She wanted to pull her hand back, but she resisted the urge to move: "Your Highness, why do you think so?"
"Under the peach tree, I wanted to talk to Her Majesty, but She deliberately avoided me. Isn't it because she doesn't want to see me?" Xiao Zhaolin couldn't help but feel a deep dissatisfaction in his eyes when he thought of how Su Lijin coldly avoided him at that time.
"Ah, that time." Su Lijin suppressed her annoyance and thought of an excuse. She said, "There were many people around at that time, and it was not appropriate for me to get too close to His Highness in front of others. This would arouse suspicion."
"Really? Your Majesty, do you really think so?" Xiao Zhaolin had a doubtful smile on his lips.
Su Lijin nodded quickly: "I want to avoid suspicion for the sake of Your Highness. Your Highness, please don't misunderstand my intentions."
"Then why did the Queen run to the Emperor at that time?" Xiao Zhaolin persisted.
Su Lijin wanted to shut him up, but she couldn't. She adjusted her mood, showing a look of grievance on her face, and said, "This palace is not for His Highness. His Highness always asks me to inquire around the emperor, so this palace has to go."
Xiao Zhaolin looked at her face for a moment, as if he believed it, and the pressure in his eyes eased a lot.
Just as Su Lijin was about to take a breath, a letter was handed to her, and she suddenly felt a headache.
"Your Majesty, please help me deliver this letter to the Emperor."
Su Lijin didn't dare to accept it, and hesitantly refused, "Your Highness, I can't do it. Your Highness should think of other ways."
That letter was definitely not simple, and she really didn't want to be driven by Xiao Zhaolin to do bad things.
"Empress, please think carefully."
Xiao Zhaolin's tone was full of threats: "I have all the letters that Your Majesty has ever written to me here. If these letters were to be spread out, Your Majesty should know the consequences."
Damn Xiao Zhaolin, he actually threatened me with this kind of thing!
Su Lijin was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she wished she could punch this person on the head to vent her anger.
It's easy to guess what those letters to Xiao Zhaolin were about. They were just love stories, and some were messages between the two of them.
If this letter were to get out, it would be like a heavy hammer that would crush her and drag her down directly, with no way for her to escape unscathed!
Xiao Zhaolin is indeed cruel!
It felt very bad to be restrained by someone, but Su Lijin had no other options at this time.
Gnashing her teeth secretly, Su Lijin showed a flattering smile on her face and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do it. Just rest assured."
There was no way out, she could only agree.
Seeing that she was sensible and the threat had worked, Xiao Zhaolin stroked the back of her hand with satisfaction: "Jin'er is so well behaved, I will continue to love you."
Hearing this, Su Lijin almost rolled her eyes. She couldn't afford this kind of love that threatened her life at every turn!
When Xiao Zhao was about to leave, Su Lijin couldn't help but waved her fist angrily in the direction he left.
After venting, she felt much better. Looking at the letter in her hand, she gritted her teeth and quietly went to Xiao Shengxing's tent.
Fortunately, Xiao Shengxing was not inside at that time, so she put down the letter smoothly.
Returning to her tent, she thought about it and decided that this wasn't the right approach.
"No, I have to go and read the letter. If the content is really serious, I can come up with a solution."
Thinking of this, she immediately changed her clothes. Looking at Shiqi's outfit in the mirror, she frowned slightly and went out again.
Xiao Shengxing had not returned yet. She picked up the letter, paused, and then opened it to read.
However, the more she read the content of the letter, the more frightened she became!
"This Xiao Zhaolin is really ambitious. He even wants to covet half a tiger talisman!"
The letter stated that the other party knew the truth about Xiao Shengxing's biological mother's death and asked Xiao Shengxing to hand over half of the tiger talisman in exchange for the truth.
Half a tiger talisman is equivalent to half of the country.
Xiao Zhaolin, you really have evil intentions!
She knew better than anyone how important the tiger talisman was to the ruler of a country.
Losing half of the tiger talisman was like losing half of an arm for Xiao Shengxing.
"Shiqi? Why are you here?" A low and magnetic voice sounded behind her. Su Lijin turned around and saw Xiao Shengxing looking at her with burning eyes.
She raised the letter in her hand and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I saw the Queen secretly put this letter in, so I couldn't help but follow to take a look."
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes flashed with a smile, but he did not expose her.
"What does the letter say?" he asked.
"I have opened the letter and read it. Your Majesty, please take a look at it too." Su Lijin sighed.
As he said that, he handed the letter over.
Xiao Shengxing took the letter, glanced at it quickly, and his face gradually darkened.
The content of the letter was serious and concerned the tiger talisman, which was a big deal.
What's more, the truth about the death of Xiao Shengxing's biological mother was mentioned above.
Su Lijin looked at his changing expression and sighed in her heart, Xiao Zhaolin was really a man of few options, he even used this trick to exchange for the tiger talisman.
Seeing that he was silent, his eyes were downcast, and he didn't know what he was thinking, Su Lijin hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Your Majesty, maybe it's all fabricated. The so-called truth about death is just a lie. Don't believe it."
These words were quite comforting. Although Su Lijin knew that it might be a trap, her starting point for saying this was more of a comforting one.
She felt that Xiao Shengxing must care about the truth behind his biological mother's death, otherwise his expression wouldn't have changed so suddenly.
Xiao Shengxing then looked up, a wry smile forming on his lips. "Ever since my mother's death, I've been searching for the truth for years. Regardless of the authenticity of this letter, I want to know why my mother died."
Hearing this, Su Lijin's face showed a hint of reluctance. Her lips moved, and she couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, your mother doesn't want to see you in such pain. You still need to get over your grief."
Xiao Shengxing looked at her with his deep black eyes. Su Lijin saw a lot of forbearance in them. "I have endured this humiliation and become a puppet emperor. I have no autonomy in everything and am constantly being manipulated by others."
"Nowadays, it's just a piece of fat meat that everyone wants to covet."
His tone was light, but Su Lijin could hear the grievance and forbearance in it, and couldn't help but feel sympathy for him.
Seeing Xiao Shengxing's expression, Su Lijin sighed helplessly in her heart, then placed her hand on his shoulder and said, "I can help you investigate this matter. Don't fall into the trap."
Then he patted her, silently comforting her.
Little did he know that in a place he couldn't see, the man who was originally a little distraught now had a gleam in his eyes, like a cat that had successfully stolen some fish.
But then Xiao Shengxing cheered up and forced a smile.
"No, thank you for listening to my complaints and offering to help, but I want to handle this matter myself."
Su Lijin wanted to persuade him a few more times, but when she saw that he really didn't want any help, she gave up.
He just looked at her from time to time, with a hint of worry.
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