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The next time Lian Qingzhi woke up, he was in the Eastern Depot.

She remembered that Zhou Jing had saved her from the enemy's blade and sword.

Lian Qingzhi swallowed the pain in her heart. How could she count on Lord to let go of that devastatingly beautiful Liu Susu and save her? So how could she have any complaints about Lord?

The world had been set in stone, but there had been no grand ceremony.

Lian Qingzhi was placed in a desolate palace.

Everyone knew that the new emperor was going to divorce him and establish Liu Susu as his successor.

The one who was on duty today was Zhou Jing. When he was chasing the black shadow and chasing the unfamiliar palace, he broke into a desolate palace.

When Zhou Jing arrived, he was bathing in the wooden barrel with the sound of water splashing into his ears. He could not tell what was going on, and only subconsciously lifted the curtain.

He had never known that there were so many scars on her body. His hand trembled slightly as he looked at the scars on her shoulder.

Lian Qingzhi turned around and looked at him. Frowning, she lifted the muslin robe on the screen to cover her body. She did not get up, but only mumbled, "Last night, I spent the entire night interrogating the criminals in Eastern Depot."

This was actually Lian Qingzhi's quarters. Lian Qingzhi was now the emperor's concubine after all, but in this desolate place, there wasn't even a servant serving him.

When he wanted to walk out, it was already too late. The bright swords had blocked his path, and the new Emperor Xi Mohan had also appeared later on.

On the second day, Lian Qingzhi donned the prison uniform as she knelt in front of the great hall.

The eunuchs' voices rose and fell as they sang, "My imperial concubine, Lian Qingzhi, does not follow the path of a woman, you have disgraced my country. In discussing the crimes, you shall be punished.

When the eunuch handed the imperial edict to Lian Qingzhi, Zhou Jing actually went forward to kneel on the ground. He clasped his hands together and looked at the handsome and cold emperor, "Your majesty, Lian Lian, Lian Fei is wronged. Someone has wronged this humble subject …"

Before he finished speaking, Lian Qingzhi had already raised both her hands up to receive the imperial edict, her head lowered, her voice neither sad nor happy, "This humble subject accepts the decree!"

If her genuine Prince Han Concubine did not give Liu Susu a seat, how would Liu Susu be able to seal him?

In the dark Eastern Depot, the heroic figure of Lian Qingzhi with the longbow on his back and the willow leaf blade at his waist often appeared.

The next time she saw Xi Mohan was in his Great Palace, and there was no suspense at all. The Queen of Xi Mohan Nation, was still that Liu Susu who had a devastatingly beautiful appearance.

On the night of their wedding, the flames of the palace illuminated the entire night sky. Lian Qingzhi guarded his Eastern Depot and his eyes were shined for a moment in pain.

She stood on the green tiles, her hair lifted by the night wind, and she saw a corner of the palace, where someone was drinking alone under a low wall, and she froze.

"Lord?" Lian Qingzhi's voice carried uncertainty.

Xi Mohan looked at Lian Qingzhi who was on the wall, hooked a finger at her, and then jumped down.

He put down his wine jug and sat on the dry grass in the corner, resting one hand on his chin and watching her with amusement.

This was the first time he looked at her seriously. Lian Qingzhi blushed a little, and was at a loss of what to do. She lowered her head and said stupidly, "Lord, this place is cold.

This was an unintentional sentence, and Lian Qingzhi was basically not a scheming person. But once she said it, even she felt that something was amiss, and her face became even redder. She anxiously tugged at the corner of her clothes, wishing that she could burrow into the ground.

When Xi Mohan saw her distressed look, he laughed out loud. He got up and pulled her into his embrace, then said in a low and hoarse voice, "You're in love with me, and you actually, are in love with me!"

Lian Qingzhi's breathing quickened. Love? I don't know, she doesn't know what love is.

He had never kissed her, never held her, but his arms were so warm that she wanted to cry.

Looking at her flushed face, Xi Mohan suddenly grabbed Lian Qingzhi's arm and warned her: "I will teach you martial arts, military tactics, and the laws of survival, but have I ever taught you to never love someone so lowly, no matter who that person is!"

Lian Qingzhi looked at him in fear and said with a trembling voice, "Lord, you should go back now. Empress Liu is waiting for you!"

Xi Mohan squinted his eyes, staring straight at Qing Ling's eyes. They were black and white, without any impurities, but these eyes lacked a crafty look, and were not the person he liked, nor was it!

"Never teach your Lord how to work. Your Lord doesn't have anything that he shouldn't do, only whether or not he wants to!"

He tidied up his clothes and a pill appeared on his fingertip. He squatted down and placed the pill next to her lips, patting her cheek as if he was coaxing a pet, "Be good and swallow the pill!"

Lian Qingzhi was like a puppet, unconsciously opening her lips, and before Xi Mohan could put the pill into her mouth, the shout of a guard came from afar, "Not good, Empress Liu has committed suicide …"

Xi Mohan's hand trembled slightly, and the pill had already fallen onto the ground. His expression became extremely ugly, and he muttered under his thin lips, "Susu …"

Lian Qingzhi looked at the pill on the ground that prevented him from getting pregnant, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

The wind lifted her ragged clothes as she propped herself up against the wall.

Not far away, a pair of worried eyes were fixated on her. She followed their gazes and saw Zhou Jing in the dark.