Eunuch Liu screamed in fright at the sight, rushing to Qin Zhanhan’s front and shielding him behind himself like a mother hen protecting her chicks. He shouted loudly, "Guards! Guards!"
The shrill voice startled Qin Ruxue, who was dancing. She stopped her movements and looked towards the source of the sound. She saw Eunuch Liu in front of Qin Zhanhan, staring at her as if he had seen a ghost, and treating her like a formidable enemy.
Qin Ruxue frowned, thinking the eunuch was being unreasonable, yelling like that late at night and disrupting her performance.
Soon, imperial guards with torches came searching.
The torchlight illuminated the dark imperial garden as if it were daytime.
Seeing this, Qin Ruxue quickly pulled her neckline, which had slipped down to her chest, back up. Her expression turned very bad, extremely bad. This damned eunuch dared to ruin her good deed!
Behind Eunuch Liu, Qin Zhanhan’s face was as dark as water. When the torchlight illuminated the scene, Qin Zhanhan saw the true face of the ghost. His voice was very cold, chilling to the bone. "Ling Fei, what are you doing here!"
Before Qin Ruxue could say anything, a familiar voice devoid of emotion echoed in her mind: Host’s favorability with the male lead decreased by 40.
Qin Ruxue couldn't hold back and cried out, "What!"
Mid-sentence, Qin Ruxue caught herself and quickly stopped. Her eyes darted around nervously. She quickly performed a curtsy and spoke, changing the subject. "Greetings, Your Majesty, this concubine..."
Qin Zhanhan frowned, flicked the sleeves of his bright yellow, wide dragon robe, and said coldly, his tone displeased, "I asked what you are doing here!"
Qin Ruxue lowered her head, a flash of anger in her eyes.
Damn it! What am I doing here?! Of course, I'm here to win you over! Who the hell knew this dog eunuch would ruin everything! And cause my favorability to drop so much!
Qin Ruxue's desire to eliminate Eunuch Liu was almost uncontrollable.
Eunuch Liu, standing beside Qin Zhanhan, suddenly felt a chill run down the back of his neck, a feeling of being stared at.
Looking at Qin Ruxue, who remained in her bowing posture with her head lowered, Qin Zhanhan’s brow furrowed deeper. If he didn't know this woman was from the Prime Minister's mansion, he would have thought she was an assassin planted by someone.
Qin Zhanhan, his face darkened, flicked his dragon robe in a showy arc, turned, and left, leaving behind a cold remark.
"Ling Fei, you will stay in Ling’an Palace for the next few days. No going out."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ruxue's heart sank. Was she... under house arrest?!
Watching Qin Zhanhan’s retreating back, Qin Ruxue couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why? I was just dancing, what's wrong!"
Qin Ruxue didn't get a response from Qin Zhanhan, but she received a response from the system: Host’s favorability with the male lead decreased by 55.
Qin Ruxue: ...... I $%^&*!
Ten thousand marsh-mallows surged through Qin Ruxue's heart, crushing it completely, making her dare not say another word.
Meanwhile, in the system space, the system, having just been released from solitary confinement, clutched its stomach and laughed heartily at the system display screen. It gleefully said to Ming Li, "Host, that task-taker has messed up again! Hahaha! It's hilarious! Her favorability dropped really fast! Hahaha!"
Ming Li's eyebrows twitched fiercely. Unromantically, he uttered two words, "Noisy!"
The next second, the system, finding itself silenced again: ......