Bi Linglong shook her head slightly: "Actually, I still prefer the old way of being with you. There was no pressure when I was with you. Now it always feels a bit strange. I always feel that you are too strong and unfamiliar."
Zuan put his arm around her waist and kissed her red lips: "I won't use it to bully you, what are you afraid of?"
Bi Linglong's cheeks flushed slightly: "Who said you couldn't? That day... when you bullied me, you didn't feel sorry for me at all."
Seeing the shy blush that flashed across her face, Zuan couldn't help but kiss her again.
"Don't smudge my lipstick... Waaaaah..."
...
After a long while, Bi Linglong lay on the edge of the bed with a dazed look in her eyes, her lips slightly parted, and her chest rising and falling gently.
Zuan turned to the side, his fingers gently caressing her body, as if he were surveying his territory.
"It tickles~" Bi Linglong said coquettishly, snuggling into his arms and saying with a hint of resentment, "You said you wouldn't bully me."
Hearing the coquettishness in her tone, Zu An couldn't help but feel a little tempted again.
Startled, Bi Linglong quickly pressed her hand against his chest: "The others are still waiting halfway up the mountain. I can't stay here too long."
Upon hearing this, Zu An didn't want to make things difficult for her, and instead enjoyed admiring her cascading long hair and slender waist as she stood up.
While dressing, Bi Linglong said shyly, "Princess of the Qi Prince's Mansion and those people from the Daoist sect have been escorted back to the capital. I originally came here to discuss with you how to classify the Zishan case, but you started acting up as soon as I arrived."
“You seemed to like it just now,” Zu’an said, squeezing her little fists that were pounding her chest. “Actually, it’s easy to define it. We can’t just announce to the public that King Qi rebelled and joined forces with the Chief Priest to kill Zhao Hao, can we? So we can just say that a special secret realm suddenly appeared in Zishan and that Zhao Hao and King Qi and the others perished inside.”
"I feel like this is letting Qi Wang and his people off too easily." Bi Linglong was a little annoyed. After being mortal enemies for so many years, she couldn't have a clean and satisfying victory this time.
However, she also knew that if she told the truth, the whole country would be thrown into chaos. After all, the Qi King's faction was at its zenith back then, and many of its members were Qi King's men. If pushed too far, they might raise an army to protect themselves.
Especially now that the Prince of Qi has returned to his fiefdom to prepare for war, he could raise the banner of rebellion at the slightest sign of trouble.
However, the Crown Prince is weak and dull-witted, which makes many people dissatisfied. If things really get chaotic, she and the Crown Prince may not be able to hold their positions.
"How about this, we can't let them get away with this. The court can pretend to punish them first, and then you can step in front of them and act as the good guy, making them grateful to you for saving them." Bi Linglong suddenly had an idea.
Zuan was taken aback: "Actually, you're more suitable to do this kind of thing. Right now, you need to win people's hearts more."
He wasn't particularly concerned with the distribution of power in the court, and the gratitude of the Qi King's lineage was of little use to him.
“I would like to go, but the Crown Prince’s Palace and the Prince Qi’s Mansion have been competing for so many years, and many of them hate me to the bone. How could they believe my words? My going would have the opposite effect. Your identity is the most suitable.” Bi Linglong finished dressing and began to comb her hair in front of the mirror.
Zuan walked behind her and gently combed her hair: "Linglong, you're doing this for me, giving me all these good things."
Seeing her lover shirtless in the mirror, Bi Linglong blushed as she recalled their passionate encounter: "Although you are now the regent, you have no foundation in the court except for the Sang family. Now that the Prince of Qi is dead, there is no leader. His men are a good source of support. Rather than letting the Prince of Qi's heir or other ambitious people take them over, it's better to let them side with you."
Hearing her say that, Zu'an didn't refuse anymore. It would be better if this could stabilize the situation. It seemed that he needed to find an opportunity to see Zhao Xiaodie.
At this moment, Bi Linglong took out a piece of rouge-red paper from her storage bag and gently pressed it to her lips, clearly applying lipstick.
Looking at the table full of cosmetics, Zu'an couldn't help but laugh and said, "Looks like you were prepared all along."
The first thing I noticed when I saw her was that she was wearing a fitted long dress, unlike her usual formal attire, which was the magnificent gold and jeweled dress of a crown princess.
This has almost become a secret code between the two of them.
"It's all your fault," Bi Linglong quickly changed the subject to ease her embarrassment and annoyance. "I think I heard you sighing when I came over. What happened to make you like this?"
"It's nothing, it's just that alchemy has been too expensive lately..." Zu'an explained to her in general terms.
Upon hearing this, Bi Linglong suddenly took out a stack of silver notes from her storage bag and handed them to him with a smile: "This contains two million taels of silver. It's my private savings from all these years. You can take it and use it."
Zuan: "..."
He certainly wouldn't take a woman's money.
To everyone's surprise, Bi Linglong became somewhat sad: "I finally have a way to help you, but you won't accept it. I heard that Yu Yanluo gave you a batch of top-grade spirit stones before, and you accepted them all..."
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. Why were they getting jealous? He quickly took the silver note and said, "Alright, alright, I'll use it for a while and pay you back when I have the money."
“If you say it again, I’ll get angry. What’s mine is yours.” Bi Linglong deliberately put on a stern face. “I investigated you before. I heard that you were bragging in Mingyue City that living off a woman was a skill. Why are you being so hesitant now?”
"Haha, you're right, being a kept man is really delicious." Zu'an hugged her head and gave her another big kiss.
"Ugh, you've smudged my lip gloss again. I have to start all over again."
"Since we've already spent the money, why don't we do something else?"
"No... let me go... I hate it~"
At this moment, Bi Ziang was waiting anxiously outside the academy. His subordinates reported that his sister had been inside for some time and had not yet come out.
Do they have that much to talk about?
Could it be that the guy surnamed Zu is bullying his sister because of his cultivation level?
It shouldn't be that bad. After all, he is now the Grand Master of Ceremonies and the Regent, and Linglong is the Crown Princess. They definitely have to consider the impact.
Moreover, Linglong is always clever and won't suffer any losses.
Just then, he caught a glimpse of another large group of people approaching out of the corner of his eye, and was startled: "Why is the Empress here too?"
"I haven't been feeling well lately, I'm really sorry everyone. I'm trying my best to adjust, and I think I should be recovering soon."
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