Feng Lin did fall asleep, but in his dream, he seemed to hear one or two murmurs. The murmurs sounded like Qi Yan, but not like Qi Yan. Because the words he said were really disrespectful.

He kept saying disrespect in his heart, but the words lingered in his heart. Feng Lin felt pity and wanted to open his eyes and say something to that person excitedly, but he was too sleepy. He listened in a daze and fell asleep again.

Feng Lin woke up the next day and didn't remember much about the murmurs in his dream. He didn't do anything else. Qi Yan pretended to know nothing and continued to do what he was supposed to do every day.

The strategy seemed to have fallen into an unprecedented bottleneck period. Although Feng Lin's favor for Qi Yan had never changed, there was no prompt from the system, so he gave up. Qi Yan felt that he had to give Feng Lin a drastic measure.

For some reason, the past few days, there have

been rumors in the harem that a eunuch beside the emperor is actually a traitor and has a crush on the emperor! For a while, the harem was in chaos, and the empress dowager and the queen had already arrested several eunuchs from the Yangxin Palace for questioning. As the chief eunuch beside the emperor, Qi Yan's turn was not so soon.

At first, the emperor did not hear about this. He was busy with government affairs and had not been to the harem for a long time. In addition, the empress dowager was supporting him and deliberately concealing it, so she did not tell him. The next time he heard about this, it was when Qi Yan was taken away.

"What?!" Feng Lin kicked over the stool: "Why didn't anyone report this to me?!"

Xiao Anzi knelt there trembling with fear, with a tearful face: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! It was the Queen Mother who said that you were busy with government affairs and shouldn't worry about such trivial matters, so she didn't let the servants tell you!"

Feng Lin took several deep breaths in anger. He didn't care about others, but this Qi Yan - he knew it! Qi Yan was Duan Xiu!

Without hesitation, Feng Lin put aside everything and rushed to the Queen Mother's palace, feeling even more anxious for Qi Yan.

But don't let anything happen! The Queen Mother and the Empress are willing to make groundless accusations. Even if Qi Yan's heart is not theirs, what good will it be if they know it is Duan Xiu?

But when he thought of this, Feng Lin suddenly had a different feeling in his heart... If Qi Yan's heart was not with him, would he really feel comfortable watching his friend throw himself into another man's arms?

With such doubts, Feng Lin didn't care to think too much and hurried to Ci'an Palace.

"Qi Yan, you really don't want to tell the truth?!" The Queen Mother stared at Qi Yan who was kneeling in the middle with her bright eyes: "I heard that you are not a real eunuch!"

Qi Yan lowered his eyes, as if he was out of the matter, and even his words and excuses were indifferent, and he didn't take it seriously.

"To reply to the Empress Dowager, I have nothing to say." Qi Yan said loudly: "If the Empress Dowager thinks Qi Yan is a traitor, then so be it."

First of all, Qi Yan is a traitor, no matter how much the Empress Dowager investigates, he can't defend himself. Moreover, his heart belongs to the Emperor, and it would be fine to let Feng Lin know something this time, but the stakes are too high, because in addition to the Emperor, there is also the power of the harem in this palace. The women headed by the Empress Dowager cannot let him go.

The rest depends on when Feng Lin will come to save her and to what extent he can save her.

Sure enough, just when the Empress Dowager was furious and wanted to torture him, Feng Lin hurried over, and the voice of "The Emperor is here" made Qi Yan breathe a sigh of relief, and a hint of blush appeared on his pale face.

...At least I didn't disappoint him too much, didn't I?

"If the Queen Mother wants to touch the people around me, shouldn't she ask my son first?" Feng Lin walked in with a sneer, and glanced at the women in the palace with a mocking expression: "You have to look at the owner before beating the dog, not to mention that Qi Yan has been serving me since he was a child.

He is the late emperor's favorite. Could it be that the Queen Mother suspects the late emperor?" "Emperor!" The Queen Mother's face turned pale. How could she not be angry when she was talking about her late husband? "This servant is cautious in his words and is so smooth-talking to me. Shouldn't he be punished?!"

"Oh? Why didn't I know that Qi Yan would be so smooth-talking?" Feng Lin chuckled and sat down: "Qi Yan, tell me, how did you speak so smooth-talking to the Queen Mother?"

Qi Yan lowered his eyes and said nothing. Feng Lin's teasing tone embarrassed the Queen Mother: "Emperor!"

"Empress Dowager." Feng Lin's tone also sank: "You are the real mother, but you do such things behind your son's back. Are the former and harems handed over to the Queen Dowager to deal with?" The

Queen Dowager's face turned pale. She naturally knew that it was not good to do these things without telling the emperor, but her original intention was also for the good of the emperor!

"Emperor..."

"I will take Qi Yan away today." Feng Lin stood up and said coldly to the Queen Dowager: "I hope that the Queen Mother will let me know the next time she touches someone around me."

As he said, he walked out, and when he passed Qi Yan who was kneeling on the ground, he snorted softly: "Why are you still kneeling?"

Qi Yan sighed at Feng Lin's domineering president in his heart, bowed his head, and thanked the Queen Dowager: "Thank you for your grace, Queen Dowager."

Except for Ci'an Palace, Qi Yan sighed almost inaudibly.

"Are you relieved now?" Feng Lin frowned, "The Queen Mother took the people from Yangxin Palace away, and you didn't know from the beginning to the end?" Feng Lin didn't believe that Qi Yan knew nothing.

Qi Yan lowered his eyes. He naturally knew that every time he used a servant, he was missing a lot of money. He knew what was going on with a casual inquiry. Feng Lin blamed him for not saying a word, but he couldn't miss this opportunity.

"Your Majesty..." Qi Yan suddenly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to transfer me to the temporary palace."

Feng Lin looked at him, and a surge of anger rose: "You are still thinking about the temporary palace?!"

"Your Majesty, things have come to this point, and I have to go..."

"You get up first! Come back to Yangxin Palace with me and talk!"

After saying that, Feng Lin angrily swung his sleeves and walked towards the direction of Yangxin Palace. Qi Yan stared at his back for a long time before he stood up and followed behind.

After returning to Yangxin Palace, Feng Lin dismissed everyone else and left Qi Yan alone.

"Your Majesty, the matter of cutting off the sleeves is not groundless. The person who spread the rumor probably grasped my sexual orientation and made such a bold statement. If I continue to serve Your Majesty, I will definitely cause unnecessary trouble!"

Feng Lin looked at Qi Yan kneeling on the ground indifferently, and finally sighed, walked down the platform, and helped him up.

"Qi Yan, tell me, who is the person you like?"

Qi Yan's movements suddenly paused, which made Feng Lin's heart shudder.

"...Can't tell again?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Who is that person that I can't know? Who in this harem can you protect so much?" Feng Lin still couldn't figure it out until now.

If the other party is a eunuch, then there is no need to keep it secret. If it is a young master from the previous dynasty, Feng Lin thinks it is unlikely, because Qi Yan is in the harem and has no chance to leave the palace. How can he get to know the young master?