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In the study.

After the emperor finished reviewing the last memorial, he pinched his sore wrist and looked speechlessly at the people drinking tea and reading books below.

He coughed loudly, trying to get someone's attention.

The result was obviously that he didn't get any attention from the other party.

"Hey!" The emperor looked unhappy and snorted in rebuke, "Can a storybook be so attractive to Fu Ji?"

Even Feng Hai, who was serving Yan Mo, could smell the jealousy in his words.

Cui Huaiji finally raised his eyelids to look at him, and commented seriously: "Well, it's well written."

The emperor is nearly fifty years old. When he was young, he went into battle and killed enemies with a solid foundation. He does not show any signs of old age or fatigue at all.

However, due to the troubles of state affairs in recent years, there is a hint of worry between his brows.

"Forget it," the emperor let him go, and drank a sip of hot tea to relieve the dryness in his throat, and sighed, "You... Ah Ai talked to me about the seventh brother's fiancée some time ago. I want to hear Fu Ji's opinion?"

Cui Yuying came to him, naturally, to break off the engagement. It was rare that her brother had a young lady he liked, so she still wanted to fight for him.

But after all, it was a big deal about marriage, and the emperor wanted to know his thoughts.

It’s just that the seventh brother has some troubles.

"This marriage was personally requested by the Seventh Prince, so I cannot comment on it." Cui Huaiji put down the storybook, "But I do know what Miss Song is thinking. She is not willing to marry the Seventh Prince."

"Is that so?"

The emperor had no feelings towards Miss Song. He was interested in this marriage only for Cui Yuying's sake.

"Fuji, stop pretending in front of me. Just tell me whether you have any feelings for Miss Song."

Cui Huaiji raised his eyes and looked at him: "If I say so, Your Majesty will you be willing to cancel the engagement with the Seventh Prince for me?"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Why not?"

Apart from Cui Huaiji, there were only a few people in the whole dynasty who were so favored by the emperor.

Cui Huaiji closed his eyes and bowed respectfully: "I would like to agree, Your Majesty, but the young lady is proud by nature, and she might be happier if she brings it up herself."

The emperor understood what he meant. "Fu Ji, Fu Ji, you're already thinking about the person before you even kidnap him? Okay, I promise you!"

"As for Sikong's opportunity, it depends on whether she can seize it."

Cui Huaiji believed in her ability and smiled unconsciously, "She can do it."

*

As for Song Jin, Nanny Li called two palace maids to hold her on both sides and was about to hit her with a ruler, but she was suddenly frightened by the shrill cry of a cat.

Yu Nu bent her cat body, her blue eyes filled with danger and vigilance.

No one in the prince's mansion knew its origins. They just thought it was a toy that Song Jin kept to kill time. Nanny Li came back to her senses from the fright and cursed it with a long face.

"Bah! Little bastard! The princess indulges in toys, throw it out!"

"no--"

Qing Wu screamed and someone immediately covered her mouth.

That's Marquis Quling's beetle slave!

Yu Nu nimbly escaped from under the legs of everyone, and started biting the old woman who ordered her to be thrown out.

Nanny Li felt pain and was about to swing the ruler at him, but he got hit by her claw instead.

She was furious: "Don't catch it yet!"

Outnumbered.

Yu Nu let out a low cry, and when he realized that the situation was not right, he turned around, climbed over the wall and disappeared.

Furious at not being able to catch Yu Nu, Nanny Li took her anger out on Song Jin.

"Princess, I have been ordered to teach you the rules. If you make a mistake, you deserve to be beaten!"

Song Jin said nothing, just stared at her arrogant attitude with cold eyes, and was forcibly pulled out of her hand.

The palm is the softest place and the place least likely to leave marks.

Being hit here hurts much more than being hit somewhere else.

Nanny Li had taught countless new recruits, so she knew best where to hit the hardest.

“Bang!”

“Hmm!”

My vision suddenly blurred.

She had been raised by her father since she was a child, and even the punishments she received were of varying degrees of severity. She had never been tortured like this.

Sheng An is indeed her nemesis!

Qing Wu grew up with her since childhood, and knew that his wife had delicate and sensitive skin, so he couldn't help but feel anxious.

The sound of slapping became louder and louder.

This Nanny Li is clearly having an affair!

Song Jin's face was pale and his back was soaked with cold sweat.

She looked at her red and swollen palms, her eyes gradually becoming full of anger.

"What are you doing? Madam Li!"

Xu Nanheng's voice appeared unexpectedly.

Song Jin immediately put aside all emotions.

The people holding her down on both sides were frightened.

Xu Nanheng rushed over in two steps. "Jinjin, are you okay?"

Song Jin's eyes became weak, and he looked at Nanny Li with a weak breath, as if he was going to faint in the next second.

“Your Highness…”

Before she finished speaking, her head tilted and fell into his arms.

"Jinjin!"

"My wife!"

Qing Wu broke free from her restraints and rushed over, pointing at Nanny Li, crying, "Your Highness! My wife clearly received Nanny's notice that she didn't have to follow the rules in the afternoon before leaving the mansion, but Nanny deliberately set up a trap and beat her for her mistakes!"

"The lady's wounds haven't healed yet, she must be stimulated now!"

Nanny Li knelt down in fear: "Your Highness, I am here to teach the prince and his wife the rules of conduct according to the imperial decree. Today I just want to test you..."

"That's enough!" Xu Nanheng picked up Song Jin and walked into the house, and ordered in a cold voice, "Meng Shu, take Nanny Li away. I don't want to see her again!"

"yes."

Nanny Li looked at Meng Shu walking towards her and was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

It's over, she's finished...

*

After examining the girl's injuries, the doctor said that the girl's old injuries had not healed yet, and she had been beaten, which weakened her body, which had finally recovered.

Xu Nanheng knew that she was in a fragile body.

Although she was born in a merchant family, she was loved as much as a noblewoman. She felt guilty because she was injured twice.

"Jinjin, I thought you would be safer if you lived in my house. I was inconsiderate. I will never let this happen again!"

Looking at the unconscious person on the bed, Xu Nanheng made a secret decision.

He summoned all the eunuchs and palace maids in the mansion and made them aware of Song Jin's status in the mansion and that no one was allowed to look down on her.

Even he himself did not realize that his concern for Song Jin had gone beyond the use he had casually spoken of.

*

After everyone had left, Song Jin finally opened his eyes and sat up.

"Qingwu?"

"My lady!" Qing Wu ran over excitedly, "How do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"

"It's okay, I was just pretending to be dizzy."

If she didn't pretend to be unconscious, how could she force Xu Nanheng to deal with the arrogant Nanny Li.

The old people in the palace were sent by the imperial decree to teach her the rules, and she certainly couldn't do anything to anyone.

Song Jin rubbed his shoulder, which was still a little painful. "Qingwu, turn around and quietly stare at Nanny Li to see who she is in contact with."

She didn't believe that today's deliberate trouble was not directed by someone.

"good."

Qing Wu took the medicine that Xu Nanheng brought over and applied it gently to her.

Looking at her red and swollen palms with faint bloodshot, she couldn't help but feel sad: "When I was in Qingzhou, how could I have been beaten like this? It's better to be back in Qingzhou!"

"Be careful with your words." Song Jin scolded softly, and suddenly found that Yu Nu was nowhere to be seen in the room, "Has Yu Nu not come back yet?"

Qing Wu was also wondering.

Normally, Yu Nu loves to run around everywhere, and they are used to not seeing her for a whole day. But today, she was frightened by Nanny Li and no one knows where she has hidden.

"I sent the maids to look for her. I think she's hiding somewhere. She should be back soon, right?"

Song Jin nodded thoughtfully: "If he doesn't come back tomorrow, let's go out and look for him."

As night fell, lanterns were hung in the prince's mansion for lighting.

Qing Wu retracted the pole, glanced at the bright paper lantern, tilted his head and shouted inside: "Madam, do you want to purify yourself? I'll just go to the kitchen and ask someone to heat up a bucket of hot water."

A response came from the inner room, and she put down the pole and walked towards the kitchen.

Inside the house, Song Jin looked at his hands and sighed helplessly.

[What bad luck! Is it possible that Sheng An is born to be my nemesis? ]

She reached out to turn the pages of the book on the coffee table, but pulled the wound instead, and her pretty little face instantly wrinkled into a puffy shape.

"Oh."

The sudden laughter echoed in my ears.

Song Jin's hair stood on end: "Who?!"

[It's only been a few days since I last saw you, little li slave, and you've gotten yourself into this state? Sure enough, my mansion is where little li slave can live in peace.]

You can tell who it is by the teasing tone.

When Song Jin let down his guard and was thinking about how to start the conversation, Yu Nu's figure suddenly appeared.

"Yu Nu?"

Yu Nu turned back and called out every few steps, as if she was calling out to someone to follow her.

"I'm coming."

Cui Huaiji's doting voice appeared along with Yu Nu's cry.

Her jade-like face seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light, bright and soft; her eyes were filled with smiles, twinkling like stars in the night sky. She watched those eyes fall on her.

Tonight he was wearing a moon-white robe embroidered with silver bamboo patterns, with his black hair hanging down, and his already compassionate face looked even more Buddha-like.

He seemed to love clothes of all colors. Others might be able to wear one color to perfection, but Cui Huaiji could make all colors serve as a backdrop on him.

Song Jin's breathing couldn't help but stagnate, and she could hear her heart beating like a drum.

"Yu Nu suddenly came back and insisted that I follow her. It turned out that Miss Song was beaten."

She came back to her senses, savoring the joking in his words, but she was not annoyed: "Yeah, I got beaten a little, but that person didn't feel good either."

[What's going on? Why does my heart keep beating when I see Lord Hou? ]

His hidden eyes swept across her chest, and Cui Huaiji's smile deepened: "I believe Miss Song will not suffer any loss with her ability."

"My Lord, you are looking for me at night. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Seventh Prince?"

"If I were afraid, I wouldn't come."

Cui Huaiji took something out of his sleeve and threw it to her.

It is a bottle of top-quality medicine for treating ulcers.

Song Jin smiled unconsciously, and said proudly, "My Lord, you came here just for this bottle of golden sore medicine? What else doesn't the prince's mansion have?"

Cui Huaiji nonchalantly bent his right leg and looked at the little fox slave who was laughing at him, showing a bit of affection: "That's different, this is brought here by me personally."

[How can my stuff be compared with Xu Nanheng's? You little cat slave is really naughty.]

"Meow~"

Yu Nu suddenly jumped onto the low table between the two of them and fiddled with her book with her little paws.

He glanced at them briefly and said, "Why are you suddenly interested in ship merchants?"

Song Jin suppressed his laughter, not surprised by his inconsistency: "Didn't the Marquis ask even though he knew the answer?"

[With the methods of the Marquis, he would not know what happened to Lord Sikong, and he still pretended to be so in front of me.]

Cui Huaiji didn't comment, "Is there a way?"

She was confident: "Yes."

The two smiled at each other, and it seemed that as time went by, the tacit understanding between them grew deeper and deeper.

"Madam, the hot water is ready. Do you want to purify yourself now?"

Song Jin asked him: "Master Hou, won't you leave?"

[Tsk, is Lord Hou so innocent? My ears are red.]

"Ahem!" Cui Huaiji looked away, "Then I will leave first."

Before leaving, he gave her a meaningful look.

[Little lizard slave, I hope you can tease me in the future.]