With one hand touching the door, the other holding the hem of her skirt, Zhou Fangyi appeared from behind the door. She kept her head down, as if she had not noticed that the Prince was standing at the foot of the stairs, staring at her.
"Empress Dowager, Fangyi has found the handkerchief." Only after Zhou Fangyi stepped through the tall doorstep did she raise her head with a smile and speak to the empress dowager who was waiting at the foot of the stairs.
However, before she could finish her sentence, Zhou Fangyi saw Ling Zui standing in the middle of the stairs with her pair of eagle eyes staring at her. She panicked as her feet slipped and she fell down the stairs.
"Beauty Zhou is so careless." Ling Jingjing lifted her leg and supported her as she spoke indifferently.
"Wang... Your Majesty... "Long live." Zhou Fangyi hastily lowered her eyes, stood up and said.
Ling Lingzhi glanced at her and suddenly asked, "Does Beauty Zhou feel uncomfortable?"
Zhou Fangyi was at a loss, not knowing why he would ask such a question.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, chenqie doesn't have any discomfort." Zhou Fangyi's bow was different from the beauties kneeling below. She was merely blessed. Sometimes, she would even 'forget' to pay her respects.
It seemed like she did not understand the rules of the palace, but in reality, Zhou Fangyi was imitating Ling Qing's actions.
However, she did not dare to imitate the personality of the little queen. If she were to learn too much, it would cause Ling Xin to feel disgusted, and on top of that … The little queen was so crazy. If it wasn't because she relied on her Phoenix body, she could rely on her indulgence, and was not afraid of being punished, which was why she was so lawless.
She carefully withdrew her gaze, revealing only a hint of playfulness. In addition, her clothes were as similar as possible, which was enough to attract the king's attention.
Last time, wasn't it to force the king from the Dew Palace into his own palace?
"Wang'er." Her Majesty suddenly called out softly.
Ling Xueqing immediately turned and walked over to the Empress Dowager's side. In his heart, he already knew what he wanted her to call him down to say.
"Wang'er, look at Fang Yi. She can actually enter the Dragon Pavilion and be fine." The empress dowager whispered into Ling Chen's ear, "This Dowager said before that the Spirit Spring Water and the Phoenix will also be wrong. There's only one person in the world, so why would the Dragon Tower accept two women? "
"What does Imperial Mother mean?" Ling Xuejian acted as if he didn't understand anything.
"Stop thinking about that little queen. There's something wrong with that little girl's head. She's crazy, so it doesn't look like she has the body of a phoenix." The empress dowager sighed. "Recently, This Dowager has been helping you inspect the harem and also picked some new beauties to come over. Who knows, they might really have phoenix bodies."
"Muhou, the country has been busy lately. There is no need to enrich the harem for me." Ling Xuexin deliberately changed the topic of the phoenix body.
In the past two days, not only had Ling Xin been tormented by the cold poison, but he had also been entangled by it. He had to clean up his internal problems and win over the other kingdoms.
I'm not only building a harem for you, I'm also looking for someone with the phoenix body." The empress dowager looked at Ling Zui Ru and reached out a hand to pull him aside. She looked lovingly at his handsome face that had grown somewhat thinner. "King, the kingdom cannot live without a ruler, and the imperial harem cannot live without a phoenix. "I only feel that there are times when the phoenix can also make a mistake. Take a look. Today, Zhou Fangyi can also enter the Dragon Pavilion …
"Imperial Mother, do you want to find a new Queen Mother for the Heavenly Court?" Ling Xuanxin interrupted her.
"In two months, the Queen will return to the palace. What will the Empress Mother do to her then?" Ling Zhi asked with a smile on his face.
"Deposed." Her Majesty whispered two words.
"I used three kingdoms in exchange for a deposed woman. Mother really knows how to joke." Ling Xi looked at the empress dowager's pretty and dignified face and said with a smile, "I won't retort."
"You don't need to get that trouble spirit back … Wouldn't it be better to let her live in exile in the borders? " "This Dowager had wanted to talk to you a long time ago, but recently, my son has been busy with matters in the kingdom and has not seen This Dowager for a month now."
"It was my fault."
"You are right. You are doing this for the land and land of the land, for the prosperity of the people." The empress dowager sighed again and turned to look at Ling Zui. "The wrong person is the so-called phoenix body. Wang'er, did you see that? Since its establishment, the disaster of the mountains and rivers had been unceasing. It was both a natural disaster and a human disaster. There was not a single moment of peace! And now, she almost caused the death of the Holy Emperor because of her phoenix body and even accompanied Jiang Shan. Do you still think that she is the true phoenix body? "
"Natural and man-made disasters do not originate from her. I cannot agree with Imperial Mother's words." Ling Jingjing turned around and said lightly.
"Perhaps it's because of that girl, but since the ancient times, beauties have caused many troubles. "Don't you see that she was born with a seductive character? In addition to her crazy personality, she only knows how to cause trouble every day. Now, she's almost cutting all the rivers and mountains in the heavens …" "Why don't you understand? If that phoenix body were to return, the imperial court might face endless calamities and man-made calamities. Moreover, Wen Han might really like that little girl. When the time comes, for a woman, it would be the common people who would wage war and suffer."
"Regardless of whether she does or not, Wen Han will do whatever he wants to do." Ling Xuanxin looked at the empress dowager's eager face and chuckled softly. "As long as Imperial Mother speaks of the harem, don't involve the country in any way."
Ling Kui's words seemed to contain a warning.
The empress dowager also looked at him for a long time before saying, "Since the harem has no future, then I will select a true Phoenix Body for the heavens and hand over the Phoenix Blood Jade to her. In the future, I will take over the inner palace."
"Imperial Mother, this son has no time to consider the matters of the harem. However, the phoenix body concerns the thousands of years of history, so it is best that you do not interfere." Ling Jingjing glanced at the sky and then smiled, "It's getting late, this son of mine is going to the royal study. This mother will continue admiring the flowers, and when this son is not busy, I'll chat with you again."
Finished speaking, Ling Xuanxin turned around and led a few guards in the direction of the royal study.
The empress dowager gripped her fingers tightly, her long nails digging into her palms. She watched Ling Jin and his party disappear before looking at Zhou Fangyi on the steps. "Follow me back to the palace."
She did not know why she suddenly liked Zhou Fangyi very much.
Originally, she was the empress dowager's favorite, but now that Zhou Fangyi was doted on, she naturally felt displeased in her heart.
And in the month after the king returned, other than going to Zhou Fangyi's Fangfang Pavilion, he didn't favor any other beauty.
This caused the imperial harem that was originally level to become restless.
The other beauties also became increasingly jealous of Zhou Fangyi.
However, Beauty Zhou was normally a good person, and her father was an influential figure. Although he was not an official, he had heard that she had donated a lot of money for the imperial government.
In addition, Zhou Fangyi was proficient in palace fighting, so there was no one who could stop her for now.
In Ling Qing's words, this harem was similar to the Grand View Garden. In the harem, Zhou Fangyi and Sui Tianxiang were like treasure sisters and spring scouts. They were extremely meticulous in their treatment.
However, compared to the harem, the Grand View was much more peaceful.
The harem was a place that ate people without spitting out their bones.
Moreover, even Big Sister Bao may not be able to be like a fish in water within the imperial harem. Those so-called "sisters", even smiling at you from the front, stabbed you in the back.
Zhou Fangyi naturally knew that the beauties from the backstage sects would never let her off so easily.
It was a pity that the little queen did not know whether she would be able to return. If she could, then there would be a good show to watch. Only then would the imperial harem become lively.
Ling Qing did not expect that he would return to Ling Jing's side.
She thought that she would never see Ling Zui again in this lifetime, nor would she return to the caged, nightmarish palace.
Although Wen Han told her to think about the marriage in two months, Ling Tian Qing was still playing with her, just like a teenager who loved to play and would not stay idle.
She invented and created and opened a small private school for women to "teach" the wives and daughters of officials.
However, the girls who were listening to her lessons were so frightened that they didn't dare to come the next day.
They had never heard such shocking words. In the eyes of the officials' wives and daughters, Ling Tian Qing was simply a person from another era. They simply could not understand or accept what knowledge he was talking about.
"Aiya, it seems that anti-feudal thoughts still need to be taken from babies." Ling Tian Qing looked at the empty classroom, using his ruler to knock his head and muttered to himself, "En, scientific education, I need to get it from a child."
"Han Mu, find some kids for me tomorrow. I don't want to be more than six years old, but I still need to start from the Enlightenment Education to nurture a new generation of successors …"
Ling Tian Qing sat down on a chair and covered her face with a book. She had everything she wanted here, but she was still unable to detect any signals.
Ever since he found out that he couldn't go back to Earth, he wanted to find something else to do as he prepared for his future career.
Furthermore, without any technical support, she probably wouldn't be able to build an aircraft carrier even after three hundred years.
Wen Han looked at the brightly lit hall. Ling Tianqing was lying on her back beside the table, with a book over her face. The ruler in her hand was tapping on the desk lightly. He felt full and did not feel empty at all.
Having a person living within the heart, that kind of feeling was exceptionally beautiful.
He wanted to marry because she was a phoenix.
If she wasn't a phoenix, it would be enough as long as she saw him like this.
Walking up to her side, he indicated for the curtain to be drawn back with a warm and cold expression. He silently gazed at the young girl humming a strange tune, and an extremely faint smile flowed between his brows.
Taking the book from her face, Wen Han looked at her still with his eyes closed. His cold fingers pinched her straight little nose.
"Have you finished dealing with the country's affairs?" Ling Tian Qing finally opened her eyes as she felt a cold sensation beside her.
The weather here was a little hot. It was just a light summer day in August, and Ling Tian was already running around the palace in his shorts even before the official start of summer.
However, he had transferred all the guards in the palace to the outside world, and the only place Ling Tian Qing had gone to was the palace maid.
"You scared those women away." Wen Han released his hand and looked at her gently.