The Little Darling and Her Dad Turn the Court Upside Down, Leaving the Powerful Begging Her to Stop

[Adorable child + face-slapping + ancient political intrigue + father-daughter affection + satisfying revenge + no saintly heroine]

The legitimate daughter of the mighty Earl of Zhen Guo was sold by the second branch of the family for a mere twenty taels of silver, to bring good fortune to an old prince!

The five-year-old, starving little girl was gaunt and clutching a chipped, broken bowl. She looked up and asked innocently, “Father, do they feed you well when you’re marrying to bring good fortune?”

The hollow shell of an earl, who had pretended to be sickly for twenty years, stared at the half-moldy piece of dry bread in his daughter’s hand, murder swirling in his eyes.

“I’m done pretending. I don’t care about keeping up appearances today.”

That night, he scooped up his daughter and strode over the groans of the household guards. Then he filed a formal complaint and sounded the Dengwen Drum, shaking the capital! Thirty strokes stained the long steps with blood, all to make the emperor hear their plea!

In the Golden Throne Hall, the assembled officials expected to laugh at this fallen earl.

Instead, the five-year-old little girl chewed on the snacks bestowed by the emperor and, with the clearest eyes, laid out the harshest accounts:

“Uncle eats two pork knuckles every day, while Father and I get one bowl of water every three days. You call that managing our family estate?”

“Uncle takes the legitimate branch’s money and turns it into meat for his own stomach. Isn’t that stealing?”

The assembled officials broke into a cold sweat. A high-ranking minister was left speechless, and the lofty emperor even flipped the table!

“Prefect of the Capital, hear my command! Smash open the gates of the Gu residence and investigate!”

Everyone thought this was just a farcical fight over inheritance in a noble family. Little did they know that the little girl’s heartfelt question, asked for the sake of “a full meal,” had only just drawn back the curtain on a storm that would overturn the entire Great Chu court...

You dared to starve my daughter? None of you officials will get to enjoy a peaceful meal!