Wang Zheng was forced to stay for the entirety of Chen Fu's performance, staying even for a small toast between Chen Fu and a few other guests.
Irritating.
The only thing that calmed the queen in the slightest was knowing that Anna would be accompanying Liu Wei and she wouldn't be alone for the world.
At the end of the presentation Chen Fu was smiling from ear to ear, like a cunning fox circling its prey along with its flock.
Several of the elders greeted him and congratulated for the great performance, everyone there in one way or another showing their support for their preferred candidate.
Every smile, handshake and hug was like a political vote.
The queen with firm steps approached and with her best smile greeted everyone present, many even resisted bowing to her and did so reluctantly. But back then she didn't care about that.
The queen stared at the wall clock all night and she even followed the ticking of the hands, that should be her punishment for leaving Liu Wei alone, right?
Time seemed slow and leisurely.
She felt funny and smiled at that brief guilty thought… After all, who knew that she would ever have a person beside her to worry about?! She even managed for a long time to imagine herself dying completely alone in a giant, empty palace, but now there was Liu Wei.
She finally gathered her belongings and together with Huan Yang she went to her car.
The queen was terrible at hiding that she was madly in love with the young princess of Martana and many whispered and created rumors when she wasn't around.
And with Hui Xu and Hong Bo it would be no different.
Chen Fu took advantage of the queen's absence and approached the uncles, handing them glasses of wine. "The queen had a different scent next to hers."
Hong Bo picked up the drink and gently strummed the cup.
She smiled at her nephew's remark, she had also noticed a sweet, minty scent. Really delicious.
Hui Xu listened to his nephew attentively and was thoughtful for a few moments, he knew the laws of Wang's country very well. "The queen can't be marked, so it must be some scent that just stuck to her."
Hong Bo smiled at his omega's stupid innocence. "High-level omegas can temporarily mark other omegas."
Hui Xu couldn't help but look surprised. "Do you believe they are having something?"
Chen Fu agreed with his aunt, he was in for a rare opportunity where an outsider could enter the palace and roam the halls with complete freedom. His servants closely watched the queen's movements, whether inside or outside the palace, and he knew very well what was happening between the two omegas.
"One of my servants saw Martana's girl leaving the queen's room covered in marks."
Hong Bo sipped his drink and then approached his nephew placing his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, she's no big deal... Just stick with the plan."
When the queen arrived at her palace, she opened the car door and walked out at a rapid pace.
Her footsteps echoed through the dark, empty corridors.
She noticed the brief presence of Li Zhang and Qui Mei near the little princess's door and did nothing but quickly nod her head to greet them. She was feeling desperate to see Liu Wei.
She slowly turned the knob and was met with complete darkness inside the room and the strong smell of mint. Wang Zheng took a few seconds to calm her glands, the mint flavor made her body warm.
With light and careful steps, she approached the bed and saw Liu Wei's eyes closed. She sighed more relieved, she was sleeping.
She slowly looked around the room and it was filled with Liu Wei's stuff everywhere, she could see her cleaning products, her clothes and even her jewelry.
Why did everything that belonged to Liu Wei look so beautiful and fascinating?
Next to the bed was a table with some chairs, she slowly sat down and continued watching the young princess sleep.
Some books were on the table and one of them had a bookmark.
She was tempted to read those books...
Would that make her know more about Liu Wei? Could she learn better how to please her? Would she better understand her tastes and dreams?
Would it make her happy?
He sighed in his heart, is being in love like this? It looked good.
The bedroom door opened slowly and Anna was back with the clean cloths.
The beta couldn't help but be surprised to see the queen sitting next to Liu Wei so casually. Yes, those two really liked each other. She smiled.
Anna slowly approached the queen and laid the clean rags on the table where the queen was. "Thanks for taking control of the situation."
Anna could feel Wang Zheng's gentle smile towards her, there was a real feeling of gratitude in the queen's eyes.
"It's okay, it's my job."
They were talking in hushed whispers to avoid waking Liu Wei.
The queen had a strong feeling of guilt about that situation, she knew well that Liu Wei had strained her glands a lot by being with her.
Anna agreed, after all it was really her fault. But was it really something they could avoid? Sooner or later it would happen and if it wasn't with the queen it would be with someone else.
It felt like innocence to think that Liu Wei would never fall in love and never put himself over the edge, Anna knew well that it would one day happen and she felt more relieved to be someone who seemed to care a lot about the young princess.
Anna smiled gently and had the luxury of touching the queen's shoulder, she knew it could make her lose her hand, but it felt so right and necessary. Wang Zheng sometimes seemed like a small child desperate for a word of support.
The queen wasn't used to that kind of contact, but Anna's eyes were so kind that it seemed impossible to deny her that moment.
Her face heated up in embarrassment, she was the queen and was being comforted by one of the maids… But that didn't matter that much at that moment, right?!
"Yes, but queen, she would one day have to strain her glands, she would one day fall in love and want to completely lose herself to someone... I'm glad it's for you, but she still needs to be careful with pheromones."
Anna subtly pulled away and lightly touched Liu Wei's forehead, there was no sign of fever.
She sighed in relief.
Anna and Wang Zheng seemed in harmony with each other's presence and the beta made a point of telling Liu Wei's entire situation in the queen's absence.
Now as Wang Zheng and Liu Wei were somehow like a couple and if it was possible for them to stay together it would greatly facilitate the improvement of estrus symptoms.
"I understand... Anna, I'm going to spend all my free time with her."
Anna knew how precious Wang Zheng's time was, but her little princess was just as precious.
The queen hadn't even had time to change her clothes or remove her makeup and the only thing that set her apart from when she was at the theater was a loose ponytail in her hair.
She made a mental note to ask the queen for a clean change of clothes for Huan Yang.
"Thank you queen."
With slow steps Anna left the room and Wang Zheng sat on the corner of the bed contemplating Liu Wei as if she were her rare jewel.
And she really was.