Your Majesty, Please Get Away

The problem was, she couldn't figure it out right now.

She had a feeling that all of this was related. As long as she could hold the thread, all of this would be solved. But where was the thread?

Xiao Qing Qing lay on the bed, tossed and turned, thinking about these vile things, and fell asleep in a daze.

She had nightmares like usual, but this time there were a few more scenes. She dreamt of the Su Clan from twenty years ago, of that raging and endless fire, and of the wailing crowd that had been buried in the sea of fire.

He dreamt of his mother's blurry face, which had never appeared in his memory before.

After tossing and turning the entire night, he was only woken up by Riko when it was late in the morning.

Xiao Qingran was a little angry about getting up, but she did not scold anyone. Although she got out of bed, she was not willing to do so. Even her eyelids drooped when she ate.

If it wasn't for Li Er's reminder, Xiao Qing Qing would have already forgotten about her godmother aunt.

She probably knew that Xiao Qing Ran's earlier 'unwell' was an excuse, so she said early in the morning that she would come and check on the Young Miss's illness to see if she needed anything.

This was the General's Estate, where Xiao Qing Ran lived. If there was anything she needed help with, they wouldn't need help from an outsider. However, since her aunt had said that, it wouldn't be good for Xiao Qing Qing to decline, so she could only come out to meet with her.

It was different from what she imagined, this aunt had a lot of self-restraint. Her every move did not just look like an old man in the palace, even her tone was slow and unhurried. She did not disrespect Xiao Qing in the slightest due to certain reasons.

Thus, Xiao Qing Ran unconsciously lowered her guard as she felt a favorable impression on her. She sincerely thanked her aunt for her guidance.

Perhaps Su Qianxing and the person in the palace had a motive for doing this, but this aunt in front of him was not guilty.

However, Xiao Qing Ran had always been unclear about these complicated etiquette. She had always learned from others and confused the people around her. Moreover, she had a cold nature and didn't interact with others, so she didn't need to follow many rules of etiquette.

Furthermore, this entire morning, she had listened to her aunt's lecture, and even had to 'properly sit down'. It was not even time for lunch, but she already felt that her waist and back were sore, and she was even more exhausted than if she had practiced martial arts.

"Miss must remember, there are rules to eating. Remember, you can't pick dishes on the same plate three times and pay a visit with a teacup …" "Even more so, you should not drink tea while eating. You must always take your left hand with you …"

Xiao Qingran sat in a weird posture in front of the table. Looking at the table in front of her, which had yet to have a few mouthfuls of food, her eyelids twitched: "Auntie, how about you wait for me to finish eating first?"

Lin Zhi Yu frowned: "How can that be? "Miss, you should know that you …"

Aunt, this is my first time officially learning these etiquette, so I definitely won't be able to learn much. I'm already tired, so let me have a good rest during lunch time. Xiao Qing Ran tilted her head helplessly. "Is that alright?"

Xiao Qing Qing actually wasn't that type of person who could overthrow cities and overthrow empires, but she had a natural beauty to her. Her every action exuded a different temperament from ordinary people.

Of course, this so-called 'someone else' did not have any prejudice against Xiao Qing.

Even though Lin Zhiyi had seen all kinds of people in the palace for many years, he couldn't bear to make things too difficult for her. She was a very good judge of people, and she could tell that this Third Miss was not an ordinary person.

"Alright, then Miss will eat first, this old servant will take my leave first."

When Xiao Qing saw that she was about to leave, she quickly called out to her: "Aiya, Auntie, don't go yet. The food has already been served, Auntie will follow and eat here. Auntie must have something else to teach me. We can finish eating so we can hurry up."

She thought about it for a while. Although she really didn't like these things, she still had to learn what she needed to learn. She might really be able to use them in the future.

He might not like it, but he still had to put on airs when the time came.

Lin Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, not because of her words, but because of her casual attitude.

Even if she was from the palace, she was still a servant after all. The daughter of a noble family would never let her sit at the same table with him, and she could tell that the lady in front of her was not polite.

"What happened to aunt?" Xiao Qingran asked with a mouthful of steamed bread in her mouth.

Although it had been a few years since she had transmigrated to ancient times, she still couldn't completely throw away modern things.

Riko knew her young miss and also knew what her aunt was surprised about. She hurried forward to explain, "Auntie, please don't mind it. Our young miss is very easy-going and doesn't mind such things. Aunty will be tired after an entire morning, so let's eat together."

Xiao Qingran seemed to understand what her aunt meant. However, she could not speak with her mouth stuffed with things, so she could only nod her head in acknowledgement.

Lin Zhi politely declined a few words of thanks before sitting down.

As the two quietly ate, Lin Zhi noticed that although she ate very quickly, she was very gentle. This kind of elegance was not out of etiquette or acting, but was very natural and generous.

People who had never learnt orthodox etiquette felt that their every action was more pleasing to the eyes than the young ladies of large families.

It had to be said that in some aspects, Xiao Qing was one of those people that the elders liked.

Lin Zhi Yi looked at her. Su Qian Jie's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

After the meal, the two sat down to rest and chatted amongst themselves. Xiao Qing knew that this aunt was the esteemed empress's personal mama. Although she didn't come here from the estate, she still had some words to say to the empress.

She had watched the princes and princes of Su Qianjie grow up.

"Auntie said before that the Fifth Prince didn't stay by the empress's side since he was young. Why is that?" The empress is the master of the imperial palace. By then, the crown prince would have already grown up and the fifth prince would have received protection when he was young. "

"That's right. Although that's what you say, at that time the Empress had wholeheartedly thrown herself at His Highness. It was inevitable that some things would fall short of her ability, and with the addition of the fact that when the Fifth Prince was born …" Lin Zhiyi stopped mid-sentence, as if he felt that he had broken some kind of restriction, and changed the topic, "However, the Fifth Prince is a friendly person, and he's an extremely well-informed person."

This aunt seemed to be very concerned about Su Qianjie because she was the only one who talked most of the time, while the other princes did not.

Xiao Qing was also interested to know more. However, Lin Zhiyi had nearly slipped up when he said it, so he skipped over the rest of his words. He just said some insignificant things.

However, Xiao Qing Ran had also gone to investigate this matter herself.

The empress was very dissatisfied that the empress was bestowed with the title of "Master" even though the empress and the empress were both pregnant. The empress repeatedly left the empress to visit the empress, and when the empress gave birth to a princess, she was immediately conferred the title of "Master", and the princess was bestowed the title upon her when she was still a baby.

But the empress's prince hadn't received such treatment from the emperor, causing the empress to be extremely dissatisfied with the Fifth Prince. She felt that it was because of him that the harem had laughed at her back then.

When he was eight or nine years old, he was sent back to the empress's side. However, he did not receive too much care from this mufei, on the contrary, he was often bullied by other brothers due to his status as the empress's direct son.

Ever since his mother had passed away, he had learned to take care of himself in the harem. He had also inadvertently helped Su Qianjie out of her predicament before. At that time, Su Qianjie had stuck with him until Su Qianhan entered the battlefield.

Xiao Qinggran felt that there must be other stories behind this, but that was all later on.

Xiao Qing Ran learned things very quickly. However, she was able to remember all the etiquette within three days. Although she did remember everything, it didn't mean that she had completely mastered it. She could still do things according to the etiquette.

Lin Zhi Yi was a smart person. He knew that some things didn't need to be too serious. As long as he could make this young lady understand what she should understand, he would be fine.

After dinner on the third night, Lin Qiuyi bid farewell and returned to the palace to report to his superiors.

Xiao Qingran had been tormenting herself for the past few days and hadn't had a good rest. Now that she had left, she immediately returned to her previous languid state and slept until late in the morning.

Riko had prepared some food long ago, and even brought some pastries that were newly made in the Glazed House.

However, someone had come looking for trouble before he finished eating this.

As one of the kidnappers, Xiao Qing Qing did not go find her. Instead, she came to find her.

"Xiao Qing Ran, get out here!"

It wasn't the first time Xiao Qing had heard such an imposing opening.

She was sitting on a chair, sipping a new snack from the Glass Temple, her eyebrows raised in silence.

With a smile, Riko turned to open the door before speaking to Xiao Yan. "Fourth Miss, our Miss is currently resting and not seeing any guests. If there's anything you need, you can come back another day."

"Another day? Who do you think you are, a lowly girl dares to casually reply to Master's words? " Xiao Yan's every word was like he had swallowed gunpowder.

Riko was not angry. She crossed her arms over her chest and calmly said, "I am indeed a little girl, but I am also the little girl of our family's young miss. The fourth young miss is not my master."

"What did you say?" Her girl? Don't forget that this is the general's household. Even she, Xiao Qing Ran, had to eat there. Who do you think you are?! "Servants are servants, they all have to listen to orders."

Riko curled her lips before bowing slightly as she continued, "Unfortunately, I am not under Fourth Miss's command. If I were her subordinate, I would naturally listen to you. However, our young lady has already said that she would not see any guests today."