Qin Yanning looked at Yuzhu who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "Since the concubine wants to see you, let her in."
Qin Yanning stood up, and Yutang immediately stepped forward to help her put on her coat.
Although there was only a little charcoal burning in the house, it was very warm.
Qin Yanning sat down at the table. Yutang came forward to help her spread her hair and slowly combed it. Yuzhu hurried out to welcome Lina in.
Lina followed behind Yuzhu with her eyebrows lowered, but she didn't look like she was protesting at all.
While combing Qin Yanning's hair, Yutang glanced at Lina calmly and finally came to the conclusion that although this concubine was also very beautiful, she was still a little inferior to her own princess.
Qin Yanning didn't move when she heard footsteps behind her. She was now the Queen Consort, and since it was Lina who had taken the initiative to seek an audience, there was no reason for her to take the initiative to greet her.
Qin Yanning glanced at Lina through the dressing mirror in front of him.
This concubine was indeed the beauty carefully selected by the Queen Mother for Tuoba Ling. Even through the unclear bronze mirror, Qin Yanning could see her beauty.
Lina's eyes are big and deep, as if carved out of a piece of crystal clear blue crystal. She is a typical desert beauty.
Qin Yanning admired the beauty through the mirror, and Lina was also secretly looking at Qin Yanning at this moment.
She had long heard of the beauty of this princess from the Central Plains, but since entering the palace, in order to prevent Tuoba Ling from feeling disgusted with her, she had never gone out, and naturally had never met Qin Yanning.
After seeing her today, she felt that the rumors were not false. This princess from the Central Plains was indeed beautiful, with a pair of cherry-like lips that were just right, matched with her porcelain-white and smooth skin. Even she, a woman, could not help but feel pity for her.
Lina looked at the exquisite and beautiful Qin Yanning in the mirror in a daze. After a moment's pause, she finally said, "Lina greets the Queen Mother."
Qin Yanning smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Please sit down first. I remember there's no etiquette for greeting in the desert. You came to see me so early in the morning. Do you have something to say?"
"I've just taken over the harem. If anyone under you treats you badly, just tell me and I'll take care of it for you."
Although Qin Yanning spoke in a gentle manner, he used the tone of a master.
She didn't even turn to look at Lina from beginning to end.
Lina sat on the couch, only to find that the couch, which had been comfortable in the past, was now a little prickly.
Lina is also the daughter of a noble family in the desert, so she naturally heard the hidden meaning in Qin Yanning's words.
She looked at Qin Yanning, who had been sitting in front of the mirror, and shook her head. "The Khan is famous, and no one in the palace would dare to neglect me. Moreover, I have been with the Khan for several years. Bringing someone from the Prince's Palace is also a relief. There is no need to trouble the Queen Consort to worry about me."
Lina had thought of this a long time ago, so she said it very smoothly.
She knew that she shouldn't look for Qin Yanning at such a time, but every time she thought of Tuoba Ling, she always felt unwilling.
It was clearly she who appeared by Tuoba Ling's side when he was suspected by the Queen Mother and was not tolerated by people in the court. It was she who helped Tuoba Ling get out of the predicament.
Although Tuoba Ling did not make any promise to her, in her heart, she was Tuoba Ling's concubine.
Even if Tuoba Ling is really infertile, she is willing to be his concubine and live in harmony with him for the rest of her life.
Why was there suddenly another person between them? This wasn't fair to her.
Yutang inserted the last hairpin for Qin Yanning, and then Qin Yanning turned to look at Lina.
Although the beauty in front of me was dressed elegantly and had no eye-catching decorations on her head, it was obvious that her outfit today must have been carefully prepared.
However, the faint dark circles under the beauty's eyes were enough to show that she had not slept very well recently.
Qin Yanning raised a smile. Lina's words were quite humble, but between the lines, she was showing her that she was an "old person".
Lina saw Qin Yanning stand up and sit on the couch opposite her, staring blankly at the uncovered red mark on her neck.
For a moment, Lina's heart was filled with huge waves.
She still remembered how she felt when she was chosen by the Queen Consort to marry Tuoba Ling. Everyone else felt sorry for her because she was going to marry a cold-faced man who killed people without mercy, but she was happy in her heart.
No one knew that Tuoba Ling had once saved her, and even Tuoba Ling had forgotten about it, but she had not forgotten the man standing in front of her wearing a silver mask.
That day, she went up the mountain for pilgrimage with her maid. It happened to be raining continuously, and the road was very slippery when she went down the mountain. There was no one around to accompany her.
Several bandits blocked her carriage. Although she had learned some Kung Fu from her father when she was young, her Kung Fu was like a tickle when facing those vicious bandits.
When she was in despair, it was Tuoba Ling who passed by and saved her.
With just one sword, he cleanly and neatly dealt with the bandits. The bandits' hot blood mixed with the rain and fell on her face.
She no longer remembered what happened afterwards. She only remembered that day, the masked young man looked at her indifferently and asked, "Can you still stand up?"
She shook her head and handed her hand to Tuoba Ling in the pouring rain. Before she fell into the endless darkness, Tuoba Ling caught her.
Later she found out that the person who saved her that day was the Shura God of War Tuoba Ling. Everyone said he was a murderous devil, but she thought he was a good man.
Later, when the Queen Consort threatened her parents and family and asked her to marry Tuoba Ling, she was happy.
So even after she confessed the Queen Mother's request to her in front of Tuoba Ling, she heard Tuoba Ling say to her coldly: "I can't be humane. I want you to help me spread this news."
She was still happy in her heart.
But it was not until now that she realized that Tuoba Ling was not inhumane, but the person he loved was not her.
Qin Yanning noticed that Lina's face turned from red to white. After a little thought, she understood the reason. Looking at the listless little beauty in front of her, Qin Yanning spat at Tuoba Ling in her heart.
This man is good-looking, but he is prone to flirting with other women. I don’t know when he captured the heart of this beautiful girl in front of him.
Lina looked at Qin Yanning, pinched herself, and forced herself to cheer up. What if the person Tuoba Ling liked was not her?
Now that the Queen Consort is dead, he no longer has to worry about who she is spying for. With the friendship between them for so many years, is it true that Tuoba Ling will not be moved by her at all?
Lina coughed lightly and spoke to Qin Yanning.
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