Chapter 740 Why take off her clothes?
The sun gradually came out again and the sky became brighter little by little.
The eunuchs blew out the lanterns one by one.
Inside the Feique Palace, Fang Wujiu had already heard Xixi's entire account of what had happened.
Xiao Xixi didn't want to show the fact that she knew martial arts in front of others. Plus, she had vomited blood last night and was still weak. So when she found out that the two dancers were targeting her, her first reaction was to overturn the table and run away, trying her best to avoid a head-on confrontation with the other party.
Unexpectedly, she was forced to take action in the end.
The people present probably already saw that she knew martial arts.
Fang Wujiu: "Those two female assassins don't care about others, they only want to kill you. It seems that they came specifically for you, but why? Who do you have such a big grudge against?"
Xiao Xixi sniffed, her voice sounding a little tearful.
"There are many people who have grudges against me, such as Concubine Jing, Concubine Lao, and the Empress Dowager."
Fang Wujiu analyzed slowly and calmly.
“Among these people, the Empress Dowager has the highest status, but is also the most unlikely one.
Because she thinks much more than others.
You are now the princess of Nanyue, and you represent Nanyue.
If you are assassinated, King Nanyue will definitely seek justice for you.
The Empress Dowager would not have failed to think of this.
She would not stir up a dispute between the two countries just for the sake of momentary pleasure."
He paused and added.
"To put it another way, even if she really wanted to kill you, she wouldn't resort to assassination."
There are many ways to kill people in the harem, and assassination is the simplest, most brutal and easiest way to leave evidence.
Xiao Xixi: "Then only Concubine Lao and Concubine Jing are left."
Fang Wujiu suddenly asked a question that made no sense.
"When you were being chased by a female assassin with a knife, a vase was thrown at you. How could a vase just happen to be thrown at you out of nowhere?"
Xiao Xixi was busy escaping at the time, so how could she have the mind to pay attention to a vase?
"Maybe they accidentally knocked over the vase while running away."
Fang Wujiu: "Didn't you see who knocked you down?"
Xiao Xixi shook her head.
Fang Wujiu did not ask any further questions.
He stood up and said, "You should have a good rest. I will go and make some medicine for you."
Xiao Xixi's eyes suddenly filled with tears, and she begged bitterly: "Can you endure it less this time?"
Fang Wujiu smiled and said, "Okay."
Just one simple word made Xiao Xixi feel like she had been pardoned.
She relaxed immediately, and then began to press further.
"Can you please not make such bitter medicine?"
Fang Wujiu: "Okay."
Xiao Xixi: "Can I not take the medicine?"
Fang Wujiu: "No."
Xiao Xixi: “Boo-hoo~”
After Fang Wujiu left Feique Palace, he first went to boil some medicine and had someone take it to Xiao Xixi. Then he found Xiao Lingfeng and asked about the progress of the investigation.
He did not fool Xiao Xixi. The medicine he boiled this time was of normal dosage and it was not particularly bitter.
Xiao Xixi finished it in one breath.
She asked vaguely while chewing candied fruit.
"What time is it now?"
Baoqin's eyes were a little red because she was so distressed when she saw the imperial concubine's wound that she shed tears.
By this time she had calmed down.
She turned her head to look at the dripping clock outside and said, "It's almost noon."
Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up: "Doesn't that mean we have lunch?"
Baoqin said helplessly: "You just went through such a big thing, don't you need to take a break before eating?"
Xiao Xixi: "For me, I can take a break for everything except eating!"
"Okay, I'll prepare lunch for you right away."
Taking the imperial concubine's wound into consideration, the dishes for lunch were relatively light. Xiyu also specially made a pot of kidney bean and pig's trotter soup for her. It is said that this soup is very helpful in promoting wound healing.
Xiao Xixi likes this pig's trotter soup very much.
The pig's trotters are stewed until they are soft and tender, and the soup is white and thick, full of collagen.
She ate up the entire pot of soup, leaving not even a drop of soup residue.
The emperor and his companions were scheduled to return from hunting in the evening.
However, the emperor suddenly received news that the imperial concubine had been assassinated and injured.
The emperor immediately ended his autumn hunt without wasting even a quarter of an hour. He left his large army behind and rode back to the palace at full speed.
Zhao Xian followed closely behind on horseback with his imperial guards.
After returning to the palace, Luo Qinghan went straight to Feique Palace.
Because of the assassination attempt, the number of guards in the palace increased by two times, and there were guards patrolling everywhere.
When they saw the emperor suddenly come back, they were all startled and hurried to pay their respects.
Luo Qinghan didn't even look at anyone else as he strode into Feique Palace and entered the bedroom, only to see the person he had been thinking about lying on the bed, hugging the quilt and sleeping soundly.
Xiao Xixi's sleeping posture is still as unrestrained and free-spirited as ever.
She was lying on the bed with her arms and legs spread out, half of the quilt had fallen to the ground, leaving only one corner covering her stomach. Her two feet were exposed, and her left trouser leg had been rubbed to her knee, revealing a section of her fair and slender calf.
She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes drooped down, and her mouth was slightly open. If you looked closely, you could see crystal liquid dripping from the corners of her mouth.
Luo Qinghan sat down on the bed.
Looking at her sleeping face, his heart finally settled down.
His eyes moved away from her face and stopped at her right arm.
It was said that she injured her arm, but nothing could be seen through her clothes.
He reached out and tried to pull open her collar to take a look at the injury on her arm.
As a result, Xiao Xixi woke up when the clothes were halfway opened.
She stared blankly at the man in front of her.
After a long while, she spoke blankly.
"I am injured and cannot serve Your Majesty."
Luo Qinghan: "I didn't ask you to serve me."
Xiao Xixi looked down at the shirt that he had taken half off.
Why take off her clothes if you don't want her to serve you?
Luo Qinghan explained: "I just want to see your injuries."
Xiao Xixi gave her an expression that said, "I understand."
"Yeah, I understand that it's the same at your age."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
I always feel that there seems to be something disharmonious in this woman's head.
He asked expressionlessly as he helped her put her clothes back on.
"Does your wound still hurt? What did the doctor say?"
Xiao Xixi supported herself on the bed with one hand, sat up, and said with a pout, "It hurts so much! I cried because of the pain. I shed so many tears."
Luo Qinghan looked at her still slightly red eyes and knew that she was not lying and it must be really painful.
He touched her face, and his voice was so gentle that he himself had not even noticed.
"I shouldn't have left you in the palace. I'm sorry."
Xiao Xixi grabbed his hand and whined.
"I don't accept verbal apologies. I need material compensation. Where is my wild boar?"
Luo Qinghan: "I've sent it to the kitchen."
Knowing that her wild boar had not been missed, Xiao Xixi let go of his hand contentedly and cheered happily.
"Great! We have wild boar for dinner!"
Luo Qinghan did not remind her that she might not be able to eat wild boar meat in her current condition. He just asked her to have a good rest as he still had to deal with the assassin.
(End of this chapter)
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