It doesn’t matter, my boyfriend is a eunuch!

The queen's words put an end to this farce and also wrote an ending for it.

This ending is perfect for Lin Zhihe, but not for Lin's father.

He stood dejectedly in the Qianqiu Palace, as if he had suffered a blow, and barely mustered up the energy to thank the queen.

Before leaving, he gave Lin Zhihe a meaningful look, trying to let her experience it herself.

It is impossible to understand it. Lin Zhihe only feels endless joy in his heart.

It seems that the saying is right, human beings' sorrows and joys are not the same.

Seeing Father Lin leave, Heping spoke to the Queen again, "Your Majesty, since this matter is caused by my misunderstanding of Sister He'er, I am willing to compensate Sister He'er."

"Oh?" The Queen dragged out the last syllable of her answer, seeming to be very interested in Concubine He's words.

"Sister He'er has always liked my Shu embroidered soft pillow, so I will give it to you as compensation today." Hepin paused for a moment, "And Liu Li, who was previously assigned to my palace, is the one that pleases you the most. I will also return it to its original owner today, to Sister He'er."

Damn! Lin Zhihe couldn't help but curse in his heart.

What is this? After making such a big scene and talking for so long, he only gave her a broken pillow as compensation...

When the Queen listened to Liu Li, she knew that Concubine He was making trouble again, but it was not easy to reject such a matter of course, so she nodded to show her agreement.

Although she complained in her heart, Lin Zhihe's body was very honest. She bowed to the Queen again and said, "Thank you, Queen, and Concubine He."

After Lin Zhihe finished kneeling, the Queen slowly said, "Look, what is Lady Lin doing? We are all sisters serving the Emperor, why do we have to go through so much formality?"

After performing this scene with a group of people, Lin Zhihe suddenly felt exhausted all over. She didn't even have the strength to walk. She struggled to return to her Vermillion Bird Palace step by step.

But the distance between Zhuniao Palace and Qianqiu Palace is very far, as if there is a Milky Way between them. Lin Zhihe is on this side of the Milky Way, and the Queen is on the other side.

Before reaching the Vermillion Bird Palace, Lin Zhihe saw two figures waiting at the door from afar. One was scratching his head anxiously, and the other was as quiet as a virgin, standing there like a wooden stake.

"Miss, you're back! I heard from others that the Queen has lifted our house arrest." Xiao Taohong danced with joy.

Lin Zhihe touched Xiao Taohong's head and said, "Yeah."

Xiao Taohong looked at Liu Li standing motionless at the door and lowered her voice self-righteously, "Miss, this Liu Li has also been returned by Concubine He."

"Ah."

Seeing that Lin Zhihe was not in a good mood, Xiao Taohong showed her unusual understanding. She pushed the door open with her hand and said nothing more.

Lin Zhihe walked in front, Xiao Taohong followed beside him, and Liu Li always kept a distance from them that was neither too far nor too close.

"Xiao Taohong, our confinement has been lifted. Do you want to go out and play?"

"I don't want to, but I still have to serve the young lady for dinner!" Xiao Taohong stared with her watery eyes, not understanding the meaning of Lin Zhihe's words at all.

"You think." Lin Zhihe uttered two simple words.

Xiao Taohong looked at Lin Zhihe, then looked at Liu Li behind her, then turned and walked towards the gate.

Lin Zhihe ignored Liu Li and kept walking forward until he reached the study.

Liu Li followed Lin Zhihe's footsteps slowly and came to the study with her.

Lin Zhihe did not say anything, but walked around the study room.

This was her second time in the study. The first time, she was thinking about writing down the matter of Hepin, and her mind was full of thoughts about where to hide the letter, and she had not yet fully appreciated her study.

Today, I saw that the study was quiet and simple, with all kinds of books piled up on the bookshelf, including her notebook about starting a business, some poetry collections, and even some books on Buddhism.

She touched "Notes on Viewing Flowers" and looked at the other books around her.

But Liu Li kept his head down, neither looking up nor looking at her.

"Have I ever done anything to let you down before?" Lin Zhihe suddenly spoke, but his tone was very calm.

Liu Li knelt down instantly, banging his head against the wooden floor. The sound gave Lin Zhihe a headache.

Unexpectedly, Liu Li reacted like this, and Lin Zhihe quickly stopped him.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhihe couldn't stop him at all. He was like a river fish that was accidentally rolled ashore. Lin Zhihe could neither catch him nor stop him.

Lin Zhihe knelt in front of him and hugged him with all her strength to stop Liu Li from kowtowing.

There is a red and swollen area on the forehead.

The beautiful phoenix eyes had completely lost their vitality. They were like a dead pond or a piece of dead wood, emitting decay and mottled colors, without any trace of human life.

"Don't kneel to me. If you kneel to me, I will kneel back to you. Don't make it sound like you are worshipping heaven and earth."

Originally, Lin Zhihe wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but she found that the joke was not funny at all, and Liu Li did not smile at all.

She pulled him up with difficulty, and pressed his shoulders to make him sit on the stool.

"Let's chat, just a normal chat, talk"

Seeing that Liu Li still ignored him and just sat there like a dead tree, Lin Zhihe could only speak again, "Liu Li, have I ever bullied you before?"

Liu Li finally responded, opened his eyes wide, and finally there was a ripple in his eyes, "You are the master, you have never bullied a servant like me."

He emphasized the word "slave", as if he was speaking to Lin Zhihe, or himself.

"I must have bullied you before." Lin Zhihe ignored Liu Li and said to himself, "Otherwise you wouldn't have teamed up with outsiders to harm me again and again."

Liu Li glanced at Lin Zhihe, shook his head slightly, and said nothing.

"Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a farmer who saw a snake. It was winter and there was a lot of snow. The snake was frozen stiff, so he put the snake in his arms..."

Lin Zhihe looked at Liu Li's gloomy face and felt that his tone might be too harsh, so he changed the subject, "I guess you must have heard that story before. Let me tell you a new one. There was a man named Hao Jian in the past. He saw an old lady lying on the ground, so he went to help her. As a result, the old lady turned around and said that Hao Jian pushed her down. What do you think about this old lady..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Liu Li couldn't help but interrupted Lin Zhihe.

"Look, I took you out of the Qianqiu Palace after I confined you there, so that you didn't have to be confined with me for ten years. I think I have a clear conscience. I also saved a life at the Bibotang last time, otherwise you would have been killed by Hepin sooner or later."

"I saved you twice, why are you doing this?" Lin Zhihe looked at Liu Li and continued speaking.

"Isn't that quite rude?"