Yan Jia was banished to the cold palace, and Su Lijin temporarily no longer had such a strong rival. However, Yan Jia was very ambitious, and she did not think that Yan Jia would change after being sent to the cold palace.
Although she had sent people to pretend to be Yan Jia's deceased parents and act like ghosts to scare her last time, it did have some scaring effect.
Su Lijin straightened her clothes and pushed the door open. She was going to go to the cold palace to find out what was going on.
However, when the door was opened, I was stunned.
There was a stern figure standing in front of the door, and his black eyes immediately fell on her the moment he opened the door.
"Your Majesty? Why are you here?" Su Lijin, who was still dressed as Shiqi, looked at the opposite side with some surprise.
Xiao Shengxing was wearing a dragon robe at this time. He had just retired from court and his expression was still somewhat majestic.
But when he saw Su Lijin, his expression softened. Seeing that she was about to leave, he asked, "Shiqi, where are you going? Won't you invite me in to sit for a while?"
Su Lijin coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, unfortunately, Shiqi really has to go out for a while, so I won't invite you in to sit down."
She closed the door and looked at the man.
"Where are you going?" Xiao Shengxing glanced at the closed door, but did not insist on going in. He just asked again.
"Just taking a walk."
"Just taking a walk?"
Obviously, Xiao Shengxing did not agree with this answer.
Su Lijin had originally said it casually, but seeing that he didn't believe her, she could only sigh and say, "I want to go to the cold palace."
It goes without saying who is in the cold palace.
Xiao Shengxing stopped her: "It's better not to go there now."
Seeing him stopping her, Su Lijin suddenly thought of how Xiao Shengxing had chosen Yan Jia instead of herself and thrown her into the Heavenly Prison as a fake queen, and she felt a little dissatisfied.
"Is the emperor afraid that Shiqi will bully the queen?" she said meaningfully.
Xiao Shengxing was a little helpless, not expecting her to think like that. He shook his head, "That's not what I meant."
His dark eyes suddenly turned serious as he asked, "Shiqi, can you tell me where the Queen is?"
"Your Majesty, haven't you always believed that the one in the cold palace is the queen? Why are you asking about Shiqi again?" Su Lijin was angry and said deliberately.
These words made Xiao Shengxing feel even more helpless. "Shiqi, things are not what you think. There are some complicated details that are difficult to explain, but I know that she is not the queen. So, can you tell me where the queen is?"
Hearing this, Su Lijin stared at his expression closely. She saw no deception on his face. It seemed that every word he said came from the heart.
However, she still felt angry.
She was imprisoned in the Sky Prison twice and was nearly tortured by the jailer when her strength was gone. She remembered all of this.
"Really? Shiqi, remember that you determined that this person was the queen, but now you say that you know she is not the queen. Isn't this a contradiction?" She snorted.
"Shiqi, if I don't tell you, you might continue to misunderstand me. In that case, I will tell you the truth."
Sighing, Xiao Shengxing said, "That day, Yan Jia threatened me that if I didn't choose her, she would have the people behind her use their hidden power to harm the Queen. For the Queen's safety, I had no choice but to compromise temporarily."
"I know that doing this will hurt the Queen's feelings, but compared to her life, I would rather the Queen hate me temporarily, and I must protect her."
Su Lijin was slightly stunned.
Thinking of Master Guoyun's words in my mind, and listening to Xiao Shengxing's explanation, suddenly everything made sense.
Young Master Guoyun said that the emperor had his own difficulties and that there was a misunderstanding. He was probably referring to this matter.
So, did Xiao Shengxing choose Yan Jia because Yan Jia really threatened him with Su Lijin's life?
She looked intently into the eyes of the man in front of her. His eyes were as deep as a pool, seemingly without end.
But at this moment, only his own shadow was reflected in those eyes, and those deep eyes also shone with a very sincere and genuine light, as if they were not stained by dust, and seemed to have a strong suction force, making people involuntarily believe what he said and follow him to sink.
Su Lijin blinked and came back to her senses.
Maybe, you can try to believe him.
"Well, since your starting point is always for the Queen's sake, I will believe you for now."
She curled her lips.
"However, we can talk about other things later. I need to go to the cold palace first, so Your Majesty, please don't worry about it."
After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Shengxing to react, he jumped out in one leap.
Looking at the graceful and elegant back, Xiao Shengxing curled his lips and shook his head helplessly.
The cold palace was overgrown with weeds. When Su Lijin arrived, a bleak cold wind blew, making a rustling sound. In such a gloomy and dilapidated scene, it was a bit creepy.
"Don't come over here, I didn't mean to harm you..."
"Go away! Go!"
Suddenly, a woman's crazy voice was heard in the palace, as if she was driving away something.
Su Lijin followed the sound and walked in. In the empty palace, her footsteps were very clear and had a slight echo.
The woman inside was so frightened when she heard the footsteps that she screamed and shrank behind the pillar, hiding herself deeply with her hair disheveled.
"Yan Jia." Su Lijin said softly.
"No, don't come over here, I didn't do anything, don't come over here!"
Yan Jia widened her eyes in fear and desperately pushed away with her hands, extremely frightened.
After staring at her for a long time and seeing that her expression hadn't changed, Su Lijin's eyes slightly turned and she deliberately said, "I'm here to tell you a piece of news. His Royal Highness, the virtuous prince, has completely abandoned you."
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