Chapter 310 Soft Heart
In the inner hall, the white gauze was soaked red as soon as it was wrapped around Xiao Heng's arm. Even though the queen was very careful, Xiao Heng still broke out in cold sweat on his forehead due to the pain.
When Liu Yuetang saw that bright red, her heart was in a knot.
Why...why did Xiao Heng use his entire body to protect himself just now.
He clearly didn't need to get hurt.
As long as he stood still, or took a step back, he would be safe.
But he blocked it with his whole body.
At the critical moment, he called out Miaomiao...
Did he really fall in love with her? To the point where he would protect her with his life?
In the past, she used her body to protect him, just to get to the top, to gain favor, and to win his pity.
So what about him? Why is he doing this?
Liu Yuetang really couldn't think of any other reason.
He is the emperor. If he didn't care about someone, why would he risk his own safety to protect him?
Glancing at the watery light in Liu Yuetang's eyes, Xiao Heng's frown relaxed a little, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Don't be sad, I'm fine."
"It's just some superficial injuries."
Liu Yuetang moved her lips, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
The Queen saw this and slowly stood up and bowed, "I still have some matters outside that I need to take care of. I will trouble Noble Concubine Jing to serve the Emperor tonight."
Liu Yuetang bowed her head and knelt, "Yes."
After the queen left, Liu Yuetang looked at Xiao Heng deeply.
When their eyes met, he finally found a sense of familiarity in that gaze.
He was about to speak when he heard Liu Yuetang whisper, "Why did Your Majesty protect me just now?"
"You and I can both avoid getting hurt..."
"But I'm afraid!" Xiao Heng interrupted her, his eyes red with anxiety.
"I'm afraid of losing you."
"I dare not gamble even with the slightest harm."
He took a deep breath and felt like he was going crazy.
Yes... He clearly didn't need to get hurt. If he was afraid that the dagger would hurt Liu Yuetang, he could have simply pulled Liu Yuetang into his arms.
But his mind went blank at that moment, and he actually used his whole body to block her.
When the dagger pierced her shoulder, seeing her panic, worry and surprise, he was like a fool. In order to make her feel distressed, he deliberately stabbed the wound a little deeper with the dagger.
The purpose of doing this was just to make her care about him more and feel more sorry for him.
When did he, a dignified emperor, become like this?
Crazy...
He must be crazy.
But when he saw Liu Yuetang's moved eyes, he suddenly felt that going crazy was worth it.
A light smile appeared on his lips: "When Shen Qingtang tried to commit suicide just now, weren't you the first to protect me?"
He stared at her with a blazing gaze, as if he wanted to see into her heart, and said in a tender tone, "It seems that Yinyin also doesn't want me to get hurt, right?"
"Suicide?" Liu Yuetang was shocked.
Just now... Shen Qingtang didn't mean to kill Xiao Heng.
But suicide?
Xiao Heng nodded gently: "It must be suicide. She won't kill me."
"But... I'm afraid that after she sees you, she might suddenly become possessed and kill you, so I have to protect you even more closely."
"Then Your Majesty, have you ever thought that you might get hurt too?" She frowned.
"You are the Supreme Lord, how can you allow your dragon body to be damaged so easily?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng smiled softly and raised his uninjured hand.
Liu Yuetang placed her hand in his palm.
His fingertips gently caressed the back of her hand with warmth, "If I can't protect you, what good is this supreme dragon body?"
"Yinyin, if this vast land is without you by my side, it will be nothing more than an empty cage to me. From now on, I will protect you well. Not to mention that I only injured my arm today, even if I lost it, I would be happy with it."
The candlelight flickered, and those eyes, which were always sharp, now only reflected her shadow, which was scorching hot.
Liu Yuetang cleared her throat, but in the end, only a bitter taste remained in her throat, and she did not finish her words.
Just then, the imperial physician arrived.
Liu Yuetang quickly turned around, took a deep breath, and forced the tears in her eyes back.
Xiao Heng cares about her so much now. If she fakes her death or just leaves, wouldn't that be too cruel to him?
No matter how she disguised herself, no matter how she acted, she couldn't hide it from him.
He knew that he was Liu Yuetang, he was certain that it was Liu Yuetang, so at the dangerous moment just now, the name he blurted out was Miaomiao, not Yinyin.
Should I tell him the truth and say goodbye to him?
Shouldn't she suddenly disappear without a sound again, leaving him to experience the pain of losing herself once again?
Liu Yuetang thought for a long time until a suppressed moan sounded, which brought him back to his senses.
As the imperial physician applied the medicine to Xiao Heng, he said, "Your Majesty, please bear with it. Although this medicine may be a little painful, it is very effective."
Liu Yuetang turned around.
Just now, the queen only bandaged Xiao Heng's wound through his clothes to prevent excessive bleeding.
Now that the clothes were taken off, it was revealed that the wound was extremely deep, the flesh was turned inside out, and dark red blood was still slowly oozing out, leaving shocking marks on the skin.
Liu Yuetang's throat tightened, and she stepped forward and said, "Let me bandage the emperor."
The imperial physician hurriedly handed over the gauze with both hands.
After Liu Yuetang took the gauze, she bent her knees and half-knelt beside the couch, unfolded the gauze, and carefully wrapped it around Xiao Heng's arm.
By the second time she wrapped the gauze, the newly seeped blood had stained the gauze into a small dark red patch. Her movements became slower and slower, and even her breathing became lighter.
Just as she was about to wrap it for the third time, she felt a sudden tightness on her wrist. It was Xiao Heng who reached out and held her.
"No need to be so careful, it doesn't hurt, it really doesn't hurt at all."
At this moment, he had forgotten all the pain.
To be able to have her treat me so attentively, this little pain is really worth it.
At this time, Zhou Defu came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Shen has just committed suicide."
Liu Yuetang's hand paused slightly. Did Shen Qingtang really commit suicide?
She looked up at Xiao Heng, but found that Xiao Heng didn't seem surprised or sad at all, he was just stunned for a moment.
After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Give him a good burial."
"Your Majesty, did you guess from the beginning that Shen would commit suicide?"
"Not really." Xiao Heng said in a gentle voice.
"It's because Shen... didn't have much time left to live. The imperial physician said she could only live for two to three years at most."
"Why?" Liu Yuetang asked.
Xiao Heng stared at Liu Yuetang, his eyes silent and deep for a long moment before he slowly spoke, "When Imperial Concubine Xi died, I stabbed her chest with a sword. Since then, she has suffered from heart disease. The imperial physician diagnosed her and said she wouldn't last many more years."
Liu Yuetang's eyelashes twitched in surprise.
Why hadn't she heard about this?
She raised her eyes to look at Xiao Heng, but before she could say anything, her gaze fell on his shoulder with brown and red scars.
The scar was like a dried-up blood moon, hovering over the shoulder blade. The flesh at the edge was slightly raised, with curled marks from being burned by fire, and it looked out of tune with the smooth skin around it.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Liu Zheng said that when she was trapped in the fire, Xiao Heng rushed into the fire to save her regardless of everything, but was accidentally hit by the beam.
Is this... the scar he left behind?
At that time, did he ever think that he would die if he went in?
Seeing that she had bandaged the wound but was reluctant to put her hand down, Xiao Heng followed her gaze and looked down. When he saw the scar on his shoulder, he subconsciously shrank back.
"Why, is my scar ugly?"
Liu Yuetang shook her head slightly and raised her fingertips to gently stroke the scar on his shoulder.
When his fingertips touched the uneven texture, his shoulders trembled slightly.
"Not ugly..." Liu Yuetang smiled with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, she completely softened her heart.
She originally thought that as long as she entered the palace as Zong Zheng Qianyin, she could escape unscathed.
But the sound of Miaomiao just now made her completely sober.
Even if she stayed in Jingyuan for another year, five years, or even ten years, Xiao Heng would not believe that she was not Liu Yuetang.
It would be cruel to let him experience loss again.
After all, he is Yue'er's father.
Liu Yuetang took a deep breath and made a decision in her heart.
She should have told Xiao Heng directly that she wanted to leave, leave the palace, and leave him.
So, she slowly stood up, gathered her collar and skirt, bent her knees and knelt on the green brick in front of the couch. The pearl hairpins on her temples swayed slightly with her movements, making a crisp sound.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you. I beg for your approval."
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