My Devil Emperor
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It was already dark when Yuan was sitting at his dressing table.

"Jingli sisters, Yunniang, you can leave now. I want to rest" he said, sounding weak. He looked at his two servants from the reflection in the mirror.

"Sir, did something happen?" jingli asked worriedly.

Yuan smiled and shook his head. "none. It's just, today I feel so tired."

"In that case, we will quickly help the Empress change clothes and remove the jewelry."

Again, the girl nodded. "This is not necessary. I'll do it myself. You guys go."

Jingli and Yunniang looked at each other, but did not know what to do. In the end the two maids bowed their bodies while saying, "If the Empress needs anything, can immediately call us," Yunniang represented.

"Mrs. Understood."

Later, Jingli and Yunniang left Yuan alone.

Yuan took a long breath. He raised his hand and began to release the jewelry clutched on his head.

He grimaced softly with a frown on his forehead while pulling his earrings. No, not because of his sore ears. But it was his palm that hurt. This was probably because he had already greatly forced his hand which was still in recovery to do excessive work.

The earrings fell because Yuan was unable to grasp them firmly. He sighed lightly and lowered his head to grab it.

When he pulled back his body to sit up straight, how surprised he was to see the reflection of the face of someone standing behind him through the mirror.

Yuan stood up and turned around. He bowed his body as he said, "Your Majesty."

ZiXuan looked at the complicated girl with his sharp eyes. Then turned to stare at the earrings that Yuan had just taken.

"Sit down" said the man still with a calm face. It was even too quiet.

Although Yuan was a little nervous, he complied to sit back in front of the mirror.

"I will help," ZiXuan said as he extended his hand towards Yuan, but the girl reflexively dodged.

ZiXuan raised his brows in confusion. "What's wrong?"

Yuan looked at him from the mirror and shook his head slowly. "none. Your Majesty, I—I can do it myself," he replied slowly.

Despite being rejected by the girl in front of him, ZiXuan still reached out toward Yuan's ear and removed the remaining earrings. "Don't move. You also don't have to be afraid like that. I'm not gonna kill you right now." Whether the remark was intentional or not, Yuan felt like this man was insinuating him.

The large, wiggly fingers quickly removed the jewelry on Yuan's head.

The man now placed both hands on Yuan's shoulders and pulled her slowly for the girl to sit facing him.

Yuan lowered his head deeply. The tail of his eyes saw the beautiful fingers tidying up the haircut then descending on his chin giving a boost which made Yuan finally look up.

Both pairs of equally beautiful eyes were looking at each other. One looked at him deeply, and the other stared in confusion as well looking terrified.

ZiXuan bent his body, so they were almost aligned. He tilted his face and approached. Giving a kiss on the girl's rosy cheeks.

Yuan's body stiffened as he felt those cold, soft lips clinging to his cheeks.

Before long, he heard a whisper in his ear.

"This morning, why are you looking for me?"

"That's, I'm not looking for you. It just happened to pass by, nor did it see anything there," replied Yuan quickly.

ZiXuan laughed softly in his ears. That warm breath even made Yuan's neck feel cramped.

"really? But my bodyguard said, today you're looking for me."

Yuan speechless. In his brain he was cursing himself for forgetting that.

"Also, what if you see it?"

"Brother, I'm—lelah. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

ZiXuan withdrew himself, looking back at the girl in front of him. "Are you tired or are you afraid of me?" tanyanya slow. His gaze descended on the girl's red lips.

"I'm not."

ZiXuan pulled the girl to stand up and switched positions. Now it was the man sitting there and Yuan sitting on his lap.

"Then you can ask anything you want to know now. Usually I wouldn't give this opportunity to anyone. Ask before I change my mind."

Yuan wanted to stand up, but the man's hands hugged his waist tightly. His other one hand began to creep up, gently rubbing the girl's back.

This light touch actually gave Yuan goosebumps. He even bit his lower lip holding a sound that might just involuntarily come out of his mouth.

"You ask," ZiXuan repeated.

"You—why did you kill him?"

"What do you mean is the waiter?"

Yuan nodded.

"He didn't do what I said well. In short he tried to betray me."

"You told him to come to my room that night?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"You want to kill me." This time it is no longer a question but a statement.

"Never."

"How much are you planning?"

"Just what the waiter did."

Yuan turned his head and slightly looked up at that handsome face.

"Has the Qin family been executed?"

ZiXuan nodded. "It."

"Is it okay if you trap him like this? What if someone finds out?"

"One of them is you?" ZiXuan was silent for a while before returning to say, "You won't do it. All this, other than because I'm sick of dealing with that family, also to protect you. You should have known from the start, Qiu Ying really disliked you. All I did was unpack everything he did. It's true that the servant surnamed Xiao is my arrangement. In that case, Qiu Ying did not do it, but what he did in the hunting forest was indeed true. It was just that Qiu Lang continued to protect her. In other words, that Qiu Ying would sooner or later also remain sentenced to death."

"He's..."

~Flashback~

"Since she wanted Empress Xuan's death so badly, why don't you just help her?"

Xiao Tao looked at him in surprise. "Your Majesty, you mean—"

ZiXuan nodded.

A smile appeared on the servant's lips. He didn't feel as nervous as the first time he came here. "Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll do well for you."

"not for me. Do this on behalf of your young miss, Qiu Ying."

Xiao Tao nodded in spirit. "Hamba understands. Your Honor, if the young lady finds out you're on her side she'll be very happy" he said.

"Then, I will carry it out immediately, Your Majesty." Xiao Tao was about to turn around, but Emperor Xuan's voice stopped him.

"No need to rush. I haven't even said the rules."

The servant girl frowned, confused. "Rules?" beonyas.

"Whatever you are going to do this is at the behest of Qiu Ying, not me. When caught later, never mention my name," ZiXuan began to explain.

"Hamba understands. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will try not to get caught. If it turns out to be a failure, I will not mention His Majesty or the young Miss" he said optimistically.

ZiXuan smiled faintly. "It seems you misunderstood. I mean is, you really should get caught."

Xiao Tao widened his eyes. Suddenly his tongue felt stiff and his body felt stiff. "Yang—Yang Mulia—ini looks like I can't do it."

ZiXuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

"Miss Ying'er is my master. How could I betray him?"

"yes too. Then forget it. Oh right, I heard you have a little sister outside the palace as well as a father and mother who are old enough. How's things going?"

The girl's body stiffened. His eyes even began to glaze over. "Your Majesty, please don't involve the servant's family. They—they know nothing" he said, kneeling and cupping his hands in front of his chest.

ZiXuan chuckled. "What am I doing? I'm just asking about your family, why are you reacting like this?" 

"Brother Li, you lost." ZiXuan took the last white chess from his opponent.

Li Wei smiled. "When have you lost, Your Majesty?"

After finishing that weiqi chess game, ZiXuan turned to Xiao Tao who was still standing there.

He tilted his face and said, "Why are you still there? Go."

Xiao Tao swallowed his salivation, soaking the esophagus that felt dry. "Your Majesty, what are your orders?" weak tanyanya.

"No. I don't want to force you."

"Hamba did it voluntarily. Your Majesty, please give the order," Xiao Tao said slowly.

ZiXuan glanced at Li Wei in front of him and smiled faintly.

The young general only let out a long sigh and shook his head slowly.

"Then, just go straight. Just like I said before. Tonight, you can sneak into the White Lotus Palace. Do whatever it takes to attract or wake Empress Xuan without hurting her. After that you can go straight away. Let them arrest you and tell you that you did it on Qiu Ying's orders. The rest leave it to me. Understood?"

Xiao Tao nodded slowly. "Your Majesty, can you guarantee the safety of me and my family?"

"Don't worry. If you can do well, I will let you leave the capital with your family. Also give enough shelter and money to start a life."

Xiao Tao looked at Emperor Xuan with great expectation. "This—are you really going to give it to the servant?"

"Just do your mission well. Remember don't try to hurt him and don't try to betray me. Otherwise—" The man deliberately hung up his sentence.

"Hamba understands."

~Flashback off~

Yuan was silent listening to the story until it was finished.

"So, Your Majesty will also punish his family?"

ZiXuan. "No. Do you think I'm not the one keeping the promise? If it wasn't for him trying to actually kill you, I would have kept my word. Actually, it's her actions, I've calculated it too."

"You know he's really gonna hurt me?"

"No. But I had expected it, just not sure what path he would take. Turns out he chose that path."

"Why?"

"Maybe he thought, if you die then it would be fairer for his master. None of you had me in the end. That way, he wouldn't feel too guilty either. Unfortunately, he failed as I expected. He failed to kill you and he also had no way back. So he unlocked all the other secrets of Qiu Ying in the hope that it would satisfy me and forgive him for breaking the deal" ZiXuan explained.

"Your Majesty, you are very good. Can use everyone as your pawn and gamble with my life."

The man seemed to take a deep breath. "It was my fault. Sorry."

Either Yuan saw it wrong or not, but he seemed to see regret in those sky-blue eyes.

"That's it. It's already passed. Also I feel better could be of use to His Majesty."

"Xiao Li, I really don't intend to hurt you," ZiXuan said as he slowly pulled Yuan's palm wrapped in bandages.

Yuan nodded slowly. "I knew. Doesn't matter. You can use me if you want."

"Xiao Li—"

Yuan smiled sincerely and cut off the man's words. "Don't say it again. I totally get it. Your Majesty, I am very tired today. Can you let me rest?"

ZiXuan was silent for a moment before finally standing up which made the girl on his lap automatically stand up. The man easily carried Yuan and walked over to the bed.

ZiXuan placed his female body carefully, then pulled out a blanket to cover part of her body. "You rest. I'm gonna go. Good night."

"Good night."

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