Wei Yi fell silent again!

The eunuch glanced at him a few times, thinking that since His Majesty hadn’t spoken, he probably had tacitly agreed, so he quickly withdrew.

Ji Wanxin waited outside, shivering all over.

She felt somewhat apprehensive in her heart, uncertain whether Wei Yi would agree to see her.

Just as she was thinking this, the young eunuch emerged from inside and said, “Miss Ji, please enter.”

Joy spread across her brow. “Thank you, honored eunuch.”

Immediately, she handed the lantern in her hands to the eunuch and went inside.

In the hall, a wave of alcohol smell rushed toward her, rather pungent.

She instinctively wrinkled her nose!

Then she saw Wei Yi sitting behind the table, surrounded by empty wine bottles.

Shocking!

“This servant pays respects to Your Majesty.” She performed the proper courtesy.

Hearing the sound, Wei Yi’s body moved. He propped up his head and squinted toward Ji Wanxin.

Due to the alcohol, Wei Yi couldn’t see the person before him clearly at all. He could only vaguely make out a shadowy figure. Not until that person drew closer and closer did he see clearly.

Only… why did that person resemble Ji Yunshu so much?

“You…”

Ji Wanxin said, “This servant came to thank Your Majesty. If not for Your Majesty’s gracious mercy, this servant would not have been able to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty and Great Lin, to atone for my Ji family’s sins.”

Her voice was very pleasant!

Wei Yi felt the alcohol taking effect, his entire body drained of strength.

He laughed once and said, “I told you, you don’t need to thank me. If you want to thank anyone, go thank Shen Changqin.”

“Without Your Majesty’s great grace, this servant could not have entered the palace.”

“Heh heh.”

Ji Wanxin lifted her pitiable gaze. “Has Your Majesty drunk too much?”

Wei Yi sighed and rubbed his temples, not responding to her words.

Ji Wanxin continued, “Drinking harms the body. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of Great Lin—you must not harm your health.”

“If you have nothing else, just leave.”

Ji Wanxin was clearly unwilling!

She took another step forward and said, “Why don’t this servant massage Your Majesty’s head? That way you’ll feel more comfortable.”

Wei Yi still said nothing!

So Ji Wanxin’s courage grew bolder. She took a few more steps forward, continuing to test the waters. “In the past at home, this servant would also massage my father’s pressure points on his head. After the massage, he would feel much better.”

Wei Yi didn’t stop her!

Instead, his entire body sank softly onto the cushioned mat behind him, lying on his side with his head pillowed.

And so…

Ji Wanxin ascended the steps, leaning forward slightly, sitting down beside Wei Yi, drawing closer to him once more.

“This servant makes so bold.”

She extended her delicate, slender hands and boldly placed her fingertips on Wei Yi’s temples, gently kneading.

Because of this, the distance between them became extremely close!

Wei Yi seemed to have already fallen into deep sleep.

Ji Wanxin massaged him with one hand while her eyes fixed on his face.

She had never known that the fool from back then was actually so handsome, his features revealing a heroic air that made it impossible to look away.

Wei Yi’s heavy, even breathing slowly brushed against her chin, making it tingle and causing her heart to flutter with a tingling sensation.

At this moment, their positions were extremely ambiguous. Someone who didn’t know might think Ji Wanxin was some imperial consort.

In this moment, an even bolder idea sprouted in her heart.

But just as this idea began to form, Wei Yi suddenly grabbed her hand.

Ah!

Her entire body trembled!

Like a thief, she felt utterly guilty.

Wei Yi also opened those dizzy eyes, staring at the woman before him.

Ji Wanxin’s eyes were filled with shock. Not daring to move recklessly, she pressed her lips together and said, “Your Majesty?”

Like a mouse seeing a cat.

Who would have expected that Wei Yi would suddenly turn over, pressing her slender, delicate body onto that soft cushion.

“Your Majesty, this servant…” Though she was alarmed, she didn’t resist.

Wei Yi squinted at her, his face full of distress. “Shu’er, is that you?”

So he had mistaken Ji Wanxin for Ji Yunshu.

Ji Wanxin opened her mouth, seeming to want to explain, but… she didn’t explain.

She accepted this misunderstanding!

“I don’t want you to always treat me as family. I don’t want to be your family.”

“Wei Yi?”

“Shu’er, don’t leave me.”

Having said this, Wei Yi leaned down, preparing to kiss her.

Ji Wanxin also instinctively accepted it, her eyes involuntarily closing tightly.

However—

Just when she thought Wei Yi was about to kiss her, her chin was suddenly gripped by a very strong force, causing her to snap her eyes open in pain.

The moment her eyes opened, what she met was Wei Yi’s face full of malevolence and a pair of sinister eyes.

Ah!

Wei Yi’s fingers applied even more force, lifting her chin up several inches.

“Your Majesty!” Her heart filled with trepidation, her hands gripping her clothing tightly.

Wei Yi said, “Ji Wanxin, I am not Shen Changqin. I won’t be toyed with and manipulated by you, and the things you want—don’t even dream of getting them from me.”

“Your Majesty misunderstands. This servant only saw that Your Majesty was unwell, so she made so bold as to help Your Majesty…”

“What kind of person you are, I understand very clearly. How you harmed Shu’er back then, I also know perfectly well.”

“…”

Wei Yi’s grip intensified once more, a trace of ferocity flashing in his eyes. “Listen carefully. If not for Lord Shen, I would never have allowed you to enter the palace. So you’d better have some self-awareness and not do anything that disgusts me. Otherwise… I’ll make Shen Changqin regret begging me to let you enter the palace.”

Ah!

Ji Wanxin’s eyes widened, filled with alarm.

Because the force gripping her chin grew heavier and heavier, she couldn’t utter a single word.

But her entire body trembled uncontrollably.

This was the first time she had seen murderous intent in a man’s eyes!

Wei Yi flung his hand away, releasing her, and got up from her body.

She seemed to have not yet recovered her senses, lying there for quite a while before slowly rising, retreating below, and kneeling on the ground.

“This servant absolutely had no such intention. Your Majesty has misunderstood.”

Wei Yi sat above, his mind now much clearer. He looked down from his superior position at that soft and delicate woman.

“Ji Wanxin, what just happened—I’ll act as if it never occurred. After you leave this hall, you’d better not speak of it either.”

“…Yes.”

“Also, if you don’t want to spend your entire life in the Fangjin Bureau, you’d best dutifully do your own work. Perhaps if I’m in a good mood, I’ll soon issue a decree to grant you to Shen Changqin, to be his Lady Shen.”

These words carried both reminder and warning!

Ji Wanxin’s eyes reddened. She kowtowed to the ground, her voice choked with emotion. “This servant understands.”

“You may leave.”

“Yes, this servant takes her leave!”

Ji Wanxin struggled to rise from the ground. Not daring to look at Wei Yi, she withdrew.

Utterly disheveled!

Immediately after, Wei Yi called out toward the outside, “All of you, come in.”

The two eunuchs guarding the door hurriedly entered and knelt on the ground. “We pay respects to Your Majesty.”

Wei Yi pointed his finger in anger. “Who allowed her to enter?”

One of them said, “It was… this slave.”

“Did I say to let her in?”

“No… no.”

“Falsely transmitting an imperial decree—I could have your head for that.”

Ah! The eunuch collapsed in terror on the ground!