He Lingce was scribbling away nearby—the emperor repeatedly served food to Chuanwen, who suspected the emperor had poisoned the food and was trying to abduct beautiful young girls. Upon hearing this, the empress choked on her soup...

Before I could finish writing, I suddenly felt a chill down my spine. Slowly, slowly I looked up and met the emperor's warning gaze!

He Lingce was startled and quickly crossed out the record he had just made, replacing it with a message from the emperor and empress about having dinner, which was a very pleasant occasion!

Then my heart cried out: Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger! Heavens, let me go back to being a lowly Imperial Physician!

At this moment, Huang Qi came over to report that General Shen had arrived with Su Heng.

"Let them in!"

The emperor put down his chopsticks and bowl, and then Huang Qi lifted the curtain, and the two men respectfully entered.

The emperor had no interest in looking at Shen Congliang in front of him, so he looked behind Shen Congliang and frowned at the first glance.

This man was exceptionally handsome; his height, posture, and face were all superb. Even an emperor who was used to seeing beautiful women couldn't help but admire him.

The phrase "芝兰玉树" (zhī lán yù shù) is an adjective used to describe others, but when applied to him, it means that these four words were created specifically for him.

Moreover, how old is this person?

The emperor sized him up, noting that he looked no more than seventeen or eighteen. Could he really entrust such an important task to a mere seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy?

Furthermore, although the boy was neither servile nor arrogant in his presence, his harmless face and clear eyes made him look like an innocent little rabbit. If he were to send such a little rabbit to that den of wolves, he would be devoured alive by those tigers and wolves in no time!

Wow! Er Gou is still so handsome and charming!

Someone was swooning. The emperor looked over and exclaimed, "Hey! Jinmei, what's with that look in your eyes?! Your husband is right here, right here!"