Chapter 24

Liu Wanqing had no choice but to return to the Changning Hou Mansion.

At this moment, she still didn't know what happened in the mansion last night.

And Lin Xiao had also given a death order, not to let it spread and affect the young master's reputation.

So, no one dared to tell Liu Wanqing the truth.

Liu Wanqing returned to her courtyard with trepidation.

Thinking of Lin Rufeng's unpredictable temper, and the bowl after bowl of medicine to urge pregnancy from her mother-in-law. She felt desperate and oppressed to the point of wanting to die.

I don't know how long it took, but familiar footsteps came from the corridor outside the door.

Looking up, she saw a slender shadow appearing at the door bit by bit.

He is here!

Will he suddenly explode again and beat her? Or, think of some new way to torture people? Needle pricking, or wax oil scalding?

Thinking of these, Liu Wanqing was so tense with fear.

"All get out." Lin Rufeng's voice was very light, but it made Liu Wanqing tremble all over.

In the past, whenever he wanted to torture her, he would clear out the servants and close the door tightly.

The footsteps started again, stopped within a foot of her, and after a long time, he called out softly: "Miss Liu..."

Liu Wanqing thought she had heard wrong, and as soon as she looked up, she met a pair of gentle eyebrows.

Clearly, the person's appearance hadn't changed, but his expression and temperament were completely different.

"You... called me what?"

His eyes were slowly filled with tears, clearly having thousands of words rolling in his throat, but in the end, it only condensed into one sentence: "I'm sorry..."

During the morning court, the diligent Xie Shouzheng returned from the palace:

"Princess, it's done! The Emperor allowed you to break the rules and join the Xuanjing Division! Originally, I was afraid the Emperor wouldn't agree, so I prepared a lot of rhetoric, but I didn't expect the Emperor to nod after a little hesitation. Oh right, according to the rules, you have to thank the Emperor. You should time it well, and go to the palace to see the Emperor after the morning court."

Lin Qingyue happily agreed, she also wanted to see what the palace looked like now, and if it was as imposing as the one she lived in back then.

As a result, when she stood at the gate of the palace, she was a little disappointed.

"Xiao Hua, your palace is too shabby, right? The palace walls are too low, and the buildings are not magnificent enough."

Compared to the Yun Gong that Lin Qingyue lived in back then, it was not even a little bit worse.

Her Yun Gong was at the highest point above the clouds, overlooking the entire Immortal Cultivation World. Whenever the morning sun rose, the Yun Gong was rendered magnificent. That was spectacular, that was where the supreme of the human world should live.

The tabby cat said: "The palace of the Qi Kingdom was built a thousand years ago, and it was already a waste of money and people to build this palace back then. Wait, what did you call me? I said, I don't like this name! That stupid wolf, I'll clean him up when I have a chance!"

"Don't you like it?" Lin Qingyue had a wicked smile on her lips, "Then what name do you like? Mimi?"

Crown Prince: "..."

"Or... Dongfang Qi?"

In the end, the Crown Prince who fell into the tiger's den and became a cat had to helplessly accept the name "Xiao Hua".

At least it sounds better than Mimi.

Originally, Lin Qingyue thought that Xiao Hua followed her out to see his father, the Emperor.

Who knew, after Xiao Hua warned her a few times, it turned and left.

Although the Emperor was his biological father, he had many attendants around him, and there were many people, so he thought it was safest to retreat to the dark for the time being.

Lin Qingyue warned it: "Then wait for me in the carriage, don't run around. Otherwise, if you are caught and made into cat meat hot pot, I won't save you."

Xiao Hua was helpless: "Can't you wish me well?"

When Lin Qingyue walked through the Zhengyang Gate, the officials who had just finished the morning court were coming from far away.

Dongfang Yan, who was walking at the front, was surrounded by more than a dozen officials.

The dog prince had a gentle fake smile on his face and was talking to his colleagues in a kind tone.

Suddenly seeing Lin Qingyue, his smile froze instantly.

Lin Qingyue gave him a sweet smile and walked past him swaggeringly.

Not long after walking, Dongfang Yan chased after her.

He suppressed his anger and questioned: "Lin Qingyue, what tricks are you playing again? Want to go to the palace to complain to the Emperor, saying that I locked you in the dungeon? You don't even think about what you did! Using curses to harm people, if it reaches the Emperor's ears, even I will be accused of poor discipline!"

Lin Qingyue looked at him amusedly: "Since you are so afraid that I will implicate you, why did you set that groundless charge against me?"

"When did I convict you? Locking you up can at most be considered family law. Furthermore, Zhen'er is your biological sister, how could you viciously let her suffer such a great crime? There are too many people here, it's not convenient to talk more. You follow me back to the Wangfu, and we will discuss it from the long term when we go back."

"Go back? And then continue to be locked up by you?"

Lin Qingyue sneered, and then took out a token with the words "Xuanjing Division" printed on it from her sleeve.

"From today on, I am the Deputy Envoy of the Xuanjing Division, a fifth-rank official of the Great Qi. Entering the palace now is by the Emperor's personal summons, and it has nothing to do with you."

"What? Lin Qingyue you..."

Dongfang Yan was surprised and very angry.

"You don't want to be the Princess of Jin, but run to the Xuanjing Division and mix with those mobs like Xie Shouzheng? They are all people who do dirty work. Noble celebrities don't bother to associate with them, and you actually lower your status to be a small fifth-rank official!"

"Heh~ you people, you are really hypocritical! When something happens at home, you beg at the door. After the matter is over, you say people are mobs and don't bother to associate with them?"

"Lin Qingyue, do you have to talk to me like this?"

Dongfang Yan's face was cold, and he gave the final ultimatum: "You go to the Emperor and resign from your official position, saying you won't enter the Xuanjing Division. If you listen to me, I won't lock you up after returning to the Wangfu. If you don't obey, I will divorce you!"

Lin Qingyue left a sentence: "As you wish" and strode away.

Dongfang Yan wanted to chase, but there were already many people around casting prying eyes.

He couldn't bring family matters here and affect his image, so he could only watch Lin Qingyue walk further and further away.

From beginning to end, that woman didn't even look back at him more than once.

He was a little puzzled: Why doesn't she care at all? Back then, she used means to marry him by all means! Or, is this her trick of playing hard to get?

The Emperor of Qi summoned Lin Qingyue in the Imperial Study, chatted about some irrelevant things, and let her retreat.

Among them, he didn't delve into her mystic arts skills, nor did he ask about matters related to the Prince of Jin.

Lin Qingyue was a little puzzled: What medicine is sold in this gourd?

After coming out of the palace, the Prince of Jin left guards and a carriage, waiting to pick her up back to the Wangfu.

But the current Lin Qingyue was no longer the weak woman who had no reliance.

She got directly into the carriage of the Xuanjing Division, and Xiao Hua was in the carriage.

"How is it?" Xiao Hua asked.

Lin Qingyue said: "It's fortunate you didn't follow, your father should be infected with an evil spell."