When Concubine Jin looked at Xiao Shengxing, her heart trembled and her body shook even more violently, but she could only kowtow repeatedly with tears streaming down her face.
"But, I still remember that you swore an oath just now."
"Your Majesty, if you investigate the source of this letter, you will definitely be able to find out who is behind this. This is not my fault!"
Although there was no evidence, she was certain that Su Lijin was definitely involved.
If we can find out the source of this letter, maybe we can save her again.
Su Lijin raised her eyebrows in surprise. She didn't expect that Concubine Jin was still smart enough to think of the letter as a clue.
However, she would not let this matter develop in her direction. It was time to end this drama.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Jin said the letter was evidence, then said it was fabricated and given to her. I really can't understand why she keeps lying over and over again."
She held her head, pretending to have a headache. "Just now she swore to become a nun, and now she can easily go back on her word. I really didn't know there were such careless people in this world."
Xiao Shengxing was silent for a moment, then waved his hand. The eunuch understood and said, "Come here! Drag Lady Jin away!"
Concubine Jin threw herself at the emperor's feet in panic: "Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this, I won't go..."
"Drag him away!" Xiao Shengxing pulled his legs away without looking at her.
Concubine Jin was taken away by the guards, and shouts echoed throughout the hall.
"Prime Minister, I believe you know the relationship between the ruler and his subjects." Xiao Shengxing suddenly looked at the Prime Minister and smiled very gently.
The Prime Minister was so frightened by this smile that he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly bowed his hands: "I have overstepped my bounds today. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Xiao Shengxing continued to smile, "Prime Minister, it would be better for you to focus more on the court. If you can't handle your duties well, there's no need for you to be in your current position."
The Prime Minister could not fail to hear the warning in these words, "I will do my utmost to serve the Emperor and the people."
After saying this, he forced a fake smile and said, "Your Majesty must be tired. I will not disturb your rest and will take my leave now."
Seeing that Concubine Jin had been dragged away and the Prime Minister had also taken his leave, the Queen Mother naturally didn't want to stay here for a moment.
"This farce is truly chaotic. Concubine Jin deserves to be punished. I am also a little tired and will not disturb the Emperor from handling his affairs any longer."
The Empress Dowager was brought here by Concubine Jin, but could not find any fault with the Empress. She was so embarrassed that she hurriedly took people away.
Once again, only Su Lijin and Xiao Shengxing were left in the imperial study.
Xiao Shengxing played with the white letter and suddenly his eyes turned to Su Lijin.
Su Lijin seemed to be in a good mood. She took the inkstone with a smile and started grinding ink again.
Looking at the smile on her face and then at the letter in her hand, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes turned slightly, and he understood everything.
Obviously, this was Su Lijin's trick.
Xiao Shengxing raised his hand and picked up the brush, continuing to carefully finish the unfinished painting.
The white wrist grinding ink looked very beautiful. Xiao Shengxing glanced at it and saw that the painting in his hand was already completed.
"I've finished the painting."
"Let me see."
Su Lijin put down the ink, walked to Xiao Shengxing's side with some curiosity, and cast her eyes on the painting.
When the paintings were painted before, she didn't have the chance to see them. Now that she saw the paintings Xiao Shengxing painted for her for the first time, it was impossible for her not to be curious.
Xiao Shengxing smiled and moved aside a little so that she could see the whole painting.
As soon as her eyes fell on the painting, Su Lijin let out a sigh in surprise, her eyes full of amazement.
"Is this me?"
She murmured to herself, her hand unconsciously stroking the woman in the painting.
The woman in the painting has bright eyes and white teeth, and is slender and graceful. Her face is so beautiful that she seems to be floating in the air. Especially the red dress makes her skin look as white as snow. Her temperament is extraordinary and a bit passionate. She is very stunning and beautiful!
Xiao Shengxing nodded with a smile. Su Lijin's stunning look made him feel inexplicably happy.
The person in this painting is naturally Su Lijin.
But after being amazed, Su Lijin felt a little strange. She was clearly wearing a palace dress, not the red dress in the painting at all.
She asked directly: "When did I ever wear red clothes?"
It was as if Xiao Shengxing had really seen her in a red dress, even the details in the painting were very clear.
Xiao Shengxing's eyes flickered slightly, and his gaze fell on the red dress, as if he was lost in some memory.
After a while, he said, "I think I saw the Queen wearing red in my dream."
This is indeed a lie.
Only he himself knew that Su Lijin in red looked exactly like she did when they first met.
Su Lijin didn't doubt it, but chuckled: "I didn't expect that the emperor would dream about me. I thought the emperor didn't dream."
She smiled with a hint of sarcasm, but her charming smile was even more beautiful than the person in the painting, which was simply captivating.
Inexplicably, Xiao Shengxing reached out and hugged her in his arms, holding her slender waist, and said frivolously, "The Queen is naturally the one in my dreams."
Xiao Shengxing was dressed in a yellow robe, and his handsome face attracted many women. When his deep eyes looked at people, it seemed as if they were sucked in with a deep suction force.
The atmosphere in the air was a little subtle, and Su Lijin couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
She suddenly remembered the spy that Xiao Zhaolin had arranged next to Xiao Shengxing. The already turbulent days became even more turbulent because of that spy.
"I have something else to do, so I won't bother the emperor anymore."
She stood up and left immediately after she finished speaking. Xiao Shengxing couldn't help but be distracted when he saw Su Lijin break free.
Back in the bedroom, Su Lijin became more and more anxious. Thinking of Xiao Shengxing and the spy, she felt extremely upset.
"No, I must tell him about this. I can't delay it any longer."
Having made up her mind, Su Lijin put on a veil and changed into Shiqi's clothes.
In the middle of the night, the palace fell into silence.
Xiao Shengxing was a little surprised by Su Lijin's appearance, but he just looked at her with a smile.
"Xiao Zhaolin has planted a spy next to you." Su Lijin said in Shiqi's tone.
Looking at the masked Su Lijin, Xiao Shengxing's face showed a hint of surprise: "Did you come here specifically to tell me this?"
Hearing this, Su Lijin nodded: "You have to be careful."
"I'll be careful." Xiao Shengxing said sincerely.
While saying thank you, Xiao Shengxing suddenly reached out and pulled the person closer, intending to finish the action that had not been interrupted by Su Lijin before. Su Lijin was caught off guard and fell directly into his arms, and their eyes met.
"What are you doing?" Su Lijin's face flushed slightly. At such a close distance, Xiao Shengxing's pleasant scent sprayed on her face, making her feel itchy and her heart beat inexplicably faster.
"I want to take a closer look at you." Xiao Shengxing said with a smile.
But when he was painting during the day, Xiao Shengxing also did this to her, who was the queen.
Thinking of this, the embarrassment on Su Lijin's face suddenly disappeared, and there was a look of displeasure on her face that she herself was not aware of.
It turns out that Xiao Shengxing has the same attitude towards both the Queen and Shiqi!
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