His voice was gentle and tender, and his gaze toward Su Tiyue was also infinitely gentle.
Su Tiyue was completely taken aback by Xiao Heye's dramatic change.
Su Tiyue lowered her head, her clear eyes looking at him gently, the grievances and bitterness in her heart seeming to overflow from the corners of her eyes.
She asked Xiao Heye softly, "Did the Master go to Miss Jiang's house for the appointment?"
Xiao Heye shook his head: "No, I didn't go."
"Did the Chief Secretary drink?" she asked again.
"I drank it."
"Oh." She paused, then said softly, "The Master said he had something to say... What did you want to say?"
"Yes, there is... a lot to say to Your Majesty."
Xiao Heye stood up, pulled a chair over from the side, and after sitting down, he still stretched out his hand and pulled Su Tiyue's two white and tender little feet onto his lap.
The fingers, with their distinct knuckles, kneaded and played with the object in a seemingly casual manner.
Because of what happened in the southern border region, the two had been silent for quite some time. On the way back to the palace from Qiushui Residence, Xiao Heye had also thought about many things he wanted to say.
But when he returned to Yelan Pavilion and to her side, Xiao Heye didn't know where to begin.
All he wanted was to hug Su Tiyue...
A thousand words cannot compare to a hug and a kiss.
However, some things need to be made clear.
Xiao Heye coughed lightly twice, staring intently at her: "Your Majesty, you know. We've known each other for so long, and I rarely reason with you. I'll agree to most things as long as you ask."
"Like I said before, regarding your brother's matter, and anything that happens in your family, as long as you trust me... I'll risk my life to get it done for you..."
"Your Majesty, do you understand what I mean?" he asked her in a low voice.
Su Tiyue nodded: "I believe it... I also understand the meaning of the seal."
Xiao Heye asked, "If the Prince of Huainan comes to you again next time, what will you do?"
Su Tiyue replied, "The Prince of Huainan is treacherous and cunning, with a wicked heart. If he comes to me again... to deceive me again, I will..."
"So what?"
The man raised an eyebrow, waiting expectantly for her answer.
"I will not see him. I will never believe a word he says again."
He still didn't seem to have received a satisfactory answer, so he deliberately led her astray: "But in this palace, you're bound to run into people all the time. What if you accidentally bump into him one day, and he threatens Your Highness again... what would you do?"
Su Tiyue frowned and thought about it seriously.
When she looked up and saw Xiao Heye's burning gaze, she suddenly had an answer in her heart. She said softly, "Then I will talk to the Sect Leader about a solution and make sure no one takes advantage of the situation to sow discord."
Xiao Heye nodded in satisfaction: "That's right."
Su Tiyue: "Master, you went through all this trouble just to make me trust you from now on... right?"
"Your Majesty once said that you would approach me step by step, is that right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Her Majesty once said that she hoped I would live a good life, didn't she?"
Su Tiyue was stunned. She must have said that in the carriage.
I have a deep impression of the day when Han Zhou led his men to besiege the Su residence but failed. At Qiu Shui Ju, Xiao He Ye stabbed Han Zhou's palm with a short knife.
Later, on the way back, Xiao Heye told Su Tiyue that he owed Hanzhou a life. If Hanzhou did anything to harm her family again, Xiao Heye would kill Hanzhou first.
Then, I'll give him my life in return.
After hearing these words, Su Tiyue said to Xiao Heye, "I want you to live well..."
At some point, Su Tiyue had subtly and gently expressed her feelings, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Perhaps the situation was urgent, or perhaps it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, but once she spoke, every single word...
Xiao Heye remembered it all very clearly.
In Xiao Heye's heart, these were not just ordinary words; they were words of love.
He curved his lips into a smile and continued, "Your Majesty, I want to be with you. But the prerequisite is that we must trust each other..."
Su Tiyue lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement.
Xiao Heye is a man of principle; trust is fundamental, no matter what.
"And..." he said, pulling the chair she was sitting on closer, his face serious, "In the dead of night, the Prince of Huainan summoned you, and you obediently went? Even if I wasn't there, you should have sent someone you trust to accompany you..."
"Whether it's those two maids beside you, or going to the Imperial Household Department to find Xiao Anzi, you're a frail woman. If the Prince of Huainan harbors ill intentions towards you, who will save you... hmm?"
Su Tiyue blinked and stammered, "The situation was urgent at the time, and I didn't think much about it..."
"So, in Your Majesty's heart, the safety of your family is always the most important thing. More important than anything else, even more important than your own safety?"
Su Tiyue had no way to refute this point.
Because he's right.
In her heart, family is more important than anything else.
Xiao Heye sighed. Sure enough, he had guessed everything correctly. Su Tiyue wasn't very bright, and her weakness was the Su family.
Thinking back, didn't Xiao Heye also exploit Su Tiyue's weakness to lure her to Tingyu Tower step by step?
In the end, did he trick her into his bed?
Thinking of this, Xiao Heye touched his forehead somewhat guiltily and said lightly, "Forget it, let's just let this matter pass. I won't bring it up again. I hope Your Majesty will remember this lesson and not repeat the same mistake..."
Su Tiyue listened attentively and noticed that he had only said half of the sentence, so she asked, "What will happen to the palm print if you do it again?"
Xiao Heye: "If you dare to add any more random stuff to my wine, I will really have someone build a golden cage just for the Empress, so that you can be a canary that can never fly away."
"Tch—I don't believe it. The palm print wouldn't be that ruthless."
"Why don't you give it a try?"
Su Tiyue shook her head. Despite her playful banter, she knew perfectly well that Xiao Heye was a man of his word, so… it was best not to provoke him.
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