<span>Chapter 44: Intentional, she was very pleased part 1


    <span>Now that the Empress was acting kind towards Mu Zi Ling, how could she still


    <span>refuse? If youpare the two, the Empress was much more difficult to deal with


    <span>than the Empress Dowager.


    <span>The old Empress Dowager would still let her true feelings slip when angry, but the


    <span>Empress was never shaken by the thunder and didn’t show her true feelings.


    <span>Other than Long Xiao Li, there was probably no one who could shake the


    <span>Empress’s expressions.


    <span>The moment the Empress saw that Long Xiao Li was fine, her expressions also


    <span>recovered and she reverted back to her original kind face. Herplexion also


    <span>improved and her words hid sharper needles.


    <span>Only a meal? There was obviously not going to be just regr food. There would


    <span>definitely be ‘extra’ ingredients added otherwise, why would the Empress go through


    <span>so much trouble just to get her to stay? If the Empress really wanted to thank her,


    <span>then she could’ve just sent her a gift. Even an idiot could tell that this feast was set


    <span>up for blood.


    <span>However, she wasn’t afraid. Whatever intention the Empress had, she would see


    <span>through her tricks as she threw them.


    <span>When Long Xiao Li heard the Empress ask Mu Zi Ling to stay, he started to look at


    <span>Mu Zi Ling like a hungry wolf looking at a big meal. He drooled with desire as he


    <span>stared at Mu Zi Ling.


    <span>In fact, even if the Empress hadn’t opened her mouth to tell Mu Zi Ling to stay, he


    <span>would’ve also tried his best to get Mu Zi Ling to stay.


    <span>If it wasn’t because he was afraid of his strange illness to recurring, there was no


    <span>reason for him to stay. He would’ve been looking for women now!


    <span>Although he couldn’t touch women, to be able to look at such a beauty like Mu Zi


    <span>Ling was still nice.


    <span>Who cared if Mu Zi Ling was married to Long Xiao Yu? Although he was also scared


    <span>of Long Xiao Yu’s power, he knew that Long Xiao Yu disdained all women.


    <span>He knew that if he really did touch Mu Zi Ling, Long Xiao Yu wouldn’t do anything


    <span>to him just because of a woman.


    <span>Long Xiao Yu might even thank him for helping dispose of Mu Zi Ling. Then he might


    <span>even give the woman to him as a reward.


    <span>Currently, Long Xiao Li could only think naively about how he was going to make Mu


    <span>Zi Ling his after he fully recovered from his illness.


    <span>Mu Zi Ling had no idea that behind her, Long Xiao Li was fantasizing about her with


    <span>a vulgar stare and hanging jaw. If she knew though, she would definitely not be in


    <span>good of a mood as she was in right now, nor would she let Long Xiao Li off so easily.


    <span>Mu Zi Ling looked towards the Empress and smiled, “Mother-inw, what are you on


    <span>about? I couldn’t be happier to eat dinner with you, why on earth would I reject your


    <span>invitation?”


    <span>Only the gods knew how much Mu Zi Ling was crying inside as she spoke with a


    <span>smile stered to her face. Every time she entered the Royal Pce, she would


    <span>have to say words she didn’t mean and smile at the people she didn’t like.


    <span>Thank goodness that Long Xiao Yu had his own peaceful and quiet manor.


    <span>If she had been married into this Royal Pce and was forced to listen to all these


    <span>chattering birds, she would have rathered finding Long Xiao Ze and listened to he


    <span>rambling.


    <span>The Empress was standing across Long Xiao Li and Mu Zi Ling, so she naturally saw


    <span> what the expressions on Long Xiao Li’s face meant as he stared at Mu Zi Ling.


    <span>Xiao Li was usually quick-witted, so why did heck strength and self control when it


    <span>came to women? She didn’t care how Xiao Li usually yed with his women, but Mu


    <span>Zi Ling was the Qi King’s Princess.


    <span>She didn’t care if Long Xiao Li objected, they had to be very careful. They must not


    <span>make their moves so openly against Mu Zi Ling.


    <span>Also just by looking at Mu Zi Ling, the Empress could tell that Mu Zi Ling was not a


    <span>person who was easy to deal with. If Mu Zi Ling attended the meal and followed her


    <span>orders, then that would be the best scenario.


    <span>If she didn’t, then she would have to be vicious and merciless. She would not let a


    <span>person that could threaten them stay by Long Xiao Yu’s side. She would rather kill


    <span>a thousand innocents than miss a dangerous entity.


    <span>The Empress secretly gave Long Xiao Li a look, signalling him to have a bit more


    <span>self control.


    <span>However, Long Xiao Li remained unmoved, and continued to stare at Mu Zi Ling.


    <span>At this point, the Empress didn’t even care anymore because she was afraid Mu Zi


    <span>Ling would see through her tricks.


    <span>The Empress then ced on a kind face and said to Mu Zi Ling, “Since Ling’er can


    <span>stay, then your mother-inw can feel relieved. Your mother-inw was getting


    <span>worried that Ling’er didn’t want to give her mother-inw face and eat a dinner with


    <span>me!”


    <span>The Empress’ words were very clever!


    <span>Wasn’t she just trying to imply that she was the Empress? If Mu Zi Ling had rejected


    <span>her back then, then she would be refusing to give the mother of the kingdom any


    <span>face. If that had happened, there would be no way she could’ve lived with such arge


    <span>crime.


    <span>But she had already agreed to stay back and for a meal, there was really no need for


    <span>the Empress to say so many extra things. Was she trying to threaten her?


    <span>“Mother-inw must be joking.” Mu Zi Ling lightly tugged at the corner of her lips, her


    <span>heart full of disdain.


    <span>She didn’t have anything else to say, nor would she ever sweet-talk her. No matter


    <span>what the Empress wanted to do, Mu Zi Ling would fight her till the very end.


    <span>However, she would naturally not give anyone face, and the Empress was smart on


    <span>her part to catch onto her words so quickly. This forced her to swallow the words


    <span>that she had at the tip of her tongue.


    <span>This time, the Empress was the smug one, while Mu Zi Ling was the annoyed.


    <span>“To be able to eat with my Third Sister inw, this meal will definitely be delicious!”


    <span>said Long Xiao Li from behind her. It was as if he wasn’t talking about the food being


    <span>delicious, but the person being delicious.


    <span>When Mu Zi Ling heard these words, she furrowed her brows, slightly moved her


    <span>body, and ignored Long Xiao Li.


    <span>Just by looking at Long Xiao Li’s disgusting face was enough to make her feel


    <span>ufortable. She didn’t even know if she would be able to swallow the food down


    <span>with Long Xiao Li there.