An Yuan'er was most afraid of Yi Chenli's change of expression, so she obediently took a few steps back, stood aside, and raised her hands high.
Like a child who has made a mistake, he stood there with his head down.
Yi Chenli looked at the little girl and saw what trick she was up to again: "Round and chubby, don't play the pitiful card, this trick doesn't work on me."
"Is it really useless?"
"It's no use..."
Despite saying that, the awkward Yi Chenli still pushed his wheelchair over on his own initiative.
He pretended to ask casually, "Why are you going through my clothes?"
An Yuan'er peeked out, a hint of smugness in her eyes, knowing that Yi Chenli wouldn't abandon her.
She leaned close to Yi Chenli's ear and whispered, "What exactly happened with those pinholes? I remember I didn't see so many pinholes on you that day."
Upon hearing this, Yi Chenli's body stiffened for a moment.
Before he could figure out what to say, An Yuan'er continued, "Could it be some kind of magical potion that causes needle marks on the skin?"
Yi Chenli quickly followed her words and said, "It's medicine."
An Yuan'er's eyes lit up: "What kind of potion is so magical? Give me a bottle."
"No. Children shouldn't be asking about these things all the time."
“Yi Chenli, why did the Emperor help you today? Although I can testify and there is a needle hole, An Yuan’er still feels that there is more to it than meets the eye.”
The girl in front of me tilted her head, rested her chin on her hand, and frowned as she pondered and analyzed these things.
However, An Yuan'er had little experience with the complex and ever-changing disputes in the imperial court in both her lives, and she couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Yi Chenli tugged at the two little buns tied in An Yuan'er's hair: "Little girl, you're overthinking it. Maybe the Emperor has had a change of heart and realized he felt guilty towards his son, or maybe good fortune has already arrived. You're a little fairy, you shouldn't have any worries."
"Is that really all there is to it?"
Yi Chenli played with An Yuan'er's smooth and soft long hair, and couldn't get enough of it.
He replied in a good mood, "That's all."
An Yuan'er trusted Yi Chenli a lot, and since Yi Chenli had said those things, she didn't say anything more.
An Chaoli came looking for them, and An Yuan'er went back with her father.
Seeing the little one go back, Yi Chenli's smile faded considerably.
Li Gui asked from behind, "Why doesn't Your Majesty tell Miss An that these needle marks were all re-inserted by you for today? Also, the reason why the Emperor is on our side is not just on the surface, but because the Southern Kingdom has presented a thousand warhorses as tribute and repeatedly mentioned Your Majesty's well-being, which made the Emperor hesitant; in addition, Consort Li cooperated with us to collect information on the evil deeds the Empress has committed in the harem over the years. It was through this arrangement that the Empress's power to assist in managing the harem was taken away."
The master was aloof, and in order to be close to Miss An, he even suggested that she be his study companion. Li Gui thought that Miss An was one of his own, so why would the master keep it from her?
Yi Chenli looked at the needle marks all over his body with disgust. Seeing his ugly, mutilated body felt like a violation and a desecration to her. He was ruthless to himself; for the sake of today's game, he would not lie, but would personally leave behind evidence.
The emperor is the most adept at weighing interests in the world. In the eyes of an emperor, kinship is just an illusion. The emperor's support for him is merely a common tactic of the emperor to suppress the empress, warn the increasingly powerful Murong family, and at the same time, to befriend the Southern Kingdom, promote Consort Li, and cultivate a new opposing force.
The truth is often naked and unbearable...
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