Chen Yuanyuan's mind instantly became a tangled mess, all sorts of thoughts flooding into her heart:
Why didn't he take it out?
Did he forget?
Or was he worried about embarrassing me?
But this is even more embarrassing...
Just as Chen Yuanyuan was agonizing over it, a knock suddenly sounded at the door. "Open up! Open up!" Her heart tightened, and she immediately pricked up her ears to listen.
"Who is it?" Song Qingshu had to admit that Li Yuanzhi truly was a natural-born actress. The languid tone laced with faint annoyance sounded exactly like someone who had been woken in the middle of sleep. It was utterly convincing.
"We are Imperial Guards. An assassin has infiltrated the palace, so every corner must be searched," the guards outside replied.
"But I've already gone to bed," Li Yuanzhi answered with some displeasure.
"Enough nonsense. Every place must be searched. If you don't open the door, we'll barge in," the guards outside grew impatient. They naturally would not dare act so presumptuously toward ordinary imperial consorts, but everyone knew the fate of women in the Cold Palace had already been decided. Who would care so much about them?
Sensing the beauty in his arms tense up, Song Qingshu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
"Mmm..." Chen Yuanyuan thought that if a whole crowd of guards saw what she looked like now, she might as well die.
As the knocking grew more urgent, Li Yuanzhi could only say, "The door isn't locked. Come in yourselves." Since she needed to take off her outer robe and hide in bed, it was naturally inconvenient for her to get up and open the door, so she had already unlatched it earlier.
Bang!
The door was violently shoved open, and a