Qin Ruxue, who had fainted: ...
Qin Zhanhan withdrew his gaze. His heart was now filled with the image of that little woman. With this thought, he changed direction.
Eunuch Liu beside him asked, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Qin Zhanhan's face remained expressionless, and he said in a faint tone, "To Prince Yu's manor."
Eunuch Liu looked confused. "Why would His Majesty go to Prince Yu's manor?"
Meanwhile, a group of ministers were happily chatting.
Suddenly, Lan Yi appeared from nowhere and said, "Master, the one from the palace has arrived."
The ministers who heard this: ... A hint of panic flashed across their faces, as they were discussing how to take away that person's empire...
Ming Li cast a casual glance at the ministers and calmly said, "No need to panic. I'll go and see."
With that, Ming Li rose and walked out, leaving the ministers of Yun Pavilion looking at each other in bewilderment.
Shui Xingbai, seated in his position, calmly took a sip of tea, a fleeting glint in his eyes behind the mask.
As he walked, Ming Li asked the system in his space, "Why has the male lead come?"
System: It's like this, Host. Didn't that task-taker faint? When she was carried back to the imperial harem, she happened to run into the male lead. The male lead then heard that the task-taker fainted at Prince Yu's manor, which made him think of the female lead, so he came.
Ming Li: ...
Ming Li walked out of Yun Pavilion and asked, "Where is he?"
Lan Yi: Reporting to Master, the one from the palace is almost at the manor.
Hearing this, Ming Li nodded.
After thinking for a moment, Ming Li walked towards the manor entrance.
Coincidentally, as Ming Li reached the entrance, Qin Zhanhan arrived. He was standing at the gate of Prince Yu's manor and, upon looking up, saw Ming Li emerging from the manor. Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly.
Qin Zhanhan frowned and took a step towards Prince Yu's manor, but in the next moment, disaster struck.
With a loud "bang!", Qin Zhanhan tripped and fell, his head hitting the base of a stone lion in front of Prince Yu's manor. He fainted spectacularly, and it seemed he had even knocked out two teeth.
Eunuch Liu, who had followed behind: ...
The system, witnessing this scene from within the space: ... Host, did you do something?
Ming Li: No.
System: ... Do you think I'd believe that? You definitely did something!
Eunuch Liu, having come to his senses, cried out in alarm and rushed to help the unconscious Qin Zhanhan on the ground. However, in his haste, he accidentally stepped on Qin Zhanhan's hand.
Eunuch Liu: ...
He swallowed hard, quickly moved his foot away, and then looked nervously around. His gaze met a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Ming Li's lips twitched. He averted his gaze and calmly said, "Guards! His Majesty is injured. Hurry and take him back to the palace and send for an imperial physician immediately!"
Thus, Qin Zhanhan, who hadn't even stepped halfway into Prince Yu's manor, was carried back the way he came. Eunuch Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with an awkward chuckle to Ming Li, "Prince Yu, this old servant takes his leave. I must return to the palace to attend to His Majesty."
Ming Li nodded. "Then please take good care of my imperial brother, Eunuch Liu. His health is paramount."
Eunuch Liu felt as if he had been granted amnesty. If not now, when would he escape!