The news that Han Qiming was beaten by her and could not get up was only spread a little within the palace.

Empress Xu suppressed her anger with a sullen face, while the culprit and his accomplices all knelt in the Kunning Palace.

Jiang Chen was sitting on a small stool.

Queen Xu was thinking about the wounds on Jiang Chen's body and did not dare to let him kneel.

So Jiang Qingqing was the only one left, kneeling obediently in Kunning Palace, with her head hung, looking as if she was confessing her sins.

In fact, only Jiang Qingqing herself knew that she was kneeling with her eyes closed to rest.

Empress Xu was not the talkative type. She mentioned a few of Jiang Qingqing's faults and then made her kneel there alone to reflect on her mistakes.

Jiang Chen was just the one who stayed beside Jiang Qingqing, basking in the sun.

When Emperor Qing received the news, he was discussing with Xiao Linting how to resolve the issue with the State of Li.

Upon hearing the news that Jiang Qingqing had beaten the hostage of the State of Li and disfigured his face, Emperor Qing first laughed heartily. Then the chief eunuch said that Empress Xu punished the little princess by making her kneel in the yard to reflect on her actions.

The two people looked at each other quickly, and no one said anything more, and they hurriedly walked away.

Wait until Emperor Qing and Xiao Linting arrive at Kunning Palace.

Jiang Qingqing was being carefully helped up by Gan Yuan and Gan Lin. She bent down and touched her knees, then looked at the stern Queen Xu sitting in the main seat.

"Mother, I know I was wrong."

A voice of grievance was heard.

This made Emperor Qing feel heartbroken.

He walked into the palace quickly. When Empress Xu saw the emperor coming, she stood up to greet him. Emperor Qing saw that the little guy's face was not bad, and when he saw that his third child was sweating in the sun, Emperor Qing looked at Empress Xu angrily.

The latter calmly met Emperor Qing's gaze, and then a pair of open eyes fell on Emperor Qing.

She said softly, "Although Young Master Han is a hostage of the Li Kingdom, he is still a member of the royal family of the Li Kingdom. Even if the Li Kingdom is in decline, they should at least give others some dignity. I think your Highness's behavior is indeed wrong. It is my idea to punish her to kneel on the ground. If your Majesty thinks that my behavior is not right, I can accept the punishment myself."

Before Emperor Qing opened his mouth to question Empress Xu's faults, she took the initiative to reveal her purpose.

In fact, Empress Xu personally punished Jiang Qingqing by making her kneel down, which was an explanation to both the insiders and the outsiders and to those who knew about it.

It will not be spread by someone with ulterior motives and turn into an uncontrollable situation.

Emperor Qing understood Empress Xu's good intentions, but looking at his daughter's pale face, he couldn't bear it and wanted to ask for some more rewards for Jiang Qingqing.

But Empress Xu said again: "Your Highness has enough things."

These words completely blocked the emperor's way.

Jiang Qingqing swayed a bit, but fortunately Xiao Linting was quick to support her, so she didn't look so embarrassed.

[I just touched someone's face lightly. They were weak, so how can you blame me? I didn't hit them hard.]

The little guy's stubborn tone entered his mind. Xiao Linting looked down at Jiang Qingqing, only to see that the little guy's mouth was pouting so much that he could almost hang something on it.

"I will take Your Highness to the Imperial Medical Bureau first."

Xiao Linting greeted Emperor Qing, then he bent down, put his hands on Jiang Qingqing's armpits, and held her in his arms.

He took big strides like a meteor and walked out of Kunning Palace, leaving behind a graceful and urgent back view for Emperor Qing and Empress Xu.

Emperor Qing stared at the young boy's back in a trance.

"Is this child...paying too much attention to Qingqing?"

Empress Xu had long been accustomed to Xiao Linting's self-willed behavior. When she saw Xiao Linting carrying Jiang Qingqing to see the imperial physician, her expression relaxed a little.

She pinched her brows and said tiredly, "It's good that the prince can take care of Qingqing like this. Now everyone in the former dynasty is eyeing the military power of Xiping Marquis in the hands of the princess. There are always some people who think that the princess is close to the princess and want to bring disaster to the fish pond."

What Empress Xu said was true. If Emperor Qing had not suppressed the memorials of these court officials by granting the princess a mansion a few days ago, he would not be 100% sure whether these ministers would still chase after Jiang Qingqing.

Thinking of this, the emperor and the empress looked at each other, both with helpless tones.

On this side, Jiang Qingqing was picked up by Xiao Linting.

Ever since she left the palace, it seemed that Xiao Linting rarely held her intentionally. Oh, no, he did hold her when he went out of the palace to capture Han Qingyi last time.

When he arrived at the Imperial Medical Bureau, Xiao Linting's anxious look made the doctors on duty think that something serious had happened, and some of them even skillfully carried their medicine boxes and left.

As a result, the prince of a different surname placed the child in his arms directly on the stage and pointed at His Highness's knees.

"Her Highness has been kneeling for a while. Check if there are any bruises. Apply some ointment to her."

Xiao Linting skillfully instructed the imperial physician to treat Jiang Qingqing.

Jiang Chen, who had hurried over from behind, had just stepped into the Imperial Medical Office. Xiao Linting seemed to have eyes on his back and spoke to another idle imperial physician.

"Check the Third Prince's wound and see if he needs a new dressing."

At this moment, the Imperial Hospital was busy changing the medicine for these two ancestors.

One had a plaster on his knee, and the other had a plaster on his shoulder.

To some extent, it was a strange experience for two siblings to be injured in different places.

After bandaging the wound, Xiao Linting personally sent the two children back to Huaning Palace, told Xin Juan and Gan Yuan and Gan Lin to pay more attention, then turned around and hurried out.

Jiang Qingqing took the opportunity to lie down on the bed and let out a long sigh of comfort.

Four or five days had passed since the knee injury healed. Jiang Qingqing had taken very good care of her body, and the healing speed was extremely fast. In fact, in a few days, Jiang Qingqing would be able to run quickly.

Jiang Chen's wound was almost healed. At least, when Jiang Qingqing took him to the horse training ground for a stroll, the two of them could more or less ride around the training ground on horseback.

Han Qiming was indeed beaten quite badly by Jiang Qingqing, so Xiao Linting sent an imperial physician to see Han Qiming.

Jiang Qingqing herself didn't really want to know what happened next. Anyway, Han Qiming had always been so heavy-handed, so there was nothing wrong with her hitting him so hard.

The leisurely days had not passed long when Jiang Chen was suddenly told that he would have to attend the morning court tomorrow, which completely broke the tranquility of those days.

On the day when Jiang Chen attended the morning court, Jiang Qingqing specially got up to accompany him. She personally watched Jiang Chen leave Huaning Palace before she breathed a sigh of relief.

His going to the morning court was tantamount to hinting to Jiang Qingqing that the Third Prince had finally reached the age to enter the court.