Liu Qinglan stuck her head out and looked around. There were only the two of them in the entire yard.
"Yan Mo took them to buy winter clothes, so we are the only ones here now, you don't have to worry." Xie Xuanzhao said with a smile, and couldn't help touching her furry ears that had already sprouted.
A moment later, Liu Qinglan, her snow-white body curled up in the arms of the Beauty Queen. She blinked her round eyes and said, "Handle it gently, don't let the hair fall off."
Xie Xuanzhao touched the shiny, snow-white fur of the cat she had raised. Perhaps it was because the food in the palace was good and she practiced demon cultivation on a daily basis, the fur felt very good to her touch, incomparable to that of an ordinary kitten.
Xie Xuanzhao rubbed her long tail and scratched her chin with his other hand, causing the little fairy Liu to raise her head and squint her eyes in enjoyment, which were narrow and charming.
Finally, Liu Qinglan simply rolled into the arms of the Beauty Queen, raised his paws, tugged at her skirt, and hung on her body, rolling around with his belly exposed, completely letting go of his true nature.
Xie Xuanzhao looked at the little elf in his arms who was making a lot of noise and joy, and suddenly had an illusion: Who was stroking whom?
While enjoying the gentle caress of the Beauty Queen's fingers, Liu Qinglan got what he wanted and rubbed himself wildly in the Beauty Queen's arms, swinging his tail here, touching there with his paws, and then taking a deep breath of spiritual energy. He was so intoxicated that his limbs became limp and his eyes were blurred.
So one stroked the fur while the other rubbed it, and they both felt content.
"Meow~"
A voice tinged with anger and jealousy came from under the flowers.
Willow Little Fairy looked sideways and saw that Xuetuan had already shown his claws, and his blue cat eyes were flashing with a small flame of being snatched away from his favor.
Humming, Willow Kitten hugged her beautiful sister tighter and wagged her tail proudly.
Xie Xuanzhao looked at the two with amusement, but did not stop his hands.
"Beautiful sister, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon." Liu Qinglan suddenly jumped up and jumped down from the couch.
Xie Xuanzhao quickly grabbed her tail and said, "Don't fight."
She thought the two cats were going to fight.
Liu Qinglan turned around and, with a snap, placed his paw on the back of the Beauty Queen's hand. His cat-like face was serious and formal. "Of course I'm not going there to fight. I'm very well-mannered."
"Okay, okay, go ahead." Xie Xuanzhao looked at her cute cat face that was pretending to be mature, and was so touched by her cuteness that he patted her little head and let her run all the way to the flowers.
Snowball lay on the side, staring eagerly, but he never dared to jump forward and show his claws, because he was definitely no match for this fairy, meow~
Liu Qinglan crawled under a begonia plant, then carefully bit off a piece of the branch, quickly turned around and crawled out, and under Xuetuan's dazed gaze, jumped back onto the couch.
She stood on all fours, her tail wrapped around her paws, gracefully, a crabapple blossom in her mouth, her cat eyes sparkling as she looked at the Beauty Queen.
Xie Xuanzhao reached out and took the flower from her mouth, then put it to his nose and sniffed it, his eyes curved with a smile, "Thank you for the flower, Kitty~"
Xuetuan was stunned the whole time. Where did this little goblin come from? She is so seductive!
Liu Qinglan gave the beautiful queen a flower as he wished, and then turned back into human form because the painting was not finished yet.
She stood in front of the drawing paper again, picked up the brush and painted seriously. Xie Xuanzhao leaned on the edge of the couch, watching his young wife painting with gentle eyes, as if he could see the end of time.
But Liu Qinglan painted very quickly. After just a cup of tea, she put down her brush with satisfaction and said, "It's done~"
Xie Xuanzhao quickly stood up, put down the fan in his hand, walked to her side, and then looked at the drawing paper on the mahogany desk.
I took a look, hmm...
Xie Xuanzhao pointed at the painting with simple, magical lines and asked, "Is this your painting skill?"
"This is what my master taught me. He called it soul painting." Liu Qinglan said, picking up the brush again and hastily scribbling a few lines on the blank rice paper. Pointing at the pitch-black mass, he said, "This is how to paint flowers. How about it?"
Xie Xuanzhao held his forehead helplessly, he really believed in the cat's evil. What good painting could a pair of cat's paws draw? It could only print plum blossoms.
She took the brush from Liu Qinglan's hand and said, "Look carefully, this is what real painting is."
Liu Qinglan lay on one side, supporting her cheek with her hands, watching the beautiful queen paint with anticipation.
Xie Xuanzhao raised his eyes and looked at the cute little beauty in front of him holding her chin, so he changed his mind and said, "Come here."
Liu Qinglan stood up and ran to her.
"I'll teach you how to draw. Give me your hand."
Xie Xuanzhao held her soft hand and began to teach her step by step, which made her feel quite interesting.
The days of late autumn were spent in flirting and when the first snow of early winter fell, it didn't seem so cold anymore.
Liu Qinglan followed the Peach Blossom Demon's instructions and stayed by the side of the beautiful queen without leaving. At night, he hid behind the red gauze curtain and slept tenderly and affectionately with her.
In a corner of the imperial kitchen, snow fell on a peach tree, obscuring the greenery. A sharp-nosed snake curled up at the tree's roots, beginning its long hibernation.
Before going to sleep, Jiang Wenwen asked the Peach Blossom Fairy, "Do you really not regret it? Does she not regret it either?"
"This is the agreement between us, and I will naturally not regret it." Peach Blossom Demon's voice was very gentle. "I am very satisfied just looking at her like this and doing what I like."
"Hmph! The dignified Young Master of the Demon Realm, it turns out her dream is to be a cook surrounded by fireworks. How disappointing! No wonder those evil spirits refuse to acknowledge her as their Young Master." Jiang Wenwen lamented. Not long ago, the plague spirits, nurtured by malicious intent and absorbing the souls of dozens of wronged souls, traveled thousands of miles to claim their Young Master, bring her back, and revive the Demon Realm. But they were blocked by the Peach Blossom Demon, a move that consumed a great deal of energy. The Peach Blossom Demon is now on the verge of death, gravely injured.
Jiang Wenwen guarded her because she was afraid that the evil spirits would take advantage of the opportunity. If the peach blossom demon was gone, Tao Xi would face a terrifying transformation like hell.
"You've been guarding her for so many years, lifetime after lifetime, just to have her be a cook. It's really not worth it for you."
The Peach Blossom Demon said lightly: "You don't understand." Only in this way can they stay together, otherwise they will be separated.
Jiang Wenwen curled up and murmured, "How could I not understand?" Thinking of the little girl from the Jiang family, she began her own hibernation.
The peach blossom demon raised his eyes, looked in the direction of the hall in front, and silently spat out a trace of blood. This peach blossom blood fell on the snow-covered branches, and sprouted and grew leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, then bloomed and bore fruit, and finally a furry little green peach grew on the branch.
The peach blossom fairy gazed at the small green peach tenderly, waiting intently for it to ripen and turn red.
The first snow of early winter in Kyoto fell heavily and long, and the palaces began burning charcoal to keep warm. Xie Xuanzhao sat in his bedroom, warming himself with Liu Qinglan by the small stove.
A small iron pot was placed on the small stove, with Maoxuewang cooking in the pot. Fresh vegetables and meat were placed on the low table, ready to be thrown in and cooked at any time.
Liu Qinglan held the warm little porcelain bowl in his hand and said with emotion, "Now I know the benefits of being a human being. It's being able to sit around the stove in winter and eat warm and fragrant food. This is something I couldn't even imagine in the mountains."
Xie Xuanzhao sprinkled a handful of bean sprouts into the boiling soup. After a while, he scooped them out, dipped them in the palace's secret sauce, and placed them in Liu Qinglan's bowl. "Try it. You can't just eat the meat."
Liu Qinglan followed the beautiful queen and gradually began to like eating these cooked plants, and finally realized the beauty of them.
The two of them would sit around the small stove and eat for an entire afternoon, during which they would indulge in endless amounts of food. Xie Xuanzhao would occasionally prepare some fine wine to liven up the atmosphere, get Liu Xiaomao drunk, and then take her to bed, where everything would be very nice.
Liu Qinglan then secretly made up her mind to improve her alcohol tolerance. However, she ended up drinking more and more frequently. She didn't know if her alcohol tolerance had improved. She only knew that her waist and thighs were sore...
That day, they were gathering around the stove to roast corn for dinner when Yan Mo's voice suddenly came from outside the curtain, "My Lady, Lulu said she has something to report."
Lulu immediately said from outside, "His Majesty has suddenly summoned Concubine Yue, and the people who are here to pick her up are already waiting outside Qinglan Palace!"
Liu Qinglan reluctantly put down the sweet corn in his hand and looked at the beautiful queen in front of him, "I have to go."
Xie Xuanzhao frowned, stood up with her, and said, "I'm summoning you suddenly. I'm afraid something must be going on. Please go now. I'll bring someone over later."
Liu Qinglan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. The emperor has summoned me before. I was just pretending to be a shield for him~"
Xie Xuanzhao held her hand. "Things are different now. The emperor has been acting strangely lately. My brother's persuasion has been futile. It seems he has already turned against us. So we should be careful in everything we do."
Seeing that she was being serious, Liu Qinglan nodded quickly, "Okay, I'll be careful."
The emperor's bedroom had a floor heater, and it was filled with warmth.
Led by the eunuch, Liu Qinglan stepped into this long-lost place and felt that the atmosphere was weird, not as peaceful as before.
The gauze curtains hung to the ground, and everything was quiet. Liu Qinglan couldn't help but ask, "Where is His Majesty?"
The eunuch lowered his eyes and said, "His Majesty is bathing, Your Majesty can wait here." After saying that, he withdrew on his own, leaving Liu Qinglan alone.
Liu Qinglan looked around and sat in his seat nervously, waiting for the emperor to come out.
After waiting for a while, the emperor still disappeared, and the screen remained silent. Liu Qinglan had always been curious about what was inside. When she first entered the palace, she was timid and didn't dare to move rashly. So she sat down, transformed into a breath, and quietly sneaked behind the screen.
Behind this mahogany door is a large bathtub, which is now filled with smoke. Two strong and slender bodies are entangled in the hazy air, accompanied by low panting sounds, which are very aggressive.
Liu Qinglan widened her eyes slightly, unable to see clearly through the mist. She could only hear the two people entangled with each other breathing heavily, as if they were doing some strenuous exercise.
Could it be a fight? She was about to get a clearer look through the mist when she heard a deep, agonizing cry from the person trapped underneath. Then a cloud of bloody mist, incredibly foul-smelling, rushed towards her, directly knocking her breath away and then returning to life.
Liu Qinglan stood up immediately and saw bright red blood slowly spreading from under the screen.
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