Chapter 240 Inquiry
It was unknown how long the kiss lasted, until Su Qingqing felt a little dizzy, Rong Que finally let her go.
The arms that were holding the person shook, and he held the person tighter. Rong Que's deep voice sounded softly above Su Qingqing's head.
"General Su, the heroic and extraordinary one, has knocked me out. Can I carry you back to rest?"
Su Qingqing leaned against Rong Que's chest in a daze, too lazy to say a word, and probably responded in a muffled voice? She didn't remember.
After this battle, she was so sleepy and tired that she just wanted to close her eyes and have a good sleep.
From the time she was kidnapped from Kyoto by King Yu until now, her heart has finally settled down.
In fact, Su Qingqing slept for a long time. She didn't wake up until the afternoon of the third day.
I must have been woken up by hunger, for my stomach growled the moment I opened my eyes.
"Hungry?"
Rong Que's gentle voice immediately came. Su Qingqing moved her eyes and saw him sitting on a small stool beside her bed, reading a book. Probably hearing her movement, he closed the book in his hand, threw it on the bed, stood up, supported himself with his arms, leaned over to look at her.
As the voice came, a kiss fell on Su Qingqing's forehead.
Soon, the man kissed her on the tip of her nose and on her mouth.
They are like dragonflies skimming the water and leaving in an instant.
"Do you want to get up? Or lie down for a while longer?" Rong Que asked her gently, still maintaining the posture of leaning there without moving.
Su Qingqing turned her head and glanced at the sky outside, "Get up."
Without waiting for her to move, Rong Que helped her up and placed a large soft pillow behind her back. After helping Su Qingqing sit down, Rong Que turned around and fetched a bowl of honey water at just the right temperature.
Seeing Su Qingqing raising her eyebrows and looking at him, Rong Que reached out and pinched her face lightly.
"You've been sleeping for three days. If you don't wake up, I'm going to push you awake and time it so Jixiang can make some honey water."
Speaking of Jixiang, Rong Que's smile deepened. "If you don't wake up, Jixiang will demolish the Taoist temple in Datong County."
Su Qingqing was in a coma because she was too tired. Jixiang was worried that her master was possessed by a ghost. After waiting for two days for her master to wake up, he went straight to a famous Taoist temple in Datong County.
He forced the Taoist priest inside to tell Su Qingqing's fortune and tell when she would wake up.
The Taoist priest is going crazy.
Rong Que estimated that if Su Qingqing didn't wake up, the Taoist priest might return to secular life.
He told Su Qingqing a funny story, and Su Qingqing couldn't help laughing as she finished the bowl of honey water. "I actually slept for so long."
Passing the bowl to Rong Que, she pinched her shoulders, "But this time it seems like you really woke up, and you don't feel that heavy anymore."
Rong Que put down the bowl and said, "The monk has prepared some black chicken medicinal food for you. Take your time, put on your clothes and eat it."
As he spoke, he leaned forward a little, "I'll help you put it on."
Su Qingqing was still shocked by the weird scene of monks stewing chicken soup in her mind the moment before, and then she stared at Rong Que vigilantly, "No, I will put it on myself, otherwise I might faint from hunger."
Rong Que smiled and said nothing.
Su Qingqing raised her hand and pushed his shoulder, "Why are you so rude?"
Rong Que was not ashamed but proud of it, "We are rough people and speak rudely, please don't blame us, Crown Princess."
Su Qingqing was shocked.
After a war, is this guy crazy?
It's not that she is possessed by a ghost, but that Rong Que has been possessed by another ghost.
The two joked for a while, and finally Su Qingqing let Rong Que help her put on her clothes at Rong Que's strong request. Of course, the process of putting on her clothes involved at least four thousand words.
But considering that Su Qingqing was really hungry, Rong was very restrained and only gave a little.
Even so, it still took Su Qingqing a quarter of an hour to sit down at the dinner table.
Jixiangle's eyes were filled with tears . Looking at Su Qingqing's face, which was originally thin and now almost without any flesh, he hugged her arms and cried, "Master, you finally woke up. If His Majesty knew how much pain the master had suffered, I wonder if he would cry to death."
This His Majesty naturally refers to the Emperor of Zhao State.
Su Qingqing poked Jixiang's forehead and said, "Hurry up and get up. I'm so hungry that my eyes are trembling. What do you mean by clinging to my arm and not letting me eat? I've never seen such a little shrew."
Jixiang then stood up, wiping his tears, and quickly brought a bowl of glutinous rice porridge to Su Qingqing.
This porridge is made with pigeon soup and tastes delicious.
Rong Que knew about the relationship between Jixiang and Su Qingqing, so he allowed this little maid to act disrespectful here and just quietly picked up food for Su Qingqing.
When Zhao Ji and his wife heard the news, they rushed over immediately.
When they arrived, the dining table had just been removed.
As soon as they entered the door, Zhao Ji and his wife knelt down to pay their respects.
Rong Que stood up hurriedly, "Master Zhao, there is no need to be so polite. I have already said that I am no longer the crown prince. There is no His Majesty or Empress here."
The Zhao Ji couple insisted.
With red eyes, Zhao Ji said to Rong Que: "This humble official is here to thank His Highness and His Majesty for saving our lives on behalf of the people of Datong County. If His Highness and His Majesty had not taken risks repeatedly, Datong County might have become the next Qingshui County."
After saying that, Zhao Ji and his wife kowtowed to Rong Que and Su Qingqing.
No matter how Rong Que tried to persuade him, he couldn't stop him, so he just let him do it. After he kowtowed three times, he helped him to stand up.
Rong Que originally thought that Zhao Ji would talk to him about whether to stay or leave, but he didn't expect that the first person to speak was Zhao Ji's wife.
"My lady, I have an unwelcome request."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Madam Zhao, if you have something to say, just say it. Let's not talk about these empty formalities. It is true that we have helped Datong County get rid of the bandit threat, but the prerequisite is that you take us in first.
If Lord Zhao and his wife had not been so kind as to take us in, I would have died of illness in the wilderness long ago.
If you have anything to say, just say it."
Mrs. Zhao Ji did not refuse and said directly: "I have a younger brother named Zhao Jiekang..."
As soon as the name came out, the teacup in Su Qingqing's hand fell to the ground.
There was a loud bang, and everyone in the room was hushed.
Rong Que reacted immediately.
It's not anyone else's fault. It was the name Zhao Jiekang that made Su Qingqing react so strongly, and even he was stunned for a moment, "Zhao Jiekang?"
Seeing that Su Qingqing and the prince had the same reaction, Zhao Ji and his wife looked at each other, and Zhao Ji took over his wife's words.
"Yes, my wife's family has the same surname as mine, both are from the Zhao clan. My brother-in-law, Zhao Jiekang, was a lieutenant general in the Su family's army. That year, General Su was killed, and the court arrested many people from the Su family's army. My brother-in-law has disappeared since then.
Over the years, I have asked people to find out about him, but I can't find any news about him."
