Liu Qinglan curiously stretched out his paw and touched the pink peach in front of him. "When did it grow?"
"You can pick it and take it back. If necessary, take it out and share it with the Queen." The tone of the Peach Blossom Demon was full of mystery and temptation.
"What will happen if I eat it?" Liu Qinglan was even more curious. He rubbed his furry head against the peach, but he didn't dare to pick it.
The peach blossom demon exhaled a sweet breath and said with a smile, "I will give birth to a baby that belongs to you."
"!" Liu Qinglan was so excited that she almost fell off the branch. "Is it really possible?"
"As long as you and the Empress have sex, then split this peach in half and each eat half, you will get what you want." Seeing the kitten's adorable attentiveness, the Peach Blossom Demon added, "Normal babies are born from fertilization, but you are a human, a demon, and both women, so the baby you give birth to will be a fusion of bone and blood, unlike the norm."
"Born from the fusion of bones and blood?"
"Of course, that's impossible, so you two must eat this fruiting peach together. However, your yin energy is different, and your constitutions are vastly different. Animals can give birth to seven or eight cubs, but humans can only give birth to one at a time. This is the difference."
Liu Qinglan was confused by what he heard, "Actually, I still don't quite understand..."
The Peach Blossom Demon chuckled, "It's a little complicated, but once you give birth to your baby, you'll understand what I'm saying today."
Liu Qinglan carefully picked the pink peach from the branch, held it in her mouth, hurried back to Qinglan Palace, and placed it next to her pillow.
The next step is to wait for the beauty queen and seduce her to the bed.
Liu Qinglan bit the edge of the blanket, waiting with anticipation and shyness.
Xie Xuanzhao remained in the main hall. The emperor's sudden death, and the need to keep it a secret, meant he could only conceal it overnight. The next day, when the court convened, the civil and military officials weren't as easily fooled as the eunuchs. The Xie family patriarch hurried into the palace to understand the situation and then headed to Prince Ding's mansion, preparing to bring the young prince into the palace the next day and then announce the emperor's death and the selection of a new ruler.
Xie Xuanzhao ordered Xinchen Palace's confidants to clean the hall, while he sat behind the desk, looking at the memorials in front of him that he had reviewed most of.
She had been so focused on protecting Liu Qinglan that she hadn't felt much about the emperor's death. But now, as she calmed down and thought of her romantic and passionate cousin, she felt a surge of emotion. His infatuation with beauty wasn't surprising; the key was his poor judgment of people, his indecisiveness, and his failure to eradicate the problem in a timely manner.
Xie Xuanzhao picked up the unreviewed memorial, his brother's words still ringing in his ears. "The Crown Prince is young, and you, the Empress Dowager, must govern from behind the scenes. I will assist you in court, but I am ultimately outside the royal family. The Xie family's dominance has long drawn resentment from the courtiers, and I suspect Prince Ding is also quite dissatisfied. There will only be more trouble ahead, not less. You must not take it lightly."
Xie Xuanzhao looked at her brother and suggested to him out of her own selfish motives: "Brother is a man of great talent and has the ability to govern the world, why not..." If her brother became the emperor, then she, the younger sister, could restore her identity as a daughter of the Xie family, become a relaxed and comfortable princess, and then travel around the world with Liu Xiaomao, free and easy.
The head of the Xie family looked at his sister calmly, "A change of dynasties is bound to bring bloodshed. The generals guarding the border are not all from the Xie family. The Confucian officials in the court will not agree to the royal family changing their surname. Although we are sure to win, it will be the innocent people who will suffer. Therefore, only when the court is stable can the world be peaceful. It has never been the wish of the Xie family to usurp the throne."
Xie Xuanzhao felt ashamed for a moment, "It was my sister who lacked consideration." But in his heart he secretly complained: It was obviously my brother who did not want to be bound by this restriction, but he had to find such a high-sounding excuse.
"Sister, you will have to work harder in the future. You will have to rule the country from behind the curtain until the young emperor comes of age." The head of the Xie family patted her shoulder, then left the palace with nothing to show for it.
Xie Xuanzhao sighed, resigned himself to his fate and sat back at the desk. He picked up the memorial on the table and continued reading.
Liu Qinglan lay in bed, thinking about how she would be embarrassed, how she would divide the peach, and how she would give birth to a child. Her imagination ran wild, and the more she thought about it, the redder her face became, and the faster her heart beat. She rolled over and over in her blanket countless times. She waited and waited until dusk. The golden sunset shone through the window, illuminating the entire bedroom with a dim yellow, as if it were coated with a layer of gold. She suddenly came to her senses. Hey, why hasn't the beautiful queen returned yet?
She quickly got up, hid the peach under her pillow, then straightened her appearance and walked out of the room.
Lulu was distributing winter clothes to the palace maids in the courtyard. When she saw her own queen coming out, she hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, have you rested? Would you like to have dinner?"
In fact, the little fairy Liu, who hadn't rested at all and was lost in her thoughts the entire afternoon, scratched her ear sheepishly and asked, "Is the Queen back?"
Lulu's expression changed instantly. She rubbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers and said shyly, "Oh, Miss Yanmo just now said that the Queen will be back in the evening and told you not to wait for her."
Liu Qinglan gave Lulu a strange look. Why did someone who used to be very talkative now find it difficult to speak? "Why don't you call me Aunt Yanmo anymore?"
"She's so young. Calling me auntie is like calling her old." Lulu said as a matter of course.
"Pfft, you are just a little girl and you still call others a little girl." Liu Qinglan's eyes flickered and she couldn't help laughing.
Lulu immediately picked up her skirt and ran away, "I won't talk anymore, I'm going to work!"
Liu Qinglan leaned against the palace gate, looking at the deserted road in front of the gate. She originally planned to go directly to the front hall to find the beautiful queen, but she thought that she must be very busy at the moment and had no time to talk to her, and she knew nothing, so going there would probably only cause trouble.
Thinking of the sweet pink peach under his pillow, Liu Qinglan hurried back to the room and decided to take a fragrant rose bath first, then lie in bed and wait for the beauty queen to come back~
Soon, the rose bath was over, the sexy little palace dress was put on, and the candlelight was extinguished. Liu Xiaoyao chose the most charming posture, lay down on the bed, and began to wait attentively.
After counting countless little mice on her fingers, Liu Qinglan suddenly had an idea. She quickly sat up on the quilt, then quietly produced her cat ears and tail, and continued to lie horizontally on the quilt in a half-beast posture.
The moon was above the willows, and the couple had an appointment after dusk. From the time the lights first came on to the cold night stars, the Empress had finally arranged everything properly. She left a trusted confidant in the main hall to keep an eye on the situation, and had Yan Mo walk ahead, carrying the palace lantern, all the way to Qinglan Palace.
Lulu was sitting on the steps guarding the door as usual. When she saw Yan Mo coming, she quickly stood up, bowed and greeted her naturally, then watched the Queen walk into the bedroom.
Yan Mo placed the palace lantern on the side of the cool steps and hooked her finger at Lu Lu who was standing there stupidly.
Lulu sat beside her with a blank mind, putting her hands on her knees, like a well-behaved student in class.
Yan Mo looked at her with amusement, took out a long wooden box from his sleeve, and opened it with a click. Under Lulu's curious gaze, he pulled open the lid, revealing the exquisite little pastries inside.
"This is kidney bean roll and lotus cake with jujube paste." Yan Mo introduced them one by one, then picked up a piece of cake with her white jade-like fingers and handed it to Lu Lu's mouth, "Try it."
Lulu looked at her unnaturally, and Yanmo handed her another piece, looking at her intently. Lulu half-reluctantly opened her lips, took a bite very reservedly, then covered her lips very ladylikely and chewed slowly.
Yan Mo looked at her with amusement, picked up another piece of cake in front of her, and ate it in one bite, then looked up leisurely to admire the night sky.
Lulu's heart was itching, so she simply let go of her reserve and returned to her true nature. She imitated her and ate the cakes with a clamor, saying as she ate, "It's delicious, worthy of being the cakes from the Queen's place."
Yan Mo chuckled, because what she said was exactly the same as what her young master had said to the Queen.
At this time, the Queen was holding a small candle and walked to the little beauty's bed with ease.
Seeing the bulge in front of him, Xie Xuanzhao curled his lips and smiled, then reached out to lift the small blanket, and with his other hand held a candle to illuminate the person on the bed.
Seeing the scene under the blanket, Xie Xuanzhao's breath stopped, and suddenly a small flame in his heart ignited, and the blood under his skin surged up, bringing a warmth.
The little beauty, wrapped in a small blanket and wearing a thin palace skirt, could be seen, her long, snow-white legs faintly visible. Beneath the skirt was a snow-white tail, slightly curved and adorable. Two furry ears drooped limply on either side of her head, which lay on the pillow.
Liu Qinglan had fallen asleep while waiting. She was half asleep when she felt a burning gaze and woke up with a start.
Xie Xuanzhao sat on the edge of the bed, gazing intently at the little beastman before him. He reached out and hooked the tip of her tail, weighing it in his palm for a moment. He lowered his eyes and smiled as he said, "You became like this just to wait for me, didn't you?"
The little fairy Liu rubbed against the beauty queen and rolled into her arms. She still maintained her half-beast state and said in a sweet voice, "Look at what I'm wearing. Does it look good on me?"
Xie Xuanzhao let her sit on his knees face to face, then put his arms around her slender waist. With the candlelight beside the couch, he could see that the thin shirt and skirt she was wearing had a secret.
This was specially designed for the half-beast goblin, with a slit at the back from which a snow-white tail extended. The garment was so thin that it flew off the body with a single tug.
The more Xie Xuanzhao looked, the brighter the little flame in his heart burned.
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