Li Rui's voice was so soft that I wondered if I was listening. I stared at him blankly, my mind was blank, and I couldn't react to what he was saying at all.

Seeing Li Rui's expression, Li Chengqian thought he had hit a sore spot, and immediately became complacent, pointing at my nose and scolding: "Your Highness, this woman is used to confusing people, you must not be fooled by her! In my opinion, she just wants to..."

"Shut up!" Li Rui raised his head suddenly, his eyes as sharp as a knife, frightening Li Chengqian so much that he immediately fell silent.

Li Rui turned to look at me, his eyes were as deep as the sea, but his tone was trembling slightly: "You... really want to take advantage of me and climb onto the dragon bed?"

I was almost laughing at his anger! It was already this late, and he was thinking about this? I rolled my eyes and said unhappily, "Prince, you are overthinking, aren't you? Even if I want to climb the dragon bed, my goal is..."

I paused deliberately, and from the corner of my eye I saw Li Chengqian and Li Chengze both pricked up their ears, waiting for me to speak with a gossipy look on their faces. I sneered in my heart and continued, "The target is also the emperor! Don't you think so?"

As soon as I said this, the whole imperial study fell silent. Everyone stared at me in amazement, as if I were a monster that had fallen from the sky.

Li Chengqian was the first to react, pointing at me and cursing, "Lin Qingya, you shameless bastard! How dare you dream of the emperor? You..."

“Pah!”

The crisp sound of the slap was particularly loud in the quiet imperial study. Li Chengqian covered his face and looked at me in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that I dared to hit him.

"Your Highness, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!" I shook my hands and said innocently, "When have I ever thought about the late emperor? Don't throw dirty water on me!"

I was secretly happy in my heart, this hypocritical gentleman with a sanctimonious appearance really has no psychological burden at all!

"You..." Li Chengqian was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at me and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Li Chengze was stunned watching from the side. He had never seen anyone dare to speak to Li Chengqian like this, let alone hit him! This Lin Qingya was so arrogant and presumptuous!

However, Li Chengze had a strange feeling in his heart. He looked at the woman who dared to speak and act without fear, and he felt a little admiration in his heart.

At this time, the Queen, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke: "Lin Qingya, you are so presumptuous, do you know your crime?"

I turned to look at the queen, only to see that she had a stern face and sharp eyes, and she exuded the aura of a superior. She was indeed a woman who could stand firm in the harem for many years!

I smiled and said calmly, "Your Majesty, what crime have I committed?"

The Queen snorted coldly: "You are the prince who is in a cowardly manner. You are disrespectful to your superiors and disrespectful to your elders. Isn't that a crime?"

"Your Majesty, I am forced to do this!" I said with a wronged look on my face, "The Crown Prince slandered me for no reason, and I was angry for a moment, so..."

"You're talking nonsense! It was obviously you..." Li Chengqian wanted to refute, but I glared at him back.

I continued, "Your Majesty, you know that although I was born into an official family, I have loved dancing and writing since I was a child, and I have no interest in power and status. The reason why I entered the palace was entirely because of the prince..."

I paused deliberately, secretly observing the reactions of the people present. The Queen Mother's faces obviously turned ugly, while Li Chengqian and Li Chengze looked gossipy and gloating. As for Li Rui, he still had a blank expression on his face, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.

I took a deep breath and continued, "The prince said that he likes my talent and wants me to come to the palace to talk with him and relieve his boredom..."

"what?!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a scream. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw...