The corner of the hall.
The two figures sneaking about like guilty dogs were startled the moment they sensed someone else had arrived.
Jiang Caiyan abruptly rose from Lin Heng, her face turning flustered.
The Female Emperor...
Seeing her aunt was truly an awkward thing...
Lin Heng deliberately kept his face calm and stood up as well, but in his heart:
[Crap, why did the Female Emperor come? When did she get here? Did she hear what I just said?]
A triple self-interrogation in a row. Clearly, he was feeling a little guilty.
"Haha, Female Emperor, why have you come?"
Lin Heng barely squeezed out a bit of a smile.
His voice was low and faintly awkward.
"Xiao Linzi, if I had not come, would I not have missed hearing your thoughts about plotting against my Jiang Dynasty?
From the looks of it, you truly want to change the dynasty... Ziyan, tell me, how should such a rebellious minister be dealt with?"
The pressure from Jiang Jingyi's body fell upon the two of them without the slightest restraint, and she glanced aside to ask Murong Ziyan.
Murong Ziyan's smile bloomed. "A rebellious minister should naturally be executed by the harshest penalty. Of course... if it is Lin Sizhu, then on account of our past dealings... this subordinate actually feels that conferring the post of Chief Steward Lin as an official position would be enough!"
Clearly, Lady Ziyan still could not forget the story of Chief Steward Lin.
Lin Heng drew in his aura and shielded Jiang Caiyan behind him.
He could withstand the pressure, but Xiao Yan could not.
"Female Emperor... I, I was joking. Don't misunderstand!"
Murong Ziyan said, "Supreme One, in this subordinate's view, Lin Sizhu is just forgetting the pain after the scar has healed. He says