Chapter 1 The Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion

That night, Song Li returned home very late.

He walked into the main courtyard and carefully tiptoed into the inner room.

Su Yan, who was guarding the door, looked at Song Li, who looked remarkably like a thief, and fell silent.

She saw nothing...

Luo Xi was still awake when she saw a familiar dark figure enter. She paused for a moment.

The next second, she quickly sat up, grabbed the pillow next to her, and threw it at the dark figure.

Song Li caught the pillow directly.

She's still awake?

Song Li, clutching a pillow, walked to the bedside with a grin. "Madam, I'm back."

Luo Xi crossed her arms and asked, "So, where did you go? What were you doing? Why are you back so late?"

When Song Li heard Luo Xi ask about it, he felt wronged.

"Madam, I really want to come back soon, but the Emperor won't let me go."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xi lowered her arm, leaned slightly closer to him, and asked curiously, "What are you two plotting now?"

In the past two years, the Emperor would secretly summon Song Li to discuss matters with him.

And each time, something big happens.

Song Li: "......."

A conspiracy? That sounds a bit strange.

He didn't hide it from her, because he knew that even if he told Luo Xi, she wouldn't tell anyone else.

Song Li squatted by the bed and whispered to Luo Xi, "Recently, people from the previous dynasty have been making constant underhanded moves, and the Emperor is extremely annoyed..."

"We all suspect that there must be a few ministers in the court who are loyal to the previous dynasty, so we want to find an opportunity to expose them."

Luo Xi blinked and asked, "How do you pull it?"

Song Li: "For a long time afterward, the emperor will pretend to suspect that I am a person from the previous dynasty and will not summon me frequently."

"He will also give important positions to other people."

"The Emperor suspects me, and given my personality, I'll definitely be angry. Later, I'll even contradict the Emperor in court." The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became.

The Emperor consulted him on everything, and he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time. Now, he finally had a chance to get some rest.

For a long time afterward, all he needed to do was attend the morning court session. The emperor would take care of everything else.

All he needed to do was be a "showpiece" to attract the attention of the previous dynasty.

Haha, he finally has time to spend some quality time with his wife...

Luo Xi: "They all know you have a good relationship with the Emperor. If the Emperor distances himself from you and promotes others, they're not stupid; wouldn't they suspect it's a scheme of yours?"

Song Li: "Of course they'll have doubts, and that's exactly what we want them to have doubts about."

"They'll definitely suspect that the Emperor is distancing himself from me so that he's sending me to do something big behind the scenes. They'll definitely keep a close eye on me..."

Luo Xi understood!

She nodded to indicate that she understood.

Just then, Luo Xi's gaze fell on Song Li, and she suddenly asked, "Song Li, have you taken a bath?"

Song Li, who was squatting by the bed, blinked. "Not yet."

"I'll go right now."

After saying that, he hurriedly went to take a bath...

In the following days, Song Li constantly contradicted the emperor during the morning court sessions, almost driving the emperor to his death with anger.

Your Majesty: !!!

How come he never knew Song Li could be so infuriating? He asked him to act, but he never asked him to act this infuriating.

He suspected that Song Li was doing it on purpose.

He glanced at Song Li twice, subtly reminding him to tone it down...