The Queen Mother still couldn't help but asked with concern: "Is the Third Prince injured? How is the injury?"
The servant immediately reported back: "It's just a skin injury, just rest."
The Queen Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Shu Ting likes apples, so send him some."
The servants must be ordered to retreat.
Su Qing, who rescued Xie Shuting, began to worry again. I am afraid that Xie Shuting will not allow her to pay attention to government affairs in the short term.
At this moment, she needs to save herself.
She went to the piano room to choose the most precious piano, and then carried the piano alone to the Queen Mother's palace. Although she was still a little uneasy on the road, Su Qing still had enough courage.
"See the Queen Mother." Su Qing held the qin in her arms with a respectful expression, "I am here to present the qin."
Su Qing showed the piano in her hand. Guqin is beautiful in appearance, suitable for playing, and exquisite in workmanship. It looks like a good piano at first glance.
The Queen Mother smiled as she thought of Su Qing's kindness in saving the third prince.
Su Qing kept up her efforts: "I am offering my piano so that when the Queen Mother needs me, I can appear in time and play for the Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother nodded: "In that case, you can play a song for Ai Jia to listen to first."
Su Qing put the guqin away like a treasure, then she glanced at the Queen Mother, who gave her an affirmative look.
She started to play an adapted version of "Spring and White Moon". The melody has ups and downs and is intriguing.
Su Qing played very hard. She was afraid that the Queen Mother would not like the sound of the piano and she would not be able to negotiate the future terms. Her strong desire to survive made her playing even more exciting this time.
The Queen Mother also praised her piano skills very well: "Good! This sound only exists in heaven!"
Hearing the Queen Mother's high praise, Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and there were conditions for negotiation: "I wonder if the Queen Mother is willing to let me delay for a while and extend the time for the prince to pay attention to the government affairs to four months."
"Oh? It's just one more month, so you're sure?" There was doubt and temptation in the Queen Mother's words, "What if it doesn't succeed?"
"If you don't succeed, you will succeed." Su Qing replied.
The Queen Mother pondered, wanting the Third Prince to turn back the prodigal son did not happen overnight: "I wonder how sure you are?"
"Sixty percent. Otherwise, I will die to apologize!" Su Qing thought that the Queen Mother was not satisfied with her answer, so she increased the stakes.
The Queen Mother found that Su Qing seemed to be trembling. She was obviously very scared, but she was still pretending to be calm.
When Su Qing's heart was full of uneasiness, the Queen Mother said: "In that case, the Ai family will give you four months."
Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Seeing Su Qing's tense look, the Queen Mother said, "Sit down, the Ai family has something else to ask you."
Su Qing became nervous again.
"Relax. The Ai family heard that you saved Shu Ting at a critical moment. Can you tell me the whole story?" The Queen Mother was very curious, as if she was putting down her arrogance and caring for the younger generation as an elder.
"Queen Mother, please listen to me carefully." Su Qing said seriously.
In the third prince's residence, the guards immediately informed Xie Shuting, who was recovering from his injuries: "Sorry, Your Majesty, my wife has been detained by the Queen Mother and she has not returned to the residence yet!"
Xie Shuting's cynical eyes pondered for a few seconds: "What's all the fuss about!"
The Queen Mother appears to be strict, but in fact she is not someone who cares about human life. Besides, Su Qing has a life-saving grace for him now.
The guard retreated in silence, still feeling worried for Su Qing in his heart.
In the Queen Mother's palace, the Queen Mother had a straight face. Su Qing shared the process of rescuing people tremblingly: "At that time, there were ten assassins in total. I did not dare to move forward rashly, for fear that I would fail to save people and lose my life."
"Later, the prince and Mr. Zhou fought against the enemy together, and I was waiting for the opportunity. Mr. Zhou fell into a coma. The prince and the two of them fought alone. I knew that my opportunity had come."
"At that time, the prince could only attack one person at most, but the price was to be injured by another person. I made a prompt decision and killed the person who could hurt the prince's life with one sword..."
Su Qing eloquently recounted the thrill of that night once again. The Queen Mother was expressionless, but she actually listened with great interest.
"Were you scared then?" the Queen Mother asked.
"Of course I'm afraid." Su Qing answered truthfully, "To this day, my concubine's hands are still trembling vaguely."
The Queen Mother locked Su Qing in the mansion and completely blocked the news. She was released only after two hours. Su Qing answered many questions under the Queen Mother's inquiry.
When the Queen Mother saw that Xie Shuting was not worried at all, she didn't know whether she was reassured by her, or because she didn't care about Su Qing's life or death at all?
What if she had bad intentions when she launched an attack? The Queen Mother was somewhat unpredictable about Xie Shuting's thoughts.
On the other hand, Su Qing hurried to the Third Prince's Mansion to see Xie Shuting's injury. She had been thinking about Xie Shuting's injury in her heart, for fear that something might happen to him.
When Su Qing arrived, Xie Shuting was recovering from his injuries with his eyes closed. His handsome face looked a little pale and mentally exhausted.
Now that they are on the same page, she doesn't want anything to happen to Xie Shuting.
Finding that he exhaled evenly, looked relaxed, and was not in great pain, Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It should be...nothing serious.
There was a small tuft of hair on Xie Shuting's neck, and Amelia Su stretched out her hand to move the hair away.
"Su Qing! What did you do! You are simply a beast, taking advantage of others' danger!" Lan Caiwei's sharp voice rang in her ears, and Su Qing instantly felt a pain in her head.
Su Qing felt depressed when she saw Lan Caiwei's tense appearance.
Didn't she see Xie Shuting resting? Shouting like this... It seems that Lan Caiwei did everything possible to attract Xie Shuting's attention.
Lan Caiwei walked up to Su Qing and slapped Su Qing's hand away: "Get your dirty hands off, the prince belongs to me!"
Xie Shuting coughed, and Lan Caiwei immediately changed her face: "My lord...how do you feel now? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Are you thirsty? Do you want to drink water?"
The speed of her face change was staggering, and Su Qing was amazed at her acting skills.
Xie Shuting's eyes were fixed on Lan Caiwei for a few seconds, and then on Su Qing for a few seconds: "Caiwei, help me sit up."
Su Qing felt angry at Xie Shuting's choice. It was Lan Caiwei who was screaming at midnight, but it was she who received special treatment!
It's really confusing.
Now three people are in the same room, and the atmosphere is quite strange.
Xie Shuting was the first to break the silence: "Caiwei, I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
When Lan Caiwei saw Xie Shuting's body covered with bandages, she immediately showed a tender look: "My lord, it hurts you, but it hurts my heart."
Su Qing standing aside had goosebumps all over her body. She really didn't like Lan Caiwei. Then she was unhappy that Xie Shuting ignored her.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became even more awkward.
"What are you still doing? Hurry up and get a glass of water!" Lan Caiwei was not polite to Su Qing.
But considering that Xie Shuting was a patient, Su Qing swallowed the curse words on her lips and quietly served tea and water.
