She sighed inwardly, thinking that what she had just said was indeed not convincing enough.
"Wherever I go in this palace, there are patrolling guards. The protection is already very good."
Su Lijin smiled.
"But this time, a palace maid was able to assassinate the queen of a country with a dagger. Next time, someone might do something even more crazy. This is no small matter."
Xiao Shengxing looked at her, his deep eyes carrying a barely perceptible scrutiny, as if he wanted to see how she would explain.
"Your Majesty, not everyone has such bad intentions."
Su Lijin coughed lightly, racking her brains for an excuse, and explained, "If someone is really determined to do something, no matter how much we guard against it, they might be able to take advantage of it. I think the key is to first identify those with ulterior motives."
After she finished speaking, Xiao Shengxing's eyes flickered with doubt, but he didn't ask any more questions. He said seriously, "Well, the Queen does have some truth in what she said."
Seeing that Xiao Shengxing was fooled by her, Su Lijin turned sideways and couldn't help but let out a breath quietly.
For the next three days, Su Lijin stayed in the palace obediently and did not sneak out again.
This is not because she has really become honest, but because there is no need for her to leave the palace at the moment.
The matter with the Flying Fairy will take some time to ferment.
And right now, there is another matter that requires her attendance.
That was Ye Shuyin’s birthday party.
After washing up, Su Lijin looked at herself in the mirror and smiled meaningfully.
"I want to see if those clumsy and despicable means can still hurt me after I live my life again."
Ye Mansion.
The Minister of Revenue, wearing a dark green official uniform of the Minister's rank, stood at the door to greet the guests with a smile in his shrewd old eyes.
"Thank you colleagues for coming to my daughter's birthday party."
Bowing and chatting politely with the officials and their families who had come, Minister Ye was in high spirits and invited them into the mansion one by one.
"Minister Ye is very lucky. We will go in first."
The officials were also very polite and followed the servants into the mansion with a smile.
For a while, there was a constant stream of cars and people coming to the store to attend the birthday party.
"The Queen has arrived."
Following the eunuch's voice, a phoenix chariot stopped at the Shangshu Mansion.
The people at the door couldn't help but look at the carriage. Seeing that it was indeed the queen's ceremonial procession, they all knelt down and kowtowed.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
Minister Ye's face lit up with joy, and he quickly called on his family members to come forward to welcome him, and everyone knelt down in unison.
Ye Shuyin was naturally also among the family members. She was wearing a pink peach blossom skirt with gold thread, a precious pink vermilion hairpin on her head, and valuable gold and jade around her neck. She looked wealthy and eye-catching.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Su Lijin came out with a smile: "Everyone, please stand up. Today is the birthday party of the daughter of Minister Ye's family. Please feel free to make yourself at home."
She appeared in a bright red phoenix robe embroidered with golden phoenixes. Although she did not have many red hairpins on her head, the strong visual impact of the phoenix crown made her look like the authority of the highest power. For a moment, she was like a phoenix descending, so dazzling that people dared not look directly at her.
For a moment, Ye Shuyin looked like a delicate and pretty girl, and was much inferior, so people stopped looking at her.
The looks from everyone shattered Ye Shuyin's pride, and she felt endless hatred for Su Lijin in her heart.
"Hmph, when the time comes..."
Thinking of something, Ye Shuyin put away her expression, looked at Su Lijin, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I am extremely grateful that you can come."
Minister Ye smiled and nodded: "Yes, the Queen really loves my daughter. It is an honor for the Ye family."
Other officials and their families also complimented him, and Minister Ye felt extremely proud for a moment.
Su Lijin smiled without saying anything, raised her hand and let the palace maid help her walk in.
evening.
The birthday party lasted for a long time, and at this time people were drinking heavily. Many people looked a little drunk, and they were chatting with people around them with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I toast to you and thank you for coming to my birthday party." Ye Shuyin walked over with a wine glass.
She was the birthday girl today. Su Lijin looked at her, took a sip from her wine glass, and said, "No need to be so polite. I promised, so I will come."
A hint of pride flashed across Ye Shuyin's eyes, but when she looked again, her eyes were full of smiles and there was nothing unusual to see.
"Your Majesty, how about I take you on a tour of the mansion? Although it's not as good as the imperial palace, it does have a few nice and elegant places."
Seeing her thoughts clearly, Su Lijin had already made preparations. A flash of understanding flashed in her eyes, and she said happily, "Then thank you for leading the way."
Ye Shuyin led the way with a smile, pointing to a few places at random, and then they walked further and further away, and there were no servants on the road.
Su Lijin looked around and sneered in her heart.
As they walked, Ye Shuyin stepped on the hem of Su Lijin's skirt and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that."
Ye Shuyin looked around and said, "Now that the hem of the skirt is dirty, we can't wear it out. Why don't we go to the side room in front and change into something else?"
Su Lijin sneered in her heart. The road was so wide that it would be very awkward for her to step on it.
While thinking about it, he put on a casual smile and said, "Okay, I'll go change it."
Su Lijin walked towards the side room, and Ye Shuyin, who was standing behind her, had a calculating look in her eyes.
Coming to the side room, there were two small rooms. Su Lijin casually walked into one of the small rooms to change clothes.
She looked around the room. The furnishings inside were very natural and simple, with a large screen dividing the room into two parts. She was standing in the inner room.
Before he finished changing, he heard voices outside and stopped moving.
"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you outside for a long time." Ye Shuyin complained coquettishly.
Xiao Zhaolin glanced at her and said nothing.
Ye Shuyin said, "Your Highness, don't you miss Shuyin? You used to be so gentle and caring towards Shuyin."
These words were really ambiguous. Su Lijin listened, raised her eyebrows, and didn't care.
It seems that Xiao Zhaolin is also outside.
Xiao Zhaolin smiled gently and put his arm around her waist: "Your Highness has feelings for Shuyin very much, how could I not miss you?"
As he spoke, he seemed to hug Ye Shuyin.
Ye Shuyin pouted but did not dodge away.
"Then let me take good care of you."
It was clearly visible through the screen that the two of them were kissing each other.
These sounds were transmitted to Su Lijin's ears in the inner room without missing a single one.
Xiao Zhaolin and Ye Shuyin kissed passionately and emotionally, and the sounds they made were extremely ambiguous.
Su Lijin, who was standing in the inner room, heard it clearly and couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on her face.
Thinking about how this person had been false to her in his previous life, and perhaps doing all sorts of theft and prostitution behind her back, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up in sarcasm.
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