Seeing that Hongli slowed down, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to inform the Imperial Concubine to welcome you!"
"No need!" Hong Li uttered three words coldly and strode in. His strange and indifferent attitude made Xiao Wu very surprised, but he couldn't say anything more and just followed closely.
Xianyue was embroidering a purse when she saw Hongli coming in. She was very surprised. She quickly put down the things in her hands and came up to him with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you coming now?"
Hongli took a deep look at her and said: "I have nothing to do, so I came over to see the imperial concubine." As he said that, he glanced at the flat gold purse on the table and said: "This is embroidered for me.
Whose?"
"When I return to the emperor, it is for the third elder brother. I saw that the third elder brother liked the purse Yong Huang wore around his waist, so I planned to make a similar one for him."
Yongzhang has gradually adapted to the life in his elder brother's house. When he has free time, he and Yongxuan often come to her place and become quite close to Xianyue.
Hongli took the half-embroidered purse, nodded and said, "It's hard for you to remember Yongzhang like this."
Xianyue glanced at Hongli and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you worried about something?"
"No." After saying this, Hongli said: "But I do have something to ask the imperial concubine."
Xianyue said meekly: "Your Majesty, just ask."
Facing Xiayue's words, Hongli nodded slightly and said, "I heard from Liu Hu that the imperial concubine is asking him to choose his bodyguards and intends to marry Xia Qing. Is this true?"
Xianyue did not expect that Hongli would know about this. She clearly told Liu Hu not to tell Hongli until there was a suitable candidate. Liu Hu also promised well, but in the blink of an eye he told Hongli again.
It's really something that shouldn't be done.
Xianyue endured the dissatisfaction in her heart and said: "Yes, I saw that Xia Qing was getting older and there were no relatives at home, so I thought of arranging a suitable marriage for her, so that she would have someone to rely on in the future.
, so that I won’t be alone.” After that, she said tentatively: “Your Majesty asks this, but do you think there is anything wrong with it?”
Hongli looked calm and said: "There is nothing wrong with a male getting married and a female getting married. I'm just a little confused. Why would the imperial concubine hide such a thing from me?"
Xianyue's face changed slightly, and then she said with a smile as if nothing had happened: "The emperor is busy with everything, how can I dare to disturb the emperor for a trivial matter?"
"Really?" Hongli responded lightly and said, "What about Zhichun? Calculating his age, Zhichun should be two years older than Xia Qing. Why didn't the imperial concubine think of setting up a marriage for Zhichun?"
Zhichun was startled, then waved his hands and said: "When I return to the emperor, I have already made up my mind that I will stay in the palace to serve my master all my life. I don't want to get married."
Hongli smiled slightly, stroked his fingers gently on the table, and said, "What about Xia Qing? Has the imperial concubine ever asked Xia Qing if she is willing to marry?"
Hearing this, Xianyue already felt that something was wrong. From the time he came in until now, Hongli had been asking Xia Qing. It was really unreasonable. Could it be that something happened?
Before she could finish her thoughts, Hong Li urged: "Why doesn't the imperial concubine say anything? Is it possible that Xia Qing doesn't want to get married, and everything is the imperial concubine's wish?"
Xianyue came back to her senses, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you think I am such an unreasonable person? I have tested Xia Qing before, and she really wants to marry. However, I am still concerned about this matter for the time being.
I didn’t tell Xia Qing, I wanted to give her a surprise."
Hongli stared at her and said slowly: "I'm afraid it's a surprise but not a surprise."
"Why did the emperor say this?" Before Xianyue finished speaking, Hongli said sternly: "That's enough, imperial concubine, how long will you continue to act? I have always said that you and I should be honest with each other.
, I always thought that what you said to me was true, but what happened? It was full of lies!"
Xianyue stared at him blankly, wondering why Hongli suddenly became so angry. After she recovered her senses, she said: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Concubine... Concubine He Yan is acting.
?”
"No?" Hongli sneered and shook his head, with a disappointed look on his face: "On the way just now, I was thinking that Xia Qing made up all the things to deceive me, and those injuries were also caused by her herself.
The imperial concubine will not do such a thing. As a result, what did I see? Imperial concubine, are you trampling on my trust like this?!"
Although Xianyue was confused, she grasped the key and said eagerly: "Xia Qing? Your Majesty, have you seen her?"
Hongli said sarcastically: "Of course you don't want me to see her, but unfortunately, Xia Qing has told me everything you have done; Imperial Concubine, you really disappoint me."
"I am doing this for Xia Qing's good. It will not be good for her to stay in the palace." Xianyue's words made Hongli even more angry and said sarcastically: "For her own good? Beating her or breaking her fingers is the same.
Is it good for her? Nala Xianyue, how can you be so cruel?!"
Hearing this, not only Xianyue, but also A Luo and Zhi Chun were stunned. A Luo even said: "Your Majesty, my master has never beaten Xia Qing, let alone breaking her fingers so cruelly.
Seeing that Hong Li didn't speak, she said urgently: "Did Xia Qing tell you these words? She is lying. The master has not even touched a hair on her. Your Majesty, don't take her for granted."
"I have personally seen the injury on Xia Qing's arm, and I have also personally inspected her little finger. If it is fake, wouldn't I be able to tell it?"
Zhichun interjected: "Even if...even if it is true, it must have been done by Xia Qing herself. This slave can save her with her life. The master has definitely not tortured her." Qi Kuan also kept nodding aside and said to
Hongli just sneered, obviously not believing what they said.
His appearance made Xianyue's heart hurt. She had always been a very strong and even tough person, and would not be easily hurt by others, but Hongli... could always easily stab her heart the most.
The softest place.
She endured the sourness in her heart and said, "Would the emperor rather believe in Xia Qing than in my concubine?"
"I want to believe you, and I have been trying to believe you, but what I got in return is your unscrupulous deception. You said Xia Qing wanted to get married, but Xia Qing told me personally that she wanted to stay in the palace.
She doesn’t want to marry a guard she doesn’t like at all. You forced her to marry, and you arranged everything by yourself because you didn’t want to keep her by your side.”
Hearing this, Xianyue already understood that Xia Qing must have overheard their conversation and knew that he wanted to marry her to a guard. In order to get rid of this result, he deliberately injured himself and ran to Hongli to make trouble, but she didn't know