Chapter 39 Injured
Under the palace wall.
Jiang Song frowned and put his hands behind his back, looking worried.
"I have been teaching the eldest prince for nearly a year, but I never expected to hear him utter such violent words today, while the Empress didn't even show her face... Alas, I have truly failed Your Majesty's trust."
Chu Yunzhou's expression paused slightly, concealing countless questions and sadness.
"Sir Jiang, although the eldest prince is still young, he is old enough to understand and know etiquette. In my opinion, today's incident should not be underestimated. It is best to report the truth to Your Majesty."
Jiang Song recalled Su Zhaorong's frightened look just now and sighed slightly.
"Well, please come with me, my Lord."
"No."
Chu Yunzhou shook his head slightly: "After all, this is your Majesty's family affair. I don't want to hear about it. I will take my leave and return home."
"Okay, then, my lord, take your time. I'll go ahead."
"Goodbye."
After walking out of the palace, Chu Yunzhou got on the carriage, looking dazed with his eyes lowered.
The attendant in green clothes came up to pour tea and looked at his absent-minded master with some confusion.
"Master, what happened?"
"...Qingyi, remember I told you about the woman I've been dreaming about since two months ago?"
"Remember, didn't the master come all the way back to the capital just to find this girl?"
"yes."
Chu Yunzhou raised his eyes, his expression startled: "I didn't expect..."
She is Su Zhaorong, His Majesty's concubine.
"Master, what didn't you expect?"
Qingyi paused and widened her eyes: "Could it be that the master saw that girl? Is this really a strange thing?"
“…”
Chu Yunzhou silently looked at the towering palace gate outside the window, and Su Zhaorong's sparkling eyes appeared in his mind.
The eyes that I had looked into countless times in my dreams.
But there was no more affection that moved his heart, only surprise.
"Qingyi, go ask the people in the Su Mansion for more details."
…
Imperial study.
Pop.
The letter was thrown onto the table.
Jiang Song and Zhuang Yu beside him knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is my fault for not teaching you well enough. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
Xuan Yi stood up, with a look of oppressive anger between his brows.
"Zhuang Yu, go to Zhaohua Palace and tell them that Xuanrui is ignorant of etiquette and has no respect for the rules. He will be immediately relocated to Danyang Palace and confined there. No one except close attendants is allowed to enter or leave."
"As the queen, the head of the harem and the prince's biological mother, you failed to educate your son properly and failed to discipline him strictly. You are hereby confined to Zhaohua Palace for three months."
“Yes, yes!”
Jiang Song didn't expect the punishment to be so severe. He looked up in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is the mother of the country after all..."
Xuan Yi lowered his eyes coldly, "For the time being, I will not hold you responsible as a teacher. I will give you three months. If you still cannot teach the prince well, you will no longer be able to sit on the position of chief priest."
“…Old minister, I obey your order!”
Jiang Song kowtowed heavily, listened to the footsteps of the person leaving quickly, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead with trembling hands.
**
Yufu Palace.
Su Ci sat on the couch, looking out the window with a normal expression.
Yanyu looked at her red and swollen ankle with a worried look, and moved the two hand warmers closer. "Master, do you really not need to call the imperial physician to take a look? Otherwise, I will apply some ointment on you. What if the bones are injured?"
"No need, the imperial physician will come soon."
Su Ci smiled and moved her ankle, only feeling a slight pulling pain.
In fact, she didn't have to fall.
But since the queen is so blatantly trying to stir up trouble, she probably won't stop there, so she might as well play along.
This is to prevent the Queen from getting in the way and affecting her subsequent promotion to higher rank and the speed with which she can conceive a heir.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Su Ci raised her eyebrows, raised her hand to ruffle some of her hair, frowned, and stretched out her hand to support her body to get down to the ground.
"Don't move."
Xuan Yi strode in, followed by an imperial physician.
“…Your Majesty, I…”
"I told you not to move!"
Xuan Yi reached out and hugged the person to sit down. He frowned and stared at the red and swollen ankle. He reached out and held the cold little foot. His face was so gloomy that ice water could drip out of it.
"What are you standing there for? Check on the patient!"
"Uh, yes..."
The imperial physician had never seen His Majesty in such a state, so he quickly put down his medicine box, half-knelt and stretched out his hand.
"hiss…"
Su Ci bit her lip, turned her head, and buried her face in the man's chest.
Xuan Yi's jaw tightened, and he raised his hand to touch the back of her head, frowning as he stared at the red and swollen ankle held by the imperial physician's hands.
Inexplicably dazzling.
"Are you injured?"
This was the first time for the imperial physician, despite his age, to examine a concubine on the king's knees. Under the oppressive gaze, he groped around cautiously and quickly withdrew his hand.
"Your Majesty, the bones are fine, but the tendons are probably injured. I will mix some ointment for Zhaorong to apply. I estimate she will be fine in two days."
Xuan Yi felt the person in his arms tremble slightly. He raised his hand and pulled the fur coat beside him to wrap around the person, his thick eyebrows twisted into a knot.
"Is there any way to relieve the pain?"
"Well, this ointment will stop the pain in two quarters of an hour, but if Zhaorong is in severe pain right now, I will give you acupuncture..."
"No, no acupuncture!"
Su Ci quickly raised her head, pouted and shook her head: "Your Majesty, the pain is gone, I'm just afraid of needles..."
“…”
Xuan Yi met those slightly red, moist eyes and swallowed back the scolding that was on the tip of his tongue.
"Prepare the ointment quickly."
"yes."
The imperial physician followed Guyu to the outer room to prepare medicine, and the inner room became quiet.
"Why didn't you call a doctor if you were injured?"
"...If we invite the imperial physician, then the truth will be revealed..."
Su Ci lowered her eyes and spoke softly, "The eldest prince is your majesty's legitimate son. If what happened today gets out, it will not be good for the eldest prince, nor for your majesty..."
Xuan Yi pinched her chin and lifted it up, his dark eyes narrowed slightly.
"What are you afraid of?"
Su Ci bit her lip and blinked, and the brewing moisture instantly surged up.
"Your Majesty, I'm not afraid of the Crown Prince and the Queen, I'm afraid of you."
"…Why?"
"You are the Son of Heaven. First, you care about the people of the world, then your descendants, then your mother, the Empress Dowager, your first wife, the Empress Dowager, and the concubines who entered the palace and slept with you before me..."
Su Ci blinked, and the teardrop that had formed rolled down perfectly, splashing into the man's palm.
"I am a concubine's daughter. I was blessed in my previous life to be able to enter the palace and serve His Majesty. I shouldn't expect His Majesty to have a place in my heart, but I am very afraid..."
"My sisters have always said that I was born in a humble family and would only be a womanizer when I grew up, with no good end in sight. I'm afraid that His Majesty will get tired of me one day, and then everyone will push me around like they did today, calling me a vixen..."
“…”
Xuan Yi stared at the tears that kept rolling down with clenched teeth, feeling as if his heart was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.
He forgot that the person blossoming beneath him was only sixteen years old.
She also forgot that she was a concubine's daughter who grew up under the oppression of her stepmother and step-sister.
Like a frightened little rabbit, she tried her best to please him, just so that she and her mother would no longer be bullied.
It turned out that her abnormality was due to his hesitation and silence yesterday.
That's why she had been so proactive in pestering him and catering to him last night, not daring to be presumptuous anymore. Even after being bullied today, she didn't dare to speak out, and just huddled in her nest pitifully, licking her wounds.
She was just afraid that he would get tired of her.
"Won't."
Xuan Yi sighed and gently kissed her moist and trembling eyelashes.
"With me here, no one can bully you anymore."
…
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