"Your Majesty, you really misunderstood. I truly didn't mean anything by it. I only heard the two lords say they had entered the palace to seek an audience with you. I happened to have just come from Cining Palace, so I knew you were keeping the Empress Dowager company and probably wouldn't be free for a while. And since the two lords looked hurried and weary, I thought I'd take them somewhere to rest until you left Cining Palace, then bring them to see you. I truly had no improper intentions!" The moment she was set down, Xia Yuqing clung to Feng Tingye's leg and wailed. To make it convincing, she secretly pinched her own thigh, bringing tears to her eyes. Ow... too hard!
Most of Feng Tingye's anger had faded on the way back. Once he calmed down, he immediately caught the gaps in what those two had said and pieced together roughly what had happened. But before he could speak, Xia Yuqing began wailing.
Well, now Feng Tingye was enjoying himself. He caught Xia Yuqing's chin and tilted her face up, smiling so wickedly it seemed the sky might change color. "What one hears may be false, but what one sees is real. Could what I saw with my own eyes be false?"
Feng Tingye's uncanny smile sent a shiver through Xia Yuqing. She pursed her lips and decided she had nothing left to lose. "What will it take for Your Majesty to believe me?"
The big bad wolf considered for a moment, then began deceiving the little white rabbit without a flicker of guilt. "Just now, I saw you behaving intimately with the two lords and speaking to them suggestively. If you insist there is nothing improper between you, you should produce solid proof. I have always