Chapter 264: The King's Favor
Before Xiao Xia came back to her senses, she felt like she was being scooped up and then fell into a warm embrace.
The other party whispered softly in her ear, and her voice trembled with excitement and joy: "Xiao Xia, you finally woke up, do you know how much I miss you?" Xiao Xia ......"
I? By the way, he is the third prince, no, now that he has ascended the throne as the emperor, I remember that he took me back to the palace from the Huguo Temple, and then sent me to the altar of sacrifice, and he used his blood as a guide to help me complete the ceremony and restore normal.
Normal? Xiao Xia suddenly pushed Feng Jintian away and looked at him with wide eyes.
Feng Jintian was stunned for a moment, and reached out to touch her face: "What's the matter, Xiao Xia?" β
Xiao Xia moved his lips and gently called out two words: "Emperor? β
Feng Jintian's hand paused slightly, and then his eyes were full of surprise: "You can speak!" Come, call again. β
I haven't spoken for a long time, and I feel that my voice is a little stiff and hoarse, but it is indeed coming from my throat, Xiao Xia feels that her vocal cords are vibrating, and she also touches her neck incredibly, so she really makes a sound! That means I'm really back to normal!
Xiao Xia was so happy that he wanted to stand up, but the person opposite urged him even more anxiously: "Xiao Xia, come, call again, call again." β
Xiao Xia looked at Feng Jintian's excitement from the bottom of his heart, and was quite moved in his heart, if it weren't for his help, I am afraid that it would not be so easy for me to recover, Xiao Xia took a deep breath and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, thank you!" β
Feng Jintian paused, and said with joy on his face: "Don't call me the emperor, just call me Jintian when no one is there in the future." Come on, scream and try. β
Xiao Xia frowned slightly, she hadn't spoken for a long time, and she suddenly recovered, and she was still a little uncomfortable. She thought for a while before she said stiffly, "That's it...... Isn't that right, Your Majesty? β
"It doesn't matter, I'm the emperor, I can do whatever I tell you to do, no one dares to object!"
Xiao Xia's eyebrows frowned, and he hadn't seen him for two months. Why do you think that Feng Jintian has changed a lot, and he is much stronger in speaking and doing things than before, is it the so-called Regal?
"The Emperor's ......"
"Shh~~" Feng Jintian gently pressed his fingers on her lips. Then he turned to her cheek and rubbed it gently:
"Little girl, you are disobedient again, remember, you are my woman. I tell you to do whatever you want. Don't be disobedient, let alone run away, remember? β
Feng Jintian's words were as gentle as water, he already had the appearance of an immortal, and he looked so admirable and intoxicating at this time that he couldn't take his eyes off, but the fierce color that flashed under his eyes made Xiao Xia's heart tremble.
Xiao Xia looked at him in a daze, his heart fluctuated, and he didn't know how to react, but this was exactly what Feng Jintian wanted, and he was very satisfied with it. He gently took her into his arms and whispered in her ear:
"Konatsu. Stay with me and I'll give you the one you want. β
δΈqiΔ? The bright moonlight shone obliquely from outside the window lattice, illuminating the room half dark and half bright, and a slender figure on the opposite roof stood in the backlight, although he couldn't see his face clearly, Xiao Xia recognized it as Liang Chenjing at a glance.
Xiao Xia was shocked, and instinctively struggled to push Feng Jintian away.
Feng Jintian retreated, looking at her with a slight frown: "What's wrong?" β
Xiao Xia glanced out the window, and then quickly looked away, his eyes flickered, as if he had done something unseemly, "No...... Nothing, I ...... Hungry! β
Feng Jintian paused, and then smiled dumbly: "I see, come here, pass the meal!" β
Feng Jintian seemed to naturally turn back to the door and commanded, but his eyes swept out of the window, there was silence outside, there seemed to be nothing unusual outside the window, what was Xiao Xia looking at? She was clearly a little panicked and distracted, who could make her react like this?
After a while, there were two knocks outside the door, and a eunuch returned to send a meal, Feng Jintian made a faint hum, the heavy palace door creaked open, and a long list of palace beauties entered in turn with various utensils and ingredients, and stood in two rows outside.
Feng Jintian helped Xiao Xia up and said softly: "Concubine Ai, do you want to send it to the bedside?" Shall I feed you? β
Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes and saw Feng Jintian's eyes smiling, Xiao Xia felt that the roots of his ears were hot, and turned his eyes away in a panic: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I ...... Concubinage...... No, concubines can eat on their own. β
She hurriedly lifted the quilt and jumped out of bed to go out, but was pulled by Feng Jintian, watching Feng Jintian stand up unhurriedly, naturally hugged her waist, and whispered in her ear: "Silly girl, don't go in front of me when someone is there, otherwise they will charge you again!" β
Feng Jintian said lightly, but Xiao Xia was secretly frightened when he heard it, by the way, he almost forgot, he is now the emperor, and he must be careful with every word and deed in front of him, even if he has a look, otherwise he will not respect the monarch's authority, even if he doesn't mind, being seen by someone with a heart is also a handle.
Xiao Xia inexplicably felt a little depressed: Sure enough, the emperor is not so easy to be, and the people around the emperor are even more difficult to do, no wonder people say that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger!
Xiao Xia obediently followed Feng Jintian out to sit outside, Feng Jintian gave a look, and the palace maids put the gold, silver and jade in turn, and brought a silver basin to wash their hands and a golden cup to rinse their mouths.
At this time, it should be ten minutes in the second half of the night, and the lights in the huge palace are bright, and the gold cup and silver ware are even more dazzling.
Xiao Xia just wanted to drink porridge, such a luxurious feast made her very uncomfortable, although she had already seen a big scene, but after all, it was the time of the banquet, there were many dignitaries, and in the middle of the night today, she only prepared such a large table of dishes for herself, how much manpower, material and financial resources would it take? Probably someone is already cursing themselves behind their backs, right?
The more Xiao Xia thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, she was originally hungry, but she suddenly lost her appetite when she looked at the delicious dishes on the table, she frowned without a trace, but she did not escape Feng Jintian's eyes.
"What's wrong? Don't like it? Shall I change the table in the Imperial Dining Room? β
Xiao Xia hurriedly said: "No, no! Your Majesty, don't bother so much, I'm ...... Concubine ......"
"What's wrong? Say what you like to eat, and I let them do it. β
Xiao Xia glanced down. The palace maids and eunuchs neatly arranged on the left and right seem to have low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and they dare not come out, and they all want to treat themselves as invisible people. Xiao Xia knew that they were actually all pointing their ears and secretly observing their every move.
I don't know who of them is the eyes and ears of whom? Every word or even every action you say will reach someone tomorrow?
Feng Jintian on the side was still looking at himself and waiting for himself to reply, such an atmosphere was really stressful.
Xiao Xia secretly swallowed his saliva, and his voice was like a mosquito: "Your Majesty, actually...... I just want to... Porridge. β
"Drink porridge? What porridge? Lily lotus seed porridge? Longan eight-treasure porridge? Bird's nest porridge? Ginseng porridge, or ...... That's it, come on, go to the imperial dining room to deliver the decree. Make all the porridge and send it over, if you can get the concubine's favorite, you will be rewarded! β
The eunuch was stunned. His eyes roamed around between the emperor and Xiao Xia, Feng Jintian's eyes narrowed slightly, and the eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed down.
Xiao Xia was surprised to see that the eunuch was really going out to spread the word, and hurriedly stopped the eunuch: "Wait a minute! β
The eunuch paused at his feet. Glance back at Natsu. He quickly bowed his head and made a deferential gesture: "What does the concubine Niangniang command?" β
Xiao Xia turned his head to look at Feng Jintian and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, don't bother!" β
"Don't bother, these minions are doing things for their masters, and their masters are not too troublesome, how dare they complain? Xiao Xia, you can wait with peace of mind. β
"No, Your Majesty. I didn't mean that, I ...... I think these dishes are pretty good, too. I don't want to drink porridge anymore, so let's eat this! β
Feng Jintian stared at her for a while, and then smiled dumbly: "My concubine is still too soft-hearted, and she thinks about everything for others...... and then he turned to the palace maids and eunuchs below and said: "I heard it, my concubine feels sorry for you, and thinks about you everywhere." Good life is waiting, if there is a little bit of a difference, I will definitely punish you nine clans! β
Feng Jintian's voice was not angry but mighty, and the palace maids and eunuchs trembled with fright, knelt down and kowtowed, and responded in unison: "Slave and maid thank the concubine for her favor, and the slave and maid will swear to serve the concubine and the concubine!" β
There was silence in the hall for a moment, Feng Jintian looked back at Xiao Xia and nodded at her, Xiao Xia understood what he meant, he was supporting himself, and these minions would not dare to bully the master in the future.
These palace maids and eunuchs look extremely deferential on the surface, who knows what they think in their hearts? Huangwei is terrible, but it may not be heartfelt. That's it, it's Feng Jintian's good intentions, and he can't go against him again and again in front of his subordinates.
Xiao Xia raised his hand and said softly, "Get up!" You all stand down. β
The palace maids and eunuchs stood up one after another after thanking them but did not mean to leave, and the leading eunuch glanced at Feng Jintian inquiringly, and saw that Feng Jintian nodded, and then left one after another with a group of people.
When there were only two people left in the hall, Xiao Xia and Feng Jintian, Feng Jintian personally picked up the chopsticks and gave Xiao Xia vegetables: "Come, eat more!" What do you like, let the imperial dining room do it directly. β
Xiao Xia hurriedly picked up the bowl with both hands: "Your Majesty, don't, let people see it, I'm afraid I'm pampered and arrogant!" β
"What about being pampered and arrogant? I'm going to spoil you, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you're like when you're proud of me. β
Xiao Xia ate without a mouthful, and she didn't know what she ate, but Feng Jintian's gentle eyes made her feel like pins and needles, and her relationship with Feng Jintian didn't seem to be so good, right? Why did he treat me like this all of a sudden? Isn't it evil?
Xiao Xia was suspicious in her heart, and peeked at Feng Jintian from time to time, Feng Jintian was nothing abnormal, except for being a little too gentle and spoiling her, she seemed to enjoy Xiao Xia's eyes.
Halfway through the meal, there were two knocks outside the door, followed by the voice of the great eunuch: "Your Majesty, General Liang asks to see you." β
Xiao Xia was shocked, holding the bowl and stopping in mid-air and stunned, Feng Jintian glanced at the door, then looked at Xiao Xia, thought about it, and chuckled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "By the way, General Liang is your brother-in-law, you must be very similar to meeting relatives, right?" Wang An, Xuan! β
Xiao Xia was flustered for a while, and stood up with a hula, Feng Jintian was slightly surprised: "What's wrong Xiao Xia?" β
Xiao Xia found himself out of shape, and saw Feng Jintian looking at himself scrutinically, by the way, he didn't know about his past with Liang Chenjing, and Liang Chenjing himself shouldn't know either, right? If the emperor wants to know, he will definitely think that I deliberately deceived him, and the Liang family will also be implicated in this.
She stabilized her mind and made an expression that seemed to be happy: "Your Majesty, I'm ...... The concubine hadn't seen her relatives for a long time, but she didn't expect to see her so soon, and she was happy in her heart......"
"If you're happy, come, sit down!"
Feng Jintian stretched out his hand to her, pulled her to sit beside him, and whispered in her ear affectionately: "Xiao Xia, you are now my beloved concubine, although General Liang is your brother-in-law, strictly speaking, he is also a courtier, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and there should still be etiquette when we meet later, do you know?" β
Xiao Xia's face changed, and Feng Jintian pinched her face dotingly: "Don't worry, I know that you are not used to it, you can sit still when we meet later, and after he salutes you, you can talk and get along as before!" β
Xiao Xia raised his eyes to look at him, and when he saw him, he said with a straight face: "Even if you can get along like a family, you have to have rules, you can't get too close, you know?" Otherwise, I'm not happy! β
Seeing Feng Jintian's serious poke on his forehead to warn, Xiao Xia felt that she and him were as close as if they were really a couple in love, and she blushed a little unconsciously.
"Ahem~~~~"
Two light coughs brought Xiao Xia back to her senses, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw Liang Chenjing standing in the hall.
I haven't seen him for many days, he is still so handsome and indifferent, a close-fitting black robe adds a bit of solemnity to his already cold appearance, Xiao Xia raised his eyes and looked at him, just for a moment, Liang Chenjing quickly opened his eyes and bowed slightly, and bowed: "The ministers meet the emperor and the concubine." β
Feng Jintian stood up with a smile and walked towards Liang Chenjing: "Brother Chenjing, you came back just in time, you have made a meritorious trip this time, I want to reward you!" β
Liang Chenjing took a step back: "Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare." β
"Hey! It's all a family, there are no outsiders here, and those false courtesies are exempt! Thanks to you, Xiao Xia was able to come back on time, and Master Yuanfang said that she would have to wait another three years if she came back half a day late, which was just the right time.
By the way, Xiao Xia can talk now, you brothers and sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, so you must have a lot to say, right? β
Feng Jintian looked back at Xiao Xia, and saw Xiao Xia sitting with his head down in a daze, he called Xiao Xia a few times before he reacted, Feng Jintian walked over and patted her on the shoulder affectionately: "What's wrong?" Uncomfortable? Do you want to call a doctor? β
"No, Your Majesty, it's okay!"
"That's good, don't you want to see your relatives? General Liang is here, let's say a few words! β
Feng Jintian took a step sideways, turned his head and looked at Liang Chenjing with a smile, Xiao Xia also raised his eyes to look at him, but saw Liang Chenjing's eyes flashing slightly, and he only looked at himself for a moment before quickly avoiding it, lowering his eyebrows and lowering his head to obey his orders.
Xiao Xia's heart tightened, why did he feel like he was being rejected thousands of miles away? When I first looked at him, I noticed that he was a little strange, as if he was deliberately avoiding himself? Don't...... He knows it all? (To be continued.) )