Chapter 708 Good Medicine Tastes Bitter
Xiao Xixi looked at the large bowl that was bigger than her head and had a look of despair on her face.
Under Baoqin's urging, Xiao Xixi pinched her nose, endured the urge to vomit, and drank the medicine in one breath.
She quickly stuffed two candied fruits into her mouth.
At this time, Mo Hua came.
"My Lady, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to visit you."
Xiao Xixi paused. Why did the Empress Dowager send someone here?
She swallowed the candied fruit and said, "Bring the person here."
After a while, Mo Hua came in with a female historian.
The female historian is a female official in the palace. Although her rank is not high, her status is much higher than that of ordinary palace maids.
The female historian who came was named Kong. She was a useful person in front of the Empress Dowager and her status was extraordinary. Even the concubines had to give her some face.
Ms. Kong bowed and said, "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
There was still a bitter taste of medicine in Xiao Xixi's mouth, and even her expression looked a little bitter.
"No need to be so polite."
This time, the Empress Dowager asked Ms. Kong to visit the Imperial Concubine, actually she wanted the Imperial Concubine to help plead for the Emperor to spare Concubine Lu.
After all, what happened yesterday was caused by the Imperial Concubine. If the Imperial Concubine could come forward to mediate, the Emperor should be able to show mercy and let Concubine Lu go.
If the imperial concubine had been sensible, she would have known what to do next.
Ms. Kong stood up and saw the imperial concubine kneeling in the main seat. Her face, without any makeup, was still a little pale, and her expression revealed a bit of sadness. It was obvious that she did not look well.
Thinking of what the Empress Dowager had told her, Ms. Kong felt a little nervous. Seeing the Imperial Concubine like this, she was afraid it would be difficult to talk to her.
But now that we are here, there is still a lot to say.
Ms. Kong asked respectfully.
"I am here to visit the Imperial Concubine on the orders of the Grand Empress Dowager. I wonder how the Imperial Concubine is doing now? Is she getting better?"
Xiao Xixi said with a bitter face: "Thanks to the Empress Dowager's concern, my health has improved a lot, but I still have to take medicine every day. I don't know when this day will end."
Her original intention was to complain that the medicine was too bitter and hard to drink, but to Ms. Kong, it sounded like she was using the medicine to emphasize how badly she had been harmed by Concubine Lu.
Unfortunately, she didn't mention Concubine Lu at all, which made Ms. Kong unable to say a word for Concubine Lu.
Ms. Kong could only smile dryly.
"Your Majesty is in a delicate body, so you really need to take good care of yourself. Only when you are well can you better serve the Emperor, right?"
Xiao Xixi sighed: "I have tried my best to take care of myself, but the medicine is so bad."
Ms. Kong: "Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease."
Xiao Xixi: "I understand the truth, but when it comes to that, I still find it hard to accept."
Ms. Kong smiled apologetically: "You are right."
She paused and continued.
"The Empress Dowager has been worried about you all night, fearing that something might happen to your health. If you need anything, you can tell me directly, and the Empress Dowager will do her best to satisfy you."
Xiao Xixi: "I have everything I need here, so there's no need for the Grand Empress Dowager to worry."
Seeing that she was avoiding the main point, Ms. Kong felt a little anxious and raised her tone a little.
"You fell ill because of Concubine Lu. The Empress Dowager feels guilty about this matter and wants to make it up to you. I hope you will give me a chance."
Xiao Xixi was stunned for a moment: "Selected Concubine Lu? Who is that?"
Baoqin explained in a low voice: "It was Concubine Lu. She was demoted to a concubine by the emperor last night."
Xiao Xixi suddenly realized, she waved her hand at Ms. Kong and said generously.
"This matter has nothing to do with the Grand Empress Dowager. The Grand Empress Dowager does not need to care about it."
Ms. Kong: "But Concubine Lu is the niece of the Grand Empress Dowager after all. The Grand Empress Dowager has always been kind, but she didn't expect her niece to be so abrupt. She is really upset. I hope that the Queen can give her a chance to make amends. This will be good for both you and Concubine Lu."
When Baoqin heard this, she understood that Ms. Kong was acting as a lobbyist on behalf of the Empress Dowager, and her purpose was to get the Imperial Concubine to come forward and plead for Concubine Lu.
Baoqin felt unhappy.
If Consort Lu hadn't said those things on purpose last night, would the Imperial Concubine have been so angry that she vomited blood and fainted? !
Concubine Lu made such a big mistake, she deserves to be punished.
Now the Empress Dowager sent someone to tell the Imperial Concubine all this, simply to force the Imperial Concubine to give in voluntarily.
But why?
Just because Concubine Lu has the Empress Dowager as her backer, can she do whatever she wants and ignore the Imperial Concubine?
Xiao Xixi was very surprised: "So Concubine Lu is the niece of the Empress Dowager? No wonder she is so arrogant!"
Ms. Kong looked embarrassed. Why did the imperial concubine speak so directly? !
She smiled and said, "Concubine Lu just has a straightforward temper, but she is not a bad person."
Xiao Xixi: "I know she has a bad temper, but I reminded her yesterday to be careful, but she just didn't listen. It's not my fault."
Ms. Kong hurriedly said, "I don't mean to blame you. I just hope that you can make peace with Concubine Lu for the sake of the Empress Dowager."
Xiao Xixi was confused: "There is nothing going on between me and Concubine Lu, how did a big thing become a small thing?"
Ms. Kong: "But the emperor, in order to vent his anger on you, banished Consort Lu to the cold palace."
Xiao Xixi: "That was the Emperor's decision. What does it have to do with me?"
Ms. Kong didn't want to beat around the bush with her anymore, so she just laid it out.
"Although it was the Emperor's decision, the incident was caused by you. As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. As long as you come forward to help mediate, regardless of whether Concubine Lu can be saved, the Empress Dowager will accept your favor."
Xiao Xixi looked at her steadily, without saying anything for a long time.
Ms. Kong felt very uncomfortable being looked at by her: "Why are you looking at me like this, madam?"
Xiao Xixi said sternly, "The Emperor punished Concubine Lu in order to stand up for me. If I were to plead for Concubine Lu, how would the Emperor view me?"
Without waiting for Ms. Kong to answer, Xiao Xixi asked immediately.
"No matter what the cause of the incident is, the emperor has already issued an order to punish Concubine Lu. The imperial decree cannot be violated. I believe you understand this principle, right?"
Ms. Kong said hurriedly: "But you are the emperor's favorite concubine, the emperor values you so much..."
Xiao Xixi interrupted her directly.
"It is precisely because the emperor values me that I cannot interfere with his decisions. The emperor will always be the emperor, and his decisions will not be influenced by anyone."
Ms. Kong was speechless.
Xiao Xixi picked up the teacup and said, "Baoqin, see the guest off."
Ms. Kong had no choice but to leave in disappointment.
After seeing off Ms. Kong, Baoqin immediately ran back and asked worriedly.
"Your Highness, you just rejected the Grand Empress Dowager so directly. Will this cause dissatisfaction to the Grand Empress Dowager?"
Xiao Xixi pinched a candied fruit, threw it into her mouth, and said as she ate, "She is more than just dissatisfied with me. I'm afraid she has already suspected me."
Baoqin: "What does she suspect you of?"
Xiao Xixi: "Of course you doubt my identity."
(End of this chapter)
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