Chapter 275 Phoenix Seeking Phoenix

The midnight breeze stirs up the floating clouds in the sky.

A house, three yellow lights, light and shadow shine through the window paper, and you can see a beautiful figure bending over the desk.

The Queen Mother has locked herself in the house since leaving Longquan Island. She is not as playful and active as she used to be. It is obvious that it is because of Xiao Yuanmu.

No matter how much she plays or makes noise, the empress dowager never delays her important business. At this moment, she is writing a letter for Luo Chaoyan.

[Your Majesty, today in Longquan, I had the opportunity to meet Xiao Yuanmu. Although we have never talked, I know that her hatred for Dali is as high as the moon, which will last forever. If it weren’t for Marquis Weiming’s presence, neither I nor Princess Xiangzhu would have been able to escape her clutches.]

[Xiao Yuanmu wanted to overthrow Dali, but because of Marquis Weiming, he temporarily stopped his plan… But who wouldn’t want to? If it were normal, if I saw this person, I would definitely send an urgent message to the capital eight hundred miles away and summon all the masters in the world to encircle and suppress him, but if I really did so, it would only embarrass Marquis Weiming.]

[From this, we can see that the decision of Marquis Weiming is of utmost importance, as it concerns the future changes of the court and Taixuan Palace.]

The Queen Mother stopped writing for a few seconds, and then added: [This is not appropriate. Although Taixuan Palace has Xiao Yuanmu, she does not have the foundation to rebel. The court is not afraid of her, but the emperor is a person of great affection. If the Marquis Weiming finally turns against us…]

[The imperial court may not be hurt, but His Majesty’s heart will be hurt. ]

The Queen Mother stopped writing again, dipped the tip of her pen in some ink, was silent for a moment, then sighed softly and continued writing:
[While His Majesty was busy with government affairs and troubled by this matter, I believe that Marquis Weiming was also unable to sleep day and night because of this matter. He is not a person who forgets his principles when he sees profit. He must have thought about how to make us live in harmony with Xiao Yuanmu countless times.]

[However, how can the hatred of the country and the family be forgotten by one person? If Xiao Yuanmu let go of the hatred so easily, she would not be able to enter the realm of heaven and reach the level of martial arts champion. ]

[So-called peace can only exist in dreams, like flowers in a mirror, the moon in the water, it is erratic, so we should also make preparations in advance. ]

[This is not to make an enemy of Marquis Weiming, but to make him lean towards us when he has to choose between Taixuan Palace and the court.]

[The Marquis is just like His Majesty, he is affectionate and righteous, and is not bothered by fame, wealth and worldly things. This is his advantage, and I like him very much, but it is also a disadvantage… After all, when I think about it carefully, it seems that we have reached the point where there is no more reward. If we go any higher, we can only be granted the title of Marquis, Duke, or King of a different surname. However, in the eyes of the Marquis, these worldly things are certainly not comparable to the affection in his heart. ]

[I can tell at a glance that the Marquis is in love with Xiao Yuanmu… What about him and His Majesty? ]

The Queen Mother stopped writing, thinking of her niece Shen Xiangge, and apologized inwardly, then wrote: [Don’t blame me for being so abrupt, but Your Majesty’s marriage should perhaps be put on the agenda as soon as possible. ]

As she started writing, the empress dowager thought of herself and couldn’t help but sigh again. Both Shen Xiangge and Luo Chaoyan were still young and juniors, but she was 28 years old this year and would be turning 30 in the blink of an eye. She was the empress dowager too, so it would be ridiculous for her to think about marriage or not.

If she could be ten years younger, maybe she could be like Miss Su, holding a bamboo hat and a sword, traveling around the world with Zhao Wumian, forming a secret relationship, and perhaps being hunted by someone, fleeing to the ends of the earth, relying on each other for survival, and then on a rainy night, taking shelter in a dilapidated temple in the wild, hugging each other for warmth, and falling in love with each other, and simply getting married in front of a broken Buddha statue…

The Queen Mother shook her head and cleared her mind of these nonsense. After all, this idea was quite dangerous. How could an aunt or mother compete with her niece for a man?

She continued to write: [I have said all. I hope Your Majesty will keep this in mind.]

After thinking for a while, the Queen Mother added one more sentence, “Regarding the Longquan incident, there must be countless rumors about the Marquis and Xiao Yuanmu, and Lady Canghua and Meng Po. It is possible that someone in the court will take advantage of the incident to make a fuss. I hope Your Majesty will not believe in the slanderous rumors.”

After finishing writing and sealing the letter, the empress dowager asked Jing Jin, who was standing beside her, to send the letter to the court as soon as possible.

The Queen Mother stood up, crossed her arms and stretched her body, her full breasts almost squeezed out of her clothes, but what’s the use of being big? No one touched her, just like her, no matter how beautiful she was, no matter how good her figure was, no matter how noble her status was, every night when everyone was asleep, there was no man who hugged her and listened to her talk about family matters with gentle eyes.

Alas, no matter how mature and noble the Queen Mother was, she was still a woman and had also fantasized about her own husband… But when she thought about it carefully, the only thing that had anything to do with love between men and women in these twenty-eight years seemed to be the sentence Zhao Wumian asked when he carried her out of the deep palace, ‘Queen, if you want to leave the palace, just nod your head.’

At that moment, the Queen Mother admitted that she was indeed touched by this man.

During that time, every time she fell asleep, the Queen Mother would still think of that scene… Zhao Wumian’s face was covered in blood, there was a wound on his forehead, and blood flowed into his eyes. He closed one eye, looked back at her with his peripheral vision, his expression was calm, and his voice was gentle…

If Zhao Wumian faced the palace masters and guards just to rescue her from the palace walls, the empress dowager would definitely not marry anyone but Zhao Wumian in her life. What a bullshit empress dowager, etiquette, royal face, etc., get lost. It was a pity that Zhao Wumian only mentioned it in passing that day… he didn’t come for her.

If he didn’t come for her, it meant that he didn’t have any feelings for her, at most he just wanted her body… There was no love, only desire. If this was how things between men and women were, then the Queen Mother would rather be alone for the rest of her life.

From this point of view, although the Queen Mother said that she liked to tease Zhao Wumian, she was similar to Mu Lier in her heart and was extremely conservative.

Adding to that the relationship between Zhao Wumian, Shen Xiangge, and Luo Chaoyan, it was even more impossible for the Queen Mother to have any thoughts about Zhao Wumian…

Thinking of this, the empress dowager sighed. Because of Xiao Yuanmu’s existence, she couldn’t help but feel a little worried. So she left the house and went to Mu Lier’s room, wanting to talk to her sister, but found nothing.

The empress dowager raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of suspicion in her eyes. She stood in the yard thinking for a while, then turned and went to Zhao Wumian’s house.

Inside the house, the lights went out and it was pitch black, but the three people in the house all had superb martial arts skills and extraordinary five senses. In addition, the skin of Mu Lier and Su Qingqi was whiter than the other, so even with the lights off, the whiteness was still dazzling.

At this moment, they had moved from the table to the couch. Mu Lier and Su Qingqi knelt on it, with their upper bodies bent down, their chins resting on the couch, and their hips raised high. Their shoulders were touching, and the distance between them was very close, but they did not look at each other. Their pretty faces and ears were all red, and it was obvious that they could not accept the way two women served one man for the time being.

At this moment, Mu Lier crossed her arms, her pretty face buried in her arms, only her small ears were exposed, her expression could not be seen clearly, but her body was moving forward, backward, forward, and backward in a regular rhythm.

Going forward was forced, going backward was because she had acquired experience after these few times and actively catered to it…

Su Qingqi looked the same as her, except that she was holding a pillow to cover her face. Although her body did not move forward or backward, it was trembling slightly. Her voice came from the pillow in a daze, “Okay, you finally let me rest for a while, don’t, don’t stretch out your fingers…ah…”

At this moment, the three of them suddenly stopped and noticed someone coming.

The Queen Mother’s voice immediately rang out outside, “My Lord, I didn’t see Li’er… But you know she is…”

As she said this, the Queen Mother was about to reach out and push the door, but this time there was no way the Xiayun Gu could fool her.

Mu Lier panicked immediately and wanted Zhao Wumian to go out, but she was so nervous that her body was tense. Instead, Zhao Jun entered the pass and locked the door tightly. Once they entered, it would be difficult to get out again.

Zhao Wumian was quick-witted and quick-handed. He covered Mu Lier’s lips with one hand and supported Mu Lier’s waist with the other. He suddenly exerted force, withdrew his troops, and then moved sideways a few centimeters.

“Hmm!” Su Qingqi was almost fainting, and at this moment she couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and then her face turned red and she covered her lips with her hands.

Outside the house, the Queen Mother’s hand, which was about to push the door, stopped in mid-air, and she suddenly remembered that Zhao Wumian and Su Qingqi were reunited after a short separation…

Since Su Qingqi is here, then Mu Lier definitely can’t be here… The Queen Mother obviously didn’t expect that these three people would dare to play so wildly.

But all the worries in her heart disappeared, and instead she felt a little curious… To be honest, although she had read a lot of pornographic books, this was the first time she had seen an actual combat scene so close to her, with only a door between them.

But she is still the queen mother after all, and she still has to maintain her dignity. But if she pushes the door and gets disturbed, will Zhao Wumian be angry with her? I am looking forward to it…

The Queen Mother thought about it and shook her head. It would be inappropriate for her to disturb the Marquis Weiming and his confidante, so she covered her lips with her hands and chuckled, “My Lord, you have great stamina~”

After saying that, she turned and left without waiting for Zhao Wumian to reply, but she didn’t go far. She sat in the pavilion in the yard, remained silent for a few seconds, and couldn’t help but sigh.

Look at how this young couple lives, and then look at myself, all alone and helpless…

She took out the jade flute from her bosom and placed it in front of her lips. She wore a graceful green skirt and her long black hair hung down behind her waist. She played a song called “The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix”…

Inside the house, listening to the flute sound coming from outside, Mu Lier’s mature and beautiful face looked as if blood was dripping. She lowered her voice and asked, “She, why is she still playing the music? If she doesn’t leave, how can I leave? There is no back door in this house…”

Zhao Wumian’s knife was still in Su Qingqi’s sheath. Hearing this, he hooked it with his hand and felt the details inside the pass. “Then I won’t leave… I found that there seems to be something wrong with Master’s physique… Either I call Master, or the Queen Mother is nearby. Every time this happens, you are…”

“Shut up! You evil disciple!” Mu Lier wanted to scold Zhao Wumian, but the Queen Mother was outside the house, so she didn’t dare to speak loudly and could only glare at Zhao Wumian.

But at this moment, this expression only makes Zhao Wumian excited.

As for Su Qingqi…she was almost fainting and couldn’t hear what Zhao Wumian and Mu Lier were saying at all.

Why can’t she bear it even with her sisters sharing the burden…

However, she vaguely remembered the scene when she and Zhao Wumian read the pornographic book together when she left Beijing. She pulled herself together, bit her finger, and looked back at Zhao Wumian with a smile, “Sir… the book says that every woman is different… are your master and I different?”

Mu Lier’s beautiful eyes widened immediately. Su Qingqi has always been chivalrous and righteous, and she is also gentle and virtuous like a lady from a noble family. How could she be so frank and unrestrained in her boudoir?
“Well…what’s the difference? Let me feel it carefully…”

Mu Lier frowned immediately, but dared not say anything. She covered her red lips tightly with both hands, fearing that any sound would be noticed by the empress dowager.

In fact, what the book says is not wrong, it is indeed completely different.

Su Qingqi’s Nine-Turning Corridor, Mu Lier…morning dew and flower rain.

The next day was a rare rainless day with clear skies and bright morning sunshine.

Zhao Wumian went to Xiao Yuanmu’s room in high spirits.

Xiao Yuanmu woke up and sat by the window with the window wide open. The breeze blew gently, ruffling the inky hair on her forehead. The green plants on the windowsill, the dust in the air outlined by the morning light, and Xiao Yuanmu’s profile all made Zhao Wumian happy.

“Good morning.”

“kindness.”

“Where are you from, literary girl?” Zhao Wumian picked up the stool with one hand and sat down in front of Xiao Yuanmu.

“Literary girl?”

“It means temperamental sadness.”

“Since you don’t remember me, I feel sad every day… That’s the literary girl.” Xiao Yuanmu withdrew his gaze from the window and glanced at Zhao Wumian with a calm expression.

“Don’t you see how old you are? You’re almost thirty. Even though you look like a young girl, the word ‘girl’ is obviously not appropriate…”

bang————

The door of the house suddenly exploded, and the palace masters who were practicing martial arts in the yard saw a figure shooting out from the house, smashing the wall, and falling into the rubble.

Smoke and dust rose up, Zhao Wumian looked up at the sky and said to himself: “It seems that she has recovered well…”

Tap tap tap————

There were faint sounds of footsteps.

A shadow fell on Zhao Wumian’s face, blocking the sunlight. A pair of white embroidered shoes appeared in front of his sight. Looking up, he saw the purple hem of the skirt. As she walked, the hem outlined the contours of two slender calves with beautiful curves.

The white embroidered shoes stopped in front of Zhao Wumian’s eyes, and she stood upright with her feet closed. Just from this simple standing posture, one could tell that this woman was elegant and graceful, like a lady from a secluded place.

A squatting silhouette appeared under the skirt, and Zhao Wumian thought that she was going to help him up, but it turned out that the owner of the embroidered shoes half-knelt down, hooked the embroidered shoes with her hands, took off one, revealing a cute foot in pure white silk stockings. Then she put down the embroidered shoes properly, squeezed her fingertips into the silk stockings, took off the silk stockings, and put the silk stockings into the embroidered shoes, revealing her delicate and small feet.

Zhao Wumian looked at this with a little doubt, and then his eyes were attracted by the feet… He had never seen such feet before. He had seen the feet of Mu Lier, Su Qingqi, Shen Xiangge, Luo Chaoyan, and Guan Yunshu, but this little foot…

While he was thinking, this cute little foot stepped on Zhao Wumian’s face mercilessly.

“Your eyes are too lustful.” Zi Yi’s tone was slightly disgusted.

It’s soft and warm in front of my eyes, with a charming girl’s fragrance.

Zhao Wumian raised his hand and pinched her little feet, then lifted them up slightly and looked up at Zi Yi from bottom to top, “Why are you stepping on me…”

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Wumian paused, not because he saw something under the skirt, but because he realized… Why didn’t he freeze in place when he touched Zi Yi this time?

Zi Yi’s foot was pinched by Zhao Wumian, and there was no emotion on her face. Instead, she looked serious and inquiring like a scholar, “I forgot to confirm how far you can touch me before… Now I just want to confirm it. It seems that ordinary skin contact is not a problem… Hey! Why don’t you let go? Lecher!”

Zi Yi wanted to pull her feet back, but she couldn’t pull them back even after trying a little harder. Instead, her center of gravity was a little unstable, and she jumped a few times on one foot and almost fell to the ground. She immediately glared at Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian suspected that she just wanted to use this as an excuse to step on him, this sadistic person…but it didn’t matter.

Zhao Wumian glanced around. The palace masters felt that they could not bear to see Wei Minghou being beaten to death in such an embarrassing manner, so no one dared to look over there, and some even ran away… There was no one around.

He released the little foot in his hand, stood up with a somersault, took a deep breath, and said to the sky, “OK!!”

He was full of energy and couldn’t hide his joy, even startled birds and fluttered their wings.

Zi Yi bent down to take out the silk stockings from her embroidered shoes and prepared to put them on her feet. She was startled when she heard the words, “You, what are you so happy about?”

When he completely absorbed the Xiayun Gu and his strength increased greatly, Zi Yi had never seen Zhao Wumian so happy.

Zhao Wumian turned around, looked at Zi Yi, and took a few steps forward.

Zhao Wumian was much taller than Ziyi. Now that they were closer, most of Ziyi’s sight was Zhao Wumian’s face, neck, and the collar of his blue shirt…

If someone is not familiar with Zhao Wumian, they will only feel oppressed and uneasy.

But Zi Yi would not do that. She stood there, looking up at Zhao Wumian with a little doubt, and asked again: “What are you happy about?”

“Don’t you know yet?” Zhao Wumian raised his hand and held Zi Yi’s little hand that was holding the stockings, his eyes burning, his expression unstoppably happy, “I want to kiss you, right now, and hold you for a quarter of an hour… No, let me hold you for an hour.”

Zi Yi raised her eyebrows slightly, not as shy as other women. She was stunned for a moment and then smiled proudly at Zhao Wumian, “Are you fascinated by me?”

“I’ve been fascinated by you for a long time.”

“When?”

“Probably every time you sent me pills.”

Zi Yi didn’t expect Zhao Wumian to actually say it, and was a little surprised, “Why?”

At this early morning, the white air exhaled by Zhao Wumian seemed to melt into the moisture of Shu and be absorbed by the clouds in the sky, making it easier for the next rain to fall.

Zi Yi’s eyelashes were very long and as thin as cicada wings. Her eyes looked at Zhao Wumian with a little doubt, as if she was seriously discussing an academic issue related to poison.

Just by looking at her, Zhao Wumian felt an unbearable urge.

“You’ve been very good to me.”

“Is that all?” Zi Yi sneered, “You are now the Marquis of Weiming, and there are countless women who are kind to you. Do you want to fall in love with every one you meet?”

“You are special.”

“Why?”

Zhao Wumian excitedly gestured with his hands, showing things that Zi Yi couldn’t understand. “You can only eat hot pot alone and take a bath alone. Now I can do these things with you. I can’t tell you how happy I am… Sorry, my mind is a little excited now. I could have given more examples… But now you finally don’t have to do everything alone. No matter what you do in the future, I can accompany you.”

“These are all trivial matters…”

“It’s the little details that are important.” Zhao Wumian tried to keep his tone as calm as possible to avoid scaring Zi Yi, but he still couldn’t hide his excitement, “This is your life.”

Zi Yi’s eyes moved, and she was silent for a few seconds. Then she raised her hand and said, “I treat you well because I want to cultivate my innate poison body. When your poison body is fully developed, Cai Cai will also be able to survive her childhood… This is my long-cherished wish. There is no love between a man and a woman in it. Don’t take it for granted… Hmm!”

Before Zi Yi finished her words, Zhao Wumian, who was standing less than a step away from her, suddenly stepped forward, put his hands on her shoulders, and lowered his head slightly.

Their lips met, and the purple-clothed woman’s white and tender feet, which were originally suspended in the air, stepped on the rough floor tiles and took several steps back until she was pushed against the wall by Zhao Wumian.

The flapping wings and chirping sounds of birds startled by Zhao Wumian were suddenly blocked out from the world.

Zi Yi held her silk stockings in one hand and placed her other hand on Zhao Wumian’s chest. Her beautiful eyes were wide open, filled with shame, anger, helplessness, sadness and other emotions that finally turned into wetness.

He pinched Zi Yi’s moist red lips, pecked them lightly, and then tried to put his tongue between her lips and teeth.

Zi Yi did not stop him.

Although Zi Yi’s body was full of poison, everything about her smelled good, even her tongue…

Zhao Wumian suddenly froze in place.

Zi Yi’s pretty face tilted back slightly, her lips and tongue separated, her fair face flushed, her breathing became rapid, and a fragrant breeze blew on her face.

She took several breaths before finally calming down and sneered, “Skin contact is fine, but body fluids are obviously not allowed… Wei Ming Hou, do you admit defeat?”

Zhao Wumian couldn’t move, he just felt like he was drugged, this feeling was very familiar… He moved his lips slightly, exerted force in his throat, and stammered something.

Zi Yi couldn’t hear clearly, so she turned her head and listened closely.

“Thank you, thank you…”

Zi Yi frowned slightly, “What are you thanking me for? It’s so weird.”

Naturally, it was Xie Ziyi’s help along the way. He is now only one step away from mastering the Innate All-Poison Body… When he achieves perfection, he will marry Ziyi home!

Although he was frozen in place and unable to move, Zhao Wumian’s eyes were smiling and his lips were trembling.

Zi Yi turned her face to the side again, only to see Zhao Wumian using all his strength to move forward and kiss her delicate cheek.

Zi Yi’s body trembled immediately and she stared at Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian looked at her, and he didn’t believe that Zi Yi had no feelings for him at all.

Zi Yi took a deep breath, lifted her white and tender feet and wiped them with a handkerchief, then bent her waist and got out of Zhao Wumian’s arms, not even bothering to put on socks, she put her feet into her shoes and ran away in a hurry, “Just stay here! Don’t think about detoxifying until I calm down! Let all the women you brought with you take a good look at what a pervert you are!”

When they returned to the room, the door was locked. Zi Yi’s pretty face instantly seemed to be dripping with blood. She couldn’t help but slap her pretty face hard with her little hands, and then she squatted down against the door and buried her face in her thighs.

After a moment, she slowly raised her head, pulled her hair with her little hands, and pulled hard, pulling out a few strands of hair. The roots of her hair were visible, and they were sickly white.

She buried her face in her thighs again, “What do you mean you can accompany me no matter what I do in the future? I don’t have that much time for you to accompany me…”

outside the house.

The Queen Mother held a bunch of grapes in her hand. She picked up a grape with her fingertips and put it into Zhao Wumian’s mouth. She shook her head helplessly, “My Lord, you said that you can find any woman with your status, but you insisted on teasing the Imperial Preceptor… This matter cannot be concealed. When you return to the capital, you can wait for His Majesty to be angry.”

The Queen Mother was still a little bit unbelievable, “I didn’t expect you would dare to be His Majesty’s Master…”

The Queen Mother’s words were sincere. She really didn’t expect Zhao Wumian to be so bold. He was clearly still flirting with the Emperor, but he turned around and hooked up with her master… If Luo Chaoyan heard about this, she would be very angry.

But he even dared to have evil thoughts about the emperor’s teacher. Does it mean that he also has bad thoughts about her, the empress dowager… Zhao Wumian doesn’t seem to care much about etiquette.

The Queen Mother blinked, her expression immediately became a little strange, she looked up at the sky, and handed the grapes to Mu Lier who came over after hearing the noise, “Please discipline your apprentice. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I’ll make up for it.”

Mu Lier found it a little funny. It was rare to see Zhao Wumian being humiliated. But it seemed like every time he was humiliated it was at Zi Yi?

So after laughing for a while, her pretty face turned cold and she turned and left, “I told you not to flirt with wild flowers… remember this lesson.”

“Hey hey.” Su Qingqi was still holding clothes in her hands, preparing to add clothes to Zhao Wumian to prevent him from catching a cold, but Mu Lier pulled her back.

The masters of the imperial palace around did not dare to say anything, only Shen Lian and Yan Jiu came over to comfort Zhao Wumian.

“We can’t even find a wife to deal with it, and the Marquis dares to attack the Imperial Master… Alas.”

Although Zhao Wumian stood outside the yard like a sculpture, unable to move, his expression did not show any remorse at all.

If he can’t even bear this little hardship, how can he bear the suffering of Xiao Yuanmu and Luo Chaoyan in the future?

Xiao Yuanmu sat in the house, holding a small bowl, which contained the medicine that Zi Yi had specially prepared for her… Why did this black medicine soup look a little green?
She heard clearly the conversation between Zhao Wumian and Zi Yi just now.

But since Zhao Wumian likes that woman, Xiao Yuanmu naturally won’t force them to separate. At most, he’s just unhappy and wants to beat Zhao Wumian up… He’ll beat him up after he finishes drinking the medicine.

She shook her head slightly, and then she heard the imperial guards quickly approaching the courtyard and saying to Zhao Wumian, “My Lord, someone has come here, claiming to be a disciple of Canghua Tower. Look who this is…”

Xiao Yuanmu frowned slightly, pondered for a while, then got off the bed and walked out of the yard with his hands behind his back.

“I will go with him to see him.”

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