Lin Heng, whose scheme had succeeded, still wore an aggrieved expression. He turned his head and didn't forget to raise an eyebrow at Murong Ziyan.
That punchable look of his truly made one's teeth itch.
"(〝▼皿▼) Miss, don't let him fool you... He's deliberately exaggerating! And who are you calling a maid?"
Murong Ziyan's expression twisted somewhat. That single word, "maid," truly made her lose her composure.
She was the dignified chief of the Messenger Guards, the Grand Commander who oversaw every guard inside and outside the imperial palace, yet she had been called a maid?
Even if he had called her the Female Emperor's lackey, it would have been fine.
What kind of status was a maid?
If it had been anyone else, she would truly have charged him with grave disrespect and thrown him in prison for several months first.
"(*╯3╰) Lady Ziyan, it is true that you're the Supreme's most loyal hound—oh no... I mean, one of the people by her side. Don't misunderstand."
Damn, he had actually blurted out what was in his heart... Ahem! Still, with Lady Yi here, it was fine.
Hiding behind Jiang Jingyi, Lin Heng poked out half his body and continued, "No matter how high your status is, don't you still have to call Lady Yi 'Miss'?"
"When you're working, you serve tea and pour water beside the Female Emperor. When you return home, don't you still have to attend to your own miss?"
"In other words, beside the Female Emperor, you're a high-ranking Grand Commander. But beside Lady Yi, aren't you just a servant or maid?"
"(｀д′) Bastard! Could it be that my miss can't be..."
The words "Female Emperor" were about to leave her mouth when Jiang Jingyi immediately shot her a glare.
That warning gaze seemed to silently