When she came to her senses, she hurriedly bowed to the two of them.

Just as he bowed, he heard the emperor above him say, "Mother-in-law, there is no need to be polite. We are all family."

As he spoke, Gu Xueting stood up and helped her up personally.

Mrs. Shen was flattered.

Shen Yizhi pulled Madam Shen to sit down, "Mom, have you eaten? If not, let's have some together."

Madam Shen subconsciously looked at Gu Xueting and was about to ask for forgiveness, but she heard him say, "Mother-in-law, there is no need to be so polite. Just treat it as your own home. I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I won't interfere with your private conversation."

Mrs. Shen was about to stand up and see him off, but was held down by Gu Xueting.

Seeing his figure completely disappear at the palace gate, Madam Shen retracted her gaze and saw her daughter still eating happily without even saying anything about seeing His Majesty off. She couldn't help but poke her forehead and said, "You are so careless."

Shen Yizi was not careless, but insightful. Although she didn't know why His Majesty's temperament suddenly changed, since he suddenly became interested in her and acted as if he wanted to be an ordinary couple with her, pampering her and indulging her, she just had to accept it.

What else can I do?

He was not happy that she was going to act very timid.

Shen Yizhi smiled and put a small soup dumpling on Mrs. Shen's small plate, "Mom, try this, it's much better than the one made by the cook at home."

Ever since she received the grace of His Majesty yesterday and was allowed to enter the palace to visit her daughter, Mrs. Shen's heart has been in turmoil. She did not sleep well the whole night and woke up before dawn to prepare to enter the palace.

I didn't have much appetite before going out in the morning, and I couldn't eat after just a few bites.

Now that he saw that his daughter was doing well and looking radiant, and even a little fatter than when she was at home, he knew that she was living well in the palace, and the worry that had been hanging in his heart finally came to his mind.

My appetite also awakened. I was really hungry, so I didn't hesitate to have breakfast with Shen Yizhizi.

After breakfast, the mother and daughter went into the inner room, sat on the couch and talked privately.

What Mrs. Shen was most concerned about was her daughter being "scared to death" a few days ago. She almost fainted on the spot when she heard the news. Although she later heard that her daughter was alive again, she was still worried.

At this moment, I couldn't help but ask Shen Yizhi for confirmation.

Shen Yizi naturally denied it. Anyway, she was well now and alive and well, so why should she tell her mother about her previous trip to the underworld and make her worry?

At this moment, she personally refuted the rumor: "Mother, where did you hear that? My daughter is alive and well. How could she have been frightened to death? You believe such unfounded rumors? She was just frightened to the point of fainting that day and couldn't breathe. Look, I'm fine now, aren't I?"

She got off the bed and turned around twice in front of her mother to prove that she was in perfect health.

"Okay, stop turning around. It makes me dizzy. Come and sit down. Now that you're the master of a palace, you're still so unstable." Mrs. Shen pulled Shen Yizhi to sit down and started nagging again.

Before entering the palace, Shen Yizi complained about her mother's nagging, but now when she heard these earnest words of advice, she felt very warmed and listened patiently without refutation.

The mother and daughter sat together and chatted affectionately. Time passed quickly and soon it was noon.

Gu Xueting was afraid that the mother and daughter would feel uncomfortable if he went there, so he refrained from going. He only asked Zhu Xiu to go to the imperial kitchen to pass on the message that the lunch must be prepared carefully.

Here, Mrs. Shen looked at the delicacies from land and sea and the exquisite delicacies placed on the table and was secretly amazed. Isn't this too grand?

"Zhizhi, do you usually eat like this?"

Shen Yizhi: "No, I am still relying on you for this."

This time when she entered the palace, the situation she saw was very different from what Mrs. Shen had imagined. His Majesty was surprisingly good to his own daughter.

"I just hope that your majesty has really changed his temperament, so that my son can have hope in the future. But serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, so you still have to be more careful."

"Yeah, I know, mom. Try this steamed sea bass, it's delicious."

"Just keep eating." Mrs. Shen glared at her, but still picked up a piece of fish from her and ate it.

Mm, it’s really delicious.

After returning home, Mrs. Shen told Prime Minister Shen what she had seen and heard during her trip to the palace, and asked him to help analyze what the emperor's purpose was in doing this.

Prime Minister Shen: "Based on my observations over the past month, His Majesty has indeed changed a lot, which is good for the country and the people. As for his favor to Zhizhi, whether it is true or false, as long as I am here, I will never allow Zhizhi to get into trouble."

In the palace.

When Shen Yizhi woke up from his nap, he found that he had been moved and was no longer in his Yuxiu Palace.

Judging from the layout of this palace, this is undoubtedly the emperor's bedroom.

Why did Gu Xueting move her here?

Thinking of what happened the last time she came here, she became a little scared, fearing that the big white tiger would jump out from some corner, knock her to the ground and eat her.

The more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen. Shen Yizi got out of bed carefully. As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw the big white tiger lying in the hall.

The key point is that it is not in a cage at all now!

Shen Yizi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her whole body froze in place. What was even more terrifying was that the big white tiger was walking towards her.

A warm body came up from behind and completely covered her.

"Don't be afraid, it won't dare to hurt you." Gu Xueting held her hand and moved towards the big white tiger that was in front of him.

For some reason, with him as her backer, she wasn't so scared even when she faced the big white tiger face to face.

Just as he said, the white tiger did not dare to act unruly at all. Instead, it lay down obediently and let her stroke it. It even exposed its belly and rolled around to act coquettishly, like a big cat.

In this way, the psychological shadow that the big white tiger had originally caused to her quickly faded away.

The impression of it in her mind changed from a ferocious carnivore to a big furry cat.

Just as she was touching him vigorously, a black whip was stuffed into her other hand.

Gu Xueting whispered in her ear: "It scared Zhizhi before, now Zhizhi can beat it up to vent her anger. Don't worry, it won't dare to resist as long as I'm here."

Big White Tiger: “…”

Although he was very angry, he had to bow his head because he was under the eaves.

Not only could it not resist, it also had to do its best to appear harmless and try to please the weak human female in front of it.

Forget it, it has thick skin and strong flesh anyway, and this human female doesn't seem to have a strong fighting ability, so it's okay to give her a beating.

The big white tiger comforted himself in his heart.

Shen Yizhi looked at the big white "cat" in front of him that was blinking and trying hard to be cute at him. He clenched the whip in his hand, raised his hand, but did not swing it.

"The tiger that scared me deserves to be beaten, but what about Your Majesty? It was you, Your Majesty, who sent me to the tiger cage that day."