The Queen Mother glanced at Mo Xiao and said, "I know you love her, but why do you protect her so well in front of me?"

Mo Xiao lowered his brows and said slowly, "She is not in good health. Mother knows that. She is really tired. It is not that her son is deliberately perfunctory to her."

The Queen Mother looked at Mo Xiao for a moment, then said, "Forget it, forget it. Since you said so, I will just believe it for now."

"Where is the girl who committed treason? Where is she? I want to see what kind of person she is who dares to cause trouble in the palace." The empress dowager said with a cold face and some anger.

Mo Xiao said, "The girl has been taken away. When Qingqing recovers, she will deal with it herself. Mother, don't worry."

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Why, I can't see the Concubine Chen, but I can't even see a maid in this palace?"

Mo Xiao shook his head: "Mother, that's not what I meant. Please don't think too much about it. It's just that the girl's matter is a bit complicated, and it will take a while to explain it clearly, so please don't worry about it."

It’s not that he doesn’t trust the Queen Mother, but the fewer people who know about Tuoba Xuan’s affairs, the better.

The Queen Mother was a little unhappy, thinking that Mo Xiao was too protective of Lin Jiuqing, which made her, his biological mother, look like an outsider. However, this was her own son after all, and Lin Jiuqing was also a man with a miserable life, so the Queen Mother could not bear to criticize him and could only bear it.

She flicked her sleeves and said to Mo Xiao, "Since you are here to take charge, I won't be annoying here."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Mo Xiao felt helpless and bent down: "Farewell, mother."

Lin Qingqing did not follow the Queen Mother. She did not dare to talk to Mo Xiao, so she walked slowly to Mo Chengning's side and asked her in a low voice, "How is the Concubine Chen? Is she really okay?"

Mo Chengning glanced at her and saw that she was genuinely concerned and had no ill intentions, so he said, "It's just a minor skin injury, nothing serious."

Lin Qingqing frowned: "With her body, even a little skin injury would be enough to make her suffer."

If it were an ordinary healthy person, a minor injury would not be taken seriously and would recover quickly. But Lin Jiuqing was too weak, so a minor injury was a very serious matter to her.

Lin Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "I still have some tonic herbs. I'll have someone deliver them to you later."

Mo Chengning glanced at her and said, "Then I will accept it on behalf of the Concubine Chen. Thank you for your generosity."

Lin Qingqing glanced at him and said, "Compared to her kindness in helping me, the herbs I gave her are not even one ten-thousandth of hers."

Mo Chengning's face, which had been gloomy for the whole afternoon, finally showed a little smile, and he said to Lin Qingqing: "As expected of my friend, you are very conscious."

Lin Qingqing's mouth twitched, and she didn't respond to Mo Chengning.

She stood in the corner, secretly looking at Mo Xiao, mustered up her courage, took a few steps forward and then stopped. Ultimately, she didn't dare to move forward.

Mo Xiao didn't have a good impression of her and didn't have her in his heart at all. At this moment, he had a cold face because of Lin Jiuqing's matter. If she went forward to show her courtesy at this time, she would be asking for trouble.

Lin Qingqing finally took back her foot and sighed in her heart, wondering when she would be able to be by His Majesty's side in this life.

Mo Chengning was standing next to her, taking in all her actions, and said leisurely, "For the sake of our friendship, I advise you not to like my father."

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