Turning around, I saw a beautiful woman in palace attire slowly approaching. A vermilion beauty mark adorned the center of her forehead, and her hair was elaborately styled, decorated with exquisite pearl flowers strung with silk threads, and various other beautiful hair ornaments.
The tassels on the gold hairpin swayed gently with the owner's steps, as if they were swaying into the heart.
The makeup is extremely gorgeous and exquisite, yet it also appears so noble and elegant. Only Bi Linglong could perfectly master and blend these two qualities.
"Greetings, Crown Princess!" Zu An bowed, surrounded by eunuchs and maids, as proper etiquette was still required.
“I dare not accept that title,” Bi Linglong said, turning her body slightly. “By the way, he’s no longer Lord Zu, he should be called Marquis Shen now.”
Anger from Bi Linglong: +55 +55 +55...
Zuan was a little confused, wondering what he had done to offend her.
If you throw another tantrum, believe me, I'll show you what it means to be a tyrant like Shen Hou.
"Your Highness is too kind. Even if someone is a Marquis of Shen, or even a Duke or a King, they would still be under Your Highness's... and the Crown Prince's tutelage," Zu An said with a slight smile.
"Hmph, Lord Zu's ambitions are quite large." Although she said this, Bi Linglong was much less angry.
At the same time, her face flushed slightly, and she wondered why this guy was staring at her skirt.
"You haven't come to the East Palace to pay your respects for so long after court. Do you not respect me... our Crown Prince?" Bi Linglong was still somewhat dissatisfied.
"The Emperor summoned me to the Imperial Study for questioning after the court session. I just came out, so I haven't had a chance to speak yet. I hope the Crown Princess will forgive me." Looking at Bi Linglong in front of him, who seemed like a little girl throwing a tantrum, Zu An didn't mind. On the contrary, he found her rather cute. Sigh, this world is all about looks.
In fact, Bi Linglong knew the reason, which is why she came to this area.
"So it was the Emperor who summoned me..." Bi Linglong casually chatted with him about official business while gesturing to her subordinates not to follow.
Soon the two arrived at a pavilion in the distance, a place where they could be seen by their subordinates without suspicion, and where their conversation would not be overheard.
"What did the Emperor ask you just now?" Bi Linglong asked in a normal conversation while secretly transmitting her voice through her inner energy.
"It's about how the Demon Emperor died, and some details about the unknown lands." There's nothing to hide about that.
"He didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Bi Linglong asked nervously. After all, the two of them had faced off against Zhao Hao's split soul in the West Dog Hill Secret Realm, so she was subconsciously worried about him.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, Zu An felt a warmth in his heart: "Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."
Bi Linglong breathed a sigh of relief, then asked suspiciously, "The Demon Emperor's death isn't related to you, is it?"
"Do you think I have that ability?" Zuan did not intend to let others know what happened in the secret realm. The environment at that time could not be reproduced, so it was almost impossible to kill a terrestrial immortal again. There was no point in talking about it, and it would only make his companions too optimistic.
Honestly, I've been using a source-switching app to read and follow my favorite books lately. It offers various source switching options and multiple audio reading options. Huanyuanapp works on both Android and Apple devices.
And if Zhao Hao finds out by accident, we're doomed.
“Others definitely can’t do it, but you might be able to,” Bi Linglong looked at Zu An with a hint of admiration in her eyes. After all, she had personally witnessed him deal with Zhao Hao’s split soul in the West Dog Hill Secret Realm. Before that, she thought Zhao Hao was completely unmatched and couldn’t even muster the thought of being his enemy.
But after that secret realm, she discovered that Zhao Hao was also human and could be defeated.
"Tell me in detail about what happened in the secret realm when we find some time." Bi Linglong was somewhat excited. The secrets within were originally only for Zhao Hao to inquire about, but given her relationship with Zu An, she naturally knew as well. "Okay." Zu An nodded, wondering when he would have a chance to spend time with her privately.
The secret passage in her palace is accessible, but Zhao Hao is no longer in seclusion. To steal someone's daughter-in-law right under his nose would be a blatant disrespect to an Earth Immortal.
"By the way, what did Eunuch Lü want with you?" Bi Linglong looked in the direction Lü Qi had left, clearly having just seen the two of them together.
"It's nothing, she just asked me to have time to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress, probably because she wants to know some details about the Unknown Land." Of course, Zu An couldn't tell her the real reason.
Bi Linglong nodded slightly: "She is the Empress, and you have no choice but to go when she summons you, but you'd better stay away from that woman."
"That woman?" Zu'an noticed her form of address. "Why?"
"For no reason, she doesn't like me, and I don't like her either. I don't want you to have anything to do with her, is that not allowed?" Bi Linglong said with a straight face.
"Alright, alright." Zu An thought to himself that even conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law existed in the world of cultivation. After all, the Empress was not the Crown Prince's biological mother, but just his aunt.
"You can't lie to me. That woman is incredibly alluring. Don't let her bewitch you." Bi Linglong stared at him nervously.
Zu An chuckled sheepishly: "How could that be? Would I dare touch her if I had a death wish?"
That saved my life! How is he supposed to answer that kind of question?
Does this mean he's now admitting he's having an affair with the Empress?
“You even dared to touch me, who knows if you will.” Bi Linglong muttered softly, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she was still quite happy to hear him agree. “If I find out you lied to me, you will definitely regret it.”
Seeing her slightly dangerous smile for a moment, Zu An suddenly recalled several famous yandere characters from his past life, and felt a chill run down his spine.
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