Song Jiao smiled as brightly as the warm spring sun, her eyes sparkling with wit and composure. "Thank you, Queen, for your concern. Everything is fine! My father has always cherished the wish to retire and return home. Now that it has finally come true, he is naturally overjoyed."
Ning Xi stood aside, her eyes full of admiration for Song Jiao.
She witnessed how Song Jiao could remain calm and elegant in any situation, never letting her emotions show easily, no matter whether she was happy or sad.
Ning Xi secretly admired her and couldn't help but blurt out, "I also want to be someone like the Imperial Concubine! She's really amazing!"
However, the system in her mind poured cold water on her: [Host, don't make things difficult for yourself. You can't achieve it.]
The system's words revealed a sense of helplessness and admonition. That was a god-level existence. All systems knew the terrifying look of the god when he went crazy.
She was acting so calm now simply because she didn't want to set a negative example for the tasker.
Ning Xi pouted a little frustrated after hearing this, but quickly adjusted her attitude: "Okay! I'd better not embarrass myself. I'd better eat and drink well and live my carefree life!"
When she becomes someone like the imperial concubine, it means she has become an immortal.
Shen Qingyue had been watching coldly from the sidelines. Now she finally found an opportunity to interrupt and snorted coldly, "Sister, that's a really good idea. However, the Emperor will be visiting me soon, so I might as well walk around a bit and take in the prosperity of the palace. After all, I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity again in the future."
Her words were full of threats and provocations.
The reason she is still kept here is just to appease those people in the army.
When she is no longer useful, hum......
Dare to compete with her for the throne? I'll make you die without knowing how to write it.
However, Song Jiao remained unmoved. Her face still wore that faint, unhurried smile: "Of course, the beauty of the palace is rarer each time you see it. However, I am already satisfied to have the opportunity to appreciate these beauties."
Shen Qingyue snorted coldly, flicked her sleeves and walked away with an unhappy look on her face, and the hem of her gorgeous skirt drew an elegant arc with her movement.
Seeing her leaving, Ning Xi immediately came up to Song Jiao, her eyes gleaming with admiration, "Your Highness, you are truly amazing! You actually let the Queen release me like this."
Song Jiao just glanced at her calmly, without much expression on her face. "Being caught is not a good thing for you."
In the past, she might have taught Shen Qingyue, the ignorant time-traveling girl, a lesson long ago!
But now, she is trying hard to restrain herself.
I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I'll lead Ning Xi, the novice tasker, astray and make her do something earth-shattering and tear-jerking in the future.
I get a headache just thinking about that kind of crazy stuff!
Is this the same feeling that Shen Hao had when he first saw her?
Ning Xi nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, "I understand!"
Time flies, and three months have passed in a flash.
In March
Nothing happened, and Ning Xi handled various tasks more and more skillfully.
With the help of the system props, her life became much easier, and she even gained a lot of weight.
Song Jiao also taught her how to handle things in different ways every day, at least to avoid being discovered.
However, the peaceful days did not last long.
Three months later, news of the enemy's invasion reached the palace like a bolt from the blue.
Song Jiao and Ning Xi had already prepared to watch the show. They were both watching the situation in Fengqi Palace through the system screen.
Ning Xi really wanted to share the situation over there with Song Jiao. After thinking about it, why not finish eating first? She should be used to it anyway.
At the same time, Shen Qingyue was like an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles. Her family had already taken over the military power of the Su family, so naturally they had to lead the troops into battle.
However, her father and brother were just pretty faces, and sending them to war was simply sending them to their deaths.
After Qu Ruobai left the court, he saw Shen Qingyue pacing back and forth in the palace, looking anxious. He walked over to her, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Qingyue turned and looked at Qu Ruobai, her eyes full of pleading: "Abai, can you think of a way? Don't let my father and brother go to the border to fight the enemy?"
Qu Ruobai pulled Shen Qingyue to sit beside the bed and comforted her softly, "What's wrong? Didn't Yue'er always say that your brother and father were brave and good at fighting? Isn't now the time for them to show their abilities? As long as they return victorious, no one in the previous dynasty will dare to say anything."
His words were full of encouragement and confidence, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory.
However, Shen Qingyue became more and more anxious. She couldn't say that her father and brother were completely unable to fight, right?
She could only hold Qu Ruobai's hand tightly, "Can you think of a way? Let Su Rong's father and brother continue to fight? I'm worried that my father and brother will lose. After all, they haven't experienced many battles."
Qu Ruobai shook his head solemnly, clearly unable to accept Shen Qingyue's request. "No, we absolutely cannot let the Su family interfere in this matter again. We've finally regained the military power, how can we just give it away so easily?" His tone was firm, leaving no room for doubt.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyue eagerly defended herself, "But Ah Bai, those are my father and brother! How could you bear to let them die? They are my family."
Her eyes flashed with pleading and expectation, hoping that Qu Ruobai would change his mind.
However, Qu Ruobai did not give in. He stared into Shen Qingyue's eyes and spoke slowly, "How could that be? Aren't they invincible? Your brother is a disciple of the general who defends the country. You have to trust them."
When Shen Qingyue heard that Qu Ruobai hadn't changed his habit of paying attention, she chose to confess directly, "Believe it? If they can't fight at all, do you want to let them die?"
Seeing this, Qu Ruobai grabbed Shen Qingyue's shoulders with both hands, his tone filled with anger and confusion: "What did you say? You can't fight? Then what did you tell me in the beginning?"
He was obviously disappointed and angry at Shen Qingyue's concealment.
Shen Qingyue chose to remain silent at this moment. She lowered her eyes and stopped talking.
No matter how Qu Ruobai asked or blamed her, she remained silent and was unwilling to say a word.
Ning Xi, who was watching the system screen, saw this scene. She couldn't help but burst out laughing and immediately came to Song Jiao's front. "Hahaha, Your Majesty, I'm almost dying of laughter. Shen Qingyue's father and brother can't fight at all. All their claims of being brave and invincible are lies!"
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