Tuoba Ling looked at Qin Yanning in his arms and couldn't help but put his face close to her neck, trying to absorb some coolness.
Qin Yanning just felt itchy and dodged sideways.
The red candle flickered, and autumn rain fell overnight.
The rain was light at first, hitting the corridor closely and making a low sound. In the second half of the night, the rain became heavier, hitting the leaves violently. Qin Yanning felt like she was in a dream, but every time it touched Tuoba Ling's hot skin, it dragged her back to the world.
In the past, she only knew that autumn rain made people depressing, but now she understands that autumn rain is even more torturous.
The rain continued until dawn, when the clouds cleared and the rain stopped.
Tuoba Ling looked at Qin Yanning who was sleeping soundly beside him, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
If those generals of small countries who were terrified by Tuoba Ling's reputation saw his expression, they would probably feel like they were in a nightmare.
The late autumn in the desert was not yet very cold, and only a little charcoal was burning in the bedroom. Tuoba Ling carefully got up from the bed and tucked in the corner of the quilt for Qin Yanning.
Looking at Qin Yanning sleeping soundly on the bed, Tuoba Ling's eyes could not help but move to the red marks on her shoulders. In order to provoke several concubines of the Queen Mother's faction and show that she was favored enough, Qin Yanning deliberately painted fake marks on her body.
But today's is real.
Tuoba Ling lowered his head and kissed Qin Yanning on the face.
Qin Yanning hadn't slept well all night and was feeling sleepy. She felt someone touching her, and in a daze, she raised her hand and slapped Tuoba Ling.
A crisp sound suddenly rang out in the room.
Tuoba Ling was still smiling happily after this. He buried his head in Qin Yanning's neck and kissed her.
The palace maids who had been waiting outside the door heard some movement in the bedroom and then tiptoed into the outer room.
Tuoba Ling was never used to being waited on. He put on his outer robe himself, looked at the palace maids who were lowering their heads, and whispered, "The Queen Consort is tired. Let her rest well. When she wakes up, we'll serve her dinner."
The palace maids quickly agreed, and Tuoba Ling added, "When the Queen wakes up, let Nanny Ming and Lin Yue accompany her."
Now that Qin Yanning has moved into Tuoba Ling's bedroom, the palace where she used to live has been left to Nanny Ming and Lin Yue.
Although no one inside or outside the palace knew Lin Yue's true identity, they all knew that the Queen Consort Qin Yanning treated Lin Yue very well, and the palace people also respected Lin Yue and Nanny Ming very much.
Seeing that Tuoba Ling had to remind Qin Yanning even about such a small matter, the palace servants understood in their hearts how much he valued Qin Yanning. Although there were rumors both inside and outside the desert that the queen was a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people, they, as servants, only had to do things according to their master's wishes.
Since Tuoba Ling likes the Queen Consort, they must serve her well.
But one palace servant obviously didn't think so.
Seeing that Tuoba Ling had put on his clothes, a palace servant stepped forward cautiously and said, "King Khan, Miss Lina said she wanted to have dinner with you tonight. I wonder if you could honor her..."
Lina was the third beauty given to Tuoba Ling by the former queen dowager. However, she was very smart. She knew that there were suspicious circumstances behind the deaths of Tuoba Ling’s first two concubines, so she surrendered to Tuoba Ling as soon as she entered the mansion.
He still remembered the day they got married. Lina took off the red veil on her face in front of him. She stared at him blankly and then asked him to kick everyone out of the room.
She knelt in front of him, her tone a little flustered, "I know that the deaths of the two concubines that His Royal Highness the Third Prince had married before were suspicious. I will not spread the things that happened in the Prince's Mansion to outsiders."
"Your Highness knows that I am just a pawn. No matter what Your Highness wants to do, I will obey Your Highness. I just want to live a good life."
At that time, he was surprised at Lina's courage and felt that she was quite clever, so he just nodded and motioned her to stand up, agreeing to her request.
After all, although the outside world says that he is cruel and bloodthirsty, he is still a human being after all. How can a person treat killing as easy as eating and drinking?
Of course, the most important reason why he kept Lingna was that he needed someone to help him confuse the Queen Dowager.
A chess piece sent by the Queen Consort to do this is undoubtedly the best choice. Tuoba Ling and Lina both understand the reason.
It was she who spread the news that Tuoba Ling was infertile.
But for Tuoba Ling, these are just a transaction.
Tuoba Ling frowned slightly and looked at the palace servant kneeling in front of him. The palace servant was named Hart, an old man from the prince's mansion.
After Tuoba Ling ascended the throne, Hart followed him into the palace. In the past, Hart had indeed served Tuoba Ling in the Prince's Palace, but after Lina entered the palace, Hart was assigned to her courtyard.
This time when he entered the palace, he got the chance to serve Tuoba Ling again.
Tuoba Ling snorted coldly, "For her, you are so brave."
Although Tuoba Ling is the Shura God of War respected by everyone, Lina had helped him in the past and was his nominal concubine.
After inheriting the position of Khan, Lina once found Tuoba Ling and cried, saying that she had no intention of remarrying in her life and only wanted to spend the rest of her life in the palace.
Considering Lina's help, Tuoba Ling agreed to this matter, arranged her in the most secluded courtyard in the palace, and ordered that Lina should not be treated harshly in all daily matters, and then put the matter behind him.
But now he and Qin Yanning were newly married, and Lina actually delivered a message to him. Even though Tuoba Ling was dull in love affairs, he understood what Lina meant.
She wanted to prove her importance in front of Qin Yanning.
Tuoba Ling looked at Hart unhappily, "If she really has something to do, then let her come directly to me. If you act so rashly again next time, you'll be the next person hanging on the city wall."
Tuoba Ling didn't care what Lina wanted to ask her to do, but she was worried that it would ruin Qin Yanning's mood.
Hearing this, Hart quickly knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake, but Tuoba Ling didn't look at him and walked out of the room.
Now that he has just ascended the throne, there is a lot of work to be done in the court. Even if she wanted to spend more time with Qin Yanning, she was powerless. Tuoba Ling sighed and left the bedroom reluctantly.
Qin Yanning slept until lunch time. As soon as she woke up, she heard a message saying that Tuoba Ling's concubine named Lina wanted to see her.
Qin Yanning looked at the tea leaves floating in the teacup, smiled and waved her hand to signal Yuzhu Xuanren to come in. She had always known about the existence of this concubine, and also knew that she and Tuoba Ling were a fake couple in name only.
Therefore, Qin Yanning was particularly curious about why this person suddenly came to see her.
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