Early morning of the next day, Zhi Lan suddenly opened her eyes and saw an enlarged face.
Her pupils contracted, upon realizing who this man was, Zhi Lan was enraged, she immediately brandished her fist and smashed it into her face.
Zhao Qiyan’s drunkenness had long been scared awake by Zhi Lan last night, so he could be said to be quick-witted. When he saw the incoming fist, he did not think twice and immediately dodged.
In his heart, he thought, "This little trick will not be able to deal with me for the time being."
But unluckily, although he dodged Zhi Lan’s punch, his feet slipped and he pounced on Zhi Lan’s body, his mouth facing hers.
Zhi Lan was stunned, looking at the face that was almost within her reach, she was unable to react.
Zhao Qiyan kissed her!
Forget about Zhi Lan, even the perpetrator, Zhao Qiyan, was confused. He actually kissed Zhi Lan’s lips, although it was not intentional, but this lady was innocent.
"Zhi Lan, I... "I didn’t do it on purpose. I will take responsibility for you. I ..." Zhao Qiyan immediately crawled up from her body and said incoherently. Although he liked Zhi Lan, stealing a marriage was too despicable, and was not something that a man could do.
"Shameless, despicable!" Zhi Lan squeezed these two words out from her teeth. She, a girl in yellow flower, was actually kissed by a man!
Who asked him to take responsibility? This damned man had knocked her out last night, but he actually kissed her this morning! What did he take her for?!
Dead man!
"Zhi Lan, I ..." Zhao Qiyan really wanted to explain to her, but his tongue seemed to be tied up, he was unable to say a complete sentence.
"Scram!" Zhi Lan spat out a word coldly. The more Zhao Qiyan wanted to explain, the more annoyed she became.
On the other side, after Hu Xiao woke up, she shouted out Zhi Lan’s name. She was drunk last night and did not know anything about Zhi Lan being knocked out.
"Zhi Lan, what’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you answer me when I said that? Hu Xiao sat on the bed and mumbled. Normally, at this time, Zhi Lan would have already been waiting outside her door.
What’s wrong with her today? She shouted a few times, but she did not even see Zhi Lan’s shadow.
This is strange!
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, Hu Xiao felt a surge of joy in her heart, and said: "Zhi Lan, why are you only here now ..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by a voice from outside the door, "Empress, Sister Zhi Lan hasn’t come back yet, this servant has already given you some water to wash your face."
She did not know where Big Sister Zhi Lan had gone to. After the emperor came over, they had already hurriedly left. At that time, Zhao Qiyan and Zhi Lan was still in the courtyard.
"Aiya, this girl, she’s gone somewhere. No wonder I’ve called her for so long, she didn’t even fart." Hu Xiao shrugged her shoulders. Since Zhi Lan was not here, she decided to eat something.
She had wanted Zhi Lan to cook her a pot of porridge with the characteristics of South Yue, but who would have thought that Zhi Lan wouldn’t be there?
It wasn’t until she went out to practice martial arts that Zhi Lan came back mysteriously.
Seeing her figure, Hu Xiao immediately went forward to grab Zhi Lan, her face completely red, as though she was still immersed in kissing him.
Although Zhao Qiyan did not do it on purpose, that was her first kiss. That feeling, was something she had never experienced before in her life.
"Zhi Lan!" Hu Xiao held his hands behind his back, and called out to her.
"Ah, Empress!" Zhi Lan was shocked, as she did not expect Hu Xiao to appear here.
"What’s wrong with you? Why are you so weird?" Hu Xiao squinted her eyes, and looked around at Hu Xiao with an inquiring gaze. "Where did you go last night? Why did you come back only now?
Had he gone out with Zhao Qiyan?
Before Hu Xiao could finish her words, she was hastily cut off by Zhi Lan, "No, Empress, I’m not with him."
In fact, last night, Zhao Qiyan had watched over her for an entire night. From a certain point of view, the two of them had been alone for an entire night.
"I haven’t said my name yet, how do you know who I’m talking about? Oh, Zhi Lan, did you have a relationship with Zhao Qiyan? You went out with Zhao Qiyan last night!"
What was there to be shy about? She was a magnanimous master, how could she punish Zhi Lan for this!
After listening, Zhi Lan felt bitterness but could not say anything. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Empress, I drank too much last night. I stayed in the Imperial Hospital for the whole night."
Zhi Lan vaguely said that she did not tell her that Zhao Qiyan had knocked her out.
She was feeling wronged. Not only had she been beaten up, she had even been kissed for no reason!
"Aiya, did you get drunk in the royal hospital? Did you get alcohol poisoning, my little darling?" She was the one who encouraged Zhi Lan to drink. If Zhi Lan got alcohol poisoning, she would feel bad.
When had Zhi Lan ever heard of alcohol poisoning? She frowned, thinking to herself, what the hell is the Empress saying?
"It’s all my fault. Zhi Lan, go back and rest well. Today, I’ll give you a day’s leave." Hu Xiao patted Zhi Lan’s shoulders and said solemnly.
She thought, if she did not pull Zhi Lan to drink, Zhi Lan would not have been poisoned, it was such a sin!
What she said confused Zhi Lan, but Zhi Lan had something on her mind. Hearing that Hu Xiao had let her off for the day, she was extremely happy, and after kneeling down to Hu Xiao, she went back.
Hu Xiao stayed in the Bedchamber for the entire morning, idling of nothing else. She was currently thinking about the merchant guild, and wondered if Qin Shuo had started his preparations yet!
"Alright, I’ll go ask him myself, and discuss with him how to prepare the Chamber of Commerce." Thinking this, Hu Xiao stood up. She stretched her back and headed towards the Imperial Study where Qin Shuo normally worked.
But on the way, she met Zhao Qiyan who was rushing towards her. She raised her eyebrows, and said to herself that the direction Zhao Qiyan was heading towards, seemed to be towards her own Bedchamber!
The first thought that flashed through his mind was that Zhao Qiyan had come to discuss the Imperial Army.
"Oh, General Zhao, where are you going?" Hu Xiao smiled slightly, turned her gaze and asked Zhao Qiyan.
She thought that since she met him on the way, she might as well say it on the way as to save Zhao Qiyan from rushing over to her Bedchamber.
Zhao Qiyan’s mind was filled with Zhi Lan, so when he was walking, he kept his head down, and only when Hu Xiao called out to him did he raise his head.
"Empress ..." Zhao Qiyan said worriedly. He felt very bad in her heart when he kissed her servant girl.
"Are you here for me?" Hu Xiao smiled, she caressed her chin, and looking at Zhao Qiyan’s expression, it seemed as though he was not looking for her.
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