HCB Chapter 1093 I am your aunt
Chapter 1093 I am your aunt
It's a mixed bag, really. There's a generational gap right now, but at least it's given Xiang Zheng a chance.
I never expected that going out for some fresh air would lead to such a lively scene.
Liang Chongyue didn't want to go back so soon and planned to wander around to other places.
Having visited the Duke of Dingguo's mansion so many times, there wasn't much new or exciting to see anymore.
No sooner had Liang Chongyue left behind the artificial hill than she heard a thud.
Without even turning around, Liang Chongyue already guessed what had happened.
She used to think that this kind of framing, where someone would risk their own life, was something that only happened in mindless novels.
She ended up seeing him at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
Liang Chongyue reversed the car back to the original spot, and sure enough, the little girl who had been talking to Xiang Sheng was no longer there.
Some of them are the little figures constantly splashing around in the pond next to them.
After standing there for a while, Liang Chongyue thought that he couldn't really ignore it.
Helpless, I walked towards the edge of the pool.
When Xiang Ting saw someone appear, she raised her voice a little more as she cried for help.
Struggling but seeing no one to rescue him, he thrashed about, changing his direction.
Unexpectedly, I saw a person wearing a dark red brocade robe standing by the pond.
They watched silently, showing no intention of helping him.
"Help...help!"
Liang Chongyue watched the little girl splashing around in the pond, rising and falling, and each time she was about to sink, she would float back up.
"There's no one else here. Do you want me to go down and rescue you myself?"
Xiang Ting then realized that this was His Majesty. Today, His Majesty was the only one in the front hall wearing a dark brocade robe.
Xiang Ting panicked, her leg cramped, and she almost sank.
"Your Majesty, save me! Save me!"
Liang Chongyue stood a little further away to avoid getting the dirty water from the pond splashed on her.
"I remember the water around the edge of this pool is less than 1.3 meters deep. Why don't you stand up straight before you speak to me?"
Xiang Ting was stunned by what His Majesty said. Listening to His Majesty's words, she tried to stand up straight in the pond.
When everyone heard the commotion and rushed over, they saw His Majesty standing by the pond.
Looking down at the people standing in the pond.
No one dared to breathe loudly. The women were left in the front hall. Liang Chongyue glanced back and saw that all those who had come were men.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in the capital, the women of the Xiang family also left their previous fearless spirit at the border.
"Come up here yourself, and find your maid to take you to clean up."
As she spoke, Liang Chongyue casually grabbed the cloak from her eldest uncle and tossed it to Xiang Ting.
"I will not say a word about what happened tonight, but you seem to be old enough to participate in next year's imperial examination. I hope to see you in the examination hall next year."
Standing in the pond, facing so many people, Xiang Ting felt both cold and afraid for a moment.
She only wanted to say a few words to His Majesty, but she never expected things to turn out this way.
"What are you still looking at? Should I send someone to take her away and clean her up?"
Liang Chongyue had originally planned to leave, but when she moved, the people behind her didn't move at all.
Hearing His Majesty's angry voice, everyone seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly called for a maid to take Xiang Ting away.
When Liang Chongyue reached the corner, she saw Xiang Sheng standing there.
"Your Majesty saw it all?"
Liang Chongyue nodded without hesitation, finding it rare to see such a composed side on Xiang Sheng's face.
Although this child is usually very composed, he was especially so today.
"Her falling has nothing to do with me."
Liang Chongyue smiled and placed her hand on Xiang Sheng's still narrow shoulder.
"I know, I saw it all, but why are you explaining it to me in such detail?"
Xiang Sheng looked up at His Majesty, and remained silent for a moment as if he were trying to understand the meaning behind His Majesty's words.
"I am your aunt, a closer aunt than any of the Xiang family relatives. I haven't even asked you anything, so why do you need to prove your innocence to me so early?"
"If I firmly believe that you are involved in this matter, what will you do?"
Xiang Sheng understood, after Liang Chongyue received the child's bright, sparkling eyes.
The curve of her lips is even wider, giving the impression of raising a more obedient Xiang Zheng when she was younger.
"I understand. The innocent are innocent, and I don't need to explain or prove anything to anyone about things that have nothing to do with me."
As Liang Chongyue walked back with Xiang Sheng, they spotted Xiang Zheng, who had come out to look for her child, in the distance.
"And one more thing, power."
With power in your hands, so what if you did it? Who would dare to suspect you?
You don't need to defend yourself; a great scholar will surely defend you.
Even if that girl insists that Xiang Sheng was behind it, he still won't admit it.
Given Xiang Zheng's current status in the Xiang family, even if that child dies in the pool today...
The Xiang family resolved the issue internally.
If anyone dares to use this matter to make things difficult for Xiang Sheng, Xiang Zheng can bring out the Xiang family's shameful secrets and force the whole family to shut up on this issue.
In this matter, Liang Chongyue was the pioneer.
Xiang Sheng recalled what her mother had said to her when they talked about this emperor.
After thinking about it, he nodded.
Xiang Zheng looked at her daughter, who had been brought back by His Majesty, and a hint of admiration for His Majesty flickered in her eyes.
Xiang Zheng's intuition told her that something was definitely going on.
"I've brought the child back to you. Bring the child with me to the palace later. The puppy won't be in the palace tonight."
As Liang Chongyue expected, the puppy should have eaten and drunk its fill and was now fast asleep.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I also happen to have a New Year's gift to give to Your Majesty."
Liang Chongyue and Xiang Zheng exchanged a smile and walked towards the front hall first.
After His Majesty had gone some distance, Xiang Zheng led Xiang Sheng to a secluded corner and asked her what had happened.
Xiang Sheng told him everything he knew.
Xiang Zheng heard her daughter repeat the Emperor's words: "Power."
I saw a sparkle of encouragement in my daughter's eyes.
Xiang Zheng didn't ask any further questions. She simply held her daughter's hand and spoke softly and slowly:
"Your Majesty is right. Sheng'er, remember this: Your Majesty is a closer aunt than the Xiang family's aunt. Your Majesty will not harm you; she will protect you like a mother."
Xiang Sheng didn't quite understand her mother's words. Since she was a child, she had heard her grandfather talk about His Majesty's ruthlessness.
No one in the Great Xia is His Majesty's match.
No one could truly catch His Majesty's eye.
Now, her mother and grandfather say slightly different things, but her mother would never lie to her.
She trusted her mother more.
"Okay, Sheng'er understands."
When Xiang Zheng returned to the front hall with her daughter, two people were missing from the women's seats.
Xiang Zheng smiled and handed her daughter to Chai Shuo, whispering a few words in his ear.
Chai Shuo listened calmly, and after he finished, the couple simply exchanged a glance, everything understood without a word.