How did this idiot seem different from before?

"Cuizhi, take the painting to dry, and then put it away properly," Yuan Peipei instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cuizhi left with the painting in hand.
However, Lan Xin and Wan Feng did not leave.
Before Dugu Jin left, he had given strict and repeated orders that the Empress must be protected at all costs.
They did not dare to let down their guard even for a fraction of a second.
Yuan Peipei turned around in her magnificent imperial attire. "Mother, please rise."
She did not even step forward to lend a hand.
Madam Yuan was stunned inwardly.
Feng Xinlan felt a deep internal conflict. She knew very well that this was wrong, but she truly did not want to be unable to see Qin Fengzhan ever again. She believed that if she and Qin Fengzhan remained only friends, Yang Ruoli probably wouldn't mind. "I think Fengzhan still loves you. Don't dwell on it so much," Feng Xinlan added after a brief pause.
Yuli looked down at Rui Canji, her tail dipping slightly. Rui Canji raised her head to gaze at Ruan Sichen's solemn face, and after a long while, slowly stood up.

In the midsummer heat, the sun was at its most blistering. Even though there was the shade of trees, the journey was exhausting enough.
Ling Siye still strode forward without showing much surprise, naturally knowing that Eunuch Xu had already arranged everything.
With that, she reached out to push him away, feigning an intention to leave. Fu Chengjue grabbed Qin Huan by the arm, his strength involuntarily increasing out of anger. Qin Huan was flung against the wall behind her, the back of her head striking the surface. Pain quickly spread through her entire body, and she could not help frowning as her vision turned a hazy white.
Whether in modern times or the ancient era, Ling Dongwu had never slept on a heated brick kang. Now that she had arrived in the bitterly cold Northern Desert, she discovered the benefits of the kang. Lying on it was wonderfully warm, and the exhaustion and chill from the long journey during the day vanished completely, providing immense relief.
"One look at Shangyang's guarded posture tells you there must be something fishy in the water; she's just stalling for time," Ning Luo muttered in a low voice.
Yet she saw that the flag-bearer who had pointed out the rival mother's soul-form was dressed in earthy brown clothing with solid hemp shoes. Emblazoned on his chest armor was a prominent character for "Earth," suggesting he must be the leader of the Earth Flag.
Qin Fengzhan was not a crude man either. Although feeling displeased inside, he calmly nodded, turned back to open the car door for his mother-in-law, and after she seated herself, said indifferently to Feng Jiping, "Let's go!" Then he got into the car.
Though she had stood in place for quite a while before fully grasping the meaning behind Shang Peidi's words, she was nonetheless hurt by his somewhat impatient tone.
"Yes, absolutely not a single thing that can be taken away should be left behind! It would be best if we could uproot those millennia-old ancient trees as well!" said Gu Rong.
Su Nuannuan still ignored her, walking straight to the wine cabinet, pulling out a bottle of red wine, and opening it.

Not knowing how long she had cried, she threw off the quilt, her face covered in sweat, and padded barefoot down the stairs.
Prince Hao came to pick up Tao Hua as usual, only Tao Hua felt that Prince Hao seemed to have something on his mind today, though she wondered if she was just overthinking it.
She only knew that when the two of them were together, she felt relaxed and happy, always laughing and chatting as if all troubles and sorrows had nothing to do with them.
Now, it was as if Prince Hao had already formed prejudices and opinions against her. In his eyes, was she really that promiscuous? Did she just fling herself at any man she saw?
For a moment, the class monitor with four eyes was despised by everyone, and he couldn't even understand why they were rolling their eyes at him.
At this point, Lily had already flown directly to the teleportation point closest to the Matchmaker's wedding platform and was sprinting toward it.
She pulled the V-neck of her bathrobe wider to both sides and loosened the belt to the absolute minimum, so that with just a slight tug, the bathrobe could finish its modesty-protecting mission. Highly satisfied with this, Ji Keyin opened the door and walked toward Duan Chengyu's room near the stairwell.
Still there was no response. I immediately released my spiritual sense to probe down beneath the pool of water, but this inspection shocked me to the core. Damn it, there was actually nothing down there at all—even Li Guoqi was gone, as if he had vanished into thin air.