Chapter 128 I Will Punish Her
Jiang Yingli's hands were trembling, and the tip of the sword left a thin line of blood on Su Qingrong's neck.
Reason tugged at her madly.
The matter of Concubine Shen's fake pregnancy has not been resolved yet, and the culprit Su Qingrong cannot die yet.
You can't kill her in a moment of pleasure.
Can’t kill, can’t kill.
Jiang Yingli tried her best to suppress the murderous intent in her heart and threw away the sword.
Seeing her compromise, Su Qingrong curled up the corners of her lips into a victorious smile.
"Hmph, Jiang Yingli, let's wait and see!"
Su Qingrong tidied up her disheveled hair and left with her people.
Lian Qiao was worried: "My Lady, are you just going to let her go like this?"
Jiang Yingli took Qiuxia's hand and said calmly, "Qiuxia and Xiaowei are both injured. Let's call Doctor Zhang to see them first."
Qiuxia witnessed Jiang Yingli's heartbroken look when Zhuoxue was broken. Her brows furrowed as she blamed herself, "Your Majesty treasured those two peonies the most. It's my fault for not protecting Zhuoxue and holding Her Majesty back."
Xiao Wei also came running over crying, "My Lady, it's all my fault! I told them to be captured, otherwise you wouldn't have let them in at all."
Jiang Yingli looked at the people who were taking responsibility with sad faces, and knew that they were like this because they knew in their hearts that she cherished the two peonies, so they felt sad for her.
"What are you talking about? They're just two flowers. No matter how precious they are, they can't be more important than a living person. Now, hurry back to the palace to warm up, or your wound will freeze. It's snowing today, and the ground is slippery. Doctor Zhang is old, so it will probably take a while for him to come."
Qiuxia didn't feel much after being injured just now, but when she heard Jiang Yingli's words, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
How could her worthless life compare to the flowers that the Empress took good care of? The Empress still cared about her as always.
Qiuxia knew that she couldn't let the empress worry, so she quickly pulled Xiaowei into the hall together.
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After Su Qingrong returned to the palace, she summoned several imperial doctors to Qixiang Palace.
"I'm warning you, if the scratch on my face leaves a scar, don't even think about working in the Imperial Hospital anymore!"
The imperial physicians knelt on the ground and dared not breathe.
Everyone knows that nowadays, you can’t mess with anyone from the Su family.
The Xue family has to keep a distance from the Su family's current strength.
"Don't worry, Madam. It's just a scratch from a flower branch. As long as you apply medicine and take good care of it, it won't leave any scars."
Su Qingrong gently stroked her cheek in front of the bronze mirror. The burning pain made her face a little distorted.
This beating will not be in vain.
She now had a legitimate reason to demand power in the palace.
Jiang Yingli fought with her for a few flowers, causing her to be seriously injured. If His Majesty does not compensate her, she will send a message to her father.
Jiang Yingli is just waiting to confirm her reputation as an arrogant and overbearing concubine.
At that time, the whole court was in turmoil, and even His Majesty could not protect Jiang Yingli.
Su Qingrong took Qinglian to Changqing Palace to cry.
She wore a half-face veil and was in tears.
"Your Majesty, I ran into Ning Xiuyi in the Imperial Garden. The flower she was wearing gave me a rash. I went to Zhaohua Palace to ask Ning Xiuyi if she could stop growing that flower. However, she felt her flower was more important than my health and refused..."
Xiao Chenglan sat on the dragon throne, his eyes lightly sweeping over the memorial in his hand, without looking at Su Qingrong.
"Her flowers gave you a rash, so why did you go to Zhaohua Palace?"
Su Qingrong paused, then cried even harder. "That's because I was suffering so much from the rash that I wanted to cut the flowers to prevent future problems. But Ning Xiuyi didn't consider my feelings at all. Not only did she not give in, she even beat me up."
Xiao Chenglan finally put down the memorial in his hand.
"How did she hit you?"
When Su Qingrong heard that Xiao Chenglan finally cared about her, she became more and more excited.
"She used a thorny branch to beat me! She scratched my face. If I didn't want Your Majesty to see the bad look on my face, I would have let Your Majesty know how domineering she is!"
"Go on."
"I covered my face, but she still wouldn't give in. She chased me and beat me until my hair was undone, my hairpins fell to the ground, and my clothes were torn. She also...she pointed a sword at me and wanted to kill me. Your Majesty, she must be crazy. Your Majesty, please help me!"
Xiao Chenglan nodded calmly, "Yes, it's too much. I will punish her."
In return for such a meaningless remark, Su Qingrong's hatred grew even stronger.
How biased!
But today she was not crying as Su Qingrong, but as the daughter of the Su family.
It’s okay to be partial to Jiang Yingli, she wants her compensation.
Otherwise, the Su family would never tolerate her being bullied to this extent. If her Su family doesn't let it go, no one will have a good life!
"She did something wrong and she deserves to be punished! What about me? Your Majesty, I got a rash from her flowers, and she beat me and pointed a sword at me. How can I be comforted?"
Xiao Chenglan lowered his eyes deeply, hiding the cold emotion in his eyes, and when he spoke again, his expression had become gentler and calmer.
"So, what do you want?"
Su Qingrong observed Xiao Chenglan's expression and confirmed that he was in a good mood at the moment, then said:
"I want the power of the palace."
This time Xiao Chenglan smiled sincerely.
Su Qingrong looked at the smile on Xiao Chenglan's face and was stunned for a moment.
She had never seen His Majesty laugh so heartily.
Xiao Chenglan looked at Su Qingrong who was kneeling in the hall, and the smile in his long eyes gradually became meaningful.
Such a stupid idiot, if he was not from the Su family, would have died earlier than Lu Cairen.
The Su family was too arrogant, thinking that as long as they had their own power, they could send such a fool into the palace and ascend to the throne.
Little do they know that fools will only become a burden and will never be able to rise to the top.
Su Qingrong felt a little uncomfortable when Xiao Chenglan laughed.
Is her request too much?
She is the daughter of the Su family, which is now at its peak. She is also the highest-ranking concubine in the palace besides Song Wanyan. It is reasonable and logical that the power of the palace will eventually fall on her.
She just asked for it in advance.
"The Empress Dowager is ill, and Concubine Song has resigned. There is no one to enforce the rules in the harem, so the concubines' discipline is inevitably lax. Ning Xiuyi is like this today, and the concubines will be like this the day after tomorrow. Doesn't that mean everyone has no rules? I am doing this for Your Majesty." Su Qingrong added.
"Okay, I promise you. I will send someone to notify the six palaces tonight and ask them to go to Qixiang Palace tomorrow to attend the morning meeting and listen to the teachings of Empress Zhaoyi." Xiao Chenglan said.
Su Qingrong was ecstatic when she saw that His Majesty really agreed.
Wouldn't this just expose Chen Zhuxin's fake pregnancy in full view of everyone?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Su Qingrong was extremely happy.
Although His Majesty did not explicitly say that he would not give her the golden seal, when the concubines heard that she was going to Qixiang Palace to attend the morning meeting, they naturally understood that Su Qingrong was going to take charge of the six palaces.
Let’s see who dares to laugh at her for the several times she had offended the emperor before.
Su Qingrong was proud in her heart, but when she thought of Jiang Yingli's expression when she saw the flowers being cut off today, she became afraid for a moment.
After all, it was she who destroyed Jiang Yingli's flowers. Although she used the excuse of causing her to have a rash, what if Jiang Yingli exaggerated her complaints and His Majesty punished her again?
It’s better to take a step forward and confess the matter first.
Because now His Majesty seemed particularly easy to talk to. Perhaps he had neglected her for too long and felt a little guilty about her, so he wanted to make it up to her.
Su Qingrong pondered for a moment, then looked at Xiao Chenglan, her voice tinged with pity. "Your Majesty, as a concubine, my face is the most important thing to me. Ning Xiuyi's flowers gave me a rash, so I cut them. Your Majesty, please don't blame me for this, okay? Otherwise, I'll feel like I'm not as important as Ning Xiuyi's flowers."
Xiao Chenglan smiled indifferently and said, "Why are you comparing it to Ning Xiuyi's flowers?"
Su Qingrong paused, then smiled.
Yes, she was completely crazy, actually comparing herself to some inanimate objects.
What are Jiang Yingli's flowers? Are they worthy of being compared with her?
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