Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 48

Su Mi turned her head to the side and shouted softly: "Please don't come in, Your Majesty."

Qi Taki was about to lift the curtain and enter the inner room when he heard Su Mi's decisive call.

"Mi'er?" Qi Taki asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"The servants and concubines are ugly and cannot meet the emperor, please forgive me." Su Mi said loudly.

Shi Rou'er said from the side: "I'm afraid this is not in line with etiquette? The emperor heard about my sister's injury, so he didn't even care about the affairs of the court, so he rushed over. Isn't my sister being ruthless..."

Su Mi gave her a disgusted look.

Being swept by her glance, Shi Rou'er's heart trembled.If it was an ordinary woman who suffered such severe burns, she would have been crying and crying in pain, but Su Mi's expression was cold and calm, her beautiful face was as cool as ice, and her eyes were especially indifferent and terrifying.Even though Shi Rou'er felt exquisite and thoughtful, she was embarrassed and speechless when she was swept away by that look.

Su Mi wanted to say something more, but Qi Taki had already stepped into the room regardless of the obstruction, so Su Mi had no choice but to cover up her skirt immediately.

Qi Taki vaguely looked at the wound exposed under Su Mi's skirt, extending downward from the originally fair neck, and the delicate skin was burnt dark red.

He was surprised: "What's going on here?" He approached Su Mi and wanted to take a closer look, but Su Mi quickly blocked his hand and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine's wound is serious, I'm afraid it will be dirty." Your Majesty's eyes." While talking, Qi Taki turned his head slightly, and saw the red mark on the right side of Su Mi's face, which was especially obvious on the petal-like delicate and flawless cheek.

Qi Long's expression changed even more, he turned his head and sternly asked all the concubines, "What's going on here?"

"The concubine was unlucky, she happened to sit under the incense burner and got burned." Su Mi forced a smile and said, "It's okay."

"Will the burn hurt so badly?!" Qi Long said sharply. Although the scar on Su Mi's shoulder was covered by the skirt, it could be seen that it was serious.

Qi Long scanned the surrounding concubines.All the concubines bowed their heads.

Concubine Ni quickly said: "Because my concubine sister accidentally hit the small stove on Lian Jieyu's clothes, pouring oil on the fire, causing Lian Jieyu's clothes to burn, that's why..."

Shi Rou'er quickly knelt down and mourned: "The concubine is timid, she was startled by the cat, she didn't see the things on the table clearly, she just avoided it."

"What cat?"

The queen told the story of the incident, Qi Taki got angry, turned to Concubine Ni Gui and shouted: "The banquet you prepared is such a mess?!"

Even though Concubine Ni had all sorts of grievances in her heart, she had no choice but to kneel down and plead guilty, and said in a mournful voice: "It is indeed the crime of my concubine not taking good care of me, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Shi Rou'er also knelt down on the ground and cried: "The concubine is also guilty. The concubine shouldn't be so flustered and ignorant. She was frightened by a cat. The concubine is really guilty." Vertical and horizontal, pear blossoms bring rain.

"You're too careless!" Qi Long paused.

Shi Rou'er cried miserably.

Qi Long hesitated for a moment, then said: "Forget it, it was just an unintentional mistake, and I don't blame you."

A trace of hatred flashed across Concubine Ni's face, she raised her head, and said to Qi Long, "Your Majesty, my concubine's poor arrangement today has scared all the sisters and injured Lian Jieyu, so she is willing to accept the crime, but now that Lian Jieyu is injured It's quite serious, it's better to ask the imperial doctor to give a quick diagnosis and treatment."

Su Mi said with a smile: "Chen Qie's injury is not serious, it's just a flesh wound. Since there is nothing wrong, Chen Qie wants to retire and return to Caiwei Palace to recuperate." She turned her head to look at Shi Rou'er who looked timid, and smiled Said: "It's just that all the sisters are frightened, the emperor might as well comfort you."

The queen said: "Sister Jieyu is still considerate, the injury can't be delayed, it's better to ask the imperial physician to go to Caiwei Palace for treatment."

Qi Long nodded and said, "Alright."

In the middle of the night, there was a crisp sound of "bang bang" in Xifu Palace.

"Now that I haven't been favored yet, even if it's on my head," Ni Guifei's delicate and beautiful face was almost distorted because of anger: "When I receive the favor, I don't know how rampant I will be."

Xia Zhen dared not speak at the side, what happened today was that she happened to be absent, if she was at the side, with her skills, the incense burner would definitely not fall down.

"It's just a little new concubine, yet she dares to challenge this palace." Ni Yelin's bright red nails clasped tightly on the rosewood tabletop, with such force that one couldn't help worrying that the exquisite and smooth nails would be damaged. It was broken.

After being silent for a while, Ni Yelin suddenly asked: "I remember that it was mentioned in the news last time that Shi Rou'er was engaged to be married, right?"

"Yes, it was with a family surnamed Mu in Beijing who divorced at the beginning of the year," Xia Zhen replied.Of course, the Ni family will investigate such a dangerous object of favor.

"His fiancé is now...?" Ni Yelin asked as she picked up a cup of tea.

"The fiancé is the guard in the palace, named Mu Qinghan..." Xia Zhen explained in detail.

After hearing Xia Zhen's words, Ni Yelin thought for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Don't let her know how powerful I am, I really thought that the palace would be turned upside down."

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Su Mi stood in front of the big bronze mirror she was wearing, and took a selfie in the mirror.

It has been a day, and the place where the face was rubbed by the charcoal is still a bright red color. It seems that there is a red mark on the white and flawless petals. Down the neck, the redness and swelling from the burn almost reached the chest. Each of the shoulders has changed color, as if it would crack if touched slightly.

It's a good trick, it's actually going to ruin your own face, without this face, no matter how understanding you are, how exquisite you are, it's all doomed to be a thing of the past.

Su Mi lightly touched the red mark on her cheek, shouldn't she be thankful that this face was not seriously injured.

She understood very well what happened today, Shi Rou'er must have done something to the censer, otherwise there were so many censers around the pavilion, the cat would not just jump towards the one behind her for no reason.

It's just that Concubine Ni has suffered such a blame for no reason. I don't know if she will let it go?

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Seeing Su Mi's movements, Mi Qing, who came in, couldn't help but exclaimed: "The imperial doctor said that it must never be touched, in case it leaves scars or something..."

"I know it in my heart," Su Mi said lightly. She sat in front of the mirror, picked up an ivory fine-toothed sandalwood comb with her left hand, and combed her black hair like a waterfall. Have you got all the medicinal materials you brought back from the Tai Hospital?"

"It's ready." Mi Qing said.Thinking that her master is proficient in medical skills, she felt a little relieved.

According to the imperial physician, the scars on his face are only three to five days old, and there will be no hidden dangers.It's just that the shoulder injury, I'm afraid it won't get better within ten days and half a month, and it will probably leave scars in the future.

"Leave it alone, I will configure it myself later." Su Mi said lightly, and then asked: "Is there any news from the palace these days?"

"Nothing, I just heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared the green head card for the new concubine, and we will start calling for luck in a few days."

"En." Su Mi responded.

For this accident, Qi Taki's solution was to kill all the cats and dogs raised in Xifu Palace, and the maids and eunuchs who served behind Su Mi were all punished for their crimes.The innocent little maid who came forward with the cat was beaten to death directly.Concubine Ni Gui was fined and banned for three days. This kind of punishment seems innocuous, but for Concubine Ni Gui, who has always been arrogant since entering the palace, it may be extremely unbearable.In particular, Concubine Yu was not punished at all except for a few words of reprimand, instead, she was comforted and comforted by Qi Long and the Queen.

Today is already the eighth day of April, and there are less than seven days left before the new class of show girls will be favored, and she must be the first one.

She should do something by herself, Su Mi got up and took out the jade box that she had been carrying close to her body from the closet next to her, opened the jade cover, and a series of fine silver lights flickered.

Su Mi's slender fingers gently caressed the silver needle in the box, which was given to her by her adoptive father. She didn't expect that the first time she used it was not to use the pot to help the world, but to harm others...

If the adoptive father knew... Su Mi shook her head, throwing away these unnecessary thoughts.

Shi Rouer, don't blame me for being cruel.She smiled sweetly, and the silver needle in the box shone with delicate and moving brilliance, just like the smile of its owner.

(End of this chapter)