Chapter 237 Cutting off Love
Xiao Jingheng was supposed to go to Changle Palace to accompany Song Zhao tonight.
But seeing that the princes were enjoying their drinks, and Xiao Jingheng was a little drunk in his words, Song Zhao said:
"It's cold and dewy outside. Your Majesty has drunk a lot tonight so it's not suitable for him to travel. Why don't you stay in Chaoyang Palace and not work?"
Xiao Jingheng held her thin shoulders and gently stroked them with his fingertips.
"Then you stay tonight."
Song Zhaojiao smiled coquettishly and said, "Your Majesty, do you think I don't want to stay? But Chengyu is very clingy now. Without me to comfort him at night, he cries and even the wet nurse can't do anything."
Xiao Jingheng then said somewhat disappointedly: "Okay. Then I will go to see you tomorrow."
After returning to the palace, Song Zhao asked Yunshan,
"Where is Tong Chang here?"
Yunshan said, "She was kneeling in the side hall, reciting the Virtues of Women. I originally wanted to get a cushion for Tong Changzai to prop up her knees, but she refused to use it no matter what..."
"I'll go take a look. You can go with the wet nurse to coax Chengyu."
Song Zhao entered the side hall alone and gently closed the palace door.
Rong Yue knelt in the hall with her back to the door, reciting women's virtues attentively, and did not turn back when she heard any noise.
Song Zhao walked up to her, lowered his eyebrows to look at her, and said in a light tone:
"Sister, get up."
Rong Yue then closed the book and shook his head:
"If your knees are not injured after kneeling and reciting for a whole night, and the emperor sees you, he will inevitably suspect that you are partial."
Her somewhat dim eyes met Song Zhao's, and she said earnestly:
"You will soon be appointed as a concubine and take charge of the six palaces. Don't let me get you into trouble at this time."
Song Zhao sighed and said, "Sis, you can say all this, which means you are not unaware of the way to survive in the palace. But if you know it, why did you do such stupid things with Prince An again and again?"
Rong Yue's eyes trembled for a moment, "You knew this a long time ago?"
Song Zhao did not answer this question.
She turned around and sat aside, choosing another topic to say: "Sister, you should know that once you enter the palace, no matter how unwilling you are, you have become the emperor's woman. No matter how much affection you had for Prince An in the past, you have to give it up."
"He treated me sincerely, and I..."
"Sister is confused!"
Song Zhao couldn't bear to hear Rong Yue mention Xiao Jingyan in a good way, so he interrupted her with a stern look.
"If that scoundrel really loves you, how could he be willing to let you put yourself in danger? I can save you once today, but what about next time? If the Imperial Concubine or the Queen sees you next time, will my whole family's lives be in jeopardy?"
"There won't be a next time..." Rong Yue shook her head in shock, and said with a wry smile: "Today I wrote to him, insisting on meeting him. It was to make it clear to him in person that we will have nothing to do with each other in the future."
There was no trace of sadness on her face.
He just stared blankly at the purple smoke rising from the incense burner in front of him.
See them entangled together, climbing higher and higher, until finally they couldn't withstand even a breeze and just dispersed.
Tears fell numbly,
Rong Yue turned away, not wanting Song Zhao to see her in such a state of embarrassment.
She suppressed her sobs and murmured,
"I'm going to be trapped here for the rest of my life. But he was supposed to have a great life."
Song Zhao and Rong Yue have known each other since childhood.
She knew Rong Yue was never a muddle-headed person.
But when it comes to love, even the most rational person can do crazy things.
Seeing her like this, Song Zhao couldn't bear it.
But what can I do if I can’t bear it?
In this deep palace, love is nothing compared to the lives of the entire family.
Song Zhao originally wanted to persuade Rong Yue, or go up and hug her, letting her cry out all the grievances in her heart.
But in the end, she just said lightly,
"It's good as long as sister can figure it out herself."
After saying that, he stood up and left, closing the door of the side hall behind him, giving Rong Yue a space to vent her negative emotions.
Song Zhao couldn't help Rong Yue. She didn't have the ability to make Xiao Jingheng let her out of the palace.
At the same time, Song Zhao also knew Rong Yue's character. For a proud person like her to serve someone she did not truly love, every day would be torment for her.
Therefore, the only thing Song Zhao could do was to make Xiao Jingheng have a worse impression of Rong Yue.
Only in this way can Rong Yue be less favored in the future.
Today, in front of the emperor, Song Zhao easily resolved the issue between Rong Yue and Prince An with a simple move.
By the way, Xiao Jingheng also distanced himself from Rong Yue. Xiao Jingheng saw that she had an outstanding ability to handle things, so he was more confident in handing over the power of assisting in managing the six palaces to her.
This time, it can be considered a blessing in disguise.
After coming out of the side hall, Song Zhao went to visit Cheng Yu first. Seeing that the little guy was already asleep, he returned to the inner bedroom.
As Yunshan was helping her wash up, she said:
"The day after tomorrow will be the day when Your Majesty will be crowned as a consort. Your Majesty should go to bed early and get enough rest in the next two days."
Song Zhao nodded calmly, and suddenly thought of something, and instructed Yunshan:
"It's getting cold. No matter how well you protect yourself, you can't avoid catching a cold. I'm feeling a little unwell right now. Please go to the Imperial Hospital and ask the Imperial Physician to come and ask how I am."
Yunshan said, "The palace gates are already locked at this time. If we summon the imperial physician now, I'm afraid it will be known to everyone in the palace. Your Majesty, where is you feeling unwell? Why don't you let Xiao Fuzi take a look at you first?"
As she spoke, she was about to invite Xiao Fuzi in.
But Song Zhao stopped her and said, "Just go and invite them."
Yunshan was obviously stunned for a moment.
Thinking that her young lady was the most afraid of trouble and the most cautious, she knew clearly that calling for the imperial physician at this time would definitely cause a commotion, but she still insisted on doing so. I guess there must be some deep meaning behind it.
So Yunshan didn't ask any more questions and just went to the Imperial Hospital as Song Zhao instructed.
The imperial physician on duty arrived quickly. After checking Song Zhao's pulse, he found nothing wrong with her pulse.
But after hearing that Song Zhao did have a cough, he said:
"From the pulse, the Madam is fine. She may have caught a cold and has some symptoms of a cold."
Song Zhao said worriedly, "The day after tomorrow is the day when I will be crowned as a consort. I am worried that I will catch a cold and lose my strength, which is a problem. Could you please prescribe me some prescriptions to prevent the cold?"
The doctor said, "This is not difficult. Ma Huang Bi Feng San can remove the evil spirits in the body. It is the best medicine to suppress the cold symptoms."
Song Zhao smiled and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble the imperial physician."
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