His Majesty did not allow them to make any noise, so Lu Kui, Xiao Ding and the others fell silent, stood respectfully with their hands lowered, and waited quietly in their places.

Even Lu Kui dared only look in the direction where Chu Huan left, and raised his eyebrows proudly at Xiao Ding. His expression seemed to be saying, "Look, look, you still say I'm talking nonsense."

Xiao Ding turned his head away and didn't want to pay attention to him, for fear that this kid would go crazy and say something earth-shattering in front of His Majesty.

At this time, all the stars disappeared, the bright moon was in the sky, a few floating clouds were moving slowly, and the evening breeze blew the trees from time to time, and there was silence between heaven and earth.

In this silvery silence, suddenly from not far away, a faint laughter like wind chimes came. The sound was like a spring washing over stones, or like the first cry of a yellow oriole, pure and clear, making people forget their worries.

Lu Kui pricked up his ears, feeling very strange. The voice sounded somewhat familiar. He was about to listen carefully, but the laughter was like a shooting star, passing by and never sounded again.

After a while, Chu Huan's tall figure gradually emerged from the shadows. When you get closer, you can vaguely see a petite figure in his arms with one hand.

The man had his back to them and was facing His Majesty, sitting on His Majesty's arm like a child, with his arms around his neck.

Lu Kui took a glance and quickly looked away, secretly complaining: Tsk, what a pampered girl, she even asks His Majesty to trouble her for such a short distance.

His Majesty seemed to whisper something to her, and the girl laughed again in that pure and crisp way. Lu Kui's ears felt numb, and he shook his head hurriedly, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: How can this girl act so coquettishly? I didn't expect that His Majesty actually likes this kind of thing.

But even so, his heart softened inexplicably, and he thought, no wonder His Majesty loves her so much, she is really a pitiful person.

Ning'er leaned over to Chu Huan's ear and whispered, "Is there someone in front? Put me down quickly."

Chu Huan chuckled: "What's wrong? Is Ning'er shy?"

Ning Er said righteously, "This is against the rules. When Feicui taught etiquette, she said that boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven." As she spoke, her voice became softer, "Besides, I'm not a child anymore. It would be embarrassing if someone saw me."

Chu Huan couldn't stop laughing: "Okay, our Ning'er knows the rules." He deliberately teased her: "You have done so many things that are against the rules before, what should we do now?"

Ning'er blushed. If she had really followed the upbringing of a lady from a noble family as described by Feicui, the mistakes she had made would probably be enough to fill a carriage with women's instructions.

But now in front of Chu Huan, she stood up straight and said confidently: "Lingwei, you are not allowed to make fun of me. You know that I am not a lady from a famous family."

Chu Huan restrained his smile and said seriously: "Why not? In my heart, no matter how high the family background of a noble lady is, she can never reach the hem of your skirt."

Ning Er smiled and said, "According to you, isn't that more noble than a princess?"

Chu Huan nodded, as if it was a matter of course: "Of course."

Ning Er was pleased by his tone and couldn't stop giggling: "So, that's what you think, and it doesn't count. If you ask me, you are more valuable than the prince."

Chu Huan chuckled: "You still say you are not a child." He weighed Ning'er's weight and said: "Don't say you haven't reached the age of marriage yet. Even if you have reached the age of marriage, you are still a child in my eyes."

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Having said that, Chu Huan still put Ning'er down. She was quite embarrassed to hide herself behind him and only reached out her hand to hold the corner of his robe.

Lu Kui and Xiao Ding saw their wise and powerful emperor gently coaxing the awkward little tail behind him: "Are you unwilling to meet strangers? Hasn't Xiao Ding met him a long time ago? Han Guang is his apprentice."

Ning'er thought to herself, it was embarrassing to be treated like a child in front of these people.

The little girl then slowly poked her head out from behind Chu Huan and quickly glanced at the people present. At first glance, she saw the stern-faced Xiao Ding, who was extremely tall and unusual. At second glance, she saw a handsome young man with a pretty face.

Her eyes suddenly widened: this snow-white skin, lips that were so rosy that they were a little creepy, a pair of clear and bright phoenix eyes looking sideways, and a handsomeness that could not be concealed by gloom - isn't this the Lu Kui whom she met just in the daytime?

She suddenly grasped Chu Huan's sleeve and exclaimed, "Lord Lu!"

How come he is here?

All the strange rumors that Lin Ruozhan had instilled in her during the day suddenly emerged from her mind one after another.

What about the imperial lackeys who confiscate property and exterminate clans, and who kill people indiscriminately and torture people? What about the ruthless and moody spy Yan Luo...

She looked at him in doubt. How could Lu Kui be related to Chu Huan? Was he investigating the case in the Marquis' Mansion? Could it be that his abnormal behavior during the day was a conspiracy against the Shen family?

Xiao Ding was suddenly startled by Miss Ning's call of "Master Lu". Before he could come to his senses, he heard a trembling voice in his ear, "Miss Ning?"

Lu Kui almost cried out. He looked at the graceful girl beside Chu Huan in disbelief. He took a step forward uncontrollably and was completely stunned.

He simply couldn't believe his eyes. Was he dazzled or dreaming? He looked at Ning'er from head to toe in disbelief and suddenly shuddered, as if an electric shock ran down his spine from the top of his head to his coccyx.

For the first time in his life, Lu Kui even forgot about the Majesty who was so close to him. He stared blankly at Ning'er, who was as delicate as a jade.

The person he fell in love with at first sight, the one he was absolutely sure he would spend the rest of his life with, the one who made his heart beat like a drum and his mind go wild for the first time in more than twenty years... He wished that the person he saw all the time in his dreams would actually appear in front of him in such an occasion and in such a way!

The blood instantly flowed back to his head, making it almost impossible for Lu Kui to stand. His usually bright red lips instantly lost all their color.

"Miss Shen..." He called out again in a daze. At this moment, he wished that his brain would not work so fast that he would not be able to deceive himself at all. Ning'er was not the one in His Majesty's heart that he had been teasing before.

Poor thing, his heart, which had been beating so passionately before, was now broken so completely.

When Xiao Ding saw Lu Kui saw Ning'er, his soul flew away. He felt as if he was struck by lightning on a sunny day. He immediately felt something was wrong.

He desperately clamped his hands from behind, trying to wake him up. He didn't care about anything else and shouted loudly, "Master Lu, have you been standing in the spotlight for too long and are you dazed?"

He tried to pull his long-time colleague and friend back from the thunderbolt line of His Majesty before Lu Kui did anything irreparable.

Unfortunately, at this time, he had no time to pay attention to Xiao Ding's hint. With trembling lips, he moved his gaze to Ning'er's tightly clenched sleeves.

That straight, undisguised gaze made Ning'er feel afraid instinctively. She shrank back behind Chu Huan like a frightened gazelle when threatened.

His gaze quickly followed Chu Huan, and then he saw that the face of the Lord, to whom he had entrusted his life, was as gloomy as water. The cold words, which contained suppressed anger, were projected at him like a sharp sword.

He called himself by his full name: "Lu Kui, what are you crazy about!"

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