Empress Xiao declared with unrestrained joy, "Of course! I have only one brother, and he only has me for a sister! When I was little, if anyone dared to bully me, I'd tell my brother, and he'd beat them up for me!"
Princess Xinyang asked, "If the person who bullied you was very formidable, would your brother still beat him up?"
Without hesitation, Empress Xiao replied, "He'd beat him up! When we were young, he couldn't always win against others, but he would still stand up for me."
That was her brother, who would rather bleed himself than let his sister suffer the slightest grievance.
If he couldn't defeat the opponent, he'd still bite off a chunk of their flesh, signaling to all that the person Xiao Ji wished to protect was not to be trifled with by anyone!
The midday meal was had in the palace.
Lord Xuanping couldn't stomach the delicate-looking yet insubstantial and flavorless imperial meals of the Imperial Palace.
