Looking at Bai Lingxi's haughty little face, Zhou Jin sighed inwardly: Such a delicate beauty is hard to find in this world; it's a pity about my own wretched body...
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore."
"You little rascal, you're so young, but you've got quite the temper."
Zhou Jin gazed at Bai Lingxi with tenderness and longing in his eyes. His tone was indulgent, much like a king bewitched by a seductive concubine, whose heart belonged only to Bai Lingxi.
"Your Majesty~"
"So, do you like it this way?"
Bai Lingxi, who had turned her back, suddenly turned around, wrapped her arms around Zhou Jin's neck, her breath sweet as orchids, her purity tinged with a hint of allure, making her utterly captivating.
"Little goblin——"
Zhou Jin's throat bobbed; he wanted her but was afraid of hurting her. The desire in his eyes remained undiminished, and his breath was hot.
"Mmm~" Their breaths mingled together, and Bai Lingxi was so breathless from the kiss.
After a long while, Zhou Jin finally stopped. Bai Lingxi was panting heavily. Zhou Jin looked at her flawless face, his eyes filled with deep emotion.
"Xi'er—"
Zhou Jin wanted to say something, but found her voice terribly hoarse, so she closed her eyes and tried to calm her desire.
Bai Lingxi was very good at reading situations. Seeing that things were going badly, she quickly hid to the side and escaped from Zhou Jin's embrace.
After a while, Zhou Jin calmed down. Looking at Bai Lingxi's wary gaze, he found it amusing, but also realized that he was truly powerless against her. Just one look from her was enough to make him fall for her.
"come over."
Zhou Jin saw Bai Lingxi hiding to the side, her mischievous eyes fixed on him. This little girl had two faces, which made him both love and hate her. Seeing that Bai Lingxi didn't move, he simply carried her back to bed himself.
"Stop fooling around, let's go to sleep."
The canopy was slowly lowered, and Zhou Jin held Bai Lingxi as they fell into a deep sleep. Only at this moment did he feel truly at ease.
Bai Lingxi stared at Zhou Jin's sleeping face for a while, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and she slowly fell asleep.
The palace servants smiled knowingly when they saw that their masters were resting.
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Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and many important things have happened in these three months.
First, Prince Jing asked the emperor to make Zhao Xueqi, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, his princess consort and to withdraw the previous imperial decree of marriage.
The emperor was furious, and Prince Jing knelt and begged for three days and three nights to no avail.
Finally, it was Consort Rong who persuaded the emperor to change his mind.
The second major event was that Prince Jing presented all the evidence of the Prime Minister's crimes to the Emperor. It was said to be a serious crime of treason and collusion with the enemy. The Emperor ordered all those involved to be executed or exiled. It is said that there are still dried bloodstains at the entrance of the vegetable market.
Just when everyone was terrified and kept quiet about the matter, Prince Jing made a high-profile marriage to the daughter of a disgraced official. The people praised Prince Jing for his deep affection, and Zhao Xueqi was overjoyed.
But her smugness didn't last long before she discovered that Zhou Changling didn't touch her at all. She was furious, but she couldn't tell anyone.
She could deceive others, but she couldn't deceive the servants in the Prince's mansion, so her days there were very difficult.
This is the Prince Jing's residence.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. The Prince is just too busy to come see you. He will come to see you when he has time."
The speaker was dressed in a bright green maid's outfit, with her hair in two buns. This person was her maid, Xiao Cui, whom she had chosen from the secret guard camp she had trained.
"Xiao Cui, go and see if Master has returned yet?" Zhao Xueqi was dressed in fine clothes and wore expensive jewelry, but her face was full of bitterness.
Her smile was so bitter because Zhou Changling hadn't fallen in love with her as he had in her dreams. How could she be content with that?
"Your Highness, the Prince has returned!" Xiao Cui was very fast and returned with the news in no time.
"The Prince is in the front yard now. Would the Princess like to go and see him?" Xiao Cui continued.
After thinking about it this semester, she decided to go anyway. She went to great lengths to marry Zhou Changling, not to sit on the sidelines. It was because of what she dreamed about. She believed that Zhou Changling would dote on her, but he hadn't fallen in love with her yet.
Moreover, she will surely become the mother of the nation and firmly sit on the throne of empress in the future, and will not repeat the mistakes of the previous life. This can be considered as comforting the spirits of her mother and younger brother in heaven.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xueqi couldn't help but smile, as if she could already foresee herself ascending to the throne as Empress. She then instructed Xiao Cui to bring the chicken soup that was simmering in the kitchen, "Let's go see the Prince."
The group arrived at the front yard in a grand procession, but the steward blocked Zhao Xueqi's way. The steward was a smiling tiger, and he was so polite that no one could find fault with him.
"Your Highness, the Prince said that we are not allowed to disturb him."
Zhao Xueqi looked at the steward with disdain. He was just a watchdog, yet he dared to block her way: "Steward Li, is it not allowed for me, the Princess?"
Xiao Cui was even more anxious, after all, she had finally managed to get to be by the princess's side, and naturally she wanted to make a good impression.
So Xiao Cui shouted, "Our Princess is the mistress, how can a servant stop her?"
The surroundings were silent, as if silenced by Xiao Cui's bold words.
Xiao Cui, even more smug, put her hands on her hips and continued, "If you still don't know the rules, our Princess has the right to punish you all."
Zhao Xueqi gave Xiao Cui an appreciative look. Sure enough, she needed a useful person by her side to save her a lot of trouble.
When everyone was silent, Zhao Xueqi spoke slowly: "I am the woman that His Highness Prince Jing begged the Emperor for three days and three nights to marry. You have neglected me in the past, but now you dare to stop me?"
At this moment, the servants who were blocking Zhao Xueqi's way dared not step forward anymore. After all, what the princess said was true. Although the prince had not yet consummated his marriage with the princess, he would definitely do so in the future. They had enough heads to be chopped off.
Unlike the servants, Steward Li was quite confident. After all, the prince already had someone in his heart, which no one else knew, but he had watched the prince grow up since he was a child and had some understanding of his thoughts.
If the prince is pleased, even if the prime minister were to rebel, he would find a way to spare his life, and he would not embarrass the princess on their wedding night. He was merely acting on the prince's orders.
Zhao Xueqi: "Manager Li, you should think this through. No matter how bad I am, I am still the prince's lawfully wedded wife. We have a long life ahead of us."
Zhao Xueqi parted her red lips slightly, looking very confident. After all, she truly believed that she would gain Zhou Changling's favor in the future and would soon become the Empress, the mother of the world. She was the one who would naturally become the mother of the world.
Manager Li narrowed his eyes, seeing through the woman's wolfish ambitions. He became secretly wary, but showed it on his face and still smiled.
Steward Li said, "Your Highness, you flatter me. I was merely following His Highness's orders. Otherwise—I wouldn't dare block your way even if you gave me several heads!"
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