As soon as he entered the courtyard, King Lanling turned to those black-clad guards and asked in a deep voice: "Who just let Princess Qiu enter?"

  A group of guards suddenly parted ways, and two people walked out with their heads down.

  The King of Lanling coldly said: "Drag them away and give each of them ten strokes of the cane!"

  "Yes!" No one refuted his words, nor did anyone ask why they could come and go as they pleased in Ye City, but not in Zhou Guo.

  Listening to the muffled sound of footsteps outside, Langling Wang's face sank, and he said word by word: "The King of Hejian and others will enter the mansion soon... If I find out again that someone has let them in this courtyard at will, they will be beheaded without exception!"

  He was actually guarding against King Hejian.

  At this moment, all the warriors sternly replied: "I dare not!"

  "Get out!"

  "Yes!"

  After instructing Lanling King, he turned to Zhang Gui and ordered: "Stay put." After that, he turned around and walked out.

  Zhang Qi knew that the new king of Hejian had arrived, and he must have a lot to attend to, so she cleverly curtsied and turned around to leave.

  At this time, the sky was slightly overcast. Zhang Qi slept on the kang, with her eyes closed, looking at the outside sky. At this moment, she didn't want to think about anything or do anything.

  It was also unknown how long it had been when a clear voice of a guard came from outside, "Zhang Ji, Chen Shi seeks an audience."

  What's the matter?

  "Please come in!"

  "Please..."

  In the clear cry, a footstep came, and before long, the door creaked open.

  Not expecting the other party to arrive so quickly, Zhang Qi, who was tidying up her clothes and hair, hastily retreated a step back, bowed her head in greeting, before carefully looking up at the person who had arrived.

  As soon as she lifted her head, she was stunned.

  Standing at the door was Xiao Mo!

  It's actually Xiao Mo!

  Seeing Zhang Qi standing there, her body still not straightened up, Xiao Mo walked over slowly. He supported her shoulders and helped her stand upright. With a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, he turned around elegantly and began to examine the furnishings in the room.

  After pacing a few steps, his low and husky voice sounded, "A Qie. I will go with you to the land of Qi."

  He slightly tilted his head, gazing at her with sparkling eyes and smiled lightly: "Are you happy?"

  Zhang Qi's mouth opened and closed again, yes, the secret that happened in Jiankang was not known to many people. He wouldn't think that Langling Wang knew about it, let alone thinking that he himself knew about it.

  She slightly pursed her lips. Zhang Qi said in a low voice: "Are you all going?"

  "Alright, let's go, Ah Lu is going too."

  Zhang Qi nodded slightly. She looked at Xiao Mo's handsome profile and couldn't help but say in a low voice, "You... are you okay?"

  "It's great." Xiao Mo smiled with a warm and gentle expression, saying: "We will go to Qi together, Ah Gui. If you suffer any grievances by the side of the King of Lanling, remember to tell me... I'll take you away!"

  He said he took her away!

  But they are obviously siblings!

  Zhang Qi blinked her eyes, then turned her head and said in a low voice: "I understand."

  Xiao Mo suddenly turned his head and looked at her.

  Zhang Qi bit her lip, her fingers intertwined, and said carefully: "I know everything... Xiao Lang, you are my biological older brother!"

  You are my own brother!

  You are my own elder brother!!

  The voice fell as lightly as a feather, as if the speaker was being extremely careful and cautious.

  Suddenly, a low chuckle came over.

  This laughter, low and subtle, contains inexplicable and unspoken bitterness.

  After a while, Xiao Mo stopped laughing and said: "You actually knew? Was it Gao Changgong who told you? But what does that matter?"

  Zhang Qi suddenly raised her head and looked at him.

  Xiao Mo stared at her, his eyes sparkling with clarity, and smiled slightly: "There are many absurd things in this world, I want to get my sister, what's wrong with that?"

  Zhang Qi's mouth was agape, and for a moment, her mind was muddled, her eyes were dull and stupid, as if she had been stunned into idiocy.

  Xiao Mo saw her appearance, lowered his eyes and turned his head away. He stood with his back to her, softly and powerfully saying: "A Qiu, remember, if you have any grievances, be sure to come find me... I'll be waiting for you."

  He turned around and walked out, when he reached the door, he stopped in his tracks, without turning back, but said gently: "Now that no one is stopping us, if you come back, I'll marry you!"

  He threw down this sentence and strode out of the room with big steps.

  Xiao Mo had gone very far away for a long time before Zhang Gui finally took a step back and fell onto the couch with a thud.

  For many years, she has been yearning for a good man to say to her, "I will marry you."

  But that longing was too distant and elusive, making her realize that she herself was just being foolishly optimistic.

  As a result, what did she hear today? Xiao Mo actually told her that he would marry her.

  Her elder brother said he would marry her!

  ……

  Xiao Mo's blow was too much, and for the next few hours, Zhang Qi was in a daze, numb and stupid.

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  In the afternoon, a guard outside the door said: "Zhang Ji, the Duke of the State ordered you to bring a set of women's clothes to see him."

  King of Lanling?

  Zhang Qi turned back and asked: "Has the Duke returned?"

  "Not yet."

  Haven't returned to the manor yet? Zhang Qi thought for a moment and replied, "Yes."

  After a slight dressing, she walked out of the house door, accompanied by a row of black armored guards, and got into the carriage, heading towards the envoy's mansion.

  On the street, it's just the bustling and prosperous time.

  Somehow, Zhang Qi felt that today's carriage was moving particularly fast, the driver shouting continuously, skillfully driving the carriage through the crowd, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of a courtyard.

  The courtyard is extremely ordinary, with green tiles and blue tiles hidden among the dense trees. Under the scorching sunlight, it appears to be exceptionally cool.

  As the carriage approached, the gate creaked open quickly. As soon as the carriage entered, the gate was tightly closed again. The four guards standing beside the gate took a step forward at the same time, looking like they were guarding the gate to death and not allowing anyone to enter.

  The courtyard was very lively. In the sky well, Autumn Princess and Ayou three girls were surrounded by their maidservants. There were also a few unfamiliar maidservants.

  At this time, a group of women were there chattering away, making quite a commotion.

  Suddenly they saw Zhang Qi's carriage rush in. They quieted down and turned their heads at the same time.

  Four men standing outside a house door suddenly recognized the person in the carriage as Zhang Gui. They simultaneously let out a sigh of relief and walked towards her with big strides.

  The four of them slightly bowed and called out towards the carriage: "Zhang Ji, the Duke's orders are for you to enter immediately."

  The tone is a bit strange.

  Zhang Qi nodded and got down from the horse carriage.

  As soon as she showed her face, all the girls looked at her with a "brushing" sound.

  This time, Zhang Qi didn't lower her head as she usually did. Under the gaze of all the girls, she quietly lifted her head.

  As soon as she showed her face, the noble lady beside Autumn Princess let out a breath. Ah Yu took a step back, his face even paler.

  In the autumn princess's wide eyes, Zhang Guiyan quietly walked forward. At this time, she was elegant and refined, with a gentle and peaceful demeanor that gave people the feeling of being a noble lady from a prestigious family, rather than just a small concubine.

  In the midst of an eerie silence, she stepped up onto the stairs and pushed open the door.

  As soon as Zhang Qi entered the room, her footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

  There are four people in the room.

  He was dressed in a black robe, the collar of which had been obviously torn open, revealing half of his sturdy chest. His hair was disheveled and his handsome face, it was unclear whether from drinking too much wine or from anger, had taken on a faint flush. His lips were cracked and dry, and on his left cheek were three faint scratch marks, the unmistakable mark of fingernails. It was indeed the King of Lanling.

  At this moment, Lang Ling Wang was leaning against the low table, lazily raising his cup to drink slowly. In those half-open and half-closed eyes, under a calm exterior, there was another kind of indifference and languor. His body leaned against the low table, his black hair scattered on his bare chest, and his gaze, which was half hidden by his long hair, had an absolutely beautiful and enchanting quality that made one's heart skip a beat.

  Under the feet of Langling Wang, within a meter away from him, knelt a half-naked woman with a spring-like aura, her outer garment completely removed, wearing only a thin bellyband, her lower body wrapped in a thin quilt, with more than half of her white flesh exposed, it was Yuwen Yue.

  Yuwen Yue knelt on the ground, her face covered with tears and snot, crying pitifully. Behind Yuwen Yue, in a corner, were two trembling maidservants.

  Seeing Zhang Qi come in, Yuwen Yue's eyes, which were crying, flashed a hint of viciousness and hatred, then wiped away her tears again.

  Upon hearing Zhang Qi's footsteps, Langling Wang, who was slowly sipping his wine, glanced over with a hint of a smile and said, "Ah Qi, this young lady insists on having me take responsibility for this. What do you think we should do?"

  The voice was low and languid, with a hint of a smile and coldness.

  He was so anxious to summon himself, originally for this matter... It seems that he is in a dilemma and can only rely on himself to get out of trouble.

  He trusted her, so she let go and did it!

  Zhang Qi turned her eyes and walked towards Yuwen Yue with a smile.

  She came to Yuwen Yue's front, Zhang Qi slightly bowed her waist, she stretched out her jade-like hand, elegantly lifted up Yuwen Yue's chin, making the tearful and messy-faced Yuwen Yue face herself.

  Zhang Yi was a stunning beauty, and at such close range, she could make any woman feel inferior about her own appearance!

  Yuwen Moon hurriedly turned her head away as soon as she saw him coming up to her.

  At this time, Zhang Qi's soft and gentle voice came from her ear, "So ugly!"

  She says she's really ugly!

  As soon as two words came out, Yuwen Yue's face suddenly turned bright red.

  As she spoke, Zhang Qi stretched out her icy hand and stroked Yuwen Yueguang's bare chest.

  Her slender fingers wandered aimlessly around the edge of her belly, as she softly said, "It's so small here..."

  Yuwen Moon's anger made her tremble. If she wasn't really dressed in a way that didn't cover her body, she might have stood up and fought with Zhang Jirong by now. But she was both ashamed and intimidated by Zhang Jirong's glare, so she could only be angry and keep quivering silently.

  Zhang Qi's gaze shifted to Yuwen Yue's waist and abdomen, and as she looked, she let out a snort of laughter, saying: "Your waist is so thick... and your navel is still black?"

  As soon as these words came out, Yuwen Yue let out a sharp cry and wildly wrapped her clothes around her body and head.

  Zhang Qi slowly stood up. She looked down at Yuwen Yue and said gently, "There's a saying that if you're betrothed, you become his wife; if you run away, you become his concubine. This time, Ah Yue came to our King of Guang's residence, wanting to be his concubine, I presume?"

  Yuwen Yue struggled to move. Zhang Qi chuckled and said softly, "Yes, you are Yuwen Hu's daughter. With your father's power, it's possible that the Duke of Zhou was forced to marry you in Zhou territory." Looking at Yuwen Yue, who had been reminded by her own words and had calmed down, Zhang Qi said warmly, "However, I remember that Ah Yue's grandmother is still a prisoner in Qi country... Ah Yue can still get married, but once she arrives in Qi territory, will she be a wife or a concubine? Or perhaps Ah Yue will accompany her grandmother every day, never having enough to eat or wear, and live until her hair turns white without ever seeing an outsider?"

  Yuwen Yue suddenly shuddered.

  Zhang Qi withdrew her gaze and smiled lightly: "With Ah Yue's flesh and skin, this appearance, she is automatically delivered to the door, crying and begging to stick to it, I'm afraid it can only be like this... Duke, she wants to marry you, so just marry her."

  So elegant and cold. Evaluating from head to toe as if looking at goods, so devoid of emotions, the analyzed situation is cruel and realistic. Every sentence she says, every word, is like a needle tip, piercing Yuwen Yue's heart one by one.

  Just as Zhang Qi was about to walk towards Lang Ling Wang, Yuwen Yue suddenly let out a sharp cry. She struggled to get up from the ground, her hair disheveled, and with no longer any coquettishness in her voice, she said: "No... I won't marry him. I want to go home, I want to go home!"

  Seeing her nearly frantic appearance, Zhang Qi threw the bundle of clothes onto Yuwen Yue's body with his right hand and said softly: "These are clothes, take good care of yourself... Don't worry, today's matter, no one will say a word, nor will it affect your marriage."

  As she said this, she turned to Lang Ling Wang and smiled as she gazed at him for a few moments. Then, with a lazy movement, she stretched out her hand and wrapped it around Lang Ling Wang's neck.

  Soft jade warm fragrance into his arms, Zhang Qi suddenly raised her head and bit his cheek!

  This bite was too hard, and Langling Wang groaned in pain. He frowned and glared at Zhang Qi, wanting to push her away, but his hand stopped halfway and fell back down.

  Zhang Qi took a deep breath, and after biting out several clear tooth marks on his face, she stretched out her hands to hold his face, whispering: "Now it's done, my left cheek is scratched by me, and my right cheek is bitten by me. Chang Gong, people all over the world will scold me for being a jealous wife!" As she said this, her eyes became moist, and she felt extremely wronged!

  She bit herself and made her face symmetrical, when she went out, people saw her and it became a strange talk. Is she still wronged?

  Was she really trying to cover up the scratch on his face? Or was she seeking an opportunity to vent her anger? The King of Lanling gazed deeply at her, letting out a low hum from his nose, and reached out to lift her up by the waist. With her thus carried in his arms, he strode out of the room.

  ……

  Suddenly hearing the sound of the door closing heavily, Qi Gongzhu and Ayou turned their heads to look over. They saw that Lanzhi King's clothes were disheveled, his hair was scattered, and he looked both disheveled and stunningly handsome. In his arms was Zhang Yi, whose clothes were also disheveled.

  The expressions of all the girls were extremely complex.

  Just now, they were standing outside the door. And inside the room, every word that Zhang Qi uttered, they heard clearly!

  They clearly heard Zhang Qi mocking Yuwen Yue's appearance and figure, and how she used a sharp and cruel tone to make Yuwen Yue face reality.

  ...such a Zhang Gui is something they have never seen before, and even thought of! They had no idea that there was such a woman in this world.

  She looks soft and delicate, but is actually cold, cruel and rational. She appears young and naive, yet is well-versed in the ways of the world. She is beautiful and unparalleled, yet seems to be above others despite her humble status... How could she possibly be just a small concubine?

  Before Zhang Qi arrived, they had also scolded Yuwen Yue, ridiculed her, and even threatened her. However, their behavior compared to Zhang Qi's performance made them appear particularly coarse and powerless!

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  Reiterate the female lead's character background:

  I heard that some readers said the heroine's personality is different from my previous female characters, and it seems to be a bit narrow-minded. She is cautious and timid at the same time, likes to compromise and is hypocritical, without any strong and sharp edges, which I don't like.

  How to put it, this heroine is the summary of Feng Xiaolong, Zhang Lihua, Yang Guang's Empress Xiao, Hu Ruixian and other legendary beauties after referencing historical books.

  In my opinion, in such a chaotic world, being able to live for a long time with a carefree spirit and becoming more and more glorious is only possible with this kind of personality!

  In relatively peaceful times, being strong-willed, having a personality, or being overbearing and self-centered are not weaknesses. However, in truly chaotic times, when she also possesses stunning beauty, these traits will only lead to her becoming a soul lost under the knife.

  Of course, the women I write about still have more or less the character of the kind of woman I like: strong, resilient, with a steely core hidden deep within.

  When I started writing this book, I wanted to write about a real historical figure, like Feng Xiaolong, Chen Lihua or Hua Mulan. Later, I felt it was not good to elaborate on them, so I created fictional characters. Although the characters are fictional, I tried my best to make the background as realistic as possible. I just wanted to see how a beauty could make her way in that era, during the time of King Lanling.

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