The Emperor was kissed by the Regent and cried again

Shen Jingli shook his head: "No, I went fishing before, but I didn't catch even a small fish in the whole morning, let alone a big fish. Since then, I decided not to fish again."

"I don't like fishing..."

"If I can go down to the river to catch them, I will try not to fish. If I can't catch any, I will buy them. Anyway, I will never fish."

Qin Yejue's mouth twitched slightly: "Shut up first."

Shen Jingli's face fell, looking aggrieved. They had clearly agreed to pay in advance, so why did he go back on his word after sleeping together for one night?

Humph, men, as expected, turn against you once your needs are met.

The carriage was finally quiet. Shen Jingli lowered his head, looking injured as if he had been robbed by a bully.

……

Shen Jingli lowered his head and pursed his lips, feeling extremely aggrieved.

Suddenly, a silver note with a face value of one thousand taels appeared in front of him. Shen Jingli took it and said, "Oh my God, you are so rich."

Shen Jingli picked it up and looked at it from left to right. It was one thousand taels. She had never seen a silver note with such a large denomination.

"Is this money...real or fake?"

"..."

However, she couldn't give change for a banknote of such a large denomination.

"Forget it. I can't find the money. Let Su Feng send the money to Qianlu Palace."

After admiring it, Shen Jingli stuffed the banknote back into Qin Yejue's hand.

"Don't deny your debt. We agreed last night that it would be double the amount."

"..."

Qin Yejue was speechless when he looked at the banknotes. Who asked him to give the change? He didn't even want the banknotes that were delivered to his door...

Qin Yejue felt compassion. Could it be that he had been bullying her too much during this period?

His lips were a little swollen from being kissed...

He reached out and touched the corner of Shen Jingli's lips, which frightened him so much that he hid far away. "Stop it! It's broad daylight."

"Even if it's cold, you're not allowed to kiss me."

"..."

The atmosphere at court today was unusually strange. Why was it strange? It was mainly because the ministers seemed to be looking at her with complicated eyes.

From these looks, she saw sympathy, disdain, ridicule, envy, and concern at the same time. The concern mainly came from Gu Sichen's eyes, which was very strange anyway.

"My dear ministers... Is there anything I can do? If not, please excuse me..."

Gu Sichen stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I heard an interesting story among the people and I want to tell you about it."

"Please speak, Lord Gu."

"A wealthy family's master kept a mistress, but after the master died, his son was held hostage by the mistress and was in agony."

Uh, this story is a bit strange, yet very familiar.

Wasn't Gu Sichen talking about her story with Qin Yejue? Shen Jingli didn't have the strength to fight against Qin Yejue now, so he could only play dumb.

"Haha... There is actually such a ridiculous thing."

"What does the Emperor think of this matter?"

Any outsider who dares to act so rampantly should be executed immediately.

Of course she didn't dare to say that, and Gu Sichen didn't dare to say that either. Did he want to die so early in the morning?

Be careful not to make innuendos and target too specific!

Minister of Rites Gu Wenzhe saw that Gu Sichen was speaking without restraint and hurried forward: "For a foreign man to have such ability, he must have something extraordinary. Without knowing the full story, don't make irresponsible comments."

But after hearing this, Gu Sichen became even more excited: "No matter how capable you are, you should know what it means to be a master and a servant!"

After hearing this, Minister Gu quickly knelt down and said, "In my opinion, the world is ruled by the capable. I'm sure that Scholar Gu also thinks so."

Gu Sichen looked at Shen Jingli with a complicated expression.

Shen Jingli: “…”

Qin Yejue opened his thin lips slightly: "What does the emperor think?"

Shen Jingli was speechless for a moment.

Minister Gu had sweat on his forehead. He winked at Gu Sichen and whispered, "You evil creature... get down on your knees."

Shen Jingli saw that Minister Gu looked pale and nervous. While observing Qin Yejue's emotions, he was also worried that Gu Sichen would say something nonsense again, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

"I think what Minister Gu said is absolutely right."

Gu Sichen clenched his fists and his face turned pale. He was really upset when he heard that the emperor stayed overnight in Longxiao Palace. He had some things to say and wanted to take the opportunity to talk about the difference between the monarch and his subjects.

Minister Gu looked anxious and said, "You evil creature, there are so many people in the Gu Mansion, are you really going to ignore them?"

Pulled back to reason by his father's words, Gu Sichen had no choice but to give up: "Indeed, this is the way the world is."

Seeing that Gu Sichen had given in, Shen Jingli hurried to smooth things over: "Master Gu, when a person or a country is weak, it will definitely be invaded by other forces, which may be from the same race or from outside. This is an inevitable trend and a law of destiny."

"In my opinion, life is already difficult enough, there is no need to worry so much."

The implication is that the parties involved have let it go and there is no need to talk about it anymore.

If Qin Yejue keeps nagging him, he will definitely get angry. Gu Sichen is usually a very calm person, so why is he so reckless today?

Although she was the emperor in name only, she did not want to be bound by the throne. Once Qin Yejue's poison was cured, she could negotiate terms and leave the capital, which was a place of trouble.

Besides, if Gu Sichen really couldn't stand what Qin Yejue did, he had to have the ability to fight against him.

Gu Sichen lowered his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, the emperor is right."

He did lose his composure today, but he had no way to vent his anger, which was mixed with jealousy, hatred, and unwillingness.

He had never been so eager for power. Wasn't it true that getting power was equivalent to getting the emperor?

Qin Yejue naturally understood the implication of Gu Sichen's words and sneered, "Are you done?"

After these words were spoken, the audience fell silent. Shen Jingli spoke before Gu Sichen could, "Um, Your Majesty, do you want to leave the court?"

"No hurry, isn't there someone who has a big complaint?"

You could tell who he was talking about with your toes. In order to avoid a bloody incident, Shen Jingli boldly held his hand on the armrest.

Qin Yejue was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Shen Jingli to do this.

He actually took the initiative to touch me? !

"Qin Yejue, I'm hungry. Can I treat you to a meal?"

"not good."

Qin Yejue decisively refused. Who wants to eat peanuts and melon seeds so early in the morning?

"..."

The audience was still silent.

Hearing the straightforward rejection, Shen Jingli pulled his hand back awkwardly, "Can you please give me some face? After all, we have slept together before."

Qin Yejue looked at Shen Jingli deeply, then walked away.

Shen Jingli sighed softly, thankful that Qin Yejue did not pursue the matter further: "It's okay, everyone... let's leave the court."

"Also, after Minister Gu leaves the court, remember to give Scholar Gu a bowl of sobering soup. You must not say some nonsense when you are drunk in the court. Life is precious."

Minister Gu said gratefully, "Yes, thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."

After Shen Jingli finished speaking, he trotted out of the Golden Palace and caught up with Qin Yejue, "What would you like to eat in the morning, Your Majesty? I think it should be light."

"..."

Don't think he can't see it, every word Shen Jingli wrote is on Gu Sichen's side, always helping him out.

I wanted to kill him quickly, but I couldn't resist his words. At this time, I still had the nerve to complain about being hungry!

"My Lord, how about fried rice?"

"You do it."

"But I can't cook."

"Can't do it?"

"I know how to do it! Now I'll do it."

……

Shen Jingli stopped and looked at Qin Yejue's back. He rubbed his eyes and murmured in disbelief: "This guy... today, he didn't even wear a dragon robe."