The host is no longer a human today.

So, when Lin Yuji waited for his childhood sweetheart to pick him up, what he saw was Xu Ze'an who was limping.

"Zhe'an? What happened to you? Did you fall?"

Xu Ze'an glanced at him and said, "Oh, let's talk about this later."

Confused, Lin Yuji followed him to the palace gate and got on the carriage.

"Zhe'an, what happened? Could it be that the emperor punished you to kneel down?"

When Lin Yuji thought about how his legs and feet became weak from kneeling in the court a few days ago, he felt that it would be better to stay as far away from the emperor as possible.

Xu Ze'an looked at him, feeling very disappointed. "Yuji, can you control your blunt mouth? The Emperor heard what you and Jiang Song said today."

"Ah?!" Lin Yuji was startled and subconsciously touched his neck, "Is this true?"

"Heh~" Xu Ze'an was so angry at his silly look that he laughed, "You also know how to be afraid?"

Lin Yuji shrank his neck and said, "Of course I was scared. I didn't know he was coming... I didn't mean it..." When he thought that Xu Ze'an was injured because of him, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Seeing this, Xu Ze'an sighed, "Okay, Yuji, the emperor is not angry this time, but you must be more careful in the future, otherwise if something happens, I may not be able to protect you... I may even implicate others."

Xu Ze'an didn't want to force him, but since he had entered the officialdom, there were some things he had to understand.

"Hmm." Lin Yuji sniffed.

"However, the emperor's meaning... I think he may agree with what you said." If what you said was not exactly what he wanted, how could the emperor, the emperor, let Lin Yuji off easily?

"what?"

Xu Ze'an was also shocked, but this answer was very likely. "The Emperor said that what you said makes sense. I think he might hope that the Regent..."

Lin Yuji opened his mouth wide, "No, the emperor is willing to be..."

Xu Ze'an was also helpless. "I think the emperor might have some concerns and didn't express it actively, so he asked you to hint and atone for your crime."

Lin Yuji: “…”

Well, at least, he didn't lose his life because of his mouth, so let him hint at it.

*

"I'm here, just say whatever you want to say!" Shen Yifan didn't like Shen Zhiyuan. In his opinion, Shen Zhiyuan was made king just because he was favored in the past, but he was actually a sinister and cunning villain.

Shen Zhiyuan didn't care about his attitude. Instead, he patiently poured him a cup of tea. "You and I are cousins. Why do we have to be so confrontational? Sit down and have a drink."

Shen Yifan impatiently knocked down the teacup that was handed to him, his eyes wide open, "It's like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken. I can tell you have no good intentions! Tell me, what do you want to do?"

If he hadn't told me that it was about the throne, he wouldn't have come alone!

Shen Zhiyuan clenched his fists, resisting the urge to hit someone, and still had a fake smile on his face.

"I called you here today to tell you that Hongying is my man. She said that Shen Zuixue's heir is Shen Yirui."

When this was mentioned, Shen Zhiyuan felt angry. He never thought that Shen Yirui had won Shen Zuixue's heart without any words!

"Ah? This... so what? The throne belongs to us two brothers anyway. Yi Rui has no ambition for the throne. Even if he inherits the throne, he will give it to me."

Shen Yifan paused and continued, but his tone was no longer as firm as before.

Shen Zhiyuan naturally saw it, but he was not in a hurry. "I called you here today for no other reason. I just wanted to remind you not to be used as a gun by others."

Shen Yifan was silent. He didn't think Shen Zhiyuan was that kind. "You said that bastard wanted to give the throne to Yirui. Do you have any evidence?"

Shen Zhiyuan sneered, "I don't have any evidence. Believe it or not!"