He turned his head, his back to the empress dowager, seemed to wink at Su Lijin, and walked out of the imperial study.
Su Lijin arrived at the temple hall and was about to kneel down. The palace maid beside her supported her and whispered, "Your Highness is a daughter of gold. There is no need to kneel. This servant will not tell the Queen Mother."
Happiness came too suddenly. Su Lijin's eyes flickered. She picked up the women's ring on the chopping board and asked tentatively, "What about the punishment of copying?"
The maid took it, picked up a pen and paper, and began copying it in the temple. "Is the Queen doing well in the temple?" Xiao Shengxing blew away the foam on the teacup and took a sip.
The secret guard bit his lower lip, trying to suppress his laughter: "The Queen just ordered the imperial kitchen to make a cake and send it to the temple."
Xiao Shengxing almost choked on the tea he had just taken.
The Queen Mother punished her by making her copy the Women's Rules a hundred times and asking her to review them. However, judging from the situation, Su Lijin probably didn't even have time to copy them, otherwise she wouldn't have the leisure to eat. How unhappy!
Xiao Shengxing narrowed his eyes slightly: "Where is the Queen?"
The guard's expression was half-smiled: "I quietly pushed the door open and took a look. The Queen didn't even take a pen, she just let the maid copy it!"
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Fortunately, I arranged a palace maid to help in advance, otherwise, with that aunt's temper, I don't know how many times she would have cursed me in her heart.
A smile appeared in Xiao Shengxing's eyes. "Continue to watch over the Queen. If there is any disturbance, report to me."
Su Lijin was sitting comfortably on the coffee table in the temple hall, completely unaware of the pair of eyes in the dark.
Xiao Zhaolin's confidant disguised herself as a palace maid and came to the temple, deliberately lowering her voice: "Empress, the virtuous king asked me to bring you a message."
Su Lijin swallowed the cake in her mouth, brushed off the residue on her hands, and said, "What does he want to do now?"
The confidant leaned over and whispered in her ear, "The master wants to meet the queen at the old place."
Su Lijin's brows twitched. It had only been a few days since they last contacted each other, and Xiao Zhaolin had lost his patience so quickly.
When she thought of Xiao Zhaolin's behavior, she was afraid that he was going to make trouble. She wanted to see what tricks he was going to play: "I will go!"
Su Lijin sneaked out of the secret passage and came out of the palace.
Xiao Zhaolin had been waiting in the restaurant for a long time.
Su Lijin sat down at the table without any hesitation, picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks, and said calmly, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Zhaolin smiled slightly, his eyes drifting to her, and he spoke sweet words: "Jin'er, why haven't you come to visit me for so long? I miss you very much."
Su Lijin paused holding the chopsticks. Why did she feel so disgusted?
Su Lijin put down her chopsticks, cleared her throat, and made an excuse: "It's because the emperor is watching me closely and won't let me leave the palace."
This was indeed true. Su Lijin was speaking from the heart, and there was no sign of it on her face.
Xiao Shengxing was very cautious. He was put under house arrest as soon as he revealed his true identity. He was also punished by the Queen Mother!
Xiao Zhaolin himself had his own confidants in the palace, so he naturally knew that it was not a lie. A barely perceptible emotion flashed in his eyes: "This king has something good for you."
Su Lijin's eyes flashed with disdain, but her expression quickly returned to normal: "What is it?"
He pulled out a palm-sized bottle from his sleeve and said, "No need to ask any questions. Just put this in his food, and you won't have to worry about Xiao Shengxing watching you closely."
Su Lijin raised her eyebrows. Did he really think she was stupid? Did he think she couldn't see it?
He is... going to poison Xiao Shengxing.
She pressed the bottle into her palm and smiled.
Don’t worry, just pretend to agree first to let him relax his guard, and then slowly find an opportunity to deal with him!
Su Lijin said insincerely, "Thank you, my Lord! Now I wonder how Xiao Shengxing can keep me under house arrest! I think I'll be able to drink and chat with you soon!"
Xiao Zhaolin agreed with a smile, and stopped talking after achieving his goal. Su Lijin didn't want to flatter him either, so they chatted for a few words and then went home.
The secret guard sneaked into the Taiji Hall and looked at Xiao Shengxing sitting on the imperial chair. He said with a stern face, "Your Majesty, the Queen secretly left the palace today."
Xiao Shengxing had known that Su Lijin couldn't stay in the temple, so he wasn't surprised to hear this. He waved his hand and said, "Let her go."
She's just leaving the palace. Are you afraid that she will overturn the palace?
The secret guard frowned in embarrassment and stepped forward, saying, "I saw the Queen return to the palace with a medicine bottle, carefully hiding it in her bedroom, as if she was afraid of being discovered."
Xiao Shengxing lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The secret guard thought for a moment and said, "I followed the Queen to the restaurant and heard them say they wanted to put it in the food..."
Just then, Su Lijin's maid came hurriedly.
When the secret guard heard the sound, he hid himself in the dark to avoid being discovered. The eunuch also approached again, pretending nothing had happened and waited on the side.
The maid bowed and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the Empress has personally cooked and would like to invite the Emperor to have dinner with her."
Xiao Shengxing's brows twitched slightly. If it were any other time, Su Lijin would definitely not take the initiative to come to him.
Today was a first for her. She never went into the kitchen, but she actually cooked for herself.
This was still her way of showing goodwill to him.
Thinking of the guard's words, Xiao Shengxing felt complicated.
There was no ripple on his face, and he said calmly, "I understand. Please leave."
After the maid left, the secret guard stepped forward again and said, "Empress, I'm afraid this will be detrimental to Your Majesty..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Shengxing interrupted him harshly: "Shut up! I have to say it!"
Although Xiao Shengxing said this, he closed his eyes deeply and thought.
Is Su Lijin trying to poison him?
But he didn't believe it! Clearly, their relationship had begun to improve a few days ago.
Or is it just what she thinks? Is she really cruel now and wants to kill him?
Were the smile on her face and the words she said all fake?
Xiao Shengxing's face was gloomy. The secret guard wanted to continue to dissuade him, but Xiao Shengxing had already walked towards Su Lijin's bedroom without looking back.
The aroma of food wafted from the palace. Xiao Shengxing pushed the door open and entered the room, only to see Su Lijin approaching with a smile, "Your Majesty has arrived."
There was a layer of frost in Xiao Shengxing's clear eyes. Looking through her smile and thinking of the words of the secret guard, he felt heartbroken.
"Come and have your meal, and try my cooking." Su Lijin pulled out a chair and placed bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Xiao Shengxing sat calmly on the chair, but his eyes were always fixed on her.
She had a faint smile on her face and calmly added dishes and chopsticks, without any clues.
Xiao Shengxing lowered his eyes. He felt a chill in his heart, and his whole body felt cold and uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, won't you try it quickly? I've been cooking for a long time, and I'm afraid some of the dishes are getting cold." Su Lijin sat down opposite him and urged.
This action increased Xiao Shengxing's suspicion. Was she so eager to poison him?
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