Chapter 15

When Hui Lin went to deal with it, Qi Xinglan couldn't hold on and fell asleep.

There were traces of moisture on the strands of hair on his forehead, with steam rising from them. Hui Lin washed them for him, and the water fell on his collarbone and then slid down and sank into the water.

Hui Lin's Adam's apple rolled when he looked back.

If Qi Xinglan hadn't fallen asleep at this moment, she would have been able to see Hui Lin's eyes looking at him in a sticky, almost sticky way.

After washing his body, she had to dry him, and then put clothes on him. During this time, Qi Xinglan woke up several times, but when she opened her eyes drowsily and saw that it was Hui Lin, she found a comfortable position on his shoulder and fell asleep again.

Hui Lin could only kiss him helplessly. Although he was asleep, he subconsciously opened his mouth to let him kiss him.

Hui Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, as it was naturally what he wished.

Finally, Qi Xinglan was carried to the couch. She groaned a few times and fumbled around a few times. Hui Lin stood beside the bed and couldn't help but lean over to see what he was doing.

But seeing that he was pouting and frowning, he felt a little puzzled. Hui Lin thought of Qi Xinglan's actions and guessed that Lan'er might be waiting for him to sleep with her even when she fell asleep.

So he took off his boots in two or three seconds and lay down beside Qi Xinglan, then he grabbed her in his arms with his big hands.

Even though Qi Xinglan fell asleep, she was not polite in her movements. She pressed half of her body on Hui Lin, so that Hui Lin had to use a lot of effort to get him to let go the next morning.

Hui Lin got up early because he had to do morning exercises, and Qi Xinglan would sleep an extra hour or two every day. He would have breakfast with the Queen Mother every two or three days, and would stay in Lanquan Palace the rest of the time.

But today was not so smooth. Qi Xinglan was sleeping soundly when Fu Wen came in with hurried footsteps.

"Your Majesty, please wake up soon. There are guests coming."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Xinglan opened her eyes immediately, sat up and opened the curtain.

"Who's coming?"

"Princess Ning... and their four-year-old prince..."

King Ning?

Qi Xinglan heard from the Queen Mother that this man was the prince of Huilin, but he had no dealings with Huilin. Why did he bring his child to see him?

He never comes to visit you for no reason. I'm afraid there's nothing good to find him.

That being said, Qi Xinglan was the queen after all, so she still had to treat members of the royal family with courtesy.

"Okay, I'll go wash up first, you..."

"I will go and entertain the princess and the young master first." Without Qi Xinglan saying anything, Fu Wen immediately understood what he meant.

Qi Xinglan nodded to her appreciatively, then went to wash up as quickly as possible.

Since she had to meet guests today, she couldn't dress casually like before, so before long, Qi Xinglan appeared in the front hall in gorgeous clothes.

Princess Ning had only seen Qi Xinglan once, when they got married, but she only glanced at him from a distance and could not see his facial features clearly.

Today I finally saw the real person so close, and I was so amazed that I was speechless.

The visitor was dressed in red, with her hair tied up in a high ponytail. The black crown highlighted her noble status.

"I have seen Her Majesty the Queen."

Princess Ning patted the little bean sprout beside her leg almost unnoticeably, and the child also bowed and greeted her smartly.

"Sister-in-law, please don't be polite." There are differences between men and women. Qi Xinglan did not help her up, but verbally exempted Princess Ning from the formalities, and then squatted down to look the young master in the eye.

He tilted his head and looked at the child with interest, "Tell me, how old are you this year?"

Maybe it was because of the education given by the elders at home, but the young master was not shy. He smiled and said, "I am four years old this year and I will go to school soon."

"Oh, it's already this big."

Before the child could speak, Princess Ning spoke up, "Ayan is only four years old, still a child. Your Highness, don't follow what this kid says, it's not accurate."

"ah..."

"Also, although this child is young, he is not shy at all. He always smiles no matter who he meets..." Princess Ning said with a hint of meaning, glancing at Qi Xinglan, "He is very similar to our Queen."

"Ah, no, no, no..." Qi Xinglan waved his hands quickly. He would be a fool if he still couldn't understand what the other person meant.

"Sister-in-law, your child must look like you and your elder brother. If he looks like me, that would be bad!"

Princess Ning laughed awkwardly, but she still insisted, "But Brother Yan..."

"Okay, sister-in-law, go back first. It's time for Huilin to come find me now. He is clingy and can't leave me for a moment."

Qi Xinglan exchanged glances with Fu Wen, who was retreating behind. Fu Wen then took two steps forward and extended her hand to show Princess Ning the way. "Princess, Your Highness, please follow me this way."

Fu Wen could tell Princess Ning's intention of bringing her son with her, and her tone was very cold.

After everyone left, Qi Xinglan was the only one left in the front hall. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiyuan is different. Some people are willing to give their sons to others. They are really willing to do so.

“I’ve learned a lot.”

"What knowledge has Lan'er gained?"

Hui Lin's voice rang out from behind Qi Xinglan. He turned his head sharply and saw the man striding over and sitting down next to him. "What did Princess Ning say to you?"

"Isn't that a bad thing? I just came in and saw Fu Wen leading someone out. Fu Wen had a cold face and didn't look happy either."

"What else can I say? You're going to have a son."

Hui Lin was dazed for a moment after hearing this, and even glanced at his lower abdomen. Then he realized something was wrong, "She wants to send her child to you?"

Seeing Qi Xinglan didn't say anything, Hui Lin knew that he had guessed right. He was furious for a moment, but his tone immediately turned cold, "Brother, you also know the old saying that you can't get a tiger cub without risking it."

He tried to soften his tone, tilted his head and took Qi Xinglan's hand to comfort him, "It's okay. If this happens again, just kick the person out coldly. I'll take care of the rest."

"I will give Prince Ning's Mansion a warning when I get back. They really don't know how to respect their parents."

Qi Xinglan noticed his fierce look and was afraid that he was really planning to punish Prince Ning's Mansion.

"This... after all, he is a member of the royal family, so it's better to give him some face."

"He is going to give me his son to get the throne for free, how can I be soft-hearted?"

He held Qi Xinglan's shoulders again and looked into his bright eyes. "I'll go to Zichen Hall now. Lan'er, if you haven't woken up yet, go and rest."

Hui Lin looked at a fixed point in the sky, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for coming to visit my sister-in-law so early."

After saying that, he stood up and left. Qi Xinglan didn't even try to stop him and just watched him go away angrily.

Fu Wen came in just in time, and when Hui Lin saluted, he just nodded coldly without even stopping.

"Queen?" Fu Wen was worried that Qi Xinglan took Princess Ning's words to heart, so she asked with concern.

Qi Xinglan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't consider a single word she says."

"Even if I really have to choose a child from the royal family one day, I won't even look at Prince Ning's Mansion."

Fu Wen was relieved. She knew that their queen would never be that stupid and weak. Her tone became more relaxed. "Your Highness, you should take care of yourself in everything. If you can't do it, tell the king. The king loves you the most. No one can stop you."

Qi Xinglan glanced at her and asked, "You love me the most?"

Fu Wen nodded heavily, without hesitation, "Of course, we all see how good the king is to you."

Hearing everyone say this, Qi Xinglan couldn't tell how she felt.

He thought he should be proud of himself. He did nothing and didn't pay anything for Huilin, but he was still protected and loved so carefully.

Qi Xinglan knew that the reason why he was willing to come to the Xiyuan royal court was nothing more than to recuperate and wait for the right time to return to Shangjing to avenge the Qi family.

He must be using Huilin more for his own benefit than for his feelings...

"What about me to him?"

Fu Wen answered a little slowly this time. Qi Xinglan glanced at her and she seemed to be thinking. After a while, she responded, "Your Highness always speaks hard on the outside but is soft on the inside to the King..."

"Ah?" Qi Xinglan denied it. He didn't.

"Yes, you always say that you don't want the king to stay overnight, but every time he comes, you don't stop him, right?"

"I..."

That's because I just want to go along with him and coax him so that he will love me more, so that he will be willing to avenge me in the future!

Qi Xinglan didn't say the rest of the words, and her expression was not relaxed. She waved to Fu Wen and said, "Okay, you go down first. I need to catch up on my sleep. Call me when it's time for lunch."

Fu Wen nodded and stopped talking.

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Huilin handled things quickly. Before the next day, Prince Ning had written a letter and sent it to Lanquan Palace.

The content of the letter simply said that what Princess Ning did today had no other meaning.

Princess Ning just wanted to come and see his brother's wife, and the young master also said that he liked his aunt Qi Xinglan very much.

While Qi Xinglan was reading the letter, Hui Lin was lying on the couch with his arms around his waist, and from time to time he would lean over to kiss Qi Xinglan's face and nose.

After Qi Xinglan finished reading, she placed the letter and the envelope on Hui Lin's chest. Hui Lin didn't understand what was going on, so he picked up the letter and read it quickly.

He couldn't see anything wrong, but when he saw Lan'er pouting and getting angry, he knew that the matter was not simple.

"What's wrong, Lan'er?"

Qi Xinglan looked to the other side, "Now people will definitely think that I was the one who whispered in your ear, and they will even think that I am spoiled."

When he returned to Linton, he was at a loss. He hugged Qi Xinglan even tighter and said in a self-blaming tone, "I... I didn't think of this. I'm sorry, Lan'er..."

"I was reckless this time..."

Perhaps because his tone was too pitiful, Qi Xinglan couldn't help but look at him. Meeting his self-blaming eyes, Qi Xinglan remembered what Fu Wen had said during the day, that Hui Lin loved him the most.

I don't know why, but I feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"I...I didn't mean to say anything about what you did, I just said it casually," Qi Xinglan's tone was hard, but the content of her words couldn't be softer, "You don't have to blame yourself."

Hui Lin pressed Qi Xinglan's head to the side of his shoulder and threw the letter to the ground because it was too troublesome.

"Lan'er is so nice. I knew she liked me."

"Who likes you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Lan'er doesn't like me. I'm just being sentimental. Now go to sleep."

"You..." These words sound a bit sad.

"Be good, Lan'er." As he said that, Hui Lin's lips touched Qi Xinglan's forehead again.

The girl was in his arms, but his thoughts were elsewhere.

I just told Lin that I don't like him, but I didn't refute him. Will he think that I really don't like him? Is he secretly sad at this moment?

Qi Xinglan thought about it, and put her hand under the quilt, through Hui Lin's loose collar, and touched his solid abdominal muscles with familiarity.

Qi Xinglan touched and pressed, and Hui Lin's breathing suddenly became heavy, and he pressed Qi Xinglan's hands in panic.

"Lan'er!" His voice was hoarse, but he was able to hold back the thoughts that were about to burst out.

"What's wrong? I just wanted to touch it, so what?" Qi Xinglan said confidently, having no idea how painful it would be to return to the forest.

Qi Xinglan was secretly feeling proud of herself when she felt the pain on her buttocks accompanied by a "slap" sound from under the quilt, which was then pinched.

"What are you doing!"

"Who made my wife disobey? I just gave her a lesson, but she feels really good."

Qi Xinglan was looking angry, which looked particularly adorable from Hui Lin's perspective. He couldn't help but kiss him again.

What Qi Xinglan was thinking at this moment was: He has been so patient, just give him some time.

Although I thought so, my hand was still inside.