Quick Wear: This Cannon Fodder is Delicate and Expensive

Chapter 308: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (35)

Su Xiaoxiao was very familiar with Shi Qi's face.

The dream in which he felt the same pain after dying once was clearly real. Xuanyuan Wuhen...finally fell in love with Shi Qi.

No! She won't allow this to happen!

Xuanyuan Wuhen is hers, and the position of queen can only be hers.

Now that Shi Qi has entered the court, it is inevitable that he will have deeper contact with Xuanyuan Wuhen.

It seems that we must speed up the process of getting rid of Shi Qi.

Su Xiaoxiao clenched her fists, forced herself to calm down, and smiled: "It turned out to be Master Shi, I didn't know... Master Shi is also proficient in music."

Shi Qi bowed and said uneasily, "I dare not, the Queen is both talented and beautiful, and her playing of the zither is amazing. I envy her very much. I have disturbed your pleasure abruptly. Please forgive me."

Sometimes Shi Qi doesn’t understand why many female supporting characters are so obsessed and even stop at any cost and use any means to get what they want.

But is that hatred and resentment really just unwillingness? Or is it liking someone's inferiority complex?

Because she likes Xuanyuan Wuhen, Su Xiaoxiao feels that all the girls around him are threats.

Shi Qi also understood, but she really wanted to tell Su Xiaoxiao that you are actually very good, you don't need to compare yourself with others, just be yourself, and those who love you will love you. If you break the bottom line, you will often lose your original intention and lose your love.

But it was obvious that Su Xiaoxiao hated her no matter what she said.

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment when she heard Shi Qi's sudden praise.

She seldom heard compliments. From childhood to adulthood, the most common thing she had heard was people talking about her bad temper and her rudeness. When the two sisters went out, people would only praise the younger sister for her talent in both literature and martial arts, and her gentleness and virtuousness.

Even when she entered the palace to become the queen, she was also a chess piece that Su Yi forced into the palace to restrict Xuanyuan Wuhen. Shi Qi's straightforward praise made her panic for a moment.

"Lord Shi is really good at speaking and flattering people. No wonder he is so successful in the court." Su Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and mocked Shi Qi.

Shi Qi stood up and said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect Shi Qi to answer like this. She felt deflated and her suppressed temper seemed to be brewing.

"You... forget it. I'm a little tired, so I won't chat with you any more. It's getting cold, so you should take care of yourself."

I will think of a way to deal with you when I go back.

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it, gathered her clothes, picked up her zither and left quickly.

The road was a bit slippery and it was difficult for her to hold the zither. She slipped just as she stepped onto the small bridge.

"what…"

Seeing that both Su Xiaoxiao and her zither were about to fall into the lake, Shi Qi rushed forward in a flash, caught Su Xiaoxiao, who was about to fall into the water, with one hand, and also caught the zither with the other hand.

With a spin, the two returned to the ground safely.

Su Xiaoxiao thought she was going to fall into the water and her mind went blank, but the arm around her waist and the ground under her feet brought her back to her senses. She opened her eyes and saw Shi Qi looking at her with concern.

She could have taken this opportunity to slander Shi Qi for wanting to make her fall into the water, a crime punishable by death, but she vaguely thought of herself who was wrongly accused that day, and felt ashamed to be as insidious as Concubine Shu.

"My queen, are you okay?" Seeing Su Xiaoxiao in a daze, Shi Qi let go of her hand and stepped aside.

Su Xiaoxiao twisted her ankle and it was so painful that she had difficulty standing. She coughed lightly, took the zither, and said stubbornly, "How could I be in trouble? Could it be that Master Shi is hoping that something bad will happen to me?"

Shi Qi shook his head, adjusted his official hat, glanced at Su Xiaoxiao's sprained foot, and said softly: "How can I have the courage to do that? I just happened to be passing by Chaohua Palace. I will take my leave after sending the queen back."

Su Xiaoxiao turned her head away and looked at the figure who suddenly bent down in front of her. She felt angry and aggrieved at once.

What made her angry was why did this woman take the initiative to send her back? Did she think she was the kind of person who liked to be flattered with sweet words?

But what was unfair was that when she was injured, the first person to care about her was Shi Qi, whom she had always hated.

"I don't need your pity, it's just a minor injury." Su Xiaoxiao turned her face away and said coldly. Then, in order to prove that her foot was fine, she limped several steps across the bridge.

Shi Qi saw that the person didn't want to do it, so he didn't force him.

After all, everyone... has dignity and pride that they want to maintain.

This is what the children taught her.

Shi Qi quickened his pace and walked forward. He took the zither from Su Xiaoxiao's hand with a smile and hugged it in his arms: "Oh, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is so generous. I have never seen such a high-quality zither. Why don't you do me a favor and let me appreciate it up close?"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Shi Qi beside her, her lips slightly stiff: "It's up to you."

If her feet didn't really hurt so much, she wouldn't let this man touch her piano!

……

After Shi Qi sent Su Xiaoxiao back to Chaohua Palace, he happened to meet Xiang Ling when he came out.

Seeing the man with a droopy face, Shi Qi was very confused: "What's wrong? Did the emperor say something to you?"

Xiang Ling curled her lips: "How could that be? He was very polite to me."

"Then why are you looking so gloomy?" Shi Qi said as he walked out of the palace.

"You...why did you send her back without waiting for me?" Xiang Ling chased after him and whispered in Shi Qi's ear.

Shi Qi pursed his lips and smiled: "Oh? Is there a rule that I have to wait for you?"

Xiang Ling was stunned and raised an eyebrow: "Well, no, isn't it... isn't it safer for two people to go back together? Besides, the emperor didn't arrange a separate carriage for you."

Shi Qi was secretly happy when he saw that someone was so arrogant.

"Yes, yes, we don't have the same status as the Immortal Lord."

Xiang Ling thought about what they had just discussed, and looked at the woman beside him with a slight smile on her lips, his face slightly gloomy.

"Can you...make me a few more roast chickens? I'm going to the border in a few days." Xiang Ling saw that there was no one around, so she gently pulled Shi Qi's sleeve, acting quite coquettishly.

"Aren't you tired of eating it every day?" Shi Qi didn't shake off and let Xiang Ling pull him.

"I won't get tired of it. Please, sir, good sir, can we do it a few more times?" Xiang Ling's eyebrows were curved and her words were sweet.

Shi Qi naturally couldn't stand Meng Ling... No, the child was acting like a spoiled child, and nodded in response.

"Okay, okay, okay..."

The two men were walking one on the left and one on the right, and their figures, one black and one purple, were very obvious in the snow.

……

In the evening, Su Xiaoxiao didn't eat dinner. Her ankle was so painful that she had no appetite.

Seeing this, Xiao Cui held the things in her hand, hesitating whether to say anything.

"Your Majesty, please eat something. It's all my fault. If I had been with Your Majesty today, how could I have let You get hurt?" Xiao Cui stepped forward and bowed her head to admit her mistake.

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and sighed, "It's not your fault. I must have not checked the almanac before going out today. It's really unlucky." Seeing Xiaocui hesitating, she asked, "What are you holding in your hand? You have been absent-minded and hiding since just now. Could it be... that you stole something?"

Xiao Cui knelt down quickly and tremblingly took out the thing in her hand: "My queen, this is... the Tiger Balm sent by Lord Shi, which is said to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. I know that you don't like Lord Shi, so... I hesitated and didn't tell you."

When Su Xiaoxiao saw the small bottle in Xiao Cui's hand, she thought of the face engraved in her mind.

"Shi Qi? Did she give it to you? Haha, she really knows how to please others." Su Xiaoxiao picked up the medicine bottle and said coldly.

"I don't want her things, so I'll give them to you as a reward." Su Xiaoxiao looked at them again and again and threw them back to Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui continued, "Your Highness, Master Shi...Master Shi said that it is not good for women to have scars on their feet. Since you don't like imperial doctors, you should use some of this medicine. I have tried it and it is not poisonous."

Su Xiaoxiao lay back on the bed, too lazy to torture herself any longer, and stopped refusing: "Okay, just use it for a while."