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Chapter 11: There's a Plan in My Mind

When the Emperor heard this, he lightly laughed and glanced at Ling Xiao, saying, "Rise."

Ling Xiao got up, trembling. Seeing him stubbornly still trying to complete his task even though he was shaking to the point that his arms and legs were weak, the Emperor couldn't help but find him interesting. He left behind a reminder, "We do not like servants looking at Us for too long, do you understand?"

Ling Xiao stared blankly before he recalled how he had been too fascinated with watching the Emperor's sword-dance, and a burst of cold sweat materialized on his back, "Your servant... understands."

The little eunuch had his head bowed extremely low and his whole body shrunk back. It looked very pitiful, yet also quite funny. The Emperor couldn't help but have his heart moved and he moved in front of the small eunuch, his eyes only able to see the top of his head.

He suddenly said, "Steward Xu, this little eunuch's performance was pretty good this morning. Reward him with ten bolts of cloth and silk, and fifty silver."

Ling Xiao was stupefied and hurriedly kneeled, "Thanks to Your Majesty for the reward."

The Emperor returned to change his clothes, and Ling Xiao returned to his small room to rest for a bit.

His small room was a single. Because it was too dark last night, he wasn't able to see it clearly, but now, he became aware that this small room was pretty good. There was a bed, a cupboard, a table, and a chair. It was much better than his sleeping place in the Chu Xiu Palace.

Ling Xiao started to let his imagination go wild the moment he returned to his room.

The Emperor was really strange this morning. First, he had hit Ling Xiao with the whip, then he gave Ling Xiao a sweet date.

Ling Xiao felt that the Emperor's reminder wasn't so simple.

"We do not like servants looking at Us for too long."

Ling Xiao carefully thought over this sentence and felt that the Emperor was warning him not to be so pleased that he would lose himself in joy, while also reminding him not to think over what the Emperor preferred so much. In this way, he wouldn't understand him too thoroughly.

Ling Xiao closed his eyes. In the past, he had always acted very carefully in front of the Emperor, but everything was intimately thoughtful. This was why the Emperor would call him to grind ink two to three times, and also why the Emperor would have him change his clothes for him in the morning. It was because the Emperor knew that Ling Xiao understood him better than others.

But did the Emperor feel that he was too sharp because of this as well?

He was just a small eunuch, yet all his preferences and even his habits were all thoroughly discovered. Being a vigilant Emperor, he definitely wouldn't like it much.

The more Ling Xiao thought, the more he felt that the Emperor was just this kind of psychological person and couldn't help but feel in his heart that the Emperor was way too hard to sway.

However, the Emperor, in the end, had only reminded him before rewarding him. This should represent that although the Emperor was displeased, he still quite enjoyed his comfortable serving. As such, he wasn't actually disliked?

Ling Xiao covered his head and grabbed his ears in confusion.

Mother of a chicken, why was the Emperor's thinking so hard to figure out? Back when he was Mo Qi's trusted adviser, the how-tos concerning the Emperor were not this troublesome. However, why was everything fishy when it was face-to-face?!

While he was in the midst of confusion, Steward Xu entered.

His face black, he was followed by four small eunuchs who were carrying the reward from the Emperor.