Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

Li Qingyan had to admit that he had indeed learned a lot from Song Qinian, even his little tricks.

She thought he looked really cool and imposing when he did that move back then, and now it's become part of her daily routine.

Even some of his thought patterns, and his occasional speech, bear his shadow.

Because she was taught by him.

When she held him, she was at her most intelligent, her mind was clearest, and her memory was at its best. In the end, those memories became part of her very being and part of her life.

It was only such a short period of time...

Li Qingyan thought, no wonder sometimes feelings can't be measured simply by time.

After she deliberately left Song Qinian to cool off in a corner, she pulled him out again and realized that cooling him off had worked, yet it seemed to have no effect at all.

Li Qingyan paused for a moment, then pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at Shen Lue.

They only look alike; they are nothing alike in reality.

"You don't have a strange illness; you're just not suited to sunlight." This is commonly known as an allergy to ultraviolet rays.

"Perhaps it's because of too many changes, or perhaps it's because of the stress of being on the run. Maybe it will get better after a while."

"Just try to avoid sunlight as much as possible in the future. If it doesn't get better, you can actually think of a way to block out sunlight."

For example, sunscreen.

Unfortunately, there's no sunscreen here, and she doesn't know how to make it, but maybe he can.

"Yes." Shen Lue's eyes lit up; it was good that His Highness didn't mind.

Moreover, His Highness pointed him in the right direction, letting him know what his problem was.

He originally thought this was divine retribution for dragging his mother down.

Having learned a little about Shen Lue, Li Qingyan quickly assigned him a position.

She was not the emperor's servant as Shen Lue had imagined, but rather the princess's scribe, mainly helping to copy official documents and organize books. She did not have access to top secrets and was responsible for daily paperwork.

This is a junior clerk, which in modern terms would be considered her personal secretary.

As for the chief personal secretary, Si Jian, she was a woman carefully selected by Li Qingyan.

Li Qingyan was a woman, and like previous emperors, she valued and made good use of women.

Therefore, positions that allowed access to core plans, such as drafting confidential letters, memorials, and secret meeting documents, reviewing top-secret documents, and participating in secret talks, were given to trusted individuals.

The main purpose of employing Shen Lue was not because of his talent, but because of his usefulness.

The office romance between the secretary and the boss is also very ambiguous and exciting. Li Qingyan gives herself a thumbs up for using it for both public and private purposes!

Shen Lue, dressed in the scribe's uniform, made Li Qingyan's eyes light up.

I almost forgot, there's also the allure of uniforms.

"Your Highness."

Shen Lue was so taken aback by her gaze that he almost lost his footing. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and placed the copied official document on her desk.

Li Qingyan nodded casually and looked away. Shen Lue unconsciously held his breath. His Highness seemed like a different person when dealing with official business. He was serious and meticulous, and he dared not disturb him.

Only after Li Qingyan finished reviewing the memorials did he rush to help tidy up. During this time, their fingers accidentally touched, and as if they had been electrocuted, Shen Lue quickly pulled back.

Li Qingyan's somewhat drowsy mind suddenly cleared, and she chuckled softly, "Not bad."

With such a secretary, she no longer needs to study diligently.

Li Qingyan felt right at home and thought it was great.

However, someone who knew Song Qinian but wasn't familiar with him mistook Shen Lue for someone else.

"Isn't this Consort Song? How come...?"

"He's not Consort Song, his surname is Shen."

Soon, not only the court but also the harem knew that Li Qingyan had a clerk named Shen who looked quite like Consort Song.

The Left Prime Minister would naturally not concern himself with such a trivial matter.

However, Song Qinian's grandfather became restless and immediately wrote to Song Qinian to ask if he had a conflict with the Second Princess.

Song Qinian casually tossed the letter aside and paid it no further attention.

But when he noticed that the palace servants in the harem were also starting to look at him with a flickering gaze, Song Qinian finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"Is this your revenge?"

Revenge after more than a month.

He had always been in the wrong for rejecting her, which was why he had tolerated it before.

He originally thought he could ignore such humiliation, but in reality, he really couldn't swallow it.

This is harder to accept than killing him.

His double, with a face that resembles his by six or seven parts, follows her around, even in the imperial court. How will he face the future? What do you all think of him?

On Shen Lue's first day in office, Li Qingyan was invited back by Song Qinian in the evening.

Li Qingyan had already heard from Sui Shi about Song Qinian leaving the palace to find her.

I've also heard about the hardships he went through to find her; he might have feelings for her.

Li Qingyan thought about it and decided to go anyway.

"Knowing Your Highness is busy, I will keep it brief."

Upon meeting, Song Qinian skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"If Your Highness brings Shen Lue back, whatever your purpose, and raises him in the Eastern Palace's backyard, I have no right to say anything. But it is absolutely unacceptable for you to keep him by your side and appoint him as a scribe."

Song Qinian spoke in a steady tone, yet every word carried a tense tension:

"Your Highness, since you have brought him into the public eye, we cannot coexist. It's either him or me."

His tone was resolute; he would never be humiliated.

Li Qingyan stared at Song Qinian for a moment. Perhaps he did have some feelings for her, but these feelings were too insignificant compared to the career he had pursued all his life.

Frustrated and unfulfilled in the imperial harem, the already thin man became even more frail.

Although he still behaved politely, the suppressed resentment in his presence was impossible to ignore.

Song Qinian's reputation as the number one young master was well-deserved; he was indeed outstanding.

Perhaps she could set her sights a little further. Rather than letting him languish in the harem, it's about time he was imprisoned. Now that she's letting him out of the palace, the timing is perfect, and she'll likely be able to help him in the future.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingyan asked directly, "Then what do you suggest? Let you leave the palace?"

Song Qinian suddenly looked up: "What?"

His face was filled with astonishment and disbelief.

I was really looking forward to hearing this, but when I actually heard it, I wasn't as happy as I had imagined.

Li Qingyan knew he had heard him: "Have you thought this through and can you make sure the Song family will always stand on my side?"

If Shen Lue can replace him, Qiu Nanxing's camp will soon lose another member, so Song Qinian's departure from the palace shouldn't have too much of an impact.

Anyway, he won't let me touch him.

But the prerequisite is that he can guarantee that the Song family will always stand on her side; otherwise, she will take some measures.

At that time, some stories that the princess and her ministers had to tell might unfold.

Or perhaps we could bring him back to the harem.

In short, once someone enters her harem, their name is on their record. After leaving the palace, unless she approves, he can forget about marrying another woman.

Li Qingyan was perfectly clear-headed; she just wanted Song Qinian to think things through and make a choice.

Song Qinian's gaze towards her was completely clear, but the direction of his clarity was completely opposite to that of Li Qingyan.

She chose Shen Lue.

Between him and Shen Lue, she chose Shen Lue.

She only used him because of the Song family and because of the Left Prime Minister's grandmother.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the Song family will handle it."

Song Qinian almost ground his teeth to powder; he could even smell blood, which must have been from biting through the inside of his mouth.

The suppressed resentment and bitterness intertwined, almost causing him to lose his composure, but he managed to restrain himself in the end.

He adhered to the proper duties between ruler and subject, refrained from making any extreme remarks, and preserved his dignity in the end.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for letting me leave the palace and granting my wish."

His voice was resolute and firm, and his departing figure was determined. But in the instant he turned around, his eyes revealed the hatred he felt for her.

She provoked him, touched him inappropriately, hugged and kissed him, and made him fall in love, but in the end she abandoned him.

How could she be so wicked!

Bad woman!