"Your Majesty, did I say something wrong to displease you?"
As she spoke, she knelt down tremblingly, not daring to raise her head.
Xuan Ling's cold and serious voice came from above: "From now on, at night, no one is allowed to enter the palace without my summons!"
Lanxi's heart suddenly sank, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Her voice trembled involuntarily, but she still tried her best to maintain a hint of charm:
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please calm down..."
After saying this, she carefully picked up the plate and slowly walked out of the Yangxin Palace with light lotus steps.
Outside the hall, Lanxi's heart was still beating fast.
I thought that I must have been too impatient, which made the emperor unhappy.
You have to know that this emperor has always been cold and aloof, and it is not easy to get close to him!
But it doesn’t matter. As long as I can continue to accompany you, there will always be a chance to break this ice.
Inside the hall, Eunuch Fu was kneeling on the ground, preparing to take off Xuan Ling's dragon boots.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Ling suddenly kicked him and said, "You slave, don't you want to serve me properly? Do you dare to use others to do things for you?"
Eunuch Fu was frightened and kowtowed to apologize, saying with a face full of grievance:
"Your Majesty, I dare not even think that! I am your servant in life and your ghost in death. Every day, except when I sleep, I am constantly thinking about how to serve you comfortably!"
"Then how did she get in? In my opinion, you no longer want the position of Imperial Household Manager. Just give it to someone else!"
Eunuch Fu was immediately panicked. "I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, you can punish me in any way you want, but please don't drive me away!"
He covered his face with his hands and sobbed.
Xuan Ling picked up the scroll and leaned against the headboard of the dragon couch. "Get out, you're making so much noise."
In Guanju Palace, Sheng Xiyan lay down, touched the mutton-fat jade mat, climbed up, and angrily said: "I don't feel uncomfortable at all, take it away!"
Hua Xia folded it carefully and said, "My Lady, didn't you say that it was warm and cool and very comfortable?"
"Not good at all. I never want to see this thing again."
She took out a pair of scissors from the drawer and cut the rope between the mutton-fat jade pieces.
"My Lady, please don't. It would be a shame if you cut it badly..."
Hua Xia snatched it away, Sheng Xiyan threw the scissors to the ground, and lay down on her side to sleep.
"I'm tired. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, please give me leave."
"Your Majesty, have a good rest. I will ask Xiao Zhuozi to go to Jingren Palace to ask for leave. You don't have to get up early."
Hua Xia was completely confused. He didn't say anything when asked, but he was clearly in a bad mood.
The next day, Sheng Xiyan slept until almost noon.
Hua Xia and Mei Xiang went in to help with the washing and saw pieces of mutton-fat jade all over the floor, and a pair of golden scissors wrapped with a red rope thrown on the palace carpet.
"My Lady? Are you awake?"
Sheng Xiyan turned over, her eye sockets bruised.
"What time is it?"
"It's noon. The young master has finished his lunch and is going to the Imperial Garden to play."
Meixiang picked up the pieces of mutton-fat jade and felt distressed. "What a nice mat."
Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "It's not a pity. I am having fun with my haircut. Notice to all the palaces that I will continue to set up a stall for free medical consultations at noon."
"Your Majesty, you'd better get over your cold. It's so hot, you will get heatstroke." Hua Xia advised.
"No, take the cold tea and these mutton-fat jade pieces with you."
"My lady, do you want it?"
At noon, a long line of patients formed in the South Garden again.
Sheng Xiyan examined an old palace servant and said, "The medicine for your illness is expensive. You should get a piece of mutton-fat jade."
The old palace servant was in disbelief and took the palm-sized piece of top-grade transparent jade with trembling hands.
Hua Xia and Mei Xiang were heartbroken.
Meixiang whispered, "Sister Huaxia, when I came here, I secretly only put a small amount of mutton-fat jade in the basket."
Hua Xia felt relieved when she heard this, "We can use the remaining jade pieces to make a cool mat for the young master."
Because of the jade lumps caused by medical treatment, the atmosphere in the South Garden was very lively, and even the concubines came to watch the fun.
"Is Consort Chen crazy? She dared to give the imperial gift to a slave. This is a disrespect for the emperor's grace. Wait for the emperor to punish her!"
After the consultation, the palace servants received the jade pieces and knelt down to kowtow, "Empress Zhaoyi's great kindness will never be forgotten. If you need anything in the future, we will do our best to help you."
Sheng Xiyan lifted her gauze hat and said with a smile, "Everyone, get up. This is the emperor's grace. You should be grateful to the emperor. I am also his servant."
"Long live the emperor."
The palace maids kowtowed and shouted in unison.
At dinner time, Eunuch Fu reported the matter.
A smile that couldn't be hidden slowly appeared at the corner of Xuan Ling's lips.
"Take the jade chess pieces and give them to Consort Chen."
Wouldn't it be more convenient for Yanyan to send people off by playing chess one by one?
In Guanju Palace, Sheng Xiyan grabbed the jade chess piece with her delicate hands and laughed, tears streaming down her eyes.
"My lady, what's wrong with you?"
Hua Xia was so scared that she pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her face.
"It's okay. I cried because of the spicy peppers in the food. I want to go take a rest. Please make sure Jiang Jiang drinks some milk before going to bed."
"I understand, your Majesty, don't worry."
He helped her into the inner hall, put her on the golden nanmu bed, and drew the red gauze curtains.
Sheng Xiyan stood up and fiercely pulled off the red gauze embroidered with mandarin ducks. "It's so ugly, change it for a new one."
Hua Xia squatted down, took her hand and asked,
"Your Majesty, are you sad? Because of that female doctor? Since there was no news of the canonization, the Emperor did not favor her. Don't think too much."
Sheng Xiyan's eyes were filled with tears.
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