Temporary palace.

Xiao Ling quickly returned to her bedroom and saw the anxious Yu Zhu.

Although no outsider had ever seen her as a woman, Yuzhu was the only exception.

Seeing the person suddenly brought over by the guards, Yuzhu hesitated briefly, and then her face suddenly became excited again.

After the guards left, she could no longer hold back her tears and knelt in front of Xiao Ling, sobbing.

"Wow... Your Majesty, your sudden disappearance scared me to death. What if something happened?..."

“Alright, alright…”

Xiao Ling really couldn't bear Yu Zhu's affection, so she pushed her away while pulling back her right foot.

"Let me ask you, do you have the Reshaping Pill with you?"

After hearing the order, Yuzhu calmed down and hurriedly took out the reshaping pill from her arms.

"Your Majesty, here you go!"

After taking the reshaping pill, Xiao Ling took it without hesitation.

Soon, the effect of the reshaping pill began to take effect, and Xiao Ling's appearance had undergone a drastic change.

She was thinking about how to deal with the matter of herself pretending to be "Chen Tang", but at this moment, the guards outside suddenly reported that Chu Yi wanted to see her.

Well, needless to say, Xiao Ling knew without even thinking that Chu Yi must be here because of Chen Tang.

Only when she saw the clothes on her body did she turn to look at Yuzhu.

"Yuzhu, go out and stop them for a while. I'll change my clothes first."

After saying that, she left in a hurry, but when she reached the outer hall, Chu Yi had already come in.

Xiao Ling was not surprised at all. She slightly adjusted her makeup to restore herself to the role of the emperor.

"Lord Chu, why are you coming to see me at this hour?"

Chu Yi did not hesitate and went straight to the point, "I heard that your Majesty's guards caught an assassin."

"Yes, that's what happened. She dared to enter my palace. Not only did she hurt a maid, she also tried to do something bad to me!"

While explaining, Xiao Ling snorted coldly, expressing his inner dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, I request that this assassin be handed over to me for disposal."

"Leave it to you?"

Xiao Ling felt unhappy when she heard the tone of statement.

She leaned forward and looked straight at Chu Yi in front of her.

"I understand Lord Chu's concern for the country, but since you are the Minister of Personnel, I'm afraid it's not your turn to handle this case, right?"

Chu Yi also knew that the little emperor would definitely not agree with what he said, so he continued to explain:

"Your Majesty, I am not acting presumptuously. This assassin was captured by me outside the palace and has just escaped from my side."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling recalled the scene where she went to take a bath but caught Chu Yi occupying her bathtub and then forcibly took her away.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and her tone became increasingly dissatisfied.

"That is indeed very troublesome, my dear minister. However, since this is a matter of assassinating the emperor, I can just let the Heavenly Guards investigate her background and handle the case. There is no need for you, Lord Chu, to worry too much."

Seeing that things seemed to have reached a stalemate, Chu Yi also found that it seemed difficult for him to force it.

After thinking for a moment, he came up with the idea of ​​settling for the second best.

"Your Majesty, I have just learned that the assassin might be Shen Shu's granddaughter. Perhaps this assassination is related to the Shen family. I think we should have the Ministry of Justice conduct a thorough investigation after returning to the capital to prevent any remnants."

The Minister of Justice is now nothing more than a dog in Chu Yi's hands.

Although Chu Yi wanted to settle for the second best option, it was actually no different from solving the problem himself.

Xiao Ling knew all this very well. No matter how stupid she was, she would never hand things over to Chu Yi.

After all, Chen Tang was just pretending to be himself from the beginning.

But she didn't expect that this would cause such a big mess.

"Well, if it's related to the Shen family, we must get to the bottom of it. However... I think it would be better to let the Tianwei and the Ministry of Justice investigate together."

At this point, Chu Yi did not continue to refute, but slightly bowed, "Your Majesty is wise, but that assassin..."

Xiao Ling looked at Chu Yi and explained, "The female assassin has been imprisoned by me."

"Your Majesty, the palace guards are lax in management. To be on the safe side, it would be better to hand the assassin over to General Chu and have him escorted back to the capital as soon as possible tomorrow."

Xiao Ling shook his head and did not agree to Chu Yi's request.

After all, she also knew Chu Yi's general thoughts. Mainly because there was no such person as Chen Tang now, she naturally would not agree to this matter.

Besides, it would be fine if Chu Yi just pretended in front of him, but he also said that he wanted his third brother to escort Chen Tang to the capital?

Please!

Lord Chu, can you please pretend a little?

Are you afraid that I don't know whether you have ulterior motives, or that you, Chu Yi, have never taken me, the emperor, seriously?

"His Majesty……"

Chu Yi still wanted to force the emperor to make a decision as usual, but Xiao Ling could no longer bear it and suddenly stood up.

Then she slapped the table hard and waited for him angrily.

"Chu Yi!"

"Are you done yet?"

"Why do I see you so interested in that female assassin? Are you, Chu Yi, involved with her?"

Seeing the emperor angry, Chu Yi's expression changed for a moment, but he still restrained himself.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am only concerned for your safety."

The emperor's angry glare was before his eyes, but he remained motionless.

Chu Yi seemed neither humble nor arrogant, and Xiao Ling's anger was more uncontrollable than usual.

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