Xuan Ling rocked and coaxed him at the palace gate, "Little one, isn't the palace nice? Why are you making such a fuss? Are you bored? I'll ask the Imperial Household Department to find you some toys tomorrow, okay?"
He held her high, and she barely stopped crying and even giggled.
Sheng Xiyan changed her clothes and came out of the inner hall. She saw a man holding Jiang up high in the flower hall not far away, just like a real father and child. If Qi Yan was there, it would look like this, right?
Put aside your emotions and come over.
"Your Majesty, let me comfort you. Don't tire yourself out."
Xuan Ling saw that she had taken off her bun, with her long black hair hanging down, which made her face look even more pitiful and charming like the moon, but she was a little pale and her eyes were a little red.
"Lost the fight?"
He thought her eyes were red with grievance because she was beaten and made to kneel.
Sheng Xiyan heard him say this, which was better than letting him know that she was thinking about her ex-husband again. She lowered her head and said unhappily, "Well, I'm not a person who is good at making moves."
How great it would be if Qi Yan was here, in Prince E’s Mansion, he would definitely protect her.
But in the palace, who can protect her?
She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard the emperor calling her, "Sheng Xiyan?"
"Um?"
Sheng Xiyan raised her head. The child in her arms was almost asleep. Xuan Ling lowered his voice and asked, "What did you promise me when we were in the palace?"
Almost forgot, Sheng Xiyan hurriedly adjusted her mood, raised her lips and smiled, but she didn't notice that there were two faint dimples at the corners of her lips. It was certain that one of them was the other one, and it was not very obvious.
Xuan Ling retracted his gaze and said solemnly, "Your smile is strange. Go and sit down."
After a while, Xuan Ling handed the soundly sleeping Jiang Jiang to the wet nurse. Turning back, he found that the beauty had fallen asleep on the table in the hall.
When I got closer, I saw that there were not only two bloodstains on half of her face, but also a round red edge mark.
Hua Xia was waiting outside the hall. Xuan Ling waved and she ran in.
"What happened to your young master's face?"
Hua Xia quickly knelt and said, "Last night, after the young lady returned, Concubine Liang hit her in the face with a fan because the young master's crying disturbed her. Today, Concubine Gao hit her again. The young lady was already weak, and she knelt for a whole day."
Xuan Ling felt a surge of anger rising from his chest after hearing these words. "Go get the ointment for the wound."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xuan Ling considered whether to pick her up or not. He still felt that she was the wife of a subject, and he was not a person who would not restrain himself and abide by the rites.
No, she has already entered the palace and is a registered concubine. She is his woman. Even if she has not yet received his favor, she is his woman in name only.
After trying several different angles, he finally succeeded in doing so - hugging her around the waist.
You know, before this, he had never hugged any woman in such an intimate way, not even when facing Queen Duan.
At this moment, the slender and powerful arms were gently lifting Sheng Xiyan with great caution.
The moment she fell into his arms, Xuan Ling felt as if he was hugging a ball of extremely soft cloud. The gentle touch made his ears feel hot involuntarily.
He walked slowly, step by step, to the bunk bed, then laid her down on it very gently, and then carefully adjusted the pillow to the right position, placing it under her neck.
A strand of hair accidentally fell in front of her face, blocking her beautiful features.
He stretched out his slender fingers, and with movements as gentle as the breeze blowing through flower petals, he gently brought the strand of hair to the side of her cheek, which was as white as mutton-fat jade.
After finishing all this, I couldn't help but feel at a loss: What should I do next? Oh, right! I still need to cover her with a quilt.
As an emperor who was high and mighty, he always accepted service from others and never took care of anyone personally.
While he was thinking, Hua Xia came over with the ointment.
Emperor Xuanwu bent down slightly, gazing at the beauty lying on the bed with tender eyes. His hand gently stroked her cheek, but in the end did not really touch her.
An indescribable excitement suddenly surged in Hua Xia's heart.
The emperor really fell in love with this young lady.
This realization made her feel extremely excited and encouraged, as if she saw a future full of hope and bright prospects.
So, he hurried forward and respectfully presented the ointment with both hands, "Your Majesty, this is the ointment that the young lady brought from home for treating external injuries."
Xuan Ling took the porcelain jar of ointment, Hua Xia knelt down to take off Sheng Xiyan's embroidered shoes, and put her feet into the brocade quilt.
"Stand back."
Hua Xia quietly left the inner hall and closed the outer door.
God bless you, and make sure the emperor loves the young lady more. She has suffered enough.
Xuan Ling lifted the brocade quilt covering her lower body and pulled up her silk pants, revealing half of her snow-white legs. Her knees were red and swollen, much more protruding than other parts of her body, and were severely swollen.
He took the ointment with a silver spoon and gently spread it on the red and swollen area, as gently as if he was doing a very difficult task, very cautiously.
Apply the ointment and fan it with your big palms to promote its absorption.
An unknown amount of time had passed, but Eunuch Fu and Hua Xia were taking a nap outside the door when suddenly the palace door opened.
"Your Majesty."
"Noble Sheng, you don't need to go to Jingren Palace to pay your respects tomorrow morning. Wait until your knee is healed."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xuan Ling strode out of the side hall of Chuxiu Palace at a brisk pace, with Eunuch Fu running after him. "Why didn't the emperor stay to rest?" he asked. "How tiring!"
The next morning, after the morning court session, he returned to the Yangxin Palace.
Xuan Ling said sinisterly, "Liang Fei is narrow-minded, so she will be fined for half a year. Gao Jieyi seriously injured the concubines, so she was demoted from the fourth rank Jieyi to the fifth rank Chongrong.
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