The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 151 Are You Deserving of My Kindness?

Mo Yuchen did not let Xia Yanxiang sit with him in the main seat, but placed her a little further away from Liu Zhao.

Cao Ju just happened to come back with his men. He bowed to Mo Yuchen and said, "Your Highness, I did find a piece of scarlet brocade in Madam Liu's courtyard. When I left, I sent someone to check the storehouse in the mansion, and no cloth was missing."

What does this mean? Liu Zhao was instructed by someone, and it was an important person who instructed him to do it. The one who made the move was Tuan Jin.

Liu Zhao collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a word.

"Liu Zhao, I want to hear your story now. Who framed you? And did they use Tuan Jin?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhao suddenly fell silent. Yi Zhu checked and said, "Your Highness, she fainted."

"Splash it to wake him up!"

At this moment, Xia Yanxiang suddenly came up with an idea: "Forget about throwing water. It's still so cold today. If this concubine is weak and sick, His Royal Highness Prince Luo won't be able to send her away. It would be better to ask the palace doctor to give her a few injections. Not only will it not hurt anyone, it will also keep this concubine awake."

That’s not bad. Mo Yuchen nodded in agreement and signaled the servants to find the palace doctor.

After a while, the court doctor arrived. He was a loyal and honest middle-aged man. When Xia Yanxiang saw him, a hint of approval appeared in her eyes.

"Du Ye greets the two princes, General Pu Wei, and the second young lady." The entire Luo Wang Mansion knew what had happened, and naturally knew who had come.

However, many people saw Xia Yanxiang for the first time. They had only heard that the Third Miss Xia was dull and lifeless before, but now they saw that she was even more imposing than many mistresses of the house.

"You come to give acupuncture to Miss Liu, and make sure to keep her clean and comfortable," Mo Yuchen said with a hint of meaning. After receiving the order, Du Ye immediately gave acupuncture to Liu Zhao.

Du Ye understood what Mo Dichen meant, took out a silver needle and pierced several acupuncture points.

After just two injections, Liu Zhao woke up with a look of pain on her face. She felt abnormal pain in several parts of her body and a severe headache.

Seeing that she was awake, Du Ye put away the needle, tidied up, stood up and saluted to Mo Yuchen, saying, "Your Highness, Madam Liu is awake now."

Mo Yuchen raised his hand, and Du Ye moved aside with the medicine box.

"Your Highness..." Liu Zhao wanted to faint again, but the two injections in the back were too painful and kept her awake.

"Since you are awake, then explain everything clearly. Otherwise, I will have to report it to the Dali Temple and handle it according to the official case."

Liu Zhao's face was pale, his body was shaking, and his lips were trembling: "I, I..."

What could she say? Whether she said it or not, she couldn't stay in Luo Wangfu any longer.

Mo Yuchen lost his patience and ordered, "Come here, send Miss Liu to the Dali Temple."

Liu Zhao panicked and kowtowed to Mo Yuchen repeatedly, "Your Highness! Please forgive me!

"That piece of brocade is really not mine, Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Mo Yuchen didn't want to pay any attention to her and kept a cold face.

"Empress! Empress! Please save me! Save me!" Seeing that asking Mo Yuchen for help was useless, Liu Zhao immediately turned to ask Xia Yanxiang for help.

Liu Zhao seized the opportunity and rushed towards Xia Yanxiang.

Before Xia Yanxiang could react, the smell of powder on her body rushed to her head and she almost couldn't hold it in.

Wang Kui took the first step to stop Liu Zhao, preventing her from falling to Xia Yanxiang's feet: "Auntie, please respect yourself."

Mo Yuchen and others did not expect that Liu Zhao would pounce on Xia Yanxiang so quickly. Suddenly, several of them could not sit still, but were stopped by Xia Yanxiang with a gesture.

Since they were already in front of her, Xia Yanxiang still spoke coldly despite being dizzy: "Madam Liu, I have not yet married into the Luo Palace, so I cannot bear your title of Madam. Please, Miss Liu, save my reputation. Secondly, I can't save you. After all, I don't have arms that are long enough to reach into the Luo Palace. Please blame me for being powerless."

"Besides, your sister spread rumors about me everywhere, which almost ruined my reputation. Why do you think I would help you, Miss Liu?"

"Miss Third, I beg you, I can't go to the Dali Temple, can you help me? His Highness will definitely consider your words! I ask you to apologize for my sister's matter, can you be magnanimous and save me?" Only by holding on to Xia Yanxiang as a straw can he have a glimmer of hope, and for this reason Liu Zhao was willing to be humble.

But Xia Yanxiang has not been a kind person since the day she was reborn. She would not save someone who wants to harm her even if she is crazy: "Miss Liu, you are too kind. I am not an adult. I hold grudges!"

Xia Yanxiang stood up and shook her sleeves. She said nothing more to Liu Zhao, and turned slightly to Mo Chen and said, "Your Highness Prince Luo, it seems that Yanxiang's presence here will affect the judgment. How about I go to the side room and wait for a while?"

Otherwise she would really be suffocated.

Xia Yanxiang's face was not looking good, so Mo Yuchen agreed immediately, and even regretted letting Yanyan in just now: "Yizhu, make arrangements for Yanyan immediately."

Yizhu received the order and immediately went to greet people.

"Miss San..." He had never expected Xia Yanxiang to be so unhappy and not give her any face. Liu Zhao was also angry. "Everyone says that San Xiaoming is tolerant, virtuous and kind. Now you are not willing to say a word for others?"

"Kindness? Are you worthy of my kindness?" Xia Yanxiang looked at her coldly, "Miss Liu, Prince Yuan's concubine's kindness is cheap, but mine is not. People say that the second daughter of the Xia family is more beautiful than the third daughter of the legitimate wife. Since you have received the kindness of Concubine Xia, you should understand that I am kind if I don't treat you viciously."

Liu Yin was shocked. How did she know that he was connected with Prince Yuan's concubine?

"Ordinary people bribe by using their power to seek a position or give money. Those who give cloth as a wedding gift seem to have neither power nor deep wealth, and their eyes are shallow."

Xia Yanxiang glanced at Liu Zhao with disdain: "She gave you Tuanjin because she thought it was precious, but she didn't know that in the entire Darong Dynasty, how many important officials can use it? She even dared to give you Feise, maybe she wants to send you to hell, right?"

"But it's not just the concubine who has the brocade. So, Miss Liu, where did your brocade come from?" Xia Yanxiang left the last sentence meaningfully and walked out.

Liu Zhao knelt there in a daze, looking like a fool.

"Come here, send Liu Zhao back to the Liu Mansion, and inform Lord Liu about this matter. Ask him to give me an explanation."

"Yes."

Finally, all the troublemakers were sent away. Mo Yuchen signaled all the guards in the room to leave, and then he said to the remaining concubines, "Since you are willing to follow Concubine He to resist Concubine Liu, you must know what I mean."

The aunts looked at each other cautiously and then nodded timidly.

"Your family members sent you to Luowang Mansion because they really wanted to find a good place for you to live, but most of the time they just forced you to stay. If you don't want to go back, I will create a new identity for you and let you go far away. If you are willing to go back but are worried about people causing trouble for your family, I can also escort you out of the capital."