"Second Imperial Sister knows how to share my worries."

Qingdai said something ambiguous with a half-smile.

The second princess intuitively felt that this sentence had a deeper meaning, but when she looked up, she found that Qingdai's face was expressionless again, and her eyes were lightly fixed on the front, and she didn't know what she was looking at.

It was impossible to tell Qingdai's inner world from her face, so the Second Princess could only continue to speak with a stiff upper lip:

"Of course, Your Majesty and I have grown up together since childhood, and as sisters, it is natural for me to share Your Majesty's worries."

Qingdai listened to her high-sounding words. If it weren't for the inappropriate timing, she would have wanted to reach out and applaud the Second Princess for her flawless acting skills and her calmness in lying without changing her expression.

The second princess said this and gave Yan Li a wink.

Yan Li pursed his lips, resisting inwardly, but thinking of the Second Princess's gentle promises to him before coming here, he gritted his teeth and hardened his heart, unwilling to let his beloved's plan fail.

He staggered forward two steps. The injury on his leg from a few days ago had not healed yet. He had grown up in the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion and had been pampered with delicate skin and tender flesh. He had never suffered such humiliation. If the other party was not the emperor, any other high-ranking official would not have made him kneel for two hours in a row.

But she happened to be the emperor.

In the past, the empress was very obedient to him, which made him have this personality. He felt that he didn't have to be obedient in front of the emperor. But somehow he angered the other party and made him cruel to him.

The second princess was also puzzled. She asked Yan Li to repeat what happened that day, but no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't figure out how Yan Li had angered her. She also didn't know what this idiot emperor was thinking that made him so angry.

You have to know that she usually doesn't have time to give in to Yan Li, so how could she possibly punish him?

Yan Li dragged his sick leg and staggered for a while before finally moving a step forward, so his leg was indeed in serious condition and he was not pretending. However, he did not expect that he would be so unstable and the empress did not come forward to help him as attentively as before.

He raised his head and looked at the empress's almost indifferent expression. There was no previous infatuation and frivolity. It was unfathomable, as if facing an abyss, making it impossible to guess what the emperor was really thinking.

Yan Li coughed lightly, his voice still a little hoarse. To be honest, he caught a cold and fell ill when he was carried back to the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion yesterday. If the Second Princess had not come to his house in person to ask him to come, he would still be recuperating at home today. It would be impossible for him to drag his sick body into the palace.

"Your Majesty, it was Yan Li who didn't know the rules before. Grandmother also scolded Yan Li when she got home, and told him to serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly from now on..."

Yan Li straightened his back, stood tall and graceful, bowed and saluted with an elegant posture. He knew how the empress liked him, so he put on that look on purpose to win her sympathy.

His Majesty has always been indulgent towards him. Even when he made a huge mistake in the past, he couldn't bear to criticize him. Although the reason is still unclear this time, if he lowers his posture, he will definitely do the same...

Even Yan Li himself did not realize that even though he hated the empress and despised her and wished he would never get close to her, it was undeniable that the emperor's attitude towards him made him fearless. Even if he was punished, he had the confidence to return to his previous position.

Qingdai looked at him coldly with his pretentious expression. There was clearly a flash of resistance and disgust in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, but he still forced himself to say such words that disgusted himself and others.

In other words, the original owner was stupid enough not to see these things before.

"The Duke of Jingguo's Mansion is becoming more and more daring. Who gave the order? Any cat or dog can come and serve me!"

Yan Li's face froze, and the calm and indifferent expression on his face could hardly be maintained.

Aren't the empress's words putting everyone in a different position?

These ruthless words, which could even be described as disdainful, made Yan Li fully realize the seriousness of the situation.

There was a painful pain somewhere in my chest.

He has never suffered such injustice!

The second princess was also shocked. She obviously didn't expect the empress to say this, nor did she expect things to develop like this.

"Imperial sister has been away from the palace for a long time and has probably forgotten the palace rules. Without a waist badge, even princes and nobles cannot enter and leave the palace at will without imperial decree. I am afraid that my imperial sister has lost her status by bringing people into the palace without permission today."

The emperor on the throne uttered two words in a lukewarm tone.

After a while, Qingdai got tired of seeing these two disgusting faces here.

"Every failure is a learning experience. It seems that Young Master Yan has completely failed to grasp my intentions. Then continue to kneel until you realize your mistake."

After saying this lightly, she stood up and left without even looking at the expressions of the two people behind her.

The Second Princess's face turned pale. Even though the Empress did not punish her, she let Yan Li be punished. To a certain extent, it was a disguised warning to herself.

"Your Highness, this..."

Yan Li was almost tortured to death. He never thought that he would be punished to kneel down after just saying a word.

He looked towards the Second Princess for help, with a hint of dependence in his eyes.

How could the Second Princess not understand his meaning? However, she was also puzzled by the order issued by the emperor. In this situation, it would be best to keep the troops in place. How could she plead for him?

"Ali...I cannot resist His Majesty's orders. I know you've been wronged, and I remember all your sacrifices for me."

In order to win over Yan Li, the second princess always called herself "mine" in front of him in private.

Seeing the sadness in Yan Li's face, the Second Princess changed her mind and said softly:

"You are the one I love the most. How can I bear to watch you being punished? Just wait. I will immediately go to His Majesty to plead for mercy. I will definitely ask His Majesty to forgive you. At worst, I will kneel in your place."

When Yan Li heard this, how could he allow his beloved to beg for mercy?

Your Highness has endured humiliation and borne heavy burdens. For the sake of Your Highness's great cause, what's wrong with kneeling temporarily?

"Your Highness, you can't... Yan Li is willing to share your worries..."

*******

On the other side of the palace wall in the dark night, there was a figure in the clear moon and breeze. Yan Tingjing stood on the palace wall and did not leave until the cold dew soaked his clothes late at night.

He stood here for two full hours, during which time only the Second Princess left. He recognized the person who followed her in, wrapped in a black cloak, almost immediately.

Yan Li...

Yan Tingjing laughed at himself. The cold wind at night blew through his clothes. It was not that he was not cold, but this little chill was nothing compared to the coldness that spread all over his body.

He just stood there, watching them being alone together for two hours. He could almost imagine how the famous Young Master Yan in the capital acted coquettishly and showed weakness to her, and then the two of them reconciled as before.

It was not until the sound of the night watchman came from the palace road that he was reminded that the palace curfew had been reached.

They haven't come out yet...

The next moment, a gust of cold wind blew past, and the black shadow that almost merged with the moonlight disappeared in an instant.