A fierce look flashed in her eyes. The moment she felt the force, Su Lijin turned around and barely avoided the person's hand.

As soon as she stood firm, the latter was already standing in front of her.

Under the moonlight, a long sword emitting a cold light was pressed against her neck.

"The Queen has been in prison for a long time. I'm sure that old man must have handed over the things. Bring them out, and I'll spare your life!"

The visitor was wearing a mask that only revealed his eyes, but the cruelty in his eyes was genuine. If Su Lijin did not obey him, she would surely be killed and robbed by this man in black.

Su Lijin knew that she was no match for the person in front of her, so this time she could only outsmart him.

Lowering her eyes, she glanced at her waist, then asked suspiciously, "Something? What do you want from me? Minister Guo and my father have been friends for many years. I'm just sending some food to the prison, but you're confused?"

The man in black moved the knife in his hand, but after a moment of pain, Su Lijin felt blood flowing down her neck.

Su Lijin said coldly, "I don't have anything on me. If you don't believe me, check it yourself."

The man in black paused and raised his knife to cut off the sachet on Su Lijin's body, but found that nothing fell off.

"You dared to stop me today, so I guess you have some pretty strong forces behind you. But if you really attack the Queen of Daliang, I'm afraid you won't have a good ending, right?"

She looked at the man in black in front of her with a cold face. As soon as she finished speaking, she took advantage of the man's unpreparedness while he was thinking and started shouting.

"Someone come! There's an assassin!!"

The man in black was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He must have been afraid of what Su Lijin had just said. He glared at her fiercely and flew away.

Only after the figure in front of her was hidden in the darkness did Su Lijin breathe a sigh of relief.

The soldiers who rushed over saw that it was the Queen and quickly forgave her. Su Lijin waved her hand slightly, informed the steward of the situation and asked him to take good care of Guo Tang, then returned to the palace alone.

Inside Kunning Palace.

Su Lijin closed the door and took out the jade button from the sole of her shoe.

After hearing Guo Tang's unexpected concern, Su Lijin became a little alert.

I didn't expect the person in the dark to be so impatient. I was threatened by the man in black as soon as I went out.

Fortunately, before going out, she put the jade button on the sole of her shoe just in case.

Thinking of this, Su Lijin had already placed the jade button in the secret compartment of the bedroom and arranged everything properly.

She unconsciously recalled the scene of meeting Guo Tang today. In her previous life, Guo Tang died tragically in prison and was framed like the Su family. All the past events came to her mind.

Su Lijin clenched her fists deeply. If she were to live her life over again, she would never make the same mistake again.

"Empress!"

The eunuch's voice sounded from outside the door, bringing Su Lijin's wandering thoughts back.

She calmed herself down before speaking, "What's the matter?"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Today, the Emperor turned over your name card. I am here to help you wash and dress."

After the eunuch opened the door, he knelt directly in front of Su Lijin with a very respectful tone.

Xiao Shengxing?

A strange look flashed across her eyes, and Su Lijin unconsciously thought of the night before she returned to Kunning Palace.

"good."

What is meant to come will come.

Not long after bathing and changing clothes, the emperor arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace.

Su Lijin, dressed in red, stood at the door. The moment her eyes met Xiao Shengxing's, she pursed her lips and smiled faintly, appearing very gentle and generous.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

She leaned forward to salute, but was interrupted first.

A warm palm wrapped around her slightly cool hand, and a magnetic voice came from above her head.

"My dear, there's no need to be so polite."

The man's eyes fell on Su Lijin with passion, and then he pulled her into the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, this is freshly brewed tea. Please try it and see if it suits your taste."

The man just nodded lightly, and then asked casually.

"Did Jin'er go to the Heavenly Prison today?"

His seemingly plain words made Su Lijin stunned for a moment.

Although he quickly returned to his normal appearance, Xiao Shengxing still saw it.

He didn't expose it, and there was a faint smile in his eyes.

"Yes, today I heard about the corruption of the Minister of Personnel. I was a little shocked. My father has always had a good personal relationship with Minister Guo. When I learned that he had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, I decided to go and see him."

At this point, Su Lijin said with great sorrow, "Seeing Minister Guo's appearance today, I still feel that there is something wrong with this corruption."

"Minister Guo is so beloved by the people, it's only a matter of time before he ascends to a higher position, let alone one of the Three Dukes. Embezzling and bribing in pursuit of a higher position is just shooting himself in the foot, isn't it?"

Xiao Shengxing didn't say anything, but he understood Su Lijin's hint.

She wanted to draw his attention to Guo Tang's corruption, thinking that there was something else hidden in it, for the sake of the country and herself, but the harem did not interfere in state affairs, and if such a bold statement was heard by the censors, she would definitely be reported.

It's not that I don't know what happened back then, but for many things, I can't make all the decisions just because I'm in the highest position.

Sometimes, even emperors have no choice.

Xiao Shengxing frowned slightly in hesitation and said nothing, as if he was thinking about the corruption that Su Lijin mentioned.

Even without looking up, he could feel Su Lijin's expectant gaze.

The passionate gaze on him was so hard to ignore.

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