Chapter 384: Walking into a Trap 3
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Jingheng flew into a rage, slammed the table and stood up, and was about to sentence Concubine Yao to death.
"Dai was subjected to the punishment of cripple and still refused to be content. She even dared to curse the pregnant concubine. How vicious! Jiang Deshun, you must immediately take people to Yaohua Palace and banish Concubine Yao to the cold palace. No one is allowed to serve her. Let her fend for herself!"
Jiang Deshun bowed and accepted the order, then glanced at Li Changzai who was crying outside the door, and said in embarrassment:
"May I ask your Majesty, what should we do with the young lady Li who is kneeling outside?"
Xiao Jingheng said with unabated anger: "Demote her to an official girl and slap her in the face eighty times as a warning to others!"
"I obey your order."
After Jiang Deshun left, not long after, the voice of Li Guan's daughter crying out at the top of her lungs could be heard from outside the door.
The eighty slaps on the face were to make her remember the consequences of gossiping in the palace.
Even though the culprit was punished, the words that Zhao Hua had already heard could not be driven out of his ears.
When Yunshan finished wiping Zhaohua's body, Xiao Jingheng went in to see her.
Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
He sat down in front of the couch, tightly grasped Zhaohua's cold hand, and said with great sorrow:
"Dai's nonsense and Li's gossip. I have already punished them severely. Zhao'er, don't take those gossips to heart."
Zhao Hua shook her head weakly, "Why should Xiao Lang punish them? Sister Yao Fei's words are unpleasant to hear, but they are also true. In fact, I don't care what others say about me. I know that Xiao Lang has me in his heart, which is enough. But my child..."
She protected her lower abdomen and couldn't help sobbing:
"Being born out of wedlock is not a shameful thing. Cheng Huan was also born out of wedlock, but no one would discuss his status. But if my child with Xiao Lang is discussed as the 'second legitimate child' in the future, it would be like he got something shameful. I feel very uncomfortable thinking about it..."
As he finished speaking, tears could not stop flowing, dripping slowly along Zhaohua's tight and smooth jawline.
Small drops of water splashed on the back of Xiao Jingheng's hand.
It also burned his heart.
The position of empress has been decided, and it is only a matter of time before she is appointed. There is no need for Zhaohua to fight for anything.
She originally didn't want to be the queen, and if she hadn't heard those dirty words today, she wouldn't be so sad.
Women tend to think a lot when they are pregnant. Xiao Jingheng felt sorry for Zhaohua and was also afraid that she would give birth soon due to excessive worry.
So, in order to comfort and calm her down, Xiao Jingheng immediately said:
"I will not allow people to talk about Zhao'er and my son like this. The date of the ceremony for the coronation of the queen has been set, and the Ministry of Rites still needs to make proper arrangements. Zhao'er is not in good health right now, so it is not suitable for her to go through the ceremony. However, although the ceremony has not yet been held, I have chosen you, and you are already my queen."
Then he called Xiao Yinzi, who was guarding outside the door, in loudly and ordered:
"Pass on my oral instructions to the six palaces. Imperial Concubine Luo is a woman of great virtue, honorable deeds, gentle and kind nature, and chaste and quiet conduct. From today on, she will be canonized as the Empress and will be the head of the Central Palace. The canonization ceremony will be held on the eighth day of the fourth month."
When the decree was announced, Xiao Jingheng hugged Zhaohua tightly.
He hugged her so tightly, and when he heard her gasp mixed with tears, he hugged her even tighter.
He lowered his head, lightly kissed Zhaohua's forehead, and said very gently:
"From now on, you are my wife. No one in this world can make you cry or feel wronged. With me here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."
"Xiao Lang..."
Zhao Hua was deeply moved and buried his head deeply in Xiao Jingheng's arms.
The hands that were hugging his slender waist also tightened a little.
*
The next day, the Imperial Household Department sent Zhaohua the phoenix robe that had been prepared early in the morning.
Everyone in the palace knew that Xiao Jingheng favored Zhaohua, even more than Ning Wanshuang in the past.
These servants were even trying to find ways to praise Zhaohua to the sky.
"Your Majesty, please take a look and see if there is anything else that needs to be modified about this phoenix robe. The Imperial Household Department will certainly modify it according to your wishes until you are satisfied."
Zhaohua gently stroked the empress's bright yellow court dress embroidered with phoenix and peony patterns, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, but it turned into a smile in the end.
"You are very dedicated to your work, and I think you are very good. But the phoenix eyes are decorated with oriental pearls, which is a bit too eye-catching. You can replace them with ordinary zircons."
The young eunuch nodded repeatedly, and after receiving Zhaohua's praise, he happily followed Xiao Fuzi to receive the reward.
Today is the first day that the imperial edict came down, and it is also the first day that Zhaohua became the queen.
Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, with Xiao Jingheng's favoritism, Zhao Hua's position as the empress is now legitimate.
When she first entered the palace, Zhaohua said that she came to the palace to become the queen, but it was just a lie due to her youthful arrogance.
Now, step by step, she finally got what she wanted, but she didn't feel happy. She looked at the woman in the mirror.
She is truly a beauty of the country, a goddess of beauty,
Nothing seems to have changed.
But everything has already changed completely.
At this moment, Yunshan bowed and walked in, whispering:
"Miss, the concubines of the six palaces are waiting outside."
He moved closer to Zhaohua again and lowered his voice deliberately, "Empress Hui is here too."
Zhao Hua smiled coldly, "I am the queen, and it is her duty to come and pay her respects to me."
She picked up the agate gilded armor from the jewelry drawer and put them on one by one.
Then Yunshan helped him to stand up slowly, and he straightened his face in the mirror and said in a deep voice:
"Let's go. It's time for us to go and make peace with her."
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