Aside from vying for favor and serving the emperor in bed, Su Tiyue would agree to anything.

Someone of Xiao Heye's high status and great power wouldn't look down on ordinary palace maids...

Su Tiyue paused for a moment: "I can..."

Xiao Heye lowered his eyes, carefully examining the stunningly beautiful face before him, which was lightly made up. He gently pinched Su Tiyue's chin with his fingers, lifting her face, and said in a low, slow voice, "This servant roughly understands what Your Majesty means. You would rather submit to me, this neither-male-nor-female, dead eunuch, than serve the Emperor?"

"yes."

Xiao Heye asked, "But didn't Your Highness just say that you wouldn't do anything that goes against morality and reason?"

Su Tiyue opened her pink lips and hurriedly said, "This, this is different..."

"Oh." Xiao Heye chuckled. This is different again?

It seems our empress is quite quick to go back on her word.

"Why?" Xiao Heye asked her, "Why is Your Highness unwilling to vie for favor and unwilling to serve in bed?"

“Because he’s dirty. He’s disgusting.” Su Tiyue said her thoughts without any hesitation.

The emperor has countless women in his harem, but he currently favors Consort Ji and Consort Wan the most.

On the other hand, what about Xiao Heye?

Although he was a treacherous eunuch with a wicked heart, Xiao Heye did not have those messy women around him, nor would he play with and torment women in various ways like the emperor.

"Oh." He smiled slightly, a smile playing on his lips, but his eyes held a deep, unfathomable darkness. "Unfortunately, this servant is crippled. Ever since I lost my manhood, I haven't been interested in that sort of thing..."

Seeing his reaction, Su Tiyue hurriedly stretched out her hands and said, "Apart from that aspect, I can take care of you, serve you, and make you happy. I only ask that the palm seal protect me. Isn't that a transaction, a cooperation?"

"Is Your Highness's thinking too naive? This servant does not seek pleasure... Besides, this servant dares not touch the Emperor's woman." He coldly withdrew his finger, his face indifferent.

"If I refuse to be your pawn... will Master Xiao refuse to help me with tonight's events?" she probed.

Actually, Su Tiyue didn't really want to reject him; she just wanted to know if she had a better path to choose from.

Su Tiyue knew that the matter of Prince Rong was no trivial matter, but she just wanted to find a path for herself.

Xiao Heye sprinkled some water on her shoulder, the water trickling down and droplets sliding over the wound on her chest, causing her to wince in pain. His tone softened slightly: "No, since I promised Your Highness, how could I go back on my word?"

He said calmly, "There's plenty of time, Your Majesty... This is just a cooperation. If it doesn't work out this time, it might work out next time."

Su Tiyue said, "Are you serious? Then you've helped me for nothing?"

Xiao Heye disagreed, saying, "This servant sincerely wishes to work with Your Majesty on this great undertaking; that is sincerity..."

Using such a large favor as a token of sincerity... Su Tiyue was increasingly unable to figure out Xiao Heye's thoughts.

Su Tiyue thought for a moment, looked at him and said softly, "I appreciate Chief Inspector Xiao's kindness, but I am not the kind of person who would take advantage of you for nothing. It's just that the conditions you mentioned are indeed a bit difficult for me... How about allowing me to consider them before giving you an answer?"

"Can."

Xiao Heye answered this question cleanly and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

In fact, from the moment Su Tiyue said she wanted to be his person and was willing to serve him, Xiao Heye had already heard a satisfactory answer. Wasn't this exactly what he wanted?

However, Xiao Heye righteously refused, deliberately saying that his purpose was to use her to win favor so that Su Tiyue could be used by him, just like Consort Ji.

Sometimes lies aren't scary; it's the truth that can be terrifying.

If Xiao Heye were to say he wanted a woman as timid and delicate as Su Tiyue right away... tsk, he might scare the little thing away.

Furthermore, upon meeting her again, Xiao Heye pondered that he should at least make a good impression on this gentle and kind Consort Shu.

Xiao Heye frowned as he looked at Su Tiyue in front of him.

A scene suddenly flashed through my mind.

It was another snowy winter night when he met her for the first time...

Tsk.

However, that was ten years ago.