Chapter 252 I Don't Care
Emperor Rongcheng believed it at the time and actually did so.
But he still couldn't understand why Jiang Xianhao had such a violent reaction.
At this moment, Emperor Rongcheng came under the tree again.
The woman in the tree caught a glimpse of his expression, smiled triumphantly, and then jumped down lightly.
"Judging from your expression, things must be going badly, right?"
Emperor Rongcheng's face suddenly turned cold and he glared at her fiercely.
The woman's heart tightened, fearing that she would anger him and bring about her own death. She paused, then said in forced anger:
"Why are you glaring at me? I'm helping you! You messed up on your own, and you're blaming me?"
Emperor Rongcheng found a random spot to sit down under a tree and uttered two words tiredly: "It didn't mess up."
It was precisely because he didn't mess up that he felt so lost, sad and upset.
Upon hearing this, the young Concubine Hui felt even more proud, but she did not show it on her face at all.
She also sat down beside Emperor Rongcheng. "I'm sure tomorrow she will gather all kinds of evidence to prove her words are true. If you want to reconcile, you should tell her now that you trust her and don't care about these things."
Emperor Rongcheng glanced at her and said, "I have always believed in her and never cared about these things."
The young Concubine Hui snorted coldly: "If you really believe it, why do you have such an expression now?"
Emperor Rongcheng glared at her again, his tone stiff: "I said, I don't care."
The young Concubine Hui glanced at him, curled her lips slightly, and said "huh" silently.
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The next day.
After Jiang Xianhao woke up, he immediately recalled all the details of what happened on the day when Emperor Rongcheng misunderstood him.
She wrote down in detail every part that he might have misinterpreted.
Not only that, she also specially sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to invite Dean Wang to ask about the matter of a woman losing her virginity on her first night.
On the day after her wedding, she also had doubts about her menstruation and consulted Dean Wang privately.
At that time, Dean Wang had explained to her in detail: "My Lady, the story of falling blood is nonsense and is definitely not proof of a woman's chastity.
Not all women experience bleeding during their first time, so don't worry, Your Majesty. I will explain this to Your Majesty."
Jiang Xianhao's heart was at ease when she heard this. She thought the head of the academy had already explained the matter to Emperor Rongcheng.
Little did they know that the head of the court had only mentioned this matter briefly in front of Emperor Rongcheng, which had already infuriated him. From then on, the head of the court dared not mention the matter again.
Now, the dean was summoned by Jiang Xianhao again and the old matter was brought up again. He immediately knelt down and said in fear:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! It was because of Your Majesty's overwhelming wrath that I... I didn't dare to speak any further. Later, I wanted to find an opportunity to report to Your Majesty, but I happened to be transferred out of the capital.
When I returned, I saw that the Empress and His Majesty were in perfect harmony, and I felt that less trouble was better, so I didn't dare mention it again..."
Jiang Xianhao had never expected that there would be such an oversight in what happened back then, so naturally he couldn't avoid a scolding.
The head of the royal court had been prepared and presented two booklets: "These are the relevant historical records that I have researched. Your Majesty, please present them to Your Majesty for your perusal."
Jiang Xianhao sighed, "In that case, you should come with me and explain everything to His Majesty in person!"
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Inside the Wanhe Hall.
Emperor Rongcheng was reviewing memorials anxiously. Every time he wrote a few words, his eyes would involuntarily drift towards the palace gate.
Concubine Hui's words echoed in his mind again and again. He was looking forward to Jiang Xianhao's coming, but he was also afraid that she would not come.
Just then, Jiang Xianhao arrived.
"Ah Hao." When Emperor Rongcheng saw her, he slowly stood up and called out softly.
However, Dean Wang of the Imperial Hospital walked in right after.
Emperor Rongcheng paused, his eyes swept over Dean Wang, and then looked at Jiang Xianhao again.
Jiang Xianhao bowed politely before speaking, "Since Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I will bring the head of the royal court here to explain everything to you face to face."
Before he finished speaking, Emperor Rongcheng suddenly became furious: "Are you crazy?!"
The roar made Jiang Xianhao freeze and look at him in disbelief.
Emperor Rongcheng glared at the head of the courtyard and shouted, "Get out!"
The dean was so frightened that he had no time to salute and crawled out.
This attitude shocked Jiang Xianhao greatly. He only heard Emperor Rongcheng suppress his anger and say:
"Ah Hao! You're so confused! I killed a bunch of people who were too talkative about this matter back then! You actually want to let the imperial physician know? Don't you want to protect your reputation?!"
Jiang Xianhao took a deep breath and handed over the two booklets in his hand: "In that case, Your Majesty may wish to take a look at it yourself."
One of these two booklets contains a clarification text written by her personally.
The other is the medical evidence compiled by the hospital director.
As long as he took a look, the truth would be clear.
However, after Emperor Rongcheng took it, he just sighed heavily and put it aside:
"Okay, I know what you're going to say, but I made it clear yesterday that I don't care about this."
Jiang Xianhao stared at Emperor Rongcheng's face and suddenly realized:
No matter what she said, Emperor Rongcheng would never really believe her.
No matter how she explained, in his eyes, it was just an excuse she made to cover up.
Her heart sank as if it had fallen into an abyss.
She looked at the man she loved deeply and felt that he was so strange.
So she turned around and left without saying another word.
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From that day on, the relationship between the two took a sharp turn for the worse.
Even though Emperor Rongcheng went to see Jiang Xianhao every day.
But all he got was a cold face.
The two of them were either silent or engaged in a fierce argument.
They had loved each other with all their heart and soul, and knew only too well how to use words to hurt each other most.
Those sharpest words pierced each other's bodies.
During that period, Jiang Xianhao was in tears all the time, and he no longer had the innocence and naivety of the past, as if he had become a completely different person.
Emperor Rongcheng was shrouded in low pressure all day long.
Once, the eunuch Dexi accidentally broke a cup and was almost beheaded by the furious Emperor Rongcheng.
Fortunately, Jiang Xianhao happened to pass by and saved Dexi with just a few words.
However, this also led to a more intense dispute between the two.
After this quarrel, Jiang Xianhao returned and closed the palace gates.
Emperor Rongcheng requested an audience many times but was always turned away.
Over time, Emperor Rongcheng felt that he had lost all face and stopped going.
With no way to vent his boredom, he often wandered alone under the tree and confided in the young Concubine Hui.
Until that night, he got drunk.
In his hazy drunken eyes, he saw the figure of Concubine Hui, and in a trance it seemed as if Jiang Xianhao was walking towards him.
He could no longer care about anything else, rushed forward and hugged her tightly, pouring out all the grievances and pain that had accumulated over the past few days:
"Oh well... I was wrong... I really know I was wrong... Please don't ignore me..."
"It's my fault... I shouldn't have suspected anything without reason... and brought up those things..."
"If I keep pretending to be clueless... can we... go back to the way things were?"
"Ah Hao..." He buried his head deeply in "her" arms, his voice choked with sobs, "How could you have the heart to... ignore me for so long?
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