Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 639 - 638: Linglong, you really came back!

Chapter 639: Chapter 638: Linglong, you really came back!

"Your Majesty!" Hongchou suddenly looked up, meeting her gaze, and said urgently, "Your Majesty..."

"I was just joking with you."

She was not Chu Qianli; indeed, she was Yu Linglong.

Chu Qianli was already dead!

Yu Linglong sat in the chair, looking down at Hongchou who still knelt on one knee, a smile playing on her lips.

"If I didn’t trust you, you wouldn’t have been able to live safely up to now. Although my martial arts are not as good as yours, when it comes to poisoning, you stand no chance."

Hongchou said nothing.

Yu Linglong was Wu Chenzi’s disciple; whether it was healing or poisoning, she was beyond compare.

Naturally, she also knew that if Yu Linglong wanted to kill her, it would be unavoidable.

Unless she left, there was no escape.

"Your Majesty," Hongchou bit her lip and said seriously, "Last night, I truly just wanted to protect Your Majesty. As for Your Majesty’s secret, it doesn’t hold much significance to me."

"All you need to know is that You are my master, and that’s enough."

As for the real Chu Qianli’s current whereabouts, Hongchou didn’t even want to ask.

Most likely, she was already dead; why bother inquiring?

"Since Your Majesty wishes to make things clear, may I ask if there is any order?"

"Hongchou, you are a clever person. You should know that whatever you say, nobody will believe you over the face I present."

"I understand!" That’s why there’s even less reason to speak of things that will harm others but not benefit oneself.

Moreover, the rewards Yu Linglong offered her and Qing Mei were substantial.

Having roamed outside for so many years, now they could live peacefully and superiorly, with a multitude of servants at their beck and call.

And they needed only to serve Yu Linglong.

With such favorable treatment, how could she not cherish it?

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, not a single word about this matter will come from my lips! Not even to Qing Mei will I utter half a sentence!"

Chu Qianli watched her for a long time, Hongchou resisting the pressure, continued to kneel on one knee, almost sweating profusely.

After a long while, Chu Qianli finally said, "I am Chu Qianli. No matter what you think in your heart, from this moment on, you must convince yourself of that reality."

"I shall obey!" Hongchou immediately responded.

"I heard that the woman called Xiaoyao spent last night in Prince Xuan’s study, together with Prince Xuan. Right now, I am very annoyed by this woman."

"I will definitely find a way to eliminate her for Your Majesty!"

"That’s not necessary."

"Not necessary?" Hongchou looked up at her, puzzled, "Your Majesty, then..."

Chu Qianli smiled slightly and said, "I’ve found that she still has some utility."

Hongchou listened quietly, and after a while, she nodded, "I understand."

It sounded unbelievable, but it seemed to be a good strategy indeed.

Outside, Qing Mei’s voice suddenly came through, "Your Majesty, the Beiming Emperor’s condition has worsened. Eunuch Qing has come and wishes for Your Majesty to enter the palace immediately to attend to him."

The Beiming Emperor—Chu Qianli still had to curry favor with him for now.

Disregarding Hongchou, she changed into a new set of clothes and, accompanied by Qing Mei, followed Eunuch Qing into the palace without delay.

But Chu Qianli never expected that before she reached the Emperor’s chambers, within the palace walls, she would run into the Empress Dowager riding in the Imperial Carriage.

The Empress Dowager’s spirit was visibly poor, somewhat disoriented.

Seeing the woman standing with her back to the procession from afar, the Empress Dowager’s eyes lit up, and she suddenly exclaimed, "Linglong! Linglong, you’ve really returned!"

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