Chapter 196: Crushing Bones and Scattering Ashes
For half a month, Xiao Heng went to Yaoyue Palace every day.
No matter how busy he was, he would always take time to visit her or have dinner with Liu Yuetang.
But he never set foot into Yaohua Palace again.
That night, the night was dark and the moonlight flickered under the cover of dark clouds.
Xiao Heng sat in the sedan chair with his eyes closed, his fingertips tapping casually on the gilded armrests under his dragon-patterned sleeves.
Zhou Defu looked up at Xiao Heng and said, "Your Majesty, which concubine's palace are you visiting tonight?"
Xiao Heng paused for a moment, then opened his eyes and said, "Let's go to Yaohua Palace."
Today, Concubine Zhao sent a sachet embroidered by herself. She must have realized her mistake.
In that case, let's go see her.
Just as Zhou Defu was about to shout "Go to Yaohua Palace", Xiao Heng saw a bright light rising slowly into the night sky.
"Is someone releasing sky lanterns?" Xiao Heng asked.
Zhou Defu looked up and said, "Exactly. Your Majesty, would you like to go over and take a look?"
Seeing Xiao Heng's hesitation, Zhou Defu said, "That palace road actually follows the path of Yaohua Palace..."
"Then let's go and take a look." Xiao Heng said lightly.
Zhou Defu's brows lit up with joy, and he raised his hand to signal the palace servants carrying the sedan chair to go to another path.
Who made this Yaohua Palace "poisonous"?
Of all the people in the palace, the one he feared the most was Yaohua Palace.
They were afraid that the emperor would come out of Yaohua Palace with a gloomy face again. The key point was that they, as servants, were difficult to serve.
He sighed silently. In this palace, only Concubine Xi's palace could make the emperor go in with a gloomy face and come out with a smiling face.
As the sedan chair got closer, a woman was seen standing under the moon.
She was wearing a light yellow long dress, the hem of which spread on the ground, like an autumn chrysanthemum blooming under the moon.
Seeing her kneeling down, Xiao Heng raised his hand and signaled the palace servant who was raising his feet to stop the sedan chair.
The woman faced the crescent moon, closed her eyes and prayed:
"I wish I could meet my loving mother in the next life, and continue to love her.
Second, I pray that my son finds a good home, lives a happy and healthy life without worries."
The evening breeze blew through the strands of hair on her temples, and her pious posture became even more intense.
After a pause, she continued softly, "Three wishes... for the only relative Nan Qing cares about in this world..."
"The health of the holy body is better than Kunlun Mountain, and may you live in peace and happiness year after year."
Xiao Heng approached the woman step by step. Although she had her back to him, he could still hear her voice clearly.
"But the Roumei?"
The sudden male voice startled Su Nanqing so much that she trembled. She turned around in shock and quickly saluted Xiao Heng, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Because of the big movement, the pearl earrings on her cheeks were startled and trembled.
Xiao Heng walked forward slowly and stretched out his hand in front of her: "Are you feeling better?"
The moment her hand touched his, the beautiful woman's almond-shaped eyes rippled like spring water, and she slowly placed her hand in his palm.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine now."
She raised her eyes and looked deeply at Xiao Heng, letting the palace lanterns pass through the corners of her eyes without blinking.
Only then did Xiao Heng notice that the shyness in Su Nanqing's eyes and eyebrows had faded, and there was a bit more tenderness.
"Has it been a long time since you last saw me? You never looked at me like this before."
In the past, she would blush with shyness if I looked at her for even a second. How could she look at me so infatuatedly without moving her eyes even a little?
Su Nanqing smiled gently: "Everyone I care about has left. Now I just want to cherish the people in front of me and love the people I care about."
Xiao Heng gently stroked her hand, looked at the sky lantern flying away and said, "Is this the sky lantern you made yourself?"
"Yes, I still have one to light. Your Majesty, would you like to light one with me?" She looked at Xiao Heng expectantly.
"Okay." Xiao Heng agreed immediately.
Taxue quickly took the sky lantern from the pavilion.
Looking at the affectionate scene between Xiao Heng and Su Nanqing, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
That night, Xiao Heng returned to Yufu Palace with Su Nanqing.
On the second day, the emperor's rewards were delivered to the Yufu Palace continuously.
Silks, satins, gold, silver, porcelain, and screen ornaments are all gorgeous and extraordinary.
Su Nanqing gently stroked the red and green jewelry with her fingertips. Each piece was dazzlingly beautiful, but she felt a chill on her fingers.
This time, the reward was not because of the share he deserved, nor because of the royal heir.
It was a reward she received because she was deeply loved by the Holy Spirit.
Su Nanqing picked up a gold filigree and beaded tassel hairpin and compared it to her hair in front of the bronze mirror: "Taxue, do you think this tassel looks good on me?"
Her voice was as delicate as the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the depths of her eyes there was an indelible ink color.
Taxue smiled and said, "It looks good. The young lady looks good in anything she wears."
Su Nanqing's bright red lips curled up slightly: "Tell me, do I still have a chance to wear this hairpin?"
"Of course there is, my lady. After you entered the palace, although the emperor's favor was not as strong as that of Concubine Xi, he still likes you. As long as you endure for a few more years, you can become a concubine."
"Like?" Su Nanqing sneered.
What he liked was that she was well-behaved, sensible and contented.
Su Nanqing pinched the tassel hairpin with her fingertips, and with a slight turn of her white wrist, she inserted the hairpin into her hair. The broken gold tassels swayed slightly with her movements, casting a cold star-like glow on her temples.
She looked at her meticulously combed bun and suddenly frowned and said, "Taxue, tell me, does it hurt when this hairpin is inserted into your hair?"
Taxue was slightly startled: "My lord, who are you talking about?"
"Who else? Of course it's the hair." Su Nanqing stared at the bronze mirror without moving his eyes.
Taxue said softly, "My lady, your hair won't hurt at all, don't think too much about it."
"How could that be?" Su Nanqing turned to look at Taxue: "Hair also has blood and nerves. This hairpin is so sharp, it will definitely hurt if it is inserted into it."
"Just like my aunt, when her neck was strangled, it was very painful."
The more she spoke, the more her eyes became duller, and her frown seemed to indicate she was in pain.
Seeing this, Taxue quickly knelt down at her knees and softly comforted her, "My lady, it's over now. Don't think about it anymore."
"I'd better ask the imperial physician to prescribe you some medicine."
Only she knew that since the death of her aunt and the Fourth Prince, the young lady seemed normal when she was outside, but once she returned to Yufu Palace and was alone and quiet, she would start to have wild thoughts and say strange things.
She immediately stood up to ask for the imperial physician, but Su Nanqing grabbed her hand and said, "Why are you asking for the imperial physician? I'm not sick."
"I'm fine, I've never been better."
She chuckled softly, the tassels in her hair rustling. "You see, the first time I served the emperor, Concubine Zhao intercepted my favor. And last night, the emperor was supposed to go to Yaohua Palace, but he came to my place instead."
"Am I very powerful - walking on snow?" She drew out the tone, and raised the corners of her eyes charmingly and proudly.
Seeing this, Taxue could only agree with her and continue: "Yes, my lady is amazing, you will be even more amazing in the future."
Su Nanqing smiled leisurely and raised her hand to stroke the tassels on her temples: "So - the feeling of revenge is so satisfying."
After she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly darkened, and the gentleness between her eyebrows suddenly became extremely sharp: "There is also the murderer who killed my aunt. I must find her and grind her into ashes!"
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