked at the longer watermelon closest to her, patted it, and looked proudly at Qin Jue.
"Daddy~, this is a boy~, um... lots of juice!"
"Um...that's a girl~, she's quite sweet~"
Little Xi looked at the watermelon in front of Yu Ying, pointed at it with her little finger, and said...
"Girl, who taught you to talk about boys and girls? This is clearly about 'male' and 'female'."
"Hmph, Uncle Yu, it's either a man or a woman, even Youluo says I'm right!!!"
Seeing Xiao Xi'er's puffed-up face, Yu Ying reached out and poked it, just as Qin Jue also reached out and poked Xiao Xi'er's cheek.
From this perspective, Qin Jue and Yu Ying each poked one side.
"Is that watermelon juice on your clothes?"
"Yeah~"
"Derivative, you know what, it actually looks pretty good~, but we have to ignore the neckline and chest area."
"snort"
Xiao Xi'er turned her head towards Yu Ying again, and Qin Jue was very gloating when he saw this.
"Daddy~, eat!"
Xiao Xi patted Qin Jue's face and pointed to the watermelon.
"Okay, Daddy, call someone to cut the watermelon."
"Derivatives, no need to call anyone, I can handle it."
Yu Ying saw Xiao Xi'er pat Qin Jue's face but didn't react at all. After all, Yu Ying had seen it many times before, and when she heard Qin Jue say he wanted to cut a watermelon, she volunteered.
Xiao Xi'er turned her face back to Yu Ying, wanting to know how Yu Ying cut the watermelon.
Then they saw Yu Ying reach into his chest, pull out a small knife, draw it from the handle, and plunge it into the watermelon.
With a downward slash, the watermelon was cut in half. Then, Yu Ying took out the knife and simply reached out and broke the two halves of the watermelon apart.
Then, using a knife, he cut the half watermelon into slices.
Xiao Xi'er looked at the watermelon on the table, reached out and picked it up, then started eating it.
"Awooo—"
"It's so delicious, Daddy, eat up!"
Xiao Xi'er held hers to Qin Jue's lips, and Qin Jue took a bite. He tasted it and found it quite delicious, sweet indeed.
After Xiaoxi finished eating, Qin Jue used a handkerchief to wipe Xiaoxi's mouth and little hands.
After wiping her mouth and hands, Xiao Xi'er saw that Yu Ying was still eating, so she quietly watched him eat, then touched her own belly and sighed.
"Daddy, I want to share one of the watermelons with Guoguo and the others."
"It's up to Xiaoxi to decide."
Qin Jue looked at his chessboard, which had been ruined by Xiao Xi'er, covered in watermelon juice.
This chessboard is unusable; we'll get a new one. Didn't Consort Shu give us one before? We'll use that one, Qin Jue thought to himself.
Yang Jiaojiao: How dare you say I gave it to you? You clearly stole it from me!!!
Xiao Xi called out Bai Zhong again.
"Guard, please give each of my dad's brothers a watermelon!"
"Oh! Right, and Keke too~"
"Yes, Princess."
Qin Jue glanced at Bai Zhong, then at Xiao Xi'er, "Xiao Xi'er, let Suanshu deliver it. He's your bodyguard; no one else can know."
"Okay then, it's a gift."
Upon hearing Qin Jue's words, Bai Zhong disappeared back into the shadows.
Ultimately, the watermelons were a gift from the arithmetic department. Qin Jingyi and Qin Jingke each received one watermelon, while Qin Jingmu and Qin Jingtai received two watermelons together.
After receiving the watermelon, the four people ate it with their mother.
Three of the extra watermelons were kept by the Hall of Mental Cultivation, one each for Chunhe, Xiaju, and Qiumei, and one each for Sanhezi and Suanshu. The palace maids and eunuchs of the Hall of Mental Cultivation all ate some watermelon, and the rest were given to Yuying's secret guards.
The other palace maids and eunuchs were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment when they learned that the maids and eunuchs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation had received watermelons from Xiao Xi'er.
I wish I were one of the people in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
In the past, everyone was afraid to work in the Hall of Mental Cultivation; now, everyone is eager to get a job there.
This day passed with all the palace maids and eunuchs envying those in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The next day, Xiaoxi couldn't get out of bed again.
"Get up quickly, it's time to go to the palace school!"
"Daddy~ Daddy~, I want to sleep~"
"All you do is sleep in late; you'll turn into a little lazybones by then!"
Qin Jue spoke affectionately, tucked Xiao Xi'er in, and then left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, forbidding Xia Ju and the others from disturbing Xiao Xi'er's sleep.
Sanhezi then visited Situ Junwen at the palace school again.
When Situ Junwen learned that Xiao Xi'er was not coming to class, he couldn't help but speak to Sanhezi.
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