Cui Shici immediately knelt on one knee, reached out and held Wan Qingyan's hand, gently stroked it and kissed it, his eyes ambiguous and with a hint of piety.

Wan Qingyan smiled. She reached out and grabbed Cui Shici's collar, leaned over and put her mouth close to his ear. She deliberately exhaled a breath of hot air and whispered softly, "I'll come to you tonight. Get ready..."

When Cui Shici heard this, his body trembled involuntarily. A feeling of heat surged from the bottom of his heart and instantly spread throughout his body! He longed for more, so he turned his head and kissed Wan Qingyan's red lips forcefully.

Wan Qingyan was slightly stunned at first, obviously not expecting Cui Shici to dare to kiss her actively, but she liked to take the initiative, so she reached out and pressed the back of his head hard, deepening the passionate kiss.

Her other hand, like a nimble snake, moved all over his body, igniting the fire of desire deep in his heart.

Their breaths blended together, as if they were the only two people in the world. Cui Shici closed his eyes tightly, lost in this wonderful moment, but Wan Qingyan kept her eyes open, her gaze steady and calm, silently watching him gradually sink into despair...

"Your Highness, why is the door locked? Open it quickly! I'm bringing the food!"

When A Nian's sharp and urgent voice came, Wan Qingyan immediately pushed Cui Shici away.

"Master Cui, I'm sorry to bother you for a moment, but the show still has to go on!"

There was a glint of cunning in Wan Qingyan's eyes. While Cui Shici was still immersed in the passionate kiss, he raised his hand and slapped him twice.

"Anian, stop knocking, I'll open the door right away."

Wan Qingyan went to open the door. As soon as he opened it, A Nian rushed in to check the situation and almost dropped the fried shrimp in his hand.

A Nian originally thought that Cui Shici was making trouble again and wanted to harm Wan Qingyan. She immediately became nervous and strode into the box!

However, when the door opened, the scene before her left her dumbfounded. She saw Cui Shici kneeling on the ground, his face as red as a monkey's butt, with a clearly visible slap mark on his cheek, and he was still covering his face and smiling foolishly.

This sudden scene made Anian stunned, but she quickly reacted, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise wildly. She turned her head to look at Wan Qingyan, raised her thumbs, and her eyes were full of admiration. She blinked mischievously, as if to say: "Well done!"

In Anian's eyes, all this was because she had complained to Wan Qingyan before, so Wan Qingyan locked the door and gave Cui Shici a severe lesson!

"Mr. Cui, you can go out now. Don't stay here and get in the way."

Wan Qingyan was afraid that A Nian would fight with Cui Shici again, so she just wanted to have a good meal.

"Your Highness, please enjoy your meal slowly. I will withdraw first..."

Cui Shici reacted, covered his cheeks, pretended to be bitter and aggrieved, and walked out quickly.

A Nian wanted to say a few more words to Cui Shici, but before he could say anything, Wan Qingyan stopped him with a look.

Wan Qingyan just wanted to have a peaceful meal now, and stopped A Nian from continuing to supervise the chef in cooking.

The two of them started with the fried shrimp dish, which tasted really good. As soon as A Nian put it in his mouth, he had nothing to say. He concentrated on peeling the shrimp shells and put the peeled shrimp into Wan Qingyan's bowl.

"Anian, just peel it and eat it yourself. I can peel it myself. Just be obedient."

Wan Qingyan was both relieved and amused. She poured the shrimps back into A Nian's bowl. She felt that A Nian was taking care of her like a child!

"Your Highness, do you think I didn't peel it clean enough? You despise me!"

Seeing that Wan Qingyan didn't eat the shrimp she peeled, Ah Nian immediately displayed her speciality: pouting, red eyes, and aggrieved expression...

"Anian, don't try to play tricks on me now. You'll only look more cute if you eat more and gain more weight. Hurry up and eat!"

Wan Qingyan frowned. She must stick to her principles this time and not give in!

"Okay, I'll listen to your Highness."

A Nian agreed reluctantly, glanced at Wan Qingyan cautiously, lowered her head and began to eat the shrimp silently, but after only two bites, her tears flowed like a flood.

"Anian, stop crying, you are such a stubborn child..."

Wan Qingyan looked at A Nian crying, and a trace of heartache welled up in his heart. In the end, he gave in and picked up a shrimp and put it into his mouth!

When A Nian saw Wan Qingyan eating, he immediately burst into laughter, wiped his tears and started eating too.

The following dishes were soon served on the table. Wan Qingyan and A Nian each ate two bowls of rice and finished all the dishes. A Nian had to admit that the food at Cui's Restaurant tasted good!

After dinner, Wan Qingyan took A Nian to the accounting office downstairs to settle the bill.

Just as I was about to leave after paying the bill, I saw Cui Shici and another woman coming out of the kitchen arguing.

The woman's facial features were ordinary, and she looked even more ordinary when standing next to Cui Shici.

But the woman had a very loud voice and she started to criticize Cui Shici fiercely, her words full of sarcasm and contempt.

Cui Shici did not refute from beginning to end, but just looked at the woman coldly.

When the woman saw that Cui Shici didn't answer, she became angry and slapped him twice.

Cui Shici still didn't fight back. He just glared at the woman and quickly left.

The woman continued to curse and followed Cui Shici relentlessly.

Wan Qingyan saw all of this and then pulled A Nian away.

Unexpectedly, not long after I walked out, I met Shi Ming patrolling here.

In order to avoid being surrounded by the people again, Wan Qingyan had to requisition Shi Ming's horse and take A Nian back to the yamen quickly.

Not long after Wan Qingyan returned to the yamen, Wan Qingyu also came back.

"Fifth sister, I have good news for you. A local has provided us with a clue! Haha, we've found the assassins' hiding place!"

Wan Qingyu ran over happily and couldn't help but report the good news to Wan Qingyan.

"Eighth sister, you haven't finished your sentence yet, have you? If you really found the assassin's hideout, you would definitely be the first to go find him. How could you come back now? Stop keeping me in suspense and continue!"

Wan Qingyan smiled slightly and instantly saw through the flaw in Wan Qingyu's words. She knew her eighth sister very well.

"Fifth sister, I can't hide anything from you. I did go there immediately, but these assassins ran so fast that I didn't catch them!

However, I have seriously injured two assassins and have sent people to monitor all the hospitals in the city. Anyone who comes to treat a sword wound will be arrested immediately! If these two assassins are not treated tonight, they will surely die!"

Wan Qingyu explained everything in detail. She had originally hoped to capture the assassin alive to win his favor, but unfortunately she failed.

"Eighth sister, there's one more thing I need you to do. Send someone to the city to find a group of scholars and have them write some articles praising the empress! They should mainly write about how the empress cares about the people and provides timely disaster relief. Whoever writes the best will get a bigger reward!"

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