Longkodo carefully took a purse out of his pocket.

He pursed his lips, held his breath, and opened his purse.

Mu Yue's gaze followed his movements, and she couldn't help but feel a hint of anticipation.

Soon the contents of the purse were revealed in their entirety.

It was a small wooden carving.

Mu Yue curiously leaned forward and examined it closely.

She examined it for a long time before asking, somewhat bewildered, "What is this carving?"

Upon hearing Mu Yue's somewhat bewildered voice, Longkodo's hand, which had been holding the wooden carving, froze in mid-air, even showing signs of retracting.

His ears turned slightly red with embarrassment.

"This is a sculpture of Moon Sister that I carved. Perhaps my skills are not good enough, so you can't tell that Moon Sister is real!"

Longkodo's tone was tinged with disappointment, and he quickened his pace as he put the wooden carving away.

Mu Yue was stunned when she heard Longkodo's words.

When she came to her senses, she quickly grabbed Longkodo's withdrawn hand. "Look closely, this wood carving really does resemble me quite a bit. Why did you decide to carve it for a month, little brother?"

Mu Yue quickly took the wood carving from Longkodo's hands, asking curiously at the same time.

Longkodo scratched his head shyly and said softly, "I don't have many opportunities to enter the palace on weekdays. I'm not afraid that Sister Yue'er will forget me, so I thought I'd make something so that when Sister Yue'er sees it, she'll think of me..."

Perhaps they felt their thoughts were somewhat despicable.

After saying this, Longkodo lowered his head, afraid of seeing the disgust in Mu Yue's eyes.

Mu Yue did not feel disgusted by Longkodo's words.

Her bright red almond-shaped eyes widened as she stared intently at Longkodo in front of her, as if trying to determine whether his words were true or false.

Although Longkodo had his head down, he could still feel Mu Yue's gaze on him.

He felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and his exposed ears turned slightly red.

Feeling the gaze lingering on him, and knowing it wouldn't leave anytime soon, Longkodo finally couldn't help but look up at Mu Yue standing in front of him. "Yue'er, did I say something that upset you? Why are you staring at me?"

When Mu Yue heard Longkodo's question, she shook her head and looked away. "We haven't met that many times, so why are you so concerned about me?"

She hoped there was someone in this world who would favor her no matter what.

Longkodo does not have mind-reading abilities.

He knew what kind of answer Mu Yue wanted.

He was silent for a moment, then replied, "I don't know why either!"

“When I first saw Your Highness at the Imperial Estate, I had a feeling of déjà vu. I instinctively wanted to be kind to Your Highness. During the time I couldn’t see Your Highness, I dreamed about you many times, which made me value Your Highness’s existence even more, so…”

Longkodo's answer did not satisfy Mu Yue.

She looked at Longkodo, making sure he showed no signs of lying, and asked another question.

"If I and your family were in danger, who would you choose?"

She absolutely did not want to be abandoned again.

Longkodo instinctively sensed that this answer was important.

He pondered for a moment, looked at Mu Yue with a serious expression, and said, word by word, "I think that no matter what answer I give at this moment, it will not satisfy Your Highness."

"No matter what danger we encounter, I will never abandon Your Highness. If Your Highness does not wish to believe me, you may keep me by your side and see how I do it."

Mu Yue's tender fingers groped at the rough wooden carving in her hand, her chubby face expressionless.

She looked at Longkodo standing in front of her, and suddenly smiled, "Little brother, can you come into the palace to keep Yue'er company?"

Her suggestion came as a complete surprise.

Longkodo was taken aback by Mu Yue's request and was momentarily stunned, his delicate face showing a hint of bewilderment.

It took him a while to come to his senses.

Why does Your Highness hold such a view?

Mu Yue immediately assumed that Longkodo was rejecting her.

The smile on her face vanished instantly. "Little brother, are you rejecting me?"

Seeing Mu Yue's displeased expression, Longkodo hurriedly shook his head, "I am not refusing Your Highness, it's just that I cannot make a complete decision on this matter."

"If I agree to Your Highness's request now, but then fail to deliver, wouldn't that make Your Highness happy for nothing?"

Mu Yue nodded, agreeing with Longkodo's words, and her displeasure lessened somewhat.

"So, you're willing to stay in the palace with me, but you have concerns that you might not get Father Emperor's permission?"

Longkodo nodded immediately, his expression serious.

"If I could get Father Emperor to issue an edict permitting this, would you be willing to stay in the palace?"

Longkodo did not immediately agree this time either.

His silence made Mu Yue's eyes well up with tears again.

She bit her lip, her eyes red-rimmed, and looked at Longkodo, waiting for his answer.

As Longkodo pondered, he habitually lowered his head.

When he finally figured it out and looked up, he saw Mu Yue's aggrieved expression.

He was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that Mu Yue had misunderstood him.

He quickly replied, "Of course I'm willing."

Upon receiving Longkodo's reply, Mu Yue couldn't wait even a second longer and immediately grabbed Longkodo's hand, running towards the outside of Chengqian Palace.

She wanted to take Longkodo directly to the Emperor.

Longkodo ran after Muyue, not knowing where she was taking him.

Soon, he stopped thinking about it.

The enormous imperial study came into his view.

This time, Mu Yue didn't even have the guards announce her arrival; she simply grabbed Longkodo and rushed into the Imperial Study.

After Kangxi finished looking for the Empress last night, he guessed that Mu Yue would come to see him today.

He instructed the guards at the entrance of the Imperial Study not to obstruct Mu Yue if they saw her appear.

Mu Yue pulled Longkodo into the Imperial Study without any hindrance.

At this moment, Emperor Kangxi, Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, and Nalan Mingzhu were in the Imperial Study.

Seeing the setup in the study, Mu Yue immediately understood that Kangxi was discussing state affairs with his ministers.

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled Longkodo to bow to Emperor Kangxi.

"Yue'er greets Father Emperor, may Father Emperor be blessed with long life and peace..."

As soon as Longkodo entered the imperial study, Tong Guowei immediately spotted his youngest son.

Realizing he hadn't heard the guards announce his arrival, Tong Guowei immediately understood that his son had barged into the imperial study.

His expression immediately turned somewhat grim.

While Kangxi wasn't paying attention, he gave Longkodo a warning look.

At the same time, he didn't forget to glance at Kangxi's expression out of the corner of his eye, fearing that Kangxi would be displeased with Longkodo's behavior.

Longkodo was taken aback when he saw Tong Guowei appear in the imperial study.

He lowered his head, avoiding Tong Guowei's gaze, and bowed along with Mu Yue, "This servant Longkodo greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

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