Su Tiyue didn't realize his implied meaning at first, but after thinking for a moment she realized something was wrong and quickly waved her hand to deny it: "No... it has nothing to do with the seal. I caught a chill on my way back last night. It's my fault for being too weak and for being careless."

Despite Su Tiyue's best efforts to explain, Xiao Heye still felt somewhat guilty. "Have you taken your medicine?"

“I drank it once this morning, and it should be much better. Don’t believe me? Take a look.” Su Tiyue stood up and leaned her head closer to him across the long table.

He hesitated for a moment before raising his hand and gently rubbing her forehead with the back of his hand, finding it still a little hot. "This servant will have someone brew some medicine and ginger soup. Your Highness can drink it before returning."

"No rush, I won't go back tonight. I still need to warm your bed." Su Tiyue smiled. Anyway, she was burning up with fever, so it would be perfect for warming his bed.

When Su Tiyue smiled, she had two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, and her bright, star-like eyes seemed to steal one's soul.

"Your Majesty need not wrong yourself. Let's just forget about this matter of warming the bed." He spoke in a stern tone, seemingly unmoved.

Sure enough, he remained the same as always, averse to women and devoid of desire.

Su Tiyue sighed and smiled wryly. As for seducing the emperor, she figured any woman, alive and naked, would do.

But how could he possibly get to Xiao Heye, such an unyielding and stubborn eunuch? With such a stunning beauty right beside him, how could Xiao Heye remain unmoved?

The wolf wasn't tempted at all by the lamb being offered to him for free... Is he really a vegetarian?

Su Tiyue ignored his refusal, got up and walked to the bed behind the screen, her face nonchalant: "I don't feel wronged. Master Xiao always keeps his word and always grants my requests. How could I be the kind of person who goes back on his word?"

Besides, it's just warming his bed, isn't it? To put it bluntly, it's just changing where he sleeps.

Someone as detached as Xiao Heye would likely remain unmoved even if Su Tiyue lay naked on his bed.

Thinking about it carefully, for Su Tiyue, this was the safest place in the palace. Xiao Heye was not only a powerful eunuch, but also a celibate man. He probably had nothing in his eyes but power.

She bent down, took off her shoes, and calmly climbed onto Xiao Heye's rosewood canopy bed with auspicious cloud carvings. She lifted the dark gray brocade quilt and crawled inside, only showing half of her head: "I'm going to sleep first, you can do whatever you want."

Xiao Heye shook his head helplessly, without replying to her. He simply walked to the bookshelf, sat in the armchair, picked up a book, and began to read it carefully.

About half an incense stick later, Li Xun carried the medicine into the room and took only two steps before he saw no sign of Su Tiyue. Instead, he saw Xiao Heye sitting upright behind the long table.

Xiao Heye waved to him, signaling him to leave quietly.

Li Xun quickly understood and bowed as he left the room.

At that time, the large room was quiet and peaceful, with only the occasional sound of turning pages being heard...

Everything around him was quiet, but he couldn't calm down. He would occasionally glance at the bed opposite him.

After a long while, Xiao Heye slowly got up and walked behind the screen.

Su Tiyue was already asleep, and sleeping very soundly.

In the dim, soft candlelight, a stunningly beautiful and refined face was revealed. The girl's skin was as white as jade, her eyebrows were lightly drawn, her nose was high and delicate, and her lips were slightly pursed, as pink as cherry blossoms, exuding a delicate and alluring beauty.

This scene was perhaps too tempting, for Xiao Heye was mesmerized by it.

He sat slightly to the side on the edge of the bed, and carefully reached out the back of his hand to feel Su Tiyue's forehead...

When he withdrew his arm again, Xiao Heye's expression softened slightly. Then, he raised his hand to extinguish the candle in the room, quietly climbed onto the bed, and crawled into the quilt that she had warmed up.