Liu Qinglan climbed up from the bed, dressed, and then found that the sharp-nosed snake, which had turned back to its original form, was curled up calmly beside the teapot, with no intention of leaving.

This snake is very vain. Even when it turns into its original form, it does not forget to wear a palace flower on its head. It is just short of posing in front of a small bronze mirror.

Liu Qinglan looked outside and said, "Hurry up and leave. Lvlu will be coming in soon."

The sharp-nosed snake curled its tail lazily. "Oh, I just told her to make some sour plum soup. Remember to drink it later to sober you up." She turned around and suddenly asked, "Do you remember my name when I was traveling in the human world?"

Liu Qinglan looked at her. As the first demon to emerge from Huoshan, she was very familiar with the human world. Later, she returned from the outside world, living a secluded life, never revealing a single word about her travels. Before leaving for the palace, Liu Qinglan had thought of asking her for advice, but the snake was hibernating, so he couldn't get any information. Furthermore, she always kept to herself, not hanging out with the foxes, rabbits, cats, and birds.

Liu Qinglan quickly sat down in front of her and poked her little tail. "So what name did you use in the human world?"

"Jiang Wenwen." She raised her tail and used it to slightly adjust the palace flower on her head, with a look of sweet pride on her face.

Liu Qinglan didn't understand what she was so proud of, and then she remembered something and asked, "Come to think of it, you've never told me about your affairs before. And why did you make an exception and come out to help me last night? It's not like you to respond to my call so immediately."

The sharp-nosed snake laughed, "Of course it's not for you, I came out just for fun. And then I found out, it's really fun! Haha." He laughed so wildly that even the palace flower on his head fell off.

Liu Qinglan looked at her speechlessly, wanting to tell her seriously that this palace was not a place for playing around, it was very dangerous, and that he was only safe until now because he clung to the beautiful queen!

Thinking of the beautiful queen, Liu Qinglan's face also showed a sweet pride.

Jiang Wenwen looked at her with a smile, "Oh my, there's a cat in love here, that's amazing."

"..." Liu Qinglan simply covered the snake with an outer robe, indicating that he didn't want to talk to her anymore.

Jiang Wenwen crawled out from under her clothes again, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I really have to leave, see you halfway!"

After saying this, she swam away at the fastest speed, climbed over the windowsill, and crawled back into the forest.

Liu Qinglan quickly chased after her and leaned over the windowsill, wanting to catch her and ask her why they were meeting halfway?!

"My Lady, the sour plum soup is ready." Lulu pushed the door open, her timing perfect. It seemed Jiang Wenwen had sensed Lulu's presence approaching and had left quickly.

Liu Qinglan had no choice but to give up and turned around. Lulu had already placed the sour plum soup on the table.

"My queen, we are leaving today. We have packed our things, and now the only thing left to clean is your room." Lulu watched her sit down and drink her soup obediently, so she started to pack her things skillfully while speaking.

Halfway through packing, Lulu suddenly turned around with a gossipy smile on her face, "My Queen, where is the pomegranate flower silk dress you were wearing last night? Did you leave it with His Majesty?"

Liu Qinglan looked down at what she was wearing. This was a palace dress she had conjured from the one Jiang Wenwen had worn to pretend to be herself. So, the pomegranate flower silk dress she had worn last night...

Uh, it won’t be taken away by the beauty queen!

Liu Qinglan's face froze, and some charming scenes emerged in her mind. She and the beautiful queen were kissing each other, but how did the kiss move from under the peach tree to her bed?

And the clothes on her body were gone. Did she strip her naked last night?!

When Liu Qinglan thought of this possibility, her face immediately flushed. Oh my, how could she strip off her clothes so cleanly? When she thought of herself sleeping naked in the quilt, Liu Qinglan immediately shook her head. No, when she woke up, she was in her original form, Feifei, and Jiang Wenwen had pulled her ears like a cat!

Liu Qinglan's face turned from flushed to pale with shock.

She subconsciously touched her ears and covered her tail hidden behind her. Could it be that the beautiful queen already knew that she was a little animal?

"My queen, do you need to go to the toilet?" Lulu looked at her curiously.

At this moment, Liu Qinglan was like a clock that had been struck dumb, feeling as if the sky had fallen. She shook her head stiffly, "Lulu, you continue to clean up. I want to be alone for a while."

The silence lasted until the time of departure.

Liu Qinglan walked out of the room like a wandering soul and came to the front of the carriage.

According to convention, the Queen's carriage left first, so the concubines waited on the side, waiting for the Queen to pass first.

Xie Xuanzhao did not wear riding clothes today, and everyone knew that the Queen was planning to ride the phoenix sedan back.

A pair of phoenix shoes appeared in his sight. Liu Qinglan quickly raised his eyes and looked at the beautiful queen with guilt and nervousness.

Oh, I am a fairy, she must know it. Will she dislike me, or will she not know it?

Liu Qinglan was extremely conflicted. Looking at Xie Xuanzhao's bright face, she seemed to want to say something but hesitated, looking pitiful.

Xie Xuanzhao looked at her watery eyes that were about to cry, and his heart softened. He thought that she was frightened by what happened to Lin Yulang last night. He really wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her.

The other concubines all knew that Concubine Yue had been in the emperor's bedchamber last night, accompanying him in a frivolous affair until midnight. The decadent pleasures continued, and even the emperor's male favorites were suppressed.

So everyone watched with their own thoughts, wondering how the Queen would treat this favorite concubine!

Liu Qinglan rubbed his hands secretly in his sleeves, his palms sweating with nervousness. He didn't want to be rejected by the other party just after the conclusion of the relationship. That would be too tragic!

"Concubine Yue."

"arrive!"

"Pfft." The onlookers couldn't help laughing, but then they were met with a cold glance from the Queen, and they all held back their laughter, not daring to laugh at the Yue Fei who was like a little soldier.

Liu Qinglan's chest was puffed out, her eyes fixed on the front. She was speechless at the sight of the beautiful queen. "Queen, if you have any instructions, just tell me. I'm willing to go through fire and water for you, no matter how hard it is. I won't hesitate to do anything for you!"

She must have eavesdropped on her sister so much that she started using idioms incorrectly!

Xie Xuanzhao felt warm and sweet in his heart when he heard her sudden oath, and then he wanted to laugh.

My fingers started to itch and I couldn't help but want to touch her cat ears.

Although he couldn't touch her ears, he could still hold her hand. So Xie Xuanzhao gracefully took Liu Qinglan's sweaty hand and said, "I know you served me last night and must be very tired. Your carriage must be very uncomfortable. Now you are His Majesty's most beloved and cherished child. How can you bear that grievance? If word gets out, people will think that I, the Queen, am jealous and deliberately making things difficult for you. So now I have specially allowed Concubine Yue to accompany me and ride back in the Phoenix Palace."

After such a high-sounding speech, the concubines hesitated to speak out, especially Kang Zhaoyi, who wanted to jump out and say that it was against etiquette for a concubine to sit on the phoenix throne. But seeing the empress's cold eyes, they knew that this matter was beyond their reach. However, no one knew whether this was a true gift or just an excuse to torture them.

"Empress, what about His Majesty..."

Xie Xuanzhao glanced at them coldly, "I want to be considerate of the imperial concubines, but do I have to report this to the Emperor? Then you're going to trouble the Emperor with all the harem matters, big and small. Do you think I'm useless?"

"We dare not." Then everyone stopped talking and the matter was settled.

Liu Qinglan stood alone in the cold wind, no one asking for her opinion. The Empress's words just now—about serving the emperor, being the emperor's beloved, and all that grievance—just sounded so strange!

"Empress Yue, let's go." Yan Mo stood aside, ready to lead the way for her. Seeing that she had no reaction, he had to remind her.

Liu Qinglan's scalp tingled. It was all that sharp-nosed snake's fault. Why had it gone to serve the emperor in bed for no reason? It had created a huge misunderstanding for herself and the beautiful queen!

While thinking about how to explain to the Queen later, she raised her feet stiffly and walked towards Fengluan, following Yan Mo.

Xie Xuanzhao waited until all the concubines dispersed and went to the imperial carriage before he came to the side of the phoenix throne.

The palace maids had their own carriage following them, and only the palace maids who served them personally were allowed to get on.

Since everyone around was already his own people, Xie Xuanzhao restrained his expression and smiled gently, "Why don't you leave?"

Liu Qinglan gritted her teeth and whispered, "My legs are weak, I need a hug."

If the beauty queen hugged me, it meant that she didn't know that I was actually a little fairy. Even if she knew, she was still willing to hug me, which meant that she didn't despise me.

That’s really clever, give yourself a thumbs up.

While the little fairy Liu was proud of herself for coming up with this idea, she looked at the beautiful queen pitifully, as if she was acting coquettishly.

Xie Xuanzhao looked around, and the Xie family soldiers turned around after receiving her instructions.

Without needing to be told, Yan Mo had already gone to the nearby carriage, dragging Lu Lu, who was confused about the situation, away with her. The other maids from Qinglan Palace remained in the carriage and did not follow.

When everything was settled, Xie Xuanzhao smiled helplessly and dotingly tapped the tip of Liu Qinglan's nose, "You."

After she finished speaking, she picked up the little Willow Fairy by the waist and actually carried her into the Phoenix Palace. However, she was much heavier than the Willow Cat she had held last night.

Liu Qinglan was smelling the fragrance of the beautiful queen while rubbing her spiritual energy, and she was so happy that she almost fainted.

The phoenix throne was huge, and the couch was also huge. In front of it was a low table, and on it were...

As soon as Liu Qinglan was put down by the beautiful queen, his eyes uncontrollably glanced at the pile of food in front of him.

Melon seeds, corn, dried fish, and roasted pheasant are all her favorites!

Liu Qinglan meowed inwardly, feeling touched. At the same time, she stretched out her little paw without hesitation, ready to pick up a small dried fish and start chewing it! She had completely forgotten her previous nervousness.

A slender white hand suddenly held her down. Liu Qinglan looked over and saw the Beauty Queen looking at her with a smile, "You can't enjoy it yet."

Liu Qinglan immediately sat down obediently, the nervousness she had just felt returning. It seemed like it was too early to be happy!

Xie Xuanzhao held her waist and asked her to sit next to him, then whispered maliciously in her ear: "Now the curtains are lowered, so the outside can't see what's going on inside, and no one dares to come in rashly. Don't worry, we're the only two here on this journey, and it will be a long, long time."

Liu Qinglan's ears turned red from her shouting, and she had no idea that the beautiful queen beside her had evolved from a fox into a wolf.

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