The collision directly knocked Jiang Li's hat askew.

While she was still in shock, she held Song Chengyin's big hand tightly and forgot to let go until she stood firm.

The temperatures of their palms fit closely together. Jiang Li looked up at him without blinking, and the temperature in the room rose instantly.

Song Chengyin's eyes grew hot, and he finally resisted the urge to bully her and let go of her hand.

Jiang Li stood there obediently with her head down, not daring to say a word, waiting for the emperor's decision.

Looking at Jiang Li who was shrinking his neck in front of him, Song Chengyin narrowed his eyes. Does he look so scary? "Raise your head."

A low voice sounded above her head, and Jiang Li looked up to meet his gaze.

Song Chengyin raised his hand to adjust her hat, then walked past her towards the dragon throne.

"You conceal your identity and serve the emperor, little Lizi, do you know that this is a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Jiang Li hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed deeply. She was becoming increasingly confused about Song Chengyin's personality.

The dog system lied about military intelligence! If the system hadn't told her that the tyrant's favorability had been soaring, she wouldn't have taken the risk of exposing her daughter's identity at this time!

Song Chengyin sat on the dragon throne, looking at the small group kneeling on the ground, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

"Then confess the truth quickly."

"Your Majesty, I was originally the concubine daughter of the prefect of Qingzhou. Because my elder sister's birth date and horoscope matched your Majesty's, she was summoned to the palace to be a concubine. My elder sister was unwilling and cried, made a scene, and even tried to hang herself at home. My father and mother felt sorry for my elder sister, so they came up with the idea of ​​replacing her with a concubine. They knocked me out and sent me to the palace."

Jiang Li spoke the truth of the matter quickly, fearing that she would be beheaded if she was a step slower.

In this world of hierarchy, she cherished her life very much and dared not challenge the imperial power at all.

Song Chengyin narrowed his eyes: "Oh? Since you entered the harem for your elder sister, why did you become a eunuch?"

Jiang Li shrank her neck and said angrily, "Your Majesty, I disguised myself as a eunuch because I wanted to find a chance to escape from the palace, but I didn't expect to be brought back and given a job before I even reached the palace gate."

"I was afraid that my identity would be discovered, so I pretended to be a eunuch in the palace..."

"Oh."

Song Chengyin chuckled.

At this point, he doesn't care about Xiao Lizi's true identity. Whether she enters the palace for her sister or her younger sister, he will not blame her.

However, Song Chengyin was very unhappy after learning another truth from her.

Escape from the palace?

Why did he run away? He was the emperor, how could he not be in her eyes?

Thinking of this, Song Chengyin pursed his lips, and the smile in his eyes disappeared instantly, completely replaced by gloom.

"Little pear, look at me."

After feeling the temperature in the imperial study drop by a few degrees, Jiang Li gritted her teeth and raised her head, meeting Song Chengyin's deep eyes.

"Why are you running away?"

“Because, because…”

Under Song Chengyin's inquiring gaze, Jiang Li's mind raced, trying to find an excuse to get away with it.

If she spoke her true thoughts, Jiang Li guaranteed that the tyrant would have her dragged out and beheaded the next second! Looking at Jiang Li who was hesitating, Song Chengyin lost his patience.

He stood up and walked straight towards Jiang Li. His tall figure instantly cast a shadow over Jiang Li, who was kneeling on the ground.

Song Chengyin bent down and pinched Jiang Li's jaw with his bony fingers.

"Little pear, answer me."

Jiang Li's pupils trembled, and she hurriedly said, "I am just an unfavored concubine, and I have never seen the world. The palace has many rules, and I am afraid that I will offend the nobles by accident. I am afraid, so I pretended to be a eunuch and wanted to escape from the palace."

"With me here, no one can bully you." Song Chengyin narrowed his eyes and looked at her: "So, little pear, don't even think about escaping from me."

"Otherwise, even if I chase you to the ends of the earth, I will definitely bring you back and keep you by my side."

Song Chengyin's voice was low, with a strong sense of possession in his eyes.

He wouldn't let her leave. Even if it cost him everything, he would keep her by his side for the rest of his life.

Jiang Li took in all the possessiveness in his eyes, and at this moment she finally believed what the system said.

She looked at Song Chengyin without any hesitation. As Song Chengyin's strength increased, Jiang Li's eyebrows were twisted together.

"Your Majesty, you hurt me."

Upon hearing this, Song Chengyin quickly let go of his hand. After seeing two faint red marks on her delicate jaw, a hint of annoyance flashed across his eyes.

He didn't know the seriousness of the matter and hurt her again.

Song Chengyin stood up and held out his hand to Jiang Li: "Get up."

"oh."

Jiang Li put her hand in his palm, grabbed her robe and used his strength to stand up from the ground.

After pulling the man up, Song Chengyin turned around and returned to his seat, while Jiang Li went to the desk with great discernment to sort out the memorials scattered on the floor.

"Meow~"

After she picked up all the memorials and put them back in their original places, a weak cat's meow was heard from the front.

Jiang Li looked in the direction of the sound and saw the white cat that had fallen into the water hiding pitifully behind the screen, with its little head sticking out and looking at her.

Jiang Li subconsciously looked up at Song Chengyin in front of the jade case, and saw that he was looking down at the memorial in his hand, so she secretly hooked her finger at the white cat.

The white cat that was originally looking at her pitifully suddenly came over and rubbed Jiang Li's hand.

Because it had just fallen into the water, the fur on the white cat's body was all stuck together, revealing the scars hidden beneath the fur.

Jiang Li has always had no resistance to these furry little animals. When she saw the scarred white cat, she stroked its head with heartache.

Song Chengyin took in her expression and said calmly, "There is medicine for injuries on the shelf next to it."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Song Chengyin's consent, Jiang Li hurriedly carried the white cat to the shelf nearby and applied medicine on its wounds.

Looking at the man and the cat next to him, Song Chengyin curled his lips and felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

——

In Zhaoyang Palace, the imperial concubine was walking back and forth in the hall clutching a handkerchief with an anxious look on her face, and she would look up at the door from time to time.

After looking for who knows how many times, Eunuch Luo's figure finally appeared outside the palace.

"How's it going? Did you find Huahua?"

The imperial concubine took two steps forward and looked at Eunuch Luo anxiously.

Eunuch Luo shook his head solemnly, "Your Majesty, I have already asked the eunuch who serves His Majesty. He saw with his own eyes that His Majesty carried the little eunuch into the imperial study, and the person in the little eunuch's arms was Huahua."

"But I sent people to wait in the Imperial Household Department for a long time but didn't see the young eunuch return, so I dare to guess that Huahua is now in the Imperial Study!"

"Damned dog eunuch, I won't let him off!"

The imperial concubine gritted her teeth and almost tore the handkerchief in her hand! After a moment of silence, a faint light suddenly flashed in the imperial concubine's eyes, and her brows, which were originally angry, instantly relaxed.

"Eunuch Luo, go and get my treasure. I will go to the Imperial Study to get Huahua."

(End of this chapter)