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Chapter 14: Footbinding

  Su Shunan was about to respond when Chang Xiaoyi interrupted, "No, even beautiful women cant avoid being a bit brainless sometimes." In less than a month, she had already been demoted several times.

  Ruan Xiaoyi, sigh, it seems that this life can only stay in this position.

  They are all brainless, who let them provoke that person?

  Drunken Cloud Villa

  "Little master, eat a bit more," said Jingyu, looking at the dishes on the table with an unpleasant expression, yet still advising.

  Its only been a day and the people in the imperial kitchen are already daring to use these dishes to fool me. Normally, these palace maids eat better than this, they really are fair-weather friends.

  Su Jing swallowed a mouthful of water and rinsed her mouth, "Im not eating anymore, take it away."

  "Little master, whats to be done with you? You didnt eat anything after returning yesterday, and if you dont eat today, youll starve yourself to illness," Dai Man also advised from the side.

  Su Jingxiao couldnt help but smile, "Look at what youre saying, its just a few meals, no big deal."

  She was originally a person who valued her desires and lived in the world with just that much love, and humiliating herself was never something she wanted to do.

  Besides being under house arrest, its better to lose some weight anyway.

  Only then will someone care.

  "Is this all the kitchen has to offer?" Zong Zhengjin walked in from outside, frowning as he looked at the food on the table.

  "Concubine has seen the Emperor," Su Jing hurriedly reacted and paid her respects.

  Zong Zhengjin waved his hand and the people beside him all retreated.

  "Do you plan on kneeling forever?"

  Su Jing raised her head pitifully and said in a winding tone, "Your Majesty..."

  Zong Zhengjin felt his heart jump out of control and pulled the person up, "Feeling wronged?"

  "Didnt Your Majesty see it?" Su Jing furrowed her brow and widened her eyes.

  Zong Zhengjin smiled lightly, "I can tell, someone is being coquettish."

  Su Jing suddenly took a step forward and hugged his waist tightly, her cheek rubbing against his chest. "Your Majesty can trust me, Im very happy."

  Zong Zhengjin was stunned for a moment, then came back to himself and gently patted her back, "Mm, I know youre very well-behaved."

  Su Jing raised her head slightly, wrapped her arms around his neck, and smiled shallowly, "Ill always be good, Your Majesty hold me, okay?"

  "How old are you now?" Zong Zhengjin was helpless, but he simply lifted her up and put her legs on his waist.

  Its just fine, no crying and no fuss, always consistent.

  "No matter how big or small, you are still the emperors person," Su Jing again acted spoiled and hugged him even more tightly, refusing to let go.

  Zong Zhengjin sighed and couldnt deny it, he was in a good mood.

  Su Shun let someone go to the imperial kitchen to bring back a new serving of food, but he just stood at the door and heard the voices coming from inside. If he went in now, would he be scolded?

  "Your Majesty, I have brought another meal, would you like to eat?"

  "Not long after, Bring it in."

  Su Shunan didnt dare let others take it in, so he bent down and walked in alone, not daring to glance around, took the food out of the lunchbox, ate a thousand (a brief moment), and immediately retreated.

  Just now he seemed to have caught a glimpse of Su Gui Ren sitting on the emperors lap?

  "Must I feed you?" Zong Zhengjin looked at the person still on his leg, only his eyes staring blankly at the table.

  Su Jing pouted and reluctantly got down from his leg, sitting on the other side of Xiudun, "Does Your Majesty want to eat?"

  Although she saw him shaking his head, Su Jing still filled a bowl of sour plum soup for him and then ate it herself with relish.

  Zong Zhengjin saw that although she was eating elegantly, her speed of eating was not ordinary, it seemed that she was really starving.

  "Have some more," and gave her a big prawn with his chopsticks.

  Su Jingxi raised her head and smiled at him, without thanking him, and directly ate it down.

  Zong Zhengjin suddenly found it very interesting, a bit like feeding small animals, and picked up his chopsticks again to feed her.

  Su Jingxi didnt refuse either, eating whatever he picked up for her, and every time he did, she would give him a big smile.

  Inside the Drunken Cloud Pavilion, two people were having a meal with deep affection, but outside, it had already turned into chaos.

  Su Jing was first placed under house arrest. Before they could even enjoy a day of celebration, news arrived that the Emperor had entered Zuiyun Pavilion, followed by the Imperial Kitchen Manager being sent to the Department of Punishment.

  Before they could recover from their shock, news arrived that the Emperor would be staying at Zuiyun Pavilion.

  In an instant, almost every palace had smashed several good tea cups and vases, with Ruan Xiaoyi being the worst.

  No matter what others think, Su Jing is in a good mood, and Zong Zhengjin is also in a good mood.

  After they finished making out, the two of them leaned against each other, basking in the afterglow. "Feier, do you want to go out?"

  Su Jing struggled to get up, leaned over, and touched noses, with a smile in her eyes. "It doesnt matter what happens to the concubine, just dont make it difficult for the emperor."

  Zong Zhengjin brushed her hair back with his hand, seeing that she was not pretending, but instead he heard the sincerity in her words, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

  Su Jing said these words from the bottom of her heart, and at this time, even if she lifted the house arrest, it wouldnt necessarily be much better. On the contrary, the house arrest was a kind of disguised protection for her.

  She knew this principle, and Zong Zhengjin naturally also knew it, so the two people tacitly didnt mention it again.

  "Your Majesty?" Su Jingyun climbed up from the bed and sat up, calling out to the people outside in a somewhat dazed manner.

  Zong Zhengjin waved his hand and walked away, then lifted the bed curtain. "Did I wake you up?"

  She was wearing only a light blue embroidered vest with flowers, which hung loosely around her neck, and it was still the one he had tied for her last night.

  Su Jing blinked and pulled his hand vaguely, "Your Majesty..."

  Sit on the bed, "Sleep for a while."

  People have not yet woken up to this fact.

  Su Jingxi heard the words and lay down on the bed again, but as soon as she lay down, she got up immediately. "Your Majesty is going to attend the morning court? I want to serve Your Majesty."

  Zong Zhengjin chuckled and patted her head, "Alright for today, you should get some rest, Ill come see you again tomorrow."

  He finished speaking and walked out, letting down the door curtain. For some reason, he suddenly turned his head and saw her staring at him intently. Unprepared for his sudden turn, she was caught off guard, biting her lip in embarrassment. Zong Zhengjin burst out laughing.

  Just like the first time he saw her.

  Su Shuang followed behind, seemingly having not heard such a bright and cheerful laughter from the Emperor for a long time.

  Su Jingxi returned to bed after he left and continued to sleep a little longer.

  No need for courtesy, no one came to perform the "sisterly love" play, and the people in the palace didnt dare to slack off. Su Jings little days were spent quite well.

  Before long, news arrived that Li Xuan was being sent to the Cold Palace.

  "Master, she..." Yao listened with some confusion. She wasnt present at the time and even though she heard about it later, she didnt get the whole story.

  Su Jing hummed softly, "Nature is not her."

  Li Xuan was also among this batch of palace maids, and although she was present at the time, she was too far away from them, so its impossible that she was the one who pushed her.

  Whats the big deal, no illustrious family background, nor any sacred favor, naturally making him the best scapegoat.

  "Hows Dai Xia doing?" Su Jing suddenly remembered something.

  Xiang Yaos expression didnt change, "I heard that in Shen Xing Si, he didnt even last a day before he was gone."

  Not bad, she deliberately brought Dai Xia along at the time, firstly to test her out. Su Jing had always disliked being in a passive situation and would rather take the initiative.

  Opportunity was presented before her. If she had ulterior motives, even if she managed to escape punishment that day, she would not be let off lightly when she returned.

  Of course, on the premise that she has already thought of a way to clear her own name.

  Secondly, it was also to test her position in the emperors heart. She wanted to know how much she had to pay for the favor of being favored.

  However, Su Jing didnt expect Ruan Meis situation would arise; she had no idea they were pregnant and was afraid that even Du Chang himself might not know.

  As for Ruan Mei Ren, now known as Ruan Xiao Yi, whether she used this child to vie for favor or was framed by someone, it is unknown.

  Bright Moon Pavilion

  "Miss, you still need to take good care of yourself, your body hasnt fully recovered," said the palace maid beside Ruan Youning.

  Ruan You Ning sneered, "Whats the use of being well taken care of? The Emperor still goes to that cheap woman, and hasnt come to see me even once."

  "The master is now having a miscarriage, its unlucky and impure. Once the master recovers, the emperor will definitely come to see the master."

  "Is giving birth to a small child inauspicious?" Ruan Yu suddenly burst out laughing, "My child, I used him to exchange for a small official position, his life is truly worthless."

  "Master... if it were from the beginning..."

  "Whats the point of being born? Im of low status, anyway, and cant even raise a child. If I couldnt raise one myself, I wouldnt let others do it either," Ruan Yun Ning said in anger.

  The palace maid next to her silently sighed, using the life of her own child to vie for favor, this was also somewhat excessive.

  "Master is now Xiao Yi, and if there are more children in the future, the Emperor will definitely promote Masters position. Then Master can raise the young prince himself."

  "Yes, Ill have more children in the future...I will..." Ruan Youning rubbed her belly, repeating this over and over again.

  Zichen Hall

  Zong Zhengjin listened to the report of the kneeling person, just as he had guessed yesterday.

  With a wave of his hand, the people kneeling below quietly retreated, and in annoyance, he smashed a Jingdezhen porcelain flower cup.

  "Your Majesty?" Su Shunian was somewhat afraid, but had no choice but to speak up.

  "Hmph, look at this, my harem is indeed lively," Zong Zhengjin coldly snorted, and threw the memorials on the table to the ground again.

  "Those women are really disgusting, my empress dowager was also driven to death by such women."

  Su Shun knelt on the ground, hardly daring to breathe, treating the imperial courts secrets as if he had heard nothing.

  The more you know, the faster you die.

  At first, the emperors harem had many concubines, but she was extremely favored by the emperors birth mother. She became pregnant with the emperor within a year of entering the palace and later even died for the emperor.

  These were all things he had heard from Old Man Zhang, but as for what the actual situation was, he didnt know.

  Even if he didnt know, he knew that these things would never be clean no matter what.

  His Majesty likes her, probably also because of the purity on her body.

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