When everyone followed their gazes and saw the person coming, they were all shocked. Xia Qing even blurted out: "Jiang Feng? He's not..." Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Hu shook her hand and signaled her to stop talking.
, so as not to be listened to by Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng didn't know that they had just talked about him, so he came in, bowed, and said respectfully: "I would like to say hello to the master, to the noble concubine, and to the concubine Hui."
Xianyue didn't even wake up, she lowered her eyes and said, "I asked Jinping to look for you just now. I searched all over Kunning Palace but couldn't find you. Where have you been?"
Jiang Feng raised the tray in his hand and said with a smile: "Master, I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has newly arrived a batch of high-quality peach blossom rouge, which can not only increase the beauty but also beautify the face, so I went to ask for a few boxes."
Xianyue took a box, opened the lid and took a sniff, "Well, the fragrance is pleasant and the color is good. It is indeed a rare and top-quality product. You are so thoughtful, I am worthy of sending you here as an errand."
Seeing Xianyue say this, Jiang Feng said with a guilty look on his face: "Master is very kind to the slave, but the slave...is sorry for the master."
Xianyue raised her eyebrows and said in surprise: "Oh, why did you say that?"
"The master asked the slave to secretly keep an eye on Qiao Yan'er, but the slave found nothing. This made the master passive after something happened to Mr. Zhou. As a result, Mr. Zhou was forced to commit suicide without saying a word. It also made the master sad. The slave... really deserves it.
Death!" After saying this, Jiang Feng couldn't help but shed tears, as if he was really sad.
Xianyue looked at him coldly, and immediately comforted him: "I didn't think carefully about this matter. How can I blame you? Get up." After Jiang Feng stood up as instructed, she said: "Although the comprehensive matter is over.
But Qiao Yan'er is still here, and with her temperament, she will definitely stir up trouble again. From now on, I will keep a close eye on her, and if you make any move, you will report it to me immediately."
Jiang Feng's fingers trembled slightly and he whispered: "Master, what is the purpose of this Qiao Yan'er and why is he doing it?"
"If I knew this, there would be no need for you to keep an eye on her. Remember, you must keep a close eye on her this time. Don't do it like last time."
Hearing this, Jiang Feng hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on Qiao Yan'er and prevent her from doing anything to harm the master again."
Xianyue looked gentle and said: "Okay, you can go down. As for these boxes of rouge, except for this box, the rest will be given to the masters of each palace."
After Jiang Feng left, Xia Qing couldn't wait to say: "Madam, you know clearly that Jiang Feng has a problem, why do you still let him stare at Qiao Yan'er? This... this is basically a meat bun beating a dog, there is no return.
"
Xianyue played with the exquisite enamel and gold rouge box in her hand, and said with a slight smile: "What do you think, noble concubine?"
Mrs. Hu's eyebrows moved, then she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you think it's too slow to wait like this, so you want to lure the snake out of the hole and let Jiang Feng reveal his flaws?"
Xianyue nodded and said: "That's right. So, Qiao Yan'er is still watched by Jiang Feng, but Jiang Feng..." She glanced at Qi Kuan and then said: "Concubine Lao has sent people to keep an eye on her. Be sure not to expose her.
trace."
Mrs. Hu bowed and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will tell Li Si to be careful."
Hearing that she left the matter to Li Si, Xianyue felt relieved. On the other side, Xia Qing said tentatively: "Your Majesty, where is the emperor..."
Xianyue stroked her forehead and said tiredly: "Give me some time. I don't know how to face the emperor for a while now."
Seeing what she said, Xia Qing had no choice but to give up temporarily, but she could feel that Xianyue's knot in her heart had been loosened, and she believed that reconciliation was only a matter of time.
In the days that followed, peace returned to Hongli, and Hongli went to Kunning Palace several times. Perhaps after listening to Xia Qing's advice, Xianyue no longer avoided seeing her, but as she said, for a while, They still couldn't face it calmly, so there was more silence between them.
That night, Hongli came out of Kunning Palace. When he passed the low-light right door, he vaguely saw a figure wandering in front of him. Sixi raised the lantern and stepped forward and said, "Who is there?"
Sixi's voice seemed to startle the man, and he started to leave in a panic. When Sixi saw this, he quickly shouted: "Stop, who is it?"
The figure seemed to want to leave but didn't dare. It lingered there. Sixi walked closer and took a photo, and asked in surprise: "Is that you?"
The figure gritted his teeth and walked with him to Hongli, lowered his head and said, "I'd like to pay homage to your Majesty, Your Majesty." This person was none other than Qiao Yan'er.
"Is it you?" Hongli said in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Qiao Yaner lowered her eyes and said, "When I came back to the emperor, I came to thank you for saving my life. But after I asked the father-in-law who guarded the door, they said that the emperor was not here, so I wanted to wait for the emperor here." As she said that, she was grateful. Authentic: "If the emperor hadn't stopped me that day, I would have been executed by the queen's order."
In the night, a ray of light flashed across Hongli's eyes, "Are your injuries healed?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Everything is fine now." After saying that, Qiao Yan'er raised her head and whispered: "But... are you okay?"
Honglixuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you ask that?"
Qiao Yan'er bit her lip lightly and whispered: "I saw how fiercely you argued with the Queen that day, and I was worried that you and the Queen would have a bad relationship because of this." As she said that, she said guiltily: "It's all my fault. , I said something I shouldn’t have said, which made me angry. I don’t know why I blurted out those words at that time. Now that I think about it, I really deserve to die.”
Hongli waved his hand and said: "The matter has passed. There is no need to mention it again. The matter between me and the queen... has nothing to do with you. Go back."
When she saw Hongli passing her to enter the Yangxin Palace, Qiao Yaner hurriedly called out: "Your Majesty!"
Hongli paused and looked sideways, "What else is there?"
Qiao Yan'er hesitated for a moment, seemed to have made some determination, and said: "If the Queen really has the only way to vent her hatred by killing this slave, I will be willing to die!"
Her words surprised Hongli. He looked at the figure trembling slightly in the night and said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Afraid." Qiao Yan'er raised her eyes and said, "But I'm more afraid of the Emperor being sad. As long as the Emperor is healthy and happy, it doesn't matter whether I live or die."
Hongli raised her chin and said with deep eyes, "Do you really care about me so much?"
Qiao Yaner calmly met his eyes and said word by word: "From the moment the emperor saved the slave's life, the slave's life belonged to the emperor." After a pause, she continued: "That day... I was so happy. When the father-in-law came to ask the slave, the slave just told what she saw. She really didn't know that it would cause such a big disturbance. In fact... the emperor is really very good to the empress."
"Why do you say that?" Faced with Hongli's inquiry, Qiao Yan'er hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said: "I'll tell you the truth, Zhou Quan is not the mastermind of the Yongshou Palace matter, the Queen is!"
Sixi's expression suddenly changed, and just as he was about to scold him, Hongli already said: "Keep talking."