Chapter 76

76 Glaring maid

Zhai Heng was stunned, he never thought that the Queen would dare to be this forceful, but he still did not budge from his spot. He didn’t trust anyone from the Liu family and Ji Yu was also on the training grounds, what if the Queen tried to do something to her?

Seeing that Zhai Heng was not moving Liu Hui Ying wasn’t angry, instead, she was amused she tilted her head and said, ” My it seems that the imperial commander really thinks that he is above the Queen, I wonder what the right prime minister will think when I tell him about this.”

As soon as she brought the right prime minister and the head of the Liu family, Zhai Heng and Yu Lingyun stiffened at once. They couldn’t risk being found out by the right prime minister, if he was to start keeping an eye on the two of them especially because of Liu Hui Ying then it will be terrible!

This was something Ji Yu knew as well, she didn’t know why Liu Hui Ying was trying to make things difficult for Zhai Heng and Yu Lingyun or why she was even insisting to come inside the training grounds but she knew that she couldn’t let the matter reach the ears of right prime minister. They worked hard for all these months and she gave up the position of the Empress all because they wanted to deflect the attention of the right prime minister, if Liu Hui Ying was to tell him that Zhai Heng tried to restrict her from taking a look at the training grounds then surely the right prime minister will pay attention specifically to this small training ground.

They couldn’t afford to let that happen.

Ji Yu knew that the reason Zhai Heng was refusing to let Liu Hui Ying in was that he was worried about her, so she tugged her lips to a side and called out to Zhai Heng, ” Imperial commander Zhai Heng, please don’t think so much... after all, the queen is here to play a little. There is nothing wrong with her trying to get rid of her boredom.”

On the surface, Ji Yu seemed to be helping Liu Hui Ying but everyone could understand the meaning behind her words, she was making fun of Liu Hui Ying for coming to the training grounds when she couldn’t even raise a sword and didn’t seem to have any idea how martial arts worked.

Liu Hui Ying too understood the meaning of Ji Yu’s words thanks to Jia Li who told her what Ji Yu was trying to say by throwing such sarcastic words.

” Concubine Ji...” Zhai Heng began he understood that Ji Yu was still upset by the fact that Liu Hui Ying has dragged her down last time but he didn’t want such a dangerous woman to be near her.

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” You heard her,” but he was interrupted by Liu Hui Ying who raised a brow and smiled at Zhai Heng coldly. ” I am here just to play with her, I hope that you are not scared that I who have no martial arts skill would do something to Concubine Ji who knows how to wield a sword and bow?”

When Liu Hui Ying dragged his thoughts out of his head and placed them in front of him even the ever-stoic Zhai Heng’s expression turned bad. He turned his head to look at Liu Hui Ying who was staring at him with a flicker of knowing look in her eyes, it seemed that she was smarter than he gave her credit for.

In the end, even when Zhai Heng did not want to let her inside the trading grounds, he did not have the slightest bit of leeway left in front of him. If he was to refuse her from entering the training grounds then this spoiled woman would run to her uncle and relay everything that happened here to her uncle.

He couldn’t allow that to happen, he and Zhai Tianyu were already being closely monitored by the Liu family, and if something like this was found out by them then he might end up making things difficult for his brother.

” Please come this way, your majesty,” Zhai Heng stepped aside and then bowed deeply in front of Liu Hui Ying. Even though he had his head bowed in front of Liu Hui Ying, his heart was on fire. He was silently hoping that one day he would be able to take care of the Liu family and her such that she would never be able to say something like this again to him.

Liu Hui Ying glanced at Zhai Heng lightly she had no interest in him, so after just a glance, she turned her head and then focused her attention on the platform where Ji Yu was with her maids standing behind her.

Her eyes fell on the blade of the sword that was covered with dark mist, depicting that it was coated with a layer of something sinister that will cause instant death. Her eyes flickered slightly before she climbed the stairs of the platform one by one until she reached the top of the uneven stone platform.

” That sword can you give it to me, concubine Ji?” She asked as she pointed to the sword that concubine Ji Yu was holding but then paused in her actions as she slightly curled her lips and added, ” Don’t tell me that this is one of those things that despite being allowed to be used by everyone only exists for your use?”

She was clearly taunting Ji Yu for being upset about her entering the garden.

Ji Yu’s face flushed in embarrassment as she bit her lips, she knew what Liu Hui Ying was talking about and she was surprised that the latter has actually cottoned on to her feelings with such ease.

” The Queen is surely joking,” she handed her sword to Xiaolin who took it carefully and brought it to Liu Hui Ying. ” Of course, you can take the sword as well as everything that you wish to have.”

” Hmm, if only the people of the palace thought the same,” Liu Hui Ying took the sword from Xiaolin but then noticed that the maid was actually glaring at her.

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