The Empress Behind the Veil
Chapter 29 Concubine Lan Comes Insinuating
Just now, he had deliberately asked Lu’Er and the others to leave, not wanting them to see his face that was so apprehensive. This swollen face was her honor and self-esteem. He had already lost everything, he did not want to lose his pride either. Yes, even though she was a high-ranking empress, but at whom could she complain and complain? He did not want to be pitied by the palace attendants either.
After pondering for a moment, he just took a cotton swab and dipped it into the medicine on the table, then he wiped his lips. The pain immediately enveloped his entire body, himself even to the point of being sucked. Just by moving his lips just a little, he immediately felt an incredible pain.
He endured the pain and applied the medicine to all the swollen parts. Then he took out a black veil to cover his face, leaving behind a clear eyeball like glass. For the first time, she felt the benefit of wearing a veil. The veil could cover his pitiful side.
Although she had the position of empress, but she was treated like trash by her own husband.
There was the sound of the door opening, entered a lady-in-waiting who was 16 – “ 17 years old with a worried expression, Empress, is the Empress finished? Otherwise, Lu’Er..”.
Qin Ruojiu nodded, “It's okay..” once he tries to talk, his lips hurt again.
“Queen, Noble Consort Zhao and Consort Lan came to visit,” Lu’Er said as she lowered her head and peeked at Qin Ruojiu's expression.
He furrowed his brows in bewilderment, “Why can they come?”
“Empress, if you don't want to meet, Lu’Er will reject them!” as soon as the Queen's wounds were remembered, Lu’Er also felt unbearable.
Qin Ruojiu smiled wryly, “No need, I will meet them. Lu’Er, help me to prepare.”
As the curtains opened, Zhao Yuanran and Consort Lan were drinking tea while talking, sometimes they laughed.
While Consort Lan looked not so patient, her eyes did not stop glancing around, like she was looking for something and like observing something.
At the sight of Qin Ruojiu, he also smiled kindly which made everyone a little offended, “Lan’er saluted His Majesty the Empress!”
Consort Noble Zhao also got up and saluted, “Yuanran saluted His Majesty the Empress.”
Qin Ruojiu smiled, “Wake up.”
After everything sat back down, Qin Ruojiu held onto her hair bun and looked at the two of them in a daze.
Concubine Lan who started the conversation, “Enjoy, this is a form of attention from Lan’er, listen, Empress overnight.”.
Zhao Yuanran instantly got up and cut off her conversation, “Me and Little Lan’er got the news that the Empress is not feeling well, so we came to deliver nutritious food to the Empress!”
As soon as she heard the words of Consort Zhao, it seemed that Consort Lan understood too, then she switched the conversation, “Iya, the Empress's body looks so weak, it has to eat a lot of nutritious food, so she has to eat a lot of food, to be healthier and more beautiful.”
Qin Ruojiu also understood that they must have known the matter of him being punished. He smiled bitterly.
He thought that with the black veil covering his face, he could cover this matter from everyone. Apparently this news had spread throughout the palace, he could no longer even pretend.
