Chapter 17: Branches
When Min Qingrou continued to serve the soup, Shen Miaoling suddenly stood up and said to Wang Situ Yuefu: "Lord, the concubine heard that Princess Cheng had passed away, and the emperor was grateful for her deep relationship with King Cheng and his wife, so he specially posthumously awarded the title of 'Princess Xiaoyixian', and also pardoned the prisoners in Kyoto, I don't know ......."
The crisp sound of bowls colliding sounded, interrupting Shen Miaoling's words. Everyone hurriedly looked back, only to find that Min Qingrou had accidentally knocked over a bowl full of soup!
"Hiss!" Min Qingrou screamed in pain, and her right hand hurriedly grasped her left wrist.
"Sister!"
This change frightened Shen Miaoling, she hurriedly stepped forward to check, but found that Min Qingrou's wrist on the back of her hand was red, and she was obviously burned by the hot soup!
"Sister Roufei, are you alright?"
Shen Miaoling was secretly anxious in her heart. Didn't she say that she would come to test the medicine? Why did Min Qingrou hurt herself? Could it be that she was afraid of affecting her?
At this time, Min Qingrou's face suddenly turned pale, as if she was frightened by something, and she stood on the spot like a plaster!
Princess Hyoyixian?
It was as if thousands of troops and horses had stepped over in his mind, and there was a loud bang! Shen Miaoling's shout was as if it was outside the sky.
"It's really clumsy! No wonder he dropped the prince's jade belt!"
Immediately, someone said with a mocking face.
Shen Miaoling immediately threw a warning look when he heard this, but the man snorted lightly without care, obviously not taking Shen Miaoling's threat in his eyes.
Very good! She, Shen Miaoling, will remember this account! Shen Miaoling glanced at Yun Rong, the side concubine who spoke, and secretly swore in her heart.
"Concubine Rou, you're too careless!"
Seeing that something was wrong here, Thyme also looked over, and after seeing Min Qingrou being burned, she just blamed it lightly.
"But isn't it? If she hadn't been in a trance all day long, she wouldn't have dropped the king's jade belt!" Situ Yue had a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth.
Min Qingrou, who was originally stuck in the quagmire of memories, came to her senses after hearing Situ Yue's cool words, and couldn't help but grit her silver teeth secretly.
Bastard Situ Yue, do you think she's not miserable enough?
Seeing that people sneered at Min Qingrou one after another, Shen Miaoling couldn't help but say out loud anymore: "Lord Wang! Sister Rou Concubine has not been in good health since she drowned, and she has also lost her memory! It is because she has forgotten the past that she is often in a trance! Breaking the jade belt of the prince and what happened just now is definitely not intentional, please check the prince!"
"Amnesia?" Situ Yue's eyes condensed slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face. After a pause, he tilted his head slightly and said to thyme: "Why hasn't this king heard the princess mention it?"
"The prince forgives the sin!" Hearing a trace of displeasure in Situ Yue's words, Thyme immediately stood up in panic, and said with a self-reproachful face: "It's all because the concubine is not thoughtful, thinking that Concubine Rou is just frightened, and it will be fine in a few days!"
Situ Yue glanced at Thyme and didn't say anything, but turned his gaze to Min Qingrou again. Seeing her standing in place with a sluggish expression, as if she had lost her soul, there seemed to be something on her face...... Grief?
How did you come up with this word?
Situ Yue frowned and said, "Concubine Rou, are your hands okay?"
But Min Qingrou didn't come back to her senses, and stood with empty eyes, as if she hadn't heard Situ Yue's question.
"Master!" At this moment, Yuan Qiao couldn't care about anything else, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Min Qingrou's hand, and when she saw that her burned parts began to blister slightly, she immediately knelt on the ground and replied: "Lord Wang!
Situ Yue thought about it for a while, and ordered in a deep voice: "Someone!"
Wei Chenfeng, who was waiting outside the door, immediately walked in, bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, what are your orders?"
"Go and ask Imperial Doctor Chen to come over!"
"No need!"
Wei Chenfeng was just about to receive the order to withdraw, but Min Qingrou suddenly came to her senses, looked up at Situ Yue, and took the initiative to walk in front of him and kneel down after making eye contact with him.
"It's all the concubine's rough and clumsy body that disturbed the prince's carefully arranged family banquet, please forgive the prince! But the concubine's body is just a small injury, so you don't have to bother to invite the imperial doctor to come!"
Min Qingrou deliberately covered her left hand with her sleeve and replied calmly.
"Yes, raise your hand and show it to the king. Situ Yue didn't believe it, the soup had just been served, and the temperature was not ordinarily high, and if he was burned by the soup, he might fester.
Although he didn't like this woman very much, she was a 'noble star', so he couldn't get hurt at will, so as not to ruin his luck.
Min Qingrou hesitated, but still gently rolled up her sleeves and showed her left hand in front of Situ Yue's eyes.
"Are you sure you don't need to see a doctor?"
Situ Yue looked at the red blisters on Min Qingrou's white jade wrist, and frowned slightly. This woman looks weak, but her endurance is good, if it were someone else's injury, I am afraid that she would have screamed a long time ago.
Min Qingrou, who had been hanging her head and showing deference, suddenly raised her head at this moment, and smiled lightly at Situ Yue: "Thank you for your concern, concubine! There is really no need to call a doctor! The day before yesterday, the princess rewarded the concubine with a bottle of body cream, which is very good for cooling and reducing swelling, because it is too precious and the concubine has not been willing to use it, but this time it came in handy!"
As she spoke, she took out the bottle of ointment given by thyme a few days ago from her sleeve, held it in her hand and showed it to Situ Yue.
When Yuan Qiao and Shen Miaoling saw Min Qingrou take out the bottle of poisonous ointment, their hearts rose to their throats.
Min Qingrou shouldn't want to try the medicine by herself, right? Things have suddenly changed, and it is very likely that Min Qingrou wants to develop with the trend!
Shen Miaoling was anxious, Min Qingrou's body had always been weak, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to withstand the toxic impact at all!
In a hurry, she clenched her hands into fists, and her eyes stared at Min Qingrou's every move without blinking.
"Oh, this is the princess's reward for you?" Situ Yue asked, looking at the ointment.
"Lord Wang!"
Min Qingrou took out the body cream, and it was not only Qiqiao and Shen Miaoling who were frightened, but also thyme!
She has used this ointment to move her hands and feet, if she is tried by Min Qingrou in public, I am afraid that even if she can get out of the whole body, she will inevitably be criticized!
The most important thing is that she can't let herself leave a bad impression in Situ Yue's heart! In the past two years, they have respected each other like guests, she is the orthodox concubine of the King of Qi, no matter how many concubines he has, she is the only one who can raise eyebrows with him! It can only be her! She must not let anyone destroy her happiness!
Thyme Fushen said to Situ Yue: "The prince forgives the sin! The concubine learned that you summoned Concubine Rou, but there was no reward, so she took it upon herself to give a bottle of body ointment to Concubine Rou." It's just that it's not too precious, but I didn't expect Concubine Rou to carry it closely. However, Concubine Rou is burned, and I am afraid that it will have no effect when applied with this kind of body cream! The prince should ask a doctor to diagnose and treat Concubine Rou! By the way, you can also check Concubine Rou's amnesia!"
"Thank you for the princess's care! I really don't need it, it's just a small injury, the concubine body is applied with this ointment a few times, and it should be fine!"
Min Qingrou said, opened the cap of the bottle, and was about to apply the ointment to the back of her hand.
"Wait!"
Thyme was in a hurry, stepped forward and grabbed Min Qingrou's hand to stop her.
"Princess, what are you doing here?" Min Qingrou pretended to look at Thyme with a puzzled expression, as if it was strange that she repeatedly blocked her.
Thyme hurriedly let go of Min Qingrou, and said with some reproach, "Sister Concubine Rou, although it is not good for you to serve the prince, and the prince has punished him heavily, but you can't be so angry! Your body is your own, are you sincerely blocking the prince by ruining you like this? The prince only punishes you with a small punishment and a big commandment, do you still want to hold a grudge against the prince?"
"What did the princess say? It was the concubine who made a mistake first, and the prince should punish the concubine, and the concubine would never complain! Otherwise, how could the concubine be willing to serve the other sisters just now? The concubine just consciously suffered repeated robberies, and she didn't want to cause trouble to the princess anymore! The drowning coma, the prince had already worked to visit him personally, and now he was burned again, if he asked the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him again, it would really work hard to mobilize the people, please let the prince be considerate of the concubine with a sincere heart, and fulfill the concubine body!"
Min Qingrou knelt in front of Situ Yue, first explained to Thyme, and then pleaded with Situ Yue, her words were very respectful, so that people could not see the slightest flaw.
"But ......"
Thyme was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Situ Yue waving his hand.
"Okay! Since you insist, then this king will fulfill you! Chenfeng, you don't have to ask for a doctor!"
"Yes! Wei Chenfeng answered, bowed and retreated.
"Thank you, Lord Wang. ”
After Min Qingrou thanked her, she picked up the bottle of ointment again and prepared to apply it, this time, not only thyme, but even Shen Miaoling was also anxious, seeing that Min Qingrou's fingers were about to touch the ointment, her heart was in her throat for a while!
At this moment, I suddenly heard Situ Yue say loudly: "Wait a minute!"
Min Qingrou paused and raised her head, just to catch a flash of light in his eyes.
"The princess is right, you didn't get a reward for your bed, but it was my negligence! Someone, go to the treasury to get snow jade pearl paste to give to Concubine Rou, that body cream is indeed too low-quality!"
Situ Yue raised his hand, and someone immediately retreated. After a while, he brought a brocade box and handed it to Situ Yue.
"This snow jade pearl paste is a tribute from the Western Regions Guizi Kingdom, it has a miraculous effect on burns and burns, and it will not leave a scar! Although it is not good for you to break the jade belt of this king, this king has also punished it! This ointment can be regarded as compensation for your bed!"
Situ Yue raised his hand, and the maid standing aside immediately picked up the snow jade pearl paste and sent it to Min Qingrou.
"The concubine has thanked the prince!" Min Qingrou put the original bottle of body cream back into her sleeve, carefully took the brocade box, and then said: "Lord, the concubine has injuries on her hands, I am afraid that I will not be able to continue to serve the prince and the princess, please allow the concubine to retire first!
"Let's go down!" Situ Yue looked at Min Qingrou and raised his hand to command.
"Thank you, the concubine will retire!" Min Qingrou stood up with the brocade box in her hand, and slowly withdrew from the hall with the help of Yuanqiao.
After Min Qingrou left, Thyme's hanging heart finally landed, but while she was happy, she couldn't help but feel a trace of jealousy. The tribute of the Western Regions has always been only her, the princess, who has been fortunate enough to be rewarded, but I didn't expect that today's prince would make an exception for Min Qingrou!
Seeing the prince humiliating Min Qingrou like that before, she thought that Min Qingrou was not enough to suffer, but in an instant, she suddenly became the meat of the prince's heart, and even gave her such a precious tribute, how could she not be angry!
This damn concubine Rou! she can't drown, she has actually become her henchman, it seems that she has to find another way to clean up this thorn in her eye!