"So His Majesty is such an irresponsible person."
"I am not..."
"So Your Majesty is untrustworthy and only knows how to break your promises and get rich."
"I didn't agree to your request."
"It turns out that His Majesty is even more ungrateful and fails to repay kindness."
"I will naturally repay you, but—"
"It turns out that Your Majesty did not know that 'a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's own body'."
"I will definitely make it up to you someday, but—wait! What do you mean by 'offering myself in return'? Don't misuse folk sayings!"
Tong Su frowned and looked up, meeting the man's smiling eyes. His arms were strong, and even though he had carried her for such a long distance, he remained steady, and his breathing was not even a little heavy.
He had a sharp and handsome appearance, and when he wasn't smiling, he always gave people a sinister and scary feeling. But at this moment, his long and narrow eyes were full of smiles as he quietly looked at her.
“Marquis Zhenbei, General Xi,” she couldn’t help but laugh, saying, “You always make these jokes, but I take them seriously.”
He said earnestly, "Originally, the intention was to make His Majesty take it seriously."
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When Young Master Qian and his group arrived, they knocked Qinghe unconscious. Xi Chenzhou's men took Qinghe to the next palace and examined her. Fortunately, she was unharmed.
When Tongsu found her, she had already woken up. Surprised and worried, she tightly grasped Tongsu's hand, tears welling up in her eyes: "Your Majesty, you're alright, that's wonderful..."
“I am fine, the Marquis of Zhenbei saved me,” Tong Su sighed. “I quickly changed my clothes, otherwise people might become suspicious if I stay too long.”
Qinghe nodded and helped her change her clothes.
Even though Xi Chenzhou kept protecting Tongsu, her clothes still got dusty and wrinkled after she crawled under the bed.
Qinghe said, "Your Majesty, was it the Marquis of Zhenbei who saved you? The Marquis of Zhenbei is truly a good person!"
"A good person?" Tong Su snorted, her heart pounding, but her face remained sullen as she muttered under her breath, "Xi Chenzhou is a lecherous scoundrel! Shameless!"
"Huh?" Qinghe was stunned.
“But,” Tongsu said softly, “the moment I saw him, I was overjoyed, as if we had known each other for millennia, as if he were already etched into my soul…”
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While Tong Su was changing her clothes, Xi Chenzhou was arranging for his subordinates to handle the aftermath.
Yun Zong had already switched the drugged wine that he had prepared for Tong Su. The little empress had only drunk the wine with a stronger aftereffect, which he had secretly neutralized with his internal energy while she was under the bed.
"My lord, what should we do with these people?"
Xi Chenzhou said, "Let them suffer the consequences of their own actions. The methods they originally intended to use to harm her have all come back to haunt them. Then, let's lure Yun Zong, Minister Qian, and the others over here."
"yes!"
Half of the men quickly began setting up the scene. Nearby, several of Xi Chenzhou's lieutenants huddled together, chuckling, "Lord Marquis, why weren't you wearing any clothes just now? Could it be...?"
Xi Chenzhou glanced at them coldly, but they mustered their courage and refused to back down. Judging from their posture, they were determined to get to the bottom of things.
He said expressionlessly, "I was just changing clothes when she suddenly barged in. I didn't have time to dodge."
"My lord, you're being dishonest! Do you think we'd believe you?!"
Why don't you believe me?
"You big liar! Everyone knows that you, Lord Marquis, are the most skilled in martial arts. Back in the Northwest, when the enemy tried to launch a sneak attack, you could detect it from miles away. Your sister-in-law had already walked into the house, and you weren't even dressed properly. Who would believe that?"
Xi Chenzhou coldly replied, "Believe it or not."
He ignored them and walked away.
The lieutenants grimaced and cursed behind his back:
"Look at him!"
"A shameless and despicable man who seduces his superiors and brings ruin to the country is no better than this!"
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