Chapter 722 Let her go!
Luo Qinghan looked at her calmly, then turned and walked towards the first seat.
After taking two steps, I found that Xixi didn't follow me.
He stopped and looked back at her, his brows furrowed even more.
Some perceptive guests noticed something strange between the emperor and the imperial concubine, and many speculations immediately emerged in their minds.
Why did the emperor frown at the imperial concubine?
Why doesn't the imperial concubine speak?
Did the two of them have a quarrel?
Under the crowd's changing gazes, the emperor withdrew his gaze and sat down in the main seat at the top with an expressionless face.
Xiao Xixi bowed to the emperor, then walked to her seat and sat down.
She was the only one sitting at the table that belonged to her.
This was exactly what she wanted.
If she was alone, she wouldn't have to worry about the powder on her clothes getting on other people.
Luo Qing looked at Xixi coldly, feeling annoyed.
Today was obviously a good day and he should be happy, but now he didn't feel happy at all.
There was only one thought left in my mind -
What was wrong with her? Why did she distance herself from him?
Next came the banquet, which was also Xiao Xixi's favorite part.
Delicious dishes were served on the table, and dancers floated into the hall to the sound of stringed instruments and began to dance gracefully.
Xiao Xixi was wearing a heavy flower crown on her head, so she couldn't lower her head or move. Fortunately, Baoqin and Xiyu were there to serve her.
The two picked up the dishes and put them in her bowl.
She just scoops it up with a spoon and eats it.
If she hadn't taken her status as a royal concubine into consideration, she would have wanted someone to feed the food directly into her mouth.
She was eating happily, but the emperor over there didn't eat a single bite.
He really has no appetite.
The Empress Dowager noticed his strangeness and asked.
"Your Majesty, why don't you want to eat? Is it because these meals don't suit your taste?"
Several concubines who were closer to them looked at the emperor.
Luo Qinghan didn't want to cause any trouble, so he casually replied, "No."
He picked up the glass and took a sip expressionlessly.
Concubine Lao gently advised: "Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health. Your Majesty, why don't you drink some soup first?"
As she spoke, she winked at the eunuch Chang who was standing beside the emperor, indicating that he should serve soup to the emperor.
Eunuch Chang asked respectfully, "Would your majesty like some hot soup?"
Luo Qinghan first glanced at Xixi who was sitting below him, and saw that she was eating with gusto and didn't even give him a spare glance. His eyes became even gloomier, and he replied coldly.
"No need."
Eunuch Chang said no more and continued to serve as the backdrop diligently.
Luo Qinghan drank the wine in the glass in small gulps.
He glanced at the imperial concubine from time to time, but never got a response from her.
This woman only has eyes for food!
The Empress Dowager was old and had little energy, so she left early.
Eunuch Chang noticed that the emperor had drunk half a pot of wine without realizing it, and hurriedly whispered to him to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, if you drink any more you'll be drunk."
Luo Qinghan had a good alcohol tolerance, so this little bit of wine wasn't enough to make him drunk, but he really didn't have the interest to sit here any longer.
Anyway, the banquet is coming to an end now, so it doesn’t matter whether he is here or not.
So he stood up with the help of Eunuch Chang and went to the side hall to rest for a while.
As soon as he sat down, Concubine Lao came in.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Luo Qinghan raised his eyes and glanced at her: "What's the matter?"
He is in a bad mood now, and his tone is colder than usual.
Concubine Lao said softly, "I see that Your Majesty is not in a good mood. Is there something on your mind? If you don't mind, you can tell me about it. I may be able to give you some advice."
Luo Qinghan took the sobering tea from Eunuch Chang, took a sip, and said in a calm voice.
"I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."
The concubine pursed her red lips and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so cold to me? Have I done anything wrong?"
Luo Qinghan put down the teacup: "Are you questioning me?"
The concubine quickly knelt down and said, "I dare not."
She glanced at the emperor cautiously, and seeing that he frowned slightly and looked worried, she became more nervous and uneasy.
But she couldn't give up. If she missed this opportunity, she wouldn't know when she would be able to be alone with the emperor again.
She suppressed her uneasiness, took two steps on her knees, reached out to the emperor's clothes, and pleaded pitifully.
"Your Majesty, I know I did something wrong before. You can punish me in any way you want. Please take back my title."
Just at this time, the imperial concubine came.
As soon as Xiao Xixi entered the room, she saw Concubine Tuberculosis pulling the emperor's sleeve and acting coquettishly.
The three of them were all stunned.
Subconsciously, Concubine Tuo grasped the emperor's sleeve tighter and leaned her body a little towards the emperor. From a distance, it looked like she was leaning on the emperor.
Luo Qinghan wanted to shake off Concubine Lao's hand, but he didn't know what he thought of. He resisted the urge and just sat there quietly, looking at Xiao Xixi with his dark eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
Xiao Xixi's gaze stayed on Concubine Lao's hand that was grabbing the emperor's sleeve for three seconds.
Then he strode in and stopped in front of Concubine Lao.
The tuberculosis concubine leaned towards the emperor again and spoke pitifully with tears in the corners of her eyes.
"My Lady, I just said a few words to His Majesty. I didn't do anything. Please..."
Before she could finish her words, the imperial concubine suddenly bent down, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up.
She let out a cry of surprise subconsciously.
Then she was held tightly in the imperial concubine's arms.
Xiao Xixi: "Don't worry, Concubine Lao, I absolutely believe you. How could a pure and innocent woman like you do something with the emperor in a place like this?"
Concubine with tuberculosis: "..."
Is this imperial concubine out of her mind?
The emperor was also confused by the concubine's inexplicable behavior.
Not only them, but all the servants in the side hall were stunned.
When the imperial concubine saw Concubine Tuberculosis arguing with the emperor, instead of getting angry, she actually tried to comfort her?
When did the relationship between these two women become so good?
Xiao Xixi let go of Concubine Lao, and seeing that she had tears in her eyes, she took the initiative to wipe away her tears with her sleeves.
That was not all. Xiao Xixi also touched her face several times with her sleeve, which made Mo Lao Fei's scalp numb and she felt unwell all over.
Is the imperial concubine possessed by evil spirits today? !
Xiao Xixi took her hand and held it tightly: "Please don't cry. My heart will break when I see you crying."
The concubine couldn't cry or shout now, and even her best skill of fainting seemed useless.
She could only tremble: "Please don't do this..."
Luo Qinghan interrupted, unable to bear it any longer.
“That’s enough!”
The Imperial Concubine and the Tuberculosis Concubine looked at him at the same time.
Luo Qinghan's expression was extremely ugly at this moment, especially his pair of black eyes, which were frighteningly gloomy.
"Let her go!"
(End of this chapter)
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