allonlinenovel Chapter 291 Injured and Resentful
Chapter 291 Injured and Resentful
Realizing that she had lost her composure, Jiang Wumei shook her head lightly and stepped out of Xiao Tong's arms.
“Your Majesty has worked hard.
Is everything okay in the city?"
Xiao Tong's clothes were soaked, and his eyes were cold and handsome. He didn't want the coldness from his body to envelop Jiang Wumei. Xiao Tong waited until she stood up, then let go of her and took half a step back.
“The moat has burst its banks and the eastern part of the city has been flooded.
Fortunately, the casualties among the people were not serious, and some houses were damaged. Once the flood recedes, we can find a way to repair it."
Jiang Wumei nodded, thinking about the situation in the city. She was about to mention that she had asked the officers and soldiers to open the gates to welcome the people in, but she found that Xiao Tong's face looked a little strange.
Looking at his outer robe, which was wet from the heavy rain and revealed its dark color, Jiang Wumei thought that Xiao Tong was cold, so she immediately ordered the secret guard to bring him hot water. She also turned behind Xiao Tong and raised her hand to take off his outer robe.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, Xiao Tong moved to the side and avoided her outstretched palm.
Jiang Wumei paused and looked at Xiao Tong:
"emperor?"
The sound of raindrops dripping from the eaves, Xiao Tong lowered his eyes, looked into the woman's puzzled eyes, and said softly:
"I have too much coldness in my body, I will go to the next room to deal with it.
You should rest early and don’t have to wait for me.”
Xiao Tong's reaction was a bit abnormal, but Jiang Wumei didn't think too much about it at the moment.
She thought Xiao Tong was angry with the Qingcheng officials, so she didn't say much:
"Okay, I'll prepare some clothes for you."
Xiao Tong hummed:
"Just hand the clothes to Zhao Qi later, I'll go over first.
You go to bed early."
After saying this, Xiao Tong turned around and walked out of the room, disappearing in front of Jiang Wumei along the corridor.
Realizing that the next door Xiao Tong was talking about was not the next room, Jiang Wumei frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
But after thinking carefully about Xiao Tong's behavior just now, Jiang Wumei didn't find anything particularly abnormal, so she simply put the matter aside and turned to go in to prepare clean clothes for Xiao Tong.
The rain curtain formed into lines, and the rain curtain under the eaves fell to the ground endlessly.
As soon as Xiao Tong walked out of the hospital, he saw Zhao Qi and his men waiting outside.
"Your Majesty, the doctor is here.
You'd better treat the wound quickly."
Zhao Qi could not hide his anxiety. The emperor was worried about the imperial concubine just now. After returning to the government office, he ignored the injury on his hand and insisted on seeing the imperial concubine first to reassure her.
I'm afraid the Imperial Concubine didn't notice that there was a deep wound under the Emperor's left arm that was so deep that the bone could be seen.
Xiao Tong's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the cowering old man beside Zhao Qi and frowned.
"Where are you looking for someone?"
Zhao Qi hurriedly said:
"This man is a famous doctor in Qingcheng. Your Majesty, don't worry, there will be no problem."
Xiao Tong looked at the old man twice more, until he was trembling with fear, and then he looked away:
"Find a quiet and secluded yard, and don't tell Niao Niao about this."
Xiao Tong obviously didn't want Jiang Wumei to worry. Zhao Qi felt a lump in his heart, thinking that his emperor was too obsessed with the imperial concubine.
The dragon's body was damaged, which was such a serious matter. The emperor was only afraid that the imperial concubine would not have a good rest tonight, so he did not even plan to tell her in advance.
Not knowing what he felt, Zhao Qi felt a little unfair for his own emperor.
Don't think that he can't see it just because he has never married a wife. The Royal Noble Consort in the courtyard doesn't love the Emperor half as much as he does her.
It has been said since ancient times that emperors are heartless, but why does Zhao Qi feel that his emperor is a lovesick man?
He is still an infatuated man who loves only the Imperial Noble Consort with all his heart.
I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Qi's mind was spinning. Xiao Tong looked at him and frowned:
"Why, can't we even find a courtyard in the government office?"
Zhao Qi woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly bowed:
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will have someone arrange it immediately."
In less than an incense stick of time, Zhao Qi found a clean and secluded courtyard in the southeast corner of the government office and respectfully welcomed Xiao Tong to live in it.
When the hot water was delivered, Xiao Tong asked the doctor to wait and stepped into the bathtub to take a bath, washing away the dirt he had picked up during his nap.
The robe was completely removed, revealing the muscular body.
The wound on his left arm, deep enough to see the bone, was still bleeding.
It was an extremely painful injury, but when it fell on Xiao Tong, he didn't even frown.
He just lost too much blood and his face looked a little pale.
Zhao Qi had been waiting by the side. When Xiao Tong went in to take a bath, he followed his instructions and went to the yard where Jiang Wumei lived to get clean clothes.
Jiang Wumei had prepared the things already, and when Zhao Qi entered the courtyard to pay his respects, Jiang Wumei handed the things to him.
Just as Zhao Qi turned around and was about to leave with the things in his hands, Jiang Wumei saw that he had not changed his clothes and frowned deeply.
"Zhao Qi."
Jiang Wumei called out and successfully stopped Zhao Qi from leaving.
"What is the matter, Imperial Noble Consort?"
Jiang Wumei's neglect of Xiao Tong made Zhao Qi's expression today a little different from usual.
Jiang Wumei stared at the expression on his face for a few seconds, then spoke with certainty:
"Are you dissatisfied with me?"
When Zhao Qi went to the inn to pick her up in the middle of the night, his expression was the same as usual. There was no reason for him to suddenly change his attitude towards her after returning from outside the city.
Jiang Wumei frowned, her watery eyes fixed on Zhao Qi's slightly stiff face, not missing any of his subsequent micro-expressions.
Zhao Qi really didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine had such strong observation skills.
Hearing her reveal his inner thoughts, Zhao Qi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
The wound on his back has not healed yet, which is caused by the poor protection of the guards. If the emperor knew that he was disrespectful to the Imperial Concubine, he would probably skin him alive tomorrow.
Zhao Qi lowered his head, not daring to let Jiang Wumei see the expression on his face.
"Your Highness dare not. Your Highness the Imperial Concubine has misunderstood."
Jiang Wumei stared at him without moving her eyes, and her voice became three tones colder:
"The way you looked at me just now clearly showed dissatisfaction. Are you hiding something from me?"
A layer of sweat broke out on Zhao Qi's forehead. He held his clothes and didn't dare to say a word.
He didn't dare reveal the emperor's injury, but if he didn't tell...
Zhao Qi secretly glanced at Jiang Wumei's cold face and wished he could slap himself in the face.
What a fool.
Knowing that the Imperial Noble Consort has amazing observation skills, why would he show off his cleverness in front of her?
Now that I have brought trouble upon myself, I'm probably going to get beaten tonight.
Zhao Qi was hesitating whether to tell the emperor directly what was happening, but he heard the person above him continue speaking.
“You are not usually a rude or rude person, and you have never been disrespectful to me.
We just met and you already have some hidden dissatisfaction with me. What you are hiding from me must be related to the Emperor.
This palace speculates that when the moat burst its banks, the Emperor and you did not retreat, and that the Emperor was injured on the way back.
Your dissatisfaction with me is because I didn't notice anything unusual about the Emperor when I met him just now, right?"
Seeing Jiang Wumei piecing together the facts through her deductions, Zhao Qi gasped and stood there in a daze.
Looking at Zhao Qi's stupid look, Jiang Wumei knew that she had guessed right. Her anger rose and she stood up suddenly.
Zhao Qi was startled, but saw the person above him coming towards him aggressively and snatching the tray from his hand.
"This dress will be delivered personally by me."