Chapter 15 Know when to advance and when to retreat
After making love, Song Zhao leaned sideways in Xiao Jingheng's arms.
The man's slightly rough fingertips gently rubbed her shoulders.
"You are afraid of thunder, so wait until the rain stops before leaving."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the rain today is not going to stop for a while.
What Xiao Jingheng meant was that he wanted to be affectionate with Song Zhao again.
He knows how to control himself and rarely indulges in beauty.
Among so many concubines in the palace, only Concubine Chen had the honor of being favored twice in one night several times because of her excellent skills.
I thought Song Zhao would be happy to accept it, but unexpectedly she said:
"Your Majesty, I cannot stay here. Otherwise, people will talk about me staying in your palace for too long. Today is my first time sleeping with you, and I don't want to stand out..."
She said this timidly, their skin touching, and Xiao Jingheng could clearly feel her body trembling.
He thought that perhaps the incident that Song Zhao's stepmother beat her aunt to death in front of her that day had left her with a deep psychological trauma.
That's why she was so timid and didn't dare to overstep the line.
But it’s better this way, a woman like this will never become arrogant because of her favor.
Xiao Jingheng turned sideways and gave Song Zhao a light kiss on the forehead.
"Well, I'll have someone take you back."
When Song Zhao got up to change his clothes, Xiao Jingheng was lying on his side on the couch, supporting his head with one hand, his burning gaze falling on Song Zhao without any concealment.
He felt like he was admiring a finely crafted work of art; every inch of the girl's body aroused his imagination.
He had experienced this sense of freshness before with all the concubines with outstanding looks.
It’s just that my feelings towards Song Zhao are stronger.
"You should be careful in everything. Today, when you return from my place, the 'red rash' on your face has completely healed, which will only arouse suspicion. When you go to pay respects to the Queen tomorrow, if others ask you how your face healed, you can say that I called the imperial physician to treat you, and that's why the rash has subsided."
Song Zhao fastened her belt, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your thoughtful consideration for me."
Jamel Xiao waved at her, "Come here."
Song Zhao came closer to the couch, as docile and obedient as a cat.
Xiao Jingheng held her hand tightly, "I will call you again tomorrow when the thunder stops and the rain stops."
Song Zhao nodded shyly and said "hmm" softly.
Xiao Jingheng smiled and pinched her slender waist, then shouted out the door, "Jiang Deshun."
The door of the bedroom was pushed open, and the chief eunuch Jiang Deshun bowed and walked in, bowed and said:
"What does the emperor want?"
"It's stormy outside, protect Song and promise to go out."
At the end of the day, Song Zhao was protected by Jiang Deshun all the way out of Chaoyang Palace.
Jiang Deshun held the umbrella for her all the way and got soaked himself.
Zhang Jiugui, who was standing outside the side door of Chaoyang Palace, was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene. He hurriedly smiled and sent Song Zhao to the Luanming Cheng'en sedan chair, then whispered to Jiang Deshun:
"Eunuch Jiang, why did you bother to personally send Miss Song out?"
Jiang Deshun was the chief eunuch in front of the emperor. Literally, he was the leader of all the eunuchs in the imperial city.
Even Zhang Jiugui, the chief steward of the Jingshifang, had to treat him with the utmost respect.
Zhang Jiugui moved his umbrella above Jiang Deshun's head and wiped the water stains off his body like a haberdasher.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Deshun glanced at him and said unhappily, "You are doing a better job than ever. After you send Master Song back, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get the punishment yourself."
Each of these servants in front of the emperor has become a shrewd person.
The master only needs to give an order or give them a look, and they can understand the hidden meaning behind the words.
Other concubines would have someone to add makeup when they went to bed with the emperor, but Song Zhao was sent to Chaoyang Palace with her makeup bare. How could Xiao Jingheng not know that it was someone from the Jingshifang who was secretly doing something bad?
However, this matter was harmless, and Xiao Jingheng was too lazy to investigate who the bad guy was.
After punishing Zhang Jiugui, the person behind him will naturally know how to restrain himself.
'Boom'
At this moment, Song Zhao, who was sitting in the Luanming Cheng'en sedan chair, heard the continuous thunder outside the sedan chair, but there was no fear on his face, and even a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Song Zhao has lived in dire straits since childhood.
She is not afraid of hell, so how could she be afraid of thunder?
But today in front of Xiao Jingheng, she had to be afraid. She had to give Xiao Jingheng a chance to be gentle and kind to her. She had to let Xiao Jingheng get a sense of accomplishment from her.
These emotional values are as valuable as her bright face and graceful figure.
If she wants to get what she wants from Jamel Xiao, then these are the chips she has to pay.
At this moment in Yaohua Palace, Concubine Li, who watched Song Zhao being carried away, did not sleep all night.
She thought that with Song Zhao's qualifications, being carried to the emperor's bedchamber would only result in him being 'returned' by Xiao Jingheng.
However, I didn't expect that after waiting for almost two hours, Song Zhao still didn't come back.
Later, when it was almost two o'clock in the morning, I heard some movement in the courtyard.
He hurried out and saw Song Zhao holding an umbrella and preparing to return to the West Side Hall, so he called her.
"You were gone for so long?"
"Sister, are you still awake?" Seeing that she was walking towards him without an umbrella, Song Zhao quickly moved half of his umbrella to her, "Sister is still sick, it would be bad if she got caught in the rain."
The two of them shared an umbrella. Concubine Li was angry and rolled her eyes at Song Zhao in disgust.
But just one glance made her see Song Zhao's flawless and stunning face!
She was shocked. "You, your face?"
Song Zhao stroked his cheek and said a little embarrassedly: "Today, I met the emperor. The emperor saw that the rash on my face would not go away. Just then, the imperial physician came to check the emperor's pulse, so the emperor asked the imperial physician to take a look at me. The imperial physician brought me back to health with acupuncture and medicine, and the rash really faded. So I was delayed for some time, and that's why I came back late."
When Concubine Li heard her say this, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
In the past, Concubine Li never took Song Zhao seriously. In her opinion, even Concubine Liu and Concubine Xiao had a greater chance of becoming favored than Song Zhao.
But after seeing her true appearance today, even someone as confident as Li Guiren would secretly feel jealous.
Not to mention Xiao Jingheng, even she couldn't help but marvel at this face.
"Humph." Li Guiren sneered and said unhappily, "The emperor likes you very much, right?"
Song Zhao looked around and said, "How can I compare to my sister? When the imperial physician treated me just now, the emperor knew that my sister and I lived together, and he kept asking if my sister was feeling better, and he also said that he would come to visit her when he had time."
"I served the emperor before you did, so my affection for him is naturally incomparable to yours."
As they were talking, Li Guiren suddenly snatched the umbrella from Song Zhao's hand.
"I'm warning you! Don't think that just because you sleep with me, you can be equal to me. I am a noble lady, and you are just a concubine. If you dare to seduce the master, I will tell the queen!"
After saying that, he turned around angrily and went back to the east hall, leaving Song Zhao alone in the rain.
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