Chapter 57 No One Believes Her
Concubine Deng was puzzled. Based on her understanding of Concubine Lian, if she had really done it, she would have denied it stubbornly, but she wouldn't have kept crying foul. She really did seem to have been wronged.
But, if what she said was true, then—Miss Xu pushed her into the lake?
Concubine Deng found it unbelievable!
How is this possible!
Although Concubine Xu seems to have become bolder after being favored, and she is quite talkative, but being talkative does not mean being brave, and being brave does not mean having the ability to really do anything.
She dared to push Concubine Lian into the water? Haha!
What a joke!
Even the Queen wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
Concubine Deng thought about it and thought that perhaps Concubine Lian wanted to push Concubine Xu over, but during the pulling and shoving, Concubine Xu fell into the water, and in her panic she dragged Concubine Lian under as well... So, Concubine Lian insisted that it was Concubine Xu who did it.
Yes, that must be it.
Concubine Deng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that she was right.
With Concubine Lian's temper, she would have to persuade her properly later. She couldn't continue to argue with Concubine Xu. Even if she wanted to deal with her, she couldn't do it so openly, otherwise she would suffer losses...
In the Wan'an Palace, after Emperor Yuan Yong brought Xu Lanshan back, he ordered Aunt Xu Miao to bring the palace maids to change Xu Lanshan's clothes. Then the imperial physician examined her and prescribed medicine. Xiao Congzi hurried to boil the medicine himself.
After the imperial physician left, Emperor Yuan Yong sat on the edge of the couch, reached out, held one of Xu Lanshan's hands, and gently stroked it.
Xu Lanshan was leaning on a large pillow at the head of the bed, covered with a thin quilt up to her chest. The bright apricot-yellow satin made her hands look even whiter like jade.
She tilted her head to look at Emperor Yuan Yong, their eyes met, and she smiled sweetly: "Your Majesty!"
The girl's face was still pale, and her small, pretty lips had lost their color, looking pitiful. Her oily black hair passed behind her ears and fell in front of her chest, revealing a detailed section of her snow-white neck. She was so charming and pitiful that I felt even more sorry for her.
Emperor Yuan Yong sighed helplessly: "You, please be more careful next time!"
Xu Lanshan smiled sweetly, gently pulled out her little hand, but did not take it back. She took advantage of the situation and gently held Emperor Yuan Yong's arm and brought it to her side. She simply moved her body outward, hugged his arm with both hands, leaned against him gently, and rubbed him affectionately.
Emperor Yuan Yong sat down a little further in, so she could lean against him. He casually stroked her black hair, which was still a little damp, but still felt very good and incredibly soft. His heart couldn't help but soften a little, and his pity for her even more.
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Xu Lanshan leaned against Emperor Yuan Yong and only raised her eyes slightly to look at him. Her dark, clear eyes seemed to be filled with a little pride. "I will only tell your Majesty that I can swim, so even if I fall into the water, it won't matter."
Emperor Yuan Yong was startled and couldn't help laughing, "Naughty!"
Xu Lanshan also laughed: "If it weren't for this, how could I dare to follow Lady Lian to the waterside..."
Speaking of Concubine Lian, Emperor Yuan Yong snorted coldly and said, "She is becoming more and more outrageous. I will definitely give Lan'er an explanation for what happened today."
"I thank the Emperor for his grace," Xu Lanshan agreed with a smile. Her slender and beautiful fingers hooked around Emperor Yuan Yong's sleeve and shook it gently, softly saying, "How about the Emperor allow me to leave freely at any time after seeing Concubine Lian in the future?"
Emperor Yuan Yong: “…”
"This reward is quite unique. You dare to say that!" Emperor Yuan Yong was a little amused.
Xu Lanshan said in a muffled voice: "I am afraid too..."
This sentence comes from the bottom of my heart!
Who wouldn't be afraid of Lian Fei, who is so crazy that she dares to do anything without any regard for the consequences?
Emperor Yuan Yong raised his eyebrows. This made sense.
"Well, I'll have Dong Zhi go over tomorrow to pass on the decree and then tell the Queen."
This means to agree with her, but not to make it public.
Xu Lanshan was already very satisfied. After all, such things were not in line with the rules of the palace.
She immediately said with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Well," Emperor Yuan Yong nodded with satisfaction with a smile in his eyes. Lan'er was beautiful, knowledgeable, interesting, smart and sensible. How could he blame him for liking her more?
Even more lovable.
"Are you feeling any worse?"
Xu Lanshan shook her head: "I'll be fine after a short rest."
Emperor Yuan Yong smiled and said, "After you drink the medicine, rest here peacefully!"
"Okay!" Xu Lanshan agreed happily.
Emperor Yuan Yong smiled and stroked her head, his heart softening and happy. Lan'er really liked him. Look how happy she was when he asked her to stay!
Soon the medicine was prepared and served.
Looking at the bowl of black medicine, Xu Lanshan frowned. The smell of the medicine rushed into her nose, so bad that she couldn't open her mouth.
She begged for mercy pitifully and refused to drink it. Emperor Yuan Yong naturally would not give in to her. He coaxed her for a long time and promised to ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a few of her favorite dishes for lunch and dinner. He also ordered people to prepare candied plums for her to eat after taking the medicine. Xu Lanshan drank half a bowl of the medicine juice, and then she acted like a spoiled child and refused to drink the rest no matter what.
Emperor Yuan Yong had no choice but to give up. He watched her eat the plums, rinse her mouth, and fall asleep drowsily, then he got up and left.
After spending so much time accompanying her, he felt a special sense of accomplishment when he saw her fall asleep quietly.
It doesn't feel bad.
Xu Lanshan stayed in Wan'an Hall for three days before returning to Yulinglong Hall.
During these three days, the two of them were inseparable and inseparable. After returning to Yulinglong Hall in a radiant state, Emperor Yuanyong's reward arrived shortly thereafter.
What we are rewarded with now are seasonal fresh fruits and candied snacks. The good things will naturally be sent to Cuiyinxuan after returning to the palace.
The Queen had already interrogated the matter and the palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to lie, but they did not dare to say that they saw Concubine Lian push her into the lake with their own eyes. They all said that they saw the two of them fall in at the slightest glance, but they did not know who pushed whom. Perhaps they both fell in accidentally.
However, everyone saw Concubine Lian trying to hit Concubine Xu...
All in all, the final blame for this matter still fell on Concubine Lian.
All the palace maids and eunuchs following Concubine Lian were beaten with a stick, and Concubine Lian was punished to be confined to her house for five days. When Xu Lanshan went out again, she was accompanied by two young eunuchs, who were specially rewarded by the emperor. He said that there was too much water in the palace, and Concubine Xu had fallen into the water before and was frightened, so she could not fall into the water again, so two more people were sent to follow and look after her.
However, everyone knows that the emperor is doing this to protect Concubine Xu and prevent others from plotting against her again!
I heard there are countless other rewards.
If it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't worthy of promotion, Concubine Xu might have been promoted again.
Such luck, it’s really a blessing from heaven!
Concubine Lian secretly became a joke. Everyone teased her about being stupid. She was stupid once, twice, and yet she did it three times. No one else could do that...
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