"Since you've said so, then let it be!" The Queen's tone suddenly became more serious. "Li Han, I may like you, but people's hearts are hidden. Your wholehearted love may not necessarily earn your partner's loyalty. Do you understand?"
The maid behind Li Han seemed to understand the meaning of the queen's words. Beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her legs suddenly went weak, and she fell to her knees, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.
The Queen remained calm at the maid's reaction, but Li Han looked at the maid and said quickly, "I know. Li Han will definitely remember your teachings. If I sleepwalk again, I will never run into the closet again. I will definitely go to find the Queen. Please don't despise me then!"
"Okay, okay, I don't mind. If you sleepwalk next time, just come to me. I'll make room for you!" The Queen was amused by Li Han. "Okay, I won't accompany you anymore. I still have some matters to report to His Majesty. I won't bother you anymore. Just take care of the things at hand!"
After the Queen left, Li Han helped the maid who was kneeling beside her to her feet. "Alright, don't be afraid. The Queen is just saying that. She won't do anything to you. I'll take care of everything!"
"Thank you, thank you, Your Highness!" The maid stuttered, her voice trembling, and looked at Li Han with tears in her eyes.
In fact, the maid was not very old, even younger than Li Han. Seeing her like this, Li Han couldn't bear it and touched her hair: "Okay, don't cry, it won't look good if you cry anymore!", and gently wiped the tears from her face: "I'll give you a day off today, go back and have a good rest!"
"Yes!" The maid nodded and said goodbye to Li Han.
Li Han went to the imperial kitchen alone again. The eunuch in charge came up and asked politely, "Princess, why are you here? If you have any instructions, you can just send someone to tell me. Why bother coming here in person?"
"Nothing much, I just saw that the Queen has been working day and night recently, so I wanted to make some cakes and supplements for her!"
"Your Highness is so thoughtful. If the Queen knew about this, she would definitely be very touched!"
After Li Han had a brief chat with the steward, the steward led Li Han into the imperial kitchen.
This time, Li Han personally prepared cakes and porridge and sent them to the Queen: "Your Majesty, Li Han sees that you have been worrying about me a lot recently. Li Han really feels bad, so I specially made some food for you!"
The Queen was pleased: "It's rare that you have such a heart. As an elder, shouldn't I care about you children?"
Li Han sat beside the Queen, placed her hand on hers, and said slowly: "Queen, Li Han knows that everything you do is for my own good, but Li Han has grown up after all, and is no longer the little girl who only hides behind you!"
Seeing the Queen's expression change slightly, Li Han continued, "There are some things that Li Han can do on his own, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. Now is the time for Li Han to repay your kindness!"
Li Han gently leaned her head on the Queen's shoulder. After hearing this, the Queen's eyes welled up with tears. She also gently leaned her head on Li Han's head, raised her hand to touch her cheek, and said earnestly: "Yes, the child has grown up. It's time to let her go out and let her make her own way!"
The Queen's voice was a little choked with sobs. "But you must know that no matter what obstacles you encounter in the future, you must remember to tell me. His Majesty and I are your strongest backers. Just do it, we will support you!"
Li Han was a little moved after hearing what the Queen said. After this heart-to-heart talk with Li Han, the Queen finally understood Li Han's behavior last night. She knew that she was not intentionally distancing herself from her, but because she felt that she had grown up and had her own ideas.
At the same time, she was also pleased that Li Han was willing to open up to her. Knowing that Li Han still treated her as a family member, she felt extremely happy.
Li Han felt a little guilty for refusing the Queen's request to chat all night last night, so he took this opportunity to chat with the Queen for a long time. It was already afternoon when he left the Queen's bedroom and returned to his room.
Li Han returned to the room and fell on the bed motionless due to exhaustion. After dozing for a while, he suddenly woke up. He thought about how many things he had to do this morning and felt a little anxious. He even threw the "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" storybook that he had just finished yesterday into the closet.
She quickly opened the wardrobe and found that the storybook was missing: "It's strange, I clearly remember putting it here after I finished writing it at night, how come it's gone!" Li Han turned the wardrobe upside down, but still couldn't find the storybook. She scratched her hair, a little confused.
Li Han called the maid over and asked, "Have you seen a handwritten book in the closet? I put it there last night, but now I can't find it!"
The maid replied, "Princess, I saw that the closet was a mess, and the clothes were stained with spilled wax and ink, so I cleared out everything in the closet and cleaned it up!"
"What! They're all lost?" Li Han's mind seemed to explode. He grabbed the maid's shoulders tightly and said, "Tell me quickly, where did you lose them?"
Seeing Li Han so nervous, the maid thought she had done something wrong and quickly replied, "I gave those things to the eunuch who handles the miscellaneous items. I don't know where I threw them away!"
Li Han didn't care about anything else. He rushed out like an arrow, praying in his heart that he would not be discovered.
She searched all the way, and asked everyone she met, but they just shook their heads and said they didn't know. Time passed by minute by minute, and with every second, Li Han's heart became more and more nervous.
At this moment, a big red cross suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and the system's voice came to her ears: "The "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" storybook mission failed!"
Li Han then realized that someone had read "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon", but who was it?
At the same time, the queen was sitting upright on the bed in her bedroom, flipping through a book with a strange expression on her face.
"Empress!" At this time, the maid knocked on the door. The queen immediately closed the book in her hand and hid it under the pillow. On the cover of the book were written the four big words "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon".
The queen asked coldly, "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, Princess Li Han seems to have lost something. It's said to be a book. The entire palace has been alarmed, and the princess is leading people throughout the palace to search for her!"
"A book? What book?"
"I don't know. The princess didn't tell me. She only said it was a handwritten book. Judging from the princess's nervous expression, it seems to be very important to her!"
After hearing this, the queen's expression became serious and she couldn't help but glance at the pillow.
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