Inside, in the Imperial Study, books and porcelain shards were scattered all over the floor.
The woman below the mountain of books struggled with her small arms and legs, peeking out amidst her busy work. She saw Mu Beichen standing calmly a great distance away, his back ramrod straight, without even a frown.
Realizing that Mu Beichen still showed no intention of making a move, Yu Qianqian had no choice but to crawl out from under the pile of books, feeling as if she were being crushed by a mountain. She then glared at him fiercely, her tone as if she wanted to devour him whole.
"Mu Beichen! You clearly saw me get hit by a heavy object, but you deliberately stood by and did nothing to help. What exactly do you mean by that?"
Hearing the sound, he looked up and inadvertently met Yu Qianqian's fierce expression. Mu Beichen's pupils contracted several times, and his originally cold face gradually warmed. At this moment, he wanted to laugh from the bottom of his heart, but he dared not laugh.
Once again, Mu Beichen looked at him with growing embarrassment: "Just now... I think my foot slipped."
What are you skiing for? Too bad you didn't slip and fall to your death!
Yu Qianqian turned away irritably, giving Mu Beichen her back. Just now, she watched him dodge at the crucial moment, and now he was acting as if nothing had happened. It seemed that this dog emperor had nothing good about him except for his good looks. Getting into his hands was a huge pitfall.
Enraged, she turned to leave, but just as she reached the door, a cold voice suddenly called out to her from behind: "I remember... shouldn't the Empress be in Fengyi Palace reflecting on her mistakes at this time?"
At this point, Yu Qianqian suddenly realized that she had been caught red-handed while trying to escape, and that Mu Beichen might very well banish her to the cold palace because of it.
She paused and looked back at him, watching his face quickly turn dark. After thinking for a moment, she quickly smiled awkwardly and said, "It's because... because I felt guilty for splattering Your Majesty's face, so I risked my life to come and see if Your Majesty's face was alright."
As soon as she finished speaking, her face began to shift between light and shadow, her smile growing increasingly guilty. At the same time, she noticed that Mu Beichen's complexion had darkened. Her dark, bright eyes widened, clearly reflecting his sharp gaze, and his tall figure pressed down heavily from above.
His voice was deep and cold: "The Imperial Study is a military stronghold, and all women of the harem are forbidden from entering. As the head of the harem, how can the Empress lead the way in violating royal rules?"
"Waaah... Mu Beichen, I know I was wrong!" Yu Qianqian hugged Mu Beichen's leg tightly, rolling around and whining, crying heartbrokenly, "Please don't take me back!"
Seeing her desperately begging for mercy, her pitiful appearance was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Mu Beichen suppressed the urge to burst out laughing, took her hand and straightened up, saying slowly, "Actually, I don't have the heart to punish you. Everything was done out of necessity due to palace rules and etiquette. Because you are my Empress, and the mother of the world, every move and every word you make now represents the image of the Northern You Dynasty's royal family. In the future, you will have to work with me to manage the great cause of the world. We can no longer act as recklessly as before. In this deep palace, everything is sometimes out of necessity. Can Xiao Qian'er understand my good intentions?"
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