My eunuch An is a yandere

"Your Majesty, please try the snacks in my palace. They are made by Nanny Qin according to the taste of her hometown. They taste delicious."

Xiao Duo picked up a piece of dessert and tasted it, and found it was indeed fresh.

"not bad."

"It seems Qi'er follows your lead in food. He doesn't like anything else, but he's willing to have a few bites of Nanny Qin's snacks."

Bai Ningwei turned the conversation to Xiao Qi, and Xiao Duo indeed became concerned about his youngest son.

"Has Qi'er gone to bed?"

"He's in high spirits at this hour. By the way, since Your Majesty is here, you should take a look at the building blocks Qi'er has built. I always feel that they have a lot of meaning."

"Oh? Then I must go and see it."

Xiao Duo was aroused by what he said, so he took Bai Ningwei's hand and walked towards the side hall.

An Jiu hurried into the Lingqi Palace and hid in the shadow of the trees. He saw the emperor holding Bai Ningwei's hand, the two of them walking side by side, half a step apart.

The two of them went to a side hall, and An Jiu knew they were going to see the prince. The family of three, the old man and the young wife, were surprisingly harmonious and made people's eyes tingle.

His heart felt like it was being squeezed, so tightly that he couldn't breathe.

In the side hall, Bai Ningwei pointed at the seemingly disorganized pile of building blocks on the ground and showed them to Xiao Duo.

"Your Majesty, Qi'er's arrangement of blocks doesn't look unusual from this angle. But if we look down, we can see that this is the layout of the entire palace."

Looking down would require squatting or lying down. Xiao Duo would not make such an indecent move. He simply bent down and lowered his height slightly. However, this slight height change was not enough for Xiao Duo to feel any magical changes in these building blocks.

Bai Ningwei could only point to the piles of building blocks in different locations and explain, this is the Lingqi Palace, that is the Qiyuan Palace.

Xiao Duo nodded, noncommittal. To him, the blocks seemed to follow a pattern, yet the boundaries weren't so clear. You could call it the layout of an imperial palace, or you could call it the random play of a child.

As a father, Xiao Duo clearly didn't have extensive experience in parenting. In his opinion, a two-year-old who could recite an ancient poem was considered intelligent, and any other interpretations of their behavior were simply forced gilding the lily.

But these building blocks at least prove that Xiao Qi is not a stupid kid.

"You've taken good care of Qi'er. You can stop giving her that medicine from now on."

The tone of voice sounded as if Bai Ningwei had asked for the contraceptive soup, and Bai Ningwei almost choked back a breath.

After teasing Xiao Qi, Xiao Duo felt it was time to go to bed.

Back in the main hall, Fuzi was already in the washing area, waiting for Bai Ningwei to come over.

But today, Xiao Duo really wanted to chat with someone. Bai Ningwei didn't dare to leave, for fear that she would be unable to respond after Fu Zi took over and would be exposed.

Xiao Duo was helped to wash his hands and feet, face and mouth, while he was still thinking about the current stage of Xiao Yuaner's wedding.

Bai Ningwei stayed by his side, helping to pass towels and water bowls, and then responding to his words.

She wasn't anxious. Xiao Duo was a traditionalist, with his own rules for everything he did. He wasn't particularly interested in marital relations, so once he'd finished what he had to say, he'd get down to business.

All she had to do was wait until he said he had had enough fun, then go wash up and switch with Fukuko.

She was able to handle the current situation with ease, but Anjiu, who was hiding outside the window, was about to reach the limit of his patience.

The lights in the hall were on and the queen was still inside. If he were a peerless master, could he kill her without her even being noticed and get back the one he loved?

Or maybe, he shouldn't have stopped using the mutton fat cream, and should have gotten rid of the emperor earlier even at the risk of being suspected.

An Jiu leaned against the wall, dark clouds rolling in his eyes, and all he could think about was how to kill someone.

The candlelight in the hall illuminated half of his face, allowing him to retain some sense. He should have remained calm. With the Queen's intelligence, she would surely be able to escape unscathed. Even if she couldn't, he should have been thinking about how to save her, not dwelling on unrealistic thoughts.

It's just that my heart aches.

At this moment, the noises from the window intensified. Anjiu's heart was gripped tightly, and he dared not think about what these noises meant.

Then the candles went out one by one and the windows darkened.

Anjiu bit his lips tightly to prevent himself from rushing in and doing something stupid.

It doesn't matter if he dies, but if he implicates the Empress, he deserves to die.

He clenched his fists and wanted to throw a punch to vent his anger, but the window next to his ear was pushed open from the inside with a light click.

A pair of sparkling eyes looked out through the window crack.

With just a pair of eyes, An Jiu could recognize that the person coming was Bai Ningwei.

Anjiu instantly felt the return of spring and immediately raised his hand to help open the window.

Bai Ningwei's hands were empty, and she saw a dark shadow outside the window. She knew who it was without having to guess.

She quickly made a gesture to keep quiet. An Jiu understood and lifted her up by the armpits.

Suddenly suspended in mid-air, Bai Ningwei was so startled that she almost cried out. However, it wasn't over yet. Perhaps because he was too excited, An Jiu lifted her up and then gently tossed her upwards.

Bai Ningwei fluttered in the air and fell into An Jiu's arms, a princess hug!

"You scare me!"

Bai Ningwei, still in shock, gritted her teeth and muttered a complaint. She thought An Jiu had thrown her away. She didn't want a princess hug like that.

"You scared me too."

Feeling wronged and unwilling, Anjiu tightened his arms and held the person tightly in his arms.

"Your Majesty, will you please just be the Majesty of this servant?"

The negative emotions were so strong that Anjiu couldn't help but express his truest wish.

Bai Ningwei pinched the earlobe of the person in front of her and pulled it, then thought of the sudden panic of weightlessness and refused with malicious intent.

"That might not work."

Is it really not possible...?

"After all, everyone who sees me has to call me Empress Defei."

Seeing the changing expressions on Anjiu's face, Bai Ningwei joked.

"I really don't know what you're thinking. You've already cut off my escape route, so how could I possibly fall into your trap? The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death, and I don't want to die."

"Are you blaming me, Madam?"

"If I blame you, will you still be alive?"

If we had found an excuse to get rid of him from the beginning, we could have waited for him to become the Governor An he is today.

An Jiu's uneasy heart finally settled down a little, but he still had doubts. He lowered his eyelids and did not dare to look at Bai Ningwei.

"Did His Majesty do anything to you before lights out? I heard a lot of noise."

"Are you doubting me or interrogating me?"

Bai Ningwei frowned unhappily, feeling that this was not the first time that An Jiu had been asking her about her affairs, but she just couldn't remember when.

An Jiu pursed his lips and said nothing. He had overstepped his bounds, but he still wanted to know what had happened. So he didn't apologize, and he didn't speak.

Faced with his stubborn silence, Bai Ningwei had no choice but to put her arms around his neck.

"Nothing happened. I excused myself to wash up and get away, and then everyone got busy and the noise got a bit louder."

"I noticed you have no confidence in me?"

An Jiu felt a little guilty when being questioned. It was not a question of confidence, but he had always felt insecure because of his identity as a eunuch.