Before she could even utter the words "make me happy," Sang Jiang refused with a dark expression.

"No! Impossible! Don't even think about it!"

Long Jingchen: ? ? ?

"Although I know I'm universally loved, I have no interest in getting married." She then raised an eyebrow arrogantly.

Long Jingchen: ...I'm your brother-in-law!

"What are you thinking? The Emperor is going on a southern tour in a few days. Do you want to go?"

After Long Jingchen finished speaking, he kept staring at her. If she went, the journey would probably be quite awkward.

These past few days, with Shadow absent, he has been keeping a close eye on this area. He is now very clear that Sang Jiang is not the same person as others perceive her to be.

"A southern tour?" Sang Jiang frowned, but the faint smile on her lips betrayed her: "Can I go too?"

After saying that, she looked at Long Jingchen with a sly smile.

She'd rather go out and have fun than stay in the palace or the prime minister's residence; this is practically a vacation, right?

And... if she were to do something like Ziwei, like taking a sword for the Emperor or cooking something delicious, wouldn't the Emperor be happy and she could take the opportunity to ask for a reward?

She'll want her freedom then!

Thinking of this, the smile on her lips became even more pronounced, unaware that she had already fallen into the trap of a big bad wolf.

Seeing her keen interest, the smile on her lips became even more captivating.

"How can I go with them?" Sang Jiang frowned as she looked at Long Jingchen.

Was she taken away as the emperor's sister-in-law?

How is that possible!

I'm afraid even Sang Ruo might not be able to go.

“Hmm…” Long Jingchen suppressed his smile and fell into thought.

Sang Jiang saw that he wasn't in a hurry. The fact that he came to talk to her about this matter proved that he had a solution.

After a while, seeing that she didn't press him for an answer, Long Jingchen awkwardly touched his nose and said, "You can have Consort Sang go to the Emperor and bring her along. You can just go with her as her maid. Now that the Empress is under house arrest, Consort Sang is the most powerful person in the harem."

Sang Jiang: ...

She rolled her eyes and slammed the window shut.

So, what's the difference between this and not saying anything at all?

If Sang Ruo were the kind of person who wanted to fight for favor in the palace, that would be one thing, but she has already given up!

"emperor."

Yang Qi slowly walked over, holding the cloak.

Long Jingchen touched his nose and turned around to see Yang Qi wearing a maternal smile again.

He frowned, glanced at him, and walked away.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, isn't this what you're wearing...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Long Jingchen had already disappeared around the corner.

Yang Qi couldn't help but slap his own mouth. How could he have been so stupid? The Emperor had clearly asked for the cloak just now to send him away so he could be alone with Sang Ruo, and what did he do? Sigh...

He had just arrived when he overheard the Emperor telling Sang Jiang to ask Consort Sang to go on a southern tour. It seems the Emperor still cares about Consort Sang, but is just too embarrassed to say it.

The more Yang Qi thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but grin twice.

"Eunuch Yang?" Wan Ting frowned.

Yang Qi looked at Wan Ting with a mysterious smile: "Miss Wan Ting, take good care of your master, and you'll have a bright future ahead of you."

Wan Ting: ...

This eunuch Yang is getting stranger and stranger. Last time he said that the master's good days were coming, but a few days later the master was confined to his quarters. And now he's saying the same thing again...

"Eunuch Yang, what good news has my master had?" Wan Ting frowned and leaned close to Yang Qi to ask softly.

Yang Qi raised an eyebrow, his smile widening. He leaned forward mischievously, saying, "Of course it is..."