บท 19: What Do You Think?
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
Jun Ning was not back yet, and Qiong Hua was waiting anxiously. The situation was a bit tense earlier, and she was only concerned about sending Jun Ning out of The Cold Palace. She did not have time to tell Jun Ning not to run around.
If someone had seen her, if the empress had seen her, she would be in big trouble.
"May the heavens bless me. Please bless my Yiyi. Let her return safely." Qiong Hua prayed silently.
"Mother, I'm back." Jun Ning started making noise as soon as she reentered the compound through the dog hole.
Upon hearing this, Qiong Hua hurriedly got up and ran toward the sound.
She saw that Jun Ning was unscathed and standing in front of her. She went up to her and hugged her happily.
"Yiyi, I'm so glad you're back." Qiong Hua said, "Are you hungry? I'll go get you some cornbread. "
"No, no, I'm not hungry!" Jun Ning refused the offer.
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Meanwhile, Emperor Yong Ning and the people around him were all covered in chili powder. They could not open their eyes, so they could not seek the imperial physician. They could only wait in place, hoping that someone would hear their cries for help and come find them.
The wait after being blinded by the chili was extremely torturous.
Only God knew how long Emperor Yong Ning spent waiting for help.
The person who eventually came was Concubine Liu. The sun was very bright at this time of the day. The imperial garden was not ventilated well, and it was stuffy and hot. Basically, no one came to the imperial garden right now. However, Concubine Liu had always liked to admire the flowers.
No matter what the weather was like, she would come over every few days.
She found walking inconvenient today, but she still came.
As soon as she entered the imperial garden, she heard a cry for help. It seemed to be Emperor Yong Ning's voice.
Just like that day, she rushed to Emperor Yong Ning, ignoring her injured foot.
After an hour, Emperor Yong Ning's eyes were clean, and the imperial physician had put medicine on them. They were just a little red and swollen. After two or three days of rest, the redness and swelling would gradually disappear.
However, Concubine Liu's foot injury had become more severe. It was so swollen that she could not even place it on the ground. However, she did not seem to notice it at all. She was only concerned about Emperor Yong Ning's face.
After the doctor left, she looked at Emperor Yong Ning's red and swollen eyes with tears in her eyes. She did not say anything, but it seemed like she had said everything.
Emperor Yong Ning noticed that she was standing on her tip toes. He patted the space beside his bed. "Come and sit."
"I can stand." As Concubine Liu spoke, her tears fell. She did not know if it was because of her foot injury or her heartache for Emperor Yong Ning's predicament.
However, she subconsciously did not want Emperor Yong Ning to see her cry, so she quickly brushed the tears off.
"Concubine Liu, right?"
Only today did Emperor Yong Ning find out who had stopped his imperial carriage last time and who had saved him today. It had been Concubine Liu, his concubine.
When he first entered the palace, he had slept with her. However, because he was too rigid, boring, and timid, he had only slept with her once. After that, he never spent time with her again.
He had basically forgotten about her.
Although Concubine Liu was a little disappointed that Emperor Yong Ning did not remember who she was, she did not show it.
She nodded carefully. "Yes, Your Majesty."
"I order you to come over and sit." However, Concubine Liu was still intent on refusing the offer. Emperor Yong Ning said coldly, "What's the punishment for disobeying the emperor's order? You should know that by heart. "
What was the punishment?
The person would be caned to death!
How could she not know?
Concubine Liu was so scared that she hurried over and sat next to Emperor Yong Ning, but it was obvious that she was being a little cautious. Her body was very tense, and she did not dare to move. She kept tugging on her clothes.
Emperor Yong Ning suddenly reached out and grasped her small hand. It was meant to be reassuring, as if to tell her not to be afraid. I won't eat you.
After a long while, once Concubine Liu was not so afraid, Emperor Yong Ning asked, "What do you think about the chili powder incident today, Concubine Liu?"
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