This time, even the not particularly clever Qi Song had guessed what the queen truly had in mind.
Seeing no change in Chu Luohen's expression, the queen pressed harder. "A Hen, A Zhu's father mentioned you brothers before he died. For the sake of the Hidden Scale he once gave you, could you help us, mother and daughters?"
As the queen spoke, the little princess also looked at Chu Luohen expectantly.
Yet Chu Luohen remained utterly unmoved, as though none of this had anything to do with him.
At this point, the eldest princess, Jiao Zhen, could barely stand to watch what her mother and younger sister were doing.
"Mother, what are you even saying? The Chu Family Brothers helped us so much back then. They didn't even ask for payment, only the Hidden Scale. How can you bring it up against them now!
"Besides, Miss Su saved my life too. Is my life worth nothing?
"You keep circling around the issue, refusing to say a word about saving her. I truly don't understand what you're thinking!
"And what cultivation level does that Black Water Snake have? How could they possibly deal with him?
"I know our decline is all because of that Black Water Snake, but you can't rush to any doctor in desperation.
"What difference is there between asking them to fight the water snake and sending them to their deaths!"
Perhaps Jiao Zhen had struck a sore spot, for the queen's voice finally turned shrill. "Shut your mouth!"
But then she froze, as though she had remembered that guests were present, and her face suddenly turned pale.
Only after a long while did she heave a heavy sigh. "Forget it."
"As for Miss Su, I admit I have been selfish. It is true that our Curse Arts