The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Although Li Qingyi's voice was very soft, the maid on night watch still heard the movement. Along with the slight sound of fabric rubbing, Li Qingyi also heard the maid's soft tentative voice: "Your Highness?"

Li Qingyi hesitated for a moment between pretending to sleep or getting up, and finally sat up: "Well, pour me a glass of water."

After the palace maid responded, there was another slight movement, and soon, the curtain beside Li Qingyi's bed was gently lifted.

After drinking a cup of warm water from the maid's hand, Li Qingyi asked, "What time is it?"

The maid was obviously prepared and answered directly: "It is the end of the Xu hour, Your Highness."

The Xu time is from seven to nine o'clock, which means it is actually only about nine o'clock in the evening. In modern times, this time is still too early to go to bed, but here it is Li Qingyi's usual bedtime.

It’s not that the empress or the emperor had any requirements for her sleeping time. It’s just that Li Qingyi felt that there was nothing to do at night, and reading or writing was not very good for her eyes, so it was better to go to bed early.

But at this moment, Li Qingyi really couldn't sleep.

She sat on the bed for a while, told the maid to light the palace lanterns, stood up and decided to write something before going to bed.

As Li Qingyi stood up and put on her clothes, she heard the system telling her about the Xie family's situation.

System: [Overall, compared to other families, the Xie family's family tradition is indeed good. All Xie family members, regardless of gender, will start to learn to read after the age of three. This is written in the Xie family rules, which were in place hundreds of years ago and have continued to this day.]

[In addition, the Xie family did not strictly require their children to become officials. They asked them to study in order to understand reason, and becoming an official was up to their personal wishes. This was different from other families. However, the Xie family had many talented people, and there were always some who wanted to become officials and serve the people after studying. Perhaps this was why they did not have a mandatory requirement.]

[In addition, the Xie family has a set of standards for judging good and evil. If the Xie family members violate the clan rules for some things that are not required by the laws, they will still be punished. And if the Xie family members violate the laws that clearly state that they cannot do something, the clan rules also require them to kill their relatives for the sake of justice.]

[It seems that the person who originally set this set of rules felt that it was better to stop the loss in time rather than let such a member of the clan who committed a crime stay in the clan and spoil the whole thing.]

Li Qingyi: [It sounds like there is no humanity. ]

System: [No, there is a note in the "Sacrifice one's relatives for the greater good" section. For example, if this person has committed a crime punishable by beheading, but his family is not harmed, the remaining clan members should treat his family well, and should not despise or mistreat them, or wipe out the entire clan.]

[If a clan member only needs to go to jail for a few years, the clan members should try their best to take care of him during these years, but they should not interfere too much and require the Xie family to learn to be independent at all times. ]

[If the tribe members have only committed some minor crimes that require payment of silver or a beating, then they can be helped appropriately, and the tribe members who have been reported should not feel resentful towards them, but should reflect on themselves... Anyway, it's something like this. ]

Li Qingyi: […The clan rules say so, but generally speaking, if someone close to you really commits a crime, most people’s first reaction is to protect them, right?]

System: [Yes, so the Xie family has a family letter. The content is probably something like "small mistakes not corrected will eventually lead to big disasters", educating the children of the Xie family not to lose sight of the big picture because of small mistakes, and that the cultivation of the family members' character must be given priority.]

System: [By the way, Xie Wei’s family is indeed related to the “Xie” in “The Swallows in the Hall of Wang and Xie in the Old Times”. Their family tree can be traced all the way back to the Xie family of Chen County, but they are not the direct branch.]

System: [After the Qi and Liang dynasties, the Xie family gradually declined, and later on, due to historical reasons, it gradually became a symbol. Although the current Xie family did develop from the Xie family of that time, due to historical reasons, and the fact that every emperor would be very wary of aristocratic families and clans, the Xie family probably didn't like to publicize it, so they never publicized it.]

Li Qingyi blurted out: [What about the direct line? ]

System: […Host, do you really want to know? ]

Li Qingyi: [Well, I remember that the Xie family was full of talented people back then. Thinking that the side branch has developed to this point now, if the main branch develops in a low-key manner, it may also have good results. Isn't the court short of people now? Maybe we can pull some of them out and use them. ]

System: […Ah, the true direct descendant is actually gone.]

When Li Qingyi heard this, a light bulb went off in his head. He recalled that there had been several massacres of prominent families in history for various reasons, and he took a deep breath.

System: [It seems that you have thought of it. 】

Li Qingyi: […Hmm.]

Li Qingyi thought for a moment, [I vaguely remember that there was a Hou Jing Rebellion. ]

System: [Yes, during the Hou Jing Rebellion, the Xie family members were severely persecuted and massacred. According to historical records, Hou Jing once ordered the killing of all the Xie family members as a threat and revenge.]

Li Qingyi: [Ah, this...]

System: [Host, what else do you want to know? ]

Li Qingyi shook his head silently in his heart: [Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me, and it happened many years ago, but it makes me feel uncomfortable just listening to it, so you better not tell me. ]

System: [In fact, there are many people with the surname Xie now, and there are also people with the surname Xie among ordinary people. Although the family was almost wiped out, the surname Xie has been passed down. Think about it in a positive way, just like the Han Dynasty became the name of a nation, it will exist forever.]

Li Qingyi: [Do you think the Xie family will thank you? ]

System: [Hey hey. ]

Li Qingyi: [Okay, I'll write two pieces of calligraphy to calm my mind, and then go to sleep. Don't talk to me anymore.]

System: [Okay. 】

In Kunning Palace, the queen heard that the light was on in her little girl's room, so she got up and asked the palace maid, "Did something happen to Yi'er?"

The palace servant had already inquired about the situation and quickly replied: "The young prince couldn't sleep and said he wanted to get up and practice calligraphy."

Upon hearing this, the queen frowned slightly, asked the palace maid about the current time, hesitated for a moment, and then got up and went to Li Qingyi's bedroom.

Li Qingyi didn't expect to alarm her mother. She quickly put down her pen and was about to stand up when she was held down by the Queen.

The queen lowered her eyes and looked at the words on the little girl's desk. She nodded inwardly and asked Li Qingyi with a smile: "Why did you wake up again just after falling asleep? What troubles have you encountered?"

Or was it because what happened today frightened Li Qingyi, so he couldn't sleep?

Li Qingyi said truthfully: "It's nothing, I just have a lot of things on my mind, and I couldn't sleep for a while, so I thought of practicing calligraphy to calm my mind."

Queen: "But what's bothering you?"

Li Qingyi thought about it and decided that if she really had any worries, she didn't have any, so she shook her head.

The queen thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want me to sleep with you?"

Li Qingyi was a little moved, she really wanted to be close to this mother.

But... Li Qingyi still shook his head.

Forget it. She is already so old, why does she still need her mother to sleep with her?