He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Damn system, it didn't tell me that my physical body would talk in its sleep when I travel through dreams...

As Xu Yi pondered this, he glanced at the smelly woman beside him.

Su Qingluan leaned against the bedside, her phoenix eyes half-closed, her red lips slightly curved, and her fingertips were still lightly poking Xu Yi's cheek.

Two seconds later, her icy fingertips suddenly pinched Xu Yi's face hard.

"Your constant calling me 'wife' is truly disgusting to me."

"The next time I hear you howling like a banshee in the middle of the night, I'll sew your mouth shut."

"Ouch! Don't pinch me, it hurts!"

Xu Yi hurriedly tried to pry open his cheeks, making a face as he tried to explain.

"I can't help it, I can't control my dreams!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan let out a meaningful, cold laugh.

Xu Yi was a little confused. Why did her cold smile seem to make it seem like she knew he had lied to her? Xu Yi gave an awkward laugh.

Su Qingluan didn't ask any more questions. She let go of his hand, turned over, and closed her eyes to rest with her back to him.

......

About two incense sticks later, Su Qingluan finished dressing up surrounded by a group of maids and was admiring her makeup in the bronze mirror.

Xu Yi, standing to the side, looked grim.

Because he had just been forcibly dressed up by several fat, ugly, old and strong maids, and even two tufts of his hair had been pulled out.

Xu Yi glared fiercely at Su Qingluan.

That damned woman always deliberately chooses the ugliest and most ruthless maids to disgust her.

After a while, Su Qingluan waved for the maid to leave, walked slowly to Xu Yi's side, and said softly.

"Accompany me for a walk."

Xu Yi felt like dying when he heard those words.

"As the emperor, don't you attend the morning court session?"

"I will not attend court today."

Su Qingluan said calmly, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes.

She was thoroughly fed up with attending the morning court sessions for so many years in her previous life.

Xu Yi muttered something under his breath after hearing this.

"A tyrannical ruler."

Su Qingluan wasn't angry when she heard this; she simply turned and glanced at him, then replied with a single sentence.

"Then you're just a little dog by the side of a tyrant."

"You! You utterly incompetent ruler!"

Xu Yi was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He secretly vowed to himself:

Su Qingluan, you just wait.

When I, Xu Yi, inherit this realm, that will be the day our identities are switched!

Su Qingluan found his flushed face particularly amusing. She turned and walked towards the palace gate, then turned back and gestured with her chin at him as she reached the door.

"Zhuozhuo, keep up."

"Pah! I'm not going to go with that!"

Xu Yi shouted, his neck stiff.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yi suddenly felt a sharp pain all over his body, as if countless needles were pricking him, making him grimace in pain.

He jumped up from his chair, quickly caught up with Su Qingluan, and asked through gritted teeth.

"What have you done now! Untie it right now!"

Su Qingluan continued walking without turning her head, saying...

"Is this how you ask for favors?"

Xu Yi was in so much pain he could barely stand it. He bent down and hugged her slender legs, tilting his head back and frowning.

"Tsk, hiss... Untie me."

Su Qingluan stopped and glanced down at Xu Yi, who was clinging to her leg. Her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she found it amusing.

"Didn't you look down on me before? Why are you now clinging to me like this?"

Xu Yi held her soft, warm legs tightly, his tone carrying a hint of compromise.

"I won't mind anymore, please stop torturing me."

Su Qingluan chuckled and waved her hand, undoing the little trick she had just played on Xu Yi.

Xu Yi immediately let go, angrily shaking his slightly numb hand, then stood aside, secretly glaring at Su Qingluan.

Su Qingluan couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

"Pfft, I feel like you're just like a cat."

"Whenever it encounters danger, it cowers and acts pitiful, but once it's out of danger, it immediately breathes on its owner."

Xu Yi pursed his lips, didn't refute, and silently followed behind her.

The two walked into the Imperial Garden. Su Qingluan occasionally stopped to admire the flowers and plants by the roadside, her fingertips gently brushing against the petals.

Xu Yi followed behind, looking sullen, kicking pebbles at his feet.

Before long, palace maids and eunuchs brought over tea and snacks.

Su Qingluan picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and held it to Xu Yi's lips.

"Is it good?"

Su Qingluan asked, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Xu Yi chewed for a moment, scratched his head, and said...

"It tasted pretty good before, but it didn't taste good because of what you fed it."

boom!

"Aww!"

Although he didn't see Su Qingluan's movements clearly, Xu Yi was certain that he had taken a heavy punch from her.

The pain in his head had contorted his face.

"If you lay a hand on me again!"

Xu Yi covered his head and glared at her.

Su Qingluan stepped forward, getting closer to Xu Yi, her warm breath brushing against his ear.

"I've already taken action, what can you do about it?"

"If you lay a hand on me again, I will definitely fight back!"

Xu Yi stiffened his neck and tried to appear calm.

Su Qingluan chuckled, pinched his face with one hand, and gently rubbed it.

"Resist? What will you use to resist?"

She released her grip, turned, and continued walking forward, leaving behind a sentence.

"Keep up, and stop ruining my mood."

The two walked to a pavilion, where Su Qingluan sat on a stone bench, and a palace maid immediately served her tea.

She picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and her gaze fell on Xu Yi, a smile playing on her lips.

"Tell me, wouldn't it be interesting if I dressed you up as a little eunuch and had you follow me around?"

Xu Yi replied without thinking.

"Then I would commit suicide immediately."

"Pfft, is it really that serious?"

Su Qingluan put down her teacup and raised an eyebrow at him.

"I only dressed you up like that, I didn't say you were really going to do it. Come here, give me a back massage and loosen my shoulders."

Without hesitation, Xu Yi stepped forward, clenched his fist, and delivered a powerful punch to her shoulder.

Su Qingluan glanced at him, her tone indifferent.

"Are you trying to murder me?"

Xu Yi immediately reduced his strength and said awkwardly.

"Hahaha, how could that be?"

"You're a deity; even if you held a knife and let me cut you, I couldn't hurt you."

"really."

Su Qingluan picked up the teacup and gently blew on it.

"But if you hit me with that force again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Xu Yi had no choice but to restrain his strength a bit more.

Su Qingluan closed her eyes, enjoying the moment with a languid expression. The birdsong and gentle breeze reached her ears, making her completely relax.

After a while, she suddenly spoke.

"Do you really hate being with me?"

Ha, you know that yourself.

However, on the surface, Xu Yi didn't reveal his true thoughts, but instead stubbornly insisted...

"no."

Su Qingluan gestured for him to stop, turned her head, and stared at him with her phoenix eyes.

"Then smile."

Xu Yi turned his face away and refused.

"I'm naturally not a big smileer."

"I'll make you smile."

Su Qingluan's tone became more forceful.

Xu Yi could only twitch the corners of his mouth, forcing out a smile that looked worse than crying.

Seeing his expression, Su Qingluan laughed along, her eye bags appearing even more charming.

"Ugh, so ugly."

"You're the ugly one!"

Xu Yi immediately retorted, his cheeks turning bright red.

But these words had no effect on Su Qingluan, who knew what she looked like, because only the truth can hurt people.