Although the emperor didn't say it, Su De felt that this was what the emperor meant.
At this moment, Madam Jiang spoke up, looking at Jiang Jingyue with some confusion and asking.
"Xiao Jing, did you have a fight with the Emperor?"
Jiang Jingyue was at a loss for how to smooth things over, so she could only nod and look at Madam Jiang.
"Mother, don't worry, it was just a few words with the Emperor, it's all over now."
After Jiang Jingyue finished speaking, she waved to Su De and said something to him.
"Go back and tell the Emperor that I will pretend that the matter never happened. Tell the Emperor not to do anything more and just forget about it."
Su De accepted the order and withdrew. He had to hurry back to the palace to report back; he couldn't afford to delay.
"Young Marquis, rest assured! I will certainly convey what you have said."
Looking at all these gifts, Madam Jiang felt a little worried for some reason. She looked at Jiang Jingyue, and hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Jiang Jingyue had noticed her long ago, thinking that her mother would definitely say something later, but to her surprise, her mother was still hesitating there after a long while.
This was unbearable for Jiang Jingyue, who was rather impatient, so she had to speak first.
"Mother, is there something you want to ask me? If you want to ask, then ask! I will tell you everything you want to know."
Even so, Jiang Furen still hesitated, unsure whether she should ask the question.
Madam Jiang waited for a while before slowly speaking to Jiang Jingyue.
"Xiao Jing, the Emperor suddenly sent you so many things that women need. Does he know that your true identity is actually that of a woman?"
Jiang Jingyue knew, of course, that Fei Leng knew she was a woman, but this was something she definitely couldn't tell her mother right now, so Jiang Jingyue immediately shook her head.
"Mother, how could that be? He doesn't know. I've always kept my secret very well. It's probably because I told him I was going to get married and have children!"
Hearing Jiang Jingyue say this, Madam Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. She did not want the Emperor to know that her Xiao Jing was a daughter, otherwise they would be guilty of deceiving the Emperor. If the Emperor were to find out about such a crime, no one in their family would be able to escape punishment.
"Now I can rest assured. You can play with the Emperor for a while longer. Once your father has made his plans, your status as the young marquis will be gone. You will be our family's eldest daughter, Jiang Jingyue, no longer the young marquis, and you will no longer be able to enter the palace."
Jiang Jingyue nodded. She knew that her father was already making plans. If it weren't for the fact that she had reached a certain age, her father probably wouldn't be in such a hurry to let her live in the public eye as a girl.
Meanwhile, in the palace on the other side.
Upon hearing the news brought back by Su De, Fei Leng's entire aura turned cold, chilling to the bone. Even Su De found it hard to bear. He was now increasingly certain that the person the Emperor favored was indeed a man.
He really found it hard to accept, but there was nothing he could do. Since it was something the emperor liked, he had to do his best to keep it a secret for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. The young marquis may not like these things. But a man should have things he likes."
As soon as Su De finished speaking, Fei Leng glanced at him, but he seriously considered his suggestion.
Fei Leng couldn't help but wonder to himself if Jiang Jingyue, who always appeared in front of everyone as a man, was actually into things that only men would like.
Thinking of this, Fei Leng immediately looked up at Su De in front of him and asked.
Do you know what men like?
When asked this question, Su De immediately blurted out the answer.
"Men definitely like women, what else could it be?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su De immediately covered his mouth, as if he had said something he shouldn't have.
Su De looked up at Fei Leng in front of him, and when he saw his cold expression, Su De instinctively knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was just a slip of the tongue. I didn't mean to say it like that."
Fei Leng knew, of course, that she didn't mean it; otherwise, he might have already been dragged away.
Seeing that Fei Leng didn't say anything more, Su De immediately racked his brains and came up with an idea. He was determined to help the Emperor.
After pondering for a while, Su De suddenly looked at Fei Leng and spoke.
"Your Majesty, doesn't the young marquis seem to enjoy wielding a whip? I remember when the envoys from the Western Regions visited the palace last time, they presented a thousand-year-old divine whip as tribute. If we were to give that to the young marquis, he would surely love it."
Fei Leng gave Zhang De a rare look of appreciation, which made Su De breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, this servant will go and fetch the whip right now and deliver it to the young marquis's residence."
Just as Fei Leng was about to nod, he suddenly seemed to remember something and immediately spoke to Su De.
"Go and bring the things to me. I will personally deliver them to the young marquis."
Since Fei Leng had said that, Zhang De immediately nodded and then left.
By the time Sude brought the things over, it was already dark outside. Sude immediately spoke to Fei Leng.
“Your Majesty, it is already very late outside. The young marquis is probably already asleep. Why don’t we send it over tomorrow?”
Fei Leng didn't say much, reached out and took the whip, then turned and left the imperial study.
Su De immediately followed. If the Emperor was going out at night, they would definitely have to stay close to him to ensure his safety.
"You don't need to come with me, I can go by myself."
Su De immediately stopped in his tracks. Since the Emperor had said so, he absolutely could not follow. Otherwise, if the Emperor were to become angry, no one could bear the consequences.
"Your Majesty, please be careful on the road."
Fei Leng rode his horse to the back gate of the Jiang Marquis's residence. He couldn't go in directly through the front gate, because that would definitely cause a big commotion, and he didn't want Jiang Jingyue to be looked at with strange eyes by others.
Although Fei Leng had never been to the Jiang Marquis's residence before, he quickly found where Jiang Jingyue was. Standing by the window, Fei Leng felt fear for the first time.
He was afraid that if he knocked on the window, Jiang Jingyue would see him and wouldn't let him in.
But since he was already there, he definitely had to see Jiang Jingyue before he went back; otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.
So Fei Leng simply waited outside the door and window, thinking that he would sneak in to take a look after Jiang Jingyue fell asleep.
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