The sickly boss always wants to get close to her

When Chu Bainiao heard his senior brother change the subject, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he sincerely explained on behalf of the original owner, "I just simply like to look at handsome men."

She even gave an analogy, "To put it simply, just like some people like to grow flowers and appreciate them, and some people like to grow bamboo and appreciate it, I naturally like to look at them when I grow them."

Ji Yan was not comforted. Looking at a man purely for ornamental purposes was obviously not a good sign.

He leaned on Chu Bainiao's shoulder without moving, and even hugged her in an overly ambiguous way.

Although Chu Bainiao felt uncomfortable and thought it was inappropriate, he was afraid that his senior brother would cry, so he had to endure it.

Ji Yan buried his head in her neck lovingly, where she couldn't see him. "I was reading a storybook today. In the storybook, there was a woman who had no particular liking for men, but only pure admiration for them."

"I find it novel. It is somewhat similar to the prince, so I continue reading."

Chu Bai Niao was aroused with curiosity and said, "Right, I was saying that there must be people in this world who simply admire handsome men like me."

Ji Yan chuckled softly, and his hot and moist breath hit Chu Bainiao's ears. She moved uncomfortably, and was hugged by Ji Yan again.

"I continued reading. The storybook wrote about this woman. Why did she simply admire men? It turned out to be because -"

"She has a good mirror."

Chu Bai Niao's pupils shrank, and she sat up straight as if in response to the pressure, and Ji Yan, who was entangled with her, sat in her arms. She said angrily: "This must be written nonsense!"

"Where is the storybook? I will send someone to arrest the writer and torture her so that she will know that books cannot be written carelessly!"

Ji Yan took a deep breath and said, "It's burning. Just by looking at it, I felt shortness of breath and unbearable pain in my heart."

Chu Bai Niao was about to faint. She said word by word, "This king is definitely not good at polishing mirrors. This king does not like women."

Ji Yan's eyes darkened, and he nuzzled her neck, "I believe in you, Your Majesty."

Chu Bainiao raised his chin uncomfortably, "Okay, is this what makes you feel bad?"

"Did you not eat either?"

Most of Ji Yan's body was leaning on Chu Bainiao.

A pair of arms passed through her armpits and wrapped around her waist, holding her tightly in his arms like a large dog.

He responded softly.

Chu Bai Niao pushed him and said, "Okay, Xiao Yan, be good, get up and eat. How can you not eat? Don't worry, I don't like women."

After pushing her several times, Ji Yan reluctantly let her go, but his eyes were still glued to her.

She led the person to the side room and sat down. She didn't need to say much. In just a moment, the servants brought the prepared meal.

Finally, the meal was over. Chu Bainiao opened his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Standing in the courtyard, she hesitantly patted her senior brother on the shoulder and said, "If you have anything to say in the future, tell me. Don't hold it in. I'm leaving tonight."

Ji Yan nodded obediently, gazing at her with tender eyes, "Your Highness, Xiao Yan knows."

Until Chu Bainiao's figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor, the corners of his lips naturally dropped and his face became cold.

He turned around indifferently, no longer pretending to be innocent and obedient. His face was now hidden in the darkness, with a half-smile on his face that actually looked a bit scary.

"Lan Sheng." Ji Yan called.

The male servant who had been serving Ji Yan felt an inexplicable fear. He knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Here you are."

Ji Yan narrowed his bright eyes slightly, looking down at the servant in front of him, with a hint of danger in his cold voice, "I was the one who gave you this name."

"Life is not easy, don't be like a moth to a flame and think too much, what do you think?"

Lan Sheng knelt on the ground and cold sweat broke out. He knew that his act of deliberately guarding the door today in order to show up in front of the prince had been seen through by his master.

He said in panic, "Master, Lansheng knows about this. Please forgive Lansheng. I will always keep this in mind in the future."

Ji Yan laughed and said, "Don't be like this. If you do this, people will think I did something to you."

He said lightly: "Get up."

Lansheng stood up trembling, but still did not dare to look at his master's face. He originally thought that his master was very kind and his personality was as soft as dough.

Now he no longer dared to think about it. The aura revealed by his master just now made him think that he would die in the next second.

The secret guards who were guarding in the dark quickly reported this scene to Chu Bainiao. Chu Bainiao was sitting on a stool reading the memorials and did not even raise his head after listening.

"Since that servant has become disloyal, replace him with two obedient servants."

"Yes!" The secret guard disappeared into the study.

On the second day, Butler Zhu transferred Lansheng away and sent two new male servants over.

Butler Zhu said, "Master Ji, Lansheng has other errands to do, so I'll ask you to take care of him. I've sent two more people over with you. Don't worry, they will serve you no worse than Lansheng."

Ji Yan smiled gently, but Butler Zhu did not dare to look down on him. Although he had never looked down on him before, he now had to treat him as the male owner.

He has been in the palace for more than ten years, and he has never seen his own prince pamper a man like this.

Even though he has clearly learned from clues that the other person is not as innocent and kind as he appears to be, he is still willing to indulge him.

After seeing the man off, Butler Zhu took his leave and sent Lansheng to the farm to work.

Something big happened last night, so she followed His Majesty to the imperial study after the morning court session.

The empress twirled the jade ring in her hand, and her majestic eyes fell on the memorial. "This morning at 3:30 pm, the servant of the Ministry of Revenue doctor called her out of bed, but found her dead in the house with her concubine, so he screamed and reported it to the police."

"After investigation, it was found that it was Xiyu Tower's work. The Ministry of Revenue doctor and other people in the mansion, a total of thirteen people died. This is the evidence that Xiyu Tower left in the mansion and spread in the city."

The empress handed over two pieces of paper covered with regular script. Chu Bainiao took them, spread them out with both hands, and scanned them carefully.

The paper was densely packed with evidence of the Ministry of Revenue doctor enriching himself and bending the law for personal gain. It also pointed out his trafficking of men and children, forcing women into prostitution, and protecting one another among officials.

Chu Bai Niao frowned and asked, "Is this trafficking of men and children true?"

The empress's face was also gloomy. She looked straight at him, and the eyes of an emperor seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. "Niao Niao, I need you to check."

"Xiyu Tower hung a blood letter from the people in the downtown area today."

The empress closed her eyes and calmed the anger in her heart.

"Xiyu Tower has been disregarding the imperial court for a long time. I am not angry about this. What makes me angry is this blood letter from the people."

"The blood letter of the people! It means that someone in the court has covered my eyes! Someone has blocked my ears!"

"Someone is acting recklessly on my land, stirring up public anger and resentment. Someone is plotting a rebellion!"

"Go and check for me to see if this is true. If it is true, all those involved in this case will be executed immediately!"

Chu Bai Niao carefully folded up the evidence, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your orders!"