I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 441 The craftsmanship is questionable.
"Boom!"

A small pebble was thrown in through the open window, rolled on the ground, and hit Chu Shangming's foot.

A note was tied to a small stone.

Chu Shangming opened it and saw two words written on it: "Don't shout."

He waved the note in front of the other three people, put his index finger to his lips, and made a shushing gesture.

Yan Chengtong and Pei Yunjian raised their hands to cover their mouths, while Ren Qingxia picked up the bamboo tube filled with water and assumed a defensive posture.

The four people had eight eyes staring intently at the window when a dark shadow flickered and a figure flashed in.

The newcomer pulled off his mask, revealing broad eyebrows and deep-set eyes, with a sinister air about him. Who else could it be but Xie Hui?

"Thank you, sir!" Ren Qingxia exclaimed softly, and the other three also showed expressions of surprise and delight.

"Shh." Xie Hui quickly glanced at the four people and noticed that all four of them had chains on their feet, which made him raise an eyebrow.

He reached out and closed the window, then turned back and said, "To make a long story short, His Majesty sent me to find out the truth. Tell me everything you know."

The four nodded, and Pei Yunjian was about to speak when the sound of a lock being opened came from outside the door.

Xie Hui's face darkened, and his fingers slowly tightened around the blade. Just then, a soft female voice came from behind him, "Uninvited guest, the city lord has ordered that you come to the front hall for a chat."

*
[Frog Fun! Lord Xie has been arrested!!]

The first thing Chu Liuzheng saw when he opened his eyes startled him so much that he almost jumped out of bed.

Xiao Jingfan, who was not required to attend the morning court session, was so shocked by this thought that he almost rolled off the bed. He instinctively pulled the person into his arms, rubbed his temples wearily, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"

"It's alright." Chu Liuzheng patted him apologetically. "It's still early, you can go back to sleep."

To deal with the urgent report about Wangyue Island, the emperor stayed up until midnight last night and has only slept for a little over an hour so far.

Xiao Jingfan didn't open his eyes. He took her hand, kissed it, and asked, "Today is Zhuang Linghan's wedding day. Are you worried about your older brother?"

"Yes." Chu Liuzheng leaned closer to him.

[Marrying four at once, will Lord Zhuang just suddenly decide to sleep with them all?]

My older brother and those two virgins are still single. What if they get scared and develop erectile dysfunction? Just look at the tyrant—impotence is really hard to cure.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Sooner or later, he'll see!

"Go back to sleep." Chu Liuzheng tried to pull away from the emperor's embrace so as not to disturb his sleep, but the arm around her waist tightened. Xiao Jingfan lowered his head and rubbed his head against her hair. "Don't worry, Guiyun City is nothing to worry about."

The low, husky voice tickled his earlobe, and his breath was filled with the scent of sandalwood. Chu Liuzheng leaned his head against his chest and quietly activated the system.

[What happened after Lord Xie was arrested? I remember Lord Xie was quite handsome, could it be that he's about to have a series of happy events?]

She clicked on the page to take a closer look while muttering to herself.

[Oh, no wonder he was caught so easily; it was all because Prince Li tipped him off!]

[Prince Li is truly a master strategist. On the surface, he agreed readily, and while accompanying Prince Xiao to the capital to apologize, he had already been making numerous underhanded moves before Prince Xiao even went to Mengzhou.]

[Lord Zhuang is really unlucky. Prince Li is simply not her type, yet her life is in his hands, forcing her to obey his orders and endure this long-standing scandal with him.]

[Lord Zhuang, unwilling to remain under Prince Li's control, devised a plan. He publicly professed his love to Prince Xiao and even visited Prince Xiao's room that night. Ostensibly, he was acting according to Prince Li's plan, but in reality, he was informing Prince Xiao of Prince Li's intention to delay and request his assistance.] [Prince Xiao had long sensed something was amiss with Prince Li. Now that the opportunity presented itself, he decided to play along, cooperating with Lord Zhuang's act while feigning illness to give Prince Li the chance to cause trouble. It's just a pity for my brother and those three unlucky fellows; they were captured and brought to the Lord's mansion without knowing anything, living in fear and hunger... Wait a minute, my brother has food and drink; he doesn't seem to be starving.]

Chu Liuzheng quickly flipped through the pages.

[Frog Fun! Hey bro, at least look after your friends! Curved Fish and Young Master Yan are practically starving, why are you even asking questions? Politeness isn't for this kind of situation!]

Xiao Jingfan suddenly had a new understanding of his brother-in-law.

Chu Liuzheng continued flipping through the pages, and as he did so, he almost burst out laughing.

[Hahaha!! Lord Xie is quite the actor, already playing along. Prince Li really thought he escaped after a fierce battle, but it turns out his injuries were mostly fake.]

Just as Chu Liuzheng was about to look up what changes Prince Li had made to the plan, Xiao Jingfan, who was also extremely sleepy and disturbed by his own thoughts, pulled her up and hugged her closer. He lowered his head slightly dissatisfied, opened his mouth and rubbed against her straight collarbone, smelling the faint jasmine scent on her skin. He snorted with a hint of complaint.

Chu Liuzheng knew that he was a light sleeper and would be uncomfortable if he was woken up, so he turned off the system and massaged acupoints with his fingertips to help him fall asleep better.

The breathing around him gradually became even. Chu Liuzheng wanted to get up, but he was being held too tightly, and any movement would definitely disturb Xiao Jingfan's sleep, so he simply closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

By the time the two got up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Palace maids filed in to serve the two men as they washed up.

When a minister presented a memorial to the emperor, Xiao Jingfan had no choice but to put down his inkstone, have his meal first, and head to the Wenhua Hall.

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant's skills are questionable.]

Chu Liuzheng raised her left eyebrow, which was unusually thick, in front of the bronze mirror, feeling extremely fortunate that the emperor didn't have time to finish drawing it for her.

I've been practicing for several days and I'm still at this level. I don't know when this will end.

Her eyebrows were naturally beautiful; a little trimming was all it took. But the emperor, in a fit of whimsy, insisted on drawing her eyebrows, and his skills were so poor that she had to remove them every morning.

Looking at her caterpillar-like eyebrows in the mirror, Chen Xing pursed her lips and laughed so hard her shoulders shook, and she could barely hold the comb.

Siyue glared at her, took out the eyebrow remover cream, carefully applied it to the thick eyebrows, gently rubbed it, and wiped it clean with a damp soft silk after the color faded.

Chu Liuzheng tilted his head back and let them do as they pleased, silently opening the system to check the movements of Guiyun City.

[Wow! Junior Sister arrived pretty quickly! Young Master Cang is here too, just in time for the wedding banquet!]

[Oh dear, Dr. Feng got into trouble with Dr. Qin again. Luckily I'm a doctor myself, otherwise the medical bills would be enormous.]

[On Prince Rei's side... Oh, Prince Hyo's move was brilliant! He really caught a big fish!]

*
Guiyun City.

The city lord's mansion was newly decorated, with red silk and red lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere.

The city lord's wife stood in the center of the courtyard, directing her male concubines: "Third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, and ninth brother, go to the east room and dress up Young Master Chu and Young Master Yan."

"The rest of you go to the west room to help Young Master Ren and Young Master Pei get dressed."

"Do as the city lord pleases, and remember to teach the newcomers the rules. If any of you dare to have any ulterior motives, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The male concubines bowed and said, "Yes, we will obey your orders, Madam."

(End of this chapter)