Xia Chichi mumbled: "I thought I could have a stable two years with him... even the Crown Prince has one... who would have thought..."

"Cui Wenjing has gotten old, especially after the last serious injury; his spirit is indeed not what it used to be." Tang Wanju made an irrelevant comment, not following Xia Chichi's topic, but in reality, she was also sighing inside.

Changhe these past few years... Everyone says he cultivates quickly, but it's always been like this, constantly on the move, with all the time for pleasure and rest being such a luxury. Looking back now, almost every time he rested, it was to recover from injuries.

Yet she forgot that she was much the same way. Not to mention the past, even the wounds from the Battle of Yanmen have not healed now.

After discussing internal affairs with Xia Chichi for a couple more sentences, Tang Wanju returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a heart full of worries and tired steps. Bao Qin had prepared hot tea waiting for her return; seeing her, she hurried to help remove her cloak: "How come you were looking so happy and smiling just a couple of days ago, but today you are frowning again?"

Tang Wanju pinched her cheek: "It's nothing."

In her heart she thought, this time the man you were hoping for might let you down… Luckily, last time he kissed you, which gave you some reassurance, otherwise, who knows how disappointed you'd be now.

Bao Qin handed over an elixir: "Today's elixir... why is your injury healing so slowly?"

Tang Wanju smiled: "It's only been a while, years before injuries couldn't heal. This time it's already much better. Your Majesty's Azure Dragon Technique also has the Rejuvenation Technique; with His Majesty's help, now there's only some lingering wound that hasn't fully healed yet, something unimaginable before..."

"They both have the Rejuvenation Technique; why is its effect so good when he uses it? Back when he was cultivating, he wasn't even as advanced as His Majesty is now, and might not understand the Rejuvenation Technique as well as the current His Majesty."

Tang Wanju drank her tea, her gaze drifting to the wall: "He can do Dual Cultivation, how can I and His Majesty cultivate like that."

"Oh~ I thought the Prime Minister serving two dynasties must practice cultivation at home." A familiar voice came from the wall, full of mockery: "So it turns out that the pure and noble Tang Prime Minister talks about these topics at home with her maid..."

Tang Wanju, far from being startled, was actually delighted: "You're back? So soon! Then he, he..."

"He didn't return, recuperating~" Huangfu Qing drew out the word "recuperating" long, obviously connecting it with the topic the two had been discussing just now about healing.

Tang Wanju's expression showed slight disappointment, the excitement of thinking her pillar was back turned into a foolish bird of no use.

With both parties not on the same wavelength, Huangfu Qing thought she was really longing for the man, and seeing her like this made her even happier: "Itchy, isn't it? Longing for a man to heal you..."

Tang Wanju rolled her eyes, continued drinking her tea, and couldn't be bothered with her; this kind of trivial matter could be left to Bao Qin.

Bao Qin seamlessly interjected: "Why did the Empress Dowager return, did the others not want to recuperate with you?"

"You..." Having the upper hand, Huangfu Qing was almost flustered by this remark.

Taking a deep breath to regain her calm, she gracefully jumped off the wall with a smile, saying: "I have been with him, from traveling together, sharing accommodations, to embracing for warmth in the military tents, and entangling passionately in the Divine Hall; there's no need to compete with others for just two or three days."

Bao Qin felt a pang of jealousy, but had to pretend to serve tea to the guest, offering the tea: "We seem to have misunderstood the military discipline under the Venerable's leadership, thinking it was as chaotic as the harem..."

"..." Huangfu Qing acted as if she didn't hear, sat in the chair opposite Tang Wanju, leisurely accepted the tea, elegantly brushing the froth from the tea with the lid: "Come to think of it, that girl he will definitely bring home, so accepting this tea is quite reassuring."

Bao Qin paused, unable to respond; meanwhile, Huangfu Qing leisurely sipped the tea, and continued: "After all, he and I were on the peak of Langjuxu Mountain, witnessed by the masses, elders present, and bowing to the heaven and earth. Your young lady should honestly call me 'sister' from now on, let alone a mere maid."

The corner of her eye clearly caught Tang Wanju pausing in her tea-drinking motion, as if the tea choked her throat, holding back without coughing, which made her flushed face look extremely cute.

Huangfu Qing was greatly pleased, feeling that nothing could compare to this sense of satisfaction.

After competing for sixteen years, do you know what these sixteen years were like for us!

Unharmonious voices reached my ears: "Oh, so it was just this, and we thought it was something important... In fact, when the Empress Dowager bends casually here or somewhere else, it has the same effect... Don't tell me you're actually going to openly say you're having a wedding ceremony on Langjuxu Mountain? It's not like it wouldn't be for the sake of comfort..."

Huangfu Qing finally lost her patience and sealed Bao Qin's mute point.

Bao Qin mumbled a few times, not yet done, and hummed as she drank tea.

"Ahem." Tang Wanju coughed at last, speaking solemnly: "Bao Qin, the Venerable fought for the country and achieved great merits, he deserves our respect."

Bao Qin gulped down more tea.

Huangfu Qing surveyed Tang Wanju and asked: "How come you got hurt until now just from fighting a Feng Yin? Can you still manage?"

Tang Wanju smiled: "I'm alright... Did he say when he'd be back?"

"Not too clear, that dead turtle is so bizarre right now, I'm afraid he might be drained dry." Huangfu Qing snorted: "Look at you, is there something you want to discuss with him again... Whatever, everything's settled now, does a mere Guanglong really need to trouble him? If he wants to rest, let him rest, don't always throw everything onto him, okay? And your injury too..."

She surveyed Tang Wanju once more, then suddenly gave a playful smile and leaned in to kiss Tang Wanju on the lips.

Tang Wanju never expected this one to become so mischievous now, and sprang back as if shocked by electricity: "You..."

"Oh my, just giving you a bit of involvement." Huangfu Qing licked her lips: "So, do you feel any remnants of him?"

Tang Wanju was torn between laughter and tears, but couldn't deny that it somehow felt effective, although it wasn't his remnants. Instead, it was that Huangfu Qing's body exuded an incomparably strong vitality, precisely covering the parts that Xia Chichi's Azure Dragon Power couldn't reach. With the contact just now, it seeped into her, assisting the elixir she'd taken in nourishing her internal injuries, making her condition improve significantly in an instant.

This was now the life-and-death power of the Vermilion Bird... So overwhelming it seemed even death could be reborn into nirvana.

Who knows if Huangfu Qing was showing off her strength now, or just couldn't bear seeing Tang Wanju getting hurt after bickering for so many years. Oddly enough, the first thing she did after a few words was actually help Tang Wanju heal, though the method was a bit peculiar... Even Bao Qin was wide-eyed and dumbfounded upon watching.

"How about it, little beauty?" Huangfu Qing stretched out her hand to lift Tang Wanju's chin: "Just call me elder sister and I'll heal your wound instantly. That way, you won't always appear sickly in front of others for no reason. Once or twice is fine, but men will tire of it if it goes on."

Tang Wanju jumped back: "No way."

"Eh? Good deeds don't go unpunished!" Huangfu Qing left her seat to chase after: "Whether you want it or not, you'll have it."

Bao Qin understood, it wasn't because Miss's injury was unbearable; it was clearly just to prevent Miss from using it as an excuse to monopolize the man, so she wanted to heal her in advance...

Bao Qin was genuinely at a loss between tears and laughter. If everyone's backyard fought like this, men would laugh their heads off worldwide.

The Master has good fortune, hmm, and such a good Bao Qin to think of him.

The two old women were playing like teenage girls. The current old Miss was truly no match for the majestic Huangfu Commander, and before long, she was pinned against a pillar, struggling left and right. Bao Qin bravely wanted to rush to save her Miss, but her waist suddenly tightened and she fell into a man's embrace.

A familiar aura softly spoke in her ear: "Don't disrupt, it's wonderfully beautiful..."

Bao Qin first instinctively struggled, but feeling the familiar aura and voice, she instantly softened, her heart quietly brimming with bashful joy.

Then the man's hand gently brushed over the acupoint, instantly unlocking Bao Qin's mute seal, making her feel a tingling sensation, and she softly leaned into the man's arms, mumbling: "Master, when did you come back..."

"Just now, when Qing'er snuck in for a kiss." Zhao Changhe merrily held Bao Qin and hid behind a corridor column: "I was originally afraid Qing'er returned to cause Wanju embarrassment, but if it's this good of a show, we can have a bit more..."

Bao Qin stood on her tiptoes, quietly leaning in to whisper, a fragrant breeze passing by: "Then would Master... while the hosts are busy, steal away her maid?"

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