C94

It had been half a year since the Autumn Hunt, and in this half a year, Duanmu Yu Ling had managed to deal with two disasters, one for Duanmu Yu Ming, and the other for Ru Yang Wang. Duanmu Yu Ming had been exiled to the Yellow Tomb. There were people constantly watching him, so there wasn't much of a commotion. As for Prince Ruyang, the leader of those black-clothed men, his entire family had been exterminated.

It was only after half a year that Qingqing finally figured out the truth behind the matter that she had been unable to explain until her death. In the past, Song Yingyao and Duanmu Yuming had conspired together to create a good show, and their original intention was to save the hero with the help of a beautiful woman. However, they hadn't expected that the assassin secretly groomed by Prince Ruyang would appear before Duanmu Huanghun even had a chance to appear.

However, although Song Yingyao was still alive, after she was brought back by Prince Ruyang, she was thrown to his son, the son of Prince Ruyang. The reputation of being lustful of women was not as simple as it seemed. It was only after Duanmu Yu Ling had looted Prince Ruyang's residence that Song Yingyao was discovered. At that time, she was already on the verge of death, her entire body covered with wounds.

When the court officials saw that it was Song Yuyao, they hurriedly reported back to Duanmu Yu Ling. Duanmu Yu Ling felt a trace of affection for her, but upon seeing her in such a miserable state, their love rose up. He actually didn't pursue the matter of her betrayal and brought her back, allowing her to freely become her princess.

Of course, Qing Qing wasn't too happy about Duanmu Yu Ling's actions. She'd been keeping him out of the hall for the past few days.

"Empress, the emperor has come again. Should we still have this servant report that you're sick?"

In this half a year, Duanmu Yu Ling had never been able to pamper his concubines. Apart from the Phoenix Perching Palace, he had also returned to his own Heartbreak Palace. The harem was now completely useless. The court ladies around Qing Qing were naturally very happy, but they were also afraid that the Emperor's favor would be too brief. Especially since Qing Qing had purposely avoided Duanmu Yu Ling these past few days.

Qing Qing was resting on the bed when she heard the words of Lingtong. She slowly opened her eyes and said, "I won't see you. You may leave."

Lian Qiuyu wanted to say something, but she hesitated, and in the end, still withdrew.

"Your Majesty, the esteemed Empress' body is still not feeling good."

He was happy that Qing Qing was jealous of him, which meant that she had him in her heart. It didn't mean that she had him in her heart just because he was her husband, but rather that he hadn't seen her for several days, so he didn't know how to calm her down.

"Lingtong, you can leave." With that, he took advantage of the time the surrounding maids didn't have time to react and quickly walked towards the sleeping quarters.

Forge's reaction was the fastest. She wanted to step forward and hold onto Duanmu Yu Ling, but she was afraid of offending him. While she was hesitating, Duanmu Yu Ling had already stepped into the inner hall.

"Qingqing, why haven't you been ignoring me these past few days?" Seeing Qing Qing lying comfortably on the bed, Duanmu Huanghun felt wronged. He also laid down on the bed, hugging her waist as he whispered into her ear.

Qing Qing tugged at the hand by her waist. "Why isn't the emperor accompanying Xinyao properly? Why did he come to chenqie's place?"

As soon as Duanmu Yu Ling heard this, he sighed in his heart. A fawning smile appeared on his face as he said, "I kept her just to return that little bit of affection to the youth. It doesn't matter if that love is real or fake. From now on, our fates are over."

"Qing Qing, what are you going to do?" Xiao Qi didn't understand why Qing Qing wanted to do this. She definitely hadn't fallen for Duanmu Yuling, so there was no need to be jealous.