EBE Chapter 217 Silent Confrontation
Chapter 217 Silent Confrontation
In the Yilan Hall of the Eastern Palace, Qi Yue sat at the table facing the main door, playing with the newly acquired Buddhist beads in his hand.
Hearing the voices of Xiao Mo and Shen Yun talking, he raised his head with a smile: "Amo, you're back?"
Xiao Mo gave him a faint smile: "Yeah."
She walked into the room and sat down opposite him naturally.
Qi Yue poured her a cup of tea, took her hand and placed the Buddhist beads in her hand.
"This was given to me by the Minister of Rites. He said he begged for it at Qianshan Temple. You are not in good health, so keep it with you from now on."
Xiao Mo looked at the Buddhist beads in her hand, not knowing what to feel.
She returned the things to him, withdrew her hand and avoided his gaze: "I don't need these."
"Amo..." Qi Yue called her softly in confusion.
These days, her attitude towards him has been much better than before, and he thought she was starting to accept him.
Xiao Mo realized that her attitude was a little inappropriate, and quickly put on an awkward yet polite smile.
"I just don't believe in this. If there really were gods protecting the world, there wouldn't be so many people suffering."
Qi Yue held her hand and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The existence of these things is related to individuals. If you believe in them, they exist; if you don't believe in them, they don't exist.
You can use this Buddhist bead as a spiritual sustenance, always carry it with you, and seeing it is like seeing me."
Xiao Mo glanced at the Buddhist beads that he had stuffed into her palm again, and her stiff smile slowly melted away.
"Since you insist so much, I'll take it."
She held the object tightly, took it in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully: "The texture of this Bodhi is really good, it feels hard and smooth.
But, this was given to you by someone else, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for you to just give it to me?"
Xiao Mo raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
Qi Yue grinned and chuckled: "Since you gave it to me, then it's mine. I can give my things to whoever I want. What's the good of it?"
"You always have so many twisted ideas."
"How can this be considered a fallacy? Doesn't what I said make sense?"
Qi Yue supported his chin, stared at Xiao Mo's face with a drawn-out gaze, and smiled captivatingly.
Xiao Mo's ears felt hot when he looked at her, and she turned her head away unbearably.
His smile grew more intense. He wanted to tease her but was afraid she would turn around and leave, so he had no choice but to suppress the impulse.
"What would you like for lunch?"
Xiao Mo leaned sideways and glanced at the sky outside: "On such cold days, when we were in Qinshan before, my master and I always ate mutton soup."
Hearing her mention that Qin Shan and Nie Changyuan were not as sad as before, Qi Yue felt a lot more relieved.
Perhaps, time can really heal everything.
As long as he kept it a secret, even if she knew the truth many years later, it wouldn't be as shocking as it is now.
Qi Yue looked at her for a few moments, then turned and called the eunuch guarding the door: "Go and inform the kitchen to prepare mutton soup for lunch."
"Yes."
In the afternoon, Xiao Mo felt a little sleepy after drinking the medicine. Just when she was about to take a nap, the palace maid from Concubine Liang's palace came to invite her.
She said that the Imperial Concubine invited her to have afternoon tea, but in fact she wanted to question her about Wu Zhaoyi.
She knew this very well, so she had made plans long ago.
In Yongyang Palace, Concubine Liang was practicing calligraphy. Just when she finished writing the last stroke of the word "静", Xiao Mo came.
She bowed to her respectfully, but she seemed unaware that she had come and started writing other words.
Xiao Mo was not very angry about her deliberate neglect.
She stood quietly by, watching her write intently.
After writing the word "Su" again, Concubine Liang pretended to realize Xiao Mo's existence.
"Oh, Mo'er is here already? Look at me, I was so engrossed in calligraphy practice that I didn't even notice you."
As she spoke, she put down her brush and walked around the desk to Xiao Mo: "You are not fully recovered yet, go sit down."
Xiao Mo smiled faintly and followed her to sit on a chair beside her.
"Your Majesty is writing so seriously, I guess there must be something on your mind?"
The question she asked caused Concubine Liang's expression to change slightly. "Mo'er's insight is really good. She is indeed a hero on the battlefield."
Xiao Mo ignored her compliments, saying, "I wonder why Her Majesty sent me here?"
She didn't want to engage in a verbal battle with her, she just wanted to deal with her quickly and go back to sleep.
Concubine Liang's expression gradually changed, and the smile on her lips slowly turned cold: "I heard that you went to Showa Palace this morning?"
Xiao Mo answered truthfully: "I have a good relationship with Princess Zhaoning. I went to play with her for a while when I had nothing to do."
"But I heard that you went to Chunhua Palace with her?"
"The princess and Consort Zhaoyi have a very good relationship. She said Consort Zhaoyi had taken medicine for many days after her miscarriage but her health hadn't improved, so she wanted me to go and see her."
A hint of coldness flashed across Concubine Liang's eyes, but she quickly covered it up with a smile.
"So what did you find out when you examined her?"
Xiao Mo looked straight into her eyes, smiling, "I don't know who the Concubine Zhaoyi offended. After her miscarriage, someone actually poisoned her tonic medicine.
Although it's not life-threatening, if this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to be a mother in the future."
Concubine Liang's eyelashes trembled slightly, but it was not because she felt guilty, but because she was angry.
"You have medical skills, and it's right for you to want to save others, but you must understand one thing.
That is, in the deep palace, if you can just stand by and watch, don't meddle in other people's affairs, lest you get into trouble."
Xiao Mo raised his eyebrows and nodded: "I just saw that her face was pale and she looked so pitiful as she was dying.
Everyone has a compassionate heart, and I am no exception. However, since Your Majesty has said so, I will be more careful in the future."
Concubine Liang seemed very satisfied with her answer, and even the smile on her lips became more sincere.
"Mo'er, don't blame me for being so talkative. I'm saying all this for your own good."
"I understand, and I would like to thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. How could I think you talk too much?"
The two of them exchanged a few words, and Concubine Liang felt that she should understand, so she made up an excuse to let her leave.
Not long after Xiao Mo left, Imperial Physician Li came in carrying a medicine box.
She had been wandering outside Yongyang Palace, waiting for this moment.
But because it was daytime, she couldn't sneak in and eavesdrop, so she didn't get any information.
However, when Imperial Physician Li came out, the sinister and cunning expression on his face had already betrayed him.
It seems that Concubine Liang has taken the next step.
Xiao Mo sighed and walked back to Yilan Palace with a little worry.
After finishing his official business, Qi Yue couldn't wait to come to Xiao Mo.
After they finished dinner together, the emperor called him over again.
Originally, Xiao Mo was planning to pretend to be asleep to get away and go to Chunhua Palace, but he just left directly, so she didn't have to pretend anymore.
When Shen Yun, who had gone out to do something, came back, he happened to see her walking to the door and was about to open it.
She stepped gently over the threshold, brushing off the drizzle on her body.
Xiao Mo looked at her worriedly and quickly took off her black cloak and put it on her.
"how's it going?"
"Well, everything is arranged."
"That's good."
Speaking of this, Shen Yun frowned a little worriedly: "Miss, do you think Wu Zhaoyi will listen to you?"