Shang Changze brought Granny Hua to the palace to treat the Empress's illness, and Jing Xiuming went along as well.
It's easier for an apprentice to get things done with their master; they might be able to help in some way.
Inside the Princess's residence, in the tea room. Nannan, who had been left alone, had been taken out to play by Qingyao, leaving only Shang Changge and Xiao Ji in the tea room.
Xiao Ji's kiss was fierce and violent, clearly out of control.
Shang Changge guessed why General Xiao was acting this way, and while responding to his kiss, she stroked the man's broad back.
The soothing tone was strong and quickly took effect; the fierce kiss slowly transformed into a tender, lingering kiss that demanded affection.
After the lips parted,
Shang Changge's lips were abnormally swollen, and Xiao Ji's eyes were abnormally red.
Shang Changge felt as if she had been stung by a poisonous bee; it was both painful and numb. Her fingertips traced the skin around the man's eyes.
Meeting his deep, crimson eyes, he experienced for the first time the brutality that people described in Xiao Ji's words.
Xiao Ji: "Why didn't you come to me? Instead, you went to Jing Xiuming."
No man wants to see his beloved woman in trouble and the first person she thinks of is another man instead of him.
Shang Changge's long eyelashes trembled, and her narrow, beautiful phoenix eyes shimmered with a captivating light, both alluring and utterly innocent.
"Didn't I go to see General Xiao yesterday?"
Xiao Ji's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, his voice deep and magnetic: "But the princess never mentioned the empress, nor did she ask me for help."
Shang Changge sat on Xiao Ji's lap, her slender hands resting on the man's broad shoulders.
For the man she likes so much, sweet words and flattery come naturally and effortlessly from her lips, without needing to be taught:
"Because I feel that I don't need to mention it, my General Xiao will help me."
Perhaps yesterday, when news of my mother's arrival at the palace had just spread, General Xiao had already sent people to find a renowned physician.
As Shang Changge said, Xiao Ji immediately sent people to find a renowned doctor upon receiving the news.
He personally went to the Ghost Market, but it took some time and effort to get Granny Hua to agree to treat the Empress.
Because they were not entirely certain they could find a doctor who could cure the Empress's illness, they did not mention it to Shang Changge.
I'm afraid of giving the little rascal hope only to disappoint him in the end, and that this will only make Shang Changge even more heartbroken because of the Empress's affair.
He pulled the woman into his arms, his deep, resonant voice conveying an undeniable certainty.
"I want to marry you; you are destined to be my wife."
Shang Changge obediently hugged Xiao Ji back, but her fingers, restless, habitually kneaded the man's ears, coaxing him gently:
“I know I will marry you. But the situation is still uncertain. If Granny Hua can't cure my mother's illness, our marriage will be postponed…”
Feeling the man's arms tighten around her waist, Shang Changge paused, sighed, and pulled away.
Warm, soft lips pressed against Xiao Ji's forehead, kissing him repeatedly, as he felt the man's tense, proud physique gradually relax.
He stopped and locked eyes with Xiao Ji, raised his paw and made a solemn vow, as if swearing to the heavens:
"When Aze becomes emperor, I will have him change the period of national mourning."
Three years is too long and outrageous; three days is enough to make it seem like a reasonable amount.
Xiao Ji wanted to laugh, but his heart was too heavy to laugh: "The national mourning period has been used by all dynasties to this day. It's not something that can be changed just like that."
Shang Changge didn't take it to heart: "Reform and innovation, three years of national mourning is inappropriate for the court."
A matter can be handled according to both established principles and expedient measures; as long as the reasons are sufficient and adequate, making changes is perfectly reasonable and justifiable.
Xiao Ji was somewhat persuaded but not completely convinced, and not wanting to burden his little rascal with negative emotions, he teased him:
"With such eloquence, it's a pity the princess isn't working in the Ministry of Rites."
Shang Changge gladly accepted the praise, and of course, she was aware of General Xiao's emotional fluctuations. She leaned closer and whispered something in his ear.
After Shang Changge finished speaking, Xiao Ji, holding Shang Changge's hand, said in an unprecedentedly solemn tone:
"Once the Crown Prince ascends to a high position, I will try my best to persuade him to change the period of national mourning."
Shang Changge: ...
Xiao Ji kissed Shang Changge's lips to comfort her, his thin lips parting slightly to gently coax the impatient woman:
"Just bear with it a little longer, wait a little longer."
Shang Changge: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
"ha!"
Shang Changge was so angry that she laughed. She felt that General Xiao was being unreasonable and illogical. What did he mean by "just bear with it"?
What does that mean?! It means he thinks she's impatient and can't wait to sleep with him!
Oh, so she's the only one who's lustful and lusts after his body!
Shang Changge maintained her smile, a smile that was both dangerous and alluring, yet she gritted her teeth:
"Xiao Ji! I'm afraid you'll get anxious, afraid that you, at twenty-eight years old, will soon be thirty in two more years, will become restless!"
Xiao Ji really wanted to laugh this time, and he did laugh: "Your subject knows, thank you for your compassion, Princess."
Shang Changge was very annoyed by the man's joking attitude. She stretched out her hand, grabbed the man's neck, and pulled him closer and closer.
With its other paw, it bravely pinched Xiao Ji, smiling knowingly and asking a question:
"What, could it be that I've misunderstood? Was I the only one craving it from beginning to end?"
This time, Shang Changge was different from every other time. Even though there was clothing between them, she was more skillful than ever before.
Xiao Ji's tall and imposing body stiffened, and his large hand promptly grabbed Shang Changge's mischievous hand, enveloping it in his palm:
Where did you learn that?
General Xiao asked the question very seriously, as if he were a gentleman who could remain unmoved even with a woman in his lap, if only his voice wasn't terribly hoarse.
Shang Changge scoffed: "Want to know?"
Under Xiao Ji's gaze, she slightly raised her chin, exuding an air of noble arrogance. Her red lips parted and slowly uttered a few words that were utterly infuriating:
"I...I...won't...tell...you...the...treaty!"
Where did you learn that?
The color is wrong, it's from a book that's not proper, where did you learn it from?
Where did it come from? Don't ask, it's a secret.
Half an hour later, Shang Changze and his entourage returned from the palace.
Shang Changze's face was even more unpleasant than before Granny Hua and Jing Xiuming entered the palace; his refined features were now covered with a layer of frost.
"Sister, we were all wrong this time."
Shang Changge frowned as Shang Changze explained the Empress's condition.
The poison used on the empress was called "Beauty's Face." It wasn't put in her food or on anything else.
Every morning, the Empress would drink a bowl of beauty-enhancing flower tea, which was this "poison" called "Beauty Poison."
Beautiful face
Drinking it will make a person's appearance more and more beautiful and their complexion better, seemingly for beauty and health.
In reality, it comes at the cost of one's own vital energy and blood, in exchange for a fleeting beautiful appearance.
And there is no cure for this poison.
The only way to prolong life is to take some blood-nourishing medicine after stopping the medication. If the condition is mild, the patient can live for up to three years with medication.
However, if the condition is severe, even with the best and most expensive medicine, the patient can only live for about a year at most.
so,
Both Shang Changge and Shang Changze guessed wrong.
Emperor Mingde not only threatened the Empress's life to force them to propose marriage, but also wanted to kill the Empress after their marriage was dissolved.
Let the Empress's condition improve and she live for a while, thus confirming the rumors of a conflict over the marriage.
Wait for the right opportunity to kill the Empress, then find any excuse.
For example, even if the engagement is dissolved late, the blame for the Empress's death can still be placed on the marriage between Shang Changge and Xiao Ji.
In this way,
Not only could it cause a fight between the Crown Prince's faction and Shang Ye's faction in the court, but it could also make this marriage impossible to restart.
and,
Incidentally, they could also pin the blame on Shang Changge for being an unfilial daughter who caused the death of her birth mother.
Shang Changge: "...Fuck!"
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