After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

When early autumn arrived, Jiang Ning returned to the Leng Palace with Zhelius and Xueqiu.

Although he and Liu Jinfu would indeed take care of each other when they lived together, Jiang Ning still felt a little guilty about disturbing others every day.

When they returned to Leng Palace, Leng Palace had returned to the way it looked when she first entered the palace, a dilapidated and decayed scene.

The vegetable patch in the yard was overgrown with weeds, and the vegetable leaves were rotting all over the ground.There was a faint smell of decay.A small piece of the corner of the closed palace door was eroded away, forming a hole that was just right for rats to enter and exit.

"Now Snowball has something to do again." Zheliu stared at the hole for a long time and chuckled helplessly.

She rubbed Xueqiu's head, not knowing whether she was joking or feeling distressed.

Such a good pet was actually raised by them as a bodyguard to look after the home.

Jiang Ning laughed dumbly.

Xueqiu seemed to understand what they said. He kicked his hind legs hard on Zheliu's hand, jumped off Zheliu's body, and walked towards the door with graceful steps.

The master and servant only said this, smiled at each other, and quickly followed.

Just two steps away, Jiang Ning heard the faint sound of water flowing in a corner of the courtyard.

Suspicious in his heart, Jiang Ning walked cautiously towards the source of the sound of water.

What he saw was Lin Zheng bending over, constantly scooping water from the small bucket next to him to water the small vegetable patch in front of him.

The vegetable plot was very small, about half the width of a bed. The soil had been carefully cultivated, and lettuce at the height of the index finger was planted on it. It must have been newly planted.

When Jiang Ning walked over, Lin Zheng had just finished watering the last seedling. The moment he raised his head, the two of them looked at each other unexpectedly.

This glance seemed to have traveled through thousands of years.

"Empress." Lin Zheng put down the bucket, bowed slightly and saluted her.

"Commander Lin, what is this?"

"I thought that the queen would come back eventually, and I was worried that there would be no fresh vegetables to eat after the queen comes back." He said, the corner of his eye casually swept across a field covered with weeds not far away, and then he felt a little embarrassed. Lowered his eyes and chuckled.

"It's a pity that my time is limited recently, so I can only do this."

Jiang Ning looked at the vegetable seedling under Lin Zheng. The vegetable seedling was only as long as a finger, but its leaves were green and strong, with a little crystal dew on them.

Although it hasn't been planted for a few days, it is really well taken care of.

Jiang Ning's heart was hot, but he still said calmly, "Thank you, but I may not be able to eat such good food."

Lin Zheng looked up at her, his calm eyes full of panic.

"Has the queen made up her mind?"

Jiang Ning remained silent and did not answer.

"Since Commander Lin is here, let's stay for a meal." She smiled, "I haven't cooked for a long time, and I don't know if what I cook now is still edible."

"Okay." This time, Lin Zheng also smiled.

Jiang Ning didn't say anything more. He just left alone and told Zhe Liu to go to the dining room to get vegetables and come back to cook. He went to the dining room and cleaned it carefully.

When she came back, Lin Zheng was already playing with snowballs at the dining table in the main hall.

Xueqiu was lying on Lin Zheng's lap, waving its front paws, constantly scratching Lin Zheng's fingers to tease it.

Lin Zheng also used his fingers to dodge between Xueqiu's front paws. He would seize the opportunity and tap Xueqiu's forehead lightly, and then go around to Xueqiu's chin to scratch lightly.

His lips raised, and the tight and stiff aura around him softened.

Jiang Ning leaned against the door of the main hall and watched them quietly, feeling an extremely strange feeling in his heart.

This little thing, Snowball, was like putting a switch on Lin Zheng. With just a slight touch, he would become a completely different person.

A person who is completely opposite to the cold-faced and cold-hearted commander of the forbidden army who is behind Mu Jingzhao.Snowball seemed a little tired from being teased by him, she drooped her head, and lay down lazily on his palm.

The cat's face was facing the direction of the door. It saw Jiang Ning and called "meow".

Lin Zheng followed its gaze and turned around to see Jiang Ning standing at the door with a smile on his face.

Lin Zheng's cheeks were slightly red, and his face suddenly showed a look of helplessness as if he had done bad things and been exposed on the spot.

He picked up the snowball, put it aside, and bowed to Jiang Ning, "Mother."

"Well, I'm ready. We can cook when Zhe Liu comes back with the vegetables." She walked into the house under Lin Zheng's gaze, "It's a pity that my house has been empty for so long that I don't even have tea to entertain you."

"It's ok."

Jiang Ning sat down beside Lin Zheng, she held her chin, turned her head and looked out the window, not looking at Lin Zheng's face, trying to free him from such embarrassment.

"I heard that the palace changes in the past few days were extremely dangerous, and I felt guilty."

"It's not your fault." Jiang Ning laughed dumbly, but he really didn't feel that those things were dangerous.

Everything that happened during that time was like a heavy, muddled nightmare.

Although the pain was excruciating, there was still no real feeling.

"I heard that the empress harmed Master Shen for the emperor."

Jiang Ning laughed dumbly, "I hurt Lord Shen, but not for the emperor, but for myself."

"These things should not be done by the empress." Lin Zheng murmured, "The empress's hands should not be stained with blood and killing."

She suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Zheng, tilted her head and smiled, with a girlish playfulness in the corners of her eyes and brows.

"In the past 17 years, nothing has made me feel more happy than getting revenge."

Lin Zheng was stunned.

A girl's clear voice came from the door on the side.

"Your Majesty, I'm back. I heard that we are going to entertain guests, and the dining room has given the servants a lot of things."

As soon as Xueqiu heard this, he hurriedly meowed and went up to meet him.

Jiang Ning immediately stood up and saluted Lin Zheng.

"Thank you Commander Lin for everything you have done for me and my family."

Lin Zheng looked at her quietly, without saying anything as usual, and humbly said that this was what he should do.

After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he trotted towards Zheliu to greet him.

It wasn't until Jiang Ning walked away that Lin Zheng came back to his senses in a daze.

"It's okay." He said softly.

Jiang Ning had a quite sumptuous meal.

She tried her best to use every ingredient that Zheliu brought, and made a large table with full budget.

It can be considered a celebration for myself.

Before dinner, Jiang Ning ordered Zhe Liu to invite Lu Feng, Zhe Liu seemed very reluctant, but he still reluctantly obeyed Jiang Ning's order.

By the time Jiang Ning put the last soup dish on the table, Zhe Liu was leading Lu Feng into the yard.

This was the first time she saw Lu Feng during this period of time. (end of this chapter)