Out of courtesy, Yuan Zhao and Yuan Cheng went to the side hall to visit Helian Shi.
The imperial physician had finished his diagnosis and was reporting to Emperor Xuan and Jing Kangshan.
"When the young master fell, he was wearing thin clothes and had many bruises and scrapes all over his body."
"And the tea also scalded my hands."
Jing Kangshan listened to this and stared at the cloak in Yuan Zhao's hand.
Yuan Zhao felt a little embarrassed and handed the cloak back to Jingyang beside him.
Jing Yang stared at the cloak for a moment and handed it to Jing Kangshan.
"Young master has not recovered from the cold and has been injured. He needs to rest more and should not move too much." The imperial physician continued.
Emperor Xuan nodded and looked towards Jingkangshan. "If Prince Helian needs any medicine, Prince Jing can speak directly to me or the Crown Prince."
Jing Kangshan bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
…
The palace banquet ended abruptly.
After returning to the post station, Helian Shi went back to his residence and took a good rest as advised by the imperial physician.
Jing Kangshan hesitated in the yard. He wanted to ask Helian Shi, but was worried about disturbing him.
At this moment, Jing Yang came out from nowhere, interrupted his thoughts, and grabbed Jing Kangshan's hand, "Dad! Come with me!"
"What are you doing? You little bastard! Daddy has something important to do!"
"Oh!" Jingyang pulled him back, "Dad! I have something important to do too!"
Jing Yang dragged Jing Kangshan back to his room, checked around to make sure no one was there, closed the door, and sat down next to Jing Kangshan. "Dad! Are you going to ask big brother something?"
Jing Kangshan glared at her and said, "Children, don't ask questions about adults' affairs!"
Jing Yang grinned mischievously and whispered, "Dad, are you confused? You don't understand why big brother does this?"
Jing Kangshan looked at Jing Yang straight in the eye. He didn't expect his daughter to be able to guess his thoughts, so he asked, "How do you know?"
Helian Shizhen had injured himself so much that Jing Kangshan really didn't know what was going on.
Jingyang shook his head, feeling a little proud, "Because I know why big brother did this!"
Jing Kangshan's face was full of surprise, but he quickly waved his hands, "Impossible! How did you know?"
This person's temperament... has always been the most unpredictable...
As he said that, Jing Kangshan felt that Jing Yang was unreliable. He stood up and was about to leave, but he decided to go and ask in person.
But Jingyang grabbed him again and said, "Dad! Please listen to your daughter first!"
Jing Kangshan sat down helplessly, "Okay, okay! Dad will listen to you."
He wanted to see what Yang Yang could tell him.
Jingyang raised an eyebrow and asked, "Dad, do you still remember the cloak that big brother was wearing?"
Jing Kangshan nodded boredly.
"Do you still remember how much you treasure that cloak, big brother?"
Jing Kangshan hummed, then realized something was wrong.
Helian Shi never asked anyone else to make that cloak...
"But who did it appear on today?" Jing Kangshan had already figured it out without Jing Yang asking further.
When Jing Kangshan thought about the origin of the cloak, his expression changed immediately.
"That cloak that Big Brother treasured so much is now on Princess Showa's body. Dad, do you know what this means?"
Jing Yang was still analyzing, and Jing Kangshan subconsciously asked, "What does it mean?"
Jingyang smiled mysteriously and whispered something into Jing Kangshan's ear.
The more Jing Kangshan listened, the more incredible his expression became.
"You mean..."
…
At the other end of the post station, Helian Shi was sitting in the house. The bruises on his body and the burns on his knuckles were aching slightly, but he didn't care.
He leaned against the table, admiring the paintings on the wall.
The corners of her crimson lips curled up into a smile, looking extremely evil and charming under the dim candlelight.
He held the cloak to his nose; a hint of fragrance still lingered on it.
There was a flash of excitement in his eyes, and his bony hands slowly clenched. He knew very well whose scent this belonged to.
The fragrance soon dissipated, and he gently stroked the white fox fur on his cloak with a playful smile on his face.
The fox fur on this cloak belonged to the white fox king that he hunted after hibernating alone in the snow-capped mountains for six months.
He always has enough patience when dealing with prey.
This prey...
Helian Shi pressed his left hand on the base of his right hand, which was the burning red spot. He pressed hard, but a smile appeared on his face.
"Have you forgotten me?" He raised his eyes, looked at the portrait, and muttered to himself.
"It's okay, I'll remind you..."
…
Linhua Palace.
A group of eunuchs and palace maids were kneeling on the ground. The palace maid who spilled the tea was kneeling at the front, trembling like a sieve.
"Your Majesty, I was really careless and spilled tea on the princess. Please forgive me."
Concubine Shu lazily leaned on the couch and only ordered Zhao Ma, "Slap your mouth."
"Pa! Pa! Pa!" Nanny Zhao hit her more than ten times and only stopped when Concubine Shu called for a stop.
Concubine Shu stood up and walked over to the palace maid, her expression stern. "Whether intentional or not, the banquet I prepared caused some trouble, and made His Majesty think that I was incompetent, then I must teach you a lesson!"
"We will listen carefully to the Queen's instructions." The eunuchs and palace maids said in unison.
Concubine Shu glanced at the palace maid with a swollen face and waved her hand, "Everyone, get out!"
The group of people retreated in a hurry. Concubine Shu was a little regretful and said slowly,
"Useless thing... If that cup of tea is splashed on Yuan Zhao's face..."
It would be best to destroy Yuan Zhao's face, which she hated at the first sight, but it was a pity that the Northern Qiang people were meddling in other people's business.
Nanny Zhao massaged Concubine Shu's shoulders and simply smiled upon hearing this. "This banquet was hosted by the Empress. If something really happened to the princess, I'm afraid His Majesty would also be suspicious..."
Concubine Shu nodded.
Madam Zhao asked again, "Your Majesty, was the gift that Wei Shaoqing sent to you last time useful?"
Concubine Shu sneered, "He's quite capable, so I saved his life."
"If it weren't for the Empress' intervention, I'm afraid Wei Shaoqing would have been executed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince long ago... Now he's only in exile. He should know how to repay the Empress."
Concubine Shu opened her eyes slightly, thinking of the gift Wei Shaoqing had given her, and asked Zhao Ma, "It won't take much anyway. Send someone to help him on the way to exile... Just don't let Yuan Cheng's people take their lives..."
"Especially his little daughter, she seems a little weird, so pay more attention to her."
"Yes, my lady."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
