Yan Mo handed the box in her hand to Liu Qinglan and left without staying for long.
Lulu pretended to invite her to have a cup of tea.
"No. I still have to go to Yu Cainv's place. I'm busy, so I won't drink your tea." After Yan Mo finished speaking, he fanned himself with a handkerchief and left in a hurry.
Liu Qinglan held the box in his hand. When he heard that she was going to look for Yu Cainü, he remembered the black aura he encountered during the day, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"My queen, please take a quick look at what's in this box." Seeing her in a daze, Lulu quickly reminded her.
Liu Qinglan regained his composure and opened the box.
There lay quietly a emerald green hairpin, the style of which was exactly the same as the one worn by the Queen Mother during the Daytime.
Liu Qinglan was a little surprised that she had actually received it as a gift! She quickly reached out and picked up the hairpin. As soon as she felt the empty air on it, she knew that this was not the one that the Empress herself wore on her head.
This is a brand new hairpin that no one has ever worn before, so naturally it does not have the spiritual energy that Liu Qinglan really wants.
What the hell! I feel like I've been tricked.
Liu Qinglan held the empty green hairpin in her hand, her cheeks puffed up with anger.
Lu Lu looked at her master with a puzzled look, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing. The Queen gave you a hairpin as a token of her goodwill. It shows that your aura overwhelms her."
Liu Qinglan was so happy that she felt unhappy. She squatted back in her chair and tried to calm down.
The emperor hadn't summoned him to bed tonight, supposedly due to a busy schedule of government affairs. However, based on Liu Qinglan's observations of the past few days and his understanding of the emperor, he was most likely in the imperial study right now, having sex with a young, handsome official.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Liu Qinglan took a nap and suddenly dreamed of that black air. He was startled awake.
Liu Qinglan sat up, feeling uneasy, not knowing what the Queen and Yu Cainv had said during the day. Thinking of the falling peach petals in the yard, Liu Qinglan decided to ask the Peach Blossom Demon.
Octagonal lanterns hang from the eaves of the palace, the glazed tiles sparkle, and the entire palace is magnificent.
A snow-white cat skillfully jumped over the roof tiles and finally landed gently on a lush peach tree.
In the darkness of the night, a pair of wide-open cat eyes looked like jade stones soaked in water, with the pupils widened to the extreme.
She soon found the dying peach blossom demon among the branches and leaves.
"Peach Blossom Demon, what's wrong with you? Did that black air during the day hurt you?" Liu Qinglan eagerly put his little head in and tried to lick the Peach Blossom Demon's wound.
The Peach Blossom Fairy flicked the furry cat's head away with some disgust, "I'm fine. Don't worry, and don't use your saliva to heal me."
"Our Feifei's saliva is holy water for healing. You really don't want it?" Liu Qinglan shook his tail. "It's filled with spiritual power."
"No need." The Peach Blossom Demon said lazily, still lying on a small green peach.
Seeing that she really didn't need it, Liu Qinglan had to let it go. She moved closer and asked, "Do you know the origin of that black energy?"
The peach blossom demon narrowed her eyes. "This is the harem, the Yin energy is very heavy, and many beauties have died here. It's normal for the resentful Yin spirits to become spirits."
She looked at Liu Qinglan, whose figure had become somewhat emaciated. "Ever since you came here, you've been using your demonic power so frequently. Haven't you noticed that the spiritual energy here is extremely scarce, not like the mountains and forests outside?"
Liu Qinglan was a little discouraged, "I found out." So in order to continue practicing, she had to get some spiritual energy from the queen. Because that was the place with the most spiritual energy in the palace.
The Peach Blossom Demon naturally noticed that the queen was surrounded by auspicious purple air, which was endless and could be called a spiritual spring.
But this spiritual energy is only useful for spirit beasts. For a plant spirit like her, what she needs is the nourishment of rain and sunshine from heaven and earth, which is enough. Therefore, she does not have the same distress as Liu Qinglan.
The Peach Blossom Demon continued, "The palace is a place of solemnity and cruelty, and it's also home to the most powerful people in the world. Therefore, it's not surprising that evil spirits coexist with auras of good fortune. The black energy that was released during the day was released by a sorcerer with malicious intent."
"Warlock?"
"Someone in the royal family secretly employs many sorcerers. Witchcraft is prevalent, and they can manipulate evil spirits to do things." The Peach Blossom Demon looked at the innocent and naive Liu Qinglan in front of her, "That ball of black energy is an example."
"Who is it that wants to harm Yu Cainu?"
"I don't know about that. Perhaps the target isn't Yu Cainu, but someone else." The Peach Blossom Demon changed her lying position. "I can't transform into a human form and leave, so these things have nothing to do with me. But you're often out and about, and now you're the emperor's favorite concubine, so maybe it's related to you. You should be more careful in the future. If you have any questions, you can come and discuss it with me. Now I'll give you a few talismans to ensure that the black energy can't get close."
As Liu Qinglan listened, he felt something was wrong. Wait, who is the boss?
"Your cultivation is not as good as mine, so I should be the one protecting you." Liu Qinglan straightened his chest, trying to regain his position as the boss.
The Peach Blossom Fairy smiled, "Yes, yes, I need the young lady's protection. It's just that someone seems to be not very skilled and even drew a simple talisman paper incorrectly."
"You...you even know about this?!" Liu Qinglan widened her blue eyes in surprise.
"Haha, you presented the jade ruyi as a gift to the queen, but she ignored it and gave it to one of her maids. Coincidentally, that maid was close to Tao Xi, so she held the jade ruyi and admired it with her. I saw the talisman you drew on the jade ruyi, a tender and affectionate talisman. You are quite thoughtful, little girl."
Liu Qinglan's tender face immediately became extremely embarrassed, she was so embarrassed that she even brought shame to her grandmother's house.
The peach blossom demon blinked lazily, "I know you don't mean that. It's probably a mistake, isn't it?"
"Okay, I'll accept it humbly and learn how to draw talismans from you." Liu Qinglan drooped his cat ears and stood timidly in front of the Peach Blossom Demon.
When it was almost dawn, Liu Qinglan ran back to his Yuefei Palace with the newly obtained talisman paper.
When the time came, Lulu came to wake her up, as she had to go to the Queen's Chenxin Palace early in the morning.
Lulu held the green hairpin given by the Queen yesterday and wanted to give it to Liu Qinglan.
Liu Qinglan recalled what the Peach Blossom Fairy had said yesterday: the Queen had actually given her gift to someone else. She glanced at the jade hairpin and felt quite unhappy. "I don't want to wear this!"
In Chenxin Palace, Xie Xuanzhao picked up the green hairpin and placed it contentedly on her bun. She smiled, her red lips curled up as she thought of the little concubine wearing the same hairpin she would soon see.
The author has something to say: Her Majesty the Queen: I look forward to wearing couple hairpins together!
Xiao Liu: Ah, is that... is that what you mean? (Suddenly blushes)
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