Chapter 385 Cannon Fodder Stand-in & Cold Tyrant 28
Ling Zhi felt that the way Xiao Yuan looked at her today was not right, as if there was something hidden in his eyes. When he looked over again, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, But what’s wrong with my face?”
I touched my face and saw that her makeup was stained?
Xiao Yuan raised his hand and took her hand off: "My beloved, my skin is delicate. Even after applying the medicine, it's not gone yet."
Ling Zhi's face turned red. It was not because he used so much force. , but I was embarrassed to say this, and then I saw him taking out a small porcelain bottle that looked familiar, dipped his index finger into the ointment, gently massaged his neck, and asked casually: "My beloved, is there anything you want to say to me?"
Lin Zhi paused and looked over. This was the second time Xiao Yuan had asked her this question.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Could it be that Xiao Yuan actually knew it and was waiting for her to confess. His eyes flickered: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Confession is impossible. Frankly, what if I just defrauded her.
Xiao Yuan glanced at her, turned her face away with his hand that was not touching the medicine, and chuckled: "The new year is approaching, I want to ask my beloved concubine if there is anything you want? Tell me, and I will satisfy you. "
Ling Zhi thought to herself that it was a good thing she didn't say it out loud just now, and said softly: "Your Majesty gave me everything I wanted, so I don't lack anything."
Just as the ointment was applied, she turned around and put her arms around Xiao Yuan's neck: "I only hope that your majesty is in good health and that the country and the people are safe. That's enough for me."
Xiao Yuan looked at her and laughed. , pinched her face: "In that case, I will take you to Huangzhuang in a few days. The hot springs there are very good. "
Ling Zhi was surprised: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Yuan's deep eyes narrowed and his lips curled up: "I hope my concubine will be happy when the time comes." He pinched her face and kissed her. It seemed that he liked this method after that night. Although Lin Zhi was shy, she responded positively.
Had it not been for the palace guards knocking on the door, the two of them would have fired.
When she went back, she patted her hot face and let the cold wind slowly lower her temperature. Then she returned to Cuiwei Palace and asked the palace people to make arrangements, waiting to go to Huangzhuang to soak in the hot springs.
The next two days, outside the palace, he wrote to Lin Zhi, as if nothing had happened, and asked her to be more honest in the palace.
She sneered and burned the letter.
It wasn't until the day before they were going to Huangzhuang that the Lin family handed over a sign saying that it was the New Year's Eve and they were giving her a New Year's gift.
After all, she is the legitimate daughter of the Lin family and the fourth concubine, so the etiquette cannot be ignored.
Lin Zhi agreed and waited in the palace, but the emperor came first before anyone arrived. Hearing that someone from the Lin family was coming, he expressed interest in meeting him together.
Meng was led into Cuiwei Palace by the palace servants. She entered the palace this time not only because she was required to come according to etiquette, but also because her daughter’s words gave her a vague feeling that this concubine might be hiding her thoughts in front of her. , I have to hit it with Aunt Li again.
Just as I entered the palace, I saw His Majesty was there.
The two of them sat very close to each other. The emperor played with the concubine's hand lazily with an affectionate gesture. The concubine's pretty face was slightly red, but if you look closely at the emperor's appearance, he was even more handsome than Prince Rui. There is dignity.
She was surprised for a while, until Xiao Yuan's eyes glanced at her, and then she came back to her senses and knelt down to say hello - and at the same time, she also said hello to the concubine, her face was extremely ugly when she kowtowed. She never thought that she would have to bow to that concubine!
In front of His Majesty, she couldn't say anything, so she could only ask about the concubine's health, and then take out the list of New Year's gifts.
Xiao Yuan became interested: "Oh? Let's see what good things Lin Shangshu gave to his beloved concubine."
Mengshi froze instantly, her relationship with this concubine Both of them knew very well that what they got were all defective goods. Even if the concubine knew it, it would be hard to say anything. If His Majesty saw... The booklet was thrown on the table: "It seems that the salary I paid to Lin Shangshu was less."
Mencius knelt down in excitement: "Your Majesty, the servant must have taken the wrong one. The one I gave to the empress is Another booklet will be delivered tomorrow." Lin Zhi covered her smile with a handkerchief. She knew what Meng's plan was without looking at it. Unfortunately, she didn't expect the emperor to be here, so she could only be unlucky.
Xiao Yuan: "Oh, that's it."
Meng responded repeatedly, not daring to stay and threaten Lin Zhi anymore, and after saying that, she quickly apologized and left the palace.
After they left, Lin Zhi pretended to plead with the emperor: "My mother has always been very good to me. She has always attached great importance to me since I was a child. I am afraid that I got the wrong thing this time. Please don't give it to me." Blame it."
Xiao Yuan squeezed her hand: "Oh." No further words.
He had dinner at Cuiwei Palace and then returned to the palace. Lin Zhi wanted to laugh thinking about Meng's appearance when she left. After thinking about it, she called Song Zi over and asked him to let the little Dezi go and see Aunt Li.
It has been snowing recently and the weather is cold. Let's see if there is anything missing and send it to Aunt Li in case she is reluctant to part with it.
Unexpectedly, Songzi ran in sweating profusely, knelt down, and said with a pale face: "Mother, husband, madam is missing!"
Ling Zhi stood up: "What did you say? "
I heard that Xiao Dezi went out to buy something this morning. He originally went to the courtyard according to Songzi's instructions, but he didn't know that it was empty. I heard that no one had been seen for two or three days.
They usually leave the palace every three days. Last time they saw someone, but this time they suddenly disappeared.
Lingzhi stood blankly.
When he came back to his senses, he saw the pine nuts banging and smashed his head: "Mother, it's all the slave's fault. The slave didn't take a good look at the madam..." His forehead was bruised.
She asked him to get up and find a way to find someone first. Thinking of the Meng family entering the palace today, she even wondered if the Lin family had found her. She went to the palace to talk about it, but because the emperor was there, she didn’t talk about it. But things have come to this, so we can only go look for it first.
Songzi nodded repeatedly and promised to find it, otherwise he would die to apologize.
Lin Zhi didn't hear it and was anxious in her heart. She wanted to leave the palace immediately and look for him in person. But she and Xiao Yuan were going to leave the palace tomorrow, so she could only suppress her eagerness.
She barely slept that night, and her eyes were black and blue in the morning.
When he and Xiao Yuan got into the same carriage, escorted by the palace guards, and quietly left the palace and went to the imperial village outside the city, he was still absent-minded.
"Why is my concubine's eyes so green and black? What happened?" Xiao Yuan sat across from the carriage.
Ling Zhi gave a hard smile and responded: "I was so excited that I was going to go out to the palace to soak in the hot springs with Your Majesty today." She looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, we are staying for one night. Will you return to the palace tomorrow morning?”
If she returns to the palace earlier, she can also send someone to find Aunt Li earlier.
She disappeared for no reason, and she was very worried. She was afraid that it was someone from the Lin family, and she was afraid that it was Prince Rui. If so, everything she had done would be exposed, and Aunt Li's life might be in danger.
Xiao Yuan looked at the anxiety hidden in the woman's brows and eyes, and the smile on his lips deepened, as if he was not aware of it at all: "I haven't been here for a long time, so naturally I have to stay a few more days, and my beloved concubine also said that she likes to soak in hot springs. , I want to be satisfied.”
Ling Zhi smiled more and more reluctantly: "Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yuan pretended not to see her troubled expression, played with her hand, and waited until he reached the Imperial Mansion and took his hand. The man got off the carriage and entered the manor.