Chapter 81 He even wanted to completely possess her feelings.
Xie Shang, with steady steps, took the initiative to help Jiang Fenghua up, saying, "Get up!"
He knew his mother well; whenever he paid any attention to anyone, she would inevitably treat them as an enemy. For over twenty years, his mother's concern for him had been suffocating him.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were brimming with tears as she tried to stand up, but her legs were stiff. Xie Shang had to help her to get up.
Xie Shang thought she was standing still, so he let go of her hand.
The next second, Jiang Fenghua stumbled and fell to the ground, her face deathly pale.
Seeing this, Xie Shang looked anxious and quickly picked her up in his arms. "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
"I'm fine. I'm just a little dizzy from kneeling for so long. I'll go out for some fresh air and I'll be fine," Jiang Fenghua said softly, as if she was trying to hold back her emotions.
Xie Shang held her tightly in his arms, suppressing the anger in his chest, and carried her out of Kunning Palace.
Empress Cheng hadn't expected things to turn out this way; she just wanted Jiang Fenghua to know who she should listen to.
She hurriedly caught up, "Shang'er, take Ruan Ruan to the side hall and find the imperial physician to examine her! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have taken my anger out on Ruan Ruan."
Xie Shang did not answer the Empress and walked away.
Over here, although Su Tingwan knew martial arts, she dared not resist now, and she didn't know how the Empress would punish her. She only found out what they were going to do when she was taken into the side room. Her hands and feet were held down by four maids, making her unable to move...
A moment later, Granny Xi came out hurriedly with a grim expression and whispered in the Empress's ear, "The concubine's body has been tampered with." Granny Wang had a record of which courtyard the Prince slept in when he returned to the mansion.
At this moment, Su Tingwan's eyes were red and swollen. She came out but did not see Xie Shang, so she wanted to leave.
Although Su Qingqing was imprisoned in the Cold Palace, Empress Cheng was also suspected by the Emperor, and the two quarreled constantly. She and the Emperor drifted further and further apart, all because of Su Qingqing. So she took the opportunity to berate Su Qingqing and Su Tingwan without holding back.
Suddenly, the Empress stepped forward and slapped her across the face.
"Why did Your Highness beat your concubine?" Su Tingwan's eyes were filled with hatred, and she felt wronged.
Empress Cheng said coldly, "You still have the nerve to ask why? Shameless! No wonder you didn't come home all night. Which wild man did you go off to have fun with? Tell me honestly."
"Your Majesty the Empress says you want to punish me, but you're clearly using this as an excuse to humiliate me. I didn't do anything wrong, so why are you accusing me like this? Even if I was with a man, I only slept with the Prince. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, ask the Prince if he laid a hand on me. Or Your Majesty can go to the Su family to investigate; I've been staying at the Su residence the whole time." Su Tingwan was almost furious. The Empress was clearly deliberately making things difficult for her and humiliating her, just because she didn't like her.
Consort Su was banished to the Cold Palace, and naturally no one would protect her anymore. The Empress said coldly, "The Su family is full of your family members, and there are even male servants. What can you use to guarantee that you won't be able to do anything? I think you are just as restless as your aunt, seducing people everywhere. Don't use Shang'er as a shield."
She suffered because of this; the emperor suspected her for the rest of her life, and she endured a lifetime of hardship.
Suddenly, Granny Xi had an idea and whispered in the Empress's ear, "This old servant has a plan..."
After hearing this, the Empress thought that this was a good idea. Even if they couldn't find evidence of Su Tingwan's infidelity, at least they could ensure the purity of the imperial offspring.
She gestured to Granny Xi to prepare.
A moment later, Granny Xi brought over a bowl of medicinal soup. "Please drink this, Consort!"
Su Tingwan asked, "What is this?"
Granny Xi said, "Last night, the concubine disappeared for one night. Whether you did anything to betray the prince is unknown to everyone. After drinking the contraceptive soup, you will not get pregnant. From now on, every time the concubine has slept with the prince, her menstrual cycle will be recorded to ensure that the child you are carrying is the prince's."
Upon hearing this, Su Tingwan turned pale with fright and hurriedly said, "I won't drink it. Why should I drink it? I haven't done anything to betray A Shang. I've already said that I haven't been with any other man. I've only been with the Prince. Go and call the Prince here and ask him if he did that with me this morning. I want to confront him on the spot."
Empress Cheng blushed with embarrassment upon hearing this. What does it mean if a man is willing to touch a woman? It means he likes her. If Su Tingwan really is pregnant this time, and she wasn't at the Prince's residence the night before, then it's really hard to say.
Granny Xi then instructed four other nannies to step forward and hold Su Tingwan down.
Granny Xi then lifted the medicine and poured it into her mouth. Su Tingwan was terrified and desperately kept her mouth shut. She had finally managed to get Xie Shang to be with her, and she would never let Empress Cheng's evil scheme succeed.
Su Tingwan, being skilled in martial arts, was not about to be easily forced to take medicine. She slammed her head into Granny Xi's nose, causing Granny Xi's nose to bleed profusely.
Taking advantage of everyone's momentary lapse in concentration, she suddenly jumped up and started running around wildly, causing chaos throughout the Kunning Palace, with potted plants and vases smashed all over the ground.
Empress Cheng was so angry that her chest ached. "She's gone too far! She's defying the heavens! What a disaster! How could Shang'er have married such a woman?"
After escaping from Kunning Palace, Su Tingwan asked the palace maid about the whereabouts of Prince Heng and ran straight towards Chenxi Palace.
Xie Shang originally intended to take Jiang Fenghua back to the Heng Prince's residence, but Jiang Fenghua said that they should wait until Su Tingwan left the palace, and then the Empress would calm down and the matter would be over.
Jiang Fenghua kept speaking up for Su Tingwan, but Wanwan was just jealous and made trouble for her, even believing the maid's slander and trying to ruin her reputation.
When Xie Shang rolled up her trouser legs, he saw that her knees were covered in red and purple marks. His heart ached, and when he gently touched them with his fingers, Jiang Fenghua's eyes instantly filled with tears.
Xie Shang placed her legs on his lap, took the ointment and applied it to her. Knowing she was afraid of pain, he moved even more gently.
Jiang Fenghua bit her lip, enduring the pain without uttering a single word.
He said, "It was because I didn't consider your situation. I indulged Su Tingwan and that's why she did so many wrong things. She's the one who dragged you down. I'm sorry."
“Every time, the Prince apologizes on behalf of Consort Su, which shows how much he dotes on her.” Jiang Fenghua’s voice was indifferent, revealing no emotion.
Xie Shang was slightly taken aback, but his hands continued moving. "I've been good to Su Tingwan, and you're angry?"
"Why should I be angry? Your Highness treats me well!" Jiang Fenghua's eyes widened.
When Xie Shang heard her say that, he felt a tightness in his chest. Jiang Fenghua liked him, but she also allowed him to like other women. She was hurt so badly because of Su Tingwan, but she didn't complain at all. Was she really that magnanimous? Was she not jealous or angry at all?
He wondered: Does she know what it feels like to truly love someone?
Jiang Fenghua felt the force in his hand become dull, and she asked him, "Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"
Of course she knew what Xie Shang was thinking. That's why men are all perverse; the more they can't get something, the more they want it, including her feelings, this ethereal thing, which he also wanted to possess.
But he couldn't be loyal to her.
Xie Shang replied indifferently, seemingly still a bit temperamental, "I wasn't thinking about anything."
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