Chapter 62 Intentional Maintenance
Song Zhao calmly smoothed out the wrinkles on the hem of his pajamas, then stood up to greet him.
When he reached the door of the bedroom, it was opened from the outside.
She knelt down hurriedly to greet Jamel Xiao.
Xiao Jingheng gently held her wrist and said, "When you are with me in private, there is no need to follow so many rules."
After saying that, he naturally held her hand.
Perhaps because he was concerned about the injury on her hand, Jamel Xiao held her hand very gently.
He walked in front, looking straight ahead. Song Zhao glanced at him from the side and saw beads of sweat on his temples, so he knew that he was a little anxious to come here.
The two of them sat side by side in the warm seats, and Xiao Jingheng put his arm around Song Zhao's shoulders and held her in his arms.
This time, he put more strength in his hands and gently rubbed her shoulder blades with his fingers.
Song Zhao leaned on his shoulder and smelled a very light scent of alcohol on him. His speech and behavior also seemed much more sober.
"Didn't the emperor go to the Empress's palace to rest? Why did he come to me at this time?"
"I'm worried about you." Xiao Jingheng expressed his concern for Song Zhao without hesitation. While speaking, he took her hand and blew on the burned red fingertips. "Does it still hurt?"
Song Zhao shook his head lightly and did not answer him directly, but turned to show concern for him.
"Your Majesty is drunk, and he came to my place late at night and let me get caught in the wind. If he gets a headache tomorrow, won't it make me feel even more distressed?"
Xiao Jingheng looked back at her, his eyes filled with burning affection.
"You injured your hand today, which can be considered a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, the person whose cheek was scratched by the strings would have a high probability of being you."
He gently stroked Song Zhao's cheek, as if he was stroking a piece of rare jade, and his eyes brightened.
"Luckily you're safe."
The phrase "safe and sound" naturally refers to Song Zhao's face, which is so beautiful that it is the most beautiful in the harem.
Song Zhao was not so confused by his two words of love.
She wanted to let Xiao Jingheng know that she, Song Zhao, not only had a decent appearance, but also had a kind heart.
Then she sighed with a sad look on her face and said:
"How can this be considered a blessing in disguise? Although I was not hurt, Sister Xiao suffered greatly."
She raised her eyes and gazed into Xiao Jingheng's, her eyes were full of clarity and innocence, "Women all value their appearance. I hope Your Majesty can visit Sister Xiao more often in the next few days, so as not to make her feel disappointed and have wild thoughts, which will make her life even more difficult."
Xiao Jingheng replied indifferently, "My beloved concubine, you judge others by your own standards. You are really kind-hearted. Xiao Changzai is my cousin anyway, and I will not treat her unfairly."
The four words "will not be treated unfairly" have already explained that Xiao Chang is destined to be out of favor in the future.
Song Zhao could hear the tone of the words and stopped trying to persuade him.
Today, Xiao Jingheng came to visit Song Zhao, and he always felt that Nizi's expression was a little more solemn than before, as if she had a lot on her mind.
As he was speaking, Xiao Jingheng suddenly put his hand to his forehead, his relaxed brows slightly raised, and he made an expression as if he had a headache.
Song Zhao was busy pressing the solar plexus for him, "Your Majesty, do you have a headache?"
Xiao Jingheng said helplessly: "Drinking makes things go wrong. This time, it was my fault. I was so drunk that I executed the palace servant who was guarding the Phoenix Pipa in anger. I drank the sobering soup from the Queen, and after I sobered up, I felt that I shouldn't have acted so rashly."
He placed his hand on the back of Song Zhao's hand that was massaging his solar plexus, and patted it gently. "I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter. We should have asked the people from the Ministry of Punishment to take him away and torture him severely, and find out if there is any hidden truth behind this matter, so that you can rest assured."
Xiao Jingheng's words were sincere.
And every word he said revealed his infinite concern for Song Zhao.
But Song Zhao didn't think so:
On the surface, the person with the greatest motive for setting up the whole thing was the jealous Concubine Chen.
The reason why Xiao Jingheng suppressed the matter was because he was also suspicious of Concubine Chen, so he wanted to quickly understand the matter.
Not to mention that the Concubine Chen was an old lady who served him and was the one that suited his heart best,
Even if the Concubine Chen had such a distinguished family background, if any clues were really discovered, how would we deal with it?
The relationship between the former dynasty and the harem is complicated, and often one move can affect the entire body.
The person who got into trouble this time was Xiao Changzai, who was not favored and had no family background. There was no evidence at all, so there was no need to investigate further.
In fact, there was evidence.
But wasn't that evidence that Xiao Jingheng was beaten to death by sticks when he was 'drunk'?
His move of cutting the Gordian knot made the whole matter impossible to investigate.
He knew better than anyone whether Jamel Xiao was really drunk today.
But since he wants to pretend to be ignorant,
Then Song Zhao is even more confused than him.
"I have never offended anyone, and Li has been brought to justice. I believe no one in the palace will plot against me again. To be honest, this incident was an accident, and Your Majesty is worrying too much."
Xiao Jingheng obviously didn't expect Song Zhao to say that, so his eyebrows twitched noticeably.
He originally only knew that Song Zhao had no intention of scheming against anyone, but today it seemed that she didn't even have the intention of guarding against anyone.
In fact, she didn't think too much about it, which was a good thing for Xiao Jingheng, so that he wouldn't have to be caught between Concubine Chen and her.
However, Xiao Jingheng really felt sorry for Song Zhao.
The more innocent she was, the more she aroused Jamel Xiao's desire to protect her.
He didn't say it, but he had some thoughts in his mind. He felt that he had to protect Song Zhao more in the future and not let anyone bully such a pure and beautiful beauty.
Although Xiao Jingheng did not punish Concubine Chen openly for this matter, he did not completely ignore it.
This can be seen from the change in his attitude towards Concubine Chen.
Later, for nearly half a month, Xiao Jingheng did not turn over the name card of Concubine Chen.
Even when Concubine Chen went to Chaoyang Palace to find him, he repeatedly declined on the grounds that he was busy with state affairs, which was considered a warning to Concubine Chen.
But Song Zhao always felt that whether it was Concubine Chen who did this was still debatable.
After all, she didn't trust any woman in the harem.
But this did not prevent her from assuming that the matter was done by Concubine Chen.
Because Xiao Chang was there, he really needed an answer.
She has to know who disfigured her before she can take revenge, right?
After waking up from a nap that afternoon, Yunshan said to Song Zhao while she was helping her wash up:
"My lady, the gauze on Xiao Chang's face has been removed."
"Have you inquired about it? How is it?"
Yunshan shook her head. "There is a scar, and it's not shallow. The scar is new and very red. I'm afraid even the best gouache can't cover it up."
Song Zhao looked at his impeccable facial features in the mirror and sighed with regret.
"Ah, we are all women, I really can't bear to see her like that."
Then he stood up and gave Yunshan an arm, "Go to Curry and pick out some skin-moisturizing products. Come with me to see her."
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