My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

Lin Ye, however, saw the killing intent in Ao Yun's eyes. He chuckled softly as he watched Ao Yun leave the hall, his face displaying a disdainful and mocking expression.

"These people are all incredibly stupid..."

……

Shu Rou was quite happy about Yao Jingyuan's arrival.

She had no idea what was happening in the imperial court, nor did she know that her father had almost died outside.

She had no idea that when Yao Jingyuan was in such a hurry to run away, he hadn't even thought of her at all.

She assumed Yao Jingyuan had gone out to do something on his own again, since it wasn't unheard of before.

But she was still very angry that he hadn't come to see her for so long.

"So you finally decided to come back!" Shu Rou pouted and rolled her eyes.

Yao Jingyuan quickly squatted down, smiling apologetically, his voice so gentle it could melt water: "My dear Rou'er, it's all my fault. I had important business outside and was gone for a while."

"But Father swore that he has never forgotten Rou'er for a moment, and thinks about Rou'er every day."

As he spoke, he raised one hand as if making a vow, and reached out with the other hand, wanting to take Shu Rou's hand.

Shu Rou snorted, pulled her hand back, raised her chin, and glared at him.

After Yao Jingyuan coaxed her with a few more promises and bought her some nice things, Shu Rou was finally somewhat satisfied and let him take her hand: "Then Daddy, play with me!"

She had feelings for Yao Jingyuan, at least much deeper than for Shu Jingwei.

After all, Yao Jingyuan was the one who fed her, put her to sleep, and played with her from when she was a baby.

So even though I think he's useless, I still miss him a little after not seeing him for so long.

Since she no longer had to attend the palace school, Shu Rou has become like a wild horse, running wild to an unruly degree.

And perhaps because she's been beaten too much by her teacher, she's now obsessed with a new game—hitting people with a ruler.

"Daddy! Daddy! Let's play the 'beating with the cane' game!"

Lin Ye had just heard that they were going to play a game and was about to switch screens to look elsewhere.

Upon hearing this, the thought immediately stopped.

"A spanking?" he repeated, his gaze returning to Shu Rou's excited little face.

The expression on a three- or four-year-old child's face when saying "get a spanking" is the same as when saying "play house."

He suddenly felt a sense of irony.

Like begets like. A dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a rat's son knows how to dig a hole.

That's absolutely true.

He asked Zhou Ran to take away the empty coffee cup, then leaned back on the sofa, intending to take a closer look at this "game".

Shu Rou excitedly jumped off the couch, ran to the table, grabbed the ruler that was longer than her arm, and waved it around like a precious treasure, her little face flushed with excitement.

She was young and not very strong; when she swung the ruler, it was so light that it didn't really hurt when it hit someone.

But she had another way—

She would have the palace servants fight each other in front of her.

The palace maids and eunuchs stood in two rows, facing each other, and took out rulers to hit each other.

Shu Rou sat on the tatami mat, swinging her legs, with a candy in her mouth and her eyes sparkling.

If someone hits too lightly, she frowns and shouts maliciously, "Harder!" If someone is knocked down by the blow, she claps her hands and giggles.

She was happiest when the beatings were so severe that blood seeped from under her clothes and dripped into the cracks between the bricks.

"Daddy, play with me!"

She pulled Yao Jingyuan's hand and dragged him outside.

Soon, a group of palace maids and eunuchs were summoned, and they knelt in a row with their heads down and trembling.

Some of them still had old bruises on their faces, and some looked only eleven or twelve years old, as thin as a piece of firewood that might break at any moment.

Yao Jingyuan had been on edge the whole way, and his tension peaked when he saw Shu Jingwei. Now that he had relaxed, he was exhausted.

But now Shu Rou can be considered his lifeline, at least in his eyes.

He could only force himself to accept the ruler that Shu Rou handed him.

The ruler wasn't heavy; it was made of bamboo, with smooth, polished edges, and felt cool to the touch.

He looked down at the person kneeling in front of him.

His eyes were indifferent.

On this trip, he groveled at the feet of the China people like a dog, suffering endless humiliation and even nearly dying.

He hated, he resented, he had a bellyful of resentment with nowhere to vent it.

And now, these people are kneeling before him, letting him beat and scold them—

He suddenly felt the tightness in his chest ease a little.

It is an honor for these people to be able to provide them with amusement.

He raised the ruler.

"Snapped!"

The bamboo strip landed on the back of the palace maid at the front, causing her to stumble forward, let out a muffled groan, and quickly straighten up, her whole body trembling.

Yao Jingyuan didn't stop, continuing to strike with increasing force.

……

In front of the sky mirror.

Lin Ye watched this scene, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

The young palace maid, who looked to be only ten years old, had just been hit twice by Yao Jingyuan. Now she was lying on the ground, supporting herself with her hands, trembling so much that she could barely hold on.

Two dark bloodstains were visible on his clothes, his lips were deathly pale, and his eyes were rolling upwards.

There were also several eunuchs nearby, all pitifully young, their bodies covered in old and new wounds, kneeling on the ground trembling uncontrollably, yet not daring to utter a single sound.

And that gentle comfort—

A child of only three or four years old sat on the tatami mat, swinging his short legs back and forth, chewing on pastries, watching with great interest.

When she saw Yao Jingyuan beat someone to the ground, her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and laughed. Her laughter was crisp, but it sent chills down people's spines.

This is hardly a child.

This is clearly a venomous snake cub that hasn't grown up yet!

Such a young age, yet so ruthless and inhumane.

They've truly learned the brutal ways of those scumbag parents!

He looked at the young palace maids and eunuchs on the ground, who were clearly not yet adults. Judging from their thin, bony, and wounded appearance, it was obviously not the first time they had been treated like this.

Lin Ye's finger twitched.

Should we do something?

He quickly calculated in his mind.

The system shop has plenty of items that can intervene remotely; you can simply throw in an "accident" to stop the abuse.

But what happens after the temporary suspension?

Being in different times and spaces, he could only offer temporary relief.

We still have to wait for Wang Meng to break in...

However, it's good to avoid a meal. He was just about to open the system store.

Just then—

Shu Rou suddenly saw something.

Her round eyes suddenly lit up, and she sprang up from the couch.

"Daddy, stop! Stop!"

Yao Jingyuan's raised hand froze in mid-air as he turned to look at her.

Shu Rou had already jumped off the bed, waving her little hand and shouting at the eunuchs and palace maids, "Get down, all of you get down!"

Those people were immediately relieved, and they stumbled out of the palace gate, supporting each other.

Shu Rou grabbed Yao Jingyuan's sleeve and led him into the inner bedroom.

Her short legs moved incredibly fast, and her face held a mysterious and unpredictable expression.

After entering the bedchamber, it peeked around cautiously, then stood on tiptoe and laboriously pried open the door with its chubby, short hands.

With a creak, the door closed.

Then she ran to close the window, standing on tiptoe to reach the latch, and because she was too short, she had to stand on a chair to reach it.

Yao Jingyuan stood in the middle of the room, looking at her busy with a blank expression, his mouth agape, completely not understanding what she was doing.

Ao Yun had said he wanted to go out for a stroll as early as when Yao Jingyuan was whipping the palace maids.

Since Yao Jingyuan hadn't visited Shu Rou before, he hadn't been to this area of ​​the harem before, so he needed to familiarize himself with the layout.

So, now it's just the father and daughter here.

Of course, there was also Lin Ye, who had been watching from in front of the Heavenly Mirror.

Lin Ye's fingers, which were originally resting on his knees, stopped.

He tilted his head slightly, watching Shu Rou's series of furtive actions, and a hint of interest slowly curved his lips.

What is this going to do?

Could it be that there are other experts out there?