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Su Yang's warm and soft lips brushed against the corner of Zong Huan's lips. He paused for a moment, then moved closer to the center. He slowly rubbed his lips against Zong Huan's slightly cold lips, with a hint of teasing.

Just as he was about to take the next step, the distance between them was suddenly pulled apart. Zong Huan's brows were tightly furrowed. His breathing was already disordered, and his deep eyes hid a myriad of thoughts. This caused Su Yang to have a bad feeling from the bottom of his heart.

He heard Zong Huan ask in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Su Yang blinked and innocently said, "I'm kissing you."

Looking at his innocent face, Zong Huan only felt his heart beat faster and faster. The corner of his lips still had a soft touch, and the tip of his nose was filled with the boy's unique sweet fragrance. It was like a bone-corroding poison, and once touched, he would become addicted.

He wasn't a pretentious person. Since he decided to keep Tong Jiabao, he planned to give him another chance. From Thousand Autumns Palace, this dirty boy had appeared in front of him with red eyes and acted coquettishly towards him. The past that had once made him hate him had already blurred, and only this lively and eye-catching youth had become increasingly clear.

What truly made him angry was that this kiss was too familiar, and it caused all of his good mood to disappear in an instant.

His face was gloomy, and his finger slowly rubbed Su Yang's full and beautiful lips. He said, "We almost forgot to ask, how did you spend the past three years in Thousand Autumns Palace? Did you try to flatter others? Why are you so familiar with them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boy in his arms widen his eyes, and then quickly lower his eyelashes to hide the anger and embarrassment in his eyes. Without saying a word, he climbed from Zong Huan's lap to the bed, pulled down his pants, put on his shoes and socks, and limped out. It was clear that he wanted to leave Bearing Qian Palace.

Zong Huan didn't believe that he had the guts to leave without his master's permission. It wasn't until he saw the puppy's left foot step out of the door that he suddenly realized that he really wanted to leave in a fit of pique. He quickly chased after him.

Su Yang's legs weren't very good. After a few steps, Zong Huan grabbed him from behind and pulled him into his arms. He struggled with all his strength, but that person's arms were like steel, and he couldn't break free.

Zong Huan pinched his chin and angrily said: "You really have guts, daring to be angry with me. Do you really want to go to the laundry department to wash your clothes?"

Su Yang pursed his lips and didn't say anything. Tears welled up in his eyes. After a while, he whispered, "Fine, I'll go."

Zong Huan frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

Su Yang used all his strength to pry his hand away and raised his voice: "No matter how tiring and painful the laundry department is, it's still better than being humiliated by you here. Wait until those people cripple me, then you can feel heartache!"

After he said the last word, the air around him froze. Zong Huan's handsome face turned completely black. Inside and outside Cheng Qian Palace, a large group of palace maids and imperial bodyguards knelt down. These people didn't dare to breathe too loudly. They all looked down and treated themselves as air.

Zong Huan was a good emperor. He was diligent and loved the people. He was also quite skilled in court affairs. However, as an emperor who had been on the throne for a long time, his temper naturally wasn't very good. Since he ascended the throne, this was the first time he had been humiliated in public. If it was someone else, he didn't know if they would still be alive.

His face became cold and he slowly let go of the youth in his arms, "Since it's like this, I'll fulfill your wish. Starting tomorrow, you will be on duty at the laundry department."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked into the hall.

Su Yang watched his back as he left. His heart was a bit flustered. This world was completely foreign to him. The only person he was familiar with was Zong Huan, but now he was also going to abandon him.

He clenched his fists and forced himself to calm down. He rushed into the hall and said: "Thank you for your grace."

Zong Huan froze. If Su Yang said a few words at this time, he could have gone down the stairs and avoided this punishment. However, this little brat was being stubborn when he shouldn't have been. If he insisted on taking back his order, it would be like slapping himself in the face. He could only watch as he was led away by a young eunuch.

How could he know that Su Yang's heart was filled with grievances. His first kiss was given to this man, but now he was questioning him. It was as if he was a man who didn't abide by the virtues of a husband! How was he supposed to answer? Could it be that he was so skilled because he was trained by you in his previous life? Wouldn't that be funny?

He followed a young eunuch who looked like a bamboo pole outside and was led into a quiet room. After waiting there for a long time, the thin bamboo pole sent him to a carriage. Other than him, there were two other young palace maids in the carriage. When they got on, they were crying.

"That little wench Jin Zan will suffer retribution sooner or later! She clearly knew that Imperial Consort niangniang didn't like pollen, yet she still encouraged us to plant peonies in her chambers. Now that Imperial Consort's face is swollen, our lives are ruined. "

The girl next to her cried: "Who told her to be favored by Imperial Consort? Elder Sister Silver Hairpin, what kind of place is the laundry department? It's said that there's no return. Could it be the Palace of the King of Hell?"

"If it's the Palace of the King of Hell, it'll be better. At least we'll suffer less. I beg the King of Hell, maybe we can reincarnate into a good body in our next life, just like Eunuch Tong in the Thousand Autumns Palace. He has the life of a phoenix. No matter how big of a sin he committed, he was still brought back to Chengqian Palace by the Emperor. Compared to him, Imperial Consort Meng is nothing."

Su Yang, who was sitting quietly at the side: "… …" Sorry, I've disappointed you.

= = =

At dusk, Zong Huan threw the memorial in his hand to the side and took a sip of tea. Still upset, he called out: "Wang Dequan."

Wang Dequan was the current Minister of the Inner Palace. He was also an old man who had followed Zong Huan since the Eastern Palace. Previously, with Tong Jiabao in front of him, he was always the Deputy Minister. He didn't expect that Tong Jiabao would dare to collude with the King of Wu and ruin his own future. Thus, he took advantage of the situation and was directly promoted to the position of Minister of the Inner Palace.

Wang Dequan hurriedly came in from outside and responded with a sharp voice: "Your Majesty."

Zong Huan pushed the tea to the side and said: "These tea leaves are not good. Change the tea."

These tea leaves came from Yangzhou, the world's number one plantation. Although they weren't priceless, they were definitely worth a lot of money. Zong Huan had been drinking them for several months and had never said that the tea leaves were bad. Now, he actually said that they were bad. Those who could sit in this position were all experienced people. Wang Dequan immediately understood that the Emperor was using this as a pretext to make a fuss.

He smiled apologetically and said: "This servant will have someone change the tea."