Chapter 73 Winter Snake Disaster 6
The farce of the day came to an end here.
Song Zhao didn't really care what those women were doing.
Anyway, no matter who wants to harm whom, it will ultimately be a matter of dogs biting each other, so just let them bite each other.
But there was still one thing that puzzled her:
Snakes are not human, especially when they go mad they cannot be controlled.
There were so many concubines present at the Plum Garden today to appreciate the plum blossoms. When Xiao Chang was doing this, didn't she ever think about what would happen if she was accidentally bitten by the snake?
That's a viper. If you get bit by it, you'll be dead.
Was Xiao Changzai really so stupid, or was this matter not as simple as Song Zhao saw on the surface? She couldn't figure it out for a while.
So on the way back to the palace, she was depressed and said nothing, and kept speculating about the matter in her heart.
Xiao Fuzi protected her all the way. Seeing that she looked gloomy, he waited until they reached a slightly more secluded place. He suddenly knelt down and said to Song Zhao,
"Please forgive me, my lord."
Song Zhao was stunned, but soon understood what Xiao Fuzi meant by this sudden "apology", so he said calmly:
"Get up."
Xiao Fuzi knelt straight, "I dare not... I was rash. I was anxious and confused to protect my lady, so I pushed Baoxia out. Fortunately, my lady was smart and blocked Baoxia's mouth, preventing her from giving me away. Otherwise... I would not regret dying, but if I implicate my lady, it would be a great sin for me."
Song Zhao leaned over and helped him up from the ground. "You are smarter than Yunshan. If Yunshan was here today, I'm afraid she would rush out to protect me at the risk of her life. If it was Yunshan instead of Baoxia who died today, I'm afraid I would be extremely sad."
As he spoke, he patted Xiao Fuzi's shoulder gently, looked at him firmly, and said:
"So are you."
This seemingly ordinary sentence touched Xiao Fuzi deeply.
He originally thought that Song Zhao would blame him for not sacrificing himself to protect his master, but instead pushed Bao Xia out and caused trouble for her.
But Xiao Fuzi is also a human being and is afraid of death.
In a hurry, his first reaction was to protect Song Zhao, but he didn't want to lose his life, so he pushed Bao Xia out.
This is human instinct.
But after the incident, he felt very upset.
He always thought about how Song Zhao dug him out from the tomb of the living dead in Xinzheku. He kept saying that he would be loyal to Song Zhao even if he died for him, but he did not do as he promised. He felt really bad.
Song Zhao saw what he was thinking from his expression, so he smiled and said, seemingly unintentionally:
"For those who follow me, I always hope that you can protect yourself first and then me. If you don't even cherish your own life, how can such a reckless person protect others?"
Her gentle eyes met Xiao Fuzi's, she raised her eyebrows slightly at him, and nodded gently.
"Don't think too much. You and I are the same as master and servant. Today, I need you to protect me first, so that I can survive and shut up Bao Xia. This makes me feel more relaxed than asking you to risk your life to protect me. Do you understand?"
The more Xiao Fuzi listened to Song Zhao's words, the more she felt that she had not acted honestly today, and the more she owed Song Zhao.
He nodded vigorously with red eyes, and said in a firm tone: "My lady, don't worry. My lady, treat me with all your heart, and I will protect you even more carefully in the future."
Song Zhao nodded slightly, looked at him and said jokingly, "I've said that I will only make people who follow me laugh, not cry. If you shed tears in front of me now, I'll send you back to Xinzheku."
Xiao Fuzi blinked back her tears and smiled knowingly.
In fact, for Song Zhao, she knew very rationally that everyone in this world puts themselves first.
So when she got a loyal servant or sister like Yunshan who always put her first, she cherished her especially.
Even though she knew that Yunshan was not smart and might delay her work, she never thought of sending Yunshan away.
Yunshan has been with her since she was a child and is her only "relative" in this world.
If Yunshan was sent out of the palace, Jiang would regard her as a thorn in her side. She would be beaten to death before she even left the palace and Kyoto.
And Xiao Fuzi is loyal and clever.
If you keep such a person working for you, you cannot let him feel uncomfortable.
Otherwise, if these uncomfortable feelings accumulate, he will feel pressured and become hesitant to do things, which will not be worth the effort.
When approaching Yaohua Palace, Song Zhao suddenly asked Xiao Fuzi,
"I always feel that there is something strange about what happened today. What should she do if the snake bites Xiao Chang?"
Xiao Fuzi said, "She can harm people, so she must have a foolproof plan, right?"
"With her brain? Haha..." Song Zhao couldn't help but shook his head, "I think it's difficult."
After turning the corner gate, Song Zhao saw Yunshan guarding outside the palace gate from a distance.
She also saw Song Zhao, and ran towards him hurriedly, almost stumbling and falling on the way.
"Slow down, why are you running so fast?"
Yunshan stood in front of Song Zhao, panting heavily. He looked around her several times, muttering in a sobbing voice:
"I'm glad that you're okay, I'm glad that you're okay..."
Seeing her crying anxiously, Song Zhao quickly put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her, "Don't cry, Xiao Fuzi has taken good care of me. I'm fine, right?"
Yunshan finally put his heart at ease. He turned around and snorted at Xiao Fuzi.
"Humph! You're a wise man. If you hurt even a hair of the young master, I won't let you go!"
The two of them are now flirting with each other more and more openly.
Song Zhao saw it all, but just smiled and didn't say anything.
After the master and his two servants returned to the west hall, as soon as they opened the door of the bedroom, Song Zhao smelled a light fragrance.
This smell is very familiar. Song Zhao took a deep breath and thought carefully.
Suddenly I matched this smell with a smell I smelled somewhere today.
This fragrance is surprisingly similar to the fragrance emitted by the hot water bottle that the Queen is holding in her arms today?
Xiao Fuzi also smelled it,
After he and Song Zhao exchanged a glance, he asked Yunshan, "What does the palace smell like?"
Yunshan said, "I heard there was a snake problem and I was very scared. It just so happened that there was some realgar wine left in the palace to ward off the cold. I heard that snakes are most afraid of the smell, so I boiled it and sprinkled some in the bedroom to give me peace of mind."
Hearing this,
Song Zhao's mind suddenly sank, his brows slightly raised, and his eyes dimmed a little...
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