Song Yuan
Chapter 30
After sending off Nurse Sun,
Song Xuan had not sat down for long,
The little palace maid who was in the same room as her was sent back in a sorry state. The two little eunuchs knew about Song Xuan. Before she could ask,
The two of them were obedient and sweet tongued,
One by one, they explained the whole story clearly.
Perhaps it was because Song Xuan did not speak for a long time, but the little eunuch standing on the left comforted her in a small voice, "Big sister Ah Guan, don't worry. His Highness did not have anyone do anything to her today ….. It's already a mercy."
Song Xuan smiled when she heard this. She took out a pouch from her sleeve and handed it over, "Thank you two little eunuchs for today.
This is a small token of my appreciation,
I'll treat you to tea. "
The two of them looked at each other. In the end, it was the little eunuch on the left who reached out to take it,
With an obedient smile, "Then I'll thank big sister Ah Guan!"
After sending off the two of them,
Song Xuan went back to the room to see the little palace maid lying on the bed in a daze. She first leaned over to check the wound on her forehead — — Fortunately, it only looked a little scary.
In reality, it was just a layer of skin.
It would be fine after resting for a few days.
Song Xuan saw that her eyes were still unfocused as she stared blankly ahead. She reached out and waved her hand in front of her,
"Are you alright?
Are you alright?
… … "
She seemed to have just recovered her senses,
She turned around and hugged Song Xuan as she burst into tears.
Song Xuan patted her on the back and comforted her,
"It's alright, it's alright, it's alright."
After crying for a long time, she finally stopped sobbing. She said in a choked voice, "Ah Guan, I really felt like I almost lost my life. The way his highness looked at me at that time was too terrifying. I was so scared that my soul almost left my body … … How did you endure being by his side for so long?"
Song Xuan frowned and coldly said, "Alright, as a servant, you should know what can be said and what can't be said. How the master is is not something people like us can talk about."
The little palace maid looked at Song Xuan with a face full of horror, as if she had said something terrifying, "Ah Guan, how did you become like this?
Could it be that I'm wrong?
The Prince Regent is just too brutal … "
Song Xuan stood up with an indifferent expression. "If you don't want to die, you'd better shut up immediately. I'll say it one last time. What will Master do?
What was he doing?
It's not something you can say. Also, since His Highness did this, he naturally has his reasons. But he doesn't need to explain himself to a little maid like you … "
…
Wang Shun bowed and stood behind the Regent. Seeing that the little palace maid in the room actually dared to recklessly talk about his master, he angrily said, "Wangye, this slave will let people …"
Liu Zhan raised his hand slightly, and Wang Shun shut his mouth knowingly. However, he was still indignant in his heart. Those lowly slaves dared to poison the prince, and he only beat them to death. The prince was already merciful and lenient.
The Regent did not enter the door. He turned around and went back the way he came.
He was fiddling with a small white porcelain bottle in his hand with a mysterious smile on his face. Originally, he just wanted to come and see her. After all, such a sensible and considerate servant was rare. But now, since you think that no matter what this prince does, there is a reason, right?
So no matter what happens, you will … always stand by this prince's side?
Then you must, must, must not, let this prince be disappointed ah …
At night, Song Xuan was really worried about letting others go to Xuande Hall again. In the short day that she was not there, more than ten palace servants had been kicked out of the hall. Some were only sent back to the servant's room, which was not a big deal. If the Regent was in a bad mood, they would be beaten a few times and sent back to the Department of Household Affairs.
Song Xuan found some powder and carefully covered the marks on her neck bit by bit in front of the mirror. She felt that it was still not safe enough, so she pulled up her collar and looked in the mirror again. After confirming that the marks were not too obvious, she opened the door and went out.
Wang Shun was worrying about how to get the prince to eat more food. The prince barely ate anything today. In addition, the poison acted up last night. His body was not as good as usual.
As a result, he got angry several times during the day. Now, the dinner that had just been presented was taken away. Later, he had to think of a way to get the prince to drink the medicine … Wang Shun's head was about to explode just thinking about it.
At the side door, he was scolding a little palace maid, "… Do you have a pig's brain?
How do you usually look at Miss Ah Cheng?
If you don't know how to do it, can't you learn by following her?
… "He scolded her until her saliva flew everywhere." If it were you, not only would you not get the prince to eat more food, you would also have the ability to make the prince angry several times … "
The little palace maid was scolded until her face turned red. She did not dare to talk back and could only bow her head and silently cry. Wang Shun suppressed the anger in his heart and opened his mouth to scold her again. The little eunuch next to him seemed to have seen something and happily pulled on Wang Shun's sleeve, "Wang gonggong, look over there, isn't that Sister Ah Cheng?"
Wang Shun looked up. That slender figure was calmly walking over. Who else could it be other than Song Xuan?
He immediately acted as if he had seen his savior. His footsteps flew down the stairs. The anger from before disappeared from his face. He said with a smile, "Why did Miss Ah Cheng come over?
Didn't mama say to let her rest for a few more days? "
Song Xuan smiled, "Many thanks for gonggong's concern. Ah Cheng is fine." Then her tone changed, "Does the prince have dinner ready?"
Wang Shun's face changed from a newlywed to a widowed one. He said with a frown, "It was just presented, but the prince didn't touch it at all. It was taken down as it was …"
Song Xuan frowned and then said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble gonggong to send someone to the small kitchen in the hall to see if there is any soup or something. The prince still needs to use medicine later. It's not good to have an empty stomach …"
"Miss Ah Cheng is right." Wang Shun happily agreed.
No matter who it was, as long as they were good to the prince, not to mention calling them miss, they would even call them ancestor. Saying this, she kicked the little eunuch next to her. Her expression changed, "You're blind. Didn't you hear what your Sister Ah Cheng said?
Why aren't you hurrying to prepare? "
Looking back, she smiled like a flower, "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Ah Cheng."
Song Xuan pretended not to see his face change faster than flipping a book. She retorted, "This servant doesn't dare to accept the word 'trouble'." Then she bowed, "Wang gonggong, this servant will go in first."
Song Xuan moved into the hall. Turning around a screen, she saw a very beautiful scene. The Regent, dressed in a magnificent brocade robe, was reclining on a soft couch. His right elbow was slightly bent, and his left hand was holding a book. His eyes were lowered as he casually read. His entire body exuded a sense of laziness.
Seeing Song Xuan come in, he suddenly smiled. It really could be said that everything paled in comparison. The hand holding the book waved twice, and Song Xuan obediently walked in front of him. She obediently sat down on the footstool, just a head lower than him.
Liu Zhan could smell the unpleasant scent of cosmetics from the moment she approached him. He frowned and pinched her chin to lift it up. His gaze moved downwards and landed on her delicate neck that seemed as if it would break with a light snap. He half sat up on the soft couch and used his other hand to rub her fair skin roughly.
During this process, Song Xuan didn't resist at all. Her entire body was unbelievably obedient, slightly raising her head and allowing Liu Zhan to move.
Finally, the thick layer of cosmetics was wiped off, revealing the hideous and terrifying marks underneath. After a day, there were large patches of bruises and bruises on her slender neck, forming the shape of a palm. It formed a strong contrast with the surrounding white skin. Liu Zhan reached out and gently rubbed it. A chuckle escaped from his throat, as if he was whispering to a lover, "Does it hurt?"
Song Xuan respectfully replied: "Thank you, Wangye, for your concern. This servant applied medicine during the day. It's fine now."
Liu Zhan's hand was still lingering on her skin, "So it still hurts?
This prince … "
Before he finished speaking, Wang Shun came in, "Wangye …" Then he looked up and saw the ambiguous position of the two. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again. He finished his next words as quickly as possible, "Wangye, the small kitchen has stewed red date black chicken soup. This servant had someone send some over. Would you like to try it …"
Liu Zhan didn't say anything. Song Xuan advised in a low voice, "I heard that Wangye didn't eat much for dinner. It's better to have a bowl of soup."
Liu Zhan nodded, "Wang Shun, then have someone send it in."
Wang Shun respectfully complied and silently retreated. Outside the partition screen, his heart was beating like a snare drum. Why did it feel that Wangye's attitude towards Ah Xu seemed to have changed a lot?
Then just now … nothing should have happened to me, right?!
While the Emperor was in a good mood, taking a bath and changing clothes to prepare for bed, Li Fulai joined in the fun, "Your Majesty, is there something happy today?"
The Emperor smiled ambiguously, "Of course there is something happy. I'm afraid there will be something that will make me happier later …" Then he asked him, "Is there any news from Xuande Hall?"
Li Fulai didn't know what news there could be from Xuande Hall. Since last time, the relationship between the Regent and His Majesty was not as good as before. His Majesty's people had long been cleared out.
In fact, Wangye didn't care before. Otherwise, with his ability, it would be easy for him to seal Xuande Hall as tightly as it was now.
Li Fulai carefully probed, "What news does Your Majesty want to know?"
The Emperor frowned slightly. Was the poison not time yet?
Otherwise, how could there be no news from Xuande Hall?
But all this good mood came to an abrupt end when he saw the wooden box on the bed. Liu Xiuyao looked at the box of unknown origin in panic and hid behind the eunuch, "Li Fulai, go, go see what that is."
Li Fulai forcefully swallowed his saliva. He plucked up his courage and went forward to take the wooden box. Then, he opened it while trembling with fear. "Ah!" The wooden box in his hand fell to the ground, and a familiar face rolled out from it …
The Emperor widened his eyes and looked at the gentleman who was talking happily with him during the day. Now, there was only a bloody head left. His eyes were wide open and his face was full of horror, as if he had seen something terrible before he died. Black blood flowed out of his seven orifices. He must have been poisoned to death. Then, his entire head was cut off and put into the box …
Liu Xiuyao was so scared that he lost his voice. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He staggered back and then sat on the ground. Li Fulai quickly went to support him, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty …"
In the end, it was the palace maid who was serving in the hall who reacted first and screamed, "Someone, someone!"
The guards outside the hall heard the news and rushed over.
After the hall was cleaned up and the carpet was changed, the Emperor still didn't want to live in the bedroom, "I don't want to live here. Quickly tidy up something else for me, quickly …"
The palace maids could only quickly tidy up the side hall and change the bed curtains and bedding. After Liu Xiuyao lay on the bed, his whole body was still trembling. He saw that the palace maid was about to turn off the light and shouted, "Stop, don't turn it off!"
The little palace maid was so scared that she knelt down and begged for mercy. Li Fulai waved his hand and let her leave. He stood in front of the Emperor and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you letting Sir go again …?"
The Emperor hugged the bedding and was shaking like a sieve. He said in a trembling voice, "Sir said that he would never be found out. How could this be?"
He looked at Li Fulai anxiously and muttered to himself, "Imperial Uncle must know. No wonder he's fine now. Will he kill me?
Is he going to kill me?
… "
Li Fulai was also afraid in his heart. He couldn't understand why his master always did such reckless things. The Regent obviously knew that he poisoned the prince last time. Was the prince's performance in the past few months not obvious enough?
In the past, whenever something big happened in the court, the Regent would deal with the government affairs even if he didn't sleep at night. He wouldn't let His Majesty have any say.
However, ever since the incident at Xuande Hall, no matter how the ministers tried to embarrass His Majesty, the Prince Regent had always looked on coldly and did not say a word. It was lucky that the Prince Regent did not investigate the poisoning incident last time. Who would have thought that His Majesty would do such a stupid thing again? Did the Prince Regent look like a good-tempered person?
Before he could open his mouth to comfort him, Liu Xiuyao calmed down again. He suddenly became bold and said proudly, "So what if he was poisoned?
Haha, I'm the master of the world. Everyone has to listen to me. If I want him to die, he has to die! "