Chapter 123 Don’t Treat Concubine as a Substitute
About a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Defu walked in with a serious expression.
The moment he met Xiao Heng's gaze, his legs went weak and he knelt down.
"Where are the people?" Xiao Heng looked outside with cold eyes.
Zhou Defu didn't dare to look directly into his eagle-like eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Jieyu Xi...is ill."
Xiao Heng nodded repeatedly, anger burning in his heart: "Sick! Very good! Also called sick."
At this moment, he thought about punishing her.
But I don't know how to punish her.
If it’s too light, it’s hard to relieve the anger in my heart; if it’s too heavy, I can’t bear to let it go.
He clenched his fists, making them crackle.
"Didn't I tell you to bring her to me?"
Xiao Heng's shout scared Zhou Defu so much that he felt like the head on his neck was about to fall off.
He shuddered all over. "When I went there, Jinxiu Pavilion was in chaos. They even called in the imperial physician. I saw that Concubine Xi was in great pain... I was afraid she wouldn't be able to get up. That's why..."
That's why they didn't tie Concubine Xi up.
In addition, what the emperor said originally was clearly just words spoken in anger.
If Concubine Ruoxi was really sick, he would tie her up and bring her here.
Then he would probably lose his head.
Xiao Heng's frown gradually relaxed, but after a moment it turned into a worried frown.
"I want to go and see if she is pretending to be sick or if she is really sick."
Xiao Heng waved his arm, his wide sleeves fluttered like flowing clouds, and he raised his foot and walked out quickly.
Zhou Defu quickly stood up and followed behind.
In Jinxiu Pavilion, Liu Zheng was giving Liu Yuetang moxibustion.
No wonder the mothers-in-law in the village often say that you should never pretend to be sick if you are not really sick.
Now, abdominal pain comes knocking.
But it was also strange, her period had always been very regular, but this time it was delayed for several days.
I think God was helping him, as Zhou Defu came just when he had a stomachache.
So she made the abdominal pain even more severe and invited Doctor Shen to come.
After hearing this, Doctor Shen asked the palace maid to use moxa to apply to the acupoints around the navel, saying that it could warm the meridians and relieve pain.
But this is a good method. It makes me feel more comfortable after moxibustion.
Liu Yuetang closed her eyes, and when she heard the sound of footsteps, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
He came after all.
Before the palace maid could pass on the message, Xiao Heng strode in.
Wanqiu was so scared that his hand shook and he almost burned Liu Yuetang.
Xiao Heng stared at Liu Yuetang coldly step by step.
She hurriedly used the quilt beside her to cover her graceful figure wearing only a bellyband.
Like a frightened deer, her fair and delicate hands timidly clutched the quilt, and her misty eyes looked at her.
Her eyes were so clear and bright, but now they were filled with sadness.
Xiao Heng sneered.
I haven't even questioned her yet, but she's already started to feel wronged.
A hint of pleasure flashed through Liu Yuetang's heart.
If you want a man to be completely obsessed with you, you have to trigger strong emotional ups and downs in him.
Make him feel anxious, distressed, and moved.
"Xi Jieyu, you are so brave."
His eyes were so bright and sharp that it made people shudder.
Liu Yuetang's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she covered her face with the quilt.
"I acknowledge my crime, Your Majesty, please punish me."
She closed her eyes, and a wet and cool tear mark appeared on her fair cheek.
Only then did Xiao Heng realize that something was wrong.
She has always been considerate and never loses her temper for no reason.
There must be something that I don't know.
"Why are you hiding from me?"
Liu Yuetang buried her lips in the quilt and refused to speak.
Xiao Heng was furious: "Did someone bully you?"
The woman on the couch remained silent and didn't even look up at him.
Xiao Heng was both angry and annoyed, "Liu Yuetang, am I being too pampered with you, causing you to not take me seriously?"
"If you don't want to see me, then I will never set foot in Jinxiu Pavilion again."
His face was stiff, and he was about to leave, but a pair of hands grabbed the corner of his clothes.
A sense of joy inexplicably surged in Xiao Heng's heart, washing away the anger in his heart.
He knew that the woman in front of him was reluctant to see him.
Xiao Heng looked at Liu Yuetang without changing his expression, only to see her looking at him with tears in her eyes, heartbreak slowly overflowing from her eyes.
"Your Majesty, please don't use me as a substitute, okay?"
Xiao Heng's mind was shocked, "Substitute?"
Liu Yuetang propped herself up and stood up. It was very difficult for her because of the abdominal pain. Her brows were tightly furrowed and she felt very uncomfortable.
Xiao Heng couldn't help but reach out and help her up.
The next moment, the woman threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, as if he would disappear at any moment.
"I want to see Your Majesty, but I am afraid to see you. I don't know how to face you."
Xiao Heng was completely confused, but his heart softened when he heard the woman's tender and sobbing words.
He reached out and lifted her hurt little face, his eyes gentle: "Tell me, whose substitute are you?"
Liu Yuetang looked up at him and said in a trembling voice, "Empress Zhao said that you favor me because I look so much like her when she was young. When I first entered the palace, the other concubines said the same thing."
Xiao Heng was stunned. Before he could react, the woman's sad voice rang out again: "I hope to gain the emperor's favor and love, but if this favor is due to someone else, I would rather not have it."
Xiao Heng really didn't expect that such a thing would happen out of nowhere.
He had never expected that the woman in front of him, who was usually gentle and delicate, was actually such a person with such a strong personality.
If it were any other concubine, they would probably be longing for such an opportunity.
No matter if it's a stand-in or someone else, as long as you can get favor and get promoted, it's a pleasure.
This is the difference between loving who you are and loving who you are.
After all, she is different from others.
Xiao Heng rubbed her cheek with pity and soothed her softly, "Silly girl, how could you be so easily fooled by what others say?"
Liu Yuetang was slightly startled, and a hint of joy quickly spread from the corner of her eyes.
"Your Majesty means that what they said is not true?"
Xiao Heng shook his head at her.
Liu Yuetang was so excited that she stretched out her hand to show the bracelet on her wrist and said, "The Concubine Zhao said that you designed the pattern of this bracelet according to her preferences, and that you were thinking of her when you called me Tang'er."
"That's nonsense too, isn't it?"
Xiao Heng reassured her, "The reason there's a plum blossom on this bracelet is because we first met in the Plum Garden. It has nothing to do with anything else."
As for the name, he admitted that when he first called her Tang'er, he thought of Concubine Zhao.
But only in the beginning.
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