Chapter 58 Who can't play a weak little white flower
"Thank you, Aunt Qiu Sui." Chu Liuzheng sniffed and leaned back on the soft pillow. She glanced around and found that there were quite a few people in the room. Everyone who should be there was there. Even Concubine Rong was sitting on a stool not far away with an unhappy look on her face. She rolled her eyes at her when she saw her looking over.
"What are you looking at?" Xiao Jingfan was very unhappy at being ignored. "You are usually as timid as a rabbit in front of me. Even a harsh tone can scare people to death. I didn't know you were capable of causing trouble in Huaqing Palace."
This sounds like a criticism, but it is actually a defense, and a very biased defense at that.
When everyone heard this, many of them changed their expressions immediately.
Concubine Rong cursed inwardly: Vixen!
Why didn’t I burn this vixen to death just now?
Seeing Chu Liuzheng sitting there without saying anything, Xiao Jingfan frowned, "Answer me, are you stupid?"
"Not stupid." Chu Liuzheng muttered in a very low voice.
She was really surprised that the tyrant would choose to protect her.
She thought she would never wake up after she fainted.
[Actually, dying unconscious is pretty good, at least it won't hurt.]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Doesn't this woman cherish her life? Why does she keep wanting to die today?
If this woman dies, where can he find a second system?
"Answer me if you're not stupid." Xiao Jingfan's face was not happy. "Why did you cause such a scene in Huaqing Palace?"
Chu Liuzheng wanted to throw off the quilt and get out of bed to answer.
Everyone in the room was of higher rank than her, and she really couldn't lie down.
But as soon as his hand touched the quilt, he immediately flinched in pain, "Ouch!"
Xiao Jingfan's brows furrowed, and his tone grew even colder. "That's it. The imperial physician said that if you don't take good care of your hand for two months, it will be useless."
[I also want to open a restaurant after leaving the palace, so my hands must not be disabled.]
Chu Liuzheng immediately became obedient, lowering his eyes and saying, "Your Majesty, I am the one serving tea to the Emperor. My hands are the most important to me. Even if not for myself, I must protect them for Your Majesty."
"But..." Chu Liuzheng looked up at Zhang Baorong, who was kneeling beside Concubine Rong, half of his face wrapped in gauze. "Eunuch Zhang wanted to destroy my hand with boiling water, so I had no choice but to resist."
Then, she recounted in detail what Zhang Baorong had done to her, which made many young palace maids feel heartbroken.
That's just boiling water, how can you bear it being poured on your hands?
No wonder he was injured so badly. He even cried out in pain in his dreams when he fainted.
Chu Liuzheng spoke softly, but the room was quiet and everyone could hear him.
She didn't mention Concubine Rong at all, but it seemed like she was mentioned in every sentence.
After all, the incident happened in Huaqing Palace and in front of Concubine Rong. Without the tacit approval of his master, Concubine Rong, how could Zhang Baorong dare to act so arrogantly?
Concubine Rong tried to interrupt several times, but was blocked by Xiao Jingfan's light glance. Her beautiful face immediately showed a bit of grievance, and she was secretly resentful in her heart.
——Xianglu said that this little bitch is not a foxy girl. She has not even become your Majesty's person yet, but she has tricked your Majesty into protecting her so much. What will happen if she really becomes your Majesty's person?
"I know my words carry little weight, and I'm afraid of accidentally offending the nobles. Whenever I have free time, I rarely leave Nongyun Garden, and I've never spoken a word to Eunuch Zhang."
Chu Liuzheng blinked as he spoke, and two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks and dripped onto the brocade quilt, forming small flowers.
[Who can't play a weak little white flower? ]
She sobbed softly, tiny drops of water dotting her blinking eyelashes. "I don't know when I offended Eunuch Zhang, but he hates me so much that he wants to kill me."
[The Imperial Concubine couldn't afford to offend him, so she could only turn her attention to this damned eunuch.]
She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Jingfan timidly, her eyes were red like a rabbit, looking pitiful and cute.
"It's not a big deal that Eunuch Zhang tortured me, but I serve the emperor. Doesn't this show that Eunuch Zhang doesn't take His Majesty seriously?"
"I dare not!" Zhang Baorong could no longer bear to hear Chu Liuzheng continue, and said urgently, "Your Majesty, please understand. I absolutely have no intention of disrespecting Your Majesty!"
Xiao Jingfan turned around and looked at him, his eyes like a cold pond and his gaze like a knife, almost piercing him through.
It’s over!
Zhang Baorong hurriedly grabbed the hem of Concubine Rong's skirt, like a lifeline, and said, "Your Majesty, please, for the sake of my past dedication to your service, plead for mercy for me."
"Let go!" Concubine Rong glared at him unhappily.
——Damn slave, she wrinkled my skirt!
Zhang Baorong reluctantly let go of his hand, still staring at Concubine Rong, his eyes full of desire for life.
This servant is loyal and easy to use, so Concubine Rong naturally wants to protect him.
She stood up and bowed gracefully to Xiao Jingfan, her voice soft and sweet.
"Your Majesty, although Zhang Baorong was wrong, it is also true that this maid caused a disturbance in Huaqing Palace and was disrespectful to me. Since Your Majesty has pardoned this maid, it is only fair that you give Zhang Baorong a lighter sentence."
"I see he has shown remorse, so why not fine this servant half a year's salary, give him a small punishment and a big warning, and forgive him this time."
[My hand was broken and my face was nearly disfigured, and this is only worth half a month's salary?!]
Chu Liuzheng was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
I know that people in the palace are never treated as human beings, but when this injustice happens to me, it is always particularly difficult to accept.
She lowered her head tightly and bit her lips almost until they bled to prevent herself from cursing at Concubine Rong.
"It's good enough to be able to save your life now. Chu Liuzheng, remember, you're just an insignificant little palace maid. She's the most favored imperial concubine in the harem, with a powerful family backing her. Even tyrants have to treat her with courtesy. How can you, a powerless person, compare with her? Think about your family, think about the wonderful life after leaving the palace. Hold it in, hold it in, don't be so rude!"
Even thinking this, Chu Liuzheng felt more and more aggrieved and his nose felt sore.
She didn't know where this grievance came from, she only knew that the tears she had pretended to cry fell harder and harder, almost soaking the quilt.
[Don’t cry! Don’t feel wronged! Stop crying!!]
Chu Liuzheng sniffed and tried hard to hold back his tears.
Through tearful eyes, a slender big hand appeared in front of me.
The big hand held a handkerchief and wiped her face roughly, wiping away all the tears.
Xiao Jingfan pursed his lips, with annoyance in his brow.
He had never done this before, and now he was finding it particularly difficult to do.
But no matter how impatient he was, he didn't want to ask someone else to take over.
As he wiped it, he said, "Since the imperial concubine has pleaded for mercy, I will spare this servant's life."
Chu Liuzheng's eyes dimmed. As expected...
Zhang Baorong was delighted, but before he could thank him, Xiao Jingfan continued, "A small punishment and a big warning are necessary. Zhou Yuande, did you hear clearly what this servant did?"
Zhou Yuande bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I heard it clearly."
"Then I'll return it double." Xiao Jingfan threw away the tear-stained handkerchief. "If the pain isn't your own, how can you learn a lesson? How can you repent?"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!" Zhang Baorong was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and his body was shaking with fear.
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Rong called out in dissatisfaction and grievance. It was just that the little hoof's hand was injured. There were so many people in the palace who could make tea, so why was her hands missing?
Xiao Jingfan didn't look back. He saw Chu Liuzheng staring at him blankly. Although his eyes were still red, the tears had stopped flowing, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.
"Your Highness, you are not strict in your administration. When you return to the palace, you must clean up the Huaqing Palace and don't come out before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."
(End of this chapter)
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