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  Seeing Zhang Qi's pale face and constant trembling, he furrowed his brow, walked forward and wrapped her in his arms, then took her into the room.

  His room was warm as spring. Being tightly hugged in the arms of Lang Ling Wang, Zhang Qi felt a bit ashamed and more frightened, she said in a low voice: "Chang Gong, my house is haunted." She opened her big watery eyes, looking at him seriously and said: "Really, there's a ghost using its claws to scratch the roof! It wants to come in, it's making a great effort to knock!"

  She suddenly looked wronged, her eyes reddened and tears fell, "This place is not good at all, it's also haunted." In a twinkling of an eye, she choked again: "The road is not good either, not good at all."

  The King of Lanling wrapped his arms around her, holding her in his own bed, pulling the quilt over to cover her tightly, then hugging another quilt for himself and sleeping with their heads together. He turned his head to look at her, whispering: "I'm here, don't be afraid." He slightly raised his body, blew out the candle, and said: "Sleep."

  His low and powerful voice, steady breathing and heartbeat, indeed comforted Zhang Qi's frightened heart. At this moment, she hummed a sound, slowly closing her eyes.

  It snowed all night, and the next day, the ground was a vast expanse of silver white.

  Zhang Qi, who had slept soundly and refreshed himself after washing up, carefully glanced at the King of Lanling, hesitated for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Chang Gong, I want to change rooms."

  "Good."

  The King of Lanling replied calmly and concisely.

  That night, Zhang Qi moved into her new room.

  But what she didn't expect was that when she fell asleep again in the middle of the night, the "knocking" sound and scratching sounds came from behind the wall again!

  That ghost is haunting her again!

  Zhang Yi, who could no longer bear it, let out a sharp cry and rushed out of the room, colliding into the open arms of Lang Ling Wang.

  After putting her on the bed, Zhang Qi couldn't sleep for a long time. After tossing and turning for a while, she murmured and asked: "Chang Gong, what was that?"

  Mentioning the strange noise that came in the middle of the night, her face turned as white as paper. "Chang Gong, why did I still hear it after switching rooms?"

  In the darkness, Langling Wang placed his hands on his abdomen and slept soundly. Upon hearing her inquiry, he thought for a moment before saying: "Perhaps it's because we've killed too many people and provoked some unclean things. Those things follow us like shadows, but they don't dare to provoke us who have strong blood and vital energy, instead they entangle you, a woman of the yin attribute..."

  At this point, Zhang Qi became even more frightened and began to tremble.

  Seeing how scared she was, Lang Ling Wang let out a quiet sigh. He pulled open her quilt and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his own embrace. As he stroked her back, he spoke softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm here, don't be afraid."

  Smelling his familiar breath and listening to his comfort, Zhang Qi really calmed down slowly.

  After being said by Langling Wang, Zhang Gui dared not live alone anymore.

  After she moved into the room of Langling Wang, Yang Shoucheng added dozens of maids to this large courtyard... Recently, their dirty clothes have piled up like a mountain. Finally, someone has come to do their laundry and cook for them!

  Life seems to have gotten back on track all of a sudden.

  Under the command of Langling Wang, the five hundred riders no longer called him Junwang, but instead addressed him as Langjun and Zhang Yi as Furen.

  In the early morning, Zhang Gui woke up and was still a bit drowsy. After washing her face, she sat on the couch and let her maid comb her hair.

  When she had combed half of her hair, Zhang Gui finally woke up. Feeling a gaze behind her, she turned around. It was the King of Lanling, staring at her combing her hair without blinking.

  Confronting his gaze, Zhang Yi suddenly remembered the day in Chang'an when he had taken her away and forced her to dress up in front of him again and again.

  Past events are hard to recall. As soon as she thought about it, her emotions surged and she couldn't calm herself down. Zhang Qi quickly turned her head around.

  Facing the maid who was staring blankly into the copper mirror, Zhang Qi said in a low voice: "Gently."

  "Ah? Yes, yes." The new maid didn't dare look again and hastily lowered her head. But in her heart, she was thinking: I wonder where this young master and his wife are from? How can they be so beautiful?

  At this time, Zhang Qi suddenly asked: "Is there anyone who can put on makeup?" She stroked the scar on her forehead.

  "Yes, the maid knows one."

  "Invite her over."

  "Yes."

  At this time, Prince Langling stood up with his hands on the table.

  Seeing him walk out of the room, several guards with the surname Cheng hurried to catch up. He leaned in close to Langling Wang and said with a smile: "Duke, these past few nights..." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly met Langling Wang's gaze sweeping towards him, and he hastily shut his mouth.

  At this time, Langling Wang, who was staring at the vast white sky in front of him, suddenly said in a low voice: "I was really wrong."

  "What? What did you say, Prince?" The Prince of Lanling didn't respond. He simply stood with his hands behind his back, quietly gazing ahead.

  These past few days, he had been thinking about Zhang Wei's matter and also thinking about what Zhang Qi said when she suddenly met Zhang Wei, with tears streaming down her face and a sorrowful expression.

  Maybe it's time for him to do something for her...

  After several days of continuous snowfall, the sky cleared up again. However, the snowfall was heavy, and the entire street turned white.

  That day, Prince Langling received a note hastily delivered by his guards. After reading the note, his face looked somewhat unpleasant.

  She saw him standing still on the attic, staring blankly at the vast white land in front of her, and Zhang Qi slowly walked to his back.

  Hearing her footsteps, Langling Wang said slowly: "A Qi, what do you think of His Majesty?"

  Zhang Qi was taken aback for a moment before he realized that he was asking about the ruler of the state of Qi.

  Looking at the strip of paper clutched between his fingers, Zhang Gui thought for a moment before saying: "His Majesty seems to be somewhat lecherous..."

  As soon as her voice fell, Langling Wang was speechless and smiled wryly. He muttered to himself: "Yes, he's a bit of a lecher." His voice was a little hoarse at this point.

  The King of Lanling handed the paper strip to Zhang Gui.

  Zhang Gui took a look and saw that there was only one sentence on it, "The emperor forced Empress Zhao to have an affair with Li, saying, 'If you don't obey me, I'll kill your son.'" The empress was afraid and obeyed. Later, she became pregnant. When Wang Shao, the king of Taiyuan, came to the palace and couldn't see her, he said angrily, "Is my child not as good as that illegitimate one? My sister's belly is big, so I won't see my child." The empress was deeply ashamed, and from then on, she didn't raise any daughters. The emperor drew his sword and shouted, "You killed my daughter, how can I not kill your son?" He used a knife to kill Wang Shao in front of the empress. The empress cried loudly. The emperor became even angrier, stripped her naked, and whipped her wildly. The empress wailed to heaven but couldn't stop, so the emperor ordered someone to wrap her in a silk bag, and she was thrown into a ditch with blood flowing all over her body. After a long time, she came to and was sent to Miaosheng Temple to become a nun.

  Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou forced Empress Dowager Li to have an illicit relationship with him, saying: "If you don't obey me, I'll kill your son!" The empress dowager was afraid and submitted to him. Soon after, she became pregnant. When Crown Prince Yuwen Zhao entered the palace and reached the gate, he couldn't see Empress Dowager Li, so he angrily said: "Does my child not know? Mother's belly is big, that's why she doesn't come out to see her son." The empress dowager was extremely ashamed, and after giving birth to a daughter, she had the baby killed.

  Emperor Wu Cheng brandished his sword and cursed loudly: "You killed my daughter, why shouldn't I kill your son!" He then beheaded Gao Shao De in front of Empress Dowager Li. Empress Dowager Li wailed loudly. The Emperor became even more enraged, stripping off Empress Dowager Li's clothes and beating her wildly.

  Empress Li wailed to the heavens and cried out in anguish, Emperor Wu of Northern Qi ordered that she be sewn into a silk bag, from which blood seeped out, and then thrown into a drainage ditch. It was not until much later that she came to, whereupon the emperor had her taken by oxcart to Miaosheng Temple, where she became a nun.

  Empress Li was none other than Li Zu'e, who at that time was in Ye City. There were also people who mentioned her together with Empress Li. In terms of beauty, the current Zhang Gui has surpassed Li Zu'e by a notch.

  This note brought back some memories for Zhang Qi.

  The King of Lanling slowly turned his head and said: "Yuwen Yong has returned to Chang'an."

  Zhang Qi hadn't thought of Yuwen Yong for a long time. At this moment, she casually responded with an "en".

  Looking at her standing there with her head down, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked her hair, saying slowly: "Never mind, that's Qidi's business."

  Zhang Qi nodded again.

  Seeing her standing beside him with a gentle smile, Langling Wang's eyes shone brightly, "Let's go, take a walk on the street."

  "Good."

  Jingzhou City is located in the Yangtze River Basin, a land of fish and rice, during the Three Kingdoms period. This was a place where various lords fought for power, with a very important geographical location. Therefore, although its prosperity was far from that of Ye City or Chang'an, the capital, it was still a first-rate city among prefectures.

  Jingzhou is still over a thousand six or seven hundred miles away from Jiankang. Standing here, one can only gaze longingly at their hometown. However, looking at the southerners coming and going in the streets, listening to the Wu dialect that sounds so close to home, Zhang Gui couldn't help but feel delighted with this place.

  Snowflakes fill the sky, and from a nearby street comes a singing voice, "In the past I went away, willows were swaying, now I come to think of it, rain and snow are falling..."

  It's all right. This year, Zhou Ren and the Turks fought a war, and I don't know how many white bones were buried outside the pass. Now that the war is finally over, those people are thinking of their husbands who went out to battle but never returned.

  The song repeated over and over again, until later, a faint cry could be heard. Zhang Qi listened and couldn't help but hum along softly.

  Just as Zhang Qi was humming softly, a loud and hoarse laughter suddenly came from outside, "Whose little daughter is this? The voice is so tender and sweet! Must be a rare beauty!" Amidst the laughter, the sound of horse carriage wheels approached. Immediately after, the curtain of the carriage opened, and a stout middle-aged man poked his head out to look inside.

  Sitting in the carriage like this, neither Zhang Gui nor Langling Wang wore a veil.

  So, the fatty opened his eyes and saw two peerless beauties above him. He was stunned for a moment, unaware that his mouth had fallen open and saliva flowed out in inches! It wasn't just this fatty who drooled; behind him, not far away, a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion, dressed as a eunuch, was leading a handsome young man, stumbling out of the wine shop. He suddenly raised his head and caught sight of Lang Ling Wang in a flash. At that moment, he couldn't believe his eyes and rubbed them again. But just for an instant, the carriage curtain was blown down by the wind once more.

  Just as the fat man was drooling and became stupid, a cold wind blew through the air, and then a cold sword tip pressed against the fat man's throat!

  The villain was subdued, and the middle-aged fat man was shocked. He hastily averted his gaze and stuttered: "I was wrong, I was wrong..." As he spoke, he carefully withdrew his head.

  Seeing him leave honestly, Langling Wang hummed and sheathed his sword.

  The two of them, who had soon forgotten the scene, did not notice that the horse-drawn carriage with four guards was still standing in its original position. The middle-aged fat man now had a gloomy face. He waved his hand and after one of the guards approached him, he said in a low voice: "Follow them and see where they settle down!"

  "Yes."

  "When did such a stunning beauty appear in this land of Jingzhou?"

  That night, the middle-aged fat man received the news, which was very detailed. The other party entered Jingzhou at what time, where they stayed, how many people there were, and what accent they spoke with, all of which were clear.

  Of course, this is naturally the most accurate news that comes directly from the mouths of those slaves purchased from outsiders.

  Frowning, the middle-aged fat man turned around and muttered: "Five hundred soldiers? Same accent? And that couple is still so beautiful?" After thinking for a moment, he decided to be cautious and quickly wrote a letter, handed it to the steward, and ordered: "Send this quickly to the hands of Liang Xian, the governor of Jingzhou."

  "Yes."

  That something went away, the fatty touched his chin and said with a smile: "Is it them? This couple is absolutely stunning, interesting, really too interesting!"