Chapter 287 Records
Su Qingqing had been making the excuse of having a cold these days and the two of them couldn't be intimate. Although Rong Que wanted to be intimate with Su Qingqing, he was not so eager as to ignore Su Qingqing's health.
After the two of them had dinner, Rong Que originally planned to take Su Qingqing to the library to see if he could find any rare military books and show them to Su Qingqing to entertain her.
Just as they were about to set off, Ming Lu came to report, "Your Highness, there is movement from the Imperial Hospital Director."
After Su Qingqing and Rong Que mentioned the matter, Rong Que immediately asked Ming Lu to keep an eye on the Imperial Hospital. Unexpectedly, he got the news so soon.
Su Qingqing smiled and pushed Rong Que out, "We can go to the library anytime. I have a headache today and don't want to move. Go and do your work. Come over and give me a massage when you're done."
Rong Que knew that Su Qingqing was trying to reassure him, but he had no choice but to peck her cheek and said, "Wait until I come back."
As soon as Rong Que left, Su Qingqing was planning to take a nap. She didn't know if it was due to pregnancy symptoms or just because she was idle, but she often felt sleepy recently.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Qi requests to see you."
Before Su Qingqing got up from her seat, a little palace maid came to report.
Su Qingqing frowned, "Where's Jixiang?"
The little palace maid bowed her head and reported, "Sister Jixiang went to the imperial kitchen to get the steamed eggs with milk for the queen."
Su Qingqing yawned.
The little palace maid observed the expression and said, "How about I tell her that the queen is asleep and let her go back?"
This palace maid also came from Zhao State with Su Qingqing. Although she was not as caring as Jixiang, she was also very loyal. She did not know that Su Qingqing was pregnant, but she knew that her master did not want to have any contact with the princess of Da Qi.
Su Qingqing waved her hand and said, "Forget it. We will meet sooner or later. Let her come in."
The maid took the order and left. After a moment, she led Concubine Qi into the palace. Jixiang was not there, so the maid served tea to Concubine Qi and then stood behind Su Qingqing, temporarily taking over Jixiang's duties.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health and good health."
Standing in the center of the hall, Concubine Qi did not show any arrogance as the eldest princess of Qi. She lowered her head and saluted Su Qingqing respectfully.
Su Qingqing waved her hand, "Sit down, what's the matter?"
Concubine Qi sat down without hesitation and took a sip of the tea beside her. Then she smiled and said, "I came to bother you because of the Hundred Flowers Festival in a few days. I want to ask you for your advice. Do you want to hold a big festival or just a casual one?"
Su Qingqing half leaned against the cushion, "Your Majesty means to do it in a big way."
Concubine Qi said, "A grand banquet will surely involve inviting the famous ladies of the capital. Do I need to show up at the banquet?"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "It's up to you. If you like excitement, come and have fun with us. If you like quiet and don't want them to disturb you, I won't let them disturb you."
Concubine Qi stood up and bowed to Su Qingqing, "Then please be kind to me, Your Majesty. I don't like this kind of scene, so I won't go there that day."
"OK."
Su Qingqing agreed directly.
Concubine Qi seemed surprised. She looked up at Su Qingqing curiously, "Your Majesty, aren't you curious about why I don't like this kind of scene?"
Su Qingqing resisted the urge to yawn and just changed her sitting position. "This is your private matter. Whether you like it or not, I respect you."
The princess of Da Qi said, "I don't like all palace banquets, because in Da Qi, every palace banquet will cause trouble, either one person will suffer misfortune or another person will suffer. As long as no one dies, it is considered a minor incident. So I have disliked palace banquets since I can remember. In Da Qi, I will avoid them if I can. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."
"Don't blame me. I said, I respect you."
Su Qingqing spoke briefly and to the point, without too much chat or asking too many questions. She simply answered her questions straightforwardly.
After hearing her words, Concubine Qi didn't say anything more and just stood up and said goodbye.
As soon as she left, the maidservant who was serving Su Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Su Qingqing, who was yawning and walking towards the bedroom, in confusion, "Madam, what does she mean?"
"When Jixiang comes back, tell Jixiang about this and ask him to keep an eye on her. Also, pay attention to the food and other things in our palace these days."
The palace maid immediately agreed to the order. After helping Su Qingqing to sleep, she went to inspect every corner of the palace and explained Su Qingqing's words to everyone.
Most of these people came from Zhao State with Su Qingqing.
We all prosper together and suffer together, so I took it very seriously.
Imperial study.
When Rong Que entered, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau was already kneeling on the ground with a pale face.
Rong Que glanced at him, walked around to sit behind the table, and took a cup of tea. He drank half of it before saying, "Go ahead."
The director of the Imperial Hospital was covered in cold sweat. "Your Majesty, spare my life. I have no other choice. Duke Xue threatened the lives of my entire family. I dare not disobey. My young grandson is only three months old."
"Duke Xue?" Rong Que was very shocked to hear these three words.
The director of the Imperial Medical Bureau had a pale face and knelt there limply. He didn't know if he still had a chance to survive, but he knew that once something happened to him, regardless of whether he confessed or not, Duke Xue would not give his family any chance to survive.
Rong Que glared at the director of the Imperial Hospital, "How did he know that?"
The director of the Imperial Hospital shook his head, "I don't know how he knew it, but on the day Your Majesty handed the person over to me, my family was controlled by him. He has spies in the palace."
As he spoke, he glanced at the window of the imperial study.
"I'm afraid he already knows that I've been arrested."
Minglu stood to one side, smiling, "No, that's not the case. When I invited you here, I welcomed you in respectfully, and only said that I was checking the pulse of His Majesty. As for your arrival, no one else had been in this room before."
The director of the Imperial Hospital said, "But when Your Majesty handed the girl over to me, no one knew about it, but Duke Xue knew about it."
Rong Que asked, "What does Duke Xue want you to do?"
"He only asked me to keep the girl alive and not allow her to regain consciousness."
Rong Que raised his eyebrows, "Really? If that's all, why do we need to use painkillers?"
The director of the Imperial Hospital said hurriedly, "I dare not lie to your Majesty. The reason why we use painkillers is because when the girl feels pain, her mind becomes extremely active and she will say a lot of nonsense."
The so-called messy words are most likely what Rong Que needs to know.
But because of the threat from Duke Xue, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau never reported to Rong Que.
Every time Rong Que asked him about it, he just said that he was in a daze and didn't say a word.
Rong Que slammed the table in anger.
The director of the Imperial Hospital said, "I know I deserve to die, but I have recorded everything she said these days."
Just in case, he always carries this notebook with him.
