Yu Cainu returned to her own residence and saw the incense burner in the center of the room still curling with smoke. Her heart skipped a beat, and she knelt before the burner, leaning over to examine it, her brows set in a serious expression.
"Have you found any problem with Yue Fei?" A voice suddenly came from behind the screen, scaring Yu Cainv so much that she trembled all over.
She looked up at Lin Yulang approaching her, then quickly lowered her head and said anxiously, "I've already given her the exquisite incense burner, but she's extremely cautious and refuses to accept it personally. I doubt she'll use it. My biggest discovery this time is that she's unaffected by the spiritual infant's energy."
The spirit infant, conceived from the souls of fetuses tragically killed in the palace, gradually gained consciousness and power. Lin Yulang, a skilled sorcerer, stumbled upon this black energy in the palace of the Concubine. Seeing Yu Cainü suffering under its spell, emaciated, he decided to use her to intervene in the harem's heir issues.
Yu Cainu was also troubled by her own listless state. She initially believed the Empress had manipulated her food and clothing, intending to kill her without anyone noticing. Later, she discovered that a dark aura had been brewing in her residence, and her weak constitution had caused it to target her.
Lin Yulang intended to nourish this ball of black energy so that its power would gradually grow stronger, but now this black energy seemed to have its own ideas and began to get out of control.
"Do you think this spiritual infant energy has its own emotions?" Lin Yulang suddenly asked.
Yu Cainv was puzzled, "Why do you have such a question?"
"I initially nurtured this energy within you, but it showed no signs of movement. Now, I want to nurture it within Yue Fei, but it refuses. I feel like it's choosing its own person and isn't happy with our arrangement." Lin Yulang frowned, "And I keep seeing it heading towards Chen Xin Palace."
"The one from Chenxin Palace..." Yu Cainv held her breath. The emperor was extremely wary of the power of the Xie family. If the news that the queen was pregnant came out, the emperor would be furious.
"I heard that Xie Xuanzhao has recently been contacting the head of the Xie family, wanting to select a child from the royal family to raise under his wing. This is the candidate the Xie family has chosen for the crown prince, and His Majesty is extremely dissatisfied, so he specifically entrusted the matter of the royal succession to me." Lin Yulang's face was extremely grim. "And now I still haven't been able to give His Majesty a result."
Yu Cainv placed her hand on her abdomen. No wonder Lin Yulang always came to her for sex recently. But she didn't know if it was because of her or Lin Yulang, but it didn't have any effect.
"Yulang, does His Majesty know that you are doing these things?" Yu Cainv couldn't help but ask.
Lin Yulang rolled his eyes at her in annoyance, "Why are you asking so many questions? The most important thing right now is to produce an heir to the throne as soon as possible!"
Yu Cainv lowered her head timidly and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
In Qinglan Palace, Lulu was driven out of the bedroom with medicinal herbs in her arms. She touched the back of her head and wondered, "What? So mysterious?"
Liu Qinglan dragged the package back and forth, dragged it into his bed like a thief, and then opened it with great interest!
Inside were some undershirts with simple patterns and some outer skirts for everyday wear. Liu Qinglan took them out one by one, and finally her slender white fingers hooked around the red belt that she had just caught a glimpse of.
As she moved, a red bellyband embroidered with twin lotus flowers was pulled out.
These clothes had just been washed and brought back. In addition to the warmth from the sun, there was also the lingering sweet scent of the beautiful queen, which was very familiar to Liu Qinglan.
So she was absolutely sure that this package of clothes was indeed the Queen's underwear!
It’s definitely a big gift package!
Liu Qinglan touched her itchy nose, the tail beneath her palace skirt already swaying lively. She enthusiastically toyed with each of the clothes, admiring them one by one. Finally, she transformed into her true form and rolled around in the pile of clothes, breathing in a deep breath of spiritual energy, completely unaware that she was acting like a little pervert.
I feel like the happiest cat in the world, meow~~~
For the next few days, Liu Qinglan stayed in her bedroom, convalescent, without leaving the house. She secretly stuffed her bed with the Beauty Queen's things, happily nuzzling into them while thinking about what gift she should give in return.
Liu Qinglan had originally wanted to reciprocate by giving the Beauty Queen her own small bellyband. But then, gazing at her own small, round breasts, she felt it was too embarrassing to present. Firstly, the Beauty Queen didn't need to rub off on her spiritual energy like she did, and secondly, her bellyband was smaller than the Beauty Queen's and couldn't fit her, so giving it to her would have no practical value.
Alas, Liu Qinglan sat on the bed with a tangled face, unable to think of anything he could offer. This is the trouble of a poor mountain goblin~
In Chenxin Palace, Yan Mo brought out a list, "Your Majesty, the Autumn Hunting Competition is already being prepared. Here are the proposed candidates for the imperial entourage. Please review them."
Xie Xuanzhao leaned against the hibiscus couch, took it and looked at it. It listed the court officials and guards accompanying the emperor, as well as the concubines in the harem.
"Write Yu Cainv's name on it as well." Xie Xuanzhao handed her the list. "No need to notify His Majesty again. Just say it was my idea to let Yu Cainv accompany you."
Yan Mo lowered her head and replied yes.
"Are we going to Huoshan again this year?" Xie Xuanzhao suddenly asked.
Yan Mo thought about it and remembered that Concubine Yue was picked up by the Emperor in Huoshan. So she nodded with a smile, "That's right, let's go to Huoshan again. The mountains and forests here are full of beautiful scenery and abundant animals. The dignitaries in the capital love to go hunting here."
Xie Xuanzhao curled the corners of her mouth. This time she was more excited than ever because she could see Liu Qinglan's hometown.
Thinking of this little beauty, Xie Xuanzhao couldn't help but stand up and said, "She should have recovered from her illness in the past few days. Yanmo, let's go to Qinglan Palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty. But it's getting late now. Let's go there quietly without disturbing the palace servants," Yan Mo suggested.
Xie Xuanzhao nodded and asked her to prepare a palace lantern. Then the master and servant walked together without bringing any other palace maids.
Lulu was sitting on the stone steps of the palace gate, feeling drowsy. In her daze, she saw a palace lantern slowly approaching in the darkness, like a small boat drifting in the sea, swaying towards her.
She shuddered as she saw the glazed hydrangea palace lantern hanging right in front of her. Yan Mo's gentle and beautiful face appeared from behind the lantern. "Where is your queen?"
His tone was completely familiar, as if he had already regarded this place as his home.
Lulu quietly looked back and saw the Empress, draped in a cloak. Her figure was slender and graceful. Her expression was unclear, but an inexplicable aura came over her. Lulu didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly made way for her. "Our Empress is staying in the house."
She originally wanted to ask what they were doing here, but after seeing the Queen, she couldn't utter a word.
The door curtain was lifted, and the beads rang crisply.
Liu Qinglan, who was lying on the bed admiring the red bellyband, heard the noise and quickly got up. With a blushing face, she hid the beautiful queen's twin lotus bellyband.
There was a cat's paw print clearly imprinted on the embroidered lotus.
Xie Xuanzhao looked at her amusedly, "You're so flustered, what are you hiding?"
The little fairy Liu said shamelessly, "You know, hehe." Then she smiled foolishly at her.
Even though it was given to me by the person in front of me, I feel embarrassed to play with it in front of the owner. It’s really... too embarrassing!
However, Liu Qinglan looked at her shyly, "Sister Queen, you smell so good!"
A total little pervert.
Xie Xuanzhao was baffled, but seeing her blushing with laughter, his heart itched. He couldn't help but sit down next to her, "Is your cold completely gone?"
"Under the thoughtful care of Sister Queen, my illness will be cured soon!" Liu Qinglan couldn't help but rub against her again, and his claws restlessly scratched at the hem of the beautiful queen's clothes.
Xie Xuanzhao leaned against her bed, playing with her long hair with his fingers, watching it flow through his fingers like water. "I came here today to tell you a good news."
"What good news?" Liu Qinglan immediately sat up and looked at her with sparkling eyes.
"We'll soon be leaving the palace for the autumn hunt. We're headed to Huoshan, your hometown," Xie Xuanzhao said with a smile. "When we get there, I'd love to see your old home and where you grew up."
Liu Qinglan was very excited. She felt like she had been away from Huoshan for a long time and she missed the forest. Moreover, as the head of the forest, if she returned, wouldn't she be able to command the support of hundreds of people? Then, if she stood on the top of the mountain and meowed, she could show the beauty queen how beautiful her territory was!
Xie Xuanzhao looked at her happy expression and felt very happy. "So you should have a good rest these few days so that you can have the energy to go out and play."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the exquisite incense burner still on the windowsill and asked, "What are you going to do with this thing?"
Ever since Yu Cainü gave her this incense burner, Lulu has been suggesting to throw it away, but Liu Qinglan still kept it.
She guessed that it might be related to the black air.
When no one was around, Liu Qinglan used his demonic power to condense a barrier at his fingertips, then picked up the incense burner and placed it in front of his eyes to observe it carefully.
There was no heresy.
Later, she opened her cat's eye, and the green color filled the air. Through the exquisite silver shell of the incense burner, she peeked into the mystery inside.
This is a Qiankun container with a hidden line inside, and the other end can reach here at any time.
I just don't know which end this one leads to. Liu Qinglan retracted his gaze and quickly put the incense burner down. He then waited for a few days, but the incense burner still didn't move, and the black gas didn't reach here along the Qiankun container.
Liu Qinglan had fought this black energy before, and they were evenly matched. Therefore, she was not afraid of it coming to her. At this moment, she even hoped that it would come to her on its own initiative. Solve the mystery as soon as possible.
But no one knew where the black gas had gone, and even though the container was placed there, it refused to come over.
Liu Qinglan wanted to say something but stopped herself, not knowing how to explain to the beautiful queen.
Suddenly, she thought of her sister.
The black aura had also appeared on my sister before, so the beauty queen might know about it.
The author has something to say: Xiao Liu: I’m going back to my hometown. It’s time to show off my power as the boss of the mountain~~~
Beauty Queen: Ahem... I'm afraid your subordinates will see you being pinned down by me...
As per your request, I will try to add another chapter at 9pm, and I will probably update at 9pm from now on~~~~
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