Lulu went into the house to clean up her things. She was surprised to see the light pink gauze curtain lying on the ground.
"My queen, how come taking a warm bath has caused you so much trouble?" Lulu carefully walked around the puddles on the ground and saw the mess behind the gauze curtain.
Fortunately, those few peach blossoms had already disappeared due to lack of spiritual energy to maintain them. Otherwise, Lulu would be even more strange.
Liu Qinglan sat next to her wrapped in a small blanket, his nose red and his expression listless. He was no longer in the mood to joke with Lulu.
Lulu called over several palace maids, and together they tidied the room. She checked the time and said, "My Lady, it's getting late. You may rest now."
Seeing her own wife sitting quietly and obediently beside the bed, she noticed something different about her. But she didn't think too much of it, simply assuming she was tired from playing in the water all day and was too sleepy. So, she thoughtfully closed the doors and windows for her, blew out the candles, and waited until she was asleep before leaving.
Liu Qinglan was still thinking about the black air. Although he felt tired, he still forced himself to get up and go find the Peach Blossom Demon.
When everything was completely quiet, she crawled out of the blanket, transformed into her original form, jumped out of the door and window as if she knew the way, and went to the nearby imperial kitchen.
A barrier surrounded the densely leafed peach tree. Liu Qinglan hadn't noticed it before, but when she came here today, she vaguely noticed it.
"Peach Blossom Demon?"
Liu Qinglan went into the peach branches with some worry and found the peach blossom demon lying inside.
A peach petal fell on Liu Qinglan's snow-white claws, and a gentle crimson breath spread.
"That ball of black energy is much stronger than before. Someone is deliberately nourishing it." The Peach Blossom Demon's voice was soft and a little weak.
Liu Qinglan put his furry little head close to her and stuck out his red cat tongue. "Are you hurt? Did that peach blossom whip use up all your spiritual energy?"
The peach blossom demon pushed her cat head away in disgust, "I'm fine. It's you, why is your nose so red and dry?"
Liu Qinglan sniffed, "Is there?"
But I couldn't help sneezing.
The Peach Blossom Demon sensed her spiritual energy and smiled, "Have you been clinging to the Queen every day these days? That's good, it will give you the strength to protect yourself. You must concentrate on your training and not forget the skills to survive in the mountains and forests."
Liu Qinglan patted her gently with his claws, "I told you I'd protect you, and I won't forget. Come, I'll pass on some spiritual energy to you."
This time, Taohua Yao did not refuse, because she had just spent a lot of effort to remind Liu Qinglan.
"There are people in the harem who are nurturing evil energy, simply to harm others. You've been pushed to the forefront by the emperor, attracting the most attention, so you must be especially careful. Fortunately, you're a demon, not an ordinary girl, so you can easily find a way to protect yourself." The Peach Blossom Demon spoke earnestly, "I've followed Xiao Taoxi and have been in this harem longer than you have. I see that the Empress is kind-hearted and has no ill will towards you concubines. From now on, you should stick to her, absorb more spiritual energy, strengthen your cultivation, and protect her. If the position of Empress changes hands, I'm afraid your life will be difficult."
Liu Qinglan was drowsy listening to this, pecking at rice like a chicken while transferring spiritual energy, and she was almost asleep in the next moment. In a daze, she heard the Peach Blossom Demon asking her to stick to the Beauty Queen, and she nodded vigorously, indicating that she agreed with this suggestion.
Seeing that she was still nodding in a daze, the Peach Blossom Demon was both angry and amused. "I think you're so sleepy because you caught a cold. You should go back and get some sleep. There's still a long way to go on these matters. It's not too late to discuss them later."
Liu Qinglan felt so sleepy and her limbs were weak that she didn't refuse her. When the spiritual energy was almost transferred, she stood up and prepared to return to the bedroom.
As soon as she stood up, Liu Qinglan collapsed again. Oh, why am I so weak? I didn't use peach blossom makeup today!
His limbs limply lay on the peach blossom branch, trembling unsteadily. Liu Qinglan sniffed and staggered to his feet again. He had to hurry back. He couldn't lie here all night; he might get caught.
The peach blossom demon looked at her worriedly, "You are seriously ill."
“…” Liu Qinglan got up stubbornly and said that he was fine!
After much effort, Liu Qinglan finally returned to her bedroom. She crawled back into the small blanket and wrapped herself tightly.
But it turned out that she was indeed very ill.
The next morning, Liu Qinglan did not get up.
She lay weakly on the bed, covered with a small blanket, and looked at Lulu as she came in with a sickly look.
Lulu was carrying a wooden basin of water for washing. She was surprised to see that the Empress, who usually had gotten up and was walking around lively at this time of the day, was still lying in bed. She hurried to the head of the bed and saw Liu Qinglan's flushed face. "Empress? Did you catch a cold?"
She bent down and felt Liu Qinglan's forehead, and sure enough, it was incredibly hot. Lulu immediately started chattering, "Didn't I tell you not to play in the water? You must have caught a cold. Don't go to Chenxin Palace to pay your respects today. I'll ask the imperial physician to come and see you. Oh, really, being sick is the worst."
Liu Qinglan watched Lulu's frantic activity with tears in her eyes. She didn't want to get sick either. She was in excellent health, having only gotten sick a handful of times in the hundreds of years she'd lived in the mountains. She'd always recovered by simply picking some herbs and chewing them.
She thought about it and realized it might have something to do with her experience yesterday, after playing in the water and then fighting the black energy, and then soaking in the cold water and sulking. Liu Qinglan let out a pitiful "meow" inwardly, rolled over and curled up in the blanket, humming weakly.
Lulu first put a warm towel on Liu Qinglan's forehead, and then decided to go out and announce to the world that our queen is sick!
She mainly announced it to the emperor.
What a great opportunity this is! It's time to show His Majesty's love for his favorite concubine.
The emperor had just returned from court. When he heard the young eunuch come to report the news, he waved his hand and said, "Ask the imperial physician to take a look, and send some medicinal herbs and tonics. Say it's from me, and send it with great fanfare."
"Yes." The young eunuch understood that His Majesty did not intend to visit in person, so he used this as compensation.
Lulu looked at the endless stream of gifts, but saw no sign of the Emperor, feeling somewhat disappointed. Actually, aside from the few days when he brought the Empress back from the mountains, the Emperor had visited her a few times, but not since. Everyone in the palace had become accustomed to this, so Lulu only felt a momentary headache before quickly moving on to other matters, her mindset perfectly adjusted.
Liu Qinglan curled up in her blanket. She had lost the beautiful queen's robe she had finally snatched yesterday, and today she couldn't go to Chenxin Palace to see her. Thinking that she might not see her again for a few days, she missed her so much... her spiritual energy~~~
In Chenxin Palace, several concubines knew that Concubine Yue fell ill right after her promotion and could not come to pay her respects.
Kang Zhaoyi sat in her seat, lowered her head to admire her freshly painted nails, and thought to herself that she was already tired of the trick of using illness as an excuse to not come to pay respects, which was actually a demonstration, so why was Concubine Yue still using it?
Everyone tacitly agreed that this was just a manifestation of the favored concubine's spoiled behavior, but they did not dare to point it out, because Liu Qinglan's rank was now higher than theirs, and they could no longer make sarcastic remarks.
Xie Xuanzhao was sitting there somewhat absent-mindedly, her whole heart now flying to Qinglan Palace.
Yan Mo stood by, perceptive enough to sense the Empress's thoughts. Understandingly, she stepped forward and said, "My lords, it's getting late. Please return to your palaces and rest. This concludes our greetings for today."
"Ah, it's only the morning hour now." Kang Zhaoyi was still not satisfied. She hadn't even warmed up her seat yet. She looked up at the Empress and said, "I want to accompany my sister for a while longer."
Xie Xuanzhao glanced at her and asked calmly, "Kang Zhaoyi, have you finished copying the Buddhist scriptures you said you would copy?"
"..." Kang Zhaoyi, who had suddenly proposed copying Buddhist scriptures to present to the Empress but had been doing so for a few days, lowered her head guiltily. "Not yet. Fine, I'll go back and continue copying."
Several concubines left Chenxin Palace one after another. Kang Zhaoyi looked at Qinglan Palace, which was only separated by a wall, with mixed feelings and sighed.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yue is really ill. I plan to visit her later." A voice suddenly came from behind.
Kang Zhaoyi looked back and saw the frail Yu Cainv standing in front of her with her head lowered.
Inside the screened bedroom, Xie Xuanzhao picked up Xuetuan and sat beside the hibiscus couch. He looked at Yanmo and instructed, "Go to the inner room and prepare some precious medicinal herbs and a few more things. We'll go to Qinglan Palace later."
Yan Mo nodded and took the key to go to the inner room.
The inner room is connected to the dark room.
When my sister heard the noise outside, she got off the stone table and walked out.
Yan Mo took out a few packets of medicinal herbs from the sandalwood box and wrapped them up.
"It seems you're telling the truth," the younger sister said calmly. These herbs were specially prepared by the Xie family patriarch for the eldest daughter, and now the young lady was giving them to Yue Fei. As far as she could remember, Xie Xuanzhao had never been so kind to outsiders, except for those close to them. He was treating Yue Fei like one of his own.
Yan Mo turned around and saw her, smiled and shook his head, "You see, in the end I still have to clean up your mess. But I can't blame you, you stay in the dark room every day, and we didn't tell you explicitly, so it's normal that you don't know."
"..." The younger sister pursed her lips, watching her busying around, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Finally, she couldn't help but said, "Young lady and that Yue Fei have reached this level of relationship?!"
Yan Mo picked up the bulging package and thought, "Maybe it's better than I thought. Anyway, remember, Yue Fei is already the eldest lady's."
"I understand." The younger sister returned to the dark room with the sword in her arms, leaving her sister with a cool back view.
Xie Xuanzhao finished her makeup in front of the mirror and changed into a comfortable palace dress. She didn't plan to go to Qinglan Palace in a flashy way. Now was not the right time to let the outside world know that the relationship between the empress and her new favorite concubine was actually very good.
When Yan Mo came out with a large bag of things, Xie Xuanzhao took a casual look at it, then took another look, "!"
Yan Mo took it for granted as she held the large package she had carefully prepared. "Your Majesty, I heard that Miss Qinglan was wronged yesterday. We must show some appreciation."
Xie Xuanzhao automatically thought that Liu Qinglan's nosebleed last night was a reflection of Yan Mo's words of feeling wronged. She thought for a moment and said, "Then bring more things with you." Qinglan needed some nourishment.
Yan Mo nodded seriously.
In Qinglan Palace, the imperial physician had just finished his examination. Lulu went to get the herbs herself with the prescription, intending to brew the medicine herself later. Lulu was always very cautious about such matters, fearing that someone would plot against her mid-process.
Liu Qinglan was not used to being served by others, so she drove all the palace people out and lay alone on the small blanket, rubbing her head on the soaked towel and whining.
Later, she was not satisfied, so she got up, opened the cabinet next to her, and pulled out a round fan, a green hairpin, and a picture of a beauty.
With no one around, she let her nature run wild and simply transformed into her original form. She picked up and dragged these things with her paws, rustling them onto the bed, then curled up and lay there comfortably, patting the beauty painting with her tail and pinching the small fan with her paws. She found a lot of fun by herself.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is here to see you." Lulu suddenly called out from outside, lifting the door curtain. "Hurry up and get ready. Don't look too haggard, or you'll be outshone."
Liu Qinglan quickly transformed back into human form, his entire body weighed down by the things he had taken from the Empress. Hastily, he could only stuff them all into his bed, surprised and delighted, "Where is it? Where is the Empress?"
Then she remembered what she had just done involuntarily. Her face became even redder due to the cold and fever. She sat up wrapped in a blanket, with only her little head exposed. "Lulu, please help me take a look. How is it?"
Lulu lifted the door curtain, her eyes slightly widened, looking at her own queen with rosy eyes and a flushed face. Well, very good, very tempting, she really wanted someone to pull off the little blanket on her body.
Lulu took a few steps forward and said, "My queen, why are you wrapped up like a gift!" She looked like she was just about to be given away as a gift after tying a bow.
"Really? Really?" Little Fairy Liu was very excited and tightened the blanket around her body. "Then I'll just sit here and wait for the Queen to come."
Lulu pulled the blanket hard, all the way to the top of her head, and then wrapped Liu Qinglan's hair up, leaving only her face exposed. "That's good. Don't let others see your disheveled appearance. You have to cover yourself up tightly, but you must look beautiful."
Lulu observed her little face. Because of the fever, her cheeks were naturally rosy, and her lips were also very red, so she didn't need to wear rouge. She was relieved. Even if her own queen was sick, she was still beautiful and outshone all the other concubines.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer outside, Lulu hurried out to greet the guests.
Xie Xuanzhao had no desire to chat with these palace servants. Seeing Lulu coming out, he asked directly, "How is your queen? Has she taken her medicine?"
"Your Majesty, our queen is lying down to rest now. I'm afraid she can't come out to pay her respects to you." Lulu said with a salute and a quick glance at the queen.
Beautiful and generous, dazzling, just now she thought her queen was enough to outshine the six palaces, but now she dare not boast. So Lulu doesn't want the queen to go in, no comparison, no harm~
Lulu was lost in thought when a gigantic package fell from the sky into her hands. She opened her eyes wide and met Yan Mo's gentle smile. "This is for your queen. Keep it safe and don't open it. Hand it to Concubine Yue for her personal inspection. Do you understand?"
"..." Lulu looked at the package in front of her in disbelief. It was too big... Fortunately, although it looked big, it was not heavy. After admiring the package, Lulu suddenly found that the queen was missing.
"Ah..." She screamed and quickly turned around, wanting to go to the inner room to check, but her arm had already been held by Yan Mo.
Yan Mo pulled her, "I'll help you put down the package first, and then go to boil the medicine. Don't look at it, can the Queen eat your mother?"
Lulu thought of her own mother sitting on the bed, wrapped in a small blanket, and swallowed nervously. This might really be...
Liu Qinglan's bedroom was covered with light pink gauze, and the windows were half-open for ventilation, so the gauze fluttered gently like butterfly wings. The room was quiet. Xie Xuanzhao lifted the gauze with his white and slender fingers, and saw the little beauty sitting on the bed with a well-behaved face.
Xie Xuanzhao curled his lips into a smile, walked to the bed, and poked her waist with his finger, "What is this?"
Liu Qinglan's big, round eyes were misted with water due to a stuffy nose. She blinked tearfully. She sniffed, resisted the urge to sneeze, and asked innocently, "Does it look good?"
Just when Lulu went out to greet them, Liu Qinglan had an idea. He wrapped the blanket with the belt he usually used to tie a waist and tied a huge bow around his waist.
This way, it looks more like a gift...
Ahem, I definitely wasn't trying to seduce the Beauty Queen, this was just for fun! The kind of fun that comes from being sick and bored!
Xie Xuanzhao felt an itch in his heart. He leaned against her and sat on the edge of the bed, his fingers on the bow tied with the pale pink belt. His voice was soft and charming, "Then should I take it off?"
"Tear it down, just tear it down as you like." Liu Qinglan said carelessly, and then sniffed hard. This was originally intended to be taken down for the beautiful queen.
Xie Xuanzhao pulled the end of his belt slowly and leisurely, so slowly that he could hear the sound of silk sliding past, but his eyes were fixed on Liu Qinglan's blushing face, and there was a lot of romantic feelings between the two of them.
Liu Qinglan blinked her watery eyes, but in her heart she was using her extremely strong willpower to hold back the sneeze that was about to burst from her nose!
Please finish dismantling it quickly, or I’ll sneeze.
Liu Qinglan endured it and couldn't speak. She could only blink her eyes desperately, signaling the beautiful queen to hurry up.
Perhaps because of her illness and weakness, her watery eyes blinked and revealed a hint of charm. Xie Xuanzhao's throat tightened. She was seducing him again, as if implying that this was an invitation?
Xie Xuanzhao stared at her nervous and aggrieved little face, chuckled softly, and said with a sweet breath, "I'll be right there."
Hurry up, hurry up! I can’t hold back my sneeze any more. Liu Qinglan was afraid that she would sneeze as soon as she opened her mouth, which would ruin the harmonious atmosphere. Every cell in her body was urging her to hurry up.
Xie Xuanzhao sensed her urgency, and a smile crossed his eyes. How could she be even more anxious than himself...
Her hands moved slower and slower, but her body leaned forward, and she placed her other hand on Liu Qinglan's shoulder. Then she lowered her head and searched for her rosy lips.
The beautiful queen's sparkling and affectionate phoenix eyes were close at hand, and her beautiful red lips were also right before her eyes. Liu Qinglan's head was hissing with shame.
Guessing what she was going to do next, the little fairy Liu's cheeks were flushed, and her nervous little hands, which didn't know where to put, hurriedly grabbed the sleeves of the beauty queen.
Xie Xuanzhao leaned over, their warm breaths mingled with each other, and his eyes began to become intoxicated and blurred.
Everything was in place, the atmosphere was charming and loving, just right.
Liu Qinglan felt an itch in the tip of his nose, and a gloom suddenly filled his heart. He thought to himself that something was wrong, and then before the beautiful queen gave him the first kiss, he sneezed loudly and magnificently.
A cry of "Ahhh" summed it all up.
Xie Xuanzhao's hand was still tugging at the bow around Liu Qinglan's waist, while Liu Qinglan's hand was still tugging at her intricately patterned sleeves. The two looked at each other, and finally Liu Qinglan collapsed on the pillow, tears in her eyes, but she still said stubbornly, "Aren't you taking off the bow? Why...why do you still want to..."
Xie Xuanzhao took the handkerchief and wiped her red nose with a look of satisfaction. "I forgot you were sick. You should recover first."
As for kisses and hugs, we can only talk about them later. Alas, Xie Xuanzhao sighed inwardly, and hooked a strand of Liu Qinglan's loose hair with his fingers, entwining it around, feeling extremely conflicted and regretful.
Liu Qinglan pulled her sleeve and rubbed it carefully. Later, seeing that the beautiful queen did not react, he became a little bolder and moved a little more vigorously. He grabbed a handful of cloth with his fingers and started to rub and knead it, kneading it with all his strength.
Ah, I really want to turn into my original form, then roll into her arms and rub against her madly.
At this time, the abundant spiritual energy of the beautiful queen is the best panacea.
Xie Xuanzhao met her eager eyes, and his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's claws. At the same time, he began to ponder a question deeply in his mind: Is it because she is sick that the... cough cough... feeling is particularly strong?
Being stared at by Liu Qinglan's fiery and eager gaze, but unable to give her what she wanted immediately, Xie Xuanzhao stood up in a dilemma, walked to the window, and felt the cool breeze to extinguish the little flame that had just been ignited in his heart.
It is important to recuperate, it is important to recuperate, Xie Xuanzhao said to himself, he must not take advantage of her when she is sick and unconscious.
She didn't want to, but someone wanted it very much, wanted it to the point of having a fever, wanting it to the point of being delirious, wanting it to the point of wanting to meow.
Liu Qinglan wrapped herself in a small blanket, climbed down from the bed, and reluctantly grabbed the sleeve of the beautiful queen, determined to follow her wherever she went.
The small flame that Xie Xuanzhao had just lowered started to burn upwards again after he saw the little beauty leaning against him like a child, and it seemed to be spreading like wildfire.
She reached out and gently patted Liu Qinglan's little head, which was resting on her arm. "Are you always this clingy when you're sick?"
"Yeah." Liu Qinglan nodded while rubbing her spiritual energy rapidly. She boldly stuck to the beauty queen and began to make demands, "Can you accompany me today?"
"Ahem." Xie Xuanzhao really wanted to, but if the news that the queen had entered Qinglan Palace and had not come out for the entire day were to spread, it would definitely arouse many suspicions and thoughts.
She thought for a moment, then whispered with a hint of coaxing, "Can I come and keep you company tonight?"
Liu Qinglan began to daydream. Tonight... tonight... She concealed her joy and nervousness and replied softly, "Okay, okay."
The invisible tail behind it was wagging happily like a puppy.
Lulu was squatting beside the medicine stove, boiling the medicine. She rested her hands on her knees and looked puzzledly at Yanmo, who was also squatting beside her waiting for the medicine to boil.
She is the Empress's maidservant. Instead of serving her master, she comes here to help Concubine Yue make medicine. What's going on?
Moreover, once she arrived, she didn't leave. She just squatted there and didn't say a word. She was completely quiet, as if she was in a trance. What was even more terrifying was that Yan Mo still had her usual gentle smile on her face.
Lulu's scalp tingled as she turned her gaze away and stared back at the small medicine stove in front of her that was gurgling with boiling water.
Isn't it just a pot of medicine? Why is he smiling so... so charmingly...
Lulu touched her arm. She was a chatterbox, and now that no one was talking to her, she could only complain wildly in her heart. Then she turned her head uncontrollably to look at Yanmo's makeup.
She is worthy of being the Empress's maidservant. The fabric and hairpins are not of the same grade as those used by the maids.
"Pfft..." Yan Mo suddenly laughed out loud.
Lulu was startled and didn't dare to complain anymore. She looked at the medicine furnace again, feeling strange.
Yan Mo nudged her and asked, "Tell me, what are my mother and your mother doing in the house now?"
Lulu glanced back at her, and seeing the strange excitement on her face, a chill ran down her spine. "Do... do what..."
Surely the Empress wouldn't take advantage of her mistress's weakness and illness to bully and punish her? Lulu stared at the medicine stove with a serious expression. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She fanned the fire faster and faster.
Make the medicine quickly so that you can go into the house and check the situation.
Yan Mo reached out and pressed her wrist. "Fan it slowly. The fire is too strong and the medicine won't boil well. Your queen isn't in a hurry to drink this bowl of medicine now."
Lulu didn't listen to her. She bent down to look at the fire in the stove, then sat back down and started fanning the fire frantically.
Yan Mo: ...How can you be so rude, girl?
With Lulu's unremitting efforts to fan the fire, the medicine was finally ready. She couldn't wait to put a handkerchief under it, pour it into the porcelain bowl, and then pick up the tray and go over.
Yan Mo held her wrist again, "Wait."
Lulu looked at her warily, making a gesture to protect the medicine bowl, "I won't let you carry the medicine."
"Is your wife afraid of hardship?"
"What?"
Yan Mo looked around the small kitchen and said, "Our master always needs some sweet candied fruit when taking medicine. You should prepare some for your master as well."
Lulu thought about it and agreed. Although she had never seen her own mother drink medicine, judging by her usual behavior, she must be afraid of bitterness. She had no choice but to put down the medicine tray and hurried to look for candied fruit.
Yan Mo followed her and said slowly, "Take your time to look for it. There's no rush."
Lulu was on guard and turned a deaf ear to her words. She searched the cupboard, but found that there was no such thing as candied fruit!
"Oh, our queen doesn't like sweets on weekdays." Lulu suddenly realized this problem.
Yan Mo coughed lightly, "So what does your queen like to eat?"
"Fish, meat, shrimp, and sometimes some calendula drink." Lulu put her fingers to her lips, raised her eyes and began to recall. Halfway through, she suddenly felt something was wrong. "Why do you know all this? I won't say anymore."
But actually, that’s pretty much it.
Yan Mo smiled and nodded, silently taking note, then said, "But these are all main meals, and it's not suitable to eat fish when you have a cold. Think about some snacks."
"Peanuts!" Lulu said excitedly, then patted her mouth lightly, wondering why she said it again.
Yan Mo shook her head. "Melon seeds can cause internal heat, so they're even more unsuitable."
"Then there's only corn."
Yan Mo smiled brightly, "Okay, I'll ask the cook for some boiled corn."
Green: ...
She scratched her head and watched Miss Yan Mo walk away. She regretted it so much that she wanted to hit herself with a piece of tofu. How could she have been tricked by her?
Lulu gently slapped her leaky mouth, lowered her head resignedly and picked up the medicine cup.
Just as she was about to leave, she ran into Yan Mo who had returned. Yan Mo looked at her and said, "You stay here and guard the medicine. I'll bring the corn back and then take it over. Don't take it over secretly."
No one can disturb the two ladies now.
Lulu said firmly that she didn't want to wait for her, but was frightened by Yan Mo's words "If you are not afraid of the Queen's punishment, just take it", so she put the medicine back obediently.
Yan Mo took a few steps and suddenly caught a glimpse of Kang Zhaoyi and Yu Cainv walking together not far away.
She paused in surprise. How did these two ladies get together? The Queen was still in Qinglan Palace. If they were also here to visit Concubine Yue, they would have bumped into each other.
Yan Mo had no choice but to change her route halfway and go back to inform the Queen.
At this moment in the bedroom, Xie Xuanzhao was blocking Liu Qinglan in the corner of the bed.
Liu Qinglan tugged at the quilt, sobbing and saying she didn't know, not daring to look at the beautiful queen in front of her who was smiling.
Xie Xuanzhao held her shoulder with one hand to make her stay where she was, and with the other hand he slowly and leisurely took out a very familiar round fan from under the quilt.
It was the round fan that Liu Qinglan secretly took away when they were practicing etiquette in Chenxin Palace that day.
Xie Xuanzhao raised the corner of his mouth and approached Liu Qinglan with a fox-like smile, "Tell me the truth, how many of my personal belongings have you taken?"
"No... not much..." Liu Qinglan's face turned red with embarrassment, and she leaned against the wall. When the beauty queen discovered her little secret just now, she almost scared the cat out of her tail.
Xie Xuanzhao poked her little shoulder and said, "Don't move. Stay here obediently. Let me take a look."
Liu Qinglan closed her eyes and turned her head to the side. "Don't touch me anymore!"
Soon, Xie Xuanzhao also took out a green hairpin, which still retained Liu Qinglan's body temperature.
Xie Xuanzhao was a little puzzled, "Why did you hide the hairpin under the quilt?"
Liu Qinglan: ...Can I say that I was lying on it and rubbing against it like a little pervert...Although...although there was no spiritual energy on it, I just wanted to rub it, there was nothing I could do.
Liu Qinglan twisted her body uneasily and stammered guiltily, "Really...really not...Queen sister, please don't touch me anymore."
Xie Xuanzhao poked her soft little shoulder again, "Didn't I tell you not to move?"
The little fairy Liu meowed shyly in her heart, without moving her limbs, and was obediently pressed under her palm.
The light pink quilt was folded in the corner, and a drawing was faintly visible under the mess.
Xie Xuanzhao's eyes sparkled, a glint flashing across them. "There's more. Let me take a look."
The drawing was traced out by her fingers and then slowly spread out on the sheets.
Liu Qinglan lowered her eyes and looked at the picture of the beauty that was gradually emerging. When a cat's paw print appeared, she meowed in despair in her heart, turned her head away completely and started pretending to be dead.
Xie Xuanzhao's gaze fell on the beauty above. She was wearing a formal palace dress, and her pair of sparkling phoenix eyes were emphasized with ink. The person in the painting was exactly himself.
This was painted by the court painter during the matchmaking. Xie Xuanzhao always thought that it should have been burned by the emperor long ago, but he never expected it to appear in the boudoir of this little favorite concubine.
It was carefully hidden under the quilt, it was really hard not to think of something wrong.
Xie Xuanzhao brushed his fingers across the painting of himself, looking at the little beauty lying on the side and pretending to be dead with a half-smile.
"Did you hide it secretly?"
Liu Qinglan closed his eyes and nodded weakly.
"What are you doing hiding under the covers?"
Liu Qinglan fell silent.
Xie Xuanzhao poked her slender waist and asked, "Does it look good?"
Little Fairy Liu nodded vigorously.
Xie Xuanzhao's smile grew wider, and he moved closer to her. "Then why don't you open your eyes and see the real person?"
Liu Qinglan quietly opened his eyes a little, looked at the beautiful queen in front of him with a smile, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Yes."
Xie Xuanzhao grasped her delicate little hand, letting her fingertips trace over his eyes, nose, beautifully curved lips, and chin. He spoke softly, "I'm the daughter of the Xie family. I'm 20 years old, born on the Xu-Hai day of the Bing-Chen year. I like fine clothing and jewelry, and I like to keep cats. I currently live in Chen-Shen Palace. If you're free, come visit me."
Liu Qinglan swallowed wildly. Is this an introduction to herself... I... I am the daughter of the Liu family. I have lived for hundreds of years, but according to the calculation of us fairies, I am still a young girl Feifei. I like climbing trees, catnip, and you.
I like you so much~~~
Liu Qinglan meowed, and his claws tightly grasped the sleeves of the beauty queen. His whole body softened in her arms, his eyes blurred and intoxicated, wanting to be caressed and hugged.
Xie Xuanzhao reached out and stroked her long, shiny black hair, his fingers entwined with it. He lowered his head to gaze at her rosy face, then slowly leaned over again.
"Empress!"
A voice called out from the ground behind the curtain.
The two people who were stuck together quickly flew apart and came back to their senses from their previous passionate infatuation.
Xie Xuanzhao straightened his sleeves that had been wrinkled by Liu Qinglan and coughed softly, "Yanmo, what's wrong?"
Yan Mo, who was standing outside, said respectfully, "Kang Zhaoyi and Yu Cainv are here."
While they were talking, Liu Qinglan hurriedly put away the beauty drawing, not daring to even look at the cat's paw print on it.
One time when she transformed into her original form, she couldn't help but stamp it with her cat paw, which meant that this person was hers~~~
Fortunately, the beauty queen didn't notice it just now. If she asked why there was a cat's paw print, she wouldn't know how to explain it.
Xie Xuanzhao frowned, "Do they know I'm here?"
"We probably don't know yet. Do you want to stagger them?" Yan Mo asked in a low voice.
"Give orders not to let the palace maids know that I'm here. Go back first and come back after they leave." Xie Xuanzhao made a prompt decision and made arrangements.
Yan Mo took the order and left.
Liu Qinglan quickly hid the blueprints, then looked at the Queen who had turned back with an innocent look on her face, "I...I want to go see Yu Cainv."
The black energy he encountered last night was exactly the same black energy that had previously surrounded Yu Cainv. Now that Yu Cainv had taken the initiative to come visit him, it was definitely not a whim, so Liu Qinglan decided to meet her.
Xie Xuanzhao had the same plan. There were still too many mysteries surrounding Yu Cainv that hadn't been solved. Last night, her younger sister had recounted the conversation between Yu Cainv and Lin Yulang to her.
Xie Xuanzhao narrowed his eyes. These two people were actually plotting against the royal heir, so he had to be vigilant.
"Can you stay here too?" Liu Qinglan got nervous when he saw her getting up to leave, and grabbed her sleeve to prevent her from leaving.
Xie Xuanzhao burst out laughing and patted the back of her hand. "Don't be nervous, I will stay here. I just can't let them see me. Now find a place to hide and wait for them to leave before coming out."
Liu Qinglan quickly sat up and patted his bed, his eyes sparkling. "Then you lie down here. I'll sit beside the bed. No one can see you under the covers."
Xie Xuanzhao pondered for a moment, "Alright, this is the only way."
She bent down to take off her embroidered shoes, put them under the bed, and then lay down on Liu Qinglan's bed.
Liu Qinglan covered her with a quilt and placed a folded quilt outside. After finishing everything, she sat outside.
The bed was filled with the delicate, fragrant, and woody scent of Liu Qinglan. Xie Xuanzhao was completely enveloped in this scent and took a deep breath. He suddenly regretted hiding in this fragrant cave.
The scent of the little beauty was everywhere, and the feeling of hugging her just now was still in my arms. At this moment, it felt like I was lying in her arms.
Xie Xuanzhao inevitably began to feel distracted, his imagination running wild, and he wanted to turn over.
Liu Qinglan gently nudged the beautiful queen under the quilt with her calf, "Don't move."
Finally it was her turn to shout "Stop moving!", and she felt so happy.
Xie Xuanzhao was so angry that he said, "You little bastard, just wait and see how I'm going to deal with you."
The author has something to say: Sick Willow Cat: Hum, hum, I'm sick, I want to be touched and hugged
The beauty queen poked her waist and asked: Do you want a kiss?
The duplicity of the Willow Fairy: No, no~~~
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Then I quietly defended my younger sister. She stayed in the dark room every day and couldn't see the interaction between the Beauty Queen and Willow Cat like her sister, so she was completely unaware of it. She naturally assumed that the Moon Concubine was the Queen's enemy. From her perspective and standpoint, she was loyal to the Queen. But now that she knows, she won't be like this anymore~~~
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