Chapter 813 No matter how they die, my people will never be murdered.
Jiang Fenghua nodded. "I don't want the Emperor to know."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will keep this a secret even if it means death."
Jiang Fenghua smiled faintly, "No matter how they die, my people will never be killed by others."
Wu Xin stared intently at the red spider lily between Jiang Fenghua's eyebrows, "Your Majesty, your brow..."
Jiang Fenghua asked in confusion, "What happened to your brow?"
Wuxin took the bronze mirror from the dressing table and handed it to Jiang Fenghua. "Your Majesty, please take a look. I don't know what happened, but after Your Majesty took the antidote, this thing grew between your eyebrows. Could Your Majesty have been poisoned? This servant is worried that this thing may be harmful to Your Majesty's health, so I should have the imperial physician examine it."
Jiang Fenghua looked at herself in the mirror. She had a dignified and elegant appearance, and the red spider lily between her eyebrows added a touch of majesty to her features. She thought of herself in her dream, with that resentful and fierce look in her eyes. It was as if she had deliberately left a mark on herself, so that she would remember her past pain.
In her past life, she hated Xie Shang and even made him come back to kill him for revenge.
"Your Majesty," Wuxin said again.
Jiang Fenghua composed herself and said calmly, "Regardless of whether this flower is poisonous or not, it's quite nice to have it imprinted on my forehead."
Since we're already here, let's make the best of it!
"If it can't be washed off, how will we explain it to the Emperor?" Wuxin was basically certain that the growth of this thing occurred after he took the antidote for Guining Pill.
He tried to wipe it off while the Empress was unconscious, but he couldn't wipe it off no matter what he did; it was as if it were a birthmark that she was born with.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes darted around, "I have my own way of covering up this lie."
Actually, she didn't know what was going on either, and she believed that even after Gongsun Ling came to examine her, he probably wouldn't be able to find a problem.
Jiang Fenghua had not forgotten what happened during the time she lost her memory. She never expected that both Granny Wang and Zhang Jingjing would leave. She never imagined that such a kind-hearted girl would die in childbirth.
Pan Jieyu lost both her child and her unborn child. Even though her heart was filled with the seeds of hatred, she would never use her child to take revenge. She was a mother and could understand the hardships and difficulties of being a mother.
Hongxiu and Lianye always thought that Jiang Fenghua was in the palace keeping the emperor company during his afternoon nap, and no one knew that she and Wuxin had left.
When she quietly returned to her bedchamber, Xie Shang was still asleep.
In the dream, Xie Shang had a beard, and later he was full of despair. He didn't like to smile, his eyes were as cold as a deep abyss, and he exuded the domineering aura of an emperor. Everyone was afraid of him.
The Xie Shang before them had a clean face, sharp eyebrows, and piercing eyes; he was handsome and dashing.
She could even recall how he tried to please her and confessed his love to her when they were in the South.
He held a grand ceremony to crown her as empress, and they re-enacted their wedding ceremony. She walked the red carpet in her most magnificent phoenix robe and received the homage of all the officials. At that moment, she obtained the empress position she had always desired.
For some reason, memories of her past life flashed through her mind, as if a voice was reminding her that all the suffering and torment she had endured was caused by the man before her, and that she should kill him.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly reached out and tried to grab his neck. She watched incredulously as her fingers gradually approached Xie Shang's neck.
Just then, Xie Shang suddenly opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips. "Ruan Ruan, are you awake? What are you doing?"
Jiang Fenghua withdrew her finger, gently brushed aside the strands of hair at the corner of his lips, and said softly, "Your Majesty is not a peaceful sleeper, how come you've even eaten hair? Your Majesty, I was just about to help you tidy up your hair."
Xie Shang felt refreshed after a good night's sleep. He pulled Jiang Fenghua into his arms and said, "I probably thought I ate Ruan Ruan's hair!"
She felt a little uncomfortable hearing such ambiguous words from him. In the past year, she had not harbored any hatred towards him, and their relationship had been quite pleasant. She said gently, "Your Majesty, please get up. It's not good for you to stay in the bedchamber all day."
The bed curtains were drawn, and there were no lights in the bedroom. Light streamed in through the windows, but the room remained dark.
Xie Shang wrapped his arms around her slender waist, his lips close to her cheek, gently rubbing against hers. "I haven't slept this soundly in a long time. I can only sleep peacefully by Ruan Ruan's side. How long has it been since Ruan Ruan and I were intimate? I've been busy dealing with those upsetting things. I've neglected Ruan Ruan. I hope Ruan Ruan isn't angry! Ruan Ruan isn't fully recovered yet. I don't want you to be tired. Once you're better, I'll take good care of you."
Jiang Fenghua smiled, a shy look on her face, and turned to face him, pretending to be shy, "What is Your Majesty saying? Get up quickly."
Xie Shang noticed that her complexion had improved considerably and her voice wasn't as hoarse. Suddenly, he noticed a red dot between her eyebrows. He scrambled to his feet and asked, "Ruan Ruan, what's that between your eyebrows?"
Jiang Fenghua was puzzled. "Ah! Whatever the Emperor says goes."
Xie Shang pulled her out of bed and lifted the bed curtains. "It looks like a flower. I remember you didn't draw any flower decorations just now. Did you draw them when you got up? They're quite pretty."
"What are you saying, Your Majesty? You've confused me. I was taking a nap with Your Majesty and only woke up a little earlier than you."
Xie Shang tried to rub it with his fingertips, but he couldn't get it off no matter what he did. He was confused. "What's going on?"
Jiang Fenghua pushed him, "What does Your Majesty mean? You've confused me. How can flowers grow on my face? My face isn't soil, where you can just sow seeds and flowers will grow."
Xie Shang felt inexplicably flustered and carried Jiang Fenghua to sit in front of the dressing mirror. The woman in the mirror was as beautiful as a flower, and the red spider lily between her eyebrows was even more enchanting.
Jiang Fenghua stared at herself in the mirror, her eyes filled with shock. "Oh dear, what is this? Who painted this on me? Did His Majesty paint it on for me while I was asleep?"
She tried to wipe it off with her hands, but couldn't. Her face instantly turned cold, and her eyes flashed with confusion. "How could this be?"
Xie Shang replied, "I don't know either."
Jiang Fenghua continued, "I have been feeling dizzy, short of breath, and listless. After taking a nap today, I suddenly feel much better. I am no longer short of breath or dizzy. Could it be related to this flower? Could it be that the Flower Fairy has appeared and cured my illness?"
Xie Shang had a guess in his mind, wondering if it was because of taking the Gui Ning Pill, but Gongsun Ling hadn't said anything about what kind of mark would appear later!
Jiang Fenghua stared wide-eyed. "Your Majesty, what should we do?" She had a feeling that the flower between her eyebrows wasn't caused by the antidote for the Guining Pill, so she could only pretend she knew nothing.
"Don't worry, I'll ask Gongsun Ling about it later." Xie Shang cupped her face in his hands. "Ruan Ruan would be even more beautiful if she had a floral design like this painted on her, like a fairy from heaven."
"Has Your Majesty ever seen a fairy?"
Xie Shang smiled slightly, "Of course I've met him."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Which is more beautiful, the fairy or your concubine?"
"My Ruan Ruan is a fairy, a fairy even more beautiful than a fairy." He kissed her forehead; he needed to get Gongsun Ling into the palace as soon as possible.
"How did Your Majesty learn to be so glib?"
Jiang Fenghua remembered arguing with Xie Shang a lot before she lost her memory, which strained their relationship. After getting her revenge, she didn't want to continue the pretense with him, which made Xie Shang furious.
At that time, she really thought Xie Shang would never step into her palace again. He frequently favored the concubines in the harem, and during that time, Consort Zhang and Consort Pan became pregnant.
The thought of them dying in the prime of their lives saddened her somewhat. Zhang Jingjing was a friend to her.
If she had stayed in the palace, she would never have let this happen.
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