Chapter 289: Thoughtful
No one knew what happened in Ning Wanshuang's room that night.
No one knew what Song Zhao said to her to persuade her to stop wanting to die.
But at least her life was saved.
The next day,
Drunk people are always prone to getting up early.
When Xiao Jingheng woke up in the morning, he felt dry mouth, his nose was full of alcohol, and his head hurt badly.
He half sat up, resting his hand on his forehead to relax.
But as soon as he closed his eyes, he would unconsciously think of Ning Wanshuang's tearful rebuke to him last night.
In fact, he didn't sleep well the whole night last night.
He had many dreams, all of which were about his past with Ning Wanshuang.
As an emperor, Xiao Jingheng knew that true love was hard to come by in the palace.
During his long time with Ning Wanshuang, he gradually realized that Ning Wanshuang's true love for him was more sincere and passionate than that of all the women in the harem.
Therefore, the talisman that was used to suppress ghosts at the beginning gradually entered his heart and occupied a place in his heart.
In fact, Jamel Xiao has always been carefully maintaining their relationship.
Even though the Ning family, this thorny threat, had to be eliminated, he racked his brains to think of ways to prevent Ning Wanshuang from becoming estranged from him because of this matter.
But even if he was the emperor, there were many changes in the world, and he could not completely control them.
While reminiscing, Jiang Deshun heard some noise in the room, and hurriedly brought a bowl of sobering soup and bowed inside.
"Your Majesty, you were drunk last night and you are leaving for Lin'an (Hangzhou) today. The Queen Mother sent this hangover soup. Drink it while it's hot, please?"
"Empress Dowager?" Xiao Jingheng paused for a moment, "Did the Empress Dowager be alarmed by yesterday's incident?"
Jiang Deshun said in embarrassment: "The emperor and the imperial concubine quarreled so fiercely, and the island in the middle of the lake is so small that it is not as big as the palace. This matter cannot be concealed even if we want to..."
Xiao Jingheng frowned slightly, took the hangover soup and took a sip slowly, then asked:
"Do you understand what I asked you to investigate last night?"
Jiang Deshun said, "The Emperor asked me to check where the Imperial Concubine had been and who she had met yesterday. We have already figured out what happened. The Empress was leaving for Kyoto today, so she summoned the concubines to see her off yesterday. After everyone else left, the Empress stayed with the Imperial Concubine, and they talked for quite a while."
"The Queen..."
Xiao Jingheng's eyes turned cold and he threw the sobering soup heavily on the table.
The tea spilled all over the table. Jiang Deshun was afraid that it would burn Xiao Jingheng, so he quickly took a cloth to wipe it, and whispered:
"Your Majesty, I have something else to tell you...Last night, the Imperial Concubine attempted suicide, but was saved by the Imperial Concubine Yi."
"What?" Xiao Jingheng leaned forward, ready to stand up, his expression becoming obviously nervous.
"How is the concubine?"
Jiang Deshun hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. Fortunately, Concubine Yi has gone and persuaded them to stop. Now there is no problem."
After hearing this, Xiao Jingheng felt relieved.
Then he felt strange again.
Song Zhaoming had been plotted against by Ning Wanshuang many times in the past, so she should have hated Ning Wanshuang a lot.
After yesterday's incident, all the concubines were waiting to see Ning Wanshuang make a fool of herself. Why did Song Zhao still go to persuade her?
Xiao Jingheng was silent for a moment, and then told Jiang Deshun:
"The people around the imperial concubine are becoming less and less useful, but the imperial concubine is used to them and it is not easy to remove them. You should pick some experienced ones to serve her, so as not to make the imperial concubine feel unhappy again."
"I understand."
"Also, go and bring Concubine Yi here."
Jiang Deshun took the order and bowed before leaving, but as soon as he walked out the door, he ran into Song Zhao in the corridor.
She was also holding a food box in her hand, and from the smell, one could tell that there was also sobering soup inside.
"Your servant pays respects to the Concubine Yi."
Jiang Deshun bowed to Song Zhao respectfully, "The emperor was just about to summon you, and you came now. You really have the same mind as the emperor."
He greeted Xiao Yinzi, then opened the lid of the hangover soup jar and said to Song Zhao with a smile:
"Don't be offended, Concubine Yi. I have completed all the necessary procedures."
Song Zhao smiled without saying a word, and let Xiao Yinzi insert the silver needle into the sobering soup. After seeing that there was no problem, he took a spoonful with the silver spoon he carried with him and drank it himself to confirm that there was no problem.
After the process was completed, Jiang Deshun bowed and made a gesture of invitation to Song Zhao.
"You go first, Madam."
When he welcomed Song Zhao in to see the emperor, he heard Song Zhao casually ask:
"Does the Emperor know about the concubine's incident last night?"
Jiang Deshun said, "I see. The Emperor cares a lot about the Imperial Concubine. Look, I'm just about to send some more people to serve the Imperial Concubine. After all, something like what happened last night is enough to make it difficult. If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine Yi, who knows how things would have developed."
Entering the room, the palace servants were helping Xiao Jingheng change his clothes.
Seeing that it was Song Zhao coming, Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and ordered everyone to leave first.
Song Zhao stepped forward and bowed to Xiao Jingheng. After placing the hangover soup aside, he naturally helped Xiao Jingheng change his clothes.
"Your Majesty was drunk last night, why don't you sleep a little longer today?"
Xiao Jingheng sighed, "How can I sleep peacefully when I have so much on my mind?"
He held Song Zhao's hand that was buttoning his shirt, and said gently, "I have heard about what happened yesterday. It's rare that you are willing to put aside past grudges and comfort the imperial concubine."
Song Zhao held his fingers tightly, "I, your concubine, assist in managing the six palaces. Not only do I have to take care of the affairs of the harem for the emperor, but I also have to think carefully about the emperor's reputation. If the imperial concubine really had an accident on the way to the southern tour, the Ning family would fall into poverty and the imperial concubine would die, which would inevitably cause discussion among the people.
Moreover, the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine are in love, and the conflict yesterday was probably just drunken talk. How can we take drunken talk seriously? If an accident really happened, wouldn't it make the Emperor even more sad?"
Xiao Jingheng held her hand tightly, nodded with relief, and asked:
"Didn't the imperial concubine tell you why she had such a quarrel with me?"
Song Zhao smiled helplessly and shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, don't you know the Imperial Concubine? How could she be willing to talk to me more..."
Xiao Jingheng was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly and said:
"You did a great job on this."
After saying this, he took Song Zhao into his arms.
"If the imperial concubine had half the thoughts you have, and was willing to stand in my shoes and think more for me, I wouldn't have gotten into such a bad fight with her yesterday."
Song Zhao let him hug him, but he didn't respond to his words. Instead, he looked at the hangover soup that had just been spilled on the table and said with a smile:
"The hangover soup that Eunuch Jiang brought me has been spilled. I have been watching the fire since the fourth watch. If Your Majesty accidentally spills it again, I will not tolerate it."
“Hahahaha~”
Xiao Jingheng laughed heartily, "You gave it to me, so I will treasure your kindness."
[I do a split and kowtow to everyone. I didn't expect that I would have to sleep with you for another day! I will update five chapters tomorrow. I will update one more chapter to apologize! My dears, keep working hard for the exam tomorrow! ]
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