Hearing Keke and Luoluo's voices, Lin Yi suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen the two dogs greeting him when he returned, which was unusual.

Could something have happened?

"Wait for me, I'll check what's going on." Lin Yi immediately turned and walked toward Keke and Luoluo.

It's also embarrassing to say that the original purpose of returning to the Imperial Study Room was to take Keke to the Qiankun Palace to act as an assistant and investigate.

But for some reason, seeing his two beloved women waiting for him, Lin Yi completely forgot the matter at hand.

It seems that no man can escape the gentle trap a woman lays.

Looking at the little Emperor, he wanted to spread his arms but hadn't even stretched them out when they became stiff in mid-air.

As the sovereign of a nation, how could he stand such a humiliation.

'Calling you a philanderer, is it because I am pregnant now and then not, that I lost my charm?' he thought.

'Hmph, do you now regard me as less important than even Keke and Luoluo?' he thought disappointedly.

Ying Yi, equally disappointed, gently patted the back of the Emperor's hand, comforting him.

"Your Majesty, Keke and Luoluo are different from usual, there might really be a situation. I'll go check."

"No need!" Lin Yi had already reached Keke and Luoluo, but hearing Ying Yi about to step away, he immediately stopped her.

In his eyes, Ying Yi must not leave the Emperor's side for even a half-step, not until the old eunuchs and their faction were completely eradicated.

"Ying Yi, always remember, you must not leave His Majesty's side for a moment!"

When Lin Yi's stern voice came, Ying Yi blushed embarrassingly, having indeed forgotten her duty for a moment.

But it wasn't entirely Ying Yi's fault, after all, seeing Lin Yi return, all their feelings of security returned with him.

Who made this man able to provide such a strong sense of security wherever he was.

Different from the embarrassed blushing, the little Emperor's face was full of happiness, and the slight anger at Lin Yi had instantly disappeared.

It turned out that in Lin Yi's heart, she was always placed at the most important position.

'Hmph, you've said just in time, you philanderer, otherwise, today I'd really make you become a monk.'

Lin Yi just said it out of habit; he didn't expect that his women would think so much about it.

Looking at Keke and Luoluo again, they were actually facing a large pig's trotter, hesitating to move forward. And on the ground, there were two puddles of saliva.

This was not from the menu of the Imperial Study Room, and Lin Yi clearly remembered that he did not include a large pig's trotter in the food prepared for the Emperor and Ying Yi over the past few days.

At this moment, Ying Yi, supporting the Emperor, came to Lin Yi's side.

Lin Yi naturally leaned toward the Emperor, gently embracing her in his arms, and pointed to the pig's trotter on the ground, saying,

"This isn't food from the Imperial Study Room, did you see anyone suspicious just now?"

Both the Emperor and Ying Yi shook their heads, the former focused on reviewing documents, the latter on the matters concerning the beams and rooftops of the room, both had forgotten what business Keke and Luoluo were up to?

These two big fellows had long regarded the Imperial Study Room as their own home, scampering around everywhere.

"Sir, could this pig's trotter have come from outside?" Ying Yi asked, puzzled.

Seeing Keke and Luoluo clueless about what to do with the pig's trotter, Lin Yi roughly guessed something.

"Ying Yi, do you have the Silver Needle for poison testing?"

Upon hearing this, both the Emperor and Ying Yi turned pale, truly frightened.

Then, Ying Yi took out a Silver Needle from her bosom and handed it to Lin Yi.

As a personal guard of the Emperor, the Silver Needle for poison testing was one of the essential tools Ying Yi always carried.

Only when Lin Yi took the body-warm Silver Needle did his hand unconsciously cling to Ying Yi's, and he momentarily forgot to let go.

The little Emperor, of course, noticed this scene. She counted the days, realizing Ying Yi hadn't attended to her husband properly for quite some time, deciding tonight would be the night to arrange it.

"Cough cough."

The little Emperor deliberately coughed twice, prompting Ying Yi to suddenly retract her hand. Her little cheeks flushed red all the way to her ears.

"Alright, you scoundrel, quickly test this pig's trotter. Tonight, I'll have Ying Yi serve you."

Lin Yi was thrilled with this outcome; he raised an eyebrow at Ying Yi, considering what "battle garment" to prepare for her tonight.

'With my Ying's figure, a maid outfit would definitely be thrilling.'

'Yes, and adding a little whip would make it even better.'

Whenever it came down to women, Lin Yi couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, much to the little Emperor's chagrin.

"Ying Yi, why don't you check it instead? I can't even bear to look at this rascal now. All he has in his brain are... ugh, never mind."

Knowing he had upset his dearest, most beloved wife, Lin Yi immediately handed the poison-testing Silver Needle to Ying Yi.

He, on the other hand, shamelessly snuggled up to the little Emperor, unabashedly pecking at her chubby cheeks.

Keke and Luoluo couldn't stand to watch this scene, each turning their heads away as if to say, "We refuse to be fed this dog food."

Ying Yi, unaffected by Lin Yi and the little Emperor, carefully used the Silver Needle to test the pig's trotter for poison.

In just a moment, the sparkling clear Silver Needle turned into a dark black color.

"Not good, this pig's trotter is really poisoned!"

Lin Yi quickly stopped his restless limbs and squatted down to carefully inspect the poisoned pig's trotter.

Seeing the Silver Needle turn increasingly black, one could only imagine how much poison was hidden within the trotter.

Awoo awoo—

Keke and Luoluo looked at the pig's trotter with disappointment, suffering the anguish of seeing but not being able to eat, helplessly circling around it.

That the poisoned trotter had made it into the Imperial Study Room was clearly the eunuch's doing.

It was not hard to see, the eunuch had already made his move against Keke and Luoluo, whose presence greatly interfered with his plans.

Pity for him, he miscalculated, underestimating Keke and Luoluo's vigilance.

One must know that they were outstanding police dogs and could usually sniff out anything toxic.

"Those bastards, they wouldn't even spare two dogs, having the old eunuch around for one more day is a curse."

"If anything happens to Keke and Luoluo, Your Majesty will not let him get away lightly!" The little Emperor said tenderly, caressing Keke and Luoluo.

Those two sweethearts indeed added a lot of joy to her simple life.

The little Emperor was so immersed in comforting the two dogs that she failed to notice the evasive expressions on Lin Yi and Ying Yi's faces.

Well, let the little Emperor never find out the true whereabouts of Luoluo.

Lin Yi picked up the poisoned pig's trotter from the ground, threw it away, and praised Keke and Luoluo.

"You two are indeed clever, knowing that this thing is poisoned. Just wait a moment; I'll arrange some delicious pig's trotters for you."

Thinking about Judge Zhong waiting for him in Qiankun Palace, Lin Yi obviously didn't have time to prepare the treats himself.

[Ding ding ding, host has successfully purchased two big blanched pig's trotters, two servings of braised pig's trotter, two servings of crispy pork trotter, two servings of soybean pork trotter soup, and has paid 10,000 Heavenly Bead Coins.]

...End of chapter...

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