Zhou Chumu didn't like this simplicity.

He once asked Lin Qingluan what the relationship between him and her was, but this was not a question, but that he sincerely hoped that he and Lin Qingluan would think about it.

Now that he has figured it out and understood, he is not ready to let go. The next step is naturally for Lin Qingluan to have the same thoughts and feelings.

Lin Qingluan was still waiting for Zhou Chumu to leave. After a while, she realized and held down his rebellious hand: "Huh?"

"I have nothing to do tonight, so I won't leave." Zhou Chumu's breath was warm on her neck, "A-luan will you stay with me for the night?"

As soon as Lin Qingluan said "no", An Lan knocked on the door outside: "Master, the emperor has come to Bixiao Palace."

Zhou Chumu uttered a curse word, but Lin Qingluan didn't hear it clearly, but already pushed him away: "Just in time, you have to leave too."

"No!" Zhou Chumu angrily sat on the bed, Da Ma Jin Dao sitting there with his legs crossed, "I won't leave anyone who comes today!"

He didn't believe that he could let Shangguan Lie enter the Bixiao Palace today!

After several times, Lin Qingluan was no longer afraid. She just looked at him helplessly and got up to prepare for the arrival.

Zhou Chumu also walked to the window and called Zhou Yiyi to give these instructions. His people moved very quickly. Lin Qingluan had just opened the bedroom door and wanted to ask An Lan where Shangguan Lie had gone when he saw Mu Yun walking away with his eyebrows lowered.

Come in.

"Master, Beauty Wei said she was unwell and invited the Emperor to the Jade Fu Palace." Mu Yun said softly, not even daring to look up to see Lin Qingluan's reaction.

Lin Qingluan was stunned and subconsciously wanted to look back at Zhou Chumu, but she held back and only said: "I know."

Mu Yun raised his head in surprise. Lin Qingluan paused, blinked and said, "I guess the emperor will stay at the Yufu Hall tonight, so there is no need to leave the door open."

"Master..." Mu Yun hesitated a little. The emperor probably wanted to come to Bixiao Palace today. Over at Yufu Palace, Beauty Wei was pregnant after all. If Lin Qingluan went to invite her, the emperor would probably come back.

Lin Qingluan snorted softly: "If you tell me this, it will be locked! Even if the emperor comes, you are not allowed to open the door for him!"

When Mu Yun heard this, she knew that the imperial concubine was angry with the emperor. She sighed quietly in her heart, lowered her head and said, "Yes."

Lin Qingluan vigorously closed the bedroom door, and when she turned around to ask if it was Zhou Chumu's idea, someone stopped her and hugged her.

"Wait a minute!" Lin Qingluan was shocked. What if Shangguan Lie really comes back? What if she is seen with others in disheveled clothes?

Zhou Chumu had made arrangements in advance, so he would not have such fear. The bathing water had been prepared long ago. Knowing that she was a germaphobe, he immediately carried her to the clean room and took a bath for an hour...

After several nights in a row, Lin Qingluan would inevitably feel a little sleep-deprived, even if she had days to catch up on her sleep.

That day, when she was waiting on the driver, Lin Qingluan took a notebook and didn't turn the pages for a long time. She didn't even hear Shangguan Lie calling her.

It was An Lan who risked his life and pulled her sleeve, and Lin Qingluan came back to her senses. She turned her head blankly and looked at Shangguan Lie: "Your Majesty?"

"What's going on?" Shangguan Lie came over with a smile and sat next to her, "What are you thinking about, so absorbed, huh?"

"I am thinking..." Lin Qingluan's thoughts were spinning rapidly, but a hint of grievance gradually appeared on her face, "The emperor has not checked my concubine's sign for a long time."

Shangguan paused, and Lin Qingluan continued to feel aggrieved: "Last time the emperor came to Bixiao Palace, I thought..."

"...Then I will accompany you tonight, okay?" Shangguan Lie did not talk about the past, but only talked about the present. He took Lin Qingluan's hand and patted it, "You are blaming me, huh? You are talking absent-mindedly.

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"No..." Lin Qingluan suddenly had an idea and thought of something he heard recently, so he used the topic as a reference, "I heard that the envoy from Northern Xinjiang seemed to have brought a princess with him?"

The peace-seeking team from Northern Xinjiang just arrived yesterday and were taken to live in the capital by Shangguan Lie. They have not been received yet.

Rumors abounded, some said that a princess from Northern Xinjiang had come to marry him, some said that she was a beauty dedicated to the emperor, and some even went so far as to say that Northern Xinjiang was frightened by Lin Yaochen and sent his own princess to Lin Yaochen to be his wife.

Concubine...

Anyway, there is indeed a woman among the envoys.

But Shangguan Lie smiled: "That's why. We will return to Beijing in a few days. Then Luan'er will go and see for himself, won't he know?"

"It turns out that we are really new sisters." Lin Qingluan pretended to be jealous, "Concubine, I would like to congratulate the emperor on having a new sister."

"Nonsense, that's the princess who came to marry!" Shangguan Lie couldn't laugh or cry, "The King of Northern Xinjiang wants to marry the princess to the capital. I'm still looking at the list of aristocratic families and haven't decided on the candidate yet."

Lin Qingluan pursed her lips slightly: "Oh?"

"Why, you don't believe what I say?" Shangguan Lie pinched her nose in a funny way, and Lin Qingluan snorted: "You can't enter the Lin Mansion either. I hate people from Northern Xinjiang the most."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want." Shangguan Lie said with a smile.

Lin Qingluan then put on a look of relief and happiness, and put her arm around Shangguan Lie to polish his ink. Unexpectedly, she heard Shangguan Lie ask: "Are you ready for my birthday gift?"

Lin Qingluan:......

There were quite a lot of things going on during this period, but she hadn't even started painting the painting that Shangguan Lie wanted...

Fortunately, there is still time.

Lin Qingluan gave Shangguan Lie an angry look: "Why is the emperor so impatient? His birthday has not come yet, so he wants a gift now."

"It's good that you haven't forgotten." Shangguan Lie didn't seem to be suspicious and just smiled, "I see that you have become more and more lazy this year. You don't even like playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting anymore."

Lin Qingluan argued almost instinctively and wanted to explain, but then she thought about it and it seemed that she shouldn't be like this.

She snorted arrogantly: "I'm just lazy, so the emperor doesn't like her?"

"Hahahaha, I like it. No matter how you like it, I like it." Shangguan laughed loudly.

Lin Qingluan started laughing, but her heart suddenly felt frightened.

In the past, no matter what she did, she would never explain it to Shangguan Lie. This was only during the period after her rebirth. Because she was cautious in everything she did and knew that it was abnormal, she almost died after being deceived by Shangguan Lie.

Not like her anymore.

If she really explains why she doesn't paint, is it because of the bitter summer? Because of other things? Then it's really over.

Given Shangguan Lie’s suspiciousness, she might think that she has really changed.

Lin Qingluan fluttered her long eyelashes gently, and leaned into Shangguan Lie's arms innocently: "Your Majesty actually said that I am lazy... Doesn't Your Majesty know whether I am lazy or not?"

"Hmm, Luan'er is the most diligent." Shangguan Lie said with a smile.

Lin Qingluan continued to fuss for a while, and finally understood in her heart.

During this time, she was indeed too quiet.

Shangguan Lie doted on Su Baolin but she didn't make a fuss, and she doted on Qiu Baolin and she didn't care. This is really not like a noble concubine.

It just so happened that in the past few days, Fang Meiren always mentioned Wen Jieyu in front of her intentionally or unintentionally, with a strange and sinister attitude, as if she was afraid that she would not be angry.

Then she should take the opportunity to have a fit.

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Chapter completed!