Back then, the Empress was able to keep the Emperor because of her fair and tender skin. But now, her skin was becoming rough bit by bit. Even if she bathed in milk, it was useless. Her skin was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Empress, who originally looked very young in front of the Emperor, now looked even older than the Emperor when she stood next to him.
There were many new people in the palace. Now that the Empress was older than him, the Emperor didn't even want to look at the Empress, let alone favor her. If Jiujiu hadn't been taught by Mo Ling, the Emperor would have abolished the Empress and appointed a young and beautiful concubine as the Empress.
The Empress was anxious. If Mo Ling had taught Jiujiu well, would her preparations over the past ten years be in vain?
Especially today, after seeing Jiujiu shining like the sun and the moon, the Empress felt more and more uncomfortable. She couldn't wait to call Jiujiu to Qiankun Palace to find out what was going on. Or, she could ask someone to replace Jiujiu.
Thinking of the substitute she found, the Empress's eyes darkened.
Jiujiu was dragged back by Mo Ling.
Mo Ling looked at Jiujiu, who was sitting by the bed with bright eyes. She couldn't help but sigh.
When Jiujiu started to drink, Mo Ling didn't refuse. Because if one wanted to be the Emperor, besides being able to control the servants, he should have a good tolerance for alcohol.
But who would have thought that the ministers would rush up one after another, offering one cup of wine after another. Jiujiu, on the other hand, acted as if what the ministers handed her was not wine but plain water. She drank one cup after another.
If Jiujiu hadn't been in a daze when she sat on the bed, Mo Ling would have thought that Jiujiu really didn't get drunk.
Only then did Mo Ling realize that Jiujiu had been drunk for a long time. However, she didn't blush like the others. Her expression didn't even change. If it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't bear to see Jiujiu continue to drink, she wouldn't have realized that Jiujiu was already drunk.
Mo Ling raised his hand and tapped on Jiujiu's forehead. He turned around and asked his personal eunuch to draw water, preparing to personally clean Jiujiu.
When Mo Ling brought Jiujiu back, Heye's expression was a little strange. Now that she heard that Mo Ling wanted to personally clean Jiujiu, Heye's heart tightened. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Lord State Preceptor, let me do it."
Hearing that Heye volunteered to clean Jiujiu, Mo Ling's eyes instantly shot daggers at Heye. He said coldly, "No need, I'll do it myself."
He had already tried his best to endure the fact that he couldn't be with Jiujiu. He also tried his best to endure the fact that Heye had been by Jiujiu's side for a year. If he didn't even have the right to clean Jiujiu himself, he would definitely go crazy.
After being rejected by Mo Ling, Heye's expression became more and more conflicted. She thought about how Jiujiu's body had already developed. If Mo Ling really helped Jiujiu clean, he would definitely discover that Jiujiu was actually a woman. Heye no longer cared about Mo Ling's ugly expression. She said again, "Lord State Preceptor, let me do such a small thing as cleaning the Crown Prince."
Heye finished speaking and added under Mo Ling's chilly gaze, "Me and the Crown Prince have already, already …"
The members of the Imperial Family had always matured early. At this moment, Heye's cheeks were slightly red and her expression was bashful. Even though she didn't finish her sentence, everyone present was smart and instantly understood what she meant.
The veins on the back of Mo Ling's hand that was holding the wet handkerchief suddenly popped out. A few veins also popped out on his cold forehead. Mo Ling used all of his strength to resist the urge to kill Heye.
Taking a deep breath and calming the anger in his heart, Mo Ling put down the wet handkerchief and turned to leave.
Looking at Mo Ling's back, Heye's anxious heart finally settled back into her stomach.
After closing the door, Heye then quietly cleaned Jiujiu's body.
When Jiujiu woke up the next day, the bandage on his chest had already been removed. His body also felt refreshed after being cleaned.
Seeing that Jiujiu had woken up, Heye immediately came over and looked at Jiujiu as she said, "Crown Prince, you're awake."
Looking at Heye's current expression, Jiujiu knew that Heye was the one who cleaned her up yesterday. Jiujiu nodded and let Heye help her wash up. She then asked tentatively, "Did the State Preceptor come by yesterday?"
When Heye heard Jiujiu mention Mo Ling, a trace of fear flashed across her eyes. Then, she timidly said to Jiujiu, "Crown Prince, the State Preceptor, the State Preceptor doesn't seem to like me."
Yesterday, when she said that she wanted to help Jiujiu clean her body, Mo Ling looked at her as if he wanted to kill her.
Jiujiu blinked, "What did you say yesterday?"
"Yesterday, the State Preceptor wanted to help the Crown Prince clean your body. This servant had no choice but to say that the two of us already … already …"
Jiujiu, "…"
No wonder Mo Ling wanted to kill you. You said that you slept with me. It would be strange if he didn't want to kill you.
After knowing the cause and effect of the matter, Jiujiu pursed her lips and said, "It's fine. I'll tell the State Preceptor."
When Heye heard Jiujiu say that she would tell Mo Ling, Heye instantly frowned and hurriedly stopped her, "Don't. Crown Prince, it's better if you don't say anything. I'll just avoid the State Preceptor when I see him in the future."
Heye shuddered when she thought of Mo Ling's expression when he looked at her last night.
She thought that the State Preceptor was a good person. Now, it seemed that the State Preceptor was as ruthless as the Empress.
Jiujiu curled the corner of her mouth when she saw Mo Ling frightening Heye to this extent. She then went to eat.
After Jiujiu finished her breakfast, a servant came to inform her that the State Preceptor had arrived.
Jiujiu walked towards the study room. Heye, who usually followed behind Jiujiu like a little tail, turned around and ran towards the small kitchen. Her footsteps were so fast that it was as if there was a wolf chasing after her.
Jiujiu's mouth twitched when she saw Heye's sorry state. What did Mo Ling do to scare the little girl to this extent?
Jiujiu arrived at the study room. Mo Ling was standing in front of the desk. When he heard the door open, Mo Ling slowly raised his head.
Mo Ling's face was as cold as water. When he looked at Jiujiu, his eyes were no longer as warm as before. Mo Ling lowered his eyes to hide the turbulence in them. After a while, he took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Jiujiu.
"This is?"
"Master has nothing else to teach you. This was given to me by my master. Master will give it to you today. Treat it as a reunion between master and disciple."
When Mo Ling finished speaking, he raised his eyes. His gaze was as deep as the sea.
Mo Ling looked deeply at Jiujiu, then turned around and left.
Mo Ling's back was straight, but Jiujiu saw a trace of depression.
Without waiting for Jiujiu to ask him to stay, Mo Ling leaped a few times and disappeared without a trace.
Jiujiu opened the wooden box. There was a jade pendant in the box. However, what surprised Jiujiu was that there was a talisman on the jade pendant.
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