Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

Bai Lingxi didn't know how many times she fainted last night, but every time she woke up, she was always facing the liar Zhou Jin's face.

I always lied to her that it was the last time, but in the end...

After tossing and turning all night, I finally fell asleep.

The next morning, the charcoal brazier burning in the room gradually lost its temperature, and the room became cold.

Bai Lingxi felt as if she was in the snow in her sleep. Even her dreams were of ice and snow, a desolate scene.

Bai Lingxi hid in what she thought was a big furnace, constantly shrinking her small body and burrowing into Zhou Jin's arms.

Zhou Jin hadn't fallen asleep for long when he felt a little head nodding in his arms, like a piglet.

Zhou Jin patted her back soothingly and held her tightly in his arms. When he opened his eyes, he saw that she had kicked away all the thick quilts.

Zhou Jin smiled helplessly. When Bai Lingxi was in the palace before, she never slept well and would kick the quilt when she slept. He would always help her pull the quilt back every time.

This time, it really felt a bit like the past.

He stared quietly at the sleeping face of the person in his arms. It was so peaceful and beautiful. He looked at it over and over again, but felt that he could never see enough.

However, Bai Lingxi slept quietly for a while, and then she started to cry out that it was cold again: "Cold——"

Because Zhou Jin was passionate and practiced martial arts, he was naturally more resistant to cold than Bai Lingxi. For such a long time, he didn't even notice that the charcoal basin had gone out.

Fortunately, this time, because he was worried about Bai Lingxi in his arms, he ruled out Bai Lingxi's own problems and finally discovered that the charcoal basin in the room was running out of charcoal.

"Anwu!" Zhou Jin shouted to the air, and the little maid who usually served Bai Lingxi came in.

As soon as he saw Zhou Jin, An Qi knelt down and obeyed: "I'm here."

"Tiantan, and also, how did you handle last night's incident?" Zhou Jin was thinking about his flare, which was exclusive to the Dark Guard Battalion and might expose his whereabouts.

"All the beasts in the yard were killed. Some of the women who were insulted returned home, while others were given some money to travel with. As for where they went, I have no idea."

As a woman herself, Anwu naturally knew how unfair the world was to women. The woman who chose to go home would be escorted by Lord Shadow, so there would be no problem.

Those two women were naturally favored at home and could survive after returning.

As for other women, family is not their way out. It is not difficult to find a place to hide their identities and live together.

Zhou Jin nodded, and then remembered something: "Besides you, were there any other people there?"

An Qi shook his head. Zhou Jin got the answer he wanted and sent An Qi out.

After the charcoal basin was replaced and the room temperature returned to normal, Bai Lingxi's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and Zhou Jin felt much more comfortable seeing this.

Then, Zhou Jin fell into a deep sleep holding Bai Lingxi in his arms. Their heads were pressed tightly together, and the distance between their hearts gradually narrowed.

A faint warmth surrounded the two of them, and the atmosphere was calm and peaceful.

The years are quiet.

……

royal palace.

It has been three days since Zhou Changling returned to the palace. During these days, he has been listening to the reports from the secret guards until his ears are almost callused, but there is still no news about Bai Lingxi.

Li Lin waited cautiously. God knows, on the day the emperor came back, he almost took pills and committed suicide because he was afraid of being punished by the emperor.

However, he thought that it was his own fault and he would not be able to rest in peace until the Empress was found, so he begged the Emperor to spare his life.

When the day comes when the Queen is found, he will die as a token of atonement.

Li Lin still remembers that Zhou Changling looked at him that day as if he were a dead person, cold and piercing.

The previous dynasty was also very peaceful these two days, because when Zhou Changling just came back, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue reported the father and son of the Minister of Revenue Bai, accusing them of corruption and abuse of power.

On the spot, Zhou Changling sent the Imperial Guards to surround the two families and searched.

The result was that the Bai father and son were fine, they received normal salaries and some rewards from the late emperor.

In contrast, a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and even disaster relief grain distributed by the imperial court in the previous two years were seized from the home of the Minister of Revenue.

Now that all the evidence was available, the entire family of the Minister of Revenue was executed in the street, and even the children were not spared. This move shocked the whole court and the country.

But they were only shocked in their hearts. No one expected that Zhou Changling's methods became more and more brutal, and he even felt like he was out of control.

After all, no one wants to be known as a tyrant after his death. It is precisely because of this that the ministers were able to challenge the emperor and bet that the emperor would not dare to kill him directly.

But now it seems that Zhou Changling not only does not care about his reputation after his death, but also does not care about his reputation while in power. All the ministers are afraid of death and dare not disobey the emperor.

Therefore, they were always trembling with fear when attending court every day. If they had any questions, they would finish speaking them as quickly as possible without any nonsense. The efficiency of the morning court was extremely high.

In fact, the ministers were also speculating what had caused Zhou Changling's temperament to change so drastically.

Only Li Lin knew the inside story, of course it was because the Queen was missing!

Not a single rumor leaked out of the harem. Li Lin managed the harem like an iron wall, impenetrable. Therefore, the ministers of the previous dynasty did not hear the rumor and fell into Zhou Changlin's trap.

Li Lin was still worried, but there was no progress in the past, but today there was new news!

After the secret guard reported to Zhou Changling what he had seen and heard yesterday, he waited for a long time without receiving a response, so he couldn't help but secretly peek at Zhou Changling's expression.

However, the expression on Zhou Changling's face was so unclear that it was hard to tell whether he was happy or sad.

After a while, Zhou Changling asked again: "You mean, that person has a special signal from the Royal Secret Guard Battalion? Also, the wounds on those people were also caused by the Royal Secret Guards?"

"Yes, I dare not hide it." Faced with Zhou Changling's unfathomable gaze, the secret guard no longer dared to look directly at the emperor and answered under tremendous pressure.

"What do you think?" Zhou Changling tapped on the dragon table with his slender fingers, making a "da da" sound, and the listeners' hearts also beat fast.

"I believe that only members of the royal family can command the royal secret guards." The secret guard gritted his teeth and finally expressed his guess.

As we all know, the current Dasheng Dynasty has lost its heirs, and the only adult prince is the current emperor. Could it be that the late emperor has other descendants who are living abroad?

Moreover, the royal secret guards are only loyal to emperors of all generations, unless the previous emperor personally arranged the secret guards to the prince who was living outside before his death.

But this is almost impossible. Everyone knows that the late emperor once assigned secret guards to Concubine Rong, the current Empress Bai, but she was later sent away by her own emperor himself.

Eliminating all the answers, there is only one possibility left, which is...

unless--

The late emperor is not dead!