The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 37 Velvet Flower (1)

The emperor looked at Jiao Rong's eyes and narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something was wrong.If it were normal, even if this kind of thing happened, Jiao Rong would only talk to him calmly, instead of being impulsive and out of control like now, or even red-eyed.

Obviously, the person Jiaorong mentioned definitely knew her, and the relationship must not be ordinary, otherwise Jiaorong would not be so eager to get him out of the Department of Punishment.

Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes deepened a little, and he replied indifferently: "The place like the Punishment Department is too bloody and dark, you are an ordinary maid, so don't go, you tell me the name of that person, I Have someone lead him out for you."

Hearing this, Jiaorong's expression changed, she looked closely into the emperor's eyes, the eyes of the two seemed to be playing a game at this moment.This feeling of being seen through by others really made Jiaorong feel very uncomfortable.

But Xida is still in the Punishment Division, and she must rescue him... Jiao Rong was silent for a moment, and just as she was gritting her teeth to say Xida's name, a very familiar voice suddenly came from her ear : "Your Majesty, Lord Ersen is here."

Jiao Rong raised her head in a daze, only to see a guard with a knife in front of the emperor who did not know when, and was nodding to report the situation to the emperor.And in the next second, Ersen slowly walked up the steps, and these two steps with his slightly fat body looked a little funny.

The emperor slightly turned his head to look at Er Sen, gave a light "um", and did not pay attention to the imperial guard.But Jiaorong's eyes were wide open, and she looked up at the guard's face in disbelief, which was the face she hadn't seen clearly in the utility room last night——Tumen Xida, whom she regarded as her biological brother since she was a child playmate.

Seemingly aware of Jiao Rong's fiery gaze, Xida glanced lightly in her direction, and the corners of her lips raised indistinctly.

He didn't even enter the Punishment Department.Jiaorong was only shocked at the moment, but before she could make a judgment, Er Sen's voice came to her ears: "The old minister greets the emperor. The meals you arranged for me have already been sent to you." I don't know how this old minister's granddaughter angered the emperor, and she would kneel here..."

Er Sen looked at Jiao Rong who was kneeling on the ground, his old face was full of worry.The emperor looked at Jiao Rong following his gaze, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't make her kneel here."

"Huh?" Ersen had a clueless expression on his face.Jiao Rong knew she was wrong, so she stopped going to see the emperor, adjusted her emotions, and said respectfully: "Last night, the emperor sent someone to arrive in time to save the life of the servant, and the servant just woke up, so I came here to thank the emperor. "

Seeing that Jiaorong changed the topic from that benefactor who saved her life to the one sent by the emperor to save her life, the emperor couldn't help but feel happy, and also gave Jiaorong the next step: "It's serious, what happened? Things in my palace are just a matter of raising your hands, so get up."

Liang Jiugong and Consultant Xing, who had been standing beside him all the time, saw that their attitudes changed as if there was a gust of wind, so they couldn't help but glanced at each other from behind, with complicated expressions on their faces.

Jiaorong coughed lightly and stood up slowly.She hadn't eaten since yesterday, so when she stood up, her eyes suddenly went dark, and she fell to the side without standing still.

At this moment, the emperor, Xida and Ersen all took a step forward subconsciously, reaching out to pull the velvet, but because the consultant was standing in the direction where the velvet fell, he just stretched out his hand casually, Hold Jiaorong firmly.

As a result, after Jiaorong stood firm, she raised her eyes and saw three tall and difficult people all reaching out to her side.The situation in front of her suddenly became a little awkward, Jiao Rong stood up straight with a dazed expression, and took two steps back.Xida was the first to react, and hastily backed away. The emperor also cleared his throat, retracted his hand and looked to the side as if nothing had happened.

Ersen didn't have any scruples, he stepped forward and grabbed Jiaorong's arm, with a worried expression on his face, "Oh my little Ronger, why is your face so pale and your body is still so cold, Mafa will stew it for you I have chicken soup, hurry up and drink it in the wing room."

Hearing this, Jiaorong looked at Er Sen in surprise, and refused: "Mafa, this is against the rules. I am a palace maid, and I have no right to enjoy such a meal, let alone in the wing of the Qianqing Palace..."

Er Sen was about to answer, when the emperor walked towards the hall, he said coldly to Jiao Rong: "This is from the emperor."

Immediately, Jiao Rong turned her head to look at the emperor, but the emperor entered the main hall without looking back.Afterwards, Ersen couldn't hold back any longer, and directly stretched out his hand to take Jiaorong into his arms, his face full of guilt for causing Jiaorong to suffer: "Little Rongrong, it's Mafa and you Ma is incompetent, that's why you suffered like this in the palace."

Jiao Rong stretched out her hand and patted the old man's back, put it on Er Sen's shoulder to see Xida who was laughing behind him, gave him a sharp eye, and softly comforted Er Sen: "Mafa, don't do this, I will It’s okay, I’m just hungry for a while, it’s good to add some energy.”

Er Sen let go of the velvet, and remembered the business: "Yes, it's time for you to eat something, let's go back to the wing room, the emperor ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a lot of food for you, which is beyond the reach of ordinary palace people. Next time, I have to thank the emperor for his kindness."

Now when the emperor Jiaorong is mentioned, she is full of weirdness, but she can't show it well, so she can only make up for Er Sen, take a last look at Xida, and reply: "Okay."

After returning to the main hall, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, frowned and thought for a while, then beckoned to Liang Jiugong, beckoning him to come over.When Liang Jiugong came to his side, the emperor said softly: "Go down and find out in private, who was the little girl who saved her last night that the little girl said, if she is in the Punishment Department, she will be brought out secretly, don't let the wind go."

Liang Jiugong nodded, answered "Yes", then glanced at the emperor, and couldn't help but said: "The emperor really wants to trust Miss Jiaorong."

Hearing this, the emperor immediately cast a sideways glance at Liang Jiugong, "Do I believe her? I just saw that she was in a strange mood, and thought there must be something tricky in it, so I wanted to search it out."

"Yes, yes, yes." Liang Jiugong responded with a smile, "I will do it now, my slave."

I don't know when the emperor's family in the Forbidden City learned to take care of other people's emotions. At least he has been with the emperor for more than ten years. Such a thing is unheard of.

Jiao Rong returned to the wing room, the dining table was already covered with dishes by the imperial eunuchs, and a group of eunuchs stood by to serve her, this feeling was not right for her as a court lady.

Jiao Rong sat on the wooden bench by the table for a long while holding chopsticks, finally she couldn't help standing up, and looked at the group of respectful eunuchs in front of her with a complicated expression: "I'd better eat standing up. "

(End of this chapter)