Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

royal palace.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The sound of bamboo flutes was incessant at the banquet, but it could not cover up the solemn and murderous atmosphere of the entire palace. In the seemingly gentle and peaceful scene, undercurrents were surging.

Xie Changling knelt on the ground, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, performing the great etiquette of a subject: "Your Highness, I, Xie Changling, pay my respects to you."

Xiao Jin didn't let him get up. The look in his eyes was dark and unclear, and the atmosphere froze in an instant.

An ordinary person would have been unable to bear it long ago, and would have been trembling with fear, wondering if he had done anything wrong to displease the emperor.

But Xie Changling knew that Xiao Jin came with bad intentions. He even knew that the entire banquet was aimed at him alone.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Jin finally spoke. However, he did not ask him to stand up, but simply said two words: "Take it down—"

The soldiers stepped forward and surrounded him with knives, trapping him in the sword array and making him unable to move. Whenever the sharp blades accidentally touched him, they would leave a bloody mark.

"Hahahahahahahaha, Your Majesty is so impatient? It is truly an honor for this minister."

Xie Changling did not struggle, but suddenly laughed out loud, looking crazy and mad.

Xiao Jin just looked at him coldly without saying a word, and his face was not very good. No matter what Xie Changling said, he ignored it and looked towards the direction of the main entrance.

From the way his fingers tapped the table irregularly, it was clear that she wasn't completely at peace either.

Xie Changling didn't know all this and was still laughing wildly with a tragic look on his face, which made everyone sigh.

After he finished laughing, he looked back at the main door. The person he wanted to see still didn't show up. He closed his eyes with regret and ran headfirst into the blade in front of him!

At this critical moment, a hurried female voice came out: "Stop——"

……

Seeing the person coming, Xie Changling paused, and all the soldiers knelt down to salute, and even Xiao Jin stood up from his seat.

The woman was seen wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe with large patches of gold threads outlining a pattern of phoenixes. As she walked, the gold floated, as if reflecting a starry sky.

Various golden hairpins also tied up the woman's hair, revealing her snow-white neck, which was slender and long, making her face look even more bright and charming, full of nobility.

Song Lingxi's stunning beauty stunned everyone. She was as beautiful as a fairy from heaven, without a trace of dust. She was breathtakingly beautiful and captivating.

She looked hurried and anxious, with starlight twinkling in her almond-shaped eyes. Upon closer inspection, her eyes were red, which made people feel pity for her.

A few of the soldiers present had seen the queen before, but they recognized her only by her robes, and were all stunned by her beauty!

At that moment, there were sounds of people gasping in shock in the hall, and Xiao Jin's face immediately turned dark.

What made him even more embarrassed was not this scene, but the fact that Xie Changling and Song Lingxi were staring at each other.

Although they didn't talk to each other, there was an inexplicable aura between them.

Xie Changling stared at Song Lingxi intently. Seeing her rosy complexion and slim figure, it was obvious that she was living a very good life. The worry that had been hanging in the air for years gradually settled down.

He thought that he was going to die anyway, so he might as well look at her one more time, just one more time, so that he could rest in peace after death without any worries.

Song Lingxi looked at Xie Changling who was kneeling on the ground. There were several fresh bloodstains on his face and neck. She knew at a glance that they were caused by the sword array.

Looking at Xie Changling's new and old injuries intertwined, her eyes suddenly turned red. An indescribable feeling of bitterness and resentment brewed in her heart at the same time.

Xie Changling seemed to understand her tears, her blame and resentment, and silently uttered three words: "I'm sorry."

At that moment, Song Lingxi's soul seemed to be hit by something. When she calmed down, there was a bit more relief in her eyes.

Of course, in the eyes of others, this scene means that the feelings are still there and they are still connected.

……

For example, Xiao Jin was greatly stimulated.

Xiao Jin immediately clenched his hands that were hanging at his sides. He knew that Xi'er was not completely without Xie Changling in her heart!

He felt more and more uncomfortable, and finally chose to move closer to Song Lingxi step by step, instead of staying where he was and waiting for Xier to leave him.

"Xi'er, why are you here today?"

Finally, Xiao Jin held Song Lingxi's hand, holding the little hand tightly, not giving her a chance to leave.

If it were in the past, Song Lingxi would have obediently followed his force and left. After all, he was the emperor, representing supreme authority. Song Lingxi would not struggle or resist.

But, what did Xie Changling do wrong?

Just now, if she had arrived a step later, Xie Changling would have been hacked to death here, and a generation of war god general would have fallen silently.

Song Lingxi should not have acted so impulsively. Instead, she should have waited obediently in Fengyi Palace, waiting for Xiao Jin to "accidentally" reveal it to her, waiting for her to accept it calmly.

But she suddenly didn't want to do this anymore. She knew that Xiao Jin had always been worried about Xie Changling, but she didn't expect that it had become a source of worry for him.

Xie Changling had just returned from the border. He was a top-ranking hero. If Xiao Jin just killed him without caring about anything, what would the generals think? What would the people think?

Thinking of this, she knelt down towards Xiao Jin.

"Your Majesty, General Xie has made great contributions to the country and the people are grateful for his kindness. If Your Majesty executes him, it will probably cause resentment among the people!"

"Although I am a woman and the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, I cannot watch the emperor wrongly kill a wise minister and be cursed by future generations, thus destroying his sagely wisdom."

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Song Lingxi said all this in one breath and kowtowed again. Although her body was so thin, she seemed to have endless courage.

Her righteous actions inspired countless people, especially the soldiers here. Many of them heard about Xie Changling's deeds and regarded him as their hero.

Then a large group of people knelt down and begged together: "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

The majestic momentum and resounding sound aroused Xie Changling's inner emotions.

He glanced at the people who were pleading for him, and finally Xie Changling's eyes fell on Song Lingxi. He suddenly felt a will to survive, instead of facing death calmly like he did just now.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am of low status and even less than an ant in your eyes, but I also know that even ants try to survive. Please allow me to defend myself."

"I have guarded the border for five years and participated in no less than ten battles, big and small. As the commander-in-chief, I have defeated the Northern Kingdom three times and protected the lives of tens of thousands of people on the border."

"I cannot die. Even if I die, at least I cannot die at the hands of my own people. I must die on the battlefield. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life."

After Xie Changling finished speaking, he kowtowed deeply and never raised his head again. However, he could feel that the knives pointing at him were retracted one after another.

From this moment on, he knew he had survived.

……

As he expected, Xiao Jin looked around and saw that all the soldiers had knelt down. No one was willing to take up arms for him!

Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes, and finally fixed his gaze on Xie Changling and Song Lingxi. Suddenly, he burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha, I'm just testing you. The men of my Xiao country should be brave and good at fighting, and have courage and strategy. Now that General Xie can do this, I am very pleased."

"Come here, give General Xie ten thousand taels of gold, appoint him as the general, and enjoy double salary from now on as a reward."

As soon as Xiao Jin finished speaking, Xie Changling quickly accepted the order and thanked the emperor.

Xiao Jin personally helped Song Lingxi up and took her to a higher position step by step. He held Song Lingxi's hands with extra strength.

Song Lingxi was afraid of pain to begin with, and the man held her hand tightly, so she almost cried out in pain, but she endured it.

……

The sounds of stringed instruments gradually rang out, and the rehearsed songs and dances were presented one by one in front of the crowd. The atmosphere gradually eased, and there was no trace of the solemn and murderous atmosphere just now.

"Xi'er gave me such a big surprise!"

Xiao Jin still held Song Lingxi's hand tightly, staring at her intently, trying to see into her heart. Why couldn't he warm her heart?

"Your Majesty, hiss - I have no other intentions, I am just afraid that you killed the wrong person."

Song Lingxi's cry of pain was still heard by Xiao Jin. Only then did he realize that the force in his hand was too great and he must have just hurt Xier.

He quickly loosened his hand and saw the red palm print. His wrist was gradually swelling up, and the redness and swelling were particularly noticeable on his fair wrist.

A trace of regret flashed across Xiao Jin's eyes, wondering why he was so careless, so he wanted to summon the imperial physician into the hall.

Song Lingxi quickly stopped his actions and whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I just look a little scary, please don't delay the important matters."

Business?

After Song Lingxi's reminder, Xiao Jin remembered that he should reward the soldiers at the border generously and compensate the families of the soldiers who died for the country.

Xiao Jin wanted to ask Xie Changling about the situation of the generals at the border, but when he looked up, he found that the generals were gone!

……

Where did Xie Changling go?

It turned out that just now he saw Song Lingxi sitting next to Xiao Jin, and the couple seemed to be in love, but he still felt bitter in his heart. He drank a few more glasses of wine and went out for some fresh air.

After avoiding the palace maids and eunuchs and taking many turns, they finally arrived at a peach forest, where they heard the noisy voices of two children.

"Brother, brother, let's go find our mother."

"But the teacher said that we must finish practicing the calligraphy, and he will come over to check it later."

"Oh, what's the point of practicing this stinky word? Why don't we go find our father?"

"No, I want to take the calligraphy I have practiced to give to my mother and father."

"If you don't go, I'll go by myself, humph, you stinky brother!"

Listening to the tender voices of the children, Xie Changling's eyebrows moved slightly. Hearing them address him as Father Emperor, Mother Queen, could it be Xier's child?

He remembered what his father had said in his ear: the Second Prince was his son, his and Xier's son?

Xie Changling became so excited that his body was shaking and his eyes were slightly red. He felt more nervous and anxious than ever before.