The moonlight shone in from the balcony window. It was the first time in a series of snowy days that it was clear enough to see the bright moon. It must have been a good weather, but it was still so cold that it made people shiver.

Xie Chenghe woke up first, his heart palpitating suddenly, his eyes widened and he was breathing heavily. It took him a while to move his numb limbs, and he turned his head half in expectation and half in caution.

Not a dream.

Pei Anan's head rested on his arm, facing him, her eyes closed tightly, her brows slightly frowned, alert and cautious even when she fell asleep.

Maybe it was because he was too hot during the night, so an arm came out from under the quilt and pressed on Xie Chenghe's body, unceremoniously.

Xie Chenghe's heart beat like a drum, and his eyes carefully traced Pei Annan's face. He knew clearly that if he continued to look at it, his heart would jump out of his throat, but he still couldn't look away.

After he woke up yesterday, Pei Annan watched him drink the medicine, then lifted the quilt and sat next to him, pressed him and kissed him randomly without any explanation, then raised his eyebrows and uttered one word: "Okay."

He had not yet recovered from escaping death, and was fascinated by the kiss. He heard the word and did not react for a long time. He just stared blankly and forgot to breathe.

Seeing Pei Annan's expression getting more and more impatient, he became anxious, and then he felt blessed and thought about it.

He asked her at that time if she could kill him if he was willing to have no name or status.

She now has an answer.

She said yes.

Xie Chenghe closed his eyes, his face was already red.

He has been in the crown for many years, and it’s not like he doesn’t understand anything about men and women, but this is his first time trying it. How could he know that this kind of thing is so happy?

It's just that Pei Anan was restless at night. At first, the two of them couldn't get through the orifice, and they were in a hurry for a while. After she learned the technique, they started to compete again and insisted on holding him down.

After this quarrel, it didn't feel like a happy relationship, but rather a tit-for-tat, fighting on the battlefield. If he hadn't followed suit, he probably wouldn't have known how painful it would be.

The more he thought about it, the more his face burned. But if he stopped himself from thinking about it, those charming pictures and passionate love words would appear in his mind more violently.

Suddenly, his face froze and he opened his eyes.

"What? Not enough?" Pei Annan said, half mockingly and half jokingly. The hand that was outside the quilt just now has now moved in quietly and wandered around restlessly.

"I didn't know that my Imperial Master was so... unsatisfied with his desires."

Xie Chenghe felt his face was hot. He pressed Pei Annan's hand, suppressed his breath and controlled his tone: "I will go to court in a while, it's time to get up."

"It's boring." After saying this, Pei Annan didn't embarrass him anymore and let him cover himself with the quilt.

…

Above the court hall, there was complete silence.

Everyone knew that Xie Chenghe was seriously injured and unconscious. Even the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were helpless.

But the current Holy Father only visited once or twice, and then took the person back to the previous court, head and tail.

But I saw that Xie Chenghe was rosy and lively. Not only did he not look injured at all, but he was radiant and in better spirits than before!

I heard rumors that His Majesty spent a lot of money to seek some miracle doctor's prescription, which brought him back from the border between life and death.

Therefore, the relationship between Xie Chenghe and His Majesty becomes even more puzzling.

All the ministers have seen what happened before. There are only two possibilities for the current situation.

First, Xie Chenghe has never betrayed His Majesty, and his previous collusion with Ling Yun was all an act.

Secondly, Your Majesty is really tolerant and rescued Xie Chenghe regardless of previous suspicions and took him under his command.

No matter which possibility it is, it shows how terrifying Pei Annan is.

Now that things have come to this, if Yue Jinyan's downfall and Ling Yun's bad debt were not enough to convince everyone, then the way Pei Annan and Xie Chenghe sang together now has completely eliminated these people's nonsense.

Pei Annan curled her lips, tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with her fingertips, and gave Chen Yanshu a look.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Chen Yanshu stood up and bowed, "The disaster situation in Fengzhou has been alleviated, and local relief for the victims has been implemented. The victims stranded in Beijing can be sent back to Fengzhou at a selected date.

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"I believe that regarding the victims of the Fengzhou disaster, the Imperial Envoy Liu Baichuan lived up to the expectations of the public, performed his duties conscientiously, controlled the floods in the shortest time, assisted in the construction of local fortifications, and appeased the people, so he should be rewarded."

"Shang Gong Ding Yueluo is of a good nature and good character. I have here a petition signed by refugees from the relief camp. They unanimously praise Ding Shang Gong as a loyal official and for the welfare of the people. I believe that such talents are really buried in the harem, so I recommend it."

Pei Anan listened to him quietly, and then slowly glanced around the civil and military officials of the court.

No one spoke.

Compared to the last tit-for-tat confrontation with Chen Yanshu, although no one spoke out in support this time, no one was too talkative.

They knew in their hearts that the world was finally Pei Annan's, and this was a certainty.

"Since no one has any objection..."

"Accurate!"

…

[Wow, my Huaihuai is coming to the fore! I want to see who is still my Huaihuai’s opponent from the former harem faction!]

[I just want to know the details of that night between Xie Chenghe and Pei Annan, and each of them wrote in blood, begging the author to write it down.]

[Upstairs, I have a friend...]

Pei Annan twitched the corner of his mouth and reported these two unhealthy remarks. This time the report was successful.

"After inquiry..." The system saw that Pei Anan was in such a good mood that she couldn't bear to continue talking. However, due to her responsibilities, she could only say stiffly, "The blackening value is 7. Please keep up the good work, host."

Keep up the good work...keep up the good work!

Pei Anan exerted force, and the tea cup in her hand broke into several pieces, and one piece was still embedded in her palm.

She didn't seem to feel any pain at all, she just squeezed it hard, and the blood on her palms flowed down along with her fingerprints, dripping onto the table, staining it red.

What else does she have to do to keep up her efforts? How much more effort does she have to make to clear Xie Chenghe's damn blackening value?

Is there anything else Xie Chenghe wants that she hasn’t given?

He was ambitious, so she reinstated him.

He took pity on the talented man, so she helped Chen Yanshu to the court.

He cares about the people, and she will properly resettle the victims.

Even if he wanted to devote himself, she was satisfied! I don’t know what else he was dissatisfied with!

Even if there are elements of her calculation in all of this, wouldn't it be good to have mutual benefits? Didn't Xie Chenghe discover nothing?

What went wrong?

Just as he was frowning and angry, Ding Yueluo's voice came from outside the door asking for permission to see him.

Ding Yueluo is now the censor Zhongcheng. Although she is also a fifth-rank official, she was moved from the harem to the former dynasty. On the surface, she was moved horizontally, but in reality she was promoted to an unknown extent.

In everyone's eyes, Ding Yueluo exists just to replace Yue Jinyan.

"I can't suppress Ling Yun." Ding Yueluo frowned, "He actually has a gold medal for immunity from death awarded by the late emperor! The news leaked out somewhere, and everyone said that he was unjustly accused."

Pei Annan's eyes were dark.

Unjustly accused? Of course it is unjustly accused.

Yue Jinyan was notoriously cautious, never eating or drinking outside, even if it was a palace banquet, he would avoid it if possible.

It took Pei Annan a lot of effort to get him to appear in Zuixian Tower.

It's just that this unjust accusation should have been confirmed and Ling Yun should have been completely infamous. Why did he get an extra gold medal for avoiding death?

And who is this person who leaked the news?

Now that the former dynasty has been cleared, not to mention those who previously remained neutral, those who once stood by Yue Jinyan and Ling Yun are all in danger. Who is still thinking about stirring up trouble and getting into trouble?

Pei Annan suddenly thought of a name, looked at Ding Yueluo and raised his eyebrows.

Ding Yueluo nodded and returned an affirmative look.

Hiss, quagmire jumping frog? This is interesting.

The two were playing riddles when they heard Eunuch Su's voice coming from outside the door:

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen has sent you a message."

With Pei Anan's approval, Eunuch Su hesitated for a rare moment, and then said:
Chapter completed!