Chapter 100: The Day of Sacrifice
There was nothing wrong with Xiao Qi's words, but it was strange in Shen Qingjiao's ears, she frowned immediately, and the incomprehension in her eyes made Xiao Qi even more happy, and he laughed in a low voice and said, "The queen is the queen, you are you." I don't like what the queen did that day, but I don't like you, you just came to serve me in the palace on the order of the queen, but you can't replace the queen? Or do you think that you are a puppet in the hands of the queen, willing to have no thoughts or actions of your own? Or a marionette for the queen's amusement? The queen wants you to laugh and cry if she wants you to cry? Shen Qingjiao, what do you think. β
"If you don't want to come, you can refuse the queen, can she still give you an order? You are no longer a palace maid, you are my concubine, and only I can decide whether you live or die. Xiao Qi turned his jade wrench and said quietly: "Even, if you really don't want to come to the Qinzheng Palace, tell me that I will turn you away, you can also give an account to the queen, right?" β
What Xiao Qi said can be described as the best of both worlds for Shen Qingjiao, not only can she not come to the Qinzheng Palace with peace of mind, but also do not violate the queen's will, a few words entrenched in Shen Qingjiao's heart, making her really stunned for a while, until Xiao Qi went to take the white fruit cake and touched the back of her hand, and a trembling feeling between the skin and skin made Shen Qingjiao's eyelashes tremble, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
Instead of Xiao Qi, she pinched a shortbread and handed it to Xiao Qi, and said softly: "The saint is in a bad mood, how can the concubine not want to serve by the saint's side?" The concubines next to them didn't have this opportunity, but the concubines were different. β
Xiao Qi's eyes were like a burst of light from the bottom of the cliff, he slowly moved his gaze from the shortbread to Shen Qingjiao's waist, and then moved up inch by inch along the inky jade buttons on the top of the hibiscus placket, until it landed on Shen Qingjiao's pink cheeks, trying to read something from Shen Qingjiao's eyes that were as soft as a feather, but Shen Qingjiao's eyelashes rose slightly, and the tail of her eyes swept away a small shadow, and the stars and laugh lines in her autumn eyes were like morning light in a frosty day, which suddenly warmed the April day in the world.
Xiao Qi unconsciously bit his cheeks, and suddenly realized that the person in front of him had slowly learned how the concubine should face the emperor, on the one hand, he felt that this was a gratifying thing, Shen Qingjiao was at least willing to play tricks on him, but on the other hand, he felt that Shen Qingjiao did not follow what he thought and was honest with himself, but did the opposite.
Xiao Qi frowned, and was a little at a loss for Shen Qingjiao's rare flattery, but soon, he was relieved, and it was better to be willing to play tricks with him than to treat him coldly.
Xiao Qi felt inexplicably in a good mood again, he took the shortbread with a smile and said, "Yes, I want you to serve by my side." People are in the side hall, you go and meet first, and then come back when you see it. β πΌ.π₯πΎπ ³ππ.πΎππ
Shen Qingjiao originally thought that Xiao Qi would leave that incident behind her this month, and she didn't see Xiao Qi talk about it every other month, and she would only receive the letter next month, but she never thought that at this moment, people had arrived at the side hall, and her heart was like a pool of stagnant water pouring into the living spring again, and she immediately couldn't control her mind and flew to the side hall.
Shen Qingjiao saluted reservedly, and then couldn't help but flutter her skirt, leaving a burst of fragrant fragrance.
Xiao Qi noticed that her back was full of joy for a time that was not usual, smiled lightly, and set aside the key.
Shen Qingjiao walked out in the wind, came back like a loss, her eyes were slightly red, the handkerchief she was holding in her hand was blurred with a circle of water stains, and the light under her eyes was like a meteor brushing through the dark night for a moment, disappearing, and the whole person was like a wall flower leaning against the wall in the wind and rain, which made people feel pity.
Xiao Qi said before that he didn't read the letters handed over, but at this time, he regretted that he really didn't read those letters, his eyebrows were high, and he immediately stepped out from behind the dragon case, and three steps away from Shen Qingjiao, he reached out to hold her fingertips, and slightly chilled, but it was enough for Xiao Qi to ask urgently: "I asked Changheng, no one in Ji County is looking for it, what?" Is there anything bad written in the letter? β
"Nope." Shen Qingjiao's fingertips came with a hot heat, she quietly squirmed and chose not to move, bit her lip and said: "It's just that in the rainy weather a while ago, his leg was not yet well, and it hurt for many days, and the concubine was sad for a while." β
I see.
Xiao Qi sighed and said: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, I won't save the medicine, but I have to follow the principle step by step, I promised you that you can write back, so let's let Changheng stay for one more day, you go back in the afternoon to write, and let the people in your palace hand it over to Chen Fu tomorrow." β
"Thank you, Holy Lord." Shen Qingjiao let out a breath of turbidity: "If the concubine cares, it will be chaotic." β
"Human nature, don't worry, I promised you, I won't forget or break my word."
Xiao Qi sat with her in front of the couch by the window, the hands of the two of them were enveloped by the sunlight behind them, Xiao Qi was wearing a thousand mountains and green dragons and clouds today, and the dragon pattern worn to suppress the robe was also replaced