Hearing these words from Xiao Heye's mouth, she swallowed nervously and moved her whole body closer to the corner of the wall.

After a while, she still felt they were too close, so she moved a little further in...

Xiao Heye glanced at her out of the corner of his eye as she slowly moved toward the corner of the wall. He could tolerate it once, but when Su Tiyue tried to dodge a second time, he turned his head to look at her, grabbed her right calf with one hand, and tightened his arm slightly.

Su Tiyue was caught off guard and found herself back on the edge of the bed, even closer to him.

The cold fingers gripped her calf tightly, giving her no chance to escape.

He lowered his head and gently flicked the small bell on Su Tiyue's ankle with his index finger, feeling he hadn't heard enough... so he flicked it a few more times...

"This is excellent, I like it very much. Your Highness, please take good care of it from now on."

Su Tiyue dared not say no.

She nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I'll listen to the palm print."

Xiao Heye's lips curled into a beautiful smile.

But when he looked up at Su Tiyue, his gaze was anything but innocent, filled with turbulent undercurrents.

Xiao Heye thought for a moment, and perhaps one day in the future, this soft and fragrant little thing would be at his bedside, and he might not even need to exert much effort. The bell on Su Tiyue's ankle would probably be ringing in his ears all night long...

only.

If Su Tiyue knew the scene he was imagining in his mind right now, she would definitely be scared to tears again, right?

Xiao Heye pulled half of the quilt from the foot of the bed and covered her with it, saying softly, "It's getting late, Your Majesty...you should rest early."

Seeing that he had finished speaking and turned to leave, Su Tiyue asked him, "Where are you going so late?"

"Of course I'm going to see if Your Majesty's second brother is still alive?" Xiao Heye thought for a moment, realizing that this might frighten her, so he changed his words: "This servant is going to rescue your second brother..."

Didn't he just promise Su Tiyue that he would help her save people?

He seemed to have never broken his promise to Su Tiyue.

As long as she asks, as long as... she's willing to give something in return, Xiao Heye is happy to lend a helping hand.

Su Tiyue was also aware of this.

It was like a transaction; it's hard to say who lost out more, but it was a mutually agreeable, tacitly understood, and... each got what they wanted.

"Master Xiao, when are you coming back?" she asked softly.

"Before dawn. Perhaps I'll return when you wake up..."

What happened in Tongguang Palace was too frightening. She would feel uneasy if Xiao Heye left the palace, so she asked him again, "What should we do if the Emperor returns to Changsheng Palace and finds that I am not there?"

"Hmph..." he sneered.

"Your Highness, do you think His Highness the Crown Prince will let the Emperor leave Tongguang Palace so easily tonight?"

Su Tiyue was speechless for a moment, and she lowered her eyes without answering.

Sometimes silence is the best response.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xiao Heye turned around and took a few steps outside. Just as he was about to reach the door, he heard that gentle and clear voice behind him: "Zhangyin, I will confess."

Su Tiyue paused, then slowly said, "I will tell you everything about my relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. Because I know there's nothing in this world that can be hidden from you..."

Xiao Heye stood still, but he didn't turn around. He just lowered his head and thoughtfully twirled the jade thumb ring on his thumb.

The two were separated by a carved screen. Su Tiyue said calmly, "Master, I'll wait for you to come back. I will never hide anything from you that you want to know."

Xiao Heye listened patiently to her finish speaking, then simply gave a soft "hmm" before walking out of the room.

She's so good.

Su Tiyue appears foolish and always seems weak and vulnerable, but she knows better than anyone that when people are forced into a corner, honesty is the only way out.

Especially when facing an opponent like Xiao Heye, who is meticulous and shrewd in planning.

The truth is more touching than lies.

...

Li Xun followed behind him, and the two boarded the carriage leaving the palace.

On the carriage, Li Xun would occasionally lift the curtain to look at the scenery outside, and then he couldn't help but cough softly a few times. In short, there was never a moment of quiet.

Seeing his restless appearance, Xiao Heye raised his hand to rub his temples and said coldly, "Speak your mind."

Upon hearing this, Li Xun smiled slightly awkwardly: "Chief Supervisor, are you still troubled by the matter of Consort Shu and the Deputy Chief Supervisor?"

Asking a question you already know the answer to.

Xiao Heye stared intently at him with his dark eyes, without saying a word, but his face clearly showed some displeasure.

Li Xun knew he was impatient, so he blurted out what was on his mind: "Chief Eunuch, this servant believes that the reason this Deputy Chief Eunuch is deliberately targeting Consort Shu is because..."

"Because you are too good to Consort Shu."

Li Xun looked up at him, afraid that he might accidentally say something wrong and displease the Grand Eunuch.

Whenever Li Xun was with Xiao Heye, his job was to assess the situation and help him solve problems.

Xiao Heye said, "Continue."

Li Xun said, “Chief Supervisor, think about it. You and the Deputy Chief Supervisor are as close as brothers. You two have walked a path of life and death together. For so many years, you have shared life and death and advanced and retreated together. Everyone knows that you have always been sincerely good to the Deputy Chief Supervisor... But now, the Chief Supervisor has done so much for Consort Shu and treated her so well. It is understandable that the Deputy Chief Supervisor would feel resentful.”

Xiao Heye frowned. "Han Zhou has a strange personality. He'll target whoever he dislikes... Even if he goes against our wishes time and time again, we can't really turn against him, can we?"

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