Queen's favorite

Although she already knew that the female gentleman had a magnificent appearance, Qi Changle had to admit that at that moment, she did have a feeling of...bewitched.

It was as if the heartbeat was no longer his own.

Qi Changle took a slight breath without a trace, to calm herself down, then she walked forward slowly, knelt down and saluted.

There was a smile on the corner of Zhong Liyu's lips, and he tapped his fingertips on the short knife, "Get up, there is no need to be so polite all the time."

Qi Changle pursed her lips and smiled lightly, her eyes froze slightly when she saw the dagger in the opponent's hand.

No one else, because this dagger was exactly the one she used to kill herself in Tiyuan Hall.

Qi Changle was naturally impressed with it, after all, it was something he held in his hand and hung on his neck.

Her dark eyes looked at the dagger inlaid with gorgeous gemstones, and she couldn't help asking: "Isn't this dagger...?"

Zhong Liyu glanced down, but did not deny it.

"Exactly."

really.

Qi Changle: "Did Your Majesty take it back?"

Zhong Liyu raised his red lips, raised his eyes to look at Qi Changle, and said with a half-smile, "Naturally, after all, it's my personal item. If you don't take it back, why don't you let it fall outside?"

Qi Changle bent his lips: "Your Majesty knows that the concubine does not mean that."

Because this dagger has special meaning to both of them, Zhong Liyu is willing to take it back, which means that Qi Changle in her heart may not be just a simple thing for people to enjoy.

Qi Changle's black eyes light up slightly, she smiles lightly, and there is a warmth in her heart.

Zhong Liyu put away the dagger, and did not deny Qi Changle's words.

She looked at Qi Changle's looking eyes, and her heart moved slightly.Then Zhong Liyu pointed to his side: "Sit over here."

Qi Changle looked over there, hesitating for a moment in his heart, but he didn't refuse.

Because at this moment...she doesn't really want to retreat and return welcome.

Qi Changle wants to be loyal to his own thoughts for a moment.

So after a short hesitation, she complied softly, and then sat beside Zhongliyu.

Zhongliyu's expression was gentle at the moment, and there were too many gloomy or obscure expressions.When she looked sideways at Qi Changle and wanted to talk to her about something, she paused again.

Zhongliyu really couldn't accept being so intimate with outsiders, but Qi Changle was an exception.

The other party not only successfully attracted her attention, but also allowed Zhong Liyu to break through some obstacles in his heart.

Although it is still difficult for her to go further, but just kissing, before Qi Changle, Zhong Liyu never thought that she would do such a thing with others.

Zhong Liyu still hasn't forgotten the dream he had before and what he read in the small picture album.

At this moment, she looked at Qi Changle who was sitting next to her, and those contents that made people blush flashed across her mind.

Those contents did not disappear after she woke up from a dream or read the "book". On the contrary, they just lurked in the depths of her mind for a short time, and only reappeared together at the right time.

So at this moment she is so close to Qi Changle, the dots in the dream, combined with the cognition that she has understood after reading, have become more detailed.

Zhong Liyu paused slightly.

If, if that person is Qi Changle...

Seeing that the other party was in a daze, Qi Changle didn't speak, and was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty?"

Zhong Liyu came back to her senses, and stretched out her hand to touch the tip of her nose as if covering up. For some reason, she felt slightly guilty.

It was as if the picture that I had subconsciously imagined in my mind just now offended Qi Changle a little.

Although this kind of offensive emotion is very novel to Zhong Liyu.

Of course, there may be one or two points... embarrassing.

After all, she was the one who declined the other party's bedtime before, and now she is the one who thinks about these things arbitrarily.

Zhong Liyu coughed: "It's okay. By the way, have you thought about what to play in Autumn Hunting this time?"

Qi Changle couldn't help being a little happy when he mentioned the matter of Qiu Lie.

She curled her lips and smiled deeply: "I haven't made up my mind yet. After all, this is the first time I have come out to participate in hunting. I have no experience at all before, and I don't even know how to ride a horse."

Hearing what she said, Zhongliyu laughed lightly: "That's not easy, I'll teach you."

Qi Changle opened his eyes slightly in surprise, "Really? The concubine will thank His Majesty first."

Zhong Liyu looked at her with a smile, "If you want to say thank you, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"

Qi Changle paused slightly, met Zhong Liyu's gaze, and blushed, "What is your Majesty referring to?"

Zhong Li's throat moved slightly, his eyes became darker.She originally wanted to get close to Qi Changle and whisper something in his ear, but she stopped.

There is no rush yet.

Maybe now is not the time.

Earlier, Qi Changle took the initiative to ask about the sleeping servant, which also reminded Zhong Liyu.

She forgot that Qi Changle is different from her other concubines.

The other concubines were afraid of her, seeing Zhong Liyu was like a mouse meeting a cat.So they don't have any close thoughts on Zhong Liyu, and it is even more impossible for them to want to sleep with him.

But Qi Changle is different.

The other party is sincerely yearning for and admiring her.

And Zhongliyu's previous attitude may have given her some wrong hints, making Qi Changle feel that she has won Zhongliyu's favor, so she wants to go further.

To be favored... is true.

But Zhongliyu's love for her does not include serving her bed.Coupled with her past mental barriers, Zhong Liyu subconsciously avoided Qi Changle's request.

Although she is not as repulsed by this matter now as she was at first, but...

It would be difficult to get her to do something closer in a short time.

In addition, she also wants to be more cautious in these matters.

Not only for her, but also for Qi Changle.

Zhong Liyu is very demanding.

If it's such an extremely intimate thing, in her opinion, it can only be done with people who are extremely intimate and have mutual...favorites.

So she wants to be more cautious.

It is not only a test of himself, but also a test of Qi Changle.

Qi Changle's love for him can't only be that of a concubine for the king, it must also be that of Qi Changle for Zhongliyu.

Therefore, Zhongliyu will not give it to her until he has figured it out and confirmed it.

So Zhong Liyu smiled lightly, instead of following the impulse of the moment, he brought up another matter.

"Speaking of which, you never gave me the thank you gift you said you wanted to give me." She stretched out her hand and licked Qi Changle's fingers, smiling brightly.

"Could it be that you want to let go, Changle?"

Mentioning the gift of thanks that he was still preparing, Qi Changle bit his lower lip lightly: "After Qiu Lie returns, the concubine can present it to His Majesty."

Zhong Liyu hooked his lips: "That's just right, after I go back, I can give you the new palace."

Qi Changle was a little surprised: "Is it so fast?"

Zhong Liyu propped his forehead with one hand, and said casually: "I hire people to do things, of course I want them to do things meticulously, but they can't be too procrastinated, otherwise what's the use of supporting these people."

"And it's not rebuilt out of thin air, but renovated on the basis of the original, so it won't take too long."

Qi Changle nodded and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the concubine is also looking forward to it."

Although she didn't really need anything from the palace, but since it was bestowed upon her by the queen, Qi Changle was naturally very happy to accept it.

Zhong Liyu hooked the corners of his lips, "Will you be happy?"

Qi Changle looked at her: "Since it is a gift from His Majesty, the concubine naturally likes it very much."

Zhong Liyu laughed softly, moved closer to her, looked at her with black eyes, and said, "Your mouth is so sweet?"

Qi Changle paused slightly, his earlobes turned red.

Zhong Liyu looked at her, his eyes moved slightly. "Where did you think of?"

Qi Changle bit his lip and turned his face away.Only the red blood dripping from the earlobe, which was originally like white jade.

……

As the Royal Enclosure was not far away, they arrived before noon.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Huang Zhongjin approached and said, "Your Majesty, we're here."

Zhong Liyu raised his eyes and raised the curtain of the car to look out, then let out a soft "hmm".

She looked back and stretched out her hand to Qi Changle: "Go, go down."

Qi Changle's eyes were bright, with some anticipation. "good."

Naturally, they don't need to worry about it when they arrive at the place, the palace people will take care of everything.

When Qi Changle looked around, it was indeed green.The warm and cool wind blew slowly, blowing the hair on the side of her face, bringing a refreshing feeling.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath, bending her eyes.

At this time, other people also got out of the car one after another, Qi Changle looked back when he heard the movement, the imperial concubine and Xu Zhaoyi also got out of the car.

The imperial concubine came here about every year, so she was familiar with everything here. After he got off the carriage, he didn't care about their situation, but nodded to Zhong Liyu and said, "Your Majesty, I'll go in first."

Zhong Liyu rolled his eyes and said casually: "Okay, you can entertain yourself."

Su Muhe nodded indifferently, glanced at Qi Changle with lighter eyes, walked in without saying anything.

At the same time, a palace official came up to greet her, and she was very familiar with the imperial concubine.

Qi Changle slightly heard the horses that the concubine tamed here were mentioned in their words.

At this time, Xu Zhaoyi also came over.At this time, she had restrained the complicated emotions in her eyes, and bowed meekly beside Zhongliyu.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

Hearing her voice, Zhong Liyu glanced back, originally she didn't have any intention of responding, but suddenly stopped after thinking of something.

She said with a half-smile, "Am I the only one standing here?"

Xu Zhaoyi, who understood what she meant, turned pale, "Your Majesty, forgive me, the concubine was negligent." Then she bowed to Qi Changle: "Greetings, Jue Zhaoyi."

The expression on Qi Changle's face did not change, she just explained for her: "Your Majesty calm down, it's not that Xu Zhaoyi doesn't understand etiquette, it's just that I told her before that we are both Zhaoyi, so there is no need to salute."

Xu Zhaoyi: "Although this is the case, the concubine was negligent, and I ask Jue Zhaoyi to forgive me."

Qi Changle smiled helplessly: "It's not your fault at all."

Xu Zhaoyi still said: "Although Jue Zhaoyi once said that there is no need to salute, but the concubine can't really do so, it is still the concubine's fault."

Qi Changle raised his eyebrows slightly, and the way he looked at Xu Zhaoyi changed.

Zhong Liyu didn't have the patience to listen to what the two of them said here, so he directly took Qi Changle's hand and led her inside.

"Okay, you don't get tired of saying these words over and over again."

Qi Changle had no choice but to follow her, "Your Majesty, my concubine is not too tired."

Zhong Liyu: "I'm tired, let's go."

Xu Zhaoyi got up slowly, looked at the two figures in front of them leaving hand in hand, and bit her lips tightly.

Because of the time of their arrival, it is still a little hot, and it is not comfortable to go hunting, so the time is set in the afternoon, and it is just right to sleep after eating at noon.

Qi Changle was not disappointed, after all, she has already come here, so there will always be a chance.

Zhongli Yu said: "Don't you want to learn how to ride a horse?"

Qi Changle looked over and nodded.

"I'll take you to pick a horse with a gentle personality."

Qi Changle couldn't help but curled his lips: "Now?"

"Of course. Do you want to wait longer?"

Qi Changle quickly shook his head, "It's fine now, thank you Your Majesty!"

Zhong Liyu smiled, and then directly exchanged someone to take them to the place where the horses were raised.

Although the palace man who led the way was cautious, he had been serving here for a long time and was knowledgeable. He didn't show any fear, instead he seemed very normal.

Of course, it may also be because he already had two years of experience in serving the queen and knew how to behave.

After realizing that the horses were selected for Qi Changle, he specifically said: "Don't worry, we have a filly on our side these two days that has grown up. It is completely white and has a gentle temperament. It is just suitable for Jue Zhaoyi to ride."

While speaking, he was also quietly observing the famous Jue Zhaoyi.

This year is very different from previous years.Not only the servants in the palace knew about it, but even those outside the palace knew about it.

With this Jue Zhaoyi, the water and the sky in the harem will probably change in the future.

Qi Changle doesn't care much about the color of the horse, after all, as long as it is a good horse and its temper suits her liking.

Hearing this, she just smiled gently with her eyes bent: "That's it, thank you very much."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

After arriving at the stable, someone led the little white horse out, and said, "Your Majesty, Jue Zhaoyi, look, this is the horse."

Qi Changle's eyes widened enviously, and he wanted to touch it, but he didn't dare, so he looked back at Zhong Liyu.

Zhong Liyu was teased by her expression, couldn't help but smiled, then stepped forward to touch the horse, and then said: "Come and see, what can we do so far away."

Qi Changle walked over from Shan Ruliu, stretched out his hand to touch its snow-white skin, it didn't feel any discomfort, but turned its head gently towards Qi Changle.

Zhong Liyu pulled the rope over the horse, then jumped up and sat on it, clamped the horse's body with his legs, and let him walk two steps on the spot.

"Really good."

Qi Changle raised his head slightly to look at the other party, with a gentle smile on his face, looking at Zhong Liyu who was sitting on the horse.

The other party's black outfit is very eye-catching, and now the demeanor of riding a horse is even more sassy, ​​diluting the usual gloomy state, leaving only Yingmei.

Zhong Liyu came to Qi Changle's side, and then extended his hand to her.

"Come on, I'll take you for a run."

Qi Changle's eyes brightened slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She handed Zhong Liyu her hand, and the next moment, she felt a force pulling her, and she was brought to the horse by him.

The warm body behind her embraced her, and the hot and humid breath of another person blew by her ears.

Qi Changle couldn't help shrinking his neck, feeling a little itchy.

Zhong Liyu held the horse rope and exerted force on his legs.

"drive."

The breeze blew past his face, Qi Changle bumped along with the horse.

The person behind her whispered in her ear and asked, "How?"

Qi Changle couldn't help laughing and said, "It's great."

She had a starry smile in her eyes.

"I love so much."

This was her first time riding a horse, and also her first time running on horseback.

Zhongliyu led her to run around a few times before slowly stopping.

Qi Changle's hair was slightly disheveled, and she was a little hot from the sun, but she was very happy and tireless.

"Okay, it's almost done." Zhongli Yu said lazily.She was not as excited as Qi Changle, after all, as long as Zhong Liyu wanted, she could even come anytime.

But this is Qi Changle's first time riding a horse.

However, although she was a little bit reluctant, she still nodded.

As if seeing her emotions, Zhong Liyu looked down at her, then smiled lightly and plucked Qi Changle's hair behind him.

"Anyway, it will be yours sooner or later, so why worry?"

Qi Changle blushed slightly, a little embarrassed.

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Zhong Liyu took her off the horse, "Let's go."

Although this is a hunting paddock, the food is not inferior to the imperial palace at all. Of course, this is also understandable. After all, it is made for the queen to enjoy, so naturally it must be the best.

At noon they ate together in one room.

Therefore, Qi Changle saw the imperial concubine again.

The noble concubine had changed her clothes, her body was still steamed with damp, her hair was slightly damp, she probably came here just after bathing and washing.

Qi Changle could also guess that it should be because he just went out to ride a horse, so he came after taking a bath.

When Su Muhe walked by, he glanced at Qi Changle who was sitting there, and then sat down beside Zhongli Yu.

In fact, their positions are not very far apart.

Perhaps it was because the imperial concubine accompanied Zhongliyu before, so the people serving here conveniently placed the imperial concubine's seat next to Zhongliyu.

And Qi Changle is sitting below them at the moment.

It's not very far away, but...not as close as the imperial concubine.

Qi Changle lowered his eyes lightly, hiding some emotions.

This lunch was very peaceful, after all, if there was no question from Zhong Liyu, the others would not take the initiative to say anything.

But Zhongliyu was very quiet this time.

Probably because this time was different from previous years, Qi Changle accompanied her, and she had no interest in "making things difficult" for others, so naturally she was lazy and didn't speak.

On the contrary, the imperial concubine took the initiative to talk a few words in a low voice.

Although it wasn't anything intimate or important, just talking about something about the paddock, Qi Changle still heard something... harsh.

She squeezed her chopsticks tightly and pressed her lips together without any trace.

It wasn't until this time that she realized that perhaps her deepest and most basic taboo towards the imperial concubine was not all because of the early acquaintance of the other party with Zhongliyu, nor was it all because of the special things Zhongliyu had done to him, maybe there was something more ... her low self-esteem.

She is not able to talk to Zhong Liyu on an equal footing like a noble concubine.

It's not like the imperial concubine, who can get along with Zhong Liyu without any scheming, just by being her true self.

She always wears a mask in front of Zhong Liyu, and also loses herself.

In front of the queen, she was just...a concubine.

Qi Changle only felt a pain in her heart, her eyes were dark, she focused on the meal in front of her, she was eating seriously, but her throat felt a little astringent.

Qi Changle knew that he had lost his composure.

She could only watch herself like this, but she didn't know how to stop it.

Her mentality is not very good now, and at the same time... she can't go on any longer.

Otherwise, you will fall into the abyss.

Although his reason is so clear, Qi Changle can't control his thoughts.

But it's just the emperor's favor. Isn't it good to keep it like this?

Why bother to go further.

It is impossible to bring her more benefits if she goes any further. She has got everything she needs, and she has also avenged everything she wanted to avenge.

Why, do you still want to be a queen?

Qi Changle held back his breath, his dark eyes were deep.

But such persuasion could not convince her herself.

Just when she lost her mind, she suddenly heard someone mention her name.

Qi Changle paused and withdrew his thoughts.

"Speaking of which palace does Your Majesty plan to bestow on Jue Zhaoyi?" the imperial concubine asked.

Zhong Liyu said "Oh", and replied with a smile: "You have tricked me now, how can I give it away as a gift in the future?"

Su Muhe chuckled: "It turns out that His Majesty also has time to give gifts."

Zhongli Yu squinted at him: "Didn't I send you off too?"

Qi Changle suddenly pinched his fingertips and bit the side of his lip.

She didn't want to hear any more.

If he continues to listen, Qi Changle is afraid that he will lose his composure.She didn't want to lose the acting skills she was proud of, and she didn't want others to see the ugly and bad emotions in her heart.

So Qi Changle took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell, I wonder if I can go back to rest first?"

Hearing her words, Zhong Liyu frowned, "What's wrong?"

Before Qi Changle could answer, she nodded, "Okay, go back first and let the imperial doctor show you."

Qi Changle bent his lips: "I'm just a little tired, and I'm not seriously ill. I don't need an imperial doctor. Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Zhong Liyu glanced at her pale lips, and couldn't help but said: "Is it really all right? Did you get tired from riding a horse just now, or did you get scared?"

Hearing her caring words that were completely different from those in front of others, Qi Changle's heart warmed slightly, and he couldn't help but deepen his smile a little.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. It's really all right. Then... the concubine will go back first."

Zhong Liyu also got up, "Let's go."

Qi Changle was slightly taken aback: "Your Majesty?"

Zhong Liyu had already walked down and came to Qi Changle.

She raised her dark eyes to look over, and there was a rare soft smile in her beautiful eyes, and then she stretched out her hand to Qi Changle.

"Send you back."

Qi Changle looked down at the white palm in front of him, his heart moved slightly.

She couldn't help but put her hand on it, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Okay."

The author has something to say: Well, Jinjiang’s birthday wishes are for one week, as long as it is the week of the birthday, this one will be hung on it

In other words, today is actually not my birthday hahaha

But thank you very much for your blessings~ I received it in advance, I would like to give you a good one