Chapter 322: The Queen's Secret

For this scene, there is a poem as proof.

"The phoenix chair leans askew in deep fragrant mist, purple robes like water conceal fragrant traces. Silk socks gather scent on slender jade feet, a body of charm hooks the soul."

Poem title: "The Phoenix Leaning Portrait".

The Queen's command, how could one dare to disobey?

Before the desk, Luo Zijun suppressed the waves in his heart, lowered his head to appraise, eyes not straying, looking every bit the "expert."

A moment later.

He cupped his hands and lowered his head, respectfully praising: "The Queen's jade feet, this subject dares not rashly evaluate; this subject only wishes to say one thing: such feet should only exist in the heavens, how often can one hear of them in the Human Realm?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the expression in the Queen's eyes was half-smile, half-not; she raised her brows and said: "Then Official Luo may listen more."

"This 'hearing' is not that 'hearing'."

Luo Zijun lowered his head to explain.

The Queen, however, said with a half-smile: "How does Official Luo know whether the 'hearing' I speak of is this 'hearing' or that 'hearing'? Could it be that Official Luo wants to try both?"

As she spoke, her two snow-tender jade feet overlapped lightly on the desk, a pair of charming phoenix eyes looking at him with a gaze like silk.

Luo Zijun lowered his head, not daring to speak.

The appraisal had already been a tense standoff, and now that she was in this posture, it made him even more heart-stricken and afraid to be careless.

"Your Majesty, this subject will help you massage your legs."

He immediately steadied his mind, breaking the gradually ambiguous atmosphere.

The Queen, however, suddenly gave a soft hum and said: "Since Official Luo praises my jade feet as rare in the Human Realm, why do you not dare to lift your head and look a few more times? Or even dare to hold them in your hands to appraise? Could it be that you are deceiving me? The crime of deceiving the monarch is punishable by death!"

Luo Zijun said: "The monarch is like the sun and moon, the subject is like mud; this subject fears dirtying Your Majesty."

The Queen gave a cold hum: "For Official Luo to be so self-deprecating, comparing yourself to mud, isn't that cursing me for being blind? Insulting me is also punishable by death!"

Luo Zijun: "..."

The room fell into a brief silence.

The atmosphere seemed to be getting more and more wrong.

Luo Zijun dared not linger any longer and hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you look tired as well; it is time for a nap."

This place was not a place to stay long; he had to leave quickly.

"It is indeed time for a nap."

The Queen raised her jade hand and yawned, her gaze glancing out the window before looking back at him. A slender jade finger lightly hooked a strand of hair hanging over her towering chest. She stared at him for a while and suddenly asked: "Does Official Luo want to accompany me?"

Luo Zijun's heart jumped, and he looked up at her.

He thought he had misheard.

What met his eyes was a beautiful and moving face, as well as a pair of charming eyes brimming with spring water. Those exquisite curves, along with a pair of straight, long legs pressed tightly together and snow-white jade feet overlapping each other, were currently radiating a soul-captivating charm.

"Charm Technique?"

Luo Zijun was dazed for an instant, then immediately sobered up.

Fortunately, his spirit was strong enough!

He hurriedly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head, saying: "This subject... this subject has matters to attend to; I should take my leave."

The Queen gave a soft hum and said: "What? Does Official Luo not want to find Bai Daxiaojie anymore?"

Luo Zijun was silent for a moment, and just as he was wondering how to answer, he heard her say: "I know of a team that will set off in a few days to the Daughter Kingdom. If you follow them, you will certainly be able to arrive."

Luo Zijun's eyes brightened, and he looked up: "Truly?"

This look up meant he met those soul-captivating, watery eyes again.

The Queen's lips curled slightly: "Could I possibly be lying to you?"

Luo Zijun felt hesitant.

He truly could not guess what this person before him was thinking, or what her purpose was.

"Official Luo need not worry."

The Queen looked at him with deep eyes and said: "I have no intention of testing you; I simply, very purely, want to... want to make a trade with Official Luo."

"A trade?"

Luo Zijun was stunned upon hearing this.

The Queen said: "Yes, a trade. I will find a way to help Official Luo go to the Daughter Kingdom, and Official Luo will help me relieve my boredom; that is the trade."

Luo Zijun did not understand: "Relieve boredom..."

"I am also a woman."

The Queen sighed lightly, her slender jade fingers lightly twirling the dark hair on her chest, her towering bosom rising and falling slightly, her phoenix eyes fixed on the expression on his face: "So, I also have needs..."

Luo Zijun: "..."

The room fell into silence once more.

After a long while, the Queen slowly sat up, looking at him with expectant eyes: "What does Official Luo think? If you leave the palace tomorrow morning, Official Luo can go to the Daughter Kingdom and find your Bai Daxiaojie."

Tomorrow morning...

Luo Zijun's mouth twitched; it was only noon now...

"Your Majesty, this matter is truly..."

It was truly inconceivable, leaving him shocked and afraid. The dignified Queen of Daliang, the most powerful woman in the entire country, was now actually taking the initiative to ask him to...

"I am not joking with you."

The Queen raised her jade hand and slowly removed the phoenix crown, phoenix hairpin, pearl flowers, and other ornaments from her head. A head of hair as black as a waterfall immediately cascaded down, hanging askew over her towering, upright chest. Paired with her beautiful and charming face, watery eyes, and the posture of her beautiful legs displayed and jade feet exposed, it was truly soul-captivating and left one unable to breathe.

"Official Luo can consider it carefully. If you have considered it, come inside."

The Queen gave a charming smile, withdrew her beautiful legs and jade feet from the desk, lightly brushed the long hair on her chest, and then stood up and went into the inner room.

The bead curtain rattled, and a fragrant breeze brushed past.

A purple dress trailed lightly across the soft carpet, and with that graceful figure, it soon vanished behind the curtains of the inner room.

Luo Zijun stood dazed for a moment, then cupped his hands in a salute: "Good afternoon, Your Majesty the Queen. Your subject Luo Zijun takes his leave."

Having said this, he turned and left.

Who would have thought that just as he reached the doorway, a figure would suddenly flash out from the side and strike a palm fiercely against the back of his neck.

Under normal circumstances, this strike would never have landed.

But at this moment, his mind was filled with the matter of going to the Daughter Kingdom, the matter of the fairy, the deal the Queen had just mentioned, and those feet of White Jade, so...