dhibooks Chapter 34 Exposure
Chapter 34 Exposure
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When I opened my eyes again in the evening sun, I vaguely felt a familiar atmosphere around me.In the middle of the night, a dim yellow gauze lantern was lit in the room, and the surroundings were quiet. A court lady was sitting not far from the bed, dozing lightly.Xi Zhao tried to get up, but felt that her lower body seemed to have disappeared, and she couldn't use her strength at all.And when he moved again, there was a sudden sharp pain on his buttocks, which made him grin his teeth, his hands went limp, and he collapsed again.
This noise woke up the maid next to her, she stood up, covered Xi Zhao's body with the thin satin quilt, and gave him a sideways look: "Lie down well, don't move."
Xizhao recognized this court lady.She is also working in Qianqing Palace, and occasionally, she will pass by in the hall.I saw her make the quilt for Xizhao, and said: "You are so good to lie down, I will go and heat the medicine for you."
Xizhao hurriedly called her to stop. "Excuse me, sister, where is this?"
"Isn't this your room?" The maid raised her eyebrows and replied.
"Why am I here..." Xi Zhao tried hard to recall, but her memory was vague, and she could only remember the general idea.
"You fainted in front of the Qianqing Palace." The maid smiled, and half-jokingly reproached, "It's good that you fainted this time, you don't remember anything, but you are too busy for others. The emperor was so anxious that he even asked the imperial doctor to treat you , and we have been busy all night."
"Ah... Thank you for your hard work, sister." Xi Zhao cupped her hands as a thank you.
"Okay, you can rest. I'll go and give you hot medicine." After saying that, the maid turned and went out.
It turned out that he passed out.Xizhao was mostly awake, and gradually recalled what happened before she fainted.His Majesty must have forgiven me... Fainted too quickly, before the Emperor could say forgive me, Xi Zhao still had no idea.However, sending me back to Eunuch Liang's room and inviting an imperial physician for me, this should be regarded as proof that the emperor has calmed down.Xi Zhao rolled her eyes and thought about it, thinking about it, suddenly gasping for breath, remembering a fatal event.
Doctor...? !
When the setting sun was panicking, the maid came back with medicine.
"Sister, sister, has the imperial doctor seen my injury?" Xi Zhao hurriedly asked.
"Yes." The maid sat beside Xizhao's bed, and put the medicine on the small sandalwood table beside her hand.
"Did the imperial doctor say anything?" Xi Zhao asked anxiously.
"Hmm..." The palace lady blinked her eyes and recalled, "The imperial doctor said that the wound is infected. If you change the dressing on schedule and recuperate for [-] days, it should be fine. But if you kneel for too long, your knee muscles and bones will be injured." If the damage is serious, it may take hundreds of days to raise this one before it can go to the ground."
The court lady Xu Xu talked for a long time, but they were all insignificant words. After she finished speaking, Xi Zhao waited for a long time, but she didn't see anything else, so she asked again: "No more?"
"Oh, there is more!" The maid blinked her eyes, as if she remembered something important again.
"What?" Xi Zhao hurriedly asked.
"The imperial doctor also said that the fainting was due to the weakness of the body and the stagnation of heat." As she spoke, the palace maid scooped up a spoonful of medicinal soup, took it with her hands, and brought it to Xizhao's mouth. "Come on, drink it, it's a medicine for relieving heat."
Xi Zhao didn't want to drink medicine, but asked anxiously: "Is that all?"
"Well, that's basically it." The court lady nodded, and pressed the spoon to Xizhao's lips. Xizhao still hesitated, and drank the medicine indiscriminately for the time being.
Could it be...the imperial physician didn't find out that I was a fake eunuch?After swallowing the medicine, Xi Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head, and secretly rejoiced for her luck.
The maid at the side looked at Xi Zhao's pensive look and seemed to want to laugh, but she swallowed it with a slight cough, her two black eyes rolled around, and she pretended to say casually: "The emperor told me to live well during this period of time." Take care of you, scrub and change the medicine for you. I also took the medicine today." After finishing speaking, he secretly glanced at Xizhao and saw that he was still in deep thought and didn't respond much, so he put down the spoon and said seriously:
"Let's be honest, you, an unclean man, sneaked into the palace, what is your intention?"
The sudden words were like a slap in the face, hitting Xi Zhao's head so hard that he almost couldn't catch his breath.He stared wide-eyed and stared blankly at the maid, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.Seeing this, the palace maid burst out laughing, tilted her head, and mischievously looked at Xi Zhao who was stunned and at a loss. "What are you looking at, don't hesitate to confess." She moved closer and lowered her voice slightly, "Frankly, I'll keep it a secret for you."
"Sister, would you like to keep this secret for me?" Seeing that the maid seemed harmless, Xi Zhao reluctantly got up halfway up, roughly making a bow, "If my sister can show her noble hand, I would like to be at my disposal at any time in order to repay her kindness."
The palace maid pursed her lips and smiled, her almond eyes slanted, she seemed very pleased with herself.
Xi Zhao sighed resignedly, moved her body, changed into a more comfortable position, and explained clearly to the palace lady the cause and effect of sneaking herself into the palace. "...I was supposed to return to my duty as soon as possible, but by accident, I became the emperor's close servant. I really admire the emperor, so I am reluctant to leave for a long time." Xi Zhao said, looking at the maid again, with a sincere face, "I implore my sister to be considerate, let me I will stay by the emperor's side for a little longer, and when the fate is exhausted, I will leave."
"Hmm..." The maid thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay. I don't mean to miss you with evil intentions. I will do what you wish and do my best. But you have to answer me first. How are you?"
Xizhao was happy, and quickly and courteously moved to the bedside. "Okay, okay, as long as my sister doesn't say anything, I will answer everything."
The maid's cherry lips curled up slightly, pretending to be displeased: "This one thing is, let's accept the name of your sister. The little girl is only twenty-eight years old, younger than you, and she has a name and surname." She seemed dissatisfied with her name. His fingertips poked at Xizhao's shoulder, but there was a smile in his eyes, "Don't call me sister, call me Bitao."
two
Early the next morning, Chongzhen came to Xizhao's room.Seeing the emperor approaching, Bi Tao quickly bowed her knees to salute, and then brought a chair and placed it in front of Xizhao's bed.Xi Zhao struggled to get up, but was stopped by Chong Zhen's hand.
"You can just lie on your stomach." Chongzhen flattened his front, sat down and looked at the sunset, his eyes were somewhat complicated.
"Your Majesty, it's all Dexiu's fault. It's just because I was ignorant and confused at the time." Xizhao lowered her head, not daring to look into Chongzhen's eyes. Let Dexiu stay by your side to serve and make up for the mistakes he made before."
Chongzhen sighed lightly, but did not answer.Xizhao was apprehensive, raised her eyes to look at Chongzhen, but couldn't get the answer from that subtle expression.The emperor seemed to be still annoyed, but when he looked carefully, he seemed to cherish; although he was silent and had a stern face, there was a soft warmth in the lowered eyebrows from time to time.This little sign is so ambiguous and faint, if it wasn't for Xizhao who accompanied the emperor every day for the past few years, it would be hard to detect.
"Your Majesty..." Xi Zhao whispered again, but she didn't know what to say to beg the Emperor's forgiveness.
"Hey..." Chongzhen took a deep breath, still noncommittal, just looked behind Xizhao. "Does the injury still hurt?"
"Going back to the emperor, it's much better, it doesn't hurt too much." Xi Zhao replied with a smile, although the lower body was still scalding like water, and the pain was unbearable.
"That's good." Chongzhen nodded and said, "The imperial doctor said that your knee is seriously injured, and you can only go to the ground after three months. If you want to move freely, you may have to take care of it for half a year."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Dexiu is young, so it won't take that long." Xi Zhao smiled and didn't care.
Chongzhen also forced a smile, but his expression was somewhat sad.
"Why are you bothering?" Chongzhen said in a low voice, and before Xizhao could answer, he stood up and prepared to leave. "There are new people serving me here, so you don't have to worry about it."
Xizhao was startled when he heard the words, and jumped up uneasily in his heart.What does the emperor mean by this...?Could it be that the pain of flesh and blood still failed to make the emperor change his mind...
"The emperor... Dexiu..."
"Take peace of mind and heal your wounds. When you can stand for a whole day, come to serve me again." The moment before going out, Chongzhen turned his head, his eyes fell on Xizhao's face, and he smiled gently, just like the past few years.
three
"The emperor went to see Zhang Dexiu?" Wang Chengen had the tea near his mouth, but he didn't want to drink any more. He put the teacup on the table with a loud rattle, and the tea overflowed and spilled all over the table.
"What kind of person is this Dexiu, who can have such a great ability?" Wang Chengen looked angrily, and then glanced at Li Quan who was sitting next to him, "Is he descended from a god?"
Li Quan smiled calmly. "Eunuch calm down."
Wang Chengen rolled his eyes exaggeratedly. "This trick is so proficient, it seems that this kid can't be underestimated." He leaned back in the chair and tapped his fingers on the table, "This can't beat him, I'm afraid it will be true in the future." It's going to be a disaster."
"Hey, don't worry, father-in-law." Li Quan pondered for a while, and said, "Although this Dexiu is favored now, as far as the villain sees, this person's heart is not about power and profit, so let him go like this, and he won't be seen again." How much hindrance will it cause the father-in-law."
Hearing this, Wang Chengen narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a while.Li Quan moved closer, and continued, "Eunuch, what do you think, how did Eunuch Liang compare to Zhang Dexiu back then?"
"Liang Yi has gone through three generations, how can his qualifications be comparable to this brat?" Wang Chengen said disdainfully, but his shoulders and arms relaxed slightly.
"When Eunuch Liang was here, he didn't see how he made trouble. This eunuch also knew about it. Zhang Dexiu looked quite similar to Liang Yi. The villain thought that Eunuch could observe for a while. If there was really no threat, he would save it." Give the father-in-law a little bit of strength."
Wang Chengen didn't answer, but nodded thoughtfully.Li Quan picked up the teacup in his hand, lifted the lid of the cup, and blew it on his mouth, but the smile with an unknown meaning on the corner of his mouth was just covered by the teacup, and Wang Chengen who was beside him didn't notice it. ?