Xiao Heye placed his hands on the table, his slender fingers toying with the small sleeve warmer.

As Su Tiyue walked along, she entered the door and found that she did not see anyone except Xiao Heye, which made her suspicious.

Li Xun said he was receiving guests in his room, but... Su Tiyue didn't see a single person. As she approached, she didn't see anyone leave the room. Could they have grown wings and flown away?

She frowned slightly, but without thinking much of it, she lifted her skirt and walked slowly toward Xiao Heye.

"Palmprint..."

Su Tiyue looked aggrieved, pouting as she reached out to tug at his sleeve, shaking it. "You have to stand up for me, someone bullied me..."

Xiao Heye tilted his head and slowly looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. He asked, "How come I heard that Your Highness hit Consort Wan? How come you've learned to play the victim now?"

"It's not like the guilty party is accusing the innocent first. Does the head of the bureau know the whole story? If you don't, don't spread rumors. They're coming to you to reason with you, so you can't side with them..."

"Does Your Highness come here to reason with me, or do you want this servant to help you?"

Xiao Heye glanced at the person standing beside him, freed one hand to hold Su Tiyue's small hand, and gently squeezed her slender wrist.

Aside from last night, it was rare to see Xiao Heye so actively teasing her.

Su Tiyue gave a coquettish cry, then leaned forward and gently sat on his lap.

“It’s true that Xiao Anzi was in the wrong first, but Consort Wan was so aggressive, leaving Xiao Anzi no way out. The seal… tell me, should I get involved?” Su Tiyue lay in his arms, smoothing out the wrinkles she had made on Xiao Heye’s clothes, and then said:

"Not to mention that Xiao Anzi is one of my people, even if he were a servant from another palace, I still wouldn't stand by and watch this happen," Su Tiyue said, looking righteous.

Xiao Heye put one arm around her shoulder and raised the other hand to firmly grasp her restless finger. He lowered his head and sniffed the scent of Su Tiyue's fingertip.

He asked Su Tiyue, "Did Your Highness use this hand to hit Consort Wan...? Hmm?"

When Xiao Heye asked this question, his voice was cold and deep, and it was impossible to tell whether he was good or bad. His thoughts and temper were always like this, cold and unpredictable.

"Mm." Su Tiyue nodded, feeling a little guilty.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Xiao Heye's eyes narrowed slightly, and he took Su Tiyue's finger, put it in his mouth, and bit it...

I bit down on each finger, from thumb to little finger, with a force that was neither too light nor too heavy.

“Palm Seal…” Su Tiyue blinked her watery eyes and called him softly again.

Last night, Xiao Heye himself said he would play along with her and act along with her... If he didn't help Su Tiyue with this, their dangerous game would probably end before it even started.

After biting her, Xiao Heye kissed Su Tiyue's hand and said slowly, "Tsk... Xiao Anzi made a mistake, and Consort Wan punished him; Consort Wan was disrespectful, and Your Majesty also punished her; Your Majesty hit the Emperor's favorite concubine, and this servant just punished Your Majesty as well. Logically speaking, this matter should be over."

Su Tiyue froze, opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

Could it be that Xiao Heye biting her finger just now was... punishing her?

However, this matter had caused quite a stir, and the power behind Consort Wan was not to be underestimated, so Su Tiyue was still unsure of herself.

She frowned slightly, looking at Xiao Heye with a puzzled expression.

"What is Your Highness thinking?" He gently rubbed her cheek with the back of his finger, his dark and deep eyes fixed on the person in his arms, as if he could see through her thoughts and plans with just his eyes.

Su Tiyue said, "I'm thinking about Xiao Anzi."

"Oh?" Xiao Heye was somewhat displeased. "While in this servant's arms, thinking of other eunuchs? Does Your Highness think Xiao Anzi's life is too long?"

“No… I’m genuinely worried about him,” Su Tiyue explained.

“I’m afraid Consort Wan will come looking for me again, so I had Xiao Anzi go to the Censorate to receive his punishment. The Chief Prisoner… do you think the people at the Censorate will make things difficult for him? What if Consort Wan is relentless and Xiao Anzi won’t be able to get out?”

Su Tiyue suddenly felt a pang of regret. She probably shouldn't have sent Xiao Anzi to the Censorate. She should have gone directly to Xiao Heye; perhaps there would have been a better solution.

"Um."

Xiao Heye had no interest in listening to her talk about Xiao Anzi, and just gave a perfunctory hum.

Seeing that he was unhurried, Su Tiyue pursed her lips and said softly with a wronged expression, "Master, you should think of a solution."

"Hmm. I'll think about it later..."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his entire palm over and placed it on her fair and smooth face, asking her, "Your Majesty, how does it feel?"

Su Tiyue blinked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

How does it feel?

Isn't it just his palm touching his face?

What kind of feeling... what kind of feeling is possible?

Wait...? Something doesn't seem right!

Her face felt so warm. No, it was Xiao Heye's hands that felt so warm.

Su Tiyue's eyes lit up, and a beautiful smile curved her lips. She spoke a little louder: "Your hands... your palm print... your hands are so warm."

It's not quite the same as usual.

It's different from last time.

She turned her head and glanced at the hand warmer placed on the long table, smiled, and thought, "No wonder."

Su Tiyue knew that his body was so cold, as if the cold had penetrated to the bone, so how could it suddenly become warm?

"I used to disdain that little gadget. But after using it for the past few days, I think it's quite nice. What does Your Majesty think?"

Su Tiyue reached out and gently squeezed his palm, then nodded and said, "Not bad, your temperature is almost the same as a normal person's."

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