Zhao Jiuxiao did not continue to pour cold water on his brother. He just felt that his brother was just overwhelmed by the joy of reunion and had lost his mind.

After a while, when Ling Yunche calmed down, he would naturally understand the gap between himself and the girl just now.

Unfortunately, Ling Yunche disappointed Zhao Jiuxiao. Not only did his good brother fail to gradually come to his senses as he had expected, he also looked at Zimu's receding back with an expectant look on his face.

[Tsk, honey, Ling Yunche is still staring at your back.]

[Heh, pervert, an older bachelor is thinking about a 14-year-old girl, she is nothing. ]

Even if Qianlong took in younger concubines, he would wait until they were sixteen or seventeen years old before calling for them.

Unlike Ling Yunche, all his little thoughts are almost popping out of his eyes.

In the next few days, Zimu continued to do what she was supposed to do. The jade pendant that Qianlong forced on her was placed on the table in her room. She had no intention of taking the jade pendant to the Yangxin Palace or the Qianqing Palace to find him.

"Has she come?" Qianlong had been suffering for the past three days. The question he asked most every day was whether she had come to see him with the jade pendant.

"Well, Miss Wei didn't come..." Li Yu felt distressed when he thought of Zimu's confusion when she talked to him. She was only fourteen years old and was a girl who longed for life outside the palace.

"Well, it doesn't hurt to know that she is by my side. It's good for me to see her." Qianlong has always been patient with beauties, and he is even more patient with a stunning beauty like Zimu who has a relationship with him for several lifetimes.

"How is the renovation of Yongshou Palace going?"

"Your Majesty, I personally supervised the implementation of all your orders in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Okay, Li Yu, you must watch carefully and make sure that no dirty things are left in. I will reward you handsomely after the master of Yongshou Palace moves in."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will try my best." In fact, even without Qianlong saying anything, Li Yu would also do his best to oversee the final renovation of Yongshou Palace.

If nothing else, just for the warmth and kindness he encountered in the deep palace, he would try his best to keep the smile on that ignorant girl's face.

These days, Ling Yunche always thought of Zimu unconsciously, and thought of her every smile and frown when she first arrived in Shengjing. Now those forgotten memories came flooding back and were deeply engraved in his heart.

Even though Ling Yunche was well aware of the gap between them, the unwillingness in his heart still made him unable to extricate himself.

Qianlong has been renovating the Yongshou Palace since he ascended the throne. Even the empress dowager was curious about what her adopted son was trying to do.

In fact, his idea was very simple. He and Zimu had been in love for so many lifetimes, but Zimu died young. Qianlong did not want to truly experience the heart-wrenching pain in his dream.

Therefore, in Yongshou Palace, Qianlong sincerely hoped that Zimu, the lover in his heart, could live in peace and longevity in this life.

That day, Zi Mu had just sorted out the books in the library when she heard Ling Yunche calling her name at the door of the library.

After Ling Yunche saw Zimu, he couldn't open his mouth to say what he had originally made up his mind to say.

Zi Mu came out of the library and stood in the open space outside. Who knew if Zha Long would have someone keep an eye on him? In order to avoid trouble, it was better to be open and aboveboard.

"Guard Ling, what do you want from me?"

Ling Yunche looked at Zimu and felt uncomfortable when he heard Zimu address him, but he still mustered up the courage to say, "Sister Yanwan, I...I have something to say to you."

"What? As long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse. After all, we are neighbors in Shengjing."

Ling Yunche took a deep breath: "I know there is a difference between our identities, but I still can't help but like you. I know I am not worthy of you, and I won't ask for anything, I just hope to protect you..."

Zi Mu frowned after hearing what Ling Yunche said. She looked at Ling Yunche and said seriously, "Guard Ling, thank you for your kindness. Now I am just an ordinary palace maid. I don't want to be involved in the disputes in the palace. I hope we won't affect each other."

After saying that, Zimu turned around and prepared to leave, but Ling Yunche still insisted, "Brother, can't you protect your little sister?"

"Since the girl doesn't want to, this... guard should stop pestering her. I would like to remind you that the palace rules are strict and you may hurt others if you do this."

Ling Yunche and Zimu turned around at the same time and saw the dark blue dragon robe that could only be worn by the eunuchs who served the emperor closely.

"Eunuch Jinzhong." Although Ling Yunche spent his days as a guard in the cold palace and had no ambition, it did not mean that he did not know anyone in the imperial court. What's more, the person who came was Jinzhong, a notoriously ruthless man in the imperial court.

Zimu bowed slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "This servant greets Eunuch Jinzhong."

After Ling Yunche left, Jinzhong returned his gaze to Zimu's face and shook his head, saying, "Miss, with your appearance and the emperor always thinking about you, you have no choice but to get involved in the harem struggle."

Zimu took a deep breath and glanced at Jinzhong calmly: "I have no interest in entering the harem and becoming the emperor's concubine, and I hate being trapped here for the rest of my life."

She knew in her heart that Jinzhong was reminding her to be careful with her words in the future, and that another implication was that there really were people from Emperor Qianlong watching near the library.

"You have no say on whether the girl can enter the harem or not." Jinzhong's usually gloomy face now had a wicked smile that even some celebrities could not learn.

Zimu's ignorance of the world and her outward-looking attitude were all pretended. Every step she took until now was a chess piece in the layout, but now she always felt that Jinzhong seemed to be able to see through part of her disguise.

Jinzhong walked up to Zimu, approached her suddenly, then quickly distanced himself from her. Finally, he patted Zimu on the shoulder and said, "Girl, take care of yourself."

Zimu looked at Jinzhong's back and felt a little uneasy, but she didn't take it to heart.

Jinzhong was in a very good mood. After all, he had seen the stunning beauty who had captivated the emperor and his master Li Yu.

Such a beautiful face that could be charming and attractive when in front or cold and aloof when out, he really wanted to drag that woman into his own abyss and let her ignorant eyes be stained with the same gloomy black as his own.

A face like that must look very charming when doing bad things.

Zimu returned to his residence and thought about what to do next. After all, he was only fourteen years old.

Zimu suddenly realized that her situation in the palace had become complicated. Although she was not afraid of those sinister means, she was really afraid of trouble.

On the other side, Jinzhong had just returned to the Yangxin Palace and exchanged glances with his master Li Yu before kneeling down to pay his respects: "Your servant pays respect to the emperor."

"Jinzhong is back, what's going on at the library?"

Jinzhong reported everything he saw, and after hearing it, a barely perceptible gloom flashed across Qianlong's eyes.

A small guard also wanted to protect the person he favored: "Transfer that guard to the cold palace."

"Your Majesty, that guard was originally a guard in the cold palace."

"..." Qianlong suddenly became embarrassed and asked, "What did she say?"

"Miss Wei said she doesn't want to get involved in the harem fights and doesn't need anyone's protection."

"Well, she is still a person who is devoted to the outside of the palace. It doesn't matter. I won't let her leave, so she has to stay." Thinking of the guard that Jinzhong just mentioned, Qianlong frowned: "Jinzhong, go and knock on that guard and make him clear about his identity and status."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Li Yu, what kind of personality do you think she has?"

"Your Majesty, you once said that the girls in your dreams all died young. Your Majesty, you have the unique gift of memory as a real dragon, but Miss Wei does not. You should be patient. Miss Wei is only fourteen years old now."

"I will definitely protect her in this life and let her live well."

Li Yu thought of the masters and mistresses in the harem who used endless tricks. To be honest, he really didn't believe that his master could completely protect Miss Wei.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like