Chapter 294 Bracelet
After the person in his arms fell asleep, Rong Que gently pulled his arm out, carefully covered the person with a thin quilt, and stepped down quietly.
When he came out, he met Jixiang, who looked as if he was facing a great enemy. He was standing at the door vigilantly and worriedly. When he saw him come out, Jixiang immediately wanted to go into the house.
"She's asleep."
Rong Que glanced at Jixiang and said indifferently.
Jixiang paused and bowed to Rongque, "Your Majesty, are you leaving?"
Rong Que looked at Jixiang, "Don't you want me to stay here for a while?"
A group of young palace maids nearby immediately lowered their heads and widened their eyes.
Depend on!
What a weird statement!
Your Majesty, what happened to him!
Why would you say such things to Sister Jixiang? Does Your Majesty intend to take Sister Jixiang as his wife?
Jixiang was also stunned.
Rong Que said, "You are here to serve your master. Don't you know what her condition is like? Do you think it's appropriate to leave her alone in the library and go to the imperial kitchen to pass on the message?"
She is a skilled martial artist, but even the most skilled martial artists can be vulnerable at times. What if something unexpected happens to her?"
Jixiang didn't expect Rongque to say this. He pursed his lips for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
She was indeed careless about what happened today.
When she left the library and headed towards the imperial kitchen, she vaguely felt that something was wrong. After coming out of the imperial kitchen, she jogged all the way towards the library.
"I know I was wrong." This was the first time that Jixiang spoke to Rongque without resistance since Su Qingqing became pregnant.
Rong Que's expression softened a bit, "The entire Queen's chambers are filled with servants from the Kingdom of Zhao. Can't you pick one or two available ones to follow? Every time you go out, it's just you and your servant. What's wrong with bringing one more? Are you afraid that they will eat you out of money? I'll raise your monthly salary?"
Jixiang: Huh?
Several palace maids nearby: Ah?
Rong Que flicked his sleeves and lowered his voice, "Tell Wang Yu to pick two reliable people and add a few more guards here. Although the people in the palace were all newly replaced by me later, they are not as reliable as those on Wang Yu's side."
Whether he is reliable or not is one thing. Rong Que is mainly worried that once something happens to the guards in the palace, their first reaction will not be to protect Su Qingqing but to report back or weigh the pros and cons.
Wang Yu is different.
These are Su Qingqing's die-hard followers, and they only have General Su in their eyes.
Jixiang looked at Rong Que in great surprise. As early as when Su Qingqing entered the palace, Jixiang had mentioned this matter. He wanted Su Qingqing to transfer two people from Wang Yu to serve as guards in the Queen's bedroom, but Su Qingqing refused.
Unexpectedly, this matter was brought up again by Rong Que.
Rong Que looked at Jixiang and said, "You don't have to be so shocked. I don't want anything to happen to her even more than you do. You don't have to tell her about this. Just do it privately."
Jixiang bowed and accepted the order in a daze.
Rong Que gave her all the instructions and reminded her to be careful of Concubine Qi before leaving.
Jixiang hadn't recovered until Rong Que left the door of the Queen's bedroom. The maids beside her were even more confused. "Sister Jixiang, what does His Majesty mean? Is our Queen's bedroom in danger?"
Jixiang collected his thoughts and said, "Don't tell anyone about what we said today. It's enough for us in the palace to know about it. No one outside is allowed to mention it."
Several young palace maids immediately obeyed the order. Jixiang hesitated for a moment and went to find Aunt Xu.
When she entered the room, Aunt Xu was sorting out Su Qingqing's jewelry. She indeed found a tasseled gold hairpin from the jewelry box. Seeing Jixiang coming in, Aunt Xu picked up the hairpin and said, "This is it. It's almost exactly the same as the one worn by Concubine Qi today. Do you remember when the queen wore this hairpin?"
Su Qingqing doesn't like wearing these complicated headdresses, and usually always wears her hair up high .
Jixiang took the hairpin and thought for a while, "It seems that when the queen came to Dayan from Zhao State, she was wearing this all the way."
Madam Xu said, "I don't know what Concubine Qi was thinking. Why did she get the same headdress as the Empress? And I also found the dress you mentioned."
Jixiang said, "This dress was also worn by the Empress when she came to the Great Yan Dynasty. It seems that this is not a coincidence. What our Empress wore at that time, she is wearing almost the same thing today, and her hair is combed in the same way that the Empress had done before. If someone who is not very familiar with her looks at her, they will definitely think it is our Empress."
Madam Xu sneered, "Why would she be unfamiliar? Even if she was familiar, three or four of the maids in the courtyard said they couldn't tell them apart from a distance. If she puts on some makeup, it won't be a problem to mistake her for the real thing."
Jixiang sat opposite Nanny Xu and did not continue the topic. Instead, he repeated what Rong Que had just said, "What do you think His Majesty meant?"
Nanny Xu said, "What could it mean? He is concerned about the Madam. I can see clearly that His Majesty has feelings for the Madam. He is truly devoted to her. You are too wary of him, so you think too much."
Jixiang pouted , "You can't blame me for being so cautious. When we were in the Prince's Mansion, I also hoped that they would be inseparable. But now that we are in the palace, I am afraid that the queen will get hurt and sad."
It is already painful enough for a goshawk with broken wings to be trapped in a corner.
If all my true feelings go to waste...
Jixiang was afraid that Su Qingqing couldn't bear it.
Madam Xu said, "If you ask me, your worry is totally unnecessary. Doesn't the Madam know this? If the Madam wants to leave, who can stop her? The Madam is willing, and we, as servants, should just keep this love for the master.
As for who will change their mind in the future, we can’t just throw the baby out with the bathwater.”
In fact, Nanny Xu had said this many times, but today, perhaps because of Rong Que's words, Jixiang was touched for the first time.
She was silent for a while, "What about General Wang Yu..."
"Just do as your majesty says. Didn't you say that the last time you left the palace, General Wang Yu mentioned the issue of the guards? The reason why your majesty disagreed is that she was afraid of causing unnecessary rumors about your majesty and couldn't bear to see your majesty being controlled by others in the court.
But your majesty is worried about the queen, and we shouldn't ignore your majesty's thoughts."
Jixiang nodded, "Okay, I'll leave the palace now. The queen is asleep over there, so you keep an eye on her and don't let Concubine Qi cause any trouble."
At this point, Madam Xu suddenly remembered something, "Wait, look at my memory. Look at this. I found it today in the small lotus pond. People in our palace said they had never seen it before. Take a look and see if it belongs to the Empress."
Jixiang took over.
It is a small coral red bracelet, which is exquisitely made and cute.
"No, Your Majesty has liked this thing for a long time. No matter who it belongs to, just destroy it." After a pause, Jixiang said, "Forget it, I'll take it out of the palace and destroy it. Don't mess it up in the palace and give people a handle. You can have someone look for anything else that hasn't been found. There must be something wrong with Concubine Qi. What happened today must have a purpose. We must be careful."
