Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

That night, Xie Jinzhao slept particularly soundly in Ling Jinglan's arms.

She woke up and was stunned for a moment.

Ling Jinglan's profile was right in front of him, with smooth and sharp lines, as if cut by a knife or an axe, and his cheeks were cold and pale. The morning light shone through the bed curtains onto his face. He slept peacefully, with a rare tranquility that actually moved Xie Jinzhao to the point of tears.

Can't tell why.

She felt that after searching for two lifetimes, what she actually wanted was this kind of peace. Seeing him sleeping so well, she actually felt very satisfied.

Xie Jinzhao couldn't help it, and lightly traced his profile with his fingertips, then gently stroked his eyebrows and eyes. Finally, he parted his eyelashes and was about to pull one off to see how long it was.

His wrist was held by Ling Jinglan. He turned his head and stared at Xie Jinzhao with clear eyes.

Xie Jinzhao was caught and laughed, "Are you awake?"

Ling Jinglan picked her up, held her in his arms, and kissed her with his lips, a long good morning kiss. Xie Jinzhao was kissed so hard that she felt exhausted. When she was allowed to catch her breath, she pushed his face away and said, "I haven't even washed myself yet, and you don't mind the dirt."

Ling Jinglan put his hands on her thin shoulders and kneaded them gently. "I don't dislike you, and you are not allowed to dislike me, Zhao Zhao. I want to see you every morning when I wake up."

This was a luxury he had never dared to even think about. He could hardly imagine what he would do if Xie Jinzhao and Lu Changyuan really became husband and wife?

He stood up and put his forehead against hers, "Zhao Zhao, we will be together forever, right?"

No matter how stupid Xie Jinzhao was, he understood that the reason Ling Qingchen had given to ask Emperor Yongjia to grant the marriage was totally untrue. He loved her, and this love was so heavy that she felt a little at a loss.

It was because of this feeling that she understood that all the kindness Lu Changyuan had shown her in past and present lives could not be considered love at all.

She really wanted to ask, if that was the case, why didn't he ever say anything? But then she remembered that she and Lu Changyuan were engaged. Every time she met Ling Jinglan, she would mention how good Lu Changyuan was to her. What should Ling Jinglan say?

Xie Jinzhao put her arms around Ling Jinglan's neck, pulled him down to her, and pressed her lips against his. She kissed him just like him, holding his lips and biting them gently with her teeth.

Ling Jinglan shuddered all over, he closed his eyes, loosened his teeth, and tried to hold it in, but couldn't. He took the initiative and kissed her hard, even harder than yesterday.

His hand was on her back, her hot skin was as smooth as water, Ling Jinglan's mind buzzed and she lost all reason.

After realizing his feelings for her, all his fantasies were about her. Only at this moment did he realize that the sweetness in his fantasies was not even one ten-thousandth of the real her.

He would not give up until he had rubbed her into his bones and blood.

Xie Jinzhao couldn't help but close her legs. She grabbed his wrists and tremblingly called out "Jinglan". Only then did Ling Jinglan come to his senses. He sighed in pain, buried his face in her chest, and gasped.

Xie Jinzhao knew he was in pain, but didn't know what to do.

She understood human affairs, but she didn't know much. In her previous life, even when her feelings for Lu Changyuan were the deepest, they were just respectful to each other. In her opinion, her identity was the mother of Princess Dingguo, and her role as Lu Changyuan's wife was like a job title.

There has never been such a moment of ecstasy.

There was a knock on the door. It was Lu Changyuan's voice, "Mr. Qingxiao, are you up?"

Xie Jinzhao was stunned for a moment, and a blush crept up her face again. It was too weird that her ex-husband came to call her and her current partner to get up.

Xie Jinzhao pushed Ling Jinglan and said, "Get up!"

Ling Jinglan lay on top of her like a dead person, not moving a muscle.

The passion was like a fire, and a bucket of ice water was poured down on him. Ling Jinglan now only wanted to kill someone.

"Just because he told you to get up, you got up?" Ling Jinglan was annoyed. He was a prince after all, so how could he not have a temper?

Because he was afraid of hurting her, Ling Jinglan turned over and lay outside the bed.

It was like someone was calling out to his soul outside. Xie Jinzhao pushed him again and said, "Then at least respond!"

"Are you sure?" Ling Jinglan raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

Xie Jinzhao said, "Since you are not afraid of your identity being exposed, I am not afraid either."

Ling Jinglan turned over and got up from the bed, walked out of the side room, passed through two doors, and came to the main room. He opened the door and said unhappily, "Duke Dingguo, have you found the spy from the Southern Chen Dynasty?"

Lu Changyuan looked him up and down. Seeing that his clothes were disheveled and his hair was messy, and he had just come out from inside, he pointed at him and couldn't speak clearly, "You, you guys last night..."

Ling Jinglan yawned, "Duke Dingguo, you can see clearly that I stayed in this room all night without taking off my clothes. Why?"

Lu Changyuan was speechless. He certainly knew what Ling Jinglan was worried about. Xie Jinzhao was drunk and unconscious. If those people who robbed Wang Xu rashly rushed in, the consequences would be disastrous.

And all of this was directed and acted by Lu Changyuan himself.

In the end, you will reap what you sow.

The two men confronted each other, neither giving in.

There was a commotion outside, and the people around Lu Changyuan walked over quickly, "Duke, it's bad, our people and Young Master Qingxiao's people are going to fight."

Xie Jinzhao heard it inside, and hurriedly got up, changed his clothes, combed his hair into a ponytail, and went out with Ling Jinglan.

At the gate of the county magistrate's mansion, Jinhua Niangzi and others wanted to come in, but were stopped by Lu Changyuan's personal army. The two sides started arguing and neither side gave in.

Diao Zheng and others were originally bandits and hated the people of the imperial court to the core.

Who among them didn't become a bandit out of desperation?

Lu Changyuan's personal army knew that these people were bandits. Even if they made military achievements and were recruited, so what? Aren't they still bandits?

If you want to get close to Duke Dingguo, just dream on!

That’s how the conflict arose.

"We just want to go in, what's the matter, why are you stopping us?"

Wu Lin rushed in but was stopped by two bodyguards. He swung his hand and hit the other man in the face, and the two sides finally started fighting.

When Lu Changyuan arrived, the two sides were fighting fiercely. He had more people, but the other side was strong. Both sides were evenly matched and neither side had the upper hand.

"This is simply nonsense!" Lu Changyuan took out all his anger at Ling Jinglan on Lady Jinhua and the others. "You have just been recruited and do not know the rules. This Duke will not punish you severely. Since you have made a mistake, each of you will receive thirty military sticks!"

Thirty military sticks can kill people if used properly. The captain of the imperial army, Shi Shouyi, was delighted and called for help. "Come here, take these guys and each of them will receive thirty military sticks!"

"Wait!" Yue Wenqian struggled to get up, but was kicked to the ground by the other party. He insisted, "Duke Dingguo, although we made mistakes, it takes two to tango. Don't you think your people have any mistakes?"

If they weren't afraid of getting the young master into trouble, they would have knocked these bastards over long ago.

Shi Shouyi came over and slapped Yue Wenqian on the face, "Look, if you slap like this, does it make a loud sound?"

Lu Changyuan looked down at these people, thinking that Xie Jinzhao was indeed a man of the underworld. If he wanted to lead troops, he would have any kind of troops. But he actually recruited such a person who was not presentable. He was too lazy to pay attention to him and said, "Take him away!"

Yue Wenqian still wanted to reason, but Diao Zheng gave him a look. He sighed inwardly and said, "Forget it, for the sake of the young master."

"Wait!"

A long drawn-out sound rang out at the door. Xie Jinzhao walked over with his hands behind his back, glanced around, raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Lu Changyuan from the corner of his eye, "Duke Dingguo, where are you going to take my people?"