tkworld Chapter 311 Hmph, I'll make you furious!
Chapter 311 Hmph, I'll make you furious!
Jiang Lingyou wasn't stupid; he immediately became alert, cupped his hands in greeting to Yinxing, and said, "Miss Yinxing, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!"
Then, he left without looking back.
Ginkgo stood there, watching the person walk away, tears streaming down her face.
From then on, Jiang Lingyou only regarded her as a person with ulterior motives and kept his distance from her.
At this time, Consort De was waiting for the emperor to receive her in Qingyan Hall. The emperor was handling matters in Shende Hall and did not come over for a while, so she could only wait under the eaves.
They decided to return to the palace in two days. Bai Ping and the others were packing things up in Peach Blossom Village, which was a complete mess. Shen Shixi was impatient with the chaotic situation, so he took a carriage to Qingyan Palace and saw Consort De waiting outside.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!" Consort De gave a perfunctory bow. "Your Majesty's unborn child looks larger than usual; could it be that you are about to give birth?"
Shen Shixi was displeased to hear this. Just then, Li Yuanke arrived, so she pouted, glared at him, and turned to walk into the hall. When crossing the threshold, she deliberately stumbled slightly, making it look like she almost tripped.
She herself was fine, but Consort De wished she could push her forward. Li Yuanke and his men were so frightened they almost lost their souls and rushed forward.
Li Yuange beat her to it and grabbed her in a hug. "You little rascal, can't you slow down? Why didn't you let them help you? What's the rush?"
"Where am I panicking? I'm scared!" Shen Shixi glanced at Consort De and said with a wronged expression, "Consort De just said that I might be about to give birth. I'm only a few months pregnant, but she said I'm about to give birth. Can a baby born at this age even survive?"
"Waaah, Your Majesty, I'm so scared! Consort De has given birth to three children; she must have more experience than me. Could it be that I'm really going into premature labor?"
[Damn it, how dare you curse me! What are you talking about, being sarcastic? You're the one about to give birth, your whole family is about to have a baby!]
Li Yuanke was furious. He picked up Shen Shixi and turned to shout at Consort De, "Can't you speak? If you can't, shut up! What are you doing here? Go back!"
Consort De was both surprised and frightened.
Although Li Yuanke did not engage in romantic relationships with his concubines, he never mistreated them. He disliked each of his concubines equally, finding them both stupid and clumsy, and he never spoke harshly to any of them.
Generally, it involves a very calm process of demoting or stripping someone of their rank, effectively confining them to a secluded position.
This was the second time Consort De had seen him yell at people so loudly, looking like he wanted to devour them.
Last time, when Shen Shixi was poisoned in Zhaoyang Palace, he had an attack on Pei Shi, and it happened in the same way.
Consort De knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I only asked because I saw that Her Majesty the Empress's belly was very large and I was very concerned. How could I have said anything wrong?"
"She's only a few months pregnant, how can she give birth already? You've had three kids, don't you know the concept of a ten-month pregnancy? Do you expect to give birth to a bunch of cats and dogs if you don't carry a pregnancy for ten months?"
Consort De was at a loss for words, trembling with anger. "Your Majesty, these are your children, your princes and princesses! How dare you speak of them like that?"
Li Yuanke was so angry that he spoke recklessly.
After he finished speaking, he realized that he had gone too far, but his anger remained. He was sure that the fault was not his; it was all the fault of Consort De. She must have wanted his legitimate children to be born safely and was full of evil intentions, which was why she cursed him like that.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you. Go back. I don't want to see you!" Li Yuanke turned around, picked up Shen Shixi, and went into the palace.
Shen Shixi peeked out from Li Yuanke's shoulder and smiled at Consort De.
[You little brat, trying to mess with me? Humph, I'll make you regret it!]
Li Yuanke seemed to know what she was up to, and slapped her on the bottom. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Seeing Shen Shixi hugging Li Yuanke's neck, their faces close together, Consort De was so angry that her teeth chattered, and a metallic taste rose in her throat. She had always known that the Emperor treated Shen Shixi differently and was very protective of her, but she had never known that they were so close.
This intimacy is the kind of atmosphere that only the most loving couples in the world have. Consort De had never seen it in any other couples in the world. She always thought that normal couples were like her parents, having children and treating each other with respect.
The emperor was distant from her, and the only thing they did was have sex, all for the purpose of producing an imperial heir. She didn't think there was anything wrong with that.
When Pei was Empress, he treated her the same way, and the only thing between him and the others was having children. It seemed understandable and acceptable.
Even when the Emperor favored Shen Shixi in the past, she only thought that the Emperor was just looking for something new, and that Shen was someone he had raised since childhood, so their relationship was special, and that was all.
But now, she finally realized something was wrong.
This man, he was an emperor, but he was also a human being. He had feelings, he could be intimate with others, and he could have tender moments with others. However, he never gave any of his feelings to himself.
Consort De returned home dejectedly, having even forgotten the purpose of her visit to Qingyan Palace.
She originally came to ask for the Emperor's decree. She wanted to betroth Ginkgo to Jiang Lingyou because she knew that Jiang Lingyou might not agree, and even if he did, the Empress would interfere. As long as the Emperor nodded, it wouldn't matter who disagreed.
There's also Wang Yuehuai's family. Since Wang Yuehuai has come to her for help, she can't just ignore them.
At that moment, she was no longer thinking about any of that.
Consort De was in a bad mood. When she saw Yinxing return with red eyes, she didn't even ask what happened. Instead, she was furious and slapped Yinxing across the face. "Useless thing! You can't even handle a country bumpkin physician. What good are you!"
Ginkgo knelt down with a thud.
Afterwards, Consort De regretted that she had acted too impulsively.
When they returned to the palace, she apologized to Yinxing in the carriage, stroking Yinxing's face and saying, "Does it still hurt? It's all my fault. I didn't mean to get angry at you that day. I was just full of anger and couldn't hold back."
Ginkgo, in this palace, only we sisters are left to rely on each other! What happened back then? I didn't even have a chance to ask you. Tell me!
As Yinxing massaged her, she said, "This servant wouldn't dare! It's all my fault, this servant is useless! Physician Jiang has rejected this servant, and I'm afraid he'll never pay attention to this servant again!"
Consort De abruptly stood up. "What's going on? What did you do?"
Yinxing knelt down and said, "That day, I saw Imperial Physician Jiang come out of Peach Blossom Village and waited for him at Water Heart Pavilion. I originally wanted to get some information about Her Majesty the Empress's unborn child. But who would have thought that Imperial Physician Jiang would be so quick-witted and immediately scold me!"
Yinxing felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she thought of the way Jiang Lingyou looked at her that day.
She did it on purpose!
She didn't want to involve Jiang Lingyou.
Consort De was inevitably disappointed and sighed, "You were too hasty. How could you make such a mistake? Why alert the enemy when you weren't absolutely certain?"
"I just want to know if there's any place for me in his heart?" Ginkgo couldn't help but feel sad.
Consort De looked down on Yinxing's romantic notion, but still comforted her, "I heard that he and Chenyuan came to the capital together, so they must have developed feelings for each other along the way. I just wonder if His Majesty knows about this?"
She sighed. "Perhaps the Emperor has been deceived by her!"
She felt a sharp pain in her heart when she thought of how the Emperor treated Shen Shixi.
Reminded by Consort De, Li Yuanke also paid close attention to Shen Shixi's pregnancy. Originally, Shen Shixi had agreed with Jiang Lingyou not to let him know, because he was so nervous that he had become neurotic.