Helian Nie's narrow, almond-shaped eyes crinkled with a deeper smile. The ugly thing, though usually a bit dim-witted, was quite adept at avoiding trouble and seeking good fortune.

Reaching out, she pulled Helian Si, who was desperately trying to burrow into her arms, out of her grasp. Under Wen Changle's gentle, smiling gaze, and with Helian Si's dazed, pink face...

A certain villainous tyrant curled his thin, crimson lips into a smile, and his sinister voice rang out coldly.

"My dear consort, why don't you ask this ugly thing if it's willing? After all, I'm always magnanimous and never force anyone to do anything against their will."

As soon as he said this, the entire hall fell silent for a moment; if a pin had fallen, you could probably have heard it.

Excuse me, they may have a hearing problem lately. What did Your Majesty just say?

1. Always magnanimous? Never, ever force others to do anything against their will?!

"Pfft, cough cough cough!"

A sudden coughing fit rang out, indicating he had been quite startled. He hadn't expected that he wasn't the only one with such thick skin.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Prime Minister clutching his chest, his handsome face flushed red.

Everyone quickly looked away. "Your Excellency, please don't get us into trouble! You might be able to hold back, but we certainly won't!"

"Hmph, to show contempt for the Emperor, does the Prime Minister know his crime!"

Wen Yi snorted coldly, still burning with anger, and he wasn't about to let go of this opportunity to file a complaint against Wenren Yu.

Helian Nie frowned on his handsome face and coldly glanced at Wenren Yu, the warning of danger self-evident.

Wenren Yu secretly resented Wen Yi for meddling, and quickly stood up to shout that he was wronged.

"Your Majesty is wise. The wine tonight was too strong, and I choked on it. I had no intention of disrespecting Your Majesty."

Helian Nie then slowly withdrew his gaze and put down the little girl he was carrying. But just as he was about to pull his hand back, two small, short hands grabbed his arm tightly.

Looking down, I saw Helian Mou Sisi's pink and tender face, and her grape-like, moist eyes, glistening with tears.

Helian Nie's brow twitched violently. He could even foresee that if he let go, this ugly thing would definitely give him a good wail on the spot.

"Little princess, would you like to..."

The father and daughter remained locked in a stalemate, and Wen Changle, who had been completely ignored, finally spoke up.

"No, no, no, Sisi is not willing!"

Before Wen Changle could finish his sentence, Helian Mousisi, whose little head was on high alert, gave him four consecutive rejections in her soft, sweet voice.

Wen Changle, who had been maintaining a gentle smile, momentarily lost her composure. Her hands, hidden beneath her peony-embroidered robe, clenched into her palms to try and keep a shred of composure.

That damned little bastard!

"Little princess..."

"You naughty lady, please stop talking! No matter what you say, Sisi won't agree. Sisi isn't a doll!"

"Sisi has her father, the Emperor, her two elder brothers, and her sister Yue'er. Sisi isn't just a baby, so there's no need to trouble you, Your Majesty!"

Helian Mou Sisi rattled off a string of words like pouring beans, while his two little hands remained tightly clasped around Helian Nie's arm.

Just kidding! If I were really locked in a dark room by that wicked empress, my life would be over. And what about my harem of three thousand handsome men? Waaaaah!

The little girl's voice, though soft and sweet, was surprisingly clear and resonant. Helian Yi and Helian Ci, seated in the lower seats,

Everyone was slightly stunned by the little girl's shout, including Helian Nie, whose arm was being held tightly by the little girl.