I'm not a scumbag

The Queen didn't know what the situation was, as she had not shown her face for so long.

And the rumors that Ling Tingyu was pregnant were self-defeating. This cold woman could kick a cow to death, and there was no sign of pregnancy anywhere.

It is impossible to verify where this rumor started.

It's been a while since the brewing competition. Qin Zuo stayed at Ling Tingyu's house every day, with an unknown person named Wang secretly monitoring him... Oh no, he was protected, and he couldn't wander around.

During this period, Deng Zhuang came several times, but was turned away all the time, which made him extremely angry, and his hostility towards Qin Zuo rose to a new height.

After all, in his opinion, His Highness had a new love and had forgotten his old love. But what he didn't know was that even Qin Zuo, his new love, had never seen Ling Tingyu since he entered the palace.

Ling Fantian came to visit Qin Zuo from time to time, drink and chat with him, and talk about things outside.

Yes, it's something outside.

Since Qin Zuo entered the government, he has been imprisoned in disguise, with extremely low freedom. However, all of this can be regarded as his self-inflicted trap.

"Ugh."

Sighing, Qin Zuo felt a little sad and really wanted to drag Wang out and beat him up before running away.

But after putting so much effort into it, wouldn’t it be a waste of all his efforts if he just walked away like this?

"Why are you sighing?"

Hearing this voice, Qin Zuo was agitated and turned around suddenly. He saw Ling Tingyu standing behind him with an expressionless face, and couldn't help but feel chills on his back.

It's just that I was distracted and didn't realize it. If she had just attacked him...

"Are you so afraid of me?"

Ling Tingyu's expression that had remained unchanged for thousands of years finally became a bit baffling.

She didn't understand why this guy who was so eager to be her guest felt like he was a natural enemy every time he saw her.

Are you really so terrible?

"Ada has met His Highness."

Qin Zuo saluted, but he was a little confused about the purpose of Ling Tingyu's coming here. After so long, was he finally willing to see him?

Ling Tingyu was not very satisfied with Qin Zuo's claim.

"You already have a new name, why do you still call yourself by your old name?"

Is it possible that you are not satisfied?

Thinking of this, Ling Tingyu frowned unconsciously and looked at Qin Zuo with unkind eyes.

No one dares to go against her will.

When Qin Zuo heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.

It's not that he is dissatisfied. As a person who has gone through nine years of compulsory education and has studied but not mastered the languages ​​​​of various countries, he is really not interested in the name Lingda.

But this dissatisfaction could not be expressed. Qin Zuo avoided the problem and said with a surprised look, "Did your Highness finally remember that there was someone else in the room?"

That little expression of grievance and resentment appeared on an unshaven man, and it looked awkward no matter how he looked at it.

Ling Tingyu didn't have time to chat with him, so she went straight to the point and said, "News came from the Chu Kingdom that the Emperor of Chu died suddenly, but he did not clearly indicate who was the heir to the throne."

Ling Tingyu did not continue what he said next, but just observed Qin Zuo's expression, his eyes as sharp as a knife blade piercing Qin Zuo's heart.

Emperor Chu died suddenly?

The sadness coming from his body made Qin Zuo feel a little negative. Qin Zuo felt a little uncomfortable. Feeling Ling Tingyu's inquiry, he tried hard to maintain his emotional stability.

Emperor Chu died suddenly, and the thoughts of the princes were directly exposed. They were determined to disobey anyone and civil strife was inevitable. But what did Ling Tingyu mean by telling him this?

Could it be that you saw through his disguise?

Testing him?

Impossible. He looked completely different from before. Ling Fantian didn't even recognize him. How could Ling Tingyu, who had only met him a few times, see through it?

But it was obviously not the time to think about this now. What Ling Tingyu said next shocked him.

"I have ordered you to lead the troops to attack Chu."

"..."

Seeing that Qin Zuo didn't speak, Ling Tingyu continued, "You are so hesitant. Is it possible that there is something unspeakable and inconvenient to tell me?"

Qin Zuo quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "I will definitely live up to my destiny."

Ling Tingyu glanced at Qin Zuo, who was looking down and couldn't see his facial expression, snorted coldly in his heart, walked away without answering.

......

"He agreed?"

In a secret room, a woman who looked very weak but full of aura looked at her subordinates and asked.

The slightly swollen belly and the face that are fifty or sixty-six percent similar to Ling Tingyu give people a great impact.

Ling Tingyu looked at her mother with some worry. She was unexpectedly pregnant at such an old age, and was deceived by outsiders into wanting to give birth.

How could the empress, who had been famous all her life, become like this?

It turns out that it was the Queen who got pregnant from the beginning, and Ling Tingyu was just blocking the gun for her mother.

The queen, who had ignored government affairs for so long, was naturally busy raising a baby. She seemed to cherish this unexpected child very much.

"Yu'er, don't worry. Regardless of the gender of this child, it will not affect your succession to the throne."

This was what the Queen said when she asked Ling Tingyu to help her hide it, and Ling Tingyu's heart palpitated.

It's not because of the throne, but because of that sentence from Yu'er that I haven't heard for many years.

"Okay, when the time comes, let that kid's identity be 'accidentally' exposed, and we will have the opportunity to interfere in Chu's internal affairs."

The queen thought that the plan was going extremely smoothly, and she was filled with love when she looked at her daughter who had a cold face for thousands of years.

"You did a good job this time, what reward do you want?"

Ling Tingyu shook her head. She didn't want anything. She just hoped that the Queen Mother would take good care of her body and not do something impractical and harmful to her body just because of impulse.

But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them again. He just looked deeply at the queen, bowed and left.

The exaggerated expression on the Queen's face also receded, and she looked at Ling Tingyu who was walking away and was thinking about something.