It was really difficult for her back then.

He was worried that he might say something wrong and expose his rebirth, and he was also worried about angering the emperor who was high above him and had unpredictable moods.

My life is really worse than that of students who study hard.

Now that the situation has changed, she can even deliberately find ways to "test" His Majesty the Emperor.

However, her experience seemed better.

After all, his answer made her very satisfied.

Jiang Lingyue was delighted in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Then in your opinion, if Miss Zhao Si hadn't jumped off the building, would Ma Ping really... have treated her like that?"

"Yueyue," Qi Junyi said helplessly, "Why do you always care about their affairs?"

"I'm just curious," Jiang Lingyue said confidently, "This is the first time I've seen something like this. As a girl, I can't help but be curious."

Qi Junyi: "..."

He didn't want to bother with such trivial matters at all, but when he lowered his eyes and saw the little girl staring at him with her beautiful almond eyes, he subconsciously started to think.

"With this kind of personality, he can probably do it."

If they didn't want to, they wouldn't have humiliated people with such words, forcing them to become so desperate that they would jump out of the window.

However, no one except Ma Ping himself could be sure what he was thinking at the time.

Even His Majesty the Emperor, who has been in power for a long time and is well versed in the art of judging people, can only use the word "probably".

and so……

Jiang Lingyue frowned, "That Miss Zhao Si is a bit pitiful."

If you die by jumping off a building, that will be the end of everything.

But she happened to meet him and saved him.

He was saved, but was about to be beheaded.

What is going on?

"...You said..." Jiang Lingyue pursed her lips, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Qi Junyi understood her very well. He knew what she was thinking from her expression. His face darkened as he said, "Yueyue, assassinating the imperial concubine is a capital crime punishable by death for all of your clan."

If those in power are too kind and lenient, they may not receive gratitude from those below them in return.

There is no order without rules, let alone laws.

He has been lenient enough towards the Zhao family.

They have repeatedly sought their own death.

Knowing that what he said made sense, Jiang Lingyue didn't say much, but just sighed, "I admire this girl's temperament."

Even ants try to survive, and every official prostitute in the Jiaofangsi has fallen from the clouds, but few of them really dare to die.

"I shouldn't have saved her earlier," she sighed heavily, her face full of regret. "I saved her, but she didn't even have a complete body."

Qi Junyi: "..."

He was silent for a few breaths, then suddenly changed his mind, "Do you really want to save her life?"

Jiang Lingyue nodded, "Of course."

"Okay," Qi Junyi pinched her cheek and said, "Then the entire Zhao family will leave her alive."

Jiang Lingyue's eyes lit up, then she frowned, "Still in the Jiaofangsi?"

"No," Qi Junyi shook his head gently. "Since you want to spare her life, then be kind to the end. You have full authority over how to place her. The premise is that she cannot harbor hatred towards you. You must make her understand the magnitude of the crime committed by the Zhao family and make her remember your kindness."

"Of course," Jiang Lingyue couldn't keep someone who hated her even if she was kind-hearted.

She nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, "Why did you change your mind?"

His Majesty the Emperor was decisive and rarely changed his mind. If he had the intention to kill, how could he let him go so easily...

Qi Junyi smiled upon hearing this and said, "Of course I have my considerations."

Having suffered enough from not being able to express his feelings, he had no intention of hiding anything this time. He said directly, "If this is handled properly, it will be of great benefit to your reputation."

Repaying evil with kindness has been an extremely valuable virtue since ancient times.

A girl from the Zhao family, a criminal, was unwilling to suffer humiliation and resolutely sought death. The imperial concubine happened to see them and sighed at her innocence and chastity. She did not implicate Zhao's daughter because of her blatant assassination attempt. She pardoned her crime and even... promoted her to an important position.

That is truly repaying evil with kindness.

His daughter will soon become the queen, and the queen will have her own personal biography that is passed down to later generations.

This incident is enough to be written into her personal biography.

If this girl from the Zhao family had some talent, she could even be known as someone who had a good eye for talent.

Qi Junyi cares more about Jiang Lingyue's reputation than she does herself.

Virtuous, kind, generous, intelligent, and quick-witted, in short, his Yueyue was destined to become a queen whose name would go down in history.

There can't be a trace of dirt.

Enjoy eternal fame.

The two of them had different statuses. Jiang Lingyue had just reached his level and had never imagined that this person had begun to consider her reputation after her death. Upon hearing this, she thought he was just building momentum for his enthronement as queen.

Even so, she was still a little moved, "Qi Hengzhi, why are you so nice?"

"Silly, if I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?" Qi Junyi stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms, coaxing her with a smile, "But Yueyue, you have to treat me well too."

"...Okay." Jiang Lingyue blinked and agreed.

She began to think about where to arrange Miss Zhao Si.

The two of them hugged each other tenderly for a while, and then His Majesty the Emperor began to review the memorials.

Jiang Lingyue returned to Ning'an Palace.

She was brought directly to Guang'an Palace yesterday, and none of the female officials around her followed her.

As soon as they entered the gate of Ning'an Palace, Jinyu and Jinshu came to greet them. Both of them looked haggard and didn't look like they had a good rest.

They have been serving Jiang Lingyue since they were young, and the master and servant have a deep relationship. Yesterday, Jiang Lingyue had an accident, and both of them were not at home. After His Majesty the Emperor brought her back to the palace, they went straight into the bedroom, and later went directly to Guang'an Palace. They had no chance to get close to her at all.

Although I knew that my master was not injured, I still couldn't help but worry all night.

Only when he saw his master was safe and sound and in rosy complexion did he breathe a sigh of relief.

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