C25

The night passed peacefully. Lin Mu Fan, who was originally on guard, did not know anything during the second half of the night. He slept peacefully like a kitten in someone's embrace.

In the middle of the night, Long Zhe was woken up by Eunuch Liu outside the pavilion as usual. A few maids came in with some things like some medicine and dragon robes to help him change his clothes and wash his face.

Originally, the imperial concubine needed to wake up with the Emperor, serve him, change his clothes, and then head back to the palace on her own. However, Lin Mufan did not seem to care about the rules of the palace as he continued to sleep soundly.

When a servant girl saw this and was about to wake her up, Long Zhaofeng immediately stopped her and said, "Forget it, let her sleep. Don't disturb her."

"Yes, Your Majesty." They didn't find it strange that an Imperial Concubine Mu was treated like that in the past. However, now that Imperial Concubine Mu's face had been ruined and she had been beaten into the cold palace, she still dared to act so boldly and recklessly, taking the imperial harem as a plaything. And this Lord of Ten Thousand Years was kind to her as usual, it didn't look like he was cruel to her at all.

After changing his clothes, the moment he left the cabinet, Long Zhaofeng suddenly stopped and turned his head around. His gaze passed through the fluttering tent and landed on the delicate figure on the bed.

Finally, unable to hold himself back, he went back to the bed and pulled the curtain up over his head. He looked closely at the person he loved and hated. She was right. All this time, he had only occupied her body and never obtained her heart!

A bitter smile spread across his lips. After a long time, he put down the tent, turned around, and left in large strides.

Within the management hall, Eunuch Liu said respectfully to Longze, "Your majesty, Prince Ling of the Cloud Country and the Eldest Princess have arrived at the imperial palace and are waiting at the reception. Would you like to see them now or …"

"Of course it's to receive you now. We can't wait to see you at the banquet tonight." Long Ze smiled slyly, stood up from the table, and strode towards the Emperor's Palace.

Qing Yanggong is located in the back of the palace, is specially set up to receive foreign officials, the interior of the palace carved, decorative pleasant. Within the garden, a handsome young man with a tall stature was standing by a field of red peony flowers, admiring them. This was a type of flower that did not exist in the Cloud Kingdom. The climate there was not suitable to grow a luxurious peony flower.

"Cousin Ling, why hasn't the emperor come to see us yet?" A pretty girl grabbed his sleeve and shook it. She looked out of the courtyard with an impatient look on her face.

The woman was around seventeen years old and had a dainty and adorable appearance. Her clothes weren't as extravagant or flashy as the rest of the palace maids'. Her hair was dyed with ink, and there were only a few simple hairpins, tied into a random cloud.

Her tender skin was slightly yellow, which made her look more like a martial artist than a spoiled princess.

"Chang Xin, you should be concerned about King Rui, not the emperor." Ling Xiao turned around with a serious expression and reminded her, "Don't forget that you're here to make Revolving Moon and Prince Rui's bride."

"Who said I'm getting married to King Rui? I don't want it! " Princess Changxin pursed her lips and turned away.

Ling Xiao panicked, pulling her body over as he said flustered, "Chang Xin, that's not what you said before. Did you forget what you promised the emperor before you came?"

"I haven't forgotten, but I won't say it like that. Can royal father allow me to come to the Swirling Moon to see Zerg?" Her words caused Ling Xiao to be alarmed. How could she say such words at such a crucial moment?

Ling Xiao sternly glared at her. "Chang Xin, you can't act recklessly. National affairs are not something to be trifled with. Also, didn't you always like King Rui? Why don't you want to marry him now? "

"But then it was Ze Xuan who became the emperor, not Xiao Jue."

"Just because he isn't the Emperor?" Ling Xiao was stunned.

"That's right, I want to be the imperial concubine."

"Nonsense!" Ling Xiao reprimanded.

Changxin cried out in dissatisfaction after he drank her words, "How am I messing around? If Lin Mu Chen can become the imperial concubine, why can't I? I knew Zeru before he did! "

Ling Xiao was speechless. He gave her a warning: "Did you call Zayu?"

"That's what I used to call it. He never objected to it."

"But this person is no longer the same person who became sworn brothers with us. He is the emperor, the king above tens of thousands of people!" Ling Xiao feebly tried to defend himself. Things have changed, and things are not going to end up in the same place!

"Who said that I'm not the same Dragon Boat that became sworn brothers with everyone?" A high-pitched laughter suddenly came from the entrance of the courtyard. Immediately after, Long Zhaoting's well-built figure appeared in front of the two of them.

Changxin was overjoyed as she ran to meet him. As she ran, she cried out joyfully, "Zhe, I missed you so much. You didn't come to see me for so long, I hate you …!"

"I'm sorry, the country is busy, I really can't leave." Long Ze smiled as he lifted his arm and put it around her waist. He patted her waist lovingly with a rare warm smile on his face.

"Ze Xuan knows how to handle matters of state, he doesn't care about Chang Xin at all." Chang Xin was getting more and more out of hand.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao hurriedly walked up, and scolded Chang Xin with a stern face, "Chang Xin, don't be rude!" With that said, she knelt down, preparing to bow to Longze. However, he was stopped by Long Ze's attack.

Long Zhaosu let go of his long heart and smiled at Ling Xiao, saying, "Big Brother, there's no need to be so courteous. It's best if we don't follow the etiquette of a sovereign. We don't have to be distant from each other."

"Since second brother has said so, big brother won't stand on ceremony." Ling Xiao said with a smile.

"Big brother must be tired after walking with Changxin. Come in and let's talk." After Long Zhaosu's words, they all walked into the house. The maids immediately served tea and retreated to the side to wait.

After entering the room, Chang Xin continued to talk to Long Zhaofeng with a joyful look on her face. Although Ling Xiao wanted to stop her, Chang Xin was, after all, a princess of the Cloud Country, so it would not be good for him to get angry at her. He could only stay at the side speechlessly, feeling anxious and helpless.

It wasn't easy for Changxin to say that she was tired, and after insisting that Long Zhaoting agree to all sorts of things, she declared that she had never been to the palace in the State of Whirling Moon to take a stroll around, and then led the servants out of the Palace.

Once Chang Xin left, the room immediately quieted down. Ling Xiao lowered his head and took a sip of the top-grade flower tea in his cup. Hesitating, he asked, "Second brother, do you plan to keep third brother locked up forever like this?"

When the originally smiling Long Zhaosu heard this name, his expression immediately changed. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an indifferent smile: "Then in big brother's opinion, what should I do to him?"

However, for the sake of King Rui, he braced himself and said, "After all, we are brothers. Brother, please let him off this time. If Third Brother is locked up for the rest of his life, I'm afraid Fourth Sister will also die from grief."

"She?" Long Zhaosu scoffed, "Does she even have the right to be sad? "She has already been my concubine for three years. Besides me, who else would she be sad for?"

Ling Xiao helplessly sighed, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Second Brother should know Fourth Sister's personality. She is different from ordinary women, and she dares to love and hate. What is it that she doesn't dare to do?"

Long Ze's heart felt like it was being pierced by a needle. What Ling Xiao said was the truth! Imperial Concubine Mu was such a person. No one could control her, not even after three years!

Seeing that he did not say anything, Ling Xiao continued, "Since second brother said that he will receive eldest brother as his brother, then eldest brother will say what he wants to say. Back then, Mu Chen was forced to enter the palace by second brother, wasn't it second brother who took Mu Chen away from third brother? You stole his person, yet wanted him to break off all relations with Mu Chen. How can you let him do such a loyal person like Third Brother? "

"Enough!" Long Ze suddenly stood up from his chair and shouted in exasperation. His face turned pale from embarrassment. This was the pain in his heart. He would never want to be exposed. It was a pain that no one would ever dare to expose! But today, it had been exposed by him.

Seeing him angry, Ling Xiao did not panic. He stood up and sighed, "Second brother, don't be angry. Big brother only hopes that you can be fair to third brother. He is our third brother."

"If I release him, he will bring Mu Chen away one day." Long Ze's fists were clenched on the table, white veins were popping out from his joints, and he gritted his teeth as he forced these words out from his lips.

"The fact that he was able to take us away is his ability. You can fight for it and compete with him fairly. Mu Chen isn't a child and she has her own feelings towards him. Shouldn't we respect her? "

Competition... Long Ze sneered in his heart. He had already lost before the battle had even begun. He had never dared to compete fairly with King Rui. He clearly knew that he would lose, so he chose to use his power to control her!

Lin Mu Fan frowned and squatted beside the brazier in the middle of the courtyard. In his hand, he held a silk handkerchief that was stained with blood as he probed again and again with silver needles, trying to figure out what was above.

It was the blood handkerchief she had taken from the Palace of Ching He this morning, stained with the blood that had been spat out by Long Zhaosu last night. Since she promised to research the antidote for him, she would do her best, even though she still didn't have any clues.

He had slept through the morning and the sun shone brightly in the sky. He was long gone, but he had not expected to escape from Qing He Palace so easily.

She already knew that Long Zhe had to be early every day. Fortunately, he left early enough to avoid another chance to meet up.

Outside the courtyard, Princess Changxin stuck her head into the courtyard and looked back in disbelief at a servant girl. She asked, "You said that Imperial Concubine Mu is currently staying here?"

"Yes, Princess." The servant girl replied respectfully.

Changxin's expression turned from shock to joy. She never thought that the favoured Imperial Concubine Mu would be beaten into a cold palace. It was said that her face was also ruined. This was a great surprise!