Chapter 41: Love
The accident in the Imperial Garden today was purely man-made.
The manipulator behind this game was only Song Zhao.
A few days ago, when Song Zhao heard from Yunshan and Xiao Fuzi that there were signs of loose and falling rocks on the rockery in the northeast corner of the Imperial Garden, she had already begun to plan her "grand plan".
She had to do something special to leave a deep impression on Jamel Xiao.
Beautiful as a flower, well-educated, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, these are just small details.
All the concubines are spending their time thinking about these things. If she does something that everyone can do, she will end up being indistinguishable from the crowd.
So she decided that she wanted to be Jamel Xiao's savior.
Yesterday, Xiao Jingheng invited her to have lunch together, and she had already set her mind on the bamboo fungus and ham soup.
She knew that Jamel Xiao loved to drink it, so she deliberately put some sweet potato vermicelli in it, which would easily cause bloating.
The purpose was to make Xiao Jingheng eat too much at lunch, so that he would ask to go out for a walk to digest the food.
It is early autumn now, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden have all withered.
Only a large field of chrysanthemums planted in the northeast corner of the Imperial Garden can add a touch of color in the autumn.
Song Zhao expected that as long as Xiao Jingheng asked to go for a walk, Jiang Deshun would suggest that he go to appreciate the chrysanthemums.
So she arranged for Xiao Fuzi to hide behind the rockery in the northeast corner of the Imperial Garden.
As soon as she and Xiao Jingheng entered the venue, Xiao Fuzi seized the opportunity to push the broken rocks down.
In this "Beauty Makes a Hero" scene, if there are no scars on the body, Song Zhao will not achieve the desired effect.
To be on the safe side, she asked Xiao Fuzi to hit her back with stones to create a few bruises the night before.
Anyway, even if Xiao Jingheng asked the imperial physician to treat her, since the injury was on her back, she could refuse the imperial physician's treatment on the grounds that it was inconvenient for a woman to show her back to others.
Xiao Jingheng had no knowledge of medicine, so he could only see bruises on Song Zhao's back, but he couldn't tell whether the bruises were fresh or old injuries from the night before.
Everything was within her calculations, not a single step was wrong.
After this incident, Song Zhao firmly believed that he at least had a place in Xiao Jingheng's heart.
She paused to recall her "masterpiece", and the smile on her face became brighter.
After coming to his senses, he took out a wide square brocade box from the drawer beside the bed and gave it to Xiao Fuzi.
"This is for you, take it."
Xiao Fuzi quickly refused, "No, no, no, my lord, rescuing me from the Xinzheku is equivalent to saving my life! I am wholeheartedly serving you, how can I take your benefits?"
Song Zhao's eyes fell on the brocade box, he raised his eyebrows and smiled:
"Open it and take a look first."
Xiao Fuzi opened the brocade box and found that what was placed inside was not gold, silver, jewelry or other vulgar items, but four neatly arranged volumes of "The Secret of Golden Prescriptions".
He held the scroll in his hands, his eyes lit up.
"This... This is a medical book of Gao Zhe, a rare treasure that has never been passed down from generation to generation! Where did you get it from, young master?"
When giving someone a gift, of course you have to give them what they like.
Song Zhao needed someone like Xiao Fuzi to help him, so the gift he gave him was very thoughtful.
"I know you like to study medicine. You are a medical geek just like your brother. You were beaten up and sent to Xinzheku for secretly reading ancient books in the Imperial Hospital. From now on, you will be with me and have as many medical books as you want. You don't have to hide them. Just read them openly if you want."
Xiao Fuzi felt as if he had found a treasure. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said with great joy:
"Thank you, my lord!"
Song Zhao lent a hand to help him up. "You two follow me. We will rise and fall together. Just trust each other. You and I know this matter. Don't tell Lian Yunshan. She is timid and I am afraid of scaring her."
Xiao Fuzi nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, my lady, I know what to say and what not to say."
Ever since this incident, the relationship between Xiao Jingheng and Song Zhao has become visibly closer.
An endless stream of rewards were sent to the Yaohua Palace. The concubines who used to be of higher status than her and who looked down on her now greeted her with smiles and called her sister.
Xiao Changzai and Liu Changzai, who entered the palace with her, showed the same attitude they had used in the past to curry favor with Li Changzai, and tried every opportunity to please Song Zhao.
As for grace,
In the previous month, the number of times the imperial concubine slept with the emperor accounted for more than half of the number of times the empress slept with the emperor.
But now, Song Zhao has begun to have the potential to compete with her.
On this day, the two of them happened to meet in the Imperial Garden.
Song Zhao was very polite to Concubine Chen, but Concubine Chen gave her a cold look and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"You are the most favored by the Emperor now. I am afraid that in a few days, when you are pregnant, you will be canonized as a noble lady, right?"
Song Zhao said: "I am able to have what I have today, all thanks to the Empress Chenfei. I will never forget it. The emperor's treatment of me is just a temporary novelty, but his treatment of the Empress is the same for many years."
The concubine narrowed her eyes slightly, and her sharp gaze was fixed on Song Zhao.
She looked at the pair of pink pearl earrings she had given Song Zhao on his earlobes and said leisurely:
"Don't underestimate yourself. You are a smart person. As soon as you entered the palace, you knew to choose a bright and brilliant path for yourself."
As she spoke, she fiddled with the gilded armor on her little finger, "Ah, think about that Li who entered the palace with you, and was trying to curry favor with the queen every day, but what happened? Didn't she end up dying in the imperial city?"
Song Zhao nodded in agreement, and the Concubine Chen continued, "It's good that you understand the rules. The imperial physician said that these days are my 'lucky days', and it's very easy to have a child. So I have to accompany the emperor more often, so that I can have children for the Qi Dynasty."
The Concubine walked around Song Zhao, and suddenly stopped in front of her, smiling lazily and said:
"But the emperor has been thinking about you lately, and has come to see me less often. What do you think I should do?"
What is coming will come.
Song Zhaocheng was favored by the emperor and had expected that the Concubine Chen would come to cause trouble one day.
However, Concubine Chen was still polite to her and did not try to harm her. She just hinted at telling Song Zhao to be quiet for the time being and not to share her favor anymore.
Song Zhao was prepared in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"The emperor is greedy for my novelty. If he wants to come, I can't persuade him to leave. But please rest assured, Concubine Chen. I know what to do."
The Concubine Chen glanced at her with a sneer, said nothing, turned around and left.
Song Zhao looked at her back as she left with great momentum, his eyes gradually dimming.
She would not let Concubine Chen get pregnant so easily.
After all, she entered the palace to climb up step by step.
If Concubine Chen gave birth to a royal heir, her position would only become more secure, and she would have more trouble ascending to the throne.
Song Zhao stood in the Imperial Garden for a while admiring the flowers, and soon came up with a 'clever plan'.
A good way to not offend Concubine Chen and prevent Xiao Jingheng from going to her palace for the next two days...
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