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Hearing Si Li's words, Xiao Mo couldn't help rubbing his chin.
Xiao Mo naturally knew that his personal maid was either Empress Dowager Yan's spy or Yan Shan'ao's.
As a puppet emperor, he could only accept this and turn a blind eye.
Otherwise, Empress Dowager Yan and Yan Shan'ao would come at him with, "Your Majesty, why do you rebel?"
But what Xiao Mo hadn't expected was this:
The maid had actually taken the initiative to confess.
That truly caught him off guard.
As Si Li's words faded, silence fell over the bedchamber.
Xiao Mo poured himself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and carefully considered what she meant.
Could this be some new ploy devised by Empress Dowager Yan or Yan Shan'ao?
Setting down his teacup, Xiao Mo looked at the woman named "Si Li" and slowly asked, "Why are you telling me this now? What do you mean, the Empress Dowager is having you watch me? Though the Empress Dowager and I aren't mother and son by blood, our bond is stronger than that of flesh and blood. How could Mother Queen have someone spy on me?"
"Your Majesty, everything this servant has said is true. The Empress Dowager really did order me to watch you."
Si Li knew Xiao Mo was pretending, but she acted as if she knew nothing and answered sincerely.
"Even if Mother Queen did such a thing, so what? Forget whether I'll kill you or not. If my mother finds out about this, do you know what will happen to you?" Xiao Mo asked with a frown.
"Si Li knows!" she replied nervously. "But, Your Majesty, this servant still cannot spy on you for the Empress Dowager!"
"Why?" Xiao Mo asked, watching the maid with interest.
"My father passed away