Ji Xingzhi glanced at Su Cheng calmly, then turned her gaze to Xue Lian and said gently, "Please speak."

Seeing Ji Xingzhi's humble attitude, Xue Lian felt much more at ease. When Su Cheng wasn't paying attention, he suddenly slid off the chair, bent his knees, and fell to the ground. He kowtowed to Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save my wife and the young master."

After hearing this, Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan did not react much. Before coming here, they heard Wu Fang talk about the situation in the Xue Mansion. They had already guessed that when they met Xue Lian, Xue Lian would have something to ask for, and that was to save Liu and Xue Yang's safety.

Obviously, Wu Fang also knew it very well.

Only Su Cheng stared wide-eyed in shock. She looked at Ji Xingzhi with disbelief. She didn't mind the claim that Xiao Moyan was the regent, given his superior status. But she absolutely refused to believe the claim that Ji Xingzhi was the emperor of Lizhou!

Ji Xingzhi promised to do her best to rescue him. She personally helped Xue Lian up and sat him down. Turning around, she saw Su Cheng staring at her blankly. Ji Xingzhi smiled slightly and said, "What? Are you scared silly?"

Su Cheng suddenly came to his senses, his face turned pale and blue, his eyes instantly became moist, then he glared at Ji Xingzhi fiercely and ran away.

Ji Xingzhi frowned slightly. Su Cheng had always been heartless. Although he might be angry, he wouldn't cry and run away...

Ji Xingzhi looked back at Wu Fang, who shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know what was going on either.

In desperation, Ji Xingzhi had no choice but to say to Xiao Moyan: "Uncle, wait here for me for a while, I'll be back soon."

Xiao Moyan nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Ji Xingzhi followed Su Cheng's footsteps and saw Su Cheng sitting in front of a pond full of white flowers, crying loudly at the gate of the palace that Ji Xingzhi was reluctant to destroy.

Ji Xingzhi walked slowly to Su Cheng's side. Seeing that Su Cheng was crying so sadly and focusedly, she didn't want to disturb him. She stood quietly beside him and waited for Su Cheng to finish crying.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Cheng finally stopped crying. Sobbing and tearful, she looked at Ji Xingzhi and asked, "Why don't you comfort me?"

Ji Xingzhi was slightly stunned, lowered his eyes, touched his chin and thought for a moment, then said: "Some people say that silent companionship is the best comfort."

When Su Cheng heard this, he glared: "Who said that? I'll kill him!"

Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi's mouth twitched slightly: "I don't know either, but I guess you can't be killed... This sentence applies to many people, maybe you are an exception..."

"Accident? What do you mean?" Su Cheng's eyes turned red, as if he was about to cry again.

Seeing this, Ji Xingzhi quickly waved his hands and explained: "No, no, I was wrong. It's special, not an accident."

Su Cheng wiped away the tears from his face, looked at Ji Xingzhi with resentment and said, "Do you know why I am so sad?"

Ji Xingzhi shook his head: "I don't know."

Su Cheng rolled his eyes at Ji Xingzhi, his disdainful look seemed to say: I knew it.

After a moment of silence, Su Cheng suddenly said, "I told you not to laugh."

Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi nodded solemnly and said, "I promise not to laugh!"

Su Cheng glanced at Ji Xingzhi with a half-believing, half-doubting glance, then slowly spoke, "In my heart, the Emperor of Lizhou is a legendary figure. Noble, handsome, and humble. Although rumors say he's now obsessed with women and wine, and a tyrant who doesn't care about state affairs, I think he's a very capable man."