In Shaohua Palace, Ji Xingzhi sat quietly at the table, holding the lid of a jade teacup in her hand, tapping the cup from time to time, covering and opening, opening and covering, repeating the same action. Her childish face showed a calmness that was not that of a child. She supported her chin with one hand, thinking about something, and her light eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

After a while, the eunuch announced that Zhou Zheng, Wu Fang and Liu Yang had all arrived, and Ji Xingzhi summoned the three of them in.

"Greetings to the Emperor." The three of them entered, bowed in salute, and said in unison.

Ji Xingzhi nodded calmly: "No need to be polite."

Looking up at Zhou Zheng, Liu Yang, and Wu Fang, Ji Xingzhi pondered for a moment, then fixed her gaze on Liu Yang. She addressed Wu Fang and Zhou Zheng, "Zhou Zheng, Wu Fang, you two will step aside and await orders."

Zhou Zheng and Wu Fang left without any objection, and did not forget to close the door when they left.

Ji Xingzhi looked at Liu Yang quietly, her clear eyes full of inquiry, and she was determined to see Liu Yang thoroughly inside and out.

Ji Xingzhi's undisguised gaze naturally made Liu Yang feel inexplicably uneasy. Thinking about it carefully, he was sure that he had never done anything wrong except disobeying orders and not sending the people living in the Jiang family mansion to the Supreme Court a few days ago.

So, Liu Yang, with a clear conscience, let Ji Xingzhi look at him, with an attitude of "I will remain unmoved even if you look at me until your eyes are sore".

Ji Xingzhi hadn't called Liu Yang here to compete with him, so she looked away and continued to play with the teacup lid as if bored, but asked indifferently, "Liu Yang, how many years have you been with me?"

Liu Yang was slightly stunned. Although he didn't understand why Ji Xingzhi asked this question, he thought about it and answered truthfully, "About seven years."

Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the teacup lid in his hand, and said thoughtfully, "Seven years, it's been so long..." He paused, then continued casually, "You've been by my side for seven years, and I'm incompetent. I can't even get your loyalty."

Liu Yang was shocked when he heard this. Did the emperor doubt his loyalty?

He did not dare to be careless at all, and knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, your subordinates are loyal to you and have no second thoughts."

After hearing Liu Yang's words, Ji Xingzhi just smiled silently, her tone slightly cold: "No second thoughts? Let me ask you, while I was staying in the Regent's Palace, did you pass on any news about me to my father, the emperor, and my mother?"

Liu Yang was slightly stunned: "I did pass on the message to the Grand Emperor."

But he meant completely well.

Ji Xingzhi continued with a calm expression, "Is this what you meant by having no second thoughts?"

Liu Yang was speechless and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Liu Yang had nothing to say, Ji Xingzhi stopped talking. Some words are too much, as too much is as bad as too little.

"I'll give you a month to think carefully about who you should be loyal to." Ji Xingzhi said coldly.

Liu Yang lowered his head, his expression solemn: "Yes, I will take my leave."

Ji Xingzhi nodded indifferently: "Yeah."

Watching Liu Yang's tall figure gradually walk away, Ji Xingzhi put down the tea lid in his hand, touched his chin with his hand, and said to himself thoughtfully: "A month is enough."

Enough for her to plan and build her own power.

She had found Liu Yang not only to be loyal to herself but also to send Liu Yang away in order to prevent him from reporting her every move to his cheating father. Her power had to be kept secret enough.

In this way, if there is an unexpected event one day, you will be able to win.

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