After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 690 - 680: Already a Fortuitous Invitation from Heaven

Chapter 690: Chapter 680: Already a Fortuitous Invitation from Heaven

"Why did you suddenly stop talking, is this question hard to answer?"

"No. Your Majesty, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

"I just thought of it suddenly, so I asked."

Jiang Lingxi said as she tilted her head to scrutinize the expression of the person beside her, noticing his jaw slightly tightened, an instinctive reaction when pondering over how to respond.

"I think these things mainly depend on fate."

"Indeed, you can’t force it," Jiang Lingxi nodded in agreement and withdrew her gaze.

The moment she perked her ears, she heard someone quietly exhale a sigh of relief beside her.

Why the tension?

Was it about children, or some other sensitive topic?

Or was there another reason she wasn’t aware of?

But this definitely depended on fate; if it happened, great, if not, that was fine too.

Jiang Lingxi didn’t feel like pressing further.

The car drove into Xiyuan.

Jiang Lingxi had just gotten out of the car when she saw Xia Zhi approaching.

"I’ve prepared some supper for Your Majesty and Mister, it’s cold outside, it would be more comfortable to eat something warm and then rest."

"That’s thoughtful of you."

"Just doing my duty."

Shen Yunqing was about to follow Jiang Lingxi into the house when someone blocked his way.

"Mister, is there a conflict between you and Your Majesty?"

A big question mark popped up on Shen Yunqing’s forehead, "What made you think that?"

"If there’s no conflict, then why sleep in separate rooms?"

Shen Yunqing: "..."

It’s just because the bed in Xiyuan is too big and heavy to move!

"No conflict, there’s another reason."

"That’s good then," Xia Zhi patted his chest with relief, "I’ve been worried since the news came that you were preparing another bedroom."

Shen Yunqing: "Go to rest."

"I haven’t lit the incense yet, I’ll do it now."

Jiang Lingxi sat at the table with the supper waiting for Shen Yunqing to come in.

"Tonight I’ll stay in the bedroom I stayed in the first time I came over."

"...Okay, I’ll have Xia Zhi prepare it."

Each had guessed there might be something unknown to the other lingering silently; while one hesitated whether or how to speak out, so they finished the supper in quietness.

Xia Zhi returned after lighting the incense and passed by, noticing the silent atmosphere between Your Majesty and Mister, he couldn’t help but pause.

Was there really no conflict?

Or did Mister annoy Your Majesty one-sidedly?

From his understanding, Your Majesty definitely wouldn’t upset Mister.

Mister simply lacks the ability to get upset with Your Majesty!

After supper, Jiang Lingxi, with Shen Yunqing’s help, completed a simple wash, "Tomorrow there won’t be so much trouble."

"Mm."

When Shen Yunqing lifted the quilt, Jiang Lingxi lay down, "I’m going to sleep."

"Sleep."

Jiang Lingxi closed her eyes, opened them after a few seconds, and looked at the person standing still by the bedside, suddenly speaking, "There might never be any children between us, right?"

Shen Yunqing was caught off guard and startled.

Jiang Lingxi saw his utterly unguarded reaction and knew she guessed right.

"Did Wu Jue say so? Is this also one of the costs of using the Forbidden Technique?"

Shen Yunqing nodded with difficulty.

Jiang Lingxi instead laughed, sat up, "Come here."

Shen Yunqing took a step forward, kneeling on one knee on the footstool by the bed.

"I..."

A naturally vivid face leaned closer, followed by the rich, sweet scent of peach.

But the kiss was quite dominant, one side fervently pursued, while the other retreated step by step, utterly defeated.

Jiang Lingxi’s arm rested on Shen Yunqing’s shoulder, her hand carefully not touching him at all.

"Don’t feel it’s a pity. In my last life, I chose not to have children myself. When I was young, my heart was too wild, feeling I couldn’t be a good mother, so I simply didn’t want them. To be able to live again in this life and experience a different life is already a blessing. One shouldn’t be greedy, right?"

"Right."

"Go rest, we can’t be late tomorrow, don’t let An’an wait for us."

Shen Yunqing came out of the room and ran into Xia Zhi who was checking if all the doors and windows were closed.

Xia Zhi glanced at the noticeable teeth mark on his lip, then calmly looked away, "Looks like you made up."

Turns out his ability to coax people is quite good.

Shen Yunqing: "..."

Too lazy to explain.

*

Zhang Anfeng held a fruit basket at the door of his father’s hospital room, poked his head inside for a look and nearly got his head hit by a walnut.

"If you’re here just come in, at your age poking around like a thief."

"Dad." Zhang Anfeng walked in with an embarrassed smile, looked around, "Why are you alone in the room, where are An’an and Zhang Ye?"

"Zhang Ye went to handle museum matters, An’an went out with her sister to relax."

"An’an’s sister, Jiang Lingxi is back?"

Zhang Nachuan glanced at his elder son, giving a lukewarm "嗯."

Hearing anything about Jiang Lingxi now made Zhang Anfeng’s teeth ache, if he could he’d like to block such a person out of his life.

But things often don’t go as wished; recently the Internet was flooded with news about her, hard not to see.

Now she’s back!

Back with rewards aplenty!

Compared to his own family...

"Dad, I admit I did a lot of foolish things before. Do you think I still have a chance to make up for it?"

Zhang Nachuan’s eyebrows twitched hard, opened his mouth, but swallowed back "If you knew this why act as you did," with difficulty, "How do you plan to make it up?"

*

In front of the hospital.

Shen Yunqing controlled the car window in the back seat to lower.

Jiang Lingxi shouted to Xu Ling’an who stood at the hospital entrance wrapped like a small dumpling, "An’an, over here."

Running to the other side and getting in the car, Xu Ling’an took off her heavy coat and gave Jiang Lingxi in the adjacent seat a bear hug, "Sister."

Jiang Lingxi let her hug for a while, "How long were you waiting?"

Xu Ling’an blinked her eyelashes with little droplets, "Not long, I just came out."

She released her hands and looked towards the driver’s seat, "Brother-in-law."

"Mm, buckle up, we’re leaving."

Xu Ling’an buckled her seatbelt while asking, "Sister, which temple are we going to?"

"Yicheng Temple."

A small question mark appeared above Xu Ling’an’s head.

"Is there a temple by that name in the Imperial City?"

"Yes, it’s not very famous, so it’s normal you haven’t heard of it."

Even though Jiang Lingxi tried hard to hide it, Xu Ling’an noticed the peculiarity of her hands before reaching their destination.

"Why wear gloves in the car?"

The heater in the car was sufficient, Xu Ling’an felt her palms were even a bit sweaty.

Jiang Lingxi had no choice but to explain, "My hands got injured abroad."

"Where, let me see!"

"It’s not touchable yet."

Xu Ling’an quickly pulled back her extending hand.

Thus, Jiang Lingxi’s hands became her focus all the way thereafter.

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

She knew it!

The surroundings of the Imperial City have many mountains, many well-known ones too.

Not many have heard of Yicheng Temple, because it’s located on an unnamed wild little hill.

Shen Yunqing had a simple route map drawn by Wu Jue, which helped find the path up the mountain.

Without the map, one might not even know how to go up the mountain.

The three of them got out of the car at the foot of the mountain, first following the map to find the path up. After climbing for about an hour, they finally saw a small temple on the mountain cliff ahead.

The temple gates were open, and a little monk in gray robes stood at the entrance. Seeing them approaching, he ran up to greet them, "The three benefactors, please come in."

Jiang Lingxi saw he seemed to be waiting at the gate, a bit surprised, "You knew we would come today?"

"Master said if not yesterday, then today; if not today, then tomorrow."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

Well, that works too!