By the time I arrived at the palace, Mandrill had already jumped onto the dragon bed. His long sword was unsheathed, the tip of the sword was pointing downwards, glowing with an icy cold light, pointing directly at the black figure huddled on the bed. His piercing eyes

His eyes were staring at the black shadow for an instant.

Behind the screen, there was another person standing in the inner hall. Through the faint moonlight that slanted into the hall through the carved wooden windows, he could vaguely identify Zhou Quan. He also had his sword unsheathed. He was standing there tense as if facing a formidable enemy.

,like a statue.

Qin Murong and I, who arrived at the same time, were standing outside the side door, hesitating whether to go in, when Zhou Quan shouted "Don't come in!" and we were immediately stopped in our tracks.

Soon, many guards poured into the Zhengyang Palace and surrounded the courtyard tightly. The eunuchs and maidens were also awakened, and they gradually moved closer from all sides in a panic. The palace guards who were keeping watch at night had also lit the palace lanterns.

, and after a while, the courtyard was as bright as in the morning.

When everyone saw me standing at the door, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and knelt down to salute. I waved my hand impatiently and called someone over, asking him to stretch his hand and hold the lantern to shine in as much as possible.

You can only see a small space, and still can't see what's happening on the dragon bed.

"Mandrill?" I called out cautiously. "What's going on?" Since there was no sound of fighting or signs of intrusion from outsiders, I thought the problem shouldn't be too big. At least I still trust Zhou Quan's brothers. There are so many of them.

People are patrolling, so it's impossible for someone to sneak in without being discovered.

After a while, a voice came from the hall.

"...Snake." The one who answered was Zhou Quan, his voice was low and gentle, as if he was afraid of disturbing the creatures hiding in the dark places. He paused, and then added: "I don't know how many there are."

I swallowed my saliva and quickly shrank behind Qin Murong.

It's terrible! I hate those molluscs the most! They're so soft and slippery, so disgusting!

The hand of the eunuch who was holding the lantern for me was shaking non-stop, as if the palace lantern weighed a thousand pounds, and he could no longer hold it and almost fell out of his hand.

Qin Murong didn't show any panic. He pulled me away without changing his expression and asked me to stand on the empty bluestone in the courtyard. The guards immediately surrounded me and protected me in the middle. After that, Qin Murong

He turned around and spoke to a man who looked like the captain of the guard, and the man took the order and left.

I was surrounded by people three times inside and three outside. Xiao Linzi also thoughtfully put on a mink vest for me to block the cold air in the winter night. However, although my body was warm, my heart felt like falling into an ice cave.

Like, cold to the bone.

Winter... how could a snake come out? Although it has not yet snowed, but - it is already November. According to the solar calendar, it has also entered December, and it is approaching the end of the year. On such a cold day, snakes should

Just hibernating...

What does it mean when a snake suddenly appears in Zhengyang Palace?

I couldn't help but shudder.

Who is he targeting this time? Me or Lin Jingyu?

——No, let’s put it another way: Is the target of these snakes the emperor, or the prosperous Jingyue? Are political enemies trying to kill the emperor, or are jealous concubines trying to kill Jingyue?

The answer is unknown.

My mood also dropped to its lowest point as the temperature dropped.

The harem...is really a place where people can eat people without spitting out their bones...

No matter how she suppressed it, this incident still alarmed the Queen Mother.

The queen mother was furious and trembling with rage.

She was really angry this time, and she seemed to have no prior knowledge. Looking at her pale face and trembling lips, you could tell that she was no less frightened than me. Or maybe she was just like me - afraid of snakes

.

On the other hand, the person involved looked like nothing was wrong, sitting quietly next to me, looking at his nose, nose and heart, as motionless as a statue, waiting for the meal to be passed on.

I sighed, took Lin Jingyu's hand and patted it gently to express comfort. Then I turned to the Queen Mother and said softly: "Mother, it seems that my harem needs to be reorganized. There are too many people.

, there are a lot of right and wrong. It’s really tiring!”

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and said tentatively: "What the Emperor means is——"

"The beautiful ladies placed in Chuxiu Palace, those whom I have not been lucky enough to meet, why not just send them back to their place of origin!" I immediately put forward my opinion, pretending to be reluctant, and gently pressed myself

In his heart, he continued to say shamelessly: "Actually, I can't bear to part with those delicate beauties!"

Someone suddenly stepped hard on my foot. I couldn't help but take a breath and grit my teeth to hold back.

Die Lin Jingyu! Are you heartbroken? Even if you are reluctant, you can't stop my decision! I must send these women away! It's best not to keep any of them!

I glanced sideways at him.

Probably due to the presence of the Queen Mother, he did not dare to say anything, but he blinked twice quickly with his slightly lowered eyes, and his thin pink lips tightened uncomfortably.

The Queen Mother didn't know what the secret was. She glanced at 'Jingyue' lightly and said coldly: "Jingyue, although the emperor is doting on you, you can't even tolerate a few sisters! You know, nowadays

The emperor is young, and it is time to spread the branches of the royal family and pass on the heirs. You are too weak to give the emperor a son and a daughter. Why don't you even give the other concubines a chance to share the rain and dew? You are

Do you want to monopolize the emperor's favor and prevent the emperor from having any heirs?"

This sentence is quite serious.

Seeing that something was wrong, I immediately explained to the Queen Mother: "Mother, this is not what happened..."

"Empress Dowager, Jingyue does not want to monopolize the emperor's favor," Jingyue spoke quickly and interrupted me.

"Jingyue only hopes that the emperor can visit other empresses more often, broadcast the rain and dew, and spread the branches and leaves of the royal family as soon as possible. Jingyue also eagerly looks forward to the birth of the prince! Jingyue knows that she has a humble status and poor appearance.

To fall into the eyes of the emperor is a blessing that I have cultivated for countless lifetimes. I have absolutely no desire to compete with other ladies for favor! Jing..."

"Jingyue is right, Queen Mother." I was afraid that if he continued to talk nonsense, I would ruin my plan, so I quickly stopped him, "Jingyue does not want to monopolize my favor, and I am not unwilling to favor others.

Concubine. It’s just—” I glanced at Lin Jingyu and found that this guy was glaring at me angrily, but he had to put on a timid and shy look on his face, with his head half lowered, like a shy little daughter-in-law. I

The corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up into a mischievous smile, and then said:

"It's just that, except for this girl Jingyue, no matter which woman I meet, I can't...can't..." As I said that, I showed a sad expression and pursed my lips, as if it was hard to speak, and paused for a long time.

Neither could continue talking.

Sure enough, my desire to talk aroused the Queen Mother's interest, and she urged me to ask: "What can't be done?"

Looking at the Queen Mother's caring eyes and the curiosity on Lin Jingyu's face, I sighed heavily and dropped a *——

"In the past month, I have discovered that except for Jingyue, I have no interest in other women and cannot get an erection!"

"..."

"..."

The two of them opened their mouths and were stunned. They were really frightened by my words.

after awhile--

"What? Can't get an erection?! You-"

The first person who couldn't hold himself back was Lin Jingyu. He actually jumped up and grabbed me by the collar, opening his mouth to curse. I hugged him tightly, covered his mouth with one hand, and wrapped my other hand tightly around his waist, dragging him away.

position, and then said "Sorry" to the Queen Mother, and immediately dragged the bastard and ran away quickly.

The Queen Mother still sat in her position, unable to speak for a long time.

"You guy! What do you think of my dragon body?"

Back at Zhengyang Palace, Lin Jingyu threw my hand away and finally started shouting uncontrollably.

"I'm telling the truth!" I replied lazily, wrapping myself in a fur coat and shrinking into the warmth.

"Is this the truth?" He put his face in front of me and glared at me fiercely - his eyes glanced downwards.

I hesitated for a while, put my hand on something, and nodded.

"Really?" His anger was soaring, his eyes could almost spit out fire, and he looked like he wanted to swallow me.

"I, I... I become soft when I'm close to a woman..." I looked at him pitifully, and seeing that he was about to run away, I added another sentence——

"But, it seems... I tend to stand up when I'm close to men - especially handsome guys..." Then he pretended to be shy and covered his face with his hands.

"You - you pervert!" Lin Jingyu pounced on me, straddled me, pinched my neck, and raised his fist to beat me.

"Ah! This is a dragon body! A dragon body! What if it's broken..." I hugged my head and exclaimed.

"That's mine too! It's none of your business!" Lin Jingyu was already furious.

"Your Majesty! We have found out where those snakes came from!"

Two figures flashed through the door and stopped his violence.

The two of us immediately became energetic and welcomed Qin Murong and Mandrill in.

It was really thrilling last night. A total of seven snakes got into the dormitory. There were venomous and non-venomous snakes. Two of them even climbed onto the dragon bed. Mandrill swung his sword to kill one that climbed onto the pillow, and Lin Jingyu held it in his hands.

I caught another one, which happened to be seven inches long, so the snake didn't get bitten. When Qin Murong and I arrived, the scene we saw was the mandrill looking for an opportunity to attack the snake entangled in Lin Jingyu's hand.

Start. Zhou Quan stood in the main hall, because he was not sure how many snakes were hidden in the dark, and for the sake of safety, he stopped me from entering.

Although it was a false alarm, the palace maid who was keeping watch at night was bitten by a snake. Fortunately, she was rescued in time and her life was saved without causing a murder. The scream was made by her.

I didn't expect that Lin Jingyu was not afraid of snakes and didn't even say a word.
Chapter completed!