Chapter 55: Xiaomeng… Sister Xiaomeng…

In Luo City, the arrival of a woman caused the Luocheng City Lords Mansion to be placed under martial law. Imperial Palace Offerings of the Jade Purity Realm were stationed at the four corners of the mansion courtyard, while a woman whose Realm could not be discerned sat in the yard, sipping tea.

All the offerings were women.

Not even a mosquito could fly inside.

The City Lord of Luocheng, Qu Ke, hurried into the courtyard. Seeing this palace elder, Qu Ke first bowed slightly, “Grandma Wei.”

“City Lord Qu.” Grandma Wei stood up. “City Lord Qu, there is no need for such formalities. Your Majesty has already been waiting inside for a long time.”

Qu Ke nodded. After instructing a maid beside her to bring the best spiritual tea, Qu Ke quickly walked into the room.

Opening the door, Qu Ke saw a woman in a beige dress sitting on a sandalwood stool with her long, shapely legs pressed together.

Her slender waist was straight, and her graceful curves were like a winding stream. Her long, fair fingers gently turned the pages of a book, her rosy fingernails easily drawing one’s gaze.

However, the imperial Luck surrounding her made people not only afraid to approach but even feel an immediate urge to kneel and surrender in their hearts.

The Empress of the largest Dynasty on the Qianye Continent wore few decorations—merely a hairpin in her hair and a Grass Ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

This Grass Ring was actually quite ordinary, woven from common Wormwood. It had not withered even now, simply because Qi had been infused into it.

As for the origin of this Grass Ring, no one knew. Ever since the Qian Kingdom found her among the common folk when she was barely eleven, she had been wearing it on her ring finger.

However, the significance of wearing it on the ring finger was unknown.

After arriving at the imperial palace, she, who was to inherit the throne, could no longer wear such things from the Mortal World to prevent others from guessing the future emperor’s preferences, past, and weaknesses. Thus, she could only place the ring in a Brocade Box.

“Perhaps Your Majesty has a most precious memory from her time in the Mortal World,” Qu Ke thought.

“City Lord of Luocheng, Qu Ke, greets Your Majesty.”

Qu Ke lightly smoothed her skirt and knelt on one knee.

“Ah…” The elegant and noble woman, who was deeply absorbed in her book, trembled slightly, her movements causing a distracting sway.

“Keke, get up quickly.” The Empress of Qian Kingdom, whose full name was Xia Xiaomeng, quickly snapped back to her senses and helped Qu Ke up.

Looking at this childhood playmate she hadn’t seen in a long time, Xia Xiaomeng’s willow-like brows furrowed slightly. “There are no outsiders here. If you do this again next time, I’m going to be Life Qi!”

“The proper rituals are still necessary,” Qu Ke said happily.

The Empress of Qian Kingdom was Xia Xiaomeng, and the Saintess of Zilin was Jiang Qingshang; these were two completely different names.

The reason was naturally that these two princesses were separated when they were lost among the common folk. In the end, Jiang Qingshang was adopted by the Zilin Sacred Lord and took the same surname as Jiang Yuerou, who was both her teacher and mother figure.

Meanwhile, Xia Xiaomeng was eventually found by the imperial family.

In fact, Xia Xiaomeng also had a mortal name, but it could no longer be used.

“Where is Qingshang? It should be less than two years until her mortal Trial ends, right? How has she been lately?”

Although the two sisters had different fates, they were born of the same parents after all. Before they were escorted to escape the palace, the elder sister—five years older—had never left her younger sister’s side since her birth. The bond between them was naturally incomparable.

“That…”

Hearing Qingshang mentioned, Qu Ke showed a look of difficulty, lowering her eyes and not daring to meet Your Majesty’s gaze.

Should she tell the truth?

Although Qingshang hadn’t asked her to keep it a secret from Your Majesty…

But what if Your Majesty found out her younger sister had married an ordinary School Teacher, and this School Teacher was someone who got in through the back door and used to be a Jianghu martial artist?

Uh, this…

Your Majesty wouldn’t be Life Qi, would she?

“Keke.” Xia Xiaomeng reached out, her eyes curving as she gently caressed her childhood friend’s cheek.

“Your Majesty.”

“Hmm?”

“Xiaomeng… Sister Xiaomeng…”

“Mhm.” Xia Xiaomeng nodded with a smile. “Keke, I want to go visit Qingshang now. Do you think that’s okay?”

Qu Ke looked up and saw Your Majesty’s smiling face.

At this moment, although Qu Ke thought of countless excuses, she found she couldn’t say any of them.

In the courtyard, Lin Xun, who had just woken up from a nap, reached out to pull his tender and smooth wife toward him, but he didn’t catch her.

Opening his eyes dizzily, he saw the nightgown Qinger had folded neatly at the head of the bed.

Only then did Lin Xun remember that Qinger usually went to buy groceries at this time.

Moreover, Nong Qin had been accompanying Qinger these past few days, and Qinger even invited Nong Qin to have dinner at their house every night.

Previously, every time Nong Qin came to eat, Lin Xun would feel inexplicably flustered.

Later, Lin Xun realized he didn’t need to panic at all.

Over these days, Nong Qin indeed lived a leisurely life.

Aside from her bellyband occasionally being blown into his courtyard by the wind, making snacks for him to try, or occasionally looking at the stars with Qinger at night…

Nong Qin was really quite normal; she didn’t seem at all like she had discovered he was Lin Xun.

In that case, what did Lin Xun’s past have to do with me, the pure love warrior Lin Pei?

So over these days, Lin Xun’s guard against Nong Qin slowly vanished, and he truly treated her as just a neighbor.

Qinger was naturally the same.

Their relationship was getting better and better; Lin Xun even felt it was trending toward becoming best friends.

But thinking about it carefully, it really wasn’t strange.

Setting aside their identities as Lin Xun of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and Jiang Nongqin of the Magic Zither Hall…

One was an ordinary School Teacher.

The other was a wildly popular—even now—top-tier courtesan of the Spring Breeze Tower!

Perhaps in Qinger’s eyes, so many officials and wealthy people in Luo City couldn’t get Nong Qin, so how could she possibly be interested in a School Teacher?

Lin Xun felt that even if Qinger were to worry, she should be worrying about him cheating.

But would he cheat?

Thinking of this, Lin Xun glanced at the stone in the courtyard. Soon, he had an answer.

“In two years… in another two years, should I have a child with Qinger?”

Sitting in the courtyard, Lin Xun pondered.

Although ancient women were already married at sixteen, and by Qinger’s age, their children would already be old enough to run errands…

Lin Xun still felt it wasn’t good to have children at this time!

If following a scientific age, it would naturally be around twenty-two years old.

But in ancient times, that was truly too late.

Two more years should be no problem.

Just as Lin Xun was thinking about his baby-making plan, he suddenly felt several Jade Purity Realms and one Immortal Realm approaching, unabashedly releasing their Spiritual Pressure.

“Seeking death?”

Lin Xun spoke softly.

In the minds of the offerings who were currently intimidating any potential troublemakers for Your Majesty, this Divine Sound suddenly resonated. Their chests tightened, and with a “pfft,” they spat out blood.