Chapter 23 Being Beaten
Jiang Xinyue sat in front of the bronze mirror, while Xi Que and Shuang Jiang knelt at her feet. Xi Que held a tray in her hand, on which was the pigeon soup she mentioned.
Shuang Jiang, who was kneeling on the other side, had her chin in Jiang Xinyue's hand, and she lifted him up and carefully examined the red marks on his cheeks.
Some places had even been oozing black blood beads.
What did La Yue use to beat Shuang Jiang's face? Why was it so serious? Did he kill her?
"Your Majesty!"
Jiang Xinyue didn't expect Emperor Xuanwu to come, so she knelt on the ground in a panic. She was not dressed in formal attire, but in the simplest pajamas, with her hair loose, and looked rather unkempt.
But the reason why a beauty is a beauty is that she can look like a high-end dress worth hundreds of thousands even if she wears a piece of rag.
Although she seems to be unadorned, every strand of hair has been made up by Jiang Xinyue, which brings out her beauty to the extreme.
Her eyes, as red as rabbits, add a sense of brokenness to her.
Jiang Xinyue and the eunuchs guarding the gate have already made arrangements, and whenever the emperor comes, they will shake the lanterns at the door.
Their emperor likes to eavesdrop.
"What's wrong?"
Emperor Xuanwu pulled her up from the ground: "Are you bullied?"
It would have been better if he didn't mention it. As soon as he mentioned it, Jiang Xinyue's tears burst out.
Afraid that she would burst into tears as soon as she opened her mouth, she bit her lower lip stubbornly, tears as big as beans kept rolling down, but she shook her head and refused to speak.
Shuangjiang lowered her head, but was called by Emperor Xuanwu: "You go ahead and speak."
Shuangjiang looked at Jiang Xinyue, who turned her head away: "The emperor asked you a question, what do you think I am doing?"
It seemed that she wanted to seek justice for Shuangjiang.
It was the first time that Emperor Xuanwu saw her so angry.
Even when she was punished to kneel and Jiang Cainv committed suicide in her palace, she was so scared that she could not get up from bed, but she did not shed a tear.
Shuangjiang was encouraged, pursed her lips and said: "In reply to the emperor, at dinner today..."
What the kitchen prepared for each palace today was lotus and pork tripe soup, which Concubine Li Guifei had served to the emperor in the morning.
Empress Zhenji made some soup in the Yu Kitchen, but it wasn't much. After giving it to the Empress and a few others, only a small portion was left.
The Third Prince's throat was dry and sore these past two days. When Concubine De found out, she didn't let him go back to the Prince's Residence, but arranged for him to be taken care of in Yanqing Palace. Seeing
how pitiful he was, Jiang Xinyue sent her portion to Concubine De's palace as well.
At dinner, she heard from the people in the Yu Kitchen that there was pork tripe soup, so she asked Shuangjiang to bring it.
Coincidentally, Layue from Concubine Ligui's palace was also in the Yu Kitchen. When she heard that Shuangjiang was going to add angelica to the pork tripe soup, she sarcastically said that Empress Zhenji couldn't wait for the Emperor to come, so she wanted to eat angelica and deceive herself.
Shuangjiang said a few words in return, and was beaten by Layue.
"I just said that our master has an imbalance of qi and blood. The imperial physician said that angelica root is sweet and heavy, so it can specifically replenish blood. Its qi is light and pungent, so it can also promote blood circulation. It can promote blood circulation while replenishing, and it can promote blood circulation while replenishing. It is an important medicine for blood. The master took angelica root, is it not a metaphor for something..."
She raised her head carefully, lowered her eyes and dared not look directly at the emperor, revealing her injured face: "La Yue said that I bumped into her and was disrespectful to the noble concubine, so she slapped me ten times."
If it was just a slap, her face would not have turned into such a ghostly look.
"How dare you!"
Emperor Xuanwu was furious and slapped the round table with one palm. The huge sound scared the palace maids and eunuchs in the room to kneel down.
Jiang Xinyue burst into tears. She quickly hugged Emperor Xuanwu's red palm and blew on it. Then she said angrily, "If I had known that the emperor would be so angry, I would not have let Shuangjiang say it. It hurts the emperor's body, and it is still the concubine who is in pain."
Shuangjiang kowtowed in fear: "I deserve to die."
"I'm not talking about you." Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand: "Take her down to apply medicine. Listen to your master and don't let her face be scarred." After
everyone in the room left, the emperor hugged Jiang Xinyue from behind and comforted her: "Li Guifei is of noble birth, and her temperament is inevitably arrogant. The palace people around her are also tainted with a bit of arrogance. I am sorry for the injustice."
He didn't mention a word about punishing Li Guifei!
Aren't the lives of her palace people lives?
Jiang Xinyue lowered her eyes. She knew that if she said something considerate at this time, the emperor would feel more sorry for her, but she was in a bad mood and felt that she had wasted the last two barbecues.
She lowered her eyes and said nothing. The way she cried silently really made Emperor Xuanwu feel sorry for her. He had to coax her gently. Jiang Xinyue pouted: "The Imperial Concubine is noble, but the people in her palace are relying on the Imperial Concubine's name to do evil outside. Layue is just a palace maid, but she dares to compare herself to the Imperial Concubine. She is really bold. If she dares to disrespect me next time, I will not forgive her."
Give Emperor Xuanwu a shot of prevention first, so that the emperor will not help Li Guifei next time she is in Layue.
She couldn't teach the noble Concubine Li Guifei a lesson, so was she afraid of a palace maid?
She didn't want to be patient for a while, nor did she want to take revenge for ten years.
As the saying goes, if you are patient for a while, you will get ovarian cysts, but if you take a step back, you will get breast hyperplasia.
If she has a grudge, she will take revenge on the spot. If
someone in her palace is beaten, she will fight back, and she will do everything she can to fight back.
In Changxin Palace, upon learning that the emperor went to Hexi Palace tonight, Layue guiltily told the story of beating Shuangjiang: "She knew that it was you, Your Majesty, who ordered the kitchen to cook the pig tripe soup for the emperor, but she was special and insisted on adding angelica root into it. Wasn't this a mockery of your Majesty for monopolizing the emperor? Ten slaps on her face would be a light punishment. I'm just afraid... I'm afraid that they will complain to the emperor... I'll implicate your Majesty."
Li Guifei didn't care at all. She raised her eyelids lazily and then blew on the palace maid's nails that had been dyed with phoenix fairy flower juice: "She's just a servant, so what? What are you afraid of? Could it be that the emperor will cause trouble for me because of Zhenji?"
With Li Guifei's words, Layue felt much more relieved and became more arrogant.
She could beat any concubine in the harem that her master disliked, because her master would protect her anyway. After
Jiang Xinyue was favored by the emperor again, everyone in the harem was shocked. During the half month when Concubine Li was ill, except for the fifteenth day when the emperor went to Yikun Palace to accompany the empress, he never favored other concubines. When Concubine Li
recovered from her illness, the emperor went to Hexi Palace.
How could they have the qualifications to watch the joke of Concubine Zhenji?
They were the biggest joke.
Concubine Li had not come to pay respects to Empress Zhu for a long time, but this did not prevent her from finding out where Layue was.
Autumn begonias were Concubine Li's favorite flowers. Now the weeping begonias planted in the Yu Garden specifically for Concubine Li were in full bloom. Layue would pick a bunch every day to make Concubine Li happy.
Jiang Xinyue held Magpie's hand and walked steadily under the flower pot. She turned her head and said to Shuangjiang, who was wearing a veil on her face: "Don't be afraid later. If I tell you to hit me, you have to hit me. Don't hesitate. Do you hear me?"