Concubine Li lay weakly on the bed, her legs were wrapped in layers of gauze.
At this time, she still felt very painful, but her mind had calmed down, and she knew that she could no longer cry loudly, as that would only annoy the emperor.
She leaned back on the soft pillow, with tears in the corners of her eyes, aggrieved and helpless.
"Your Majesty, can the concubine's legs be cured? Will the concubine become lame in the future?"
The emperor comforted: "Don't worry, as long as you cultivate well, you will gradually get better."
Li Fei's tears fell slowly, and she choked up.
"You don't need to coax me, I just heard from the imperial doctor that my legs may have sequelae, and it won't get better in the future."
The emperor sighed and patted the back of her hand lightly to express his comfort.
"Don't cry, the imperial doctor only said that your legs may not be able to run too fast, but didn't say that you will be limping, and you should be able to walk in the future.
Take a step back and say, even if you are really lame, I will not want you, and I will still treat you well. "
When Concubine Li heard this, instead of being comforted, she wanted to cry even more.
She's so young, she doesn't want to be crippled!
The Queen spoke in due course.
"From now on, you can just rest in your own room, and you don't have to come to greet me every day.
You can tell me what you need, as long as it can be done by me, I will satisfy you. "
Concubine Li thanked the queen with tears in her eyes, but she hated King Zhao even more in her heart.
With such a serious injury, she may not be able to walk like a normal person in the future, but King Zhao is still in good shape, and there is nothing wrong with her.
She was extremely dissatisfied!
Li Fei sobbed.
"Your Majesty, King Zhao is really scary.
Obviously Hua Ruren fell down by himself, but he insisted on blaming the concubine for the crime.
No matter what the concubine explained, he refused to listen, and even ordered someone to torture the concubine.
Woooooo, this concubine is your concubine.
How can he do this? How dare you do this? "
The emperor didn't want to hear this, and said with a frown.
"King Zhao was just impulsive. I have already punished him, so don't mention this matter again."
Concubine Li really wanted to yell, what does it mean to have already been punished? Is a fine of one year's salary and a month of contemplation behind closed doors also called punishment
Compared with her serious injury, King Zhao's punishment is like a joke!
Concubine Li choked, and explained in a low voice.
"I know that His Majesty loves King Zhao, and in your eyes King Zhao is like your own son.
Even if he made a mistake, you will try to be tolerant as much as possible.
But do you know that the more you pamper him like this, the less restrained he will be
If he dared to torture his concubine today, maybe he would dare to set fire to the palace in the future.
Your Majesty, real love is not to indulge blindly, but to let him clearly understand what should and should not be done? "
Concubine Li spoke sincerely, as if she, like the emperor, was truly thinking of King Zhao.
What she didn't notice was that when she said the words "biological son", the queen's gaze changed slightly, as if she had been poked by a needle, which seemed very unnatural.
But this is only a momentary change.
In a blink of an eye, the queen's expression returned to normal, and there was no trace of it anymore.
The emperor thought for a moment: "What Aifei said is not unreasonable."
Concubine Li was overjoyed, it seemed that the emperor was moved by her words.
The emperor asked: "According to Aifei's opinion, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Concubine Li seemed to be in a difficult situation, she hesitated for a while before speaking softly.
"The concubine knows that His Majesty loves King Zhao, if the punishment is too severe, it may hurt His Majesty's heart.
The concubine does not want to see His Majesty sad, as long as King Zhao apologizes to the concubine face to face, admits that he has made a mistake, and promises not to do it again in the future, the concubine will be satisfied. "
It is actually quite reasonable to ask the perpetrator to apologize to the victim and admit his mistake.
It's just that with King Zhao's temperament, it may be more difficult than climbing to the sky to make him bow his head and admit his mistakes.
Just when the emperor was hesitating about what to decide, Wu Wang walked in and said respectfully.
"Report to Your Majesty, Hua Ruren is here."
The emperor was quite surprised: "Isn't she injured? What are you doing here instead of recuperating in your own room?"
Wu Wang answered truthfully.
"Hua Ruren said that this incident happened because of her, and she must explain to Empress Li, and ask Empress Li to give her a chance to apologize and admit her mistake."
Hearing this, the emperor's heart moved.
It is obviously easier to get Hua Ruren to admit his mistakes than to make King Zhao bow his head and admit his mistakes.
Moreover, this incident was indeed caused by Hua Ruren, and it is more in line with common sense for her to put an end to this incident.
So the emperor agreed.
Concubine Li is unwilling, she is just a little child, why can she apologize to her instead of King Zhao? !
With the support of Ruyun, Hua Manman walked into the house slowly.
Her face was still as white as paper, because of the severe pain from the wound, there was already a layer of cold sweat on her forehead, she looked very pitiful.
She bowed to the emperor, empress, and concubine Li one by one, then said tremblingly with red eyes.
"Today's incident is all due to my carelessness, which not only caused Hua Jieyu to be injured, but also made His Royal Highness King Zhao angry, implicating Concubine Li.
This is all the fault of the concubine, and the concubine cannot absolve herself of the blame. "
The queen comforted her softly: "Don't say that, you didn't expect such a thing to happen."
The emperor also gave a few words of comfort symbolically.
Hua Manman pushed away Ruyun's hand, and reached out to pick up the teapot on the table next to her.
Just such a small movement touched the wound, and the pain doubled instantly.
Her hands trembled involuntarily, and she could hardly hold the teapot.
Siyun wanted to help, but was stopped by Hua Manman's eyes.
Hua Manman struggled to pour a cup of tea.
During this process, she quietly put a mantra pill into the tea under the cover of her sleeve.
The mantra pill melted immediately after entering the water, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Holding the teacup in both hands, Hua Manman walked slowly to the side of the bed with a flattering smile on his face.
"Concubine Li, what happened today is all due to my poor health.
I hope that your lord will not remember the villain's mistakes, and don't be as knowledgeable as a concubine.
After going back, the concubine must reflect on herself and make sure that she will not make this kind of mistake again in the future.
I hope you drink this cup of tea to relieve your anger. "
After she finished speaking, she handed over the teacup respectfully.
Concubine Li didn't want to drink this cup of tea, nor did she want to accept Hua Ruren's apology.
But the emperor and the empress were watching. If she refused, she would look too petty.
There was no other way, she could only reach out to take the cup of tea, and reluctantly took a sip.
She casually put the teacup on the small table next to her, and was about to say a few polite words to show her virtuousness, but when she opened her mouth, the words that came out were—
"You little bastard, how dare you apologize to Ben Gong instead of King Zhao? Who gave you face?!"
emperor:"… "
Queen: "...
The rest of the people present: "..."
Hua Manman: Oh!
(end of this chapter)