There was nothing she could do; she couldn't fight city hall. After reluctantly saying goodbye to her brother, she followed the palace servants, turning back every few steps.
"Young Master Shen, come with us. His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time." Only after Shen Yuchen's figure completely disappeared did Eunuch Qianhe and Shen Yulou turn their gazes away.
The group of people once again marched in a grand procession towards the Hall of Diligent Governance.
"Young Master Shen, His Majesty requests your presence." Eunuch Qianhe stepped into the Imperial Study and first informed Chi Yuan of Shen Yulou's arrival.
Then, the humble eunuch, having received the order, came out and gestured for Shen Yulou to enter.
“But this fox of yours…” Qianhe Gonggong hesitated as he looked at the fox that Shen Yulou was holding in his arms.
"Don't worry, His Majesty will like it. I guarantee His Majesty won't punish you for offending him." After saying that, Shen Yulou immediately slipped inside.
The modest father-in-law: "..."
If His Majesty hadn't previously instructed that Young Master Shen could do whatever he wanted, he wouldn't have let that fox cub in.
Watching Shen Yulou rush inside, Eunuch Qianhe considerately closed the palace door.
Shen Yulou walked in with his head down.
Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!
He knelt down before Chi Yuan and performed a deep bow.
"Get up." Chi Yuan did not raise his head, but continued to review the memorials with his brush.
"Come and grind the ink for me," he ordered.
Shen Yulou slowly walked to his side, placed the fox cub she was holding on the table, and let him lie down.
The only sounds in the silent space were the breathing of the three people and the friction of the inkstone and ink stick.
The fox cub was probably bored, so it stretched out its paw and moved little by little to the memorial that Chi Yuan was correcting. Then it made a tug, as if trying to attract Chi Yuan's attention and get its father to play with it.
Chi Yuan looked up and met the fox cub's eyes.
Chi Yuan held down the fox cub's paws as it tried to escape.
"You little fox cub, you're quite interesting." Chi Yuan said, stroking the fox cub's chin.
The little fox also nuzzled against him with its head.
"He's someone who knows how to please me." Chi Yuan thought that the fox cub wasn't shy around strangers, seeing how affectionate it looked.
“Of course, our fox cub is the smartest.” Shen Yulou said with great pride.
Chi Yuan looked at him and thought that if Shen Yulou had a tail, it would be soaring to the sky.
"You seem quite smug," Chi Yuan chuckled, seemingly not taking his words to heart.
"Your Majesty doesn't believe me?" Shen Yulou raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of inexplicable threat.
"No, how could I not believe Young Master Shen's words?" Chi Yuan finally looked up from the memorial and looked up at Shen Yulou.
"That's good." Shen Yulou pretended to breathe a sigh of relief. "If Your Majesty angers him, Your Majesty will be in big trouble." Shen Yulou bent down, getting very close to Chi Yuan.
Chi Yuan lowered his gaze, and he could see her delicate red lips.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he reached out and pinched Shen Yulou's chin, his thumb rubbing against his red lips.
"Oh, I had no idea I was so pitiful. Would Young Master Shen like to tell His Majesty about it?"
His tone seemed curious, but his eyes were full of laughter.
"His Majesty will have to spend a lot of money to coax him, because His Majesty will feel sorry for him." Shen Yulou pouted and kissed Chi Yuan's thumb.
"Why do you feel sorry for him? Is it because I upset him, and that's why you're unhappy too, and that's why I feel sorry for you?"
Feeling the warm, damp touch of his fingers, Chi Yuan's gaze deepened.
"Your Majesty is pinching me too hard." Shen Yulou felt uncomfortable as the hand twisting his chin tightened its grip.
He frowned and tried to push Chi Yuan's hand away.
Chi Yuan was stunned for a moment after his hand was pushed away. He looked at the red marks left by his hand against his snow-white skin and found them particularly conspicuous.
The beauty seemed to be starting to have tears in her eyes.
So sensitive? And so afraid of pain? What a delicate and beautiful girl...
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