Chapter 167 Chapter 167 "Undressing for your husband, won't you...
The palace door was open and the barrier had not been activated.
The conversation between Jiu Zhao and several female officials could be clearly heard outside the hall.
Deep in the shadow cast by the eaves, the wind gently blew the hem of Lan Qi's crown and clothes.
He deliberately suppressed his demonic aura, and except for the palace servants who were trembling with fear and bowing their heads, not daring to make a sound, no one noticed his arrival.
There was no trace of joy or anger on Lan Qi Qingjun's face.
But even someone as dull and ignorant as a three-year-old child could sense his true feelings at this moment—
"You have a good temper and are as submissive as a dough, which is completely different from the rumors outside.
"No matter how respectful and orderly we are as women in the Burning Sea, we always have a sense of pride in our hearts.
"...Is this what His Majesty likes about you?"
"Your Majesty never tells me what's in your mind, so I don't know either. But if I were a man, I would definitely like your bright and lively personality, Qiongxing."
"You're quite sweet-tongued, but I advise you to be a tool with the same awareness as a tool. Don't be too attentive to Your Majesty—"
"I heard that you two were childhood sweethearts, right?
"Have you had any communication in that regard?"
"Hmm? What are you talking about?"
"Oh, that's the thing—Your Majesty has been the Lord of the Burning Sea for thousands of years, so pure and unselfish that he hasn't even had a female rat in his bedroom. Now that he finally says he wants to marry you as his queen, we thought it was just some youthful affection or something like that.
"But he said that it was because of the Phoenix blood in your body that he needed to advance!
"Is his heart so cold that he is so indifferent to matters between men and women?
"Many people are privately speculating that Your Majesty doesn't like women. Could it be that His Majesty has some kind of male-female fetish?"
“Hmm…”
"Why are you hesitating? Come on, tell me! We're not really right, are we?"
…
There was indeed no fighting inside, and the atmosphere was better than Lan Qi had imagined.
No matter how harmonious the relationship was, he was unwilling to contribute himself and become the subject of gossip behind the backs of these gossiping women!
When Qiong Xing's questions became more and more unbearable to hear, Lan Qi walked in with a serious face.
He grabbed Jiu Zhao, who was leaning against Qiong Xing, listening to her story like a boneless person, and then ordered without turning his head: "All of you leave."
"Your Majesty!"
Her eyes met the young man's face and Qiong Xing opened her eyes wide in surprise.
The immortals and demons had been fighting each other for three thousand years. Lan Qi had to personally handle everything, always rushing to the front. He even moved the place where he handled government affairs to the military tent on the front line. God knew when she last saw him.
She straightened her skirt and stood up. After paying her respects, she wanted to take Lan Qi's hand, but was frightened by his cold eyes.
"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear my order?"
"Sister Qiongxing..."
This time, the purple-skirted female official who was pulling Qiongxing's sleeves no longer had the hidden intention of fanning the flames in her tone.
If Lan Qi really gets angry, they can't afford to offend him.
It would have been fine if Qiong Xing was the only one to be punished, but she didn't understand the instructions and just stood there with her neck stiff and refused to leave.
They are the ones implicated!
"In any case, His Majesty has returned to the Silence Palace. We will have the opportunity to meet again in the future. Let's take our leave now and don't disturb His Majesty and His Majesty's time together!"
The purple-skirted female official spoke in rapid succession, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, to show Lan Qi that she was tactful.
After saying that, she ignored Qiong Xing's struggle and wanted to say more, and together with another female official in a green skirt, she dragged Qiong Xing out.
The gate closed and Lianli Hall was finally quiet.
Lan Qi did not let go. He held Jiu Zhao's wrist and pushed the hidden side door to the right. The two of them walked quickly in the corridor with no gaps in the walls.
He was very strong, and his hands were thin, with little flesh and distinct joints.
Jiu Zhao felt a little pain from being caught, and fell behind him and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Lan Qi said coldly, "I heard your conversation. Don't you think being a queen means just lying down and enjoying yourself, without having to do anything? I'm telling you right now that you're totally wrong. I'm going to take a bath, so you can come in and serve me personally, fulfilling your duties as a wife."
He hadn't meant to serve her bathing. Lan Qi admitted that his words were a tinge of anger. He deliberately turned back to look at Jiu Zhao, hoping to see on her face the humiliation of a goddess reduced to a servant, so he could take the opportunity to absolve himself of the humiliation he had just suffered from the teasing of the other women.
He stared at him for a few breaths, but Jiu Zhao showed no expression.
Not only that, but he also quickened his pace and used his actions to prove his inner compliance.
“…”
For a moment, Lan Qi was silent.
He learned the news when the female official was on her way to Lianli Hall.
These five women, of roughly equal family backgrounds and high character, were carefully selected by him. They all aspired to be the empress, and none of them yielded to the other. Once they entered the harem, they engaged in open and covert strife. Over the course of thousands of years, not only did they have no time to bother him, they actually saved him a lot of trouble.
But the appearance of Jiu Zhao is different.
The arrows flying in all directions now have a common target to face.
Even if we are not united anymore, we will unite, point our swords outward, and fight the enemy together.
Apart from the three thousand years he was imprisoned in the Sunless Abyss, Jiu Zhao had basically never suffered any hardship.
She has a strong character and doesn't understand the calculations of human nature.
In the Sea of Burning Karma, if your strength is not enough to protect you, and your bones are still hard, you will only suffer more losses.
Moreover, Lan Qi also knew clearly how he had explained the reasons for the marriage in order to make the city lords put aside their concerns and no longer resolutely oppose it.
As long as the news did not spread outside the Jiwu Palace and was only told to his daughters and sisters in □□, he would always turn a blind eye.
That's why I was particularly worried about whether Jiu Zhao was being bullied.
With this worry in mind, Lan Qi lost interest in the meeting halfway through.
He finished the next half in a hurry, not even bothering to walk, and activated the teleportation array to come to the harem.
But this is the result.
No one was given any trouble, and no one witnessed any display of power.
The laughter and joy that often rang out in Lianli Hall was even greater than what the female officials showed to him.
The relationship between the two of them seemed to have returned to the past when they were in Sanqingtian.
Jiu Zhao has a group of fawning followers with ulterior motives, while inside there are villains like Ying Luo Chaohua who try to take advantage of their gender difference to secretly attack him.
He was exhausted and unable to defend himself.
Lan Qi's thoughts were turning over and over in his mind.
His footsteps stopped in front of the Qingbo Hall, where bathing was done, and he once again looked back with an uncertain expression.
Jiu Zhao didn't have the long legs and feet like Lan Qi. He walked very fast, so she had to jog after him.
She supported her knee with one hand, half bent over and gasping for breath. Apart from that, she still did not show any emotions such as worry, fear, or forbearance.
After being locked up in the Sunless Abyss for thousands of years, can a person be reborn and become such a nonchalant person?
Thinking of the night in the military camp when Jiu Zhao turned into a scoundrel, Lan Qi vaguely felt something strange.
He pulled Jiu Zhao into Qingbo Palace and ordered the palace maids on both sides to leave as usual.
The hot water for the bath is ready-made, drawn from the hot springs on the snowy top that never freeze over the years. Even if the outside world is freezing cold, it is still spring here all year round.
The nature of the hot spring is special and can only be supplied to one place.
Lan Qi, who loves cleanliness and hates cold, thought it over again and again and decided to leave it to the Lianli Hall which had been vacant for a long time.
Bang!
He had never told anyone about his hidden thoughts. From the deafening slamming of the palace door, the palace maids felt that he had become even more ruthless towards Jiu Zhao.
…
Amidst the curling white smoke, he faced Jiu Zhao and slowly opened his arms.
The mountain-like tall figure completely enveloped the long-worn, slender and thin Jiu Zhao:
"What are you standing there for?
"You can't undress your husband, can you?"
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