The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 36 Coma (3)

Jiao Rong felt her lips dry for a while, glanced at a cup of tea on the wooden cabinet beside the couch, hesitated for a moment, stretched out her slender arms to take the cup over, and took a sip from her lips.The tea is still lukewarm, and I don't know if it was put here just now, or if it was changed from time to time.

Because she was so thirsty, Jiaorong drank the whole glass of water without thinking after checking the temperature of the water.When she was about to put down the teacup, she suddenly realized that the whole body of the teacup was pure yellow, and the patterns on it were eye-catching dragon patterns.

At this moment, Jiaorong's eyes widened in fright, and she almost dropped the teacup to the ground.She vigilantly scanned everything around her again, and the memory of last night slowly returned to her mind.

Jiaorong's last memory is that Xida stuffed her into the cabinet, after which she seemed to faint.If she was not searched by the people around Second Elder Brother, there is a high probability that she would be rescued by the emperor's guards.

So here is...

Jiao Rong clutched the yellow quilt in her hand, her pupils trembled, she lifted it off, quickly put on the flat flag shoes by the side of the couch, tidied up her clothes a little, and immediately went out regardless of her weakness. run away.

The moment Jiaorong was about to step out of the threshold of the wing room of the Qianqing Palace, the eunuch consultant of the Qianqing Palace who was standing at the door stopped her.There was a warm smile on the consultant's face, and he said in a clear voice: "Girl Jiaorong, are you awake? Go back and have a rest first, the servant asked the imperial dining room to bring you meals. You can eat more later to replenish your body." .”

Hearing these words, Jiaorong was stunned for a while, and she couldn't utter a complete sentence after chanting "I" for a long time.In the end, Jiao Rong was silent for a few seconds, and bowed her head to greet the consultant: "Eunuch Gu."

"No need." The consultant was about to pull up the velvet, and still said gently: "This is the wing room of the Qianqing Palace. There was an assassin in the palace yesterday. The emperor thought of your meritorious service in helping to arrest the assassin, and specially allowed you to recuperate in the Qianqing Palace. But a considerable grace, blessed are you."

"I... assist in arresting the assassin?" Jiaorong pointed at herself with a puzzled face, her brows slightly frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple.

"Yes, all the assassins in the palace have been sent to the Department of Punishment. You suffered yesterday, and the people in the imperial dining room will bring you food in a while. The emperor also asked the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital to diagnose your pulse and prescribe medicine for you I have taken great care of you." The consultant line can be regarded as the eunuch with a good temper, which is rare in front of the emperor, and at this moment, the corners of his lips are slightly curled up, and he is very friendly to Jiaorong.

Upon hearing this, Jiao Rong was taken aback, and she subconsciously repeated what the consultant said: "They were all sent to the Punishment Department?"

Was Cedar sent in too?The corners of Jiaorong's eyebrows frowned even tighter. If Xida was sent to the Criminal Division to be tortured because of saving her, then Jiaorong would probably be immersed in the pain of guilt for the rest of her life.

"Yes, don't worry, the people from the Punishment Division will torture them severely, and you will never be wronged in vain." The consultant thought that Jiao Rong felt wronged, and his voice softened a bit to coax her.

Jiao Rong's eyes sank slightly, and she bit her lower lip hard.Doesn't this emperor claim to convince people with virtue?Why doesn't he carry forward his benevolent style now?It was the first time she met Xida since entering the palace, and it turned out to be such a scene.

Thinking about it, it is rare for Jiaorong to overthrow all reason with the softest sensibility.She closed her eyes, gave the consultant a little push, and rushed out with a cold voice: "I want to see the emperor."

"Hey, girl Jiaorong!" The consultant was a little unresponsive, watching Jiaorong run away from the back, and for a while didn't know whether to catch up or not.

The emperor just came back from the morning court, and was walking from the yard with Liang Jiugong with his hands behind his back, and he was still talking about the bad things in the court: "These old guys are getting more and more blatant about putting eyeliners in the harem. Last night The news of the news is so tightly blocked, and this morning, one by one, you can express your condolences in front of me, do you really want me to scrutinize all the palace people in the entire Forbidden City?"

Liang Jiugong walked up the steps slowly behind the emperor, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, according to my slaves, the few ministers who played in the hall today are closely related to the Empress Dowager on weekdays. This open condolence may also be the meaning of the Empress Dowager and her elders. .”

The emperor snorted coldly, his expression was very displeased, but at this moment, a dusty court lady came out from under the corridor, she was just rescued yesterday, and she was still very embarrassed.

Seeing Jiao Rong hurriedly approaching, the emperor stopped and looked at her with raised eyebrows in a little puzzled way.

"My maidservant greets the emperor." Xu Shi was still confused just after waking up, Jiao Rong was so anxious that she forgot the etiquette that the emperor had told her earlier, without saying a word, she knelt down in front of the emperor, took a few breaths, and organized her words.It is too difficult for her to rescue Xida from the Punishment Division rashly now, and there is no reason, but after all, he is her best playmate when she was young, and she is equivalent to her family.

The consultant line chased after a few steps before catching up to the few people, panting heavily, and bowed to the emperor to salute: "Slave pays respects to the emperor."

The emperor looked at Jiao Rong's face that had not yet recovered its color, looked at the consultants behind with some complaints, and said coldly: "Who allowed her to come out?"

"Slave..." Consultant Xing Liu frowned slightly, not yet thinking about how to respond.But Jiaorong, who was kneeling in front of him, spoke before him, with a very hoarse voice: "This servant wants to come."

As she said that, Jiaorong raised her eyes to meet the emperor's gaze, her eyes were full of indifference, and she asked weakly: "Your majesty, you have dealt with all those guards in Qianqing Palace last night?"

Hearing Jiaorong's question, the emperor subconsciously felt that something was wrong.At this moment, Jiaorong's gaze carried the kind of fragility and helplessness he had never seen in her, like a frightened rabbit, with her ears drooping long ago, leaving only a pair of red eyes.

"Hmm." The emperor looked at her quietly, and just responded softly, "This group of people are disrupting the peace of the harem under my nose, so I will not let you off lightly, so you don't have to worry."

Jiaorong's lips trembled uncontrollably, she couldn't imagine Xida being tortured in a place like the Criminal Division.Jiaorong's throat twitched slightly, her eyes fluttered around, she quickly settled her words in her mind, raised her head and said: "Your Majesty, the servants were hunted down by those guards last night, and one of the guards secretly rescued the servants." .My servant implores you to ask my servant to go to the Department of Punishment to bring that person out. He is my servant's benefactor and must not be misjudged."

Jiaorong's state at this time is completely different from the usual person, the indomitable and indifferent aura of her body has completely dissipated, leaving only the most essential tenderness and kindness of a daughter's family.

(End of this chapter)