Quick travel to find memories

Chapter 123 The second gift

Zhu Wen was so angry that his face turned blue and red. He widened his eyes, pointed at the person in front of him, and said in a trembling voice: "You!! You disobedient and unfilial wicked girl! Just look at how I will ..."

However, before he finished speaking, a figure slowly walked over from not far away. The man walked steadily and stood tall, and it was Ling Huaici.

As he walked, he shouted loudly: "After searching for a long time, I finally found the queen. It really took me a lot of effort!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen immediately put away his furious look, turned around quickly like a Sichuan opera face-changing, and said with a flattering smile, "So it's thanks to the Governor for coming. I was just chatting with you here, and I didn't expect to waste the Governor's time. I'm really ashamed!"

After hearing this, Ling Huaici did not respond, but turned his gaze to Qing Han beside him, tilted his head slightly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if waiting for her to give a reasonable explanation.

Seeing this, Qing Han raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and outlined a faint smile: "Oh? Really, aren't I and General Zhu secretly planning something shameful?"

Zhu Wen was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and waved his hands quickly, saying, "My queen, please don't say anything nonsense. You may get yourself killed! You can't joke like that!"

His voice was filled with fear and worry, fearing that Qinghan's words would bring him a catastrophic disaster.

Afterwards, he bowed deeply to Ling Huaici, clasped his hands, and said sincerely, "Master Xie, please do not believe her nonsense. Your Majesty is still young and ignorant, and what she said was just a joke."

However, Ling Huaici was just leisurely fiddling with the walnuts in his hand, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, but that smile did not reach the depths of his eyes, instead revealing a hint of sarcasm.

He murmured softly, "Oh? So that's how it is... the young and ignorant imperial concubine?" He emphasized the last five words deliberately, and the irony contained in them was self-evident.

Seeing this, Qing Han quickly walked up to Ling Huaici, then turned around and faced Zhu Wen, sneering and mocking, "If that's the case, then what this old and knowledgeable General Zhu said is the truth!"

Zhu Wen was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and felt extremely depressed, but he did not dare to lose his temper easily. He could only suppress his anger, keep his lips tightly shut, and remain silent.

Hearing this, Ling Huaici couldn't help but lower his eyes and chuckled softly. After a moment, he raised his head and asked Zhu, "In that case, General Zhu, I and the Imperial Concubine will leave first. Please stay here."

After saying this, he stretched out his arm and led Qing Han to leave. Zhu Wen bowed his hands to bid farewell: "Farewell, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Watching their figures gradually moving away until they disappeared from his sight, Zhu Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to gently wipe the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

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"Your Majesty...don't you have anything you want to ask me?" The two walked side by side in silence. In the end, Ling Huaici couldn't suppress his inner curiosity and broke the silence first.

Qing Han smiled slightly, as if he had known everything for a long time: "If there is really something, I am sure that Lord Ling will take the initiative to tell me, so why should I do this?"

Ling Huaici couldn't help but be startled, then smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Queen is indeed very different from the legend!"

Qing Han slowly approached him, stared into his eyes with a sharp gaze, and said softly: "Oh? Then you must reflect on yourself more in the future!"

However, this time, Ling Huaici did not retreat as usual. Instead, he raised his eyebrows provocatively and responded, "I will follow your instructions, Madam."

Seeing this, Qing Han snorted and pouted, while vigorously swinging her wide sleeves: "In this case, we should go back."

"Okay." Ling Huaici's tone sounded unusually cheerful.

The two of them hadn't walked two steps when Qing Han suddenly stopped and warned solemnly, "Be sure to keep an eye on Huo Yanchen in the near future. He will definitely take some action soon."

Ling Huaici never expected that Qing Han would reveal such important information to him, and his heart was filled with waves.

After careful consideration, he finally calmed down and nodded in agreement with a serious expression.

Qing Han gently took out an exquisite hibiscus box from her bosom and handed it to him carefully, with a playful light in her eyes that could not be concealed: "I originally intended to give you this gift when we first met, but you were skeptical of me at the time and did not believe me. Now I present it to Master Ling, and you can decide how to deal with it yourself."

Ling Huaici slowly reached out his hand, took the mysterious hibiscus box, and opened the lid on the spot. However, what he saw made him frown, and a strong sense of discomfort surged in his heart - it turned out that there was a fat and round poisonous insect lying in the box!

He closed his eyes tightly, calmed down a little, then opened his eyes again and asked with a hint of doubt in his voice: "May I ask what the Empress's intention is?"

Qing Han smiled slightly and explained softly: "This Gu is called Blood Begonia, one of the son Gu has been implanted into Huo Yanchen's body, and this mother Gu is what you see in front of you.

Whether to use it is entirely up to you, sir. Just think of it as my first great gift to you!"

There was an elusive meaning in her words, as if they concealed endless mysteries.

Ling Huaici hesitated only for a moment, then without hesitation, he picked up the insect with one hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it whole.

So what on earth was he thinking about in this short second? Without a doubt, it must be - too disgusting!!!

Qing Han's face was filled with astonishment, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but give Ling Huaici a thumbs up, praising: "Warrior!! You are so brave!!"

After swallowing the worm, Ling Huaici showed a painful and difficult look on his face. His body trembled involuntarily for a few times, and then he asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Qing Han suppressed his laughter and replied, "Actually, that thing can be used in more ways than just eating it..."

Ling Huaici clenched his teeth tightly, stared at her fiercely, and waited for her to continue: "You can cut your finger and then put it in the palm of your hand. Once it touches the blood, it will recognize its master..."

Ling Huaici was so angry that he laughed out loud: "Your Highness, you said it at the right time!"

Qing Han shrugged helplessly: "You didn't even give me the chance to tell you in advance..."

Ling Huaici calmed down a little and said, "Okay, let's go back quickly. If we are any later, the emperor might notice something is wrong!"

Qinghan responded softly with "hmm", then turned around first.

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"Where is my beloved?" After Qing Han returned to the bonfire party, she found that everyone had already started enjoying the food and wine. Huo Yige soon noticed her and asked in a low voice.

Qing Han answered while sitting down: "I feel a little bored staying in the room, so I went out for a walk to get some fresh air."

Huo Yige's eyes followed Qinghan's line of sight to Ling Huaici who entered the venue with her. He narrowed his eyes slightly, then changed his tone and said to Qinghan gently: "My beloved concubine, can you accompany me... and have a few drinks?"

Before Qing Han could respond, Ling Huaici on the side reminded her, "Your Majesty, you have to get up early tomorrow to go hunting, so you should drink less."

Hearing this, Huo Yige raised his head and looked at Ling Huaici for a moment, then turned to look at Qinghan, waiting for her to tell him in person.

Qing Han showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and explained in a low voice: "I, I can't drink much..."

At this moment, Mu Yuan suddenly interrupted and said, "Oh my, you secretly drank all the fine wines that Lord Cang Lin treasured, and you still said that you can't drink well!"

Qing Han rolled his eyes at Mu Yuan and retorted unhappily, "Shut up! You know the most!"

Huo Yige's eyes lingered on the two of them for a while, and finally he just smiled and shook his head.

Faced with this scene, Huo Yige just raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said to the two of them with a smile: "I understand." Then he raised his head and drank a large glass of wine.

After returning home with great pleasure, Huo Yige was again detained by Ling Huai at the desk, and only heard the other party say: "The emperor is still young, so he should concentrate on learning how to govern the country."

In the past, whenever he heard such remarks, Huo Yige would follow the instructions carefully, sit upright behind the desk, and carefully review and comment on the piles of memorials one by one.

However, today was different. He bowed his head slightly and asked softly, "Thank you, my dear, is there something you are hiding from me?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Huaici looked suspicious and stared at the person in front of him, but ultimately did not say a word.

Seeing this, Huo Yige pursed his lips, nodded and said, "I understand." There seemed to be a deep meaning in his expression, which was difficult to understand.