"Feelings?" The Queen sneered. "You don't need to test me so many times. Yes, I like his young and strong body, but in the end, he's just a useful horn guy. In my whole life, I only felt feelings for you when I was young and naive. Unfortunately, everything that happened later made me realize that feelings are the most useless thing in the world. I don't need feelings, I didn't need them before, and I won't need them in the future."
Hearing that he was the only man who had ever moved her heart, a glint of excitement flashed in Eunuch Lü's eyes. All his efforts over the years had been worthwhile: "With Your Majesty's words, even if I were to die right now, it would be worth it. Your Majesty can rest assured, I will do my utmost to help you achieve your dream."
Zuan left silently outside the palace. He was not emotionally affected, because he was only enjoying the empress's beauty and had no feelings for her at all.
I was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing her like this made me feel relieved.
Women like that are just for fun; everyone gets what they want.
Just then, Mi Li's soft laughter reached my ears: "Truly, a bitch and a dog, a match made in heaven."
Zuan looked speechless: "Who's the dog?"
Mi Li's figure appeared, her face filled with undisguised schadenfreude: "It's good that this happened, so you won't always have that misplaced confidence, always thinking that your extraordinary talent and skill in bed will allow you to conquer all the women in the world, when in fact you're just a male concubine or plaything in someone else's heart."
Zuan said quietly, "Are all your empresses this cold and ruthless?"
Mi Li was immediately enraged: "How dare you compare me to that vile woman!"
Anger from Mi Li: +444 +444 +444...
Seeing her strong reaction, Zuan laughed instead: "I knew you were different."
Mi Li's expression was somewhat unnatural: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just watched a good show, which will keep me company as I fall asleep."
After saying that, he turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
Zuan was already used to her elusive appearances and just smiled foolishly.
In the following days, the mysterious disappearance of Ma An, a judge of the Imperial Medical Academy, caused a minor stir in the palace, and the emperor even specially dispatched embroidered-robed envoys to thoroughly investigate the case.
However, no matter how hard they investigated, they couldn't find any clues. Under normal circumstances, the Embroidered Robe Envoy would definitely increase resources to conduct a more in-depth investigation. But now that the Crown Prince's grand examination is approaching, both the Emperor and Zhu Xie Chixin are focused on that. The disappearance of a mere Imperial Physician is naturally left unresolved.
Zu An had a relatively peaceful time during this period, as the Crown Prince had given him leave. He rested at home most of the time, and his sister-in-law, Chu Youzhao, remembered her sister's last words and would come to bring him things from time to time. She also often took him out for spring outings.
Zuan was happy to relax and take the opportunity to familiarize himself with the terrain around the capital.
Chu Youzhao was young and energetic, and with Murong Qinghe always by her side, traveling with two beautiful young women was indeed a delightful experience.
Because of what happened before, Murong Qinghe changed her attitude, and it could even be said that she was deliberately trying to please Zu'an. It was unclear whether it was for her imprisoned cousin or to build a good relationship with her future brother-in-law.
Zu'an felt a little embarrassed by the other party's attentive care. Having enjoyed the beautiful girl's considerate service along the way, he reciprocated by pleading with the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess originally intended to use Murong Luo to implicate Prince Qi, but the results were minimal. So she took the opportunity to do Zu An a favor, which made Murong Qinghe's sweet words even sweeter.
However, the easy days were destined to be short-lived. The day of the Crown Prince's grand examination was drawing ever closer, and on this day, the Crown Princess summoned Zu An to the palace to discuss matters related to the examination.
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