Chapter 289
Linlang waited until she finished speaking before asking, "Are you done? If you are, I need to go and deliver the medicine to Her Majesty."
As she finished speaking, she was about to leave when Yuehui raised her hand to stop her. The dignified and gentle smile on her face completely disappeared. "There's no need to go. The Empress should have asked for a few days off for you on the grounds that you are ill. You can stay here and think things over carefully these few days."
Linlang raised her eyes, her gaze filled with coldness, and asked in a chilling voice, "What gives you the right to make decisions for me?"
Her face remained cold, but Yuehui, who had been with her for many years, naturally knew Linlang's anger at this moment.
When Yuehui thought of her companions who had died for love, she still couldn't let go of his hand.
She lowered her head, avoiding Linlang's coldness, and said with a sorrowful tone, "We grew up together and practiced martial arts together since childhood. Have you forgotten how difficult it was to gain this level of skill by defying the heavens?"
Yuehui gave a bitter smile before looking up to meet her gaze. "Have you forgotten those demons who died after falling in love with their benefactors?"
Linlang remained silent.
Yuehui shook her head in disappointment, her eyes moist and a sob rising in her throat: "We said back then that we would never develop feelings for our benefactor. If we did, the other sisters must stop it immediately!"
“Sui Sui was an accident; she’ll understand once her cultivation returns. But you’re different! You’re lucid.” Her voice choked with emotion, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
After a long silence, Linlang finally gave a reply, her voice hoarse: "Once everything has settled down, you can leave with Lingluo and the others."
Hearing her say that, Yuehui understood everything.
Yuehui wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and took two steps back. "If only I had been by Your Majesty's side that day."
She suppressed her helplessness and her tone became more resolute: "We said we would leave the mortal world together, and I will not abandon any of you! Even though Sui Sui, who has lost her memory, is so annoying, I have not given up on her, let alone you."
She wanted to say something more, but then Lingluo's voice came from outside the door—"Linlang, are you asleep? Her Majesty is worried about your health and came to visit you personally."
Linlang's eyes lit up. She raised her hand to smooth the stray hairs at her temples and went to open the door.
Seeing her like this, Yuehui felt even more powerless, but fortunately she did not forget that Linlang was "ill at the moment".
Yuehui stepped forward to stop Linlang, speaking rapidly: "Go lie down on the couch quickly, otherwise the Empress will think you're faking illness to slack off."
Linlang hesitated for a moment before getting onto the bed under the moonlight's gaze.
Seeing this, Yuehui whispered a final word of advice: "I've said all I need to say. Think it over carefully."
She quickly stepped out of the room, and the moment she met Ling Wu's gaze, she immediately lowered her head to hide her red, tear-stained eyes.
"Your Majesty, this servant came specifically to see Linlang because I was worried about her." Yuehui bowed respectfully.
Lingwu didn't miss the sob in Yuehui's voice, and after looking at her for a moment, she nodded, "Mm."
Having received a response, Yuehui left. As soon as she stepped out of the room, she glanced back and saw that apart from Lingluo not daring to look at her, the Empress was sitting on the couch, watching Linlang with concern in her eyes.
Yuehui withdrew her gaze.
She also wanted to know what kind of magic the Empress possessed that could make Sui Sui, Lin Lang, and even the loveless Ling Luo fall for her.
She had to hurry; she couldn't just stand by and watch them follow in their footsteps.
The Empress is playful, but recently Sui Sui has fallen out of favor and has stopped urging her on, so the Empress has finally calmed down.
Inside the room
Linlang was half-lying down and wanted to get up, but Lingwu stopped her.
Seeing Lingwu sitting on her couch without any sign of disgust, she didn't know why her cheeks felt hot.
Ling Wu frowned and asked, "Have you consulted the imperial physician?"
Linlang finally came to her senses after the Empress sat on her bed.
She shook her head, feeling guilty for not being sick, and dared not meet Ling Wu's eyes. "I just have a slight cold. I was afraid of aggravating Your Majesty's condition, so I asked to stay for a few days. Your Majesty does not need to condescend to visit me."
At this moment, Linlang was extremely grateful that she had no expression on her face, so that the Empress would not be able to tell anything.
Ling Wu shook her head, her voice tinged with guilt. "I had been too indulgent towards Sui Sui before, which made the three of you feel wronged. In the end, you all grew up with me, so there's no question of you lowering your status."
Although the servants wouldn't really take their master's words seriously, they couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth in their hearts.
"Your Majesty is too kind to us servants." Linlang pursed her lips, somewhat apprehensive, but a tiny smile appeared on her lips.
Lingwu touched Linlang's forehead with the back of her hand; it was indeed hot.
But can a wolf cub with supernatural powers also get sick?
Unable to understand, Ling Wu withdrew her hand.
Linlang, however, was so caught up in that touch that she completely forgot Yuehui's instructions.
She could feel the cool warmth of the Empress's fingertips, and the unique fragrance emanating from the Empress lingered in her nostrils...
If the Empress were like this every day, she could stay sick every day.
Lingluo, who had remained silent, winked at Linlang, fearing that Lingwu might notice something amiss, before taking the initiative to remind her, "Your Highness, Linlang is ill and needs to rest more. You are not fully recovered either. Why don't you come to visit her when Linlang is almost better?"
She thought her words were flawless, and was even a little proud of her ability to stand on her own at this moment. However, she was suddenly startled when Linlang's cold eyes swept over her.
Lingluo: Did she say something wrong again? No, right?
Lingwu nodded. "Lingluo's words make sense. You should rest and recover these next few days. I will come to see you again when you are almost fully recovered."
As Lingwu finished speaking, she stood up. Linlang, who was on the couch, reached out to grab the skirt that Lingwu had lifted as she stood up.
The dress fluttered and danced, brushing against her fingertips. She clenched her fists, but in the end, she released her hand that had touched the dress.
This movement caused her to lie prone on the couch, her hair falling to the ground, her posture humble. She looked up cautiously and asked, "Your Majesty, once I recover from my illness, may I still be able to serve you closely?"
Ling Wu stopped in her tracks as she turned around. Hearing this, she turned back and smiled gently at her, "As long as Lin Lang is willing, you will always have a place by my side."
Linlang was in a daze.
How could someone make a promise to a servant girl as if it were a vow of eternal love?
Lingluo couldn't understand, so she followed Lingwu and glanced back at Linlang.
Over the years, Linlang, who had always been aloof and cold, now seemed like an ordinary person caught in the deep sea of love. A faint blush rose on her cheeks, and the light in her eyes seemed to be shining with millions of stars.
A hint of tenderness and unease appeared on that perpetually expressionless face.
Lingluo was stunned for a moment, rubbed her eyes and looked again, only to see Linlang give her a cold glance and turn her back to her.
When did she provoke Linlang?
When Lingwu returned to her palace, she saw that the rabbit was still in the same position she had left in, completely still.
"...Aren't you tired?" Ling Wu looked down at him.
The rabbit turned its head and shook its head in a very human-like manner.
I'm not tired, I'm just scared. I'm scared that my benefactor will come back and change his mind and abandon me.
Lingwu ignored him and went to bed to sort out her thoughts before going to sleep.
Counting the days, it's almost time for the original owner to be kidnapped for the first time, and for Linlang to "die" while saving her.
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