"Lord Song."
Although Lu Wan didn't know why Song Ping didn't leave with the eunuch who was talking to him, but appeared here, he still took a step back cautiously, "This subordinate and Lord Song are not familiar with each other, Lord Song, please respect yourself."
But if Song Ping could be convinced by these two sentences, then he would not be Song Ping.
The distance Lu Wan retreated, the distance he chased forward. "Lord Lu said such cruel words to me, it's really sad. Thinking back to when you and I were in the restaurant--"
“Shut up!”
Sensing that someone had cast a strange gaze towards her, Lu Wan hurriedly shouted, interrupting Song Ping's mouth. She looked at Song Ping with a cold face, and lowered her voice to say the same thing again, "I am not familiar with Lord Song, please respect yourself."
Song Ping obviously didn't take Lu Wan's refusal seriously. He said with a teasing smile, "It's still early today, how about you go have a drink with me, Lord Lu?"
As he said that, he was about to hold Lu Wan's hand.
Speaking of drinking, Lu Wan obviously remembered the day when he and Song Ping first met, and his expression suddenly became even uglier.
No matter how good-tempered he was, Lu Wan was still full of anger at this moment. "I have something else to do, so I won't bother you, Lord Song."
After saying this, she turned and left. Realizing that there were footsteps following her not far away, Lu Wan quietly cursed Song Ping in her heart and quickened her pace.
Looking at Lu Wan who was walking briskly in front of her, Song Ping stopped at a corner. After a while, the little eunuch who had separated from Song Ping before appeared in front of Song Ping again.
"Why did you come here alone, sir? The Queen Mother is still waiting for you in Shoukang Palace."
Song Ping smiled and said, "It was just playing with a rabbit for a while."
The young eunuch heard the smile in these words and looked up curiously.
Noticing the eunuch's prying, Song Ping's expression suddenly turned cold. "Don't be too curious about things you shouldn't know. Otherwise, this curiosity will kill you."
The young eunuch was startled by this and quickly lowered his head in response.
Song Ping hummed, and then said calmly, "I know the way to Shoukang Palace, so you don't need to follow me."
The young eunuch did not dare to disobey Song Ping's order, but was worried about the Queen Mother blaming him, so he hurriedly said, "But the Queen Mother said that I must invite you to Shoukang Palace. If you go by yourself, the Queen Mother will blame you, and I can't bear it."
Song Ping's expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly turned cold again. After a snort of laughter, she said, "What are you afraid of? If the Queen Mother blames you, I will take the responsibility. But if you bother me again at this time, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be."
Even the threat had been made, so how could the young eunuch dare to stop it? He bowed and stepped aside.
Song Ping didn't even look at the young eunuch, turned around and walked towards the harem.
Inside Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was reviewing memorials when a young eunuch came forward to report that Lord Song Ping had arrived.
Shuncai hurried forward and persuaded the Queen Mother to rest for a while.
"You just came out of court and didn't even have breakfast, but you have been reviewing memorials here. Lord Song happened to come, so you can at least chat with Lord Song and take a break."
The Queen Mother nodded, but did not put down the memorial in her hand. She just ordered, "Please come in."
The young eunuch trotted downstairs to ask for help. Shuncai saw that the Queen Mother was frowning, so he hurried forward and rubbed her temples.
When Song Ping came in, she saw the scent of sandalwood in the hall, and the empress dowager looked tired.
After a glance, Song Ping bowed and saluted, "Meet my aunt."
"Get up."
The Queen Mother finally smiled. She waved her hand and ordered Shun to leave. She then asked, "I called you here today because I haven't seen your father come to court for a long time. I wanted to ask if his illness has improved. If there is any need, it is only right for me to send the imperial physician to the palace to treat him."
Song Ping smiled, "Thank you for your concern, aunt. My father's illness has improved a lot. They were all old problems. Now he can only take care of himself. You care about my father, and my father is always thinking about you. He often asked me to go to the palace to pay my respects to you, aunt. But the palace is not a place like anywhere else. After all, I am an outsider and it is not easy for me to come here often. Now that I see that aunt is in good health, I am relieved."
When the queen mother heard Song Ping talking about his father, she also showed a trace of emotion on her face. "I and your father are siblings. Your grandmother died early, and your grandfather remarried. I and your father suffered a lot from your stepmother. If it weren't for him protecting me, how could I have the glory today? Your father's old leg pain is also caused by the punishment he received for me."
Seeing that the Queen Mother seemed to be sentimental, Song Ping hurriedly persuaded her, "Aunt, there is no need to be sad about this. Father and aunt are siblings and should support each other. I also always treat Your Majesty as my own brother and often read until late at night to do my best for Your Majesty."
"You are thoughtful." The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction.
While the two were talking, Shuncai hurriedly ordered someone to bring a stool to Song Ping.
The stool was placed behind her, but Song Ping did not sit down. Instead, she knelt down towards the Queen Mother and said sincerely, "Aunt, please forgive me."
The Queen Mother did not look surprised. She just drank her tea and asked slowly, "Since you have done nothing wrong, why do you have to come and apologize?"
Song Ping did not continue to follow the Queen Mother's words, but continued, "Today at the court meeting, I was rash and wanted to deal with the Regent for my aunt, but I never thought that my aunt had her own reasons for not touching Chen Yan at this time. I originally took my aunt's wishes as my own responsibility, but today I misunderstood my aunt's intentions. Song Ping should be punished, please punish me, aunt."
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