Zheng Dan, however, was quick-witted and grabbed her arm, saying, "What's wrong with this? Absence makes the heart grow fonder; it's only natural."
Bi Linglong also became anxious: "Of course I didn't mean that, but... but something about being with you."
Zheng Dan's face hardened: "So it is Her Majesty the Empress who looks down on me and thinks that my status is not worthy of being your sister."
Bi Linglong was both embarrassed and anxious: "Don't use these sarcastic words to tease me. You know perfectly well that I didn't mean it that way."
In recent years, with Zu An gone and the capital city in turmoil, coupled with the fact that the Bi family's influence was purged in the last upheaval in the capital, she is not entirely alone, but she has very few people she can rely on.
Fortunately, Sang Qian and Zheng Dan have helped her a lot over the years. One of them is resourceful and the other is good at communication and organization, which has helped her solve many problems.
Through repeated collaborations, the girls have become good friends.
Being naturally intelligent, she could see that Zheng Dan had said that on purpose.
"If you don't mean it that way, why don't you want to come with me?" Zheng Dan snorted coldly.
"How can this be the same?" Bi Linglong was truly going crazy, looking at Zu An for help, "Zu An, say something!"
“I think Dandan’s words make a lot of sense,” Zuan said seriously, while secretly giving Zheng Dan a thumbs up. She was truly a sweet and considerate daughter.
Bi Linglong: "..."
She was furious: "You two are in cahoots!"
"Anyway, this kind of thing is bound to happen sooner or later. You'll get used to it eventually," Zheng Dan said with a smile.
Bi Linglong's expression changed: "You...you've already tried it?"
Zheng Dan just stood there smiling blankly, without answering.
But Bi Linglong understood the meaning perfectly. She originally wanted to ask her if she was following along, but then she immediately thought of how familiar and intimate she was with Sang Qian. She had even marveled at how close the two women were, even more so than blood sisters.
Now I finally understand why!
Then he glared angrily at Zuan, saying, "You are truly depraved and immoral!"
The maids waited outside the door for a very long time, but the Empress still didn't come out. They couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions, their eyes asking each other whether the Empress would come out tonight.
The Empress's personal maid was also speechless. "Your Majesty, do you even realize you're the Emperor? How can you be so crazy with the Regent?"
She glared at the whispering maids, signaling them to stop gossiping, and then arranged for some of them to go back first and come back later to take over.
Some people don't quite understand. They think, "We can just wait a few hours. Why do we need to take turns?"
Bi Linglong came to the front line this time, so naturally she didn't bring any weak palace maids with her. They were all carefully selected, who could serve as both maids and guards, so there was no pressure for them to stand guard for several hours.
"How many hours?" The personal maid sneered. These people had no idea how exaggerated the Regent's stamina was.
Fortunately, the Regent seemed to have set up a protective barrier in the room, and not a single sound could be heard, otherwise she wouldn't know how to clean up the mess.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Zitong rushed back, looking travel-worn, but was stopped at the door.
"I have urgent business with the Regent." She was taken aback and quickly explained.
"Commander Zhang, the Regent is not available to see you right now," the maids said.
Zhang Zitong naturally recognized these female guards and asked with a strange expression, "Is the Empress inside?"
The maids nodded almost imperceptibly.
Zhang Zitong could easily imagine what was happening inside, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy.
He traveled a thousand miles in one night, only to have his home raided by the Queen.
Sure enough, women everywhere were lusting after the Regent's body.
She coughed lightly and instructed, "You guard this place well. No one other than the Empress is allowed to enter. Do you understand? Otherwise, you will be held accountable!"
As their direct superior, she naturally had the authority to issue such orders.
Hmph, it's one thing for the Empress to steal food, but I will never allow any other vixen to come and offer herself to me.
The key point is that all of this was arranged logically and reasonably, and no one could see through her little scheme. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but admire her own cleverness.
The female guards looked at each other strangely. Considering that the other party was, after all, their direct superior and a confidant of the Regent and the Empress, they could only whisper, "The young mistress of the Sang family is also here."
Zhang Zitong: "???"
She stared in shock into the room. She knew very well that Zheng Dan was a vixen, but the Empress was always dignified and reserved, and she actually joined in the foolishness.
The other female guards nodded in agreement, knowing that their shock was no less than hers.
At this moment, the conversation reached the room. The barrier set up by Zuan was only one-way soundproof to prevent him from being unaware of any major events happening outside. Therefore, Bi Linglong could hear everything outside clearly.
She couldn't help but bite her lover's shoulder hard: "It's all your fault, you're so embarrassing."
The thought of her reputation, built up over many years, being ruined made her wish she could disappear into the ground.
Zheng Dan, who was standing nearby, leaned close to her ear and blew a smile into her ear: "Anyone who dares to laugh at our Emperor will be executed immediately by imperial decree."
"If I were to issue an order, you would be the first one to be executed!" Bi Linglong was both ashamed and anxious. She had just been bewitched and had foolishly stayed behind.
"Brother Zu, she bullied me," Zheng Dan complained, shaking Zu An's arm.
The voice was both sweet and cloying, and even Bi Linglong, a woman herself, felt a chill run down her spine. Men must all like this kind of voice, right? I could never learn it.
Zu'an was in a great mood: "She bullied you, didn't you know how to get back at her?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Dan was prepared and attacked the other party directly with both hands, causing the usually noble Empress to exclaim in surprise.
...
The next morning, the bright sunshine shone on Fenglao Pass. The great battle of the previous day had returned to calm, and everyone in Guanzhong was beaming with happiness.
Many people were still talking about the Regent's bravery last night. Bi Linglong, who was originally inspecting the area, was startled when she heard this. Her first thought was that the sound had been heard by someone yesterday.
However, they breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that they were just talking about the battle between Zu'an and Zhao Yuan's group.
It's all that vixen Zheng Dan's fault. Last night, she had no trace of the majesty of an empress.
And did she always play so wildly with Sang Qian? Thinking about what happened yesterday, Bi Linglong still felt her face turn red. Xiao Qian usually seemed so reserved, but she never expected her to be like this.
I should advise my grandfather to be less reckless in the future, so as not to harm his health.
However, considering her lover's exceptionally good health, such a reminder seemed somewhat unnecessary.
Zhang Zitong, standing behind her, looked at Bi Linglong's back with admiration, thinking that the Empress was indeed born with self-discipline. She hadn't slept all night and could barely stand up when she came out in the morning, but she still forced herself to be energetic and inspected the place. Was she feeling guilty?
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