Qingrong hurriedly raised her head and saw Xue Shao staring at her, with a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth. Qingrong was frightened and annoyed that he was so immoral. She wiped away her tears and asked quickly: "You are still smiling?"
Come out, you scared me to death, how do you feel now?"
Xue Shao wanted to get up, but his body hurt when he moved. He frowned unconsciously, but said nothing. Qingrong naturally noticed it, and hurriedly pressed him down and said: "Don't move around, the emperor just said it."
, your back is seriously injured."
Seeing her worried and anxious look, Xue Shao actually felt sweet in his heart. In fact, he woke up after a moment of unconsciousness. The reason why he pretended not to wake up was because it was the first time he saw Qing Rong caring about him so much.
A ridiculous thought occurred to him, and he wanted to stay unconscious for a while longer.
He smiled at her and reassured her, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, don't worry."
Qingrong sniffed and said, "How could you not be worried? You actually rushed over in that situation..."
"Then I can't see you get hurt in front of me." He said it matter-of-factly, as if this was what he should do.
Qingrong looked at him, her mood was complicated and difficult to describe. She didn't expect that Xue Shao would risk his life for her... to such an extent.
Seeing Qingrong looking at him without saying anything, Xue Shao asked softly: "What's wrong? Are you scared?" He quickly apologized: "It's not my fault for making you worry."
Qingrong shook her head quickly, looked at him sincerely, and said, "Fortunately you are here."
Xue Shao looked at her and was speechless for a moment. His face turned red and he looked away and sighed.
Qingrong looked ashamed, "I just hurt you...I really can't forgive you."
"It has nothing to do with you. The horse must have been tampered with." Xue Shao has also been dealing with horses for more than ten years. Naturally, he can detect something strange. This horse is definitely not frightened for no reason.
Qingrong was startled and raised her eyes to look at Xue Shao. This horse originally belonged to Pei Ling's mother...but why did Pei Ling's mother have any holiday with her? Do you want to harm her like this? Her mind changed quickly, and she hesitated for a moment and said: "Can you keep this matter private for now?"
Make a statement?"
Xue Shao was puzzled: "Why? Someone is deliberately trying to harm you."
Qingrong shook his head, "This matter is strange and cannot be judged, not to mention we don't have complete evidence... OK?" Instead of the two sides having to give in to each other and get nothing, it would be better to use it for yourself...
Her eyes were still watery at this time, and she looked at herself earnestly. She was so pitiful, how could she not be pitied? After a while, Xue Shao closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I listen to you."
Qingrong smiled broadly and was about to speak. Suddenly Songyue came in from outside and said, "Madam, Mrs. Pei is here. She said she has something to talk to Madam."
Qingrong nodded. If she didn't come, Qingrong would feel strange. She wiped the corners of her eyes and reached out to touch her skirt. Seeing this, Xue Shao laughed softly and said, "Come closer."
Qingrong looked at him, "Huh?"
But she still did as he was told, and leaned over. He reached out and took off the two grass clippings that accidentally got on her head, and said, "I have never seen you look so embarrassed."
These words made Qingrong both funny and angry for a moment. She looked at him, glanced at him, and said dissatisfied: "You are really good at talking."
Songyue covered her mouth and snickered. Seeing this, she twisted her handkerchief and stepped forward to help Qingrong tidy up her appearance. This was outside, so it was naturally inconvenient, so she could only do a simple tidying up like this.
Qingrong lifted the curtain and walked out, only to see Pei Lingniang waiting anxiously outside the tent. Seeing Qingrong coming, she hurriedly greeted her. Regardless of her own body, Qingrong saluted and apologized, taking all the responsibilities.
It was my fault that I made you frightened."
Qingrong stopped her and told her not to do this.
Pei Ling's mother saw that Qingrong was still calm and she thought she was a clear-headed person, so she didn't care about the family scandal, so she told Qingrong about the things that happened at home. It turned out that her mother-in-law, Li Shi, was at odds with her and wanted to harm her. Unexpectedly,
Pei Lingniang was negligent for a moment and didn't know that there was something wrong with the horse, but she accidentally asked Qingrong to ride it, and this happened.
Pei Lingniang felt very guilty and said: "Please believe me, Sanniang, I have no intention of harming you. Are you and I destined to be in love? I just want to be on good terms with you, so why would I deliberately harm you?"
Qingrong calmed down and thought about whether Pei Lingniang's words were true or false. She sighed softly, "If it were me, forget it, but it was my husband who was in trouble. How could I not be worried? I looked at him like that just now.
, I feel so tormented... The imperial minister just came and said that although his life is not in danger, he is seriously injured!"
Pei Lingniang said: "I understand, I understand. Thanks to General Zhonglang, who sacrificed his life to save you, Sanniang, you are safe. I am also very sorry to General Zhonglang. Not only did he get injured, but I also lost this opportunity."
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"Now that Madam knows who is behind the scenes, what are her plans?" Qingrong sobbed softly, "Just now, we almost bumped into Her Majesty the Queen, which ruined everyone's happiness. Changxuan was so seriously injured again, right now, I don't even know
How should I explain this to my parents-in-law when I get home?"
Pei Lingniang is also a smart person, and she immediately said: "Sanniang, don't worry, if such a big thing happens, we will not cover up for personal gain. We will definitely give an explanation to the Xue family and everyone present today!"
Qingrong looked at her, nodded and said: "I am relieved by Madam's words. I can't let my husband suffer this in vain! Otherwise, I will risk my life and I will find a fair explanation!"
When Pei Lingniang saw that Qingrong didn't blame her for the incident, she said something like this again, and her heart was relieved. It seems that good and bad things depend on each other. With things like today, couldn't she still take advantage of the situation?
Is this an opportunity to completely overthrow the domineering stepmother in the family? God help her indeed.
Pei Lingniang asked: "Then has General Zhonglang woke up now?"
Qingrong said: "I just woke up not long ago."
The two of them fell into silence for a while. Qingrong probably knew in her heart that Pei Lingniang had been dissatisfied with her mother-in-law for a long time. She said, "It's just that Yu Fengdao was seriously injured and I don't know when he will wake up."
Pei Lingniang still didn't understand why, so she hurriedly answered: "In that case, Sanniang should go back to take care of General Zhonglang as soon as possible, so as to wait for him to wake up early. As for other things, leave it to me."
Qingrong looked at her and smiled without saying a word, which could be regarded as a good example of Pei Lingniang.
Pei Lingniang was far smarter than Qing Rong thought. Even before she came to her, she went to the Queen to apologize for borrowing a horse. She brought this matter to light, even if the elders of the Cui family wanted to persuade her.
She wanted to settle the matter, but she had to consider her reputation in the court and the Xue family's accountability.
After the two of them tacitly communicated, Qingrong returned to the tent to take care of Xue Shao. Because the hunt did not end so quickly, Xue Shao was also injured, and Qingrong had no intention of participating. Qingrong reported the situation to the queen,
He and Xue Shao returned to the city first.
On the carriage back to the city.
Xue Shao asked: "Why do you let me pretend to be comatose?"
Qingrong explained: "I'm worried about you. You should cultivate yourself well and don't worry about other things. I'll take care of it."
He didn't believe it, "Is it because of this?"
Qingrong will not tell her all her plans. She is willing to help Pei Lingniang in this situation, and it is not without her own thoughts. She does want to have more contact with Pei Lingniang for the sake of her fourth mother, but that is all. She does not
I have no further thoughts. Pei Lingniang is a person who assesses the situation. Since she has accepted Qingrong's love, she will naturally not offend her easily in the future.
She said: "Doesn't this matter? I'm still waiting for Mrs. Pei Ling to give an explanation. If you don't make your situation more serious, can't you just let people deal with it lightly?"
Hearing this, Xue Shao felt a little unbelievable, and his tone was a bit brisk, "You do it for me?"
Qingrong smiled helplessly, "For you." But it wasn't just for you, she thought to herself.
Xue Shao raised the corner of his mouth and was about to get up again. Qingrong pressed him down and shook his head: "What are you doing again? Don't you want it to be done quickly?"
"Yes, but I miss you too." For the first time, he felt that being unable to move was so irritating.
Qingrong stopped laughing, shook her head and said, "I'm not right here."
He said in a deep voice: "Stay closer to me."
Qingrong also followed him and sat down. She asked: "It will be a while before we return to the city. Do you want to close your eyes and rest for a while? I will put a soft pillow behind your neck for you?"
Seeing Qingrong's meticulous attitude, Xue Shao felt that maybe Qingrong would agree to whatever he said today. So, he said: "The soft pillow is not comfortable."
Qingrong hesitated and said: "Then...how can I make you feel more comfortable?"
"I'll just rest my head on your lap, okay?"
This! Qingrong's face turned red, which was a bit strange.
Xue Shao asked again: "Can you?"
Forget it, he was already like this and couldn't do anything else. Qingrong closed her eyes and compromised: "Yes."
Xue Shao got his wish and rested his head on Qing Rong's lap. He didn't say anything, but he was extremely satisfied in his heart. Apart from having sex, it was rare for him and Qing Rong to have such tender behavior since they got married.
"Isn't it strange to look at me like this?" Qingrong was funny. This angle was really tricky, and he kept looking at himself.
Xue Shao hummed boldly and said, "It's a little bit, but it's still pretty."
Qingrong sneered softly, "Slick tongue."
After saying that, he gently placed his hand on Xue Shao's eyes, "Stop looking and take a rest."
In this way, the carriage swayed all the way, and Xue Shao fell asleep unconsciously. Qingrong had something on her mind. She had just been frightened, but now she relaxed and slowly closed her eyes. The two of them slept together.
, it was very warm. When they arrived at the door of the house, Azhen was too embarrassed to wake Qingrong and Xue Shao.
However, Xue Shao was a light sleeper and woke up slowly when the carriage was about to stop. Seeing Qingrong leaning against the wall of the carriage with her eyes closed, looking docile, his heart softened.
"woke up?"
Qingrong responded softly, "We're here."
"Are your legs numb?"
Qingrong shook her head, "It's okay."
She came to her senses and asked Xue Shao to continue pretending to be asleep. She also asked Azhen and Song to go to the concierge and make a lot of noise. Naturally, even the main house heard about Xue Shao being injured in the paddock and falling into a coma.
Qingrong and Mr. Lu explained it, and went to ask a doctor to see her. They shed tears and, according to Pei Lingniang's wishes, put all the responsibility for the matter on Pei Lingniang and the Cui family.
After going back and forth like this, Qingrong finally had time to sit down and rest when it was time to hold the lantern.