People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 563, Yan Lingji: Tian Mi is incompetent, Jing Ni loses power!

After sending Li Si home, Xu Qing took a carriage back to his own residence.

After returning home, Xu Qing originally planned to go find Jing Ni, since Ying Zheng had entrusted the Luo Wang to him, and he needed to understand the Luo Wang first. However, Jing Ni was in seclusion, so Xu Qing had to give up and instead went to find Tian Mi.

However, Tian Mi was studying herbs, and Xu Qing didn't intend to disturb her, so he eventually returned to Yan Ling Ji's courtyard.

"Dong Dong~"

Xu Qing knocked on the door and then pushed it open and went in. Yan Lingji, who was lying on the bed, also turned her head to look at Xu Qing.

"You're back? Our Prime Minister, don't you have official duties to attend to today?"

Yan Lingji smiled and teased softly.

Xu Qing looked at Yan Lingji lying on the bed. Yan Lingji was still the same gentle and passionate little fairy. Her exquisitely beautiful face was flawless, but compared to her charming and beautiful face when they first met, she now had a more mature and sophisticated charm.

A pair of dreamlike eyes reflected Xu Qing, their glints laced with a mischievous and teasing smile, as dazzling as exquisite crystal.

Her rosy lips twitched slightly, and her pink tongue was faintly visible.

The white nightgown couldn't conceal her increasingly plump and graceful figure. The red ribbons of her white, fragrant undergarment crossed the straps of the white nightgown, and her round, soft breasts pressed against the bed, overflowing with snowy whiteness, reflecting against the deep abyss.

Her fair back, as white as fresh snow, was smooth and delicate, shimmering with a peach-blossom-like glow in the slightly dim light.

Her slender waist and full, perky buttocks outlined a perfect curve, and her long, shapely legs swayed up and down.

The delicate little feet curled up and then stretched out, and the toes painted with purple nail polish looked like ripe, rosy purple grapes, making one want to play with them.

"You're still not up? I haven't officially established my own residence yet, so naturally I have no official business to handle. But you, this lazy cat who never leaves the house, actually know that I've become the Prime Minister? That's quite strange."

Xu Qing took off his outer garment, looked at Yan Lingji on the bed, and said with some helplessness.

Throughout the entire winter, Yan Lingji hardly ever left her room, spending her days either indoors or simply lying in bed, like a lazy cat searching for a warm place to spend the winter.

As he spoke, Xu Qing walked to the bedside and sat down. He glanced at the tea, pastries, and fruit that Ying Zheng had sent from the palace's warm room to reward him.

"You really know how to enjoy yourself!"

Xu Qing was even more helpless. He was out there fighting wits with those old foxes, while Yan Lingji, that little lazy cat, was enjoying herself at home, which really made him feel unbalanced.

Upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Yan Lingji put down the bamboo scroll in her hand, got out of bed, knelt down, and stretched.

The white nightgown slid down, her full, firm thighs pressed together, holding the hem of the dress down and outlining her flat stomach and undergarments.

Her alluring figure, paired with her exquisitely beautiful face that showed a hint of weariness, exuded a languid and decadent aura under the dim yellow light, enveloping the two of them.

"No way~ They really care about you~ And you said you'd take care of them for life, my master~"

Yan Lingji narrowed her long, alluring eyes slightly, leaned forward slightly, and buried her head in the other person's ear, speaking in a lazy tone.

The warm, fragrant orchid wafted out, brushing against Xu Qing's earlobe, as if her rosy lips were gently licking it.

"Is that so? Then now your master wants you to fulfill your responsibilities as a female slave!"

Xu Qing, who was being seduced like this, could no longer resist. He immediately turned around, grabbed Yan Lingji's small hand on his shoulder, and said with a wicked smile.

"Then what should we do, Master? Master has just been appointed Prime Minister; shouldn't we celebrate?"

Yan Lingji tilted her head slightly to look at Xu Qing, a blush rising on her face. Her rosy lips parted, her voice alluring and seductive, and a flame ignited in her icy blue eyes.

Although she spends all her time at home, she still cares a lot about Xu Qing's affairs.

When they sought refuge at the Marquis of Wenxin's residence, the Yin-Yang School's Dongjun was also present. Considering the relationship between the Yin-Yang School and Lü Buwei, it's no surprise that Xu Qing allowed him to seek refuge at the Marquis of Wenxin's residence. Dongjun and that scoundrel Xu Qing definitely had an ambiguous relationship.

She'd only been away from him for a few days, and this scoundrel had already hooked up with another woman. It wasn't that she was jealous or resentful; how could a mistress be jealous of a newcomer?

I'm just a little annoyed, but I have to teach that bastard a lesson today!
Tian Mi and Jing Ni are both incompetent and inarticulate, so naturally they wouldn't do anything to Xu Qing, that scoundrel. Therefore, this task can only be done by her.

Today, we must teach Xu Qing a good lesson!
"Celebrate? How do you want to celebrate?"

Looking at the flames in Yan Lingji's eyes, Xu Qing lowered his guard and readily accepted the invasion of the Fire Charm Technique.

The Fire Charm Technique, which others would avoid at all costs, was, for Xu Qing, the perfect aphrodisiac. It brought him and Yan Lingji a great deal of pleasure, much like the incense with Chao Nu Yao, the fine wine with Zi Nu, the coquettish charm of Hu Meiren, and Tian Mi's bedroom arts.
Each and every one of these things filled him with joy, and he couldn't do without any of them. "Of course, we have to celebrate properly!"

Yan Lingji chuckled and grasped Xu Qing's hand, pushing him directly onto the bed, while she herself stood up from a kneeling position on the soft couch.

"Um!?"

When Xu Qing realized that her perspective had changed from looking straight ahead to looking up, she felt a little dazed, as if she had returned to the time when she was with the Tide Demon in the Pearl Palace.

It's been months since I last saw my older sister, and I've been missing her terribly. I need to find some time to go to South Korea.

After this thought popped into his head, Xu Qing suppressed it. As a devoted man, how could he think of another woman during such a passionate moment?

"The Prime Minister, second only to the Emperor, is here today to experience what it feels like to be high above everyone else~"

Yan Lingji's face lit up with excitement. Her icy blue eyes looked down at Xu Qing. She licked her lips, gripped the poles supporting the curtains hanging in mid-air with both hands, and gently lifted her smooth, rounded legs.

Her delicate, fair toes hooked onto Xu Qing's belt and ripped it off.

"My lord, are you ready to accept my punishment?"

Yan Lingji looked at Xu Qing, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a blush appeared on her delicate face.

Although it was supposed to be punishment for Xu Qing, Yan Lingji couldn't bring herself to really do anything to him. What could she do? This scoundrel was both lovable and exasperating!
Her small feet exerted no force whatsoever, as if she were stepping on a carpet entirely embroidered with gold thread, exceptionally precious and fragile.

Upon seeing Xu Qing's face turn crimson, Yan Lingji's smile grew even brighter.

Xu Qing, trapped in the Fire Charm Technique, felt as if he were in an unparalleled dream.

As dusk fell, night gradually enveloped the world.

Yan Lingji lay on the bed, her calves a little sore, two strands of her hair damp with sweat on her forehead, breathing softly.

"You got off too easy, buddy!"

Yan Lingji glanced at Xu Qing, who had awakened from the Fire Charm spell, and gave him a charmingly disdainful look before her gaze drifted to the soft cushion beside her.

At this moment, Xu Qing was exceptionally refreshed, his face full of smiles, and he spoke.

"Are you very tired? Let me massage your legs for you~"

"Good~"

Yan Lingji spoke with her lips slightly parted.

Xu Qing grasped Yan Lingji's calf, removed the cushion underneath, and began to massage her calf. Her calf was fair and slender, with just the right amount of flesh, neither too thin nor too fat.

"The other one is sour too."

Yan Lingji's eyes brightened slightly as she spoke softly.

"Lower leg or toe?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing couldn't help but ask.

"They're all sour."

Yan Lingji blinked her eyes innocently at Xu Qing, muttering to herself with a sly glint in her eyes.

At this moment, Xu Qing knew perfectly well that Yan Lingji was being mischievous again. A smile appeared on his lips, and with a little effort, he lifted Yan Lingji up by the waist.

“I learned acupuncture and massage when I was in Korea. I’ll give you a massage and acupuncture treatment, and I guarantee it will relieve all your fatigue,” Xu Qing said with a smile.

Of course, Xu Qing didn't say one thing: this acupuncture is not the ordinary kind of acupuncture.

A vibrant song filled the warm house, like a call from an ancient ritual, summoning spring and warmth for all things in heaven and earth, driving away the months of cold that had enveloped the earth, bringing back spring to all things, and ushering in a season full of vitality and dynamism.

Although there is still some time before the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, which marks the return of all things to spring, it is not wrong for Xu Qing, as the Prime Minister of Qin, to experience the breath of spring in advance.

As night deepened, stars twinkled in the clear night sky, and a crescent moon hung in the sky. Suddenly, a shooting star with a white tail streaked across the crescent moon and disappeared into the night sky.

(End of this chapter)