Chu Qingxuan was at a loss and could only let Shangguan Li hug her tightly. She asked in confusion, "How did you find out my identity?"

Shangguan Li said in a low voice, "At first it was suspicion, then it was a test, but I didn't expect you to admit it yourself."

Chu Qingxuan: "..."

Or perhaps I exposed myself.

Shangguan Li still held Chu Qingxuan in his arms, and Chu Qingxuan said again, "Shangguan Li, men and women should not touch each other, let me go."

Shangguan Li frowned slightly, released Chu Qingxuan, and looked down at her with a frown, saying, "Aren't you a man? How can you believe in the saying that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"

Chu Qingxuan was embarrassed and asked, "You really didn't realize I was a woman?"

Does she really not have a good figure?

Shangguan Li, however, focused on something else: Chu Qingxuan was a woman.

Shangguan Li's eyes shone brightly. He had always thought that he had no chance with Chu Qingxuan. He had even planned that after he became emperor, he would take Chu Qingxuan back to Yangju Palace and lock her up so that only he could see her.

Now that he knows Chu Qingxuan is a woman, he will openly and legitimately make her his empress, his only empress.

Chu Qingxuan waved her hand in front of Shangguan Li, who suddenly grabbed her wrist, looked at her seriously, and said, "Chu Chu, I will never let you leave again."

Chu Qingxuan: "..."

You said you'd give me freedom before, how come you suddenly changed your mind?

"I want you to be my only woman."

The only woman?

Chu Qingxuan looked at Shangguan Li in surprise. What did Shangguan Li mean by that?

She stammered, "What...does this mean?"

"It means exactly what it says: I love you."

Shangguan Lifeng's eyes shone with an unusual seriousness, and a smile played on his lips, indicating that he was not acting.

Chu Qingxuan was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly pulled her hand away from Shangguan Li's.

"Shangguan Li, did you choose to be with me because I am a woman? You like Chu Qingxuan, right? Chu Qingxuan was a man before, so you like men."

Shangguan Li sensed Chu Qingxuan's rejection, and he said again, "I love you, regardless of gender, it's just about you as a person."

Chu Qingxuan suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Gu Shen liked her in the previous world too. Is it because she's too popular?

Given her popularity, what led to her downfall?

Chu Qingxuan herself couldn't understand it either.

However, she would not choose to be with Shangguan Li.

She was just a mission taker.

Chu Qingxuan looked up and met Shangguan Li's deep, affectionate eyes. She felt a pang of reluctance, but she had to do it. "Shangguan Li, I don't like you."

Shangguan Li's eyes changed slightly, but he still had a smile on his face.

"We have a long time ahead of us, I will wait for you."

There was someone who said the same thing.

"Shangguan Li, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait."

Shangguan Li frowned and asked, "Why can't we wait?"

"Shangguan Li, this time I've come back and I only want you to promise me one thing: give up the throne and don't compete with Shangguan Chen."

A hint of hurt flashed across Shangguan Li's eyes. "What if I say no?"

He thought Chu Qingxuan was the one who understood him best, but now it seems he was wrong.

"If you don't accept this, I will choose another way."

Chu Qingxuan answered firmly.

"Chuchu, you know what I want, so why don't you support me?"

Chu Qingxuan pursed her lips. One reason was for the mission, and the other... was that she didn't want you to die.