Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

The corners of Xiao Zhan's mouth rose slightly, and his words stunned all the concubines present.

"Your Majesty?" the concubines called out in confusion.

No one expected that after listening to their complaints, Xiao Zhan did not punish Jiang Xue, but punished Feng Qin instead!

Feng Qin was introduced by them, and they were speaking well of her just now. Now isn't this just a slap in their faces in front of everyone?

"Jiang Xue is the future queen of Beiling, but you destroyed her clothes and allowed an outsider to be rude to her. What does this mean? Do you think I am just a decoration? How can I allow you to insult my queen like this?"

Xiao Zhan's gaze swept across the concubines present like a knife blade, and his words were like a thousand-pound stone, weighing them down and making them breathless.

He was supporting Jiang Xue and at the same time warning these nobles!

The concubines had never seen such a strict emperor. They were trembling with fear and felt that they might lose their lives at the next moment.

Pop, pop, pop.

Outside the Luanyi Palace, Feng Qin was pinned down and received five severe whippings.

Knowing Xiao Zhan's intention, the executioner was more brutal than usual. Feng Qin's skin was delicate, so after five lashes, her skin was covered in blood.

Seeing her faint without even having the chance to scream in pain, none of the concubines dared to plead for mercy.

Are you kidding? Whoever stands up to beg for mercy will have to bear the rest of the kneeling punishment time.

The concubines who had just been protecting her like a hen protecting her chicks were now running faster than each other.

"Take it away."

Mo Yan couldn't help feeling some sympathy when he saw the seemingly weak little girl being beaten like this, so he asked Xiao Zhan to reduce her kneeling time by half, and then had her carried away.

This little girl looks about the same age as her niece's child, which makes people feel sorry for her.

In Mo Yan's eyes, Feng Qin is like a pure flower, but unfortunately she was involved in the harem struggle and suffered innocently.

However, Mo Yan did not notice that the moment Feng Qin was carried away, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"You are still here, what's the matter?"

After dealing with Feng Qin's matter, Xiao Zhan looked at the remaining concubines coldly.

"No...no more. I'll take my leave."

Seeing that the daughter of the Feng family had become like this, they dared not stay a moment longer. They all stood up, bowed, and left in a hurry.

Cheng's clothes were torn and she walked with a stagger.

When she went out, she accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell to the ground with a thud. Although the people around her wanted to laugh, they didn't dare to make a sound.

"They should be quieter in the next few days." Xiao Zhan said, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

This lesson should make those women who love to gossip restrain themselves temporarily.

Feng Qin received five strokes of the stick, which was enough to let others know that this was not a place where they could act recklessly.

"Your methods are always so direct."

Jiang Xue said softly, wrapping her cloak tightly around herself, as if she could feel his warmth and protection in this way.

"I've been upset lately, and dealing with these problems has become a way to vent." Xiao Zhan explained. He knew that the new pet Feng Ji sent this time was by no means an ordinary person.

"This opponent is indeed much more difficult to deal with than the previous Concubine Feng." Jiang Xue frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

The previous Concubine Feng had a flamboyant personality and acted without restraint, which made her easier to deal with.

The newcomer Feng Qin is gentle and lovely on the outside, but deep inside, she is elusive. Such an enemy is the most dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will suffer a fatal blow.

Therefore, Xiao Zhan decided to strike first and teach her a lesson, while also buying himself time to understand her background.

"By the way, what is the purpose of the Empress Dowager summoning Changle?" Xiao Zhan remembered the purpose of this trip and asked the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother did not answer for a long time, as if she had something to hide. Jiang Xue noticed something was wrong and hurried forward to check the Queen Mother's body.

"Madam Mo Yan." After a moment, Jiang Xue put down her hand and looked at Mo Yan with complicated eyes.

"Oh." Mo Yan sighed, lowered his head, and knelt in front of the three people.

"Your Majesty and Princess Changle, please forgive me, this old servant."

"Mammy, what happened?" Jiang Xue asked anxiously.

As soon as Xiao Zhan saw Mo Yan's expression, he knew something must have happened and quickly helped her up from the ground.

"The Queen Mother had a sudden stroke a few days ago and couldn't move her hands and feet. She consulted many doctors, but none of them improved.

Today, when I was combing the Queen Mother's hair, I found that she couldn't even speak, so I quickly called Princess Changle to come and take a look.

However, it just so happened that today several concubines brought Miss Feng to pay respect to the Queen Mother, which led to the chaos just now."

"Why did you tell me about my royal grandmother so late?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"The Emperor and the Princess have been busy dealing with conflicts with the nobles recently. The Queen Mother didn't want you to be distracted, so she didn't let me tell you."

Mo Yan explained. If she hadn't really run out of options, and even the doctors at the Imperial Hospital were helpless, she wouldn't have come to Jiang Xue for help.

"Madam, please stand up!" Xiao Zhan understood the intentions of Mo Yan and the Queen Mother. Seeing the Empress Dowager's current state, he felt sad and blamed himself:

"Jiang Xue, can you help the Imperial Grandmother?"

"It's been taking too long, I can only do my best."

Jiang Xue answered. If we had told the Queen Mother when she first had the stroke, it would not be difficult to recover. But now it has been almost a month and her condition is serious, so a complete recovery is almost impossible.

All she could do now was to relieve the Queen Mother's pain so that she could at least control her head freely.

For the next three months, Jiang Xue got up early and went to bed late every day, treating Yu Prajna's throat, preparing medicine for the empress dowager, and taking care of her life.

Whenever Xiao Zhan returned to the palace after handling government affairs, he would always see Jiang Xue studying medical books. Sometimes, when she was so tired, she would fall asleep beside the pile of books, which made Xiao Zhan both moved and distressed.

Fortunately, after more than three months of Jiang Xue's unremitting efforts, the Queen Mother's condition began to improve.

Her head can now move freely, and although her speech is not very clear, she can make simple syllables.

This was a great comfort to Xiao Zhan and Mo Yan. The Queen Mother herself was also very satisfied and often had a smile on her face.

One night, Xiao Zhan returned to his bedroom and did not see Jiang Xue buried in medical books as usual.

After calling out several times but getting no response, he looked everywhere and finally found her sleeping in the bathtub in the inner room.

Her black hair was wet and stuck to her snow-white skin. Her head was resting on the edge of the tub, one arm was placed under the rim as a pillow, and the other hand was casually placed on her waist.

The moisture covered her cheeks with a layer of fine water droplets, making her look even more charming.

Xiao Zhan tried to feel the water temperature and frowned slightly - the water had become cold, and he didn't know how long she had slept like this.

He fetched clean clothes from behind the screen, carefully lifted her out of the bathtub, and wrapped her tightly with the clothes to prevent her from catching a cold.