He actually saw such a gentle look on His Majesty's face. It was as if he had seen a ghost.
No!
When did His Majesty have a daughter?!
The prefect of Yuezhou rubbed his eyes in disbelief and took another look.
This look was quite a shock. He found that the two of them, one big and one small, looked very alike. If they were seen separately, it might not be so obvious, but now that the two of them were standing together, it was clear at a glance that they were father and daughter.
Ji Junye thought that Si Bao had recognized him. Who would have thought that Si Bao's next words would be, "Daddy, what is that?"
"Daddy is someone who loves Si Bao just as much as Mommy. Si Bao forgot? You even wrote a letter to Daddy before," Ji Junye said in an extremely gentle voice, as if speaking a bit louder would scare the precious daughter in his arms.
But in his heart, he made a note of the Prince Rong. This stinky brat had taken his place in Si Bao's heart.
Write a letter?
Si Bao racked her little brain so hard that it felt like it was about to burst before she remembered that Mommy seemed to have asked her to write a letter to Daddy before. Mommy said that if Daddy saw the letter, he would remember Si Bao. So this was the daddy Mommy was talking about!
"Daddy!"
"Hey."
Ji Junye's heart melted when he saw the little bun-like face stretch out. When she looked at you with her bright eyes, it made people want to take out their hearts and give them to her.
"Daddy, there was a bad woman who pushed Si Bao. My hand hurts, and the flower for Mommy is also broken..."
One second she was sweetly acting coquettishly, and the next second she was looking at him pitifully.
As Si Bao spoke, she stretched out a small hand. It was obvious that it was scratched when she was pushed to the ground just now. It was bright red and the skin was broken.
Not only did Ji Junye notice this, but the prefect of Yuezhou beside him also noticed. Seeing Ji Junye's face gradually turn as dark as the bottom of a pot, the prefect of Yuezhou's heart trembled.
"Your Majesty, there is a doctor in the official's mansion. Your Majesty may move there first to have the little princess' wound treated..."
Your Majesty?!
The prefect of Yuezhou's words made everyone's hearts tremble.
Ji Junye's icy and sharp gaze was fixed on Lady Wu. Although it was only for a moment, Lady Wu felt as if she had really been pierced through. The color had completely faded from her face, and she was shaking like a sieve.
If it weren't for the maid supporting her, she might have collapsed on the ground directly.
She was finished, completely finished!
Who could have thought that the little girl picked up by the Sheng family would have such a big background!
In the guest room of the mansion.
The doctor in the mansion rushed over in a hurry. He thought something serious had happened. As a result, when he took a look, it was just a child with a little skin broken on her hand.
But the look in the man's eyes who was holding the child was so terrifying that he could only brace himself to clean the wound, apply the medicinal powder, and bandage it up.
"It's just a little skin broken. It's nothing serious. Don't let the wound get wet today. She should be fine after a good sleep."
Ji Junye didn't say a word, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but be raised. They were extremely nervous.
Si Bao looked at her bandaged hand curiously. Suddenly, she felt that everyone was silent and seemed very scared. She tugged at Ji Junye's clothes and whispered, "Daddy, don't be angry. Si Bao doesn't hurt anymore."
Ji Junye stroked Si Bao's head, and his aura immediately converged a lot. "I'm not angry with Si Bao."
Then his gaze swept down and finally landed on the prefect of Yuezhou. "Where is the person?"
The prefect of Yuezhou shivered and immediately realized that His Majesty was talking about Lady Wu. He quickly said, "Report to Your Majesty, the person is waiting outside."
"Bring her in."
As soon as Lady Wu came in, she knelt down tremblingly. "Your servant... Your servant's wife... Your servant's wife didn't know the identities of Your Majesty and the princess. I offended Your Majesty and the little princess. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
When the assistant prefect Wu saw his wife being brought in, it was no different from a thunderbolt from a clear sky. But he couldn't faint yet. "Your Majesty, my humble wife is ignorant. Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"
"Ignorant? Is your fault just ignorance?"
Ji Junye sneered. "Si Bao is only two years old. How much strength can she have to knock you, an adult, down?"
"Spreading false accusations against the princess will add an extra crime."
Lady Wu burst into tears and kept begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, your servant's wife was just extremely angry for a moment and accidentally pushed the little princess. Your servant's wife didn't do it on purpose..."
"Who said you didn't do it on purpose?"
A loud voice came from outside. Yuan Yaoyao and Sheng Wen strode in aggressively and knelt down together. "Your servant/Your servant's wife pays respects to Your Majesty and the little princess."
When Yuan Yaoyao came in, she saw Si Bao sitting in Ji Junye's arms. She never thought that the baby's daddy would be His Majesty!
No wonder she and Sheng Wen had searched for so long but had made no progress at all!
After learning that Si Bao had been bullied by Lady Wu, Yuan Yaoyao dragged Sheng Wen over.
"Pretty sister!"
Si Bao's eyes lit up when she saw Yuan Yaoyao. But when she saw her still kneeling on the ground, she looked at Ji Junye again.
"Get up. You just said she did it on purpose. How do you know that?"
Yuan Yaoyao said, "Report to Your Majesty. Just now, your servant's wife and the baby... the little princess had just taken our seats when Lady Wu started speaking in a strange and sarcastic way. Between the lines, she implied that the little princess was my husband's illegitimate daughter. Your servant's wife blocked her words back. She must have held a grudge and vented her anger on the little princess!"
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't!" Lady Wu screamed.
Yuan Yaoyao snorted. "Many people heard it at that time. Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, just ask and you'll know?"
Lady Wu's words got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say anything because as long as they asked, she would surely be exposed.
"Pull out her tongue."
Before Ji Junye spoke, he didn't forget to cover Si Bao's ears with his hand. He didn't want Si Bao to see his bloody side for fear of scaring her.
The gentle movement in his hand was completely different from the words he said.
Lady Wu was so scared that she was dumbfounded. Before she even had time to say a word of begging for mercy, she was dragged out.
The assistant prefect Wu was also dumbfounded. His Majesty had just taken over Yuezhou. Shouldn't he focus on appeasing them officials? How could he pull out his wife's tongue just for such a small matter!
Ji Junye asked Si Bao again, "Which hand did she use to push you just now?"
Si Bao thought for a while. "It seems to be this one."
Si Bao stretched out her left hand which was wrapped up.
"Break it."
"Your Majesty!" The assistant prefect Wu said in disbelief. "The little princess just fell down. Your Majesty is punishing her so severely. If this gets out, it may damage Your Majesty's reputation of benevolence!"
"Are you teaching me what to do?"
The moment he saw Si Bao being pushed to the ground just now, he even had the heart to kill Lady Wu. Not to mention just pulling out her tongue and breaking one of her hands.
Cold sweat broke out on the assistant prefect Wu's forehead.
"I'm afraid there are no children in Assistant Prefect Wu's family. If your child was bullied for no reason, would Assistant Prefect Wu be indifferent?"
"Moreover, when have I ever cared about my reputation?"
Ji Junye carried Si Bao and walked out. "Assistant Prefect Wu failed to restrain his wife's words and deeds and was disrespectful in front of the imperial court. He will be demoted three levels. If you have any objections, you may resign and leave."
He just wanted to tell everyone that Si Bao was his daughter, his precious little darling, and no one could bully her!
Ji Junye's move of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys successfully shocked everyone present. No one dared to have any disrespectful thoughts towards this little princess who suddenly appeared.
They even heard the unrestrained conversation between the father and daughter.
"Daddy, the flower Si Bao wanted to give to Mommy was also broken by the bad person..."
"Daddy will pick another one for your Mommy."