After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

Everyone's expressions were subtle.

Xie Yunji was stunned for a moment.

He was surprised not because she actually saved him, but...she could actually save him!

And "I return it to you", does it mean I return it to him for saving her in the corridor just now?

What has changed?

Is she changed?

No, there was no one to restrain her anymore.

She is such a sharp woman...just like when I first met her ten years ago.

Ten years ago, when Song Nihuan first met him, her eyes were provocative, frank, and cold.

It is what it looks like now.

"Give it back to me?" Xie Yunji repeated in a trance, and then his eyes lit up with eager emotions. He looked at her and smiled, "Ni Huan couldn't bear to see me die, so I will live well."

When the stalemate was just happening, there was a "bang" and the door of the Yuji Palace opened, allowing a dazzling beam of light from the sky to shine in.

It was dark in the hall, and even though candles were lit, they could not compare to the light from the sky outside.

The light came in suddenly, blinding Song Nihuan so much that she couldn't open her eyes.

She felt a darkness before her eyes, and a hand covered with dried blood blocked the strong light for her.

It was Xie Yunji's hand...

"All the rebels have surrendered!" Zhou Zhong shouted.

Immediately afterwards, corpses were pushed in. They all died in horrible ways, almost shot into sieves.

The Jin people in the hall looked at each other in horror and finally put down their weapons.

what happened?

The silver-haired young emperor stepped into the hall. His eyes were deep and his gaze fell on Xie Yunji and Song Nihuan. His Adam's apple rolled and he clasped his palms silently.

The color of the cloth in Xie Yunji's hand was the same as what she was wearing.

He and she standing together, what a perfect couple.

The emperor strode in, kicked away the dead golden man standing in front of Song Nihuan, and told the eunuch, "Clean it up."

He did not look at her again, but appeased the civil officials in the palace who refused to write the imperial edict. He also ordered that the two ministers be buried with great honors and be given posthumous honors.

When it was Xie Yunji's turn, the emperor looked strange, as if a storm was about to come.

Now that the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is gone, of course the Second Prime Minister will take over.

But the emperor was silent for a long time before he said, "Everyone go home. Xie Qing, you stay. I have something to tell you."

The door of the hall was closed again.

Song Nihuan walked out with the ministers.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, but their gossiping hearts could not outweigh the relief of surviving the disaster, so they decided to return home quickly to report their safety.

The crowd dispersed, and the young official in blue walked towards her.

"Don't worry, ma'am." Xie Yunjie squeezed out a few words.

Song Nihuan frowned for a long time and asked, "What's going on?"

Xie Yunjie said, "The Jin people rebelled and bribed the head of the Imperial City Department to sneak in. They wanted to get rid of your Majesty first and then quickly. Your Majesty had already noticed it and had fled before they started the rebellion. He only showed up now because he wanted to see if there were any other people who were supporting the Jin people."

"I just left the palace to lead the Jin people to the place designated by Your Majesty."

She finally looked him in the face. "It's hard work."

The young man, who had been looking depressed, finally smiled and said, "It is the duty of a minister to serve the king."

Song Nihuan looked up at him. It had been a long time since she last saw Xie Yunjie. His shoulders seemed broader than the last time she saw him, and his jawline seemed more firm.

He said it lightly, but she knew that the truth must be far more thrilling than that.

To lure the man of gold, to bear the infamy, and to lead to the underworld.

Which one doesn’t have a life-threatening risk?

The boy is gradually turning into a young man.

He is responsible and very brave.

The square in front of the Yuji Palace was empty, cold and silent.

It got dark early today, and the palace lanterns had been lit one by one. The young man stood on the jade steps at the next level, but he could look her in the eye.

Chen Liang, the supervisor of the East Depot who came with the emperor, wanted to personally escort young Tanhua scholar Xie out of the palace. As soon as he stepped onto the jade steps, he saw with his own eyes the arrogance of the young Tanhua scholar. When he saw Madam Mingde, all his arrogance was restrained.

He lowered his head, stopped walking, and pretended not to see it.

Song Nihuan looked at him, only to see the young boy with green eyes and eyebrows staring at him blankly.

"Thank you for your loyalty and bravery, sir. Thank you for your hard work," she said with a smile.

Her affirmation and praise were like long-awaited treasures to Xie Yunjie.

After going through such a thrilling process, even though the Jin man's knife had pierced his clothes, he was not afraid, and was even numb until now.

Until I saw her...

How he wished he could be seen by her.

Sure enough, the boy's eyes suddenly lit up.

There are many ways to serve the king, but he chose the one that risked his life. All the fear and struggle, the shock and misunderstanding, were worth it with Song Nihuan's words.

*

Song Nihuan waited outside the Yuji Palace for a long time, but the door never opened.

The heavy palace door blocked out the sound and she could hear nothing.

The eunuch passed on the message, saying that the emperor asked her to go back first.

She saw the young eunuch winking at her, so she nodded and walked towards Yuxiu Palace.

Shuanghua had already come to greet him.

Along the way, Shuanghua told her about the thrilling events of that day and night from another perspective, including how the emperor noticed it before the Jin people and wisely used puppets to rule the country from behind the curtain, thus tricking out some traitors. It was said that they had been dealt with on the spot, and that carts were used to pull the bodies out of Shunzhen Gate.

Of course, there is no lack of exaggeration and imagination.

Including Xie Yunji's unyielding attitude towards death in the palace.

Song Nihuan was worried. She didn't know why Xie Tan wanted to leave Xie Yunji alone. Why he gave rewards to all those who deserved them but left him alone?

She suddenly asked, "Will His Majesty kill the eldest son?"

Because Shuanghua came from the Xie family, she called Xie Yunji the eldest master among herself.

"How could that be?" Shuanghua said, "Although the eldest young master did not rescue the emperor like Young Master Yunjie did, everyone already knows that he refused to obey orders in Yuji Palace. It is said that the eldest young master has the character of a scholar. Even if he is a little rebellious, it is good."

Song Nihuan murmured, "Yes, he won't kill him... If a scholar is executed by the king for this matter, it will make people remember him thoroughly and make your majesty's bad reputation real..."

Shuanghua showed doubt on her face and asked carefully: "Madam, do you still have feelings for the eldest master?"

Song Nihuan said as she walked: "My relationship with him has long ended. But people are not plants or trees. I just... don't want him to die."

Shuanghua breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, she could understand Song Nihuan. For a person as precious as the eldest young master, everyone wanted to show the best of the world to him.

How could I wish him to die?

What's more...the Madam and the Eldest Young Master were so good to each other.

She breathed a sigh of relief for His Majesty.

Your Majesty loves and respects the Madam, and the Madam just doesn't want the eldest son to die. Your Majesty should be able to understand.

But Xie Tan's situation was completely different from what Shuanghua thought.

He hated that he couldn't kill Xie Yunji.

After Xie Yunji left, Xie Tan sat alone in the Yuji Hall until midnight before getting up.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" the eunuch asked, holding a lamp. "Madam Mingde is still waiting for you. She has called Aunt Shuanghua to ask several times."

Xie Tan took a deep breath and said, "Let's go to Yuxiu Palace."