jdhmnovel Chapter 649 Returning the Jade to Zhao
Chapter 649 Returning the Jade to Zhao
Lin Shoude responded without thinking much about it, because Qin Junyu didn't like anyone watching over him when he slept, and everyone who worked in the Qinian Palace knew this.
All the palace people followed Lin Shoude and left, and the rustling footsteps became farther and farther away.
Qiu Minjing was feeling anxious and nervous to the extreme.
On the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, she glanced at him from afar and did not dare to look up at him in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. She could no longer remember what the emperor looked like. In her impression, he was not very old, standing among a group of beautiful girls, exuding an aura of "stay away". No matter what people around him said, his mood did not fluctuate much, and he was out of tune with the environment, but everyone tried their best to please him.
Qiu Minjing remembered the details very clearly, but she could not piece together the facial features no matter how hard she tried.
"Cough, cough, cough..." The man coughed, suppressing his voice.
Qiu Minjing pulled herself out of her memories and returned to her current situation.
The quilt surrounded her four or five times, her arms pressed against her thighs, unable to move. She stretched her neck hard to expose her eyes.
She was lying on the dragon bed, the half-hanging curtain at the head of the bed blocking her view, so that only a corner of her black robe could be seen.
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and occasionally the sound of turning pages could be heard.
A quarter of an hour later.
Qiu Minjing stared blankly at the roof with carvings of dragons and phoenixes, studying the patterns on it almost completely, but the people over there did not move at all.
She didn't know what this meant. It was different from the process the nanny had described. What she had learned was not applicable. The nanny had never taught her about this. What should she do in this situation?
Asking out loud? No, that's too unreserved.
Suddenly, footsteps approached her and Qiu Minjing became nervous.
The footsteps stopped.
With two "clicks", the surrounding environment became dim. He turned off the oil lamp.
When Qiu Minjing thought that she was about to start the process of sleeping with the emperor, the footsteps faded away, and then he said, "Take a rest." The voice obviously came from a long distance.
Qiu Minjing probably understood what the emperor meant. The emperor had no intention of letting her sleep with him. So why did he summon her in the middle of the night? Was it to humiliate her? "Returning the jade intact to Zhao" was not a good thing.
She rolled around twice on the bed, and after her limbs were freed, she sat up with the quilt wrapped around her. She looked around and saw a person lying on the low couch behind the screen.
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Qiu Minjing did not sleep well that night. When she woke up the next day, there were many more people in the bedroom, but it was surprisingly quiet.
In the center of the bedroom, a tall man stood sideways to her with his arms outstretched, and several palace servants were helping him put on the dragon robe.
Clean new clothes were placed at the foot of the bed, and two palace maids were kneeling beside the bed, as if waiting for her to wake up.
Qiu Minjing: "Ahem...that."
The two palace maids looked up in astonishment, smiling. One of them said meaningfully, "Qiu Changzai, are you awake? The emperor specifically instructed not to wake you up."
Hearing this, she glanced in the direction of Qin Junyu. Coincidentally, he heard the noise over here and turned his head to the side, his eyes falling on her, but because of a large floor-to-ceiling screen between them, neither of them could see each other's expressions clearly.
"Help me change my clothes." Qiu Minjing couldn't stay in the Qinian Palace anymore and just wanted to go back to Lingxi Palace as soon as possible.
The two palace maids stepped forward as instructed and lowered the bed curtains to block the view.
Qiu Minjing's face did not look very good, because she did not sleep well and looked exhausted. The palace maids looked at her with particularly harsh eyes. She knew they had no ill intentions and could only turn a blind eye.
After putting on her clothes, the palace maid lifted the curtain. Qiu Minjing sat upright on the bed and adjusted her belt. When she looked up, she met a pair of cold black eyes.
The beads on the crown swayed slightly, and his distant and cold eyes stared at her.
This was the first time Qiu Minjing faced him at close range, and she couldn't help but be shocked by his domineering aura.
"Go down." He said lightly.
The two palace maids bowed and left.
Suddenly, they were the only two people left in the bedroom.
Qiu Minjing lowered her eyes, and for a moment she had the urge to ask him what he meant last night, but she held back.
Qin Junyu pulled out a dagger from somewhere, and the sharp edge flashed. Qiu Minjing was frightened and her face turned pale. Her first reaction was that he was going to kill her, but her years of cultivation and etiquette prevented her from showing panic, let alone kneeling down to beg for mercy.
She just quietly clenched the corner of her clothes and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what mistake I made..."
Without waiting for her to finish, Qin Junyu pulled up his sleeves and cut his forearm, and blood immediately flowed out.
This scene had a huge impact on Qiu Minjing. She had never seen a bloody wound, let alone seen anyone being so cruel to herself.
"Get out of the way." Qin Junyu said without changing his expression.
The smell of blood rushed from her nose to the top of her head. Her face turned pale. She covered her mouth and nose with one hand, supported herself on the edge of the bed with the other hand, and stood up and hid to the side.
Qin Junyu lifted the quilt, placed the dagger flat on the wound, pressed it lightly, and blood gushed out, dripping down continuously.
About five or six drops of blood dripped, and he spread the blood that had not soaked the sheets, covering a large area red.
Qiu Minjing saw what he was doing and her face turned red.
Qin Junyu put away the dagger and bandaged his wound with a handkerchief. Although he did it with one hand, his movements were skillful and quick. Qiu Minjing was stunned.
He raised an eyebrow, "You know what to say and what not to say."
She nodded, not actually realizing what that meant.
Qin Junyu nodded, showing his satisfaction, straightened his sleeves and left.
Qiu Minjing closed her eyes and held on to the bed to keep her balance.
She thought she was strong enough in her heart, but when she really faced an arrogant and unquestionable superior, she couldn't help but feel nervous and fearful. This emotion came from her heart and was uncontrollable.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and called the palace maid in to make the bed.
The first time I slept with him, it was uneventful and unexpected.
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According to the rules, a concubine has to pay her respects to the queen the day after her first sleepover.
After Nian Susu learned that Qin Junyu had summoned Qiu Minjing to the Qinian Palace at night, he sent someone to Lingxi Palace early in the morning to greet her and allowed Qiu Minjing to pay her respects another day.
Qiu Minjing returned to Qingya Pavilion, washed and dressed herself, and went out with her personal maid Fu Liu.
When she walked on the road today, the palace servants looked at her differently than usual, and even their greetings were louder than usual.
Fu Liu couldn't help but sighed: "Madam is right. The women in the harem can only live a good life if they are favored by the emperor."
She looked at Qiu Minjing with relief, her eyes full of expectations for the future, "My lady, you still have a long time to live, and things will definitely get better and better."
Qiu Minjing did not respond to her.
Fu Liu realized something was wrong. She had been absent-minded since she went out. No matter what he said, she didn't respond. Her face was full of sorrow and she didn't show any joy of being favored.
"My Lord, what's wrong with you?"
"But you're not feeling well?"
Although Fu Liu was a little maid, she had learned a lot of "boudoir pleasures" from Qiu Minjing before entering the palace, so she knew a few things.