Detective Ghost Empress

Zhai Heng who finally received permission to stand up sighed in relief and then lifted his head to look at Liu Hui Ying. Qui Ai seemed to have walked closer to the Queen because now she was fanning the queen and was no longer standing behind, next to the door.

‘ This girl, she really is talented, I did not even hear the sound of her footsteps,’ Zhai Heng praised Qui Ai in his head before he focused all his attention on the queen and said, ” Your majesty, there is something that I want to talk to you about, do I have your permission?”

Liu Hui Ying crossed her legs at the ankles and then leaned back in her throne-like chair that she used when seeing someone who was not allowed in her bedroom and then tilted her head as she asked, ” What if I tell you that I won’t be giving you the permission to speak? Will you stay silent and leave me alone?”

Zhai Heng: “....” I kind of miss the old queen.

” Your majesty this is important,” he told Liu Hui Ying who looked like she was in the mood to have fun, seeing that she was not taking him seriously, Zhai Heng could not help but point it out to her. He did not want to talk nonsense with her, this was not why he applied that scented perfume that women used!

” See, if you are going to ask me anyway then what is the meaning of saying ‘do I have permission?’ You don’t seem like you need my permission.” Liu Hui Ying commented and Zhai Heng felt like his patience, the one he was so proud of was slowly running out. He was a man who learned martial arts from scratch while being hindered by the Liu family and yet he has never lost his patience while learning and hiding from the Liu family.

And yet the queen caused his head to throb with just three sentences.

He closed his eyes and then breathed in and out while chanting in his head as he told himself that he could not hurt or yell at the Queen. Only when his heart was calm and the evil of anger has left his heart, Zhai Heng opened his eyes and then looked at the queen again.

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” I meant to say that there is something that I need to talk to you about, your majesty, will you listen to me, your majesty?” Zhai Heng tried to change his words but he heard the Queen ask with curiosity, ” What if I don’t want to listen to you?”

” Your majesty!” Zhai Heng no matter how patient he was could no longer stay calm when he saw that the queen was treating him so lightly. Why was she treating him like this? Did he apply the scented perfume for this?

“All right, all right, keep your pants on,” Liu Hui Ying was only trying to tease Zhai Heng a little after all this man was the one who stopped her from entering the training ground when she wanted to take care of the maids. What did he think? That she has forgotten about him? Haha, of course not.

She tilted her head to the side as she leaned her head on the hand whose elbow was resting on the armrest of the chair. When she saw that the man was actually flushed in shame, she raised her brow and asked, ” What? Are you embarrassed because I talked about your pants?”

As Zhai Heng flushed, even more, she understood that she was correct.

” Your majesty, please refrain yourself,” Qui Ai who was standing next to Liu Hui Ying could not help but say as she looked at the queen, she knew that her queen was a bit uncouth when she spoke but this was Lord Zhai, a man who has nothing to do with her, in the end, she could not help but whisper, ” This is Lord Zhai and not the Emperor, you cannot be like this in front of the man who has no relationship with you.”

Even though Qui Ai was whispering Lord Zhai still heard what she said and then he was even more speechless, so this was how the queen treated his brother when he came to meet her? No wonder his brother was drinking tonics to ease his blood pressure despite being only twenty. The reason behind was this woman!

” What a mess,” Liu Hui Ying clicked her tongue as she straightened up and then turned her attention to Zhai Heng before taking a deep breath and then heaving loudly as she continued, “Fine, Lord Zhai what do you want to say to me?”

Zhai Heng who saw that the queen was finally willing to talk to him without any teasing, turned serious as well and then glanced at Qui Ai who was fanning the queen, when he turned to look at her Qui Ai frowned and looked back at him, wondering why he was looking at her but then her question was answered almost immediately as Zhai Heng spoke, ” This is something that this one only want to discuss with you, your majesty. If you do not mind then can you please send your maid out of the room? I cannot discuss this in the presence of someone. This is my humble request.” He added in case Liu Hui Ying teased him even more.

” Hmm,” Liu Hui Ying hummed softly as she leaned back and then asked with a frown, ” Are you going to confess your love for me?”

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Victims of the queen:

Zhai Heng: The queen asked me whether or not I am in love with her.

Zhai Tianyu: I don’t feel good, Yu Lingyun.