"You're usually so clever and quirky, how come such a small thing stumped you? You need to put your mind to it, and you can solve it if you do. Try it again."
Shen Jinchen chuckled and was about to hand the box to Cen Xi, indicating that she should study it further.
"You try to untie it. I'm too lazy to do it. If you don't untie it, I won't take it anymore. You've wasted your time."
Cen Xi smiled like a fox and handed the box to Shen Jinchen.
"Ha! What a character! Only you would dare to ask the king of a country to do this for you. Isn't that enough? You just don't want to use your brain."
Shen Jinchen curled his lips, shook his head, patted the bottom of the box, and then pulled out a wooden box.
Inside, there was not only a pair of white wolf fang earrings, but also a white tooth necklace, crystal clear and bright, clearly the work of a master.
"It's quite beautiful, Your Majesty. Please help me put it on and see."
Cen Xi liked it immediately, so she picked up the earring and handed it to Shen Jinchen, looking at him excitedly.
"Isn't this gift from me good? Next month is my birthday. I wonder what kind of gift Your Majesty the Empress would like to give your husband?"
Shen Jinchen didn't refuse and actually took off Cen Xi's earrings and put the pair on his hand, while also hanging the white tooth necklace around Cen Xi's neck.
After admiring the gift, he asked for his own.
"Hmm, oh, the Emperor's birthday is in a month. What a coincidence! Your Majesty doesn't know, but I've already been preparing a gift for you. It will definitely be a surprise."
When the topic of giving Shen Jinchen a gift came up, Cen Xi glanced at the ground, her eyes darting around before she flashed a captivating smile to reassure him.
"You'd be a fool to believe me. Cen Xi, you've never even asked me what day my birthday is, so how can I even begin preparations? Your lying mouth really needs a good talking to."
Without a second thought, Shen Jinchen raised his hand and tapped her on the forehead. Having spent so much time with her, Shen Jinchen knew her perfectly well; he could tell which of her words were true and which were false.
Over the years, has she ever offered to give me anything? What an eye-rolling woman.
“It’s true. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Qingyi. I originally wanted to keep it from you, but I didn’t expect His Majesty to not believe me at all. Ask her if I learn embroidery from her every day.”
Cen Xi glanced at the ground with a slightly guilty look, then pulled on Shen Jinchen's arm with a fawning smile, thinking to herself, "You can tell I'm lying, but don't expose me."
"Oh? You want to learn embroidery? What would you like to embroider for me?"
She still wouldn't admit it, so she pulled him into her arms again and breathed sweetly into his ear.
“Embroidery… embroidering a sachet. Qingyi said that the best way for a woman to express her love is to personally embroider a sachet for the man she loves, so… so I learned from her.”
The warm breath tickled her ear, and Cen Xi didn't want to provoke this man like she did last night, so she quickly distanced herself, haphazardly touched her hair, and then started making up a bunch of nonsense with a straight face.
"Embroidered sachets, huh! It's certainly a good way to express affection. Let's embroider mandarin ducks with their necks intertwined. Your Majesty the Empress can personally put one on me on the Emperor's birthday. I've never received a gift from you before, and I'm really looking forward to it."
Shen Jinchen smiled and pinched Cen Xi's buttocks, which were hidden under her clothes, before letting go and looking at her with interest.
Cen Xi never expected that this damned man would actually do something like this in such a serious and proper place. She gave a wry, amused, and helpless smile, and said:
"Your Majesty has many affairs to attend to today, so I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave now. If you are tired, please do not move. You may rest here in the Imperial Study."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. These memorials will be reviewed in half an hour. Be good! Go back and wait for me to come for dinner. If you don't wait for me, then you won't be sleeping tonight. Oh, and don't forget to study embroidery properly. If there are no sachets for the Emperor's birthday, Your Majesty will know the consequences."
Shen Jinchen licked his teeth, smiled and spoke without stopping Cen Xi from leaving.
"Ha! Clingy brat, Qingyi, tell me, what emperor is like him?"
After hearing the man's voice, Cen Xi turned her head to look at the palace gate, rolled her eyes speechlessly, and then grabbed the person in green next to her for recognition.
"There is no empress like you in this world, so... Your Majesty, please stop laughing. Look at you, so lovestruck, it's unbearable to look at. And when did I ever teach you embroidery? I don't know."
Qingyi's lips twitched. She looked at Cenxi, who, despite her complaint, had a smile as sweet as honey on her face. Speechless, she wiped her face and replied.
"Who said you didn't teach him? Didn't you show me the flower patterns a few days ago? You even asked me if I wanted to give His Majesty a surprise. Have you forgotten? How come your memory is so bad?"
"Red Robe, go to the Imperial Hospital later and call a physician for her. Have him examine her carefully to see if she has Alzheimer's disease."
Seeing that Cen Xi hadn't gone far, and that Qingyi, who had no sense of propriety, was about to expose her lie, she immediately became angry and pinned a disease on her.
After she finished speaking, she gave the woman in red a wink.
“I…, this servant…”
She was inexplicably accused of a completely fabricated crime, and even told she was mentally challenged. Qingyi had absolutely no recourse.
Her master's ability to distort the truth was truly astounding.
No wonder His Majesty often scolds her as a little liar; she was clearly exposed just now, yet she still managed to pretend.
"What do you mean, 'you' and 'me'? Look at Hongyi, she can't even speak clearly anymore. Hurry up and go to the Imperial Hospital to fetch the imperial physician. Oh, right, remember to call that Lady Su over too. Xiaoyu said the other day that she misses her mother, so it's a good opportunity for her to see her."
Seeing Qingyi looking sullen, Cen Xi clapped his hands and laughed. After laughing enough, he urged Qingyi to go and fetch the imperial physician.
"Alright, Red Robe will go right away. Green Robe's illness really needs to be treated."
Seeing that Qingyi was so angry her liver hurt, the woman in red put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly several times before disappearing in a flash.
"Your Majesty, I am not sick, you are the one who is sick. If you continue like this, I will be gone."
Qingyi was heartbroken. She must have had terrible luck for generations to have such a master and sister.
She wants to be reincarnated, what should she do?
“It’s alright, let’s go to the doctor together and have the imperial physician prescribe some medicine. I’m sick and I’m recuperating, and you’re quite ill too, so you can recuperate with me.”
Cen Xi patted her shoulder in a reassuring gesture, then gave her a meaningful smile before walking ahead.
Upon returning to Kunde Palace, Cen Xi instructed Xiao Shunzi to fetch Xiao Yu.
As soon as Xiaoyu saw Cenxi, she rushed into her arms.
"Mother, Xiaoyu misses you."
"Your mother misses you too. Have you been studying hard with your teacher these days?"
Cen Xi squatted down and touched Xiaoyu's pink and tender face, then asked her with a smile.
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