《I Would Like to Become a Fox You Like》


 C1

    West Mo Country, Prince Han Mansion, the lanterns were beginning to light up.


    Inside the parlour, the luminous pearls shone brilliantly. The decorations here and there were beautiful beyond compare.


    The boorish man drank his wine in big gulps as he laughed heartily. In the hands of the muse, the muslin vines danced in a dreamy pattern. The wine was mellow and fragrant, and the food was alluring. The scenery was ethereal.


    Behind the beaded curtain above the parlour, leaning against a man dressed extravagantly.


    Compared to the lively atmosphere in the parlour, this place was like an icehouse, causing people to feel cold all over.


    His body was filled with a cold killing intent. The servant girl stood far away, took the food but did not dare to come closer. She could only look at Lian Qingzhi for help.


    "Lord, eat something."


    Lian Qingzhi lowered his head, respectfully handing over the food on the tray.


    Xi Mohan swept the tray away, and then grabbed her lower jaw with his hands. With sinister phoenix eyes, he said, "Who allowed you to come! What does it have to do with you if I don''t eat? "Do you think you''ve lived too long, or ¡­"


    His voice paused as an evil smile appeared on his lips, "You like me?"


    Xi Mohan''s voice was low and ambiguous, and when the warm breath sprayed onto Lian Qingzhi''s face, her face instantly flushed red.


    Behind the quiet bead curtain, her face was blushing.


    Xi Mohan sneered, and with just a raise of her hand, she was pushed onto the table.


    Her breath quickened and some panic appeared in her eyes. "Lord ¡­"


    Cold sweat trickled down from Lian Qingzhi''s forehead. She did not resist, she knew that he was in an extremely bad mood, because the previous emperor had suddenly passed away. She did not expect that the new emperor would actually be a prince who was pampered.


    And today, the new emperor had married the world-famous number one beauty, the daughter of the Left Premier, Liu Susu.


    Lian Qingzhi remembered that when Lord taught her to draw her bow, there was a pendant around her neck.


    The owner of that little figure, was Liu Susu, right ¡­


    Lian Qingzhi''s heart stung. She wanted to escape, but Xi Mohan held tightly to the hair at the back of her head, allowing her to look straight at him.


    "I am his direct son. Why did I pass the throne to that bastard?!"


    The strength in his hands increased, and his eyes were dyed with a layer of scarlet.


    "Tell me, why? Why did she leave me? "


    Lian Qingzhi frowned. She climbed up onto his shoulder, her voice intermittent but firm. "Lord, if you like it, take it back ¡­"


    Xi Mohan caressed Lian Qingzhi''s face. Her phoenix eyes were already filled with killing intent, "Lian Er, do you know what you''re saying?"


    Lian Qingzhi nodded and knelt at his feet.


    "Lord, the victor is the king and the loser is the thief. This subordinate is willing to help you regain your former glory!"


    Lian Qingzhi walked out of the Flower Hall while covering his tattered clothes.


    At that moment, she really thought that Xi Mohan would kill her.


    She stayed by Xi Mohan''s side. He had taught her how to read and write, taught her how to ride a horse and draw the bow, and other than killing people, she knew nothing else.


    Lian Qingzhi returned to his room to change.


    Her clothes were all gray. In the whole palace, no one treated her like a woman.


    When they left the room, Xi Mohan was waiting outside the door.


    This was the first time he came to her room on his own accord. She was so frightened that her knees went weak and she was about to kneel down.


    His hand held her, a slender white hand, perfect for a woman''s hand.


    It was also the hand that had appeared thousands of times in her dreams.


    Xi Mohan''s hand that was holding her shoulder did not loosen, but instead became tighter.


    His low and deep magnetic voice sounded beside her ears, "Lian Er, come with me to the Yunzhou tomorrow. We''ll go meet him, Prince Yi Lord."


    Yunzhou, Prince Yi Palace.


    Xi Moyi, the old emperor''s son.


    Just like Xi Mohan, because of her mother''s concubine, she was not doted on.


    "Prince Han, since you''re here, come out ¡­"


    Xi Mohan''s figure moved, he had already appeared in the pavilion.


    "You can leave first and wait in the distance ¡­"


    Lian Qingzhi lowered his head, did not say a word, and only turned, walking towards the distant fake mountain.


    Xi Moyi laughed playfully, looking at Lian Qingzhi''s disappearing figure.


    This woman reminded him of the wild wolves in the forest. She was wild and untamed, but once tamed, she would only have one master in her entire life.

 C2

    "You can leave first and wait in the distance ¡­"


    Lian Qingzhi lowered his head, did not say a word, and only turned, walking towards the distant fake mountain.


    The two daggers were carved with a diagram of Yin and Yang. Her cold eyes were vigilant, just like the daggers in her hands.


    Suddenly, there were rustling sounds coming from her surroundings and her eyebrows knitted together.


    The dagger in his hand pointed in the direction the man in black had left.


    But when she approached him, he was surrounded by the guards of Prince Yi Palace.


    Xi Mohan was forced to appear in front of everyone.


    Lian Qingzhi wanted to explain, but he was deterred by the look in Xi Mohan''s eyes.


    She knew that because of her recklessness, Xi Mohan''s identity had been exposed to the public.


    In private, the vassal lords were not allowed to meet.


    Xi Moyi was still smiling like the spring wind, "Prince Han, this gift of yours is too precious."


    Xi Mohan frowned, he did not say anything, but quietly stood there.


    Xi Moyi continued, "I know it''s this king''s birthday today, yet I''m sending such a beautiful girl. This king thanks you very much for being here!"


    Xi Mohan clenched his fingers tightly. Near this place, there were probably many spies on the Emperor''s side.


    "Prince Yi, it''s just a woman. As long as you don''t mind it, take it!"


    Lian Qingzhi''s face turned pale white, she held onto her dagger, her fingers turning slightly white.


    Xi Mohan turned around and left, but Lian Qingzhi opened his mouth and shouted, "Lord..."


    He simply tilted his head and said coldly, "From today onwards, your master will be the Lord of the Prince Yi!"


    Lian Qingzhi was brought to a room. The scent of the rouge made her unable to breathe.


    Lian Qingzhi was only meticulously dressed up.


    Immediately, a girl that looked like an unpolished jade turned into a beautiful jade that radiated all over the place.


    Especially those eyes, which were filled with fear and coldness, beautiful to the point of making one''s soul tremble.


    Xi Moyi reached out his hand, and lightly caressed her cheek.


    "Change your clothes. You must be a peerless beauty!"


    "Imperial brother really doesn''t know how to show mercy to the fairer sex. To use such beautiful hands to dance with blades and spears ¡­"


    As he leaned over to kiss her fine collarbone, she spat out a blade as thin as a cicada''s wing.


    Her gaze landed on the slender figure outside the window. The blade remained motionless, not daring to take another step forward.


    Was it the Lord, the Lord coming to save her?


    Lian Qingzhi raised his head and looked into Xi Moyi''s eyes, "Master Prince Yi, look into my eyes."


    Xi Moyi slowly raised his head as if he had been bewitched.


    She smiled at Xi Moyi in satisfaction, then fell into a deep sleep.


    Lian Qingzhi pushed open the door.


    She quietly looked at Xi Mohan who was at the door, her voice cool.


    "Lord, you aren''t here to save me, you''re here to kill me, right?"


    Xi Mohan did not speak, and the fallen leaf in his hand loosened itself from between his fingers.


    He was indeed here to kill her, not to save her.


    It was not her style to offend the Lord of Prince Yi for a woman.


    But he also couldn''t let her fall into Xi Moyi''s hands.


    "Lord, I did not say anything that I shouldn''t have. Lian Er will not sell you out!"


    He indifferently turned around and casually asked, "Today, what spell did you use to deal with Xi Moyi?"


    Lian Qingzhi was startled.


    She didn''t know, she only felt that she would.


    "You don''t need to explain how you learned these evil arts. I just want, after you return to the capital, to use that person from the palace to help me meet the person I want to meet. Do you understand?"


    Lian Qingzhi bowed his head in agreement. He was a Lord and she was a servant.


    When she went out, his Fallen Leaf did not make a move. Was it only because he had his eyes on her hypnosis?


    "When it''s done, I''ll teach you how to take a Fallen Leaf Flower''s life!"


    Three days later.


    Along the way, Xi Mohan had gathered a lot of old tribes, which Lian Qingzhi finally found out about.


    So it turns out that Xi Mohan''s old tribe was spread throughout the entire kingdom, perhaps he had already planned to take up arms.

 C3

    The young Emperor summoned the Prince Han to his royal study.


    Without knowing what was said, the Prince Han followed the emperor out of the royal study. The two rode on palanquins and headed towards the emperor''s chambers, Lian Qingzhi quietly followed behind.


    When she arrived at the emperor''s sleeping quarters, she saw a peerlessly beautiful woman standing guard at the entrance to the grand hall.


    When she saw Xi Mohan approaching from far away, her face turned pale white.


    But Lian Qingzhi could see it clearly.


    She was not a small figure hanging on Xi Mohan''s neck.


    As usual, Lian Qingzhi was stopped outside the door, but he spoke out in front of the emperor.


    "Your majesty, chendi has come today to beg you to bestow a marriage!"


    The emperor laughed, but the woman beside him was already staggering.


    Xi Mohan pointed at Lian Qingzhi who was wearing a guard uniform outside the door, his voice calm.


    "She is called Lian Qingzhi, she is a bodyguard that has been by my side all this time. Chendi plans to marry her as his principal wife!"


    Outside, Lian Qingzhi almost could not believe what he had heard.


    This was the first time the Emperor had seen such a valiant and imposing woman. He asked her to step forward and raise her head.


    Instantly, the emperor was intimidated by Lian Qingzhi''s gaze.


    With such beautiful and clear eyes, his soul began to wander in the Great Void.


    Lian Qingzhi supported the emperor''s body and lowered his voice, saying, "Your majesty, please sit!"


    She supported the already hypnotized Emperor and sat him down on the Dragon Throne.


    Xi Mohan and the beautiful Queen were already hidden within the curtains in the Main Palace, the bright yellow curtains were swaying gently.


    There was the sound of a woman crying, and a man muttering.


    Some of the imperial bodyguards began to report from the entrance, "Reporting to the Emperor, the Left Premier wishes to seek an audience in his study!"


    Lian Qingzhi''s heart jumped out of his throat.


    The Emperor wouldn''t wake up for a while, but if he was found out ¡­


    The eunuch who was guarding the door wanted to peek his head out to see what was going on. Lian Qingzhi steeled his heart, gritted his teeth, and sat on the chest of the sleeping Emperor.


    When the eunuch at the door saw this, he was so frightened that he hurriedly turned around.


    At the end of the matter, she saw the fairy-like empress looking at Xi Mohan, wanting to say something.


    Xi Mohan shook the fairy''s hand, and only said one sentence, "Wait for me, I''ll come and pick you up!"


    Lian Qingzhi expressionlessly looked at his Lord and openly walked out of the emperor''s chambers with her.


    The eunuchs at the door were all wide-eyed.


    The emperor, empress, Prince Han and the little imperial bodyguards dressed as men, if they were inside, could it be ¡­


    After exiting the palace, Xi Mohan looked at Lian Qingzhi expressionlessly.


    "Prepare yourself. In three days, prepare to become the Prince Han''s Consort."


    Lian Qingzhi''s heart skipped a beat. Prince Han''s Consort?


    She thought he was just a stopgap in front of the Emperor.


    Xi Mohan looked at her in displeasure, and frowned, "What''s wrong? "You don''t want to?"


    Lian Qingzhi lowered her head. Marrying him was something that she had never dared to think of.


    Xi Mohan approached her and pinched her chin with his thumb and forefinger.


    He forced her to look up at him, and there was a cold flash in his eyes.


    In that moment, Lian Qingzhi''s heart stopped for a few seconds, "No, I''m not willing!"


    Xi Mohan laughed and let go of her lower jaw.


    "Then prepare well. After the wedding, it might not be peaceful anymore!"


    On the day of the wedding, the Prince Han Palace was filled with a sea of people.


    As the groom, Xi Mohan toasted to Xi Moyi and smiled at him.


    "Royal brother, I didn''t know before that this person was actually the future Consort of the Prince Han. If he has offended you in any way, please forgive me!"


    "Prince Han Concubine is just a title."


    Xi Moyi could hear the hidden meaning behind his words, and her phoenix eyes flickered with a playful luster.


    "There are people who love beauties and forsake them, and there are also people who don''t care about beauties for the sake of the rivers and mountains, this imperial brother''s consort of the Prince Han has chosen the most wonderful!"


    Xi Mohan put down the jade cup and leaned slightly.


    When he neared Xi Moyi, a sentence came out of his lips.


    "If royal brother likes beauties, there will be a day when you can pick any beauties in the world, except for that one in the palace!"


    Xi Moyi laughed out loud, and the fan in his hand produced a "tuk tuk" sound.


    "Royal brother''s words are truly wonderful. Your brother will be waiting for that day!"


    Xi Mohan took the jade cup and said to Xi Moyi.


    "For that day, Royal Brother must not be stingy and help this king!"

 C4

    In the bridal room, Lian Qingzhi''s face was covered by a bright red veil.


    Her slender hands tightened on the hem of her dress.


    With a creaking sound, the door to the bridal room was pushed open, and her heart was abruptly squeezed.


    "All of you, get out. There''s no need to wait on me here."


    Xi Mohan immediately lifted the hood with her hands. She sat there stiffly, her palms covered in cold sweat.


    Xi Mohan extended two fingers and lifted Lian Qingzhi''s chin.


    "Darling ¡­"


    Lian Qingzhi''s clear eyes were like a terrified little deer.


    "What did you call me?" Xi Mohan squinted his eyes as the corner of his mouth hooked up into a devilish smile.


    That smile was cold to the extreme. It was like a thousand-year-old iceberg that would never melt.


    "Do you know what day it is today?"


    Lian Qingzhi shook his head and smiled.


    He let go of her creamy jaw, and the rustling sound was particularly pleasant in the quiet of the night.


    "Today is the day the rebel army will start their army in the east. It is also the day where the emperor is the least vigilant ¡­"


    Lian Qingzhi lowered his head, and a bitter feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart, "Lord, it''s getting late, please rest early, this subordinate will take his leave!"


    Xi Mohan seemed to be extremely satisfied with her way of addressing him, but he wasn''t too satisfied with her actions of withdrawing.


    He squeezed her slender arm, squinting.


    "Warm candles for the Spring Festival Gala, where are you planning to go?"


    She didn''t reply to his words and was flung onto the bed. Her wedding dress was torn to shreds by him.


    "Tomorrow, we will be leaving the capital. Susu, you have to wait for me, wait for me ¡­"


    He didn''t treat her gently at all, and the color in his eyes became incomparably dark.


    Susu?


    Lian Qingzhi laughed bitterly, what was she hoping for, that was the person he loved.


    No one knew how war broke out.


    On the second day after the Prince Han took her wife, a large scale riot took place at the borders of the old clan that originally belonged to the Prince Han.


    Then the Prince Han led the troops out of the capital, although they were stopped by the imperial guards.


    However, with his scheming abilities, no one could stop him.


    When he reached the border and reunited with the centre of his power.


    In this one month, Lian Qingzhi had witnessed what it meant to use troops like a god.


    It was also at this time that Xi Mohan''s godlike position was established in his heart.


    In the battlefield, she was always the first to reach the top.


    Murder was a common occurrence. It was done in a clean and unambiguous manner.


    In the past six months, her bravery, his calculation, and their armies had never been defeated.


    The young emperor set himself on fire in his own palace. The palace was full of grief. Some people were busy welcoming the new emperor, while others were busy paying their respects to the old monarch.


    The eunuch at the side saw the little prince crying as he tried to escape. Lian Qingzhi could not bear to lift his sword, but a shadow suddenly appeared by his side.


    "If Lord finds out that you let them go, the person who will die will be you."


    Lian Qingzhi turned his head and saw Zhou Jing, the commander of the guards standing beside him.


    "What plans do you have for the future?" Zhou Jing stood amongst the piles of corpses, looking at her with worry.


    She shook her head and grasped her blade, preparing to leave. Zhou Jing grabbed her sleeve, looked in the direction of Luan Phoenix Palace and said softly, "Lord is currently at Luan Phoenix Palace, you should probably avoid it."


    The corner of Lian Qingzhi''s mouth raised into a bitter smile as he lowered his head to look at the corpse at his feet, "I know, I won''t disturb him now. I will only go outside the city to take a look."


    Zhou Jing nodded, a complicated look in his eyes as he watched her back.


    As Lian Qingzhi walked out of the city, he suddenly heard loud noises coming from behind him.


    "Kill her. That''s her, that''s the Little Demon Empress. The Prince Han had raised her army in the capital just for her!"


    Turning his head, he saw a devastatingly beautiful face.


    Liu Susu?


    Lian Qingzhi was stunned in place. In just a moment, her arm had already been cut, and fresh blood flowed out, staining the dried up blood on her sleeve.


    Wasn''t she supposed to be at Luan Phoenix Palace? She remembered that the moment they had slaughtered their way into the Imperial Palace, Lord had impatiently gone to find her at Luan Phoenix Palace.


    Seeing the dangerous situation, Lian Qingzhi raised his Qi and jumped, he had already protected Liu Susu in his arms, and with a few moves of the willow leaf blade in his hand, the arrow was chopped into the ground.


    Liu Susu looked at the corpse beside her feet, and was stunned. She recognized the Flying Leaf that she used to injure people, it was Xi Mohan''s consummate skill.


    Lian Qingzhi did not see Liu Susu''s expression, she only hugged Liu Susu and retreated as they fought. The blood on her arm dyed Liu Susu''s beautiful palace dress red.


    Liu Susu opened her mouth first, "Why does Prince Han Concubine want to save me? Susu no longer has the face to live in this world. "


    "Lady, Lady Liu ¡­" Lian Qingzhi had always been dull. She hesitated for a long time before finally opening her mouth to persuade him, "Lord, he thought that the first thing he did when he entered the palace was to go to Luan Phoenix Palace to look for you. As long as we can endure for another hour, Lord will definitely send someone to save us! "


    Liu Susu frowned and shook his head, "Royal Concubine, you should leave this place yourself. Their target is me, I am a sinner.


    Lian Qingzhi turned around and looked at the beautiful Liu Susu, and his heart moved.


    A moment later, when the chaotic army had decided to set fire to the city, a woman suddenly rushed out of the house.


    Chaotic Force shouted, "Demon Empress, Demon Empress ¡­"


    A large number of disorderly troops chased after the woman. The woman ran very fast, the arrows behind her were like meteors falling like rain, she stepped on her skirt and fell onto the ground.


    When Chaos'' blade and sword pierced towards the lady, Xi Mohan had already flown up to protect her behind him. He turned his head to look at her face, and creased his eyebrows in shock: "Lian Er, why is it you?"


    Lian Qingzhi''s clothes were already dyed red with blood. She panted heavily and said, "Lord, Miss Liu is at the abandoned house at the back ¡­"


    Before she finished speaking, Xi Mohan had already disappeared in front of her. A large quantity of swords and sabers were slashing at her coldly, the cold light piercing into her eyes.


    At this moment, she felt as if she had fallen into hell.

 C5

    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.

 C6

    He took off his jacket, and wordlessly draped it over Lian Qingzhi''s shoulders. Lian Qingzhi lowered his head, and didn''t dare to look straight into his eyes the entire time.


    "Empress Liu wants Ginkou''s Pickled Grass to treat his younger brother''s lung disease, but Lord is not willing to offend Master Prince Yi. Tomorrow, if Lord lets you go to Ginkou, you can''t accept it, you know?"


    Zhou Jing''s voice was light, with just a single sentence, he revealed all of the ins and outs of the matter.


    Lian Qingzhi shook his head.


    Zhou Jing looked at her and sighed. This woman was too stupid.


    This woman was too stupid, she was probably the only one who did not know about the agreement between Lord and Lord Prince Yi.


    To the Lord, she was nothing but a chess piece, but when this chess piece was set for the world, it had already lost its value.


    The next day, in the imperial study, Xi Mohan was unhurriedly reviewing the imperial reports. Lian Qingzhi was kneeling there, and the sun had already risen from the east into the afternoon.


    "Have you decided? I''ve made up my mind, pack up, and go to the Ginkou Prince Yi''s place! " Xi Mohan indifferently threw the red brush to the side.


    "Lord, Subordinate ¡­" Lian Qingzhi stuttered as beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.


    Huh?" Ximen Han bit the end of his voice.


    "This subordinate has obtained the Peregrine Grass, is it possible that I can come back?" Lian Qingzhi felt her inferiority, her entire body trembling.


    Xi Mohan looked at the sunlight shining outside the window. After hesitating for a while, he said indifferently, "We will send someone to meet you in the dark!"


    "Yes, Lord!"


    In that moment, Lian Qingzhi''s heart lit up.


    When she brought along the grass and stood in front of Xi Mohan, Xi Mohan''s expression was unsightly to the extreme.


    "You, did you exchange anything with him?"


    Lian Qingzhi glanced at Xi Mohan in astonishment, then quickly lowered his eyelids. Xi Mohan''s expression darkened, he straightened his body, "It doesn''t matter even if you don''t say it, this empress will definitely find out!"


    Two hours later.


    Xi Mohan looked at the secret report in his hand and became extremely angry.


    This disgraceful woman actually used his own heart five years later to make an exchange with the Prince Yi. Didn''t she know that the Prince Yi''s hobby was to collect a beauty''s heart?


    Even if she were to exchange her body for Prince Yi''s, he wouldn''t be so angry.


    Xi Mohan tore off the secret report, and angrily kicked down the Eastern Depot door.


    "Just as Lian Qingzhi sat up on the bed, he grabbed onto Xi Mohan''s lower jaw," You have guts, you actually dared to use your own heart to exchange with the Prince Yi. Don''t you know that after being nurtured by us for such a long time, your life is worth more than your body?


    "Lord ¡­" Lian Qingzhi''s tears had fallen without any forewarning.


    He tapped his index finger, trying to figure out a way to punish her.


    I''m afraid I won''t need to be afraid of that, all of the torture in Eastern Depot is just superficial wounds to her, what should I do with her? Kill her? He couldn''t bear to part from her.


    After a long while, he lowered his head and looked at Lian Qingzhi, "Lian Qingzhi heard the decree, from today onwards, excluding the title of first rank general, all military matters will be handed over to Zhou Jing, he will be conferred the title of concubine and enter the Flower Hall!"


    Without any complicated ceremony, Lian Qingzhi moved her greetings from the Eastern Depot to the Flower Hall, and then transferred a few palace maids and eunuchs from the Inner Palace. Lian Qingzhi took off his heavy armor and put on a light muslin robe.


    Long Piaopiao patted her hand, "Empress, you can''t walk with a skirt in your hand."


    Lian Qingzhi looked at Long Piaopiao with a slightly awkward expression and said woodenly, "But, he knows how to wrestle."


    "Empress, you have to get used to it. A woman can''t always ride a war horse while wearing armor." Long Piaopiao flattened the wrinkles on her face.


    The eunuch raised his voice and shouted, "The emperor has arrived!"

 C7

    Long Piaopiao frantically lost Lian Qingzhi, knelt down to support her, but Lian Qingzhi, without her support, actually wobbled a few times and fell back.


    Amidst the shocked cries of the crowd, a pair of warm, large hands embraced her in their embrace.


    "Lord ¡­" Lian Qingzhi''s heart beat rapidly as he left his embrace and knelt.


    "Are you afraid?" Xi Mohan could feel the stiffness in her body, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.


    Lian Qingzhi declined to comment. Her delicate and pretty eyes were round, as she had gotten used to Liu Susu''s tender and considerate attitude. At this moment, Xi Mohan was interested in her shy and restrained attitude.


    Xi Mohan carried her to the bed.


    A light green vein meandered along Lian Qingzhi''s back, like a blooming rose.


    "Lian Er, do you know? Every time you get excited, a green rose blooms on your back, eventually turning red and disappearing. "


    There was a faint smile on his lips the entire time as he caressed her hair. A deep look appeared on his face.


    He had thought that this kind of life would cause others to sink into depression until Liu Susu became pregnant.


    The entire palace looked at Luan Feng Palace, and Xi Mohan never came to this place again.


    Long Piaopiao pulled Lian Qingzhi''s arm, and shook him, "Empress, you have to dress up prettier, or else the emperor would not come here!"


    Lian Qingzhi continued to smile as he looked at the distant floating clouds, his heart still filled with melancholy.


    As she was laughing, she saw Xi Mohan walking in from outside the hall.


    "Xi Moyi secretly poisoned Susu. Susu and the child in his womb are in danger. Lian Er, do you know what to do?" He didn''t look back at her face. His voice was strained.


    Lian Qingzhi bit her lips and stood up. "This subordinate is willing to go to the northwest to exterminate the bandits and help Empress Liu get the antidote!"


    "No!" Xi Mohan turned around and looked at Lian Qingzhi sternly. "Go to the northwest by yourself and trade Xi Moyi for Susu''s antidote!"


    Lian Qingzhi''s heart stopped beating in an instant. She looked at Xi Mohan in a daze, as if she did not understand what he meant.


    Xi Mohan sighed, "Lian Er, I don''t have time for you to kill the bandits, but Susu will definitely be saved, do you understand?"


    Would Xi Moyi let her go the second time?


    Therefore, he took out the pregnant Liu Susu in exchange for her.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll definitely think of a way to save you!" Xi Mohan comforted her as he clenched his fists tightly.


    Lian Qingzhi still nodded, his expression somewhat blank.


    The day that Xi Mohan sent Lian Qingzhi away, he was filled with complex emotions. He didn''t know where this anxiety came from, but he really wanted to kill someone.


    Very quickly, Xi Moyi''s antidote and letter came. The letter stated that it would not harm Lian Qingzhi''s life and even allowed him to see Lian Qingzhi once every year during the season change.


    Four months later, Xi Moyi arrived at the northwest only to see Lian Qingzhi.


    Lian Qingzhi had already been tormented to the point where she was not in her human form. Her head was covered with wounds, and the accumulated injuries were concealed in her hair.


    Xi Mohan was startled, his gaze swept across Xi Moyi fiercely, "You actually injured her to such an extent!"


    Xi Moyi chuckled softly at the side. "Your Majesty, this is the price for the antidote for the canary in your palace. Moreover, we''ve agreed that you can''t take her away by yourself.


    Xi Mohan walked towards her and caressed her dry hair, "Lian Er, Lian Er..."


    Lian Qingzhi raised her head, her eyes were calm and tranquil, her clear pupils no longer reflected. She asked in a hoarse voice, "Lord?"


    Xi Mohan nodded, and reached out to stroke her skinny cheek. Lian Qingzhi trembled in fear, Xi Mohan frowned, and said softly, "Lian Er, wait for me, Lord will take you away, even if it takes my life, Lord will also take you away."


    Lian Qingzhi smiled as he shook his head. It was impossible for his Lord to take her away from Xi Moyi.


    In the royal study, Xi Mohan gritted his teeth as he studied the blueprints for the northwest. Lian Qingzhi''s injured body would appear in his mind every now and then, and his heart felt as if it was being stabbed by a blade.


    Two months later, Xi Mohan finally started his war.


    That day, with the autumn wind as thin as snow, Xi Mohan rode his horse towards the northwest.


    Liu Susu said with a big stomach, trying to persuade Xi Mohan to stay, "Han, don''t go anymore, it''s very dangerous like this."


    Xi Mohan looked at her coldly, "Lian Er is there, and it''s even more dangerous!"


    On top of the city gate, Liu Susu watched the tall and straight figure with her beautiful eyes filled with worry. She had already felt that he was gradually leaving her.

 C8

    Xi Mohan brought the extremely weak Lian Qingzhi back to the Imperial Palace and placed her within the secluded Hua Qing Palace. In Hua Qing Palace, only Long Piaopiao, a palace maid, attended to her.


    Long Piaopiao covered his mouth and continued to cry. She scolded, "Empress, you are a fool, you are a fool, the emperor likes the Empress Liu. He will never treat you well in his life, never in his life!"


    Lian Qingzhi''s face paled, not because of Long Piaopiao''s scolding, but because she heard someone walk in.


    Xi Mohan swept a glance at Long Piaopiao, who was so frightened that his legs went limp, and shouted with a single word, "Scram!"


    Long Piaopiao withdrew with a body covered in cold sweat, Lian Qingzhi heaved a sigh of relief.


    Xi Mohan''s expression did not change at all, "Lian Er, do you also think that we don''t like you?"


    Lian Qingzhi shook his head, "I don''t know, I have never been liked before, so I don''t know what kind of liking is."


    "Then you regret it. Do you like me?" Xi Mohan continued to ask, her phoenix eyes flashed with an overbearing coldness.


    Lian Qingzhi kept quiet, his hazy eyes did not have the slightest trace of spirit, Xi Mohan pulled her into his embrace, his voice cold: "If you dare to say that you regret it, you''re dead!"


    When Lian Qingzhi heard his childish words, she smiled slightly. The pain in his heart started to spread layer after layer.


    Lord, why didn''t you allow Lian Er to regret falling in love with you?


    Lord, if the person you love is Empress Liu, why would you care about Lian Er''s feelings?


    Perhaps, he really liked her a little? She humbly thought, biting her lips and allowing him to hug her.


    In the blink of an eye, it was produced by the Empress Liu.


    The imperial palace held a grand banquet for the young prince''s full moon wine.


    "Esteemed Empress, that firework was so beautiful. After it exploded in the sky, it turned into a magnificent chrysanthemum ¡­"


    Long Piaopiao looked at the stiff Lian Qingzhi, and suddenly felt sad. She lowered her head and pulled Lian Qingzhi''s sleeves.


    "Esteemed Empress, I''m sorry, I''m sorry ¡­"


    Lian Qingzhi caressed her hair and her hoarse voice softly consoled her, "Silly girl, when did you ever let me down? I''m the one who let you down and let you live with me in a place like this. "


    Long Piaopiao cried sorrowfully, as she had truly let Lian Qingzhi down.


    Long Piaopiao was Liu Susu''s man. From the moment she had begun to serve Lian Qingzhi, she had been his woman.


    Only, this chess piece, Liu Susu had always been useless. This time, when she used it, she gave Lian Qingzhi a fatal strike.


    The little prince was dead, and his death was very strange. He was not sick or in pain, and blood was flowing from his seven orifices.


    When they arrived at Hua Qing Palace, Long Piaopiao refused to go in even if he had to die. Lian Qingzhi sat at the side and said lightly, "Wandering, let them search!"


    As a result, they were able to find something of importance in the palace, and it was also a shocking matter.


    It was a baby boy, probably a hypnotized baby boy. His body was covered with silver needles, and on his forehead, there were some incantations.


    When they found the baby boy, he had already died. After the coroner had examined him, he said he had died at the same time as the little prince.


    This matter shocked everyone. Long Piaopiao was beaten to death, but he was still unwilling to admit it.


    "Your majesty, please sentence Lian Qingzhi to death, and avenge the little prince!" Liu Susu''s eyes were swollen from crying.


    Xi Mohan looked at her, "Lian Er cannot die, we, will not allow her to die!"


    "Your majesty, if today''s ending is like this, why did you want to overturn this world? Your majesty, on the day of our wedding, why didn''t you let your concubine die!" Liu Susu s tears fell like rain, her voice accusing.


    Xi Mohan frowned for a long time, then said coldly, "Lian Qingzhi, we will let you handle this, but Susu, listen carefully, we will not allow her to die, we want her to live!"


    Luan Phoenix Palace.


    Liu Susu laid on the couch, looking at the stiff girl in front of her, her beautiful eyes narrowed, "I heard that you were tortured in the northwest for eight months and still didn''t die?"


    She laughed contemptuously, but Lian Qingzhi''s body suddenly shrank. The humiliation and suffering that she had endured before surfaced in front of her eyes as she retreated back in fear.


    "Someone, grab her and chop off her fingers one by one for me!" Liu Susu''s gloomy voice came out.


    Lian Qingzhi retreated with all his might, "No, you have no right to punish me. Besides the Emperor, no one else can!"


    The eunuch at the side had already walked forward and was trying to grab Lian Qingzhi with all his might.


    But how could Lian Qingzhi be caught so easily? Even if her martial arts had already been wasted, the battle on the battlefield was not fake. A few eunuchs who didn''t know any martial arts were quickly knocked down by her.


    "Don''t come over, someone come over!"


    Liu Susu screamed in fear. She had never seen this kind of instant kill method before, she was so scared that she almost fainted.


    If she did not scream, Lian Qingzhi would not be able to determine her position, but the bad thing was that her voice showed Lian Qingzhi the way.


    Lian Qingzhi pulled away the fluttering veil, and slowly walked towards Liu Susu: "I have never seen a mother that would be so ruthless to kill her own child."


    The dazzling white silk wrapped around Liu Susu''s neck, her beautiful eyes opened wide in disbelief, "I am the Queen, and you dare to make a move! Han, save me! "


    The white silk in Lian Qingzhi''s hand became tighter and tighter.


    Suddenly, a cold voice resounded in his ears, "Stop!"


    A flying tender leaf shot into the back of Lian Qingzhi''s hand.

 C9

    Blood red liquid dripped down his fingers, Lian Qingzhi let go of his hand and suddenly stood there.


    Xi Mohan carried the dying Liu Susu.


    "Pah!"


    Xi Mohan ruthlessly slapped Lian Qingzhi, causing his head to hang down, with dark red blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth.


    "Someone, seize her!" Xi Mohan''s ice-cold voice pierced into his eardrums.


    "Han ¡­ she wants to kill me, she wants to kill me ¡­" Liu Susu''s tears fell like rain and moistened Xi Mohan''s clothes.


    Xi Mohan''s face darkened. He originally wanted to come over to see her, afraid that she would suffer too much from Susu''s torture. But when he came, what did he see?


    He saw that she wanted to kill Liu Susu. He protected her and did not allow Susu to hurt her life.


    Xi Mohan comforted Liu Susu, and said lightly, "It''s fine, no matter what you want to do, she won''t make a move!"


    His ice-cold eyes looked at Lian Qingzhi, and he lowered his voice. "Right? Lian Er? "


    Lian Qingzhi trembled a few times, but in the end, he did not make a sound.


    Xi Mohan protected Liu Susu and left, only then did the servants in the room look at each other, they had already understood what to do next.


    They used hammers to break the bones in Lian Qingzhi''s fingers bit by bit. At first, Lian Qingzhi was still able to endure it.


    After being sent back to Hua Qing Palace, Lian Qingzhi''s hands had become so swollen that it was impossible to see their original state. This time, she was completely crippled, and she couldn''t even pick up a teacup.


    Xi Mohan entered and saw Lian Qingzhi shivering behind the muslin, he frowned and called out softly, "Lian Er."


    Lian Qingzhi trembled, curling himself up even more, his parched lips trembling. "I''m sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong ¡­"


    Xi Mohan reached out his hand, wanting to brush away the hair at the corner of her lips.


    However, she suddenly trembled violently, then gasped for breath, "Lord, I was wrong. I won''t do it again, I won''t do it again ¡­"


    Xi Mohan pursed his lips, swallowed the bitterness in his heart and put his hands down in disappointment. Lian Er, do you know that Susu is a woman that I swear I will protect my entire life?


    After that, Lian Qingzhi became fearful.


    She was afraid of everyone, even the tiniest of noises made by the palace maids. She curled up in terror.


    It was a fine day.


    "Lian Er, in a few days, I will bring you out to hunt, okay?" Xi Mohan looked at her with a trace of pity in his eyes.


    "Alright." Lian Qingzhi replied expressionlessly, but there was not the slightest bit of happiness in his eyes.


    Xi Mohan frowned, she finally realised that something was wrong, her eyes did not seem to have any reflection, it was hazy, as though there was a mist falling.


    He waved his hand in front of her eyes, and she held his hand with a smile, "Lord, what are you doing?"


    Xi Mohan shook his head, looking at her suspiciously, he pointed towards the snow not far away and said, "Lian Er, look, the feathers of the two birds over there are so beautiful!"


    Lian Qingzhi smiled as he looked into the distance, and nodded, "That''s right, she''s so beautiful!"


    Xi Mohan''s hand froze for a moment, his thin lips pursed tightly as he looked at her without blinking. There was nothing in the direction of his finger.


    She couldn''t see her eyes. She had always been hiding it from him. She was blind ¡­


    Xi Mohan kissed her on the cheek, and looked at her with a trembling voice, "Why didn''t you say it out loud?"


    Lian Qingzhi was startled until she felt his burning gaze on her eyes. Then she smiled and said lightly, "Saying it out loud is useless, because no one will care."


    Xi Mohan''s heart seemed to have been grabbed tightly by a nameless hand. He pulled her face closer to his and placed her face right in front of him, "Are you blaming me?"


    His voice did not contain the slightest bit of condemnation, but instead carried deep regret. Lian Qingzhi shook his head, and still only gave a light smile, "This subordinate does not dare."


    "Lian Er, don''t make Susu your enemy. Other than her, I can give you all the love you need!"


    "Lord, can Lian Er ask you a question?" Lian Qingzhi lowered his voice, the light in his eyes blurred, and there was no color in them.


    "Ask away." Xi Mohan nodded, as he caressed her thin cheeks.


    "If there comes a day when there can only be one person left by your side, would you wish for it to be the Empress Liu or Lian Qingzhi?" She looked up with a innocence he had never seen before.


    Xi Mohan pursed his lips, not daring to look at the expression on her face. He raised his head to look at the white clouds that were drifting across the sky, and tightened his voice to a straight line, "Lian Er, don''t ask foolish questions!"


    Lian Qingzhi smiled and lowered his eyes. That''s right, don''t ask stupid questions, he was the monarch, she was the subject, and Liu Susu was the empress.


    Was all of this not clear enough?


    On the day of the hunt, Xi Mohan carried Lian Qingzhi and sat together on a mount, a man dressed in light green clothes, and a woman dressed in plain clothes.


    Inside the palanquin, when Liu Susu saw this scene, his fingers tightened.


    However, Liu Susu was a smart girl. She pointed at the butterflies that flew past in the distance, and smiled as she got off the palanquin. "Han, I want to go back on my own accord today.


    Without waiting for Xi Mohan''s reply, she lifted her skirt and ran towards the butterfly with a tender smile.


    As she ran, she smiled at Xi Mohan. All the guards were shocked by Liu Empress'' actions, no one came forward to protect her.


    When they turned the corner, she screamed, only then did the guard react and rush forward, but it was already too late. Xi Mohan dismounted from his horse and quickly walked forward, jumping to hug Liu Susu.


    He frowned at her. "Why so careless?"


    Liu Susu pouted her mouth and buried her head into Xi Mohan''s bosom. Lian Qingzhi sat on the horse by her side, standing like a statue, but her hands were powerless and she did not have the strength to pull the reins.


    "Swish." The sound of something tearing through the air could be heard.


    looked at the horse galloping towards the cliff not far away, and Lian Qingzhi called out to him loudly in the wind, "Lord, Lord ¡­"


    She sounded like she was crying, causing Xi Mohan''s heart to tighten, as he flew up towards the cliff.


    Suddenly, Liu Susu''s surprised voice came from afar, "Chill, cold..."


    Xi Mohan turned his head and saw the eerie and cold hidden arrow behind Liu Susu.


    He rushed forward and knocked away the cold arrow on Liu Susu''s back.


    When he turned around ¡­


    Lian Qingzhi''s lifeless eyes looked forward in shock, and his body fell straight down the cliff.


    "Lord, is this the ending that you gave me?"


    Lian Qingzhi''s hair was in disarray. He slowly closed his eyes and let out a miserable laugh ¡­

 C10

    Xi Mohan suddenly woke up from the dragon bed.


    His eyelids jumped for no reason. He held his chest, feeling pain as if his heart was beating.


    Only after a while did the pain lessen a little. He raised his head and felt an empty feeling in his heart. A terrifying sense of loss filled his heart.


    He took a deep breath and shouted, "Someone, someone ¡­"


    The night eunuch hurriedly ran over and kowtowed. "Your majesty, please give me your instructions!"


    "I want to see the captain of the guards. Send him to me!" Xi Mohan bellowed.


    The guard commander searched the bottom of the cliff for an entire day without taking a break. He rushed into the palace and knelt on the ground with a thump.


    "Your Majesty, Consort Lian ¡­ "He died after falling off the cliff ¡­"


    With a "Hua la" sound, Xi Mohan extended his hand, flipped the chess board, and Bai Zi Hei Zi fell on the ground, "If you want to die, I will chop off your head! "Search again!"


    The head guard broke out in a cold sweat. "Yes, I will do as you command!"


    Recently, everyone knew that the emperor had lifted his position, but no one knew the reason. Everyone was guessing one thing after another.


    "Han, eat first. You haven''t eaten or drank for three days!" Liu Susu pulled his hand and was about to leave.


    Xi Mohan retracted his hand and sat there without moving. He looked at Liu Susu without blinking, and in the eyes of Liu Susu, he felt that he had never looked at her so honestly before.


    She bit her lower lip, almost tearing up. From the moment she knew that Lian Qingzhi had fallen off the cliff and didn''t eat nor drink, she already knew that he had said it.


    "Susu, I really ¡­" Xi Mohan sighed, wanting to say something that he had pondered for a long time.


    "No, I don''t want to hear it!" Han, you love me, you love me, you said that you love me! "


    Xi Mohan frowned, and looked at Liu Susu silently.


    "Han, I''m not asking for all your feelings. I just want to stay by your side, like I used to, by your side. No matter who the person you love in your heart is, I beg you, don''t say it, don''t ¡­" Liu Susu tearfully looked at Xi Mohan in despair.


    Xi Mohan shook his head and sneered, "Do you take everyone else as fools? Why would a horse suddenly run in fright, and why would a heavily guarded mountain forest have poisonous cold arrows? Do you think that you did it flawlessly? "


    Liu Susu''s originally pitiful looking face instantly became deathly pale. She grabbed onto the rosewood table and continuously trembled, then sneered, "What she owes me, she owes me!"


    Xi Mohan stood up and looked at Liu Susu coldly, "Susu, you should not be so straightforward with your confession. You should know that for the time being, I do not want to lose face with the Liu Family."


    Liu Susu stood there in a daze with a stunned expression. So it turned out that between the two of them, there was only the last bit of power remaining?


    He looked at her dumbstruck appearance and sneered. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he quickly left.


    Xi Mohan stood on the cliff, the cold wind blew his clothes to the point that they rustled. The hair behind him fluttered with his clothes, and under the luxuriant twilight, he was as beautiful as a painting.


    The flute in his hand played the melody of a moving man. It was no longer the sad and gentle flute it used to be, but rather a bit of a prayer.


    He looked at the dark green mountain in the distance and frowned. He had already gone to the bottom of the cliff to have a look, but there was no sign of Lian Qingzhi''s body.


    He remembered the first time he had taught her how to practice the sword, the first time he had taken her to war, the first time she had pulled an arrow from a bow on the horse.


    So it turned out that the memory was so clear. The voice that she called him Lord lingered in his ears, and that face of hers, which was patient but stubborn, was deeply engraved in his heart.


    So it turned out that he had already fallen in love with her from that early on ¡­


    When the song was over, he put down his flute and looked down at the bottom of the cliff in desolation.


    Lian Er, the next time we meet, will be our rebirth.