Chapter 164 Forced to attend the banquet

After coming out of the Queen Mother's palace, Song Baoling planned to leave as soon as possible. The assassin was able to escape in front of the imperial guards, so he must have some status.

Whether it's a temptation or whether he really wants her life, leaving the place of right and wrong as soon as possible is the best choice.

"Master Jinling County, please stay. The Empress would like to invite you to Jingren Palace to have a talk."

Song Baoling had just arrived halfway when she received a summons from the queen. Otherwise, she refused to enter the palace. It seemed like something would happen every time she entered the palace.

Jingren Palace——

"I heard that you fell into the water? A young eunuch was also killed. What's going on?"

The Queen asked her straightforwardly, but Song Baoling did not dare to hide anything and simply told her what happened.

Knowing that the Queen Mother had intervened in the matter, the Queen stopped asking too many questions and changed the subject: "I have been taking the medicine as you told me for some time. Are you here to see if there is any improvement?"

Song Baoling immediately went to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. After some examination, he was a little surprised.

"The Queen's recovery is better than I expected. The infertility poison in the Queen's body is gradually fading away, and I believe she will recover soon."

After hearing this, the queen was overjoyed and immediately ordered a lot of gold and jewelry to be awarded.

Song Baoling returned from her trip with a full load. She happily left with the reward, and when she came to the palace gate, she saw Jun Tingsheng waiting.

"Why are you here?"

"Why did you fall into the water?" Jun Tingsheng asked instead without answering, staring at Song Baoling with a pair of deep eyes.

Song Baoling was about to answer him when he suddenly glanced over and saw someone peeking not far away. He immediately changed his face and shouted angrily: "What does this have to do with you?"

"Even if you are my uncle, don't ask questions all day long, okay?"

Jun Tingsheng was surprised at her sudden change, but he was pushed by her, and he felt that there was something suddenly in his arms.

"I'm going back, don't follow me."

After saying that, Song Baoling turned around and sat in the sedan without even looking at Jun Tingsheng.

"Go home."

Jun Tingsheng stood there and watched the sedan leave, frowning involuntarily, and then left with a gloomy face.

Here, Song Baoling was counting gold happily, but the sedan suddenly stopped, and the sounds of men and women laughing could be heard outside the sedan.

"What is this place?"

Song Baoling opened the sedan curtain and was completely dumbfounded. Isn't this a famous fireworks place in the capital?

If something isn't right, it's better to run away first.

So Song Baoling hugged the box in her hand tightly, and after stepping out of the sedan, she looked ready to go, ready to find an opportunity to escape.

"It's a rare meeting. Is the lady going to run away?"

A clear male voice came from behind. Song Baoling turned around and saw Si Ao, who looked like a human and a dog, appearing, completely losing his previous embarrassment.

"It's you."

Si Ao walked up to Song Baoling with a smile and looked at her unabashedly, "The last time we met, the lady was dressed in a man's attire. She looked very heroic. It turns out that she is so shy and beautiful when she returns to her daughter's body."

Hearing this, Song Baoling's eyebrows were frivolous, and he was unwilling to be outdone and sarcastically said: "The dignified prince of Jin Kingdom has committed himself to the land of fireworks. It seems that the prince is not that easy to be."

Song Baoling originally wanted to anger the other party, but Si Ao was not angry about it and kept the smile on his face.

"My lady helped me last time, but I can't repay you. I specially prepared a banquet here, hoping that my lady would appreciate me."

"What a coincidence, I was planning to go home."

"Since you're here, Miss, you might as well give me a reward."

"His Royal Highness, you..."

"Please, Miss."

Song Baoling was interrupted before she could finish her sentence. Looking at Si Ao with a determined attitude, she knew that she couldn't avoid it this time.

"His Highness kindly invites you to accept your offer, so I will no longer refuse."

Although he didn't know what Si Ao had in mind, he didn't dare to make too many mistakes in a foreign country.

After arriving at the box, Si Ao suddenly took out a box and placed it in front of Song Baoling, "Miss helped me before, but the situation was special and I didn't have the opportunity to thank you for your help."

"Today at the banquet, I prepared a small gift. I hope the lady will accept it."

Song Baoling opened the box and saw that it was filled with silver. The gift was easy to understand.

"Since it is His Highness's wish, I will accept it."

After closing the box and pushing it aside, Song Baoling looked at her superior's proud eyes and said, "His Highness is not just looking for me to thank you for that day, right?"

"Why did Miss say this?"

"It was nothing more than a trivial matter to help me that day. Your Highness can just pretend that nothing happened."

"They say that if you save someone's life, you must repay it with your life. Miss saved me. Isn't it reasonable for me to thank Miss?"

Song Baoling saw that he was trying to beat around the bush with her, so she simply stopped rambling and said bluntly: "The people who chased His Highness that day, the prince said they were dead aides."

"And they are not from our dynasty. From this point of view, could those be the deadliest servants of your Jin Kingdom?"

When he said this, Song Baoling paused at the right time, "By the way, I heard that the Seventh Prince of Jin Kingdom is not getting along with His Highness. Your Highness thinks those people were sent by the Seventh Prince, right?"

Si Ao's expression suddenly changed, and he held the wine glass tightly in his hand, "Miss seems to be quite interested in Jin Guo's affairs."

"Your Highness is overthinking it. It's just a little girl who has nothing to do and listened to people talking about it on the street."

However, Si Ao didn't believe her words, and realized that she knew about the internal strife in the Jin Kingdom royal family, and he suddenly had murderous intentions.

"Knock knock knock..."

There was a sudden knock on the box door. The two people in the room looked at each other, and Si Ao asked: "Who is it?"

"Jun Tingsheng, the son of King Chengyang, has come here to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Song Baoling suddenly turned her head to look at the door. Seeing her reaction, Si Ao hesitated and spoke again: "Your Majesty, please come in."

After Jun Tingsheng entered the box, he first glanced at Song Baoling, then calmly stepped forward and clasped his fists.

"I have met His Highness."

Earlier on the battlefield, Si Ao had heard about Jun Tingsheng. He had heard that he was resourceful and had defeated the enemy with fewer enemies and more enemies several times. He was considered an adversary that the Jin army feared.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. You and I are similar in age, so we can be called friends."

"His Royal Highness is here as a guest, so the etiquette cannot be omitted."

Seeing this, Si Ao no longer pressed and asked Jun Tingsheng to sit down and have a meal together.

The three of them sat around the table and stared at each other. Finally, it was Si Ao who asked first, "I wonder what the prince is here for?"

Jun Tingsheng turned to look at Song Baoling and said bluntly: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, Ling'er is actually my little niece. I heard that she was invited here by Your Highness, and I was worried that she would cause trouble with her unscrupulous words, so I came here to look for her."

After hearing his words, Si Ao didn't show any surprise. He had already sent someone to inquire before and already knew Song Baoling's identity.

But Jun Tingsheng's coming here for this reason may be more than just that simple.
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