Tuoba Xiao naturally had no objection to this. He nodded and looked at Qin Yanning. This little princess from the Central Plains was indeed beautiful. He could go to her palace to see her tonight.

Qin Yanning raised her eyes and met Tuoba Xiao's. Seeing the meaningful look in Tuoba Xiao's eyes, Qin Yanning gave him a timid smile. But what she was thinking in her heart was that the skin beautifying pills she had taken these days were indeed not in vain.

Although Tuoba Xiao liked the original owner quite a lot in his previous life, he was not so enthusiastic.

Qin Yanning was determined to act like a timid little princess in front of others. After hearing what the Queen Consort and Tuoba Xiao said, she quickly bowed and whispered, "Yanning will obey the Queen Consort and the Khan's arrangements."

The Queen Consort saw that Qin Yanning was gentle and well-behaved. After entering the hall, she didn't even dare to raise her head, and she was even more satisfied with her.

A beautiful, obedient concubine without any backing is worth her winning over.

Thinking of this, the Grand Concubine smiled even more sincerely at Qin Yanning. Before she could say anything, one of Tuoba Xiao's favorite concubines said, "Since that's the case, sister, go and get some rest. The desert isn't as pleasant as the Central Plains. This journey has really been tough on your delicate body."

Qin Yanning raised her eyes and looked at the person who was speaking. Although she was sitting below Tuoba Xiao, the jewelry and clothes she was wearing looked much more gorgeous than those of the Queen Consort. When she said this, there was a hint of pride on her face, as if she was sure that no one would care about her behavior.

Qin Yanning had seen this concubine in the original owner's memory. Her name was Yina. Her father and brother were both advisers that Tuoba Xiao trusted very much, so she was extremely arrogant and domineering in the palace.

Qin Yanning knew that Ina was trying to intimidate her, and the others were just watching and waiting to see what would happen. Although she wanted to establish an image of a well-behaved person, she didn't want to be bullied by others.

Qin Yanning bowed to Yina and said, "Thank you for your concern, sister. However, Yanning finds the customs and people of the desert particularly interesting. This journey has been an eye-opener. Moreover, Yanning is now the Khan's concubine. Naturally, I love the desert from the bottom of my heart. How could I think this is a hardship?"

Tuoba Ling felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard that. He had heard Qin Yanning say in front of him more than once that she wanted to kill Tuoba Xiao, but she could still say such disgusting words in front of so many people without changing her expression.

This woman is indeed not simple.

When Tuoba Xiao heard His Highness's little beauty say this, he could no longer hide his smile. He looked at Yina unhappily and said, "Since you know how hard Princess Pingkang works, why are you still talking to her? The prince and the queen are still here, so how can you have a say?"

Seeing that Tuoba Xiao was unhappy, Ina quickly lowered her head and stopped talking, but she was Tuoba Xiao's favorite concubine after all, and Tuoba Xiao only said a few words and did not give any substantial punishment.

The Queen Dowager was happy to see these concubines fighting, and was even more happy to see Ina provoke Qin Yanning.

"Go back and rest." Tuoba Xiao waved his hand to signal Qin Yanning to go down.

Qin Yanning did not linger any longer. She bowed to a few people and then retreated. When she turned around, she met Tuoba Ling's deep eyes.

The man looked at her with an incomprehensible look in his eyes. Qin Yanning was a little confused about what the man meant for a moment.

Tuoba Xiao watched Qin Yanning leave and felt inexplicably irritated. He knew clearly that everything she did in the hall was acted, but seeing Qin Yanning trying so hard to please her father Khan, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Tuoba Ling felt that he must be sick.

Seeing Qin Yanning leave, the Queen Consort looked at Tuoba Ling with concern and said, "Ah Ling, you've been working hard lately. Mother and your father have told you to have a good rest for a few days. Come up quickly and let Mother see if you've lost weight recently."

Tuoba Ling felt funny when he saw the Queen Consort's expression. He was only seven years old when he was brought back to the palace. How could he have a name when he lived with wolves? His name was randomly chosen by Tuoba Xiao after flipping through a book. At that time, not only did Tuoba Xiao dislike his son, but the Queen Consort also wanted to kill him.

Because his mother had once taken away the Queen Mother's favor, and his mother was already dead, the Queen Mother naturally wanted to take revenge on him.

Later, he earned the right to survive with his own ability, but the Queen Mother was still cold to him.

Later, the Queen Dowager changed her attitude towards him probably because she was sure that he could not produce offspring.

At that time, the Queen Consort knew that she would not become a competitor of her son, and might even become his helper, so she went to find her father Khan and registered him under her name as the Queen Consort.

Now the Queen Mother is so kind to him, just because she hopes that he can help her son when many princes are competing for the position of future Khan.

Although Tuoba Ling didn't want to play along, he still obediently walked towards the Queen Mother and Tuoba Xiao. The Queen Mother held Tuoba Ling and looked at him again and again, looking like a loving mother. Tuoba Ling thought, if he didn't know that the Queen Mother had wanted to get rid of him when he was a child, maybe he would really be deceived by the Queen Mother's appearance.

Tuoba Xiao looked at his third son in front of him, feeling a little regretful. He really liked Tuoba Ling's mother at the beginning, but unfortunately she was unwilling to be his woman and even poisoned him and escaped.

If Tuoba Ling had not looked somewhat like him when he was young, and if many people knew about this at the time, he would definitely not have brought a son who grew up with wolves back to the palace.

He had considered getting rid of this son back then, but he himself was very capable and had actually made a name for himself in the army. He was now somewhat regretful that this child could not have children. Thinking of this, Tuoba Xiao also looked at Tuoba Ling and said, "Whatever your mother said is true. Rest well these days. Your father will give you some beauties and send two imperial doctors to check your injuries. You should relax well for the time being."

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