Chapter 216 You are also someone I cherish
After about a dozen slaps, Concubine Zhao heard the noise and hurried over.
When she saw the scene before her, her pupils suddenly constricted and she shouted angrily: "Who gave you the courage! How dare you hit my people?"
Liu Zheng's hand, which was waving in the air, suddenly froze and he leaned down.
"It was I who gave them the courage." Liu Yuetang stood up slowly, her voice as gentle as the spring breeze in March, but with an imperceptible edge hidden in it.
She knelt before Concubine Zhao Yingying and made a flat bow: "Since Concubine Zhao is unable to discipline this servant, I will do so on your behalf."
Concubine Zhao's face suddenly darkened. "Who are you? You are the one who is supposed to discipline my people?"
Concubine Zhao was so angry that she snorted coldly and bent down to help Madam Kong up.
Looking at Madam Kong's red and swollen cheeks, she felt extremely distressed, her eyes wide open, and she glared at Liu Yuetang fiercely: "Xi Fei, you must give me an explanation today, otherwise..."
Her sharp eyes swept over the palace servants kneeling on the ground: "I will not let any of your people go."
Nanny Kong was her wet nurse and had been with her for twenty years. How could she tolerate being humiliated like this?
Liu Yuetang sneered, "Who will give an explanation to Liu Zheng who is beside me?"
"Madame Kong slapped a palace maid without explanation, and then disrespected me. I have shown mercy by not sending her to the Ministry of Punishment."
"You!" Concubine Zhao was so angry that she raised her hand to slap Liu Yuetang in the face.
Seeing this, Madam Kong was horrified and quickly grabbed Concubine Zhao's wrist.
"Your Majesty..." She shook her head at Concubine Zhao, hinting that Concubine Xi was now pregnant with the emperor's heir, and if she slapped her, her current advantage would turn into a disadvantage.
Concubine Zhao raised her head and took a deep breath. The rage boiling in her eyes gradually condensed into a cold blade. "Concubine Xi! I will report this to the Emperor. I want to see how long you can continue to show off your arrogance."
After saying this, she supported Madam Kong and turned to leave.
Looking at Concubine Zhao's departing figure, Liu Zheng frowned, "Your Majesty, what should we do? Will the Emperor blame you?"
Liu Yuetang stared calmly ahead, "What are you afraid of? Since I asked you to slap Madam Kong, you are sure to win this round."
Before she came, she knew that Concubine Zhao would definitely tell Xiao Heng about this.
She was such a confident person, so confident that no one in the palace could replace her.
She naturally felt that Xiao Heng would definitely stand on her side in this matter.
The dusk dyed the sky like ink, swallowing up the last ray of setting sun.
Liu Yuetang had just finished bathing when Xiao Heng arrived.
She stepped forward with her usual smile, knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, I greet you."
"Your Majesty, why are you here tonight?"
Since she became pregnant, Xiao Heng came to Yaoyue Palace almost every day, but he rarely stayed overnight.
One reason is that Liu Yuetang is more likely to wake up in the early morning after she became pregnant, and every time Xiao Heng went to court, it would disturb her sleep.
The second reason was that she was afraid that he would lose control and they would have sex.
Xiao Heng held her arm with his hand and said gently, "I came to see you."
Seeing him helping her up as usual, Liu Yuetang knew in her heart that Xiao Heng was not coming to accuse her, but wanted to know the details.
She looked up at Xiao Heng with a smile on her face. His expression was gentle, but his eyes were a little dark under the candlelight, as if hiding a complicated emotion.
"How's your appetite today? Did you eat more?"
Xiao Heng took Liu Yuetang's arm and sat down, asking her.
A hint of darkness flashed in Liu Yuetang's lowered eyes.
Eating? Isn't it obvious that he wants to ask about the green cuttlefish?
When she looked up again, a perfect smile had formed on the corners of her mouth, and her eyes seemed to be soaked in spring water and slowly spread out: "Today's meal is very much to my liking. There are Dong'anzi and green cuttlefish..."
When the green squid was mentioned, Liu Yuetang's eyes darkened and her eyelashes trembled slightly: "Your Majesty, do you have anything to ask me?"
Xiao Heng stared into her clear eyes, "I know, I don't need to ask, Miaomiao will tell me."
Liu Yuetang stood up and knelt down: "I was a little impulsive today. I shouldn't have slapped Madam Kong. If the emperor wants to punish me, I will accept the punishment."
She lowered her eyes with a look of grievance and sincerity, like a child who had made a mistake. Her thick eyelashes cast butterfly-wing-like shadows under her eyes, making her look even more timid and delicate.
Even if it was Liu Yuetang's fault, Xiao Heng couldn't bear to punish her when he saw her like that.
She's just a nanny, so naturally she can't be compared with her.
He came here just to see whether Liu Yuetang was as arrogant and vicious as Concubine Zhao said.
But when he stepped into the palace, she did not clear her name at all, nor did she say a bad word about Concubine Zhao. Instead, she admitted her mistake and asked for his punishment.
How could he bear to blame her when he was already heartbroken?
"Since you know you shouldn't slap Madam Kong, why did you do it?" Xiao Heng suddenly felt curious and wanted to scare her.
There was an unremovable bitterness in Liu Yuetang's words: "Liu Zheng suffered a lot with me in the mansion before. This time, she was slapped by Madam Kong all because of me. Naturally, I must seek justice for Liu Zheng."
"Otherwise...otherwise, how will the people in the palace view me? As a concubine, I can't even protect a palace maid. How can I protect the child in my belly in the future?"
"Didn't your maid speak rudely to Madam Kong before?" Xiao Heng asked with a frown.
Liu Yuetang was slightly stunned, her eyes widening in surprise. "What? Is this what Madam Kong told the Emperor?"
"Your Majesty, Liu Zheng has always been timid and afraid of trouble. It is impossible for her to take the initiative to cause trouble. It was Nanny Kong who saw the fish in Liu Zheng's hands and was so angry that she slapped Liu Zheng. When I returned to the palace, Liu Zheng was afraid that I would worry, so she hid in her room and didn't dare to come out. I..."
Seeing that she was getting more and more excited, Xiao Heng quickly supported her: "Alright, alright, don't get excited, I don't blame you."
He probably understood the whole story clearly. If it was true as Liu Yuetang said, then Madam Kong deserved the slap.
If it weren't for the fact that Madam Kong was Concubine Zhao's wet nurse, he would have ordered her to be beaten with a stick.
"Then Your Majesty...are you still going to punish me?" Liu Yuetang looked at him timidly, her eyes full of anxiety.
"Why should I punish you?" Xiao Heng raised his hand and gently gathered the hair on her chest behind her back.
Just as she said, if she is not stronger, how can she protect the baby in her belly in the future?
Liu Yuetang's eyelashes trembled lightly, like a frightened butterfly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty will definitely be displeased by your behavior. The Emperor has always cherished Your Majesty..."
Before she could finish her words, her lips were tightly locked by a touch of warmth, making it impossible for her to utter a single word.
Xiao Heng held the back of her neck with his palm, sucking her lips and tongue inch by inch, his mouth filled with tenderness and affection.
After a long time, he finally let go of Liu Yuetang's lips and stared at her deeply: "Liu Yuetang, I tell you, you are also someone I cherish."
"Don't put yourself in a difficult position to please others, including me. Do you understand?"
Liu Yuetang nodded blankly, as if she couldn't react for a moment.
That night, the two slept in each other's arms.
She felt something strange about the person behind her, but despite this, Xiao Heng just held her in his arms and did nothing else.
Liu Yuetang rested her head on his arm, closed her eyes, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
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