The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Just as she had this thought, she heard Xiaodunzi's voice.

"Your Majesty, the Prince Consort is here."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yili jumped up excitedly, but was stopped by Qi Zhaomian with a glare. He squatted back in disappointment and continued to beat his legs.

Qi Zhaomian closed his eyes speechlessly, with the words "What a disgrace" all in his mind.

"stand up."

Qi Yili stood up hurriedly again, straightened his clothes, and muttered in his heart, "The imperial sister is too fierce."

He stole a glance and saw Qi Zhaomian put away the serious look he had when scolding him and put on a gentle and weak expression: "Let her come in."

Ok? ? ?

Suddenly so gentle?

Lin Shanjuan was not surprised when he saw Qi Zhaomian.

She knew that this man would definitely not wait for her in the princess's mansion on her first day in court.

Qi Zhaomian smiled faintly, very satisfied with her performance in the court today. He couldn't help but give her a gentle look and took the initiative to say hello.

"Consort."

Lin Shanjuan responded, and when he saw Qi Yili trying hard to make his presence felt behind Qi Zhaomian, a smile appeared on his lips.

"I'm here to see the Emperor."

Qi Zhaomian's lips stiffened and he smiled, "Oh."

Qi Yili gave her a defiant look, then happily ran to Lin Shanjuan's side.

"Come sit down! I'm usually speechless because of those old guys. You're so impressive today! You helped me vent my anger!"

Lin Shanjuan couldn't help but laugh, "Really? If I had known it was going to be an offense anyway, I might as well have said it even more harshly!!"

Qi Yili was amused even more. He looked at her with a grin and a face full of flattery, "That's all! I'm very happy with that!"

Lin Shan smiled tiredly so that his eyes curved up. In Qi Zhaomian's opinion, there seemed to be a hint of doting on his face.

The two of them were chatting happily, one was her younger brother and the other was her husband-in-law. They looked like a couple.

Qi Zhaomian's expression darkened as he coldly reminded, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your manners."

The calm tone contained a hint of anger. Qi Yili immediately became obedient and curled his lips, "Okay, I know I was wrong."

Lin Shanjuan couldn't bear to see him looking so aggrieved, so she patted his shoulder and comforted him in a voice that only she and Qi Yili could hear.

"I remember your sister said that there's a break after the court session. I'll come and have a drink with you during the break."

Qi Yili's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded happily, "Okay, okay!"

He was coaxed into happiness, and Qi Zhaomian's gaze fell on Qi Yili's shoulder, his expression darkening.

"I don't know when the Prince Consort became so close to the Emperor."

Lin Shanjuan's hair stood on end. The two looked at each other. She understood Qi Yili's desire to survive and turned back with a wry smile.

"Princess, won't you come home with me? I came all the way here to pick you up."

Qi Zhaomian's expression eased a little and he snorted.

"Didn't you just say you were here to see the Emperor? How come you've come all the way here to pick me up? Your Highness is truly a man of eloquence."

Lin Shanjuan took a few steps forward and stood in front of Qi Zhaomian. "No, every time I talk to the princess, I can't help but say these nice words. Princess, will you do me the honor of returning with me?"

She had been very humble, so Qi Zhaomian didn't need to make things difficult for her anymore. He stood up and nodded his chin modestly.

"Since that's the case, I can't go against your Majesty's wishes. Let's go."

Qi Yili stared at his royal sister in amazement, and a shocking guess came to his mind!

His sister is...acting like a spoiled brat???

No! No, no! How could the Imperial Sister possibly act like a spoiled child? Pah! Pah!

Lin Shanjuan breathed a sigh of relief and made an inviting gesture, "Princess, please."

Qi Zhaomian lifted her skirt, took a few steps, and suddenly turned back to look at Qi Yili, who was startled.

"Royal sister, what...what happened?"

Qi Zhaomian smiled gently, but his words were like a cold winter to Qi Yili:

"Your Majesty has been behaving improperly these past few days. This is probably because the Grand Tutor has been focusing on academics and neglecting his teachings on etiquette. Therefore, Your Majesty should copy the 'Emperor's Rules of Etiquette' ten times."

Qi Yili: ...

But sister, I only finished copying the "General Strategy of Governing a Country" for the first time because I was too talkative last time.

He secretly glanced at Lin Shanjuan, who looked helpless.

"Okay...I...I remember."

The two of them left the imperial study and got into the carriage.

The wheels clattered, and Qi Zhaomian took the initiative to start a conversation, "How did the prince consort know that I was in the imperial study?"

Lin Shanjuan was lazily leaning against the car wall with her eyes closed. She had gotten up too early in the morning and had not yet adapted to the situation.

"You think it's my first day at court, and you're worried about not being able to handle those veteran officials, so you're taking charge. Now that I'm done here, I naturally have to go to the Imperial Study to pick you up and bring you back. It also lets others see that we really do have a good relationship, killing two birds with one stone."

The fact that she could think of this shows that she is very thoughtful.

Qi Zhaomian looked at her again, remembering the several times she and Qi Yili had met, and said in a deep voice: "The palace is not like the countryside. You are the prince consort and he is the emperor. You can't be too close."

This is because Lin Shanjuan's performance today was good enough, so he said this patiently.

Lin Shanjuan looked at her in surprise: "I thought you would be mean to me."

Qi Zhaomian paused, "Is this palace very fierce?"

Lin Shanjuan couldn't help laughing at her serious expression. "It's nothing to worry about. It's normal for you to be a little serious in your position. I understand. I will keep my distance from you in the future."

Accustomed to her unruly and unruly appearance, Qi Zhaomian glanced at her in surprise when he saw her suddenly become so well-behaved and easy to talk to.

It's normal to be serious in this position. Does she really think so?

Or is it just something he said against his will to please her?

Ever since she started manipulating power, she has heard too many comments like "strong, cold, and vicious" in the past five years, and even she herself thinks that she is such a person.

She is neither a woman nor a warm princess.

But she was able to say these words of understanding for herself.

Seeing her staring at him thoughtfully, Lin Shanjuan felt a little guilty and touched his face:

"If I say something you don't like, just scold me, okay? I'm scared when you stare at me like that."

Qi Zhaomian: ...

I'm really overthinking it. Lin Shanjuan would flatter and please me?

She would only say some blunt truths that made her want to sentence the person to death.

Qi Zhaomian smiled slightly, his eyes cold, "Your Highness's words are sincere, how could I mind?"

Start calling him "Prince Consort"!

After a few days of observation, Lin Shanjuan has come up with a pattern:

Qi Zhaomian was not expressionless. If she was in a good mood, she would call him "Juan'er", and if she was in a bad mood, she would call him "Fu Ma".

So obviously, she didn't feel that her words were sincere at the moment, she might have felt that she was being too blunt.

After making a series of high-precision calculations in his mind, Lin Shanjuan was about to say something nice to coax her, but the carriage had already stopped at the door of the princess's mansion.

Qi Zhaomian didn't waste even a second and got up and got out of the car.

Okay, you can’t coax him anymore.