Next to him, the Emperor, who was holding a teacup and about to drink it, shook his wrist slightly and put down the unfinished teacup without leaving a trace.

Meanwhile, Chen Zihui, who lowered his head and remained silent, had a slight twitch in the corners of his lips. He knew her quite well, but he didn't expect that after nearly a year in the palace, this girl was still so "innocent and naive".

Only Ishihara Qing thought that the imperial concubine was deliberately making things difficult for him. With sweat on his forehead, he said, "The one I like is General Xie's only daughter. I have never kept a male concubine."

In front of the emperor, he admitted that he had been thinking about someone else's wife for more than ten years.

It really takes great courage.

Jiang Lingyue straightened her expression and began to carefully examine this minister who had never left Aunt Xie and even admitted his love for her at this moment.

He looks good.

He doesn't look very old, probably in his early twenties.

He has a slender figure, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and has a good posture.

Even standing next to Lord Chen, the famous Dali Temple Minister in Kyoto, he does not seem inferior.

She stared for too long, and had no intention of concealing it at all. Not only did Ishihara Qing, who was being stared at, notice it, but even Chen Zilu felt that her gaze stayed on him for too long.

Not to mention His Majesty the Emperor, he lowered his eyes and said: "Yueyue, what are you looking at?"

“…” Jiang Lingyue was silent for a moment, then came back to her senses.

After staring at the foreign official for so long, even though she had no other thoughts in mind, she still coughed awkwardly.

"Hengzhi," Jiang Lingyue approached the already unhappy man and said, "I think what Lord Shi said makes sense. Aunt Xie is indeed innocent. She shouldn't be implicated in this case. What do you think?"

After hearing the whole story of the case, Qi Junyi had no intention of touching Xie, so he said, "Okay, don't implicate her."

These few concise words made Jiang Lingyue's eyes light up, and she almost wanted to kiss him as a reward out of habit.

His Majesty the Emperor understood her so well. He held her hand tightly, pursed his lips and whispered, "No kissing yet."

"..." Liu Rong, who was behind the two of them, silently took another step back.

He was secretly complaining in his heart, but fortunately his Majesty knew to lower his voice and the two ministers below did not hear what he said.

But the first sentence, "no involvement", was heard clearly by Ishihara Qing.

He was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude immediately.

Jiang Lingyue said: "Then let Aunt Xie go. There will be a palace banquet on New Year's Eve tonight, and she..."

"No, the law is not a joke," Qi Junyi shook his head gently. "Today is New Year's Eve. This case will be heard by the three courts after the New Year. As long as the case is not closed, Xie will still be a suspect. Even if we want to pardon him, we must follow the rules and release him from the Dali Temple after the case is closed."

Even if a member of the royal family broke the law, there was no reason to release him without saying a word and allow him to directly attend the palace banquet.

The law of the country cannot be broken.

Jiang Lingyue is a sensible girl and she can understand what he means.

Just thinking about how today, on New Year's Eve, Aunt Xie and her daughter are in a cold and dirty prison...

"Well," Qi Junyi instructed, sensing her thoughts, "Let Xie's mother and daughter come out of the prison, and find two rooms in the Dali Temple for them to stay in for a few days."

"Yes!" Ishihara Qing immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."

The head of the Dali Temple didn't say anything, but he was so impatient that Jiang Lingyue couldn't help laughing.

She propped her chin up and said to Ishihara Qing, whose face was filled with joy, "After the divorce, Aunt Xie told me that she would never marry again. For this, I even gave her several male favorites. Do you know about this?"

"I know," Ishihara Qing's smile froze when he heard about the male favorite. "She doesn't want to get married again. I won't force her. I can..."

As he spoke, his voice lowered.

No one present was unaware of the unspoken meaning.

Jiang Lingyue was silent for a moment, then asked knowingly, "Are you going to the Xie Mansion to be a male concubine?"

After all, it wasn't a very respectable matter. Still inside Guang'an Palace, Ishihara Qing's face flushed, but he nodded gently, "As long as I can get what I want, I don't care about the status."

…………

The hall was quiet for a few moments.

Jiang Lingyue blinked in shock.

Unexpectedly, her Aunt Xie was so charming.

As expected, His Majesty the Emperor is very good at judging people.

When Wang Shaofu comes back, there will indeed be something interesting to watch.

Thinking of Wang Shaofu, who broke his oath and caused the tragic death of Aunt Xie and her daughter in the previous life, Jiang Lingyue's depression finally subsided a little, and she even felt extremely favorable towards Ishihara Qing.

She cleared her throat.

"You still need a status. You are a high-ranking official of the third rank. How can you be a male concubine? You can marry into the wife's family."

Marriage.

Although it is also very embarrassing, it is much better than rushing to be someone's male concubine.

Ishihara Qing's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. "I'm afraid that even if I marry into your family, An Ning, Madam Xie...wouldn't agree."

"What's the big deal? Since you're interested in Aunt Xie and determined to be with her, now that she's in jail, it's time for you to show your worth."

Jiang Lingyue kindly taught, "A virtuous woman is afraid of a clinging man. You are not much worse than Wang Shaofu in appearance, and you are younger than him. Aunt Xie can even take male favorites, so why would she not agree if you rush to marry into her family?"

"When pursuing your beloved, the quickest you can get is the slowest you can get. You can't talk about gentlemanly courtesy at this time. You have to take your time and take advantage of the opportunity when you can. While Wang Shaofu hasn't returned to Beijing and Aunt Xie is imprisoned and at her most vulnerable, you should take action."

Ishihara Qing's eyes lit up again when he heard this, and he said earnestly, "Your Majesty, please teach me!"

"That's easy, just listen to me," Jiang Lingyue waved her hand, "If you need to show weakness, then show weakness. If you want to pursue your sweetheart, face and other things are the most useless things. Cry and beg in front of her more. Women are most susceptible to this. I'm not afraid that Aunt Xie will not be soft-hearted."

"..." Ishihara Qing frowned: "As a man, crying and whining, does this really work?"

"Of course it's useful!" Seeing that the person who was seeking advice humbly dared to refute, Jiang Lingyue straightened up and was about to tell her personal experience, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed by the person next to her.

"Yueyue,"

He liked to indulge her and also loved to see her lively and lovely appearance.

Since I agreed to let her handle the matter, I planned to listen quietly.

but……

His Majesty the Emperor had a complicated expression, "You better keep quiet."

…………

"...ah this." Jiang Lingyue blinked, recalling what she had said. She smiled dryly and hurriedly said to Ishihara Qing who was standing in the hall: "What I just said was nonsense. Crying is useless, really."

Chen Ziyi: “…”

Liu Rong: “…”

Ishihara Qing: "..."

None of them are stupid.

Look at what she said just now, it seems like she has a lot of experience.

This is not nonsense at all, it is clearly based on experience.

Where does the experience come from?

Apart from Chen Ziwei, there is His Majesty the Emperor.

The former is fine, but thinking of the latter crying and begging, Ishihara Qing shuddered.

"I understand. Your Majesty is talking nonsense."

"..." Qi Junyi raised his hand to support his forehead, finally feeling a little embarrassed and angry, "Everyone, step back!"

"Yes!"

The three of them retreated hastily.

The moment the palace door was closed, Jiang Lingyue felt a tightness around her waist and was already being held on his legs.

"You're the most susceptible to this?"

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