After saying that, Lan Linxue shamelessly tugged at Shuanghua's sleeve and led him outside.
At the palace gate, Ling Jiuhong was idly wiping her dagger.
"Little Red! Little Red!"
When Ling Jiuhong heard someone calling her from outside, she was stunned for a moment, then she figured it out herself, and immediately rushed out excitedly.
"Crown Prince—"
"Your Highness!"
Lan Linxue smiled and walked towards Ling Jiuhong with her hands behind her back.
As she left, she deliberately leaned to the side, revealing the sullen face of the frost flower behind her.
When Ling Jiuhong saw that it was Shuanghua, her eyes lit up immediately. She wanted to rush over and hug him, but for some reason, her face turned red.
Lan Linxue burst out laughing when she saw Ling Jiuhong's expression, while Shuanghua next to her was so angry she was about to breathe fire.
"Just speak up, why are you blushing like a grown man?"
Shuanghua considers himself to be a person with absolute self-control, but for some reason, every time he is in front of Ling Jiuhong, he feels like killing someone.
Ling Jiuhong and Shuanghua were childhood friends, both of whom grew up around Lan Linxue.
Moreover, the two of them have always had an exceptionally good relationship.
However, it seems that Ling Jiuhong has encountered some problems since she entered adolescence.
In Lao Qi's words, "That bastard Ling Jiuhong doesn't even grow a beard anymore; she's getting more and more effeminate."
Ling Jiuhong was also very frustrated. He didn't know why, but everyone else was starting to look more and more like a man, while he was the only one who looked more and more like a delicate woman. Moreover, in terms of appearance, he was becoming more and more effeminate.
Although the Crown Prince looks like a fox spirit, at least he's a male fox spirit. But he just sadly grows up to look like a female fox spirit.
Because of this, Shuanghua often stood up for him and beat up Lao Qi and his gang. But no matter how many people Shuanghua beat up, he could never walk proudly in front of others like other men.
So one time, after being ridiculed by everyone, Ling Jiuhong decided to end her life. She absolutely could not live such a disgusting life anymore.
He chose to cut his wrists.
If Shuanghua hadn't come to find him that day, Ling Jiuhong would have been a ghost who couldn't be seen by anyone for the rest of her life.
Shuanghua was truly terrified. But the first thing Ling Jiuhong did upon waking up was to be brutally beaten by the person in front of her.
Ling Jiuhong couldn't bear it any longer and burst into tears, hugging Shuanghua. Most importantly, after crying, she demanded comfort, refusing to leave Shuanghua's embrace. This became the catalyst for what followed.
Ling Jiuhong couldn't get rid of his bad habit, and even Lan Linxue couldn't stand it anymore, so she took him to see the imperial physician. The imperial physician said that everything was normal, except that he had too little hair.
But there's nothing that can be done; there's no cure for Mao Shao's condition.
Ling Jiuhong was very depressed, and during that time Shuanghua stayed by his side almost constantly.
The two were often seen together, and gradually other gossip began to circulate.
The first time someone called Ling Jiuhong "Shuanghua's wife," Ling Jiuhong was stunned. Shuanghua, however, didn't say a word and immediately went to fight the person.
Although Shuanghua later taught him a lesson, Ling Jiuhong's gaze towards Shuanghua always made him feel uneasy.
Further on, Ling Jiuhong's face would turn red whenever she saw Shuanghua, which made Shuanghua so angry that she could vomit two pounds of blood.
Gradually, Shuanghua could only distance herself from Ling Jiuhong, which made Ling Jiuhong very sad.
In the end, Lan Linxue couldn't bear to watch any longer and took Shuanghua to her side, carrying her with her at all times. As for Ling Jiuhong, she simply threw her to Guitou, telling him to take Ling Jiuhong out to broaden her horizons and at least be a man.
One day, when Ling Jiuhong and Gui Tou went out on business, they were spotted by the head of a theatrical troupe, who insisted that Ling Jiuhong would become a famous actress if she dressed as a woman.
At that time, Ling Jiuhong was in a bad mood, so she beat the other person up badly.
But from that time on, when Ling Jiuhong went out to carry out those assassination missions, she would disguise herself as a woman, and she became more and more adept at it.
Shuanghua felt this couldn't go on, so she secretly told Lan Linxue that Ling Jiuhong had to be freed from this kind of life. Lan Linxue thought it made sense, so she turned around and told Lan Shanyang to bring Ling Jiuhong back as a captain of the guards. He could then openly roam the palace every day, and who would dare say he wasn't a man?
Ling Jiuhong thus returned to Lan Shanyang's side. And she's doing increasingly well; now her position is similar to Shuanghua's, but their functions are different.
Occasionally, Lan Shanyang would still send Ling Jiuhong out to do some secret things, mainly to let him get some fresh air.
Ling Jiuhong slowly returned to normal. However, his habit of blushing whenever he saw Shuanghua remained and he could never get rid of it.
Seeing Shuanghua glaring at her with annoyance, Ling Jiuhong blushed even more, lowering her head shyly like a young girl, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
Shuanghua wanted to kill him the moment she saw his face. She gave a cold snort, turned her head away, and didn't say a word.
Lan Linxue couldn't help but laugh as she watched the two of them. Oh dear, their lovey-dovey antics were just too funny.
Lan Linxue coughed deliberately, then walked over to Ling Jiuhong with a grin, patted his shoulder hard, and said with a hearty laugh, "Little Hong..."
Ling Jiuhong and Shuanghua both shuddered at the same time, and both looked up at Lan Linxue with disgust.
Lan Linxue, however, continued, seemingly unconcerned, "Hong, I brought Frost Flower to see you tonight!"
Ling Jiuhong lowered her head and replied in a voice barely above a whisper, "I don't believe it!"
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