Faced with Xiao Zhaolin's confession of love and hearing the hint of grievance in his tone, Su Lijin felt sick.
She did not miss the flash of disgust in Xiao Zhaolin's eyes just now. This man clearly hated her in his heart, but in order to use her, he still pretended to deceive her.
Haha, do you really think she's a three-year-old? Is she really that easy to fool?
Su Lijin was upset, but she was also naive and felt the excruciating pain at the time.
There was no need for her to blame herself too much. She could only blame the evil people for being ruthless and setting up a lot of deadly traps for her.
She used to be too credulous of others, but not anymore. What she had to do was to cooperate with Xiao Zhaolin and act well.
Hiding her thoughts, Su Lijin bit her lip and said with an obsessed look, "Your Highness, don't think too much. I naturally love you the most. I have been waiting for you to take me out."
Xiao Zhaolin's eyes lit up with pride, and he asked, "But Jin'er, you were just talking about how good the emperor is. Jin'er has fallen in love with the emperor?"
Hearing this, Su Lijin blushed slightly and said shyly, "The emperor is the emperor, but I only have Your Highness in my heart."
She neither denied nor admitted what she said.
After saying this, Su Lijin felt a pang of nausea in her heart, and sighed secretly. It was really difficult to pretend to love like Xiao Zhaolin and not reject anyone.
There really is only one person like Xiao Zhaolin in this world who can pretend and deceive without any burden.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhaolin's disgust almost overflowed from the corners of his eyes. He obviously felt Su Lijin's wavering feelings.
He smiled gently and coaxed her, "I know how Jin'er feels about me. I was just a little jealous for a moment. Jin'er, you should know what I'm thinking, right?"
Su Lijin got goose bumps all over her body and nodded: "Jin'er understands, and I don't blame Your Highness."
"That's good." Xiao Zhaolin's smile became even gentler, and he asked, "Jin'er, have you continued with what I told you to do before?"
Hearing this, Su Lijin's brows jumped, and she suddenly understood.
"Should we continue to give you those medicines?" Seeing that she didn't answer, Xiao Zhaolin asked directly.
Now that the question has come to this, it is impossible for Su Lijin to pretend not to understand.
She glanced nervously at the door and whispered, "Jin'er did everything His Highness instructed. She always slipped the medicine into the food or tea."
She snorted in her heart. This Xiao Zhaolin was really vigilant. He came to ask about this matter specifically, fearing that the dosage would not continue.
But she had never drugged him, and she was just pretending to do so.
"Is the emperor's health getting worse?" Xiao Zhaolin asked.
Su Lijin shook her head: "Those medicines don't seem to be of any use to the emperor."
"Impossible!" Xiao Zhaolin denied it directly: "That medicine is extremely hard to find and its efficacy is also very strong. It is impossible for it to be useless."
Su Lijin stood up angrily and said dissatisfiedly: "Your Highness, are you doubting me?"
"I continued to administer the drug as you instructed, but it is also true that it had no effect on the Emperor. Does Your Highness suspect that I didn't administer it?"
Her face was full of dissatisfaction, and she pouted in grievance: "Then Jin'er will never do it again. Your Highness, please do it yourself."
After saying this, Su Lijin turned her head away without even looking at him.
Xiao Zhaolin stared at Su Lijin for a long time. Seeing that her face looked natural and she seemed to be really sad about being suspected, he began to believe it a little more.
Thinking that she would have to do a lot of things in the palace in the future, this was not the time to fall out with her.
Thinking of this, he suppressed the disgust in his heart and comforted her, "Jin'er, don't be angry. You misunderstood me. I didn't mean that. How could I doubt you?"
"Hmph, you were just doubting me!" Su Lijin snorted.
Xiao Zhaolin grabbed her shoulders and said affectionately, "I doubt anyone, but I won't doubt Jin'er. Jin'er is so good, I can't wait to pamper her."
Su Lijin's mouth twitched slightly, and she took two steps away, leaving his palm control without a trace: "Okay, then, Jin'er believes you."
"However, Jin'er also has something to ask Your Highness."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Zhaolin raised his eyebrows.
Su Lijin asked, "Did Your Highness do that when there was explosives in the campfire during the last hunt?"
She asked quickly, looking at Xiao Zhaolin without blinking.
Xiao Zhaolin's face changed, realizing he had lost his composure. He collected his expression and quickly said, "How could I possibly set off explosives? You were right next to the bonfire at the time, how could I possibly set off explosives to kill you?"
Seeing this, Su Lijin's heart sank.
It seems that Xiao Zhaolin is closely related to that incident.
She didn't expect that during the hunting ceremony last time, Xiao Zhaolin actually deceived both her and Xiao Shengxing.
At that time, they were still worried that Xiao Zhaolin would ignite the gunpowder. Now they think that Xiao Zhaolin must have already had his own plan in mind.
"It's good that Your Highness did it, and I'm relieved."
She pretended not to know and nodded.
After sending Xiao Zhaolin away, Su Lijin immediately changed her clothes, disguised herself as Shiqi, and quietly left the palace.
Wearing a mask, she stood in a corner of the alley on Flower Street.
The back door of a brothel in the alley suddenly opened, and a charming woman walked out.
The woman opened only a corner of the back door and peered into the alley.
Su Lijin flashed in front of her and looked at her.
She left the palace today specifically to find her.
The woman was the brothel's madam, and she asked with some caution, "Are you looking for me?"
Su Lijin handed over a bag of silver and money: "Please help me pass on a message."
After shaking the silver in her hand and feeling its weight, the madam smiled happily and said, "Don't worry, no matter what the news is, I will definitely handle it for you."
Su Lijin said, "Just spread the word that the Feitian Fairy has returned."
The madam nodded and said with a smile, "Leave it to me. Don't worry, within a day, the whole capital will know about this."
"Um."
Without staying for long, Su Lijin left the Flower Street and hurried back to the palace.
The next day, she got up much later than usual.
I secretly left the palace last night, and it took quite a while to go back and forth. I am exhausted, so daytime is the time to catch up on some sleep.
She was sleeping soundly when the maid's voice came from outside.
"Your Majesty, Ye Shuyin, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, requests an audience."
Su Lijin opened her eyes and murmured, "What is she doing here?"
Su Lijin sat up and stretched: "Let her in."
After a while, she washed up briefly and went out.
Ye Shuyin was dressed like a daughter of an official. Her clothes were made of high-quality fabrics, and the red hairpins on her head made her look glittering and precious. She looked like a lady from a noble family.
Su Lijin looked at her, and Ye Shuyin was also secretly looking at Su Lijin. Seeing that she was wearing a phoenix robe and had an outstanding temperament, and had the majesty of the supreme power in the harem, a trace of jealousy flashed in her heart.
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