He wanted to give her higher honors and let her feel his favor, but if he gave her a position and made her a concubine, she would be exposed to everyone.

He would have to grant her a palace, and her bed would have to depend on drawing lots...

If you favor only one person, you will even be drowned in the saliva of the ministers of the previous dynasty.

Giving her a high position will inevitably lead to criticism, pushing her to the forefront and making her the target of public criticism.

If the amount he gives is too low, he won’t be able to overcome the hurdle in his heart.

Privately, he wished she could stay in the Yangxin Palace forever. That way, she would be within his reach. Whenever he wanted her, he could just beckon her with a flick of his finger or a glimpse of his hand, without the need for any other trivial procedures...

"Your servant, I don't need anything. I just want to serve the emperor well. When the emperor doesn't need me anymore, I can return to the Xinzheku..." She is used to retreating in order to advance.

"Slap your face..." Gu Jingyan pretended to be angry as she became more and more outrageous. "How can my woman go back to Xinzheku? Don't even think about it..."

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door outside the palace. Li Dehai asked in a low, flattering voice, "Your Majesty, would you like to order dinner?"

The topic was interrupted, and the two of them remembered: Yes, they had missed dinner time because of their nonsense just now.

Gu Jingyan put on his clothes and stood up: "Go ahead."

After consuming too much energy, Li Shushu was really hungry. He forced himself to get up and put on his clothes, despite his sore and swollen body that was about to fall apart.

Several palace maids followed Li Dehai in one after another, and soon the table was filled with sumptuous food.

After Li Dehai carefully tested the poison for them one by one, they could start.

"Your Majesty, Li..." Li Dehai hesitated about how to address Li Shushu.

A few days ago, he could still call her Miss Li naturally. After all, the matter of the sisters using someone else's power as a substitute had not been made public except by His Majesty.

But today... the situation seems different, and he doesn't know what the Emperor is thinking now.

"Master," Gu Jingyan said, picking up a piece of fish fillet and placing it on the small plate in front of Li Shushu. He looked at her with a smile, his eyes unwilling to leave her even for a moment. "From now on, she will be your master. Just call her Master Li."

Li Dehai was horrified. This... this, this, is a unique existence!

However, having been with His Majesty for quite some time, he had also seen the world. He quickly concealed his inner panic and said, "Yes. His Majesty, Master Li."

Li Shushu was obviously frightened by His Majesty's words. She waved her hands repeatedly at Li Dehai, "No, no, Eunuch Li, you can still call me Miss Li, or just Shushu!"

Li Dehai smiled flatteringly, "Oh, Master Li, please don't torture me.

The kitchen just said that this fish is the freshest today, and it was sent all the way from the south, chilled in ice water, and was still breathing when it arrived in the kitchen. You two can have more."

Gu Jingyan: "Okay, I understand. You can leave first."