"His Majesty?"
She was a little stunned for a moment, and when she looked up, she saw the figure in a dragon robe appear at the door.
He walked closer to her step by step, and the aroma of ambergris became stronger and stronger in Su Lijin's nose.
"Everyone, please step aside. I have something to discuss with the Queen."
The man opened his thin lips and spoke softly, and then the eunuchs retreated obediently, leaving only the emperor and the empress in the cold palace.
Su Lijin didn't understand why he was here for a moment, but her chin was gently lifted.
Xiao Shengxing looked at her meaningfully, the corners of his lips curling slightly. "The Queen truly has opened my eyes. She truly is the daughter of a military family... But going there late at night to threaten a witness, isn't that a bit suspicious?"
Su Lijin's heart tightened, and when she saw the mischievous smile on his face, she realized that she might have been tricked by him.
If he really had doubts, why would he have spoken to her alone about this? Furthermore, his protective attitude in his previous life...
"Your Majesty has already said that I am imprisoned in the cold palace, so how can I reach out so far? I can only resort to such tricks to protect myself and avoid being harmed by treacherous people."
Su Lijin curled her lips, her tone was slightly coquettish, but her heart was full of twists and turns.
In her previous life, she had never thought of competing for favor. Because of her feelings for that beast, she did not allow Xiao Shengxing to have sex with her on their wedding night. However, this somewhat eccentric emperor was actually very self-disciplined and polite, and had not touched her until now.
But this closeness and the protection of two lives seemed to give her some illusions. Xiao Shengxing seemed...
"Why, is the Queen blaming me?"
Xiao Shengxing's heart fluttered at her little girlish demeanor, and he couldn't help but soften his tone. "I was worried that the Queen would become arrogant due to her favor. If the Queen hadn't acted so recklessly, how could I bear to keep you locked up?"
It's really rare for Jin'er to be like this. Her attitude towards him before was always as cold as a wooden man. How could it compare to being so lively and vivid now?
"Your Majesty is really reluctant to imprison me. Why not release me back to Kunning Palace?"
Su Lijin couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard the gentle tone. If she was locked up in the cold palace forever, it would be really inconvenient for her.
Xiao Shengxing looked at those rolling eyes, and a cute and tender face appeared in his mind, and he was stunned for a moment.
He knew that the person she loved was the virtuous prince, but they had clearly grown up together.
The first time he saw her, he wanted her to be his Crown Princess. How could he bear to see her suffer?
Never mind. He would do his best to protect her anyway. What happened today has already shown that someone wants to attack her. It would be useless to lock her up in the cold palace.
"Want to go out?"
He curved his lips and approached Su Lijin with a half-smile. Although he was planning to let her go, he couldn't help but want to tease her a little more: "When the concubines in the palace ask me for something, they won't be so polite as you. You have to show me some sincerity, right?"
Su Lijin felt the hot breath gushing out from her ear, feeling a bit helpless for a moment. She stiffly let him hold her earlobe: "Your Majesty, what sincerity do you want?"
"How about helping me bathe?"
Xiao Shengxing's tone seemed frivolous and indifferent, but he was mentally prepared for her to turn away with a cold face and wave her sleeves.
He didn't want to force her, he just wanted to wait until she saw through the evil ambitions of those people.
"Okay, then Your Majesty... don't break your promise."
Su Lijin's ears were already red as blood, and she gently tugged at Xiao Shengxing's sleeve: "Your Majesty, please move to the Hot Spring Palace."
In her previous life, she remained chaste for the sake of that beast, but in this life, even for the sake of her family, she must compete for favor!
Moreover, if the Emperor protected her, who would dare to harm her openly and let her end up like she did in her previous life?!
"Does Jin'er agree?"
Xiao Shengxing finally came to his senses, but his handsome face was so red that it seemed like blood was about to drip out.
It was so sudden, he never thought she would...
"Your Majesty, are you unwilling to release me?"
A soft little hand fell on his chest. Su Lijin, who was wearing a bright red palace dress, bit her red lips lightly, her eyes full of water. "Your Majesty, your words are not joking. You must not go back on your word."
"If the Queen regrets her decision, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the Emperor?"
The man slowly grasped her hand, his eyes dark and fiery, and suddenly he lifted her up and carried her straight onto the dragon chariot.
The next day, when Su Lijin woke up, she was lying on the couch in Kunning Palace.
Just as she was about to stand, the maid beside her stepped forward with a humble look, saying, "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered you not to leave the palace recently... Concubine Lan committed suicide in the palace... There are too many rumors outside, and His Majesty is afraid that they will anger you."
Concubine Lan is dead?!
Su Lijin's eyes suddenly turned cold. She had just wanted to arrange those people to find out about Concubine Shu's conspiracy against Concubine Hua, but Concubine Lan died at this critical moment! ?
A dark glint flashed in her eyes, and then she said calmly, "I left some of my things in the cold palace, and I need a few people to accompany me to retrieve them. Those rumors outside are nothing to worry about."
Undercurrents were surging in the palace, and the atmosphere in the imperial study was even more tense.
"Are you sure it was Xiao Zhaolin and Concubine Shu who killed Concubine Hua?"
Xiao Shengxing stood in front of the desk, lowering his eyes to look at the secret letter in his hand, his eyes dark and inexplicable.
The Qianlong Guards below said respectfully, "Yes, and last night Xiao Zhaolin secretly met with Concubine Shu and threatened her that if she dared to attack the Empress again, he would not show any mercy."
"Heh...you're so brave."
Xiao Shengxing curled his lips, his smile slightly cold: "When did my people need him to protect them?"
The secret guard knelt on the ground and whispered, "The Queen seems to be suspicious of this matter, Your Majesty..."
"Get rid of all the people involved, so she doesn't get angry and do something rash that would alert the enemy."
Xiao Shengxing said calmly, "Also, that group in the palace has been acting quite recklessly lately. Send someone to ambush them and see what they're up to."
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