Chapter 64: Successful Deception
evening.
Xuan Yi walked into the hall with a gloomy face, and saw the plain-faced person standing timidly by the dining table, blinking her watery eyes and looking at him.
Like a child who has done something wrong and is waiting to be punished.
It seems that he is not too bad and there is still room for improvement.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you..."
"stand up."
Xuan Yi subconsciously reached out to support the person, paused, then let go and sat down, his thick brows slightly furrowed.
Don't forgive her too quickly, lest she become spoiled.
“…”
Su Ci signaled Zhuang Yu and others to leave, and diligently bent over to serve the king.
"Your Majesty, this medicinal chicken made by the imperial kitchen tastes delicious. Please try it."
"Sit down and eat."
"No, I'm ashamed of what I did wrong, and I want to serve Your Majesty well to alleviate my guilt."
"…sit down."
Su Ci had no choice but to sit down and eat while watching.
Don’t talk while eating and don’t talk while sleeping.
After the meal, Xuan Yi's anger subsided. He put down the teacup he was using to rinse his mouth and looked helplessly at the girl who was looking down at him.
The little eyes were full of resentment, and the little mouth was pouting so much that it looked like it could hold an oil bottle.
"Why, you've been hiding everything from me, and now you blame me for saying a few words to you?"
"How dare I?"
Su Ci shook her head gloomily. "Your Majesty, why don't you think about it? That was the first time I went out of the palace with Your Majesty. The Queen Mother, the Empress, the civil and military officials, the imperial guards, and the palace maids were all keeping an eye on me, the favorite concubine. That day, I had just entered the room and hadn't even sat down when an old maid suddenly brought me meat soup, saying it was from Eunuch Zhuang's order. Everyone had some, so I had no choice but to accept it."
"Speaking of which, I have to thank His Majesty for the roast duck he sent. Yanyu and I were both stuffed, and the broth smelled really greasy, which made us suspicious. Eunuch Zhuang is always careful. He bought the roast duck, so it's impossible for him to send such a greasy broth. That's why I quietly poured it out."
Xuan Yi exhaled slightly.
"Even if you didn't tell me then, why didn't you tell me afterwards?"
"What do you mean?"
Su Ci pouted innocently, "I was just suspicious, but I wasn't sure if the soup was really poisonous. After I poured it out, I even looked at the grass, and it wasn't even withered or yellow. I also asked Yanyu to ask around, but she hadn't heard of anyone getting poisoned after drinking the soup, so I figured I was just being overly suspicious."
"Your Majesty was busy at the time, and there was a ceremony at the Imperial Mausoleum the next day. If I hadn't reported it without proof, His Majesty would have been unable to conceal it once he investigated. If the soup was poisonous, it would be fine, but if it wasn't, what would others say about me, a concubine who seduced the emperor and disrupted the ceremony?"
“…”
Xuan Yi paused, then raised his hand and rubbed his forehead slightly. "So you insisted on going to the enclosure because you were afraid of being poisoned again?"
"Yeah."
Su Ci nodded obediently, holding her cheeks: "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, and you have immortal energy to protect your body. As long as I am by your side, no demons or monsters dare to get close to you~"
A flattering girl.
Xuan Yi glanced at the rosy, healthy face and asked, "What did you hide from me about the poetry gathering?"
"Hmm..."
Su Ci blinked and thought: "I know that Concubine Xian is trying to be close to me on the surface, but when she hinted at me to hold a poetry gathering, I also had a selfish desire to meet my mother, so I just went along with it."
"I also thought that the virtuous concubine at the banquet would definitely arrange for someone to embarrass me with poetry and songs, but I don't think it's shameful to not be able to compose poetry. Let them laugh if they want. As long as my mother sees that I am fine, that's enough."
"That's right, I didn't expect Concubine Xian to suddenly push me into the lake..."
Su Ci shuddered with fear as she spoke: "The lake water was so icy and cold. I was so scared that I choked on the water and it was so uncomfortable... Your Majesty, there are ghosts in the lake, water ghosts..."
Xuan Yi frowned and held her on his lap, gently rubbing her slightly cold hands.
"Nonsense, there is no ghost."
"Yes, I have."
Su Ci comfortably buried herself in his chest, shaking her shoulders. "I'm very sure there's a water ghost grabbing my feet. I can't kick it away no matter how hard I try. I was so scared. I thought I'd never see Your Majesty again..."
"It's not a water ghost. It's a noose that someone placed by the lake in advance."
"ah?"
Su Ci raised her shocked face: "A noose? Sister Xianfei really, really wants to kill me?"
"Well, she deserved it."
"...Then, how will Your Majesty punish her?"
"Don't worry about these things. I will take care of them. Don't leave Yufu Palace these days. Just rest and recuperate."
Xuan Yi stroked her back again and again, his dark eyes slightly lowered.
Forget it, let’s keep the matter of the poisoned wine a secret for now.
So that the girl won’t have nightmares at night.
"Well, I believe Your Majesty."
The trick was successful. Su Ci tilted her head and rubbed his chin: "Your Majesty, do we really have a child? I can't believe it now."
Xuan Yi's eyes softened, and his big hand gently covered her slender waist.
"Yeah, really."
Su Ci raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Your Majesty, do you like boys or girls?"
"I like everything, as long as it's healthy."
"It's a lie."
Su Ci looked up at him: "You only have a son, no daughter, you must like sons."
Xuan Yi laughed and nuzzled her nose. "Having children is the natural order of nature. How can you let me choose for myself?"
"Alas, I am actually quite distressed."
"What's bothering you?"
"A prince born in the Heavenly Family would have a very hard time. He would be cautious at every step and follow rules everywhere. Princesses would have it easier, but they would be sent to some barbaric land to marry. Even if they were sent to a wealthy country like Liang or Jin, they would be enemies of our Great Yong, and they would never be able to return to their motherland..."
"Um?"
Xuan Yi frowned and pinched her chin: "Where did you hear such nonsense?"
"That's what they say in the storybooks and shadow plays."
"...I'd better stop letting you read those random books from now on. They're ruining your brain."
Xuan Yi tapped her nose, picked her up, and walked out of the palace: "My princess is so precious, how can she be sacrificed so easily? Stop thinking about it, I'll take you for a walk to help you digest your food."
Su Ci blinked: "Hold me and let me walk to digest the food?"
"Well, Xu Lizhi, although you are in good health, you still need to rest well during this period. Your two maids are almost as heartless as you are. I will ask Zhuang Yu to arrange a few more palace maids to come and serve you."
"oh."
You are thoughtful. You hold someone in your arms and take a walk to help digestion. You are really thoughtful.
…
The cunning emperor actually carried her around for a while to help digest her food before returning to the bedroom and asking someone to prepare water for a bath.
Su Ci looked in surprise at the king who was taking off his outer garment, and then at Zhuang Yu who was busy preparing water.
"Your Majesty, are you going to stay and sleep?"
Xuan Yi glanced at her and said, "Why, do you still want to drive me away?"
"But doesn't the palace rule say..."
The palace rules state that the royal heir is the most important, and a concubine cannot sleep with the king if she is pregnant. The king can accompany the pregnant concubine to eat, talk, go to the park, etc., but he cannot stay overnight to prevent accidental harm to the royal heir.
Of course, there is an exception. In order to retain the emperor's favor, a pregnant concubine will arrange for palace maids to sleep with her on her behalf.
Su Ci tilted her head slightly, beckoned Guyu forward and whispered a few words.
Guyu frowned and nodded, then quickly walked out of the dormitory and saw Lianxin standing in the corridor.
The makeup on that rather beautiful face was exquisite.
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