jdhmnovel Chapter 105 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wi
Chapter 105 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wi
Emperor Kangning didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. Seeing that Song Xue'an didn't move, he immediately looked at her coldly and asked, "What? Can't you understand me?"
Upon hearing this, Song Xue'an almost lost her temper. She maintained her smile and slightly curtsied, saying, "Your Majesty, I am worried about Consort Qian and would like to stay and check on her."
How could she dare leave Leyan alone with this dog emperor who wanted to kill her at any moment? She was not only afraid that the dog emperor would hurt Leyan, but also afraid that the dog emperor would take her away!
Under Emperor Kangning's cold gaze, Song Xue'an held her ground.
Le Yan glanced at her, then cautiously stole a look at the icy Emperor Kangning. Just as he was about to speak, she decisively cried out in pain, "Ah!"
The murderous intent in Emperor Kangning's eyes vanished instantly, and he quickly turned to look at Leyan, "What's wrong?"
He was somewhat at a loss. "Did I hurt you?"
He frowned, somewhat regretful. If only he had been more careful.
Seeing the pain on Le Yan's face, Emperor Kangning panicked but dared not touch her again.
Le Yan pretended to be in pain and shook her head, saying, "No, Your Majesty didn't hurt me."
"I accidentally aggravated my wound; it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."
But Emperor Kangning didn't believe him. He just stood there with his hand frozen, his fingers still covered in ointment, and dared not move.
Seizing the opportunity, Song Xue'an quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps I should do it?"
She is a woman after all, and she is much more capable than those clumsy and useless men.
Emperor Kangning glanced down at her, paused for a moment, and then stepped aside. "You can come now, but be careful not to hurt her."
If he had a woman by his side, he wouldn't have needed Song Xue'an to take his place.
After pondering this, Emperor Kangning immediately decided that he needed to train a few female bodyguards.
In the future, I will protect Leyan closely.
Song Xue'an didn't care what Emperor Kangning was thinking. Seeing that Emperor Kangning had given way, she swiftly stepped forward.
Looking at the wounds on Le Yan's neck, her phoenix eyes were filled with heartache, and also with anger towards Emperor Kangning.
If it weren't for that damned emperor, how could Leyan have gotten hurt?!
While carefully applying medicine to Le Yan, Song Xue'an cursed Emperor Kang Ning in her heart.
His whole body was filled with resentment, which made Le Yan's heart skip a beat.
She didn't even need to think to know who Song Xue'an was complaining about, but the person in question was still there; what if it were discovered...?
Le Yan quickly raised her hand, grabbed Song Xue'an's sleeve, winked at her, and then asked, "Sister An, your forehead?"
She wanted to distract Song Xue'an, and she was also genuinely worried about Song Xue'an's injury.
She didn't miss it; when she was being dragged out of the side hall, Sister An knelt before the tyrant and kowtowed to plead for her life.
Song Xuean quickly shook her head, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Le Yan pursed her lips, her eyes lighting up when she saw the snow lotus ointment. "Sister, could you apply this ointment?"
"Yes." Seeing that Le Yan was still not at ease, and noticing her eye on the snow lotus ointment, Song Xue'an smiled and nodded. Then she brought her forehead closer to Le Yan and gestured, "Would you like to apply the medicine for me?"
Le Yan nodded vigorously, and the two of them began to apply the medicine to each other.
The atmosphere was peaceful and serene, except for Emperor Kangning, whom they ignored.
Watching the two sisters' deep affection, Emperor Kangning remained expressionless, his dark eyes unfathomable.
He sneered, stepped forward, pulled Song Xue'an aside, and pulled Le Yan into his arms. He said in a low voice, "Didn't the Noble Consort say that Consort Qian offended you? From now on, she will no longer live in your Changhua Palace. She will come back to Qianqing Palace with me, so that you two won't hate each other."
Upon hearing this, Le Yan and Song Xue'an exchanged a silent glance. What were they thinking?
Do they loathe each other?
Song Xue sneered inwardly. She and the dog emperor loathed each other, but she would never loathe Le Yan.
Instead of staying in Changhua Palace, she moved to Qianqing Palace. What kind of scheme is this dog emperor plotting? Does she not know?
Gritting her teeth, Song Xue'an forced herself to maintain a dignified demeanor and said, "Your Majesty misunderstands. Consort Qian and I get along well. It's just that some things need to be worked out. We don't dislike each other."
"Furthermore, Consort Qian is merely a concubine; how can she live in the imperial palace with His Majesty? I urge Your Majesty to reconsider!"
For every sentence Song Xuean said, Le Yan nodded. By the end, she was nodding vigorously, almost adding "That's right, that's right" to Song Xuean's words.
Emperor Kangning looked at Song Xue'an with a deep gaze, then glanced down at her little head bobbing back and forth, and was somewhat amused by her annoyance.
He silently raised his hand, placed it on the back of Leyan's neck, and gently pinched it, preventing her from nodding her head.
Le Yan stood stiffly as she listened to Emperor Kangning speak coldly beside her: "Imperial Consort, I am not discussing this with you, I am informing you."
He was an emperor, or rather a tyrant, so he did whatever he pleased. Not to mention bringing Leyan to live in the Qianqing Palace, even when he had Leyan sit on the dragon throne during court sessions, no one dared to say a word.
Song Xue'an understood the deeper meaning in his words, and suddenly raised her head, her suppressed anger overflowing, "Your Majesty!"
She gritted her teeth, "She was the one who discovered it first! She's someone from my palace!"
Why should the emperor, who discovered the treasure first, just steal it away like that?!
Emperor Kangning could no longer contain himself. He stared coldly at Song Xue'an, his voice carrying a warning, "Song Xue'an, I tolerate you because you are my cousin, but that doesn't mean you can be presumptuous in front of me."
She's not worthy to compete with him for his woman.
Suddenly hearing something astonishing, Le Yan's eyes widened immediately. Cousin?
So Song Xue'an and Emperor Kangning were cousins?
It wasn't mentioned in the book!
She then realized why all the other concubines had been killed, while Song Xue'an remained a noble consort and, in the end, even got to guard the frontier as she wished in the book—it turned out there was this connection supporting her all along.
Le Yan nodded thoughtfully, her thoughts shifting back to the most important matter at hand.
Let alone Song Xue'an, she herself didn't want to go to Qianqing Palace and spend every day with Emperor Kangning!
Looking at Song Xue'an, who was kneeling with her eyes lowered, Le Yan spoke tremulously, "Your Majesty? I think the Imperial Concubine is right..."
"Right to what?"
Before she could finish speaking, Emperor Kangning interrupted her.
Emperor Kangning turned to the side, bent slightly, looked directly into Leyan's eyes, and said, word by word, "Don't listen to her. She's afraid that I will favor you and that you will steal her favor."
"My dear, you must remember this: in this palace, only I am someone you can trust. You must not trust anyone else."
"They all want to hurt you, but only I will protect you."