As night fell, all was quiet.

Under the cover of darkness, a dark figure sneaked into the Night Pavilion.

With a creak, Xiao Heye's door was gently pushed open. Afraid of waking the person inside, she took off her shoes as soon as she entered and tiptoed barefoot to the bedside.

The room was pitch black at that time, without a single ray of light.

Su Tiyue listened to the person on the bed breathing evenly and thought that he was already fast asleep, so she boldly and quietly climbed onto Xiao Heye's bed.

As she lay down, assuming a comfortable position to fall asleep, a deep, languid voice suddenly rang out in the room: "Your Majesty, have you become addicted to climbing into this servant's bed?"

Su Tiyue was startled by the sudden sound. She turned her head to look at Xiao Heye: "Weren't you asleep?"

"This servant is a light sleeper; I was already awake when Your Majesty opened the door..."

Su Tiyue asked, "Then why aren't you saying anything? What if the person who comes in isn't me, but someone who wants to harm you?"

In the darkness, Xiao Heye rolled over to face her and said, "Then we'll see if he acted faster or if this servant acted more ruthlessly. But what if this servant had treated Your Highness as an enemy just now? What would Your Highness have done then?"

Su Tiyue said somewhat guiltily, "Then... then I can only blame my bad luck..."

As she spoke, Su Tiyue deliberately shifted her body closer to Xiao Heye, her soft, smooth fingers gently caressing his face as she spoke softly, "However, if I could really die at the hands of Master Xiao, it wouldn't be a loss. Anyway... I already owe you a life."

Xiao Heye closed his eyes and gently sniffed the air; a faint fragrance emanated from Su Tiyue. Presumably, she had already bathed before coming. Xiao Heye could even imagine countless jasmine petals floating in the fragrant bathtub filled with swirling mist.

"Does Your Majesty truly believe that this servant would never dare to kill you?"

"Master Xiao, I'm already fish on your chopping block anyway. If you really want to kill me... I don't think I have the ability to escape from you."

"Your Majesty is quite open-minded, hmm..." Xiao Heye reached out from under the covers and grabbed Su Tiyue's unruly wrist to prevent her from slapping his face. He continued, "Your Majesty is quite uninhibited to repeatedly climb into the bed of a eunuch."

Su Tiyue chuckled softly, propping herself up slightly, her voice incredibly sweet: "That's not all, I have even more outrageous things I want to do to the palm print."

Xiao Heye didn't speak. He opened his eyes and could only see those bright eyes blinking in the darkness.

Xiao Heye swallowed hard, feeling a dryness in his throat.

Xiao Heye began to waver and feel guilty. Su Tiyue was like a sticky piece of candy, feeding herself to Xiao Heye's mouth again and again, then asking him softly, "Master Xiao, is this candy sweet?"

Xiao Heye took a bite and told Su Tiyue that he didn't like sweet things. He was disgusted and resistant to them...

But Su Tiyue remained persistent and wouldn't give up. This was Xiao Heye's current predicament.

The two remained silent for a long time. Xiao Heye's lips twitched a few times before he coldly said, "Your Majesty may do whatever you wish. I cannot interfere in other places, but on my territory, even if Your Majesty turns the entire Nanyuan upside down, I will not utter a word of dissent. But please do not forget our deal."

Su Tiyue lowered her head and rubbed her nose against his face, saying ambiguously, "The palm seal is the sky of Nanyuan, and I'm interested in the palm seal... I wonder if that's alright?"

"Heh..." Xiao Heye couldn't help but laugh out loud. In the darkness, he suddenly pressed Su Tiyue's shoulders with both hands, and with a smooth and effortless movement, he turned over and pressed that delicate body down on him.

"As long as Your Highness is happy, that's all that matters. We servants are born to serve our masters well. Anyway, it was Your Highness who asked for it, so Your Highness is the one who suffers a loss, while we servants don't lose out at all."

"And another thing," he leaned down and gently nibbled on Su Tiyue's earlobe, a wicked smile on his face, "Since Your Majesty enjoys this type of emotional game, this servant will gladly play along. But let me make it clear first, this servant is crippled, so there might be some things that Your Majesty will have to endure."

The grievance Xiao Heye mentioned was naturally related to matters of love and intimacy between men and women. The difference between him and a normal man was that he lacked that thing, which was why he deliberately reminded Su Tiyue of it.

But Su Tiyue didn't care about this at all; sometimes she even felt secretly pleased. Xiao Heye's most perfect quality was that he was a eunuch.

Imagine a man in this chaotic world who holds the power of life and death, is rich and powerful, and most importantly, is an orphan with no children or grandchildren. He has no wives or concubines and only wants to gain status and power.

Although Xiao Heye is a bit wicked, just think about it, if she could conquer such a man and keep him under her control... wouldn't she have a very successful life in the palace?

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Su Tiyue's ears were itchy and burning from his biting, and she was also a little breathless from his pressure. "Master Xiao's attitude changed too quickly. Yesterday he was so sure to warn me not to have any wicked thoughts, how come he seems like a completely different person tonight?"

"Wasn't this servant provoked by Your Highness's goading? Your Highness has lowered your pride and status to seduce and tease this servant in every way possible. It would be rather heartless for this servant to refuse."

Su Tiyue tilted her head back, gently kissed his lips, and asked, "Aren't you afraid, Palm Seal? If you really fall in love with me, your carefully laid plan will probably be completely ruined."

Xiao Heye pursed his lips, his voice deep and sinister, and said, "Loss? This servant has never lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Heye's broad, strong hand slowly slid down her body, gripping Su Tiyue's slender waist, and said unhurriedly:

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