A deliberate cough was like a basin of ice water, instantly extinguishing the unclear ambiguity between Li Rui and me. I pushed him away violently, and I knew who it was without turning around.

"Royal brother, what a coincidence." Li Rui was not panicked at all, and there was a hint of teasing in his tone.

I stood up straight, lowered my head and straightened my slightly messy collar, and cursed Li Heng from head to toe in my heart. Can't you do this at another time? You have to ruin my good thing!

Li Heng stood not far away with a sullen look on his face, and his sharp eyes scanned back and forth between me and Li Rui, which made me feel creepy. This look made me feel like I was catching someone having an affair in bed!

"You guys..." Li Heng's tone was icy, as if it was squeezed from between his teeth, "What are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, I am ..." Li Rui was about to explain, but was interrupted by me.

"Your Majesty," I bowed and said first, "The prince saw that I was in a bad mood, so he took me to the Imperial Garden to relax. I didn't expect to disturb Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

As I was talking, I secretly observed Li Heng's expression. I saw that his brows were furrowed and his eyes were uncertain. I didn't know whether he believed me or not.

"Oh? Really?" Li Heng sneered and approached me step by step. "I heard that the prince wants you to enter the palace to accompany him?"

My heart skipped a beat. This old fox really knows everything! It seems that today's incident is not so easy to get away with.

"Your Majesty is wise, your humble servant ..."

"Enough!" Li Heng flicked his sleeves and interrupted me, "Lin Qingya, you are so brave! How dare you deceive me!"

I secretly groaned in my heart, but I had to pretend to be innocent on the surface: "Your Majesty, I am innocent! Your Majesty, I am loyal to you, and the sun and the moon can testify to that. How dare I deceive you?"

"Humph, do you think I will believe your lies?" Li Heng looked at me coldly, "Do you think you can hide what you did from my eyes?"

I was shocked. Did he know that I was eavesdropping on him in the court? That was impossible. I was so careful. How could he find out?

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" I pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "How come your servant doesn't understand?"

"Lin Qingya, how long are you going to keep pretending?" Li Heng suddenly grabbed my wrist, pulled me in front of him, and said with gritted teeth, "Do you really think I'm a fool?"

My wrist was pinched so hard that it hurt, and I felt even more panicked. How much did he know? What should I do?

"Your Majesty, you hurt your subject..." I tried to break free from his grip, but he squeezed even tighter.

"Hurt?" Li Heng sneered, "Why didn't you think it would hurt when you did those things?"

"Your Majesty, what on earth are you talking about?" I felt uneasy when he stared at me, but I couldn't continue to play dumb.

"Lin Qingya, do you think you did it perfectly?" Li Heng suddenly leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Do you think I really don't know what you are thinking in your heart?"

I was struck by lightning and froze. He...he knew what I was thinking? How is this possible? ! Could it be...could it be that he could really read my mind?

"You..." I looked at him in horror, my lips trembling and unable to speak.

Li Heng looked at me in panic, a sneer appeared on his lips, and then...