Chapter 492: Life-saving Grace
Some things, once the door is opened, cannot be controlled.
For example, eating.
After eating the mung bean cake, Concubine Li did not feel satisfied, but felt even hungrier.
She ate bite after bite and couldn't stop!
Su Mei was afraid that she would choke, so she advised her to eat slowly and poured her a glass of sugarcane juice.
Normally, Concubine Li didn’t eat much, but today she was really hungry and ate most of the food in one breath.
When she was about 70% full, she gradually slowed down her eating pace and kept her head down. She did not dare to look at Concubine Xiao across the table, for fear of being laughed at by her.
Xiao Xixi drank the sweet sugarcane juice and spoke slowly.
"There are many ways to vent your emotions, and torturing yourself is the most unwise one."
Concubine Li curled her lips and said, "What happens to me has nothing to do with you. I don't need you to be so kind."
Xiao Xixi held her chin with one hand and looked at her: "If I encounter something unhappy, I will eat a lot and turn my grief and anger into appetite. When I am full, my anger will subside."
Concubine Li sneered: "Eating so much, you will get fat to death!"
Xiao Xixi: "I eat so much, but I don't seem to get fat."
Concubine Li was speechless.
Although I don't want to admit it, the woman in front of me is indeed not fat.
Xiao Xixi added: "To put it another way, even if you gain weight, no one will care."
Concubine Li: "..."
If possible, she really wanted to sew this dead woman's mouth shut!
Xiao Xixi: "No one cares about you anyway, why don't you do something that makes you happy?"
Concubine Li snorted and ignored him.
Xiao Xixi stood up and said, "Take your time to eat, and then go to sleep. There is nothing in this world that cannot be solved by sleeping. If there is, then take another nap."
Looking at her leaving back, Concubine Li felt mixed emotions.
The person Concubine Li trusted most in the palace was Caiyun, but Caiyun betrayed her.
And now, the woman she hated the most comforted her.
She didn't know whether to blame the unpredictability of the world or her own blindness.
When Xiao Xixi walked to the gate of the courtyard, she suddenly stopped. She put her hands to her mouth and shouted to Li Ce from a distance.
"Remember to pay back the money soon!"
Concubine Li: "..."
It turns out that I should blame myself for being blind.
If she wasn't blind, how could she have felt so touched just now?
With this resentment, Concubine Li ate up all the remaining food on the table.
Su Mei looked worried and asked in a low voice, "My Lady, are you okay?"
Usually Concubine Li doesn't eat much, but today she ate so much in one breath. Su Mei was really worried that she would upset her stomach.
Concubine Li burped and said, "I'm fine!"
After eating, I wanted to sleep, but the house was a mess and there was no place to step.
She said, "Please clean up the room. I want to take a nap."
Su Mei quickly responded, "Yes."
The palace maids quickly cleaned up the room.
Concubine Li fell on the bed and fell asleep.
After feeling uncomfortable for several days, I finally relaxed.
She soon fell into a deep sleep.
In the afternoon, Queen Qin sent someone to call Concubine Li over.
Concubine Li smashed all the things in the Jinfeng Palace. This matter could be a big deal or a small one. The Shaofu reported the matter to the Queen. The Queen called Concubine Li to her side and gave her a lecture, and then asked her to go back and reflect on her mistakes for a month.
Concubine Li was quite unhappy at first, but when she returned to Jinfeng Palace, she thought about it carefully and felt that this was a good thing.
If she went out, she would inevitably be asked about Caiyun again. None of the women in the palace were good people and would definitely take the opportunity to rub salt into her wounds. It would be better for her to stay in the Jinfeng Palace and feel comfortable.
So Concubine Li began her month-long life in a small apartment with peace of mind.
Xiao Xixi also received a message sent by the prince.
Eunuch Chang said respectfully, "His Highness wants you to go to Mingguang Palace, saying that he has something to discuss with you."
Xiao Xixi asked: "Now?"
"Yes."
Baoqin helped Concubine Xiao to pack up briefly, and then followed her out the door.
When entering Minguang Palace, Xiao Xixi discovered that in addition to the prince, Xiao Lingfeng and Xiao Qiming were also in the study, as well as a young scholar.
When Xiao Xixi saw the scholar, she immediately remembered it.
Isn’t this the unlucky guy she met outside the palace yesterday!
Xiao Xixi stepped forward to greet him.
Luo Qinghan motioned for her to sit down.
As soon as she sat down, a palace maid placed snacks in front of her.
Xiao Xixi had been here several times and was already quite familiar with the atmosphere here. She was quite relaxed and took the initiative to ask, "Your Highness asked me to come here. Is there anything you want me to do?"
Luo Qinghan motioned her to go look at Li Qingyan and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Xiao Xixi took the opportunity to glance at the unlucky guy.
The unlucky Li Qingyan stepped forward and greeted her: "I almost bumped into you at the door of the bookstore yesterday. I was reckless. I hope you can forgive me."
He was afraid that she would forget about him, so he reminded her.
Xiao Xixi: "I remember you, why are you here?"
Li Qingyan answered truthfully: "Last night, a scholar who lived next door to the student died."
Xiao Xixi became interested and asked curiously, "Then what?"
Li Qingyan recounted his experiences of the past two days from beginning to end, and said at the end.
"I really had nowhere to go, and suddenly I remembered what Your Majesty had said yesterday, so I plucked up the courage to go to the General Zhongwu's mansion for help. When General Xiao learned about this, he immediately brought me to the palace to ask for an audience with the Crown Prince."
In fact, when Xiao Lingfeng first met Li Qingyan, he didn't really believe Li Qingyan, and even had some doubts about his origins.
Fortunately, Xiao Qiming knew about this and appeared in time to prove it for Li Qingyan. Only then did Xiao Lingfeng temporarily let down his guard against Li Qingyan.
In fact, according to reason, this case should be handled by Jingzhao Prefecture, but Li Qingyan mentioned Concubine Xiao, so Xiao Lingfeng felt that it would be better to report the matter to the Crown Prince.
So Xiao Lingfeng personally brought Li Qingyan to the palace to ask for an audience with the prince. After Xiao Qiming knew about this, he insisted on coming along.
Xiao Lingfeng couldn't persuade his son, so he had to bring him along.
Li Qingyan bowed deeply towards Xiao Xixi and spoke sincerely.
"Thanks to your advice, I was able to save my life last night. I will never forget your kindness. If you have any requests in the future, just give me a word. Even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will do my best to help you!"
Xiao Xixi said casually: "I just said that casually, you don't have to take it too seriously."
Li Qingyan bowed to her and then continued speaking.
"The student suspected that Li Ji's death was not simple. He had stayed up late to read a copy of the Book of Changes before his death, but after his death, the copy disappeared. The government only took away his body, but did not take away anything from him. The student believed that the book might be the key to breaking the deadlock."
(End of this chapter)
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