Chapter 894 Not only did he lose his wife, he also lost his soldiers!
On the way to Ziyun Temple, Concubine Li opened the imperial concubine's box.
She was full of anticipation, wondering what the imperial concubine had given her to pass the time.
Given the imperial concubine's usual style, she thought that anything that could kill time would definitely be interesting.
For example, mahjong and poker.
Maybe what the imperial concubine gave her this time was something like mahjong or playing cards.
With full of expectations, Princess Li carefully unwrapped the blue cloth wrapped around the outside, then opened the box, and took a look. She found that what was inside was actually the "Lotus Sutra"!
A complete set of the Lotus Sutra, twenty volumes in total, filled the wooden box.
In an instant, Concubine Li felt unwell!
The book she hated most in her life was the Buddhist scriptures.
The most hated Buddhist scripture is the Lotus Sutra.
Because whenever she saw the Lotus Sutra, she would remember the time when she was punished by the prince to copy the sutra two hundred times.
The memory was horrific and could be considered the darkest moment in her life.
Why did the imperial concubine give her the Lotus Sutra when there were so many other gifts?
It's obvious that he's doing this on purpose to disgust her!
Princess Li was almost angry and cried.
Su Mei reminded quietly: "My Lady, there is a piece of paper here with words on it."
The piece of paper was sandwiched between the Lotus Sutra.
Princess Li looked at the piece of paper and saw a line of ugly handwriting written on it that looked like dog crawling.
"When you are sad and want to cry, please look at your wallet and the flesh on your body, then the tears will fall."
Princess Li: "..."
Her tears really fell.
She was so angry that she cried.
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In Yunxiu Palace.
Xiao Xixi had just woken up and Zhezhi was combing her hair.
Baoqin walked in and bowed respectfully.
"Your Highness, Concubine Li has already left the palace."
Xiao Xixi looked at her: "Did you give her the gift?"
Baoqin: "It has been delivered."
Xiao Xixi: "What did Concubine Li say?"
Baoqin answered truthfully, "Princess Li said she was very grateful to you, and asked me to tell you that I hope to have the opportunity to play cards with you again in the future."
Xiao Xixi: "It seems that she really likes the parting gift I gave her."
Baoqin smiled and replied, "Yes."
She paused and added, "Just now I heard from Qingsong that Concubine Li went to the Misty Rain Palace before leaving."
Xiao Xixi didn't care much about this.
She replied lazily, "Oh."
Seeing that she was not interested in this topic, Baoqin tactfully stopped talking and changed her topic.
"I have made you a white fungus and lotus seed soup. It is now in the ice cellar. I will bring it to you right away."
When Xiao Xixi heard that there was something delicious, she immediately became excited: "Okay, okay!"
At night, Luo Qinghan rested in Yunxiu Palace as usual.
He said as he fanned the woman in his arms.
"I plan to go to the palace in Shanglinyuan to escape the heat. It's much cooler there than in the palace."
Xiao Xixi was drowsy.
When she heard this, she sobered up a little and hummed.
"I want to go with you."
Luo Qinghan: "Of course I'll take you with me."
He paused and added another sentence deliberately.
"I'll just take you alone."
The last time he went to Shanglin Garden for autumn hunting, he brought a large group of people with him, and many concubines from the palace also went with him. It looked quite lively, but he still preferred to be alone with Xixi.
So this time, apart from the bodyguards, he only brought Xixi with him.
Don't take anyone else.
In previous years, the emperor also went to Shanglin Garden to escape the summer heat, so when Luo Qinghan proposed to go to Shanglin Garden to escape the summer heat, everyone in the court was not surprised.
There were quite a few people in the harem who were interested in going with him to escape the summer heat.
They tried to get closer to the emperor, but it was useless.
The emperor didn't even look at them. He was like a thousand-year-old iceberg, giving off a cold and indifferent aura that kept strangers away.
If they went too far, they would be punished by him.
Take Chen Wanyi for example.
In order to get the emperor to agree to take her to Shanglin Garden to escape the summer heat, she deliberately stayed under the scorching sun for three hours and got heatstroke.
Then she deliberately waited for the emperor on his way to Yunxiu Palace and pretended to faint in front of the emperor accidentally.
Luo Qinghan had her sent back and asked the imperial physician to treat her, and learned that she had heatstroke.
Chen Wanyi thought that the emperor would come to visit her next.
At that time, she could take the opportunity to ask the emperor to let her go to Shanglin Garden to escape the summer heat. Presumably, the emperor would not refuse her small request.
After all, she had already suffered from heatstroke in the palace, so it was natural for her to want to go out and escape the heat.
However, instead of waiting for the emperor, she received bad news -
The emperor demoted Chen Wanyi to Chen Jieyushi on the charge of misbehaving in front of the emperor.
In addition, the people who served Chen Jieyu were all punished with thirty strokes of the cane because they failed to take good care of Chen Jieyu, causing her to suffer from heatstroke, which was dereliction of duty.
Those people were dragged out roughly by the guards, pinned to the ground and beaten with boards.
Screams rang out one after another.
Concubine Chen sat in the room in a daze, completely dumbfounded.
She never expected this would be the result.
She really wanted to ask the emperor why he treated her like this?
But she didn't dare.
Being punished by the emperor twice in a row had made her realize one thing deeply——
The emperor didn't have the slightest affection for her.
If she continues like this, the emperor will probably hate her more and more.
No matter how angry and unwilling she was, she could only grit her teeth and endure it in the end.
However, the story does not stop there.
When Chen Jieyu woke up the next morning, she found that her cheeks and neck were red and swollen. She was so itchy that she wanted to scratch, but was stopped by the palace maids serving her.
"Don't scratch it. If you break your skin, it may leave scars."
Concubine Chen could only grit her teeth and bear it.
The imperial physician came hurriedly and said after examining Concubine Chen.
"You've been exposed to too much sun and your skin has been sunburned. It's not a big deal. Just apply some ointment. Pay attention to your diet during this period. Eat light meals, drink plenty of water, and try to reduce going out. Even if you have to go out, you must take sun protection measures."
Concubine Chen asked nervously, "Can my face be restored to its original state?"
The doctor answered truthfully: "If you apply the medicine properly, you will be able to recover in three or four days."
Concubine Chen felt relieved.
For the next three days, she stayed obediently in Ningxin Palace, applied medicine every day as suggested, and did not go out to make trouble again.
She looks in the mirror every day and carefully observes the condition of her skin.
The redness and swelling on the face and neck have subsided, but some areas have peeled. After the thin flakes of skin peel off, delicate new skin with a light pink color is revealed.
She asked the doctor and was told that this was a normal condition after sunburn and it would be fine after a while.
Concubine Chen secretly regretted her decision. If she had known that sunbathing would have such serious consequences, she would never have done such a stupid thing.
Now we have lost both the wife and the army!
(End of this chapter)
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