mtl008 Chapter 257: A look that creates misunderstanding
Chapter 257: A look that creates misunderstanding
Kangxi's lips, which were originally raised, realized something was wrong when he heard the strange cry, and his face changed instantly. But before he could react, Chen Da Ying, who had fallen into the pool, reacted quickly and immediately hugged Kangxi's arm, then clung to Kangxi like an octopus.
Her rich and colorful face was faintly flushed because of fright, as if it was stained with rosy clouds, and her eyes were moving around, so charming that it made the usually quiet and indifferent beauty have an indescribable charm.
However, Kangxi could not see any charm at all. He only knew that the person who came should be a young girl, so why did it become Chen Da Ying?
His eyes suddenly became sharp, his face turned ashen, and he reached out to pull away Chen Da Ying's hand that was tightly around her waist. Chen Da Ying felt the hot chest pressed against his, and his heart beat wildly.
But before she could feel shy, she immediately noticed the emperor's actions, and her rosy face turned pale in an instant.
If she was pushed away by the emperor at this time, her plan would fail, and neither the emperor, Noble Concubine Nianhulu, nor Concubine Xian would let her go.
While her brain was frantically trying to think of a solution, Kangxi had already tried to pry Chen Da Ying's hands away from his waist. However, just as he was about to pull them apart, the loud sound of a door being pushed open suddenly rang out in the night, abruptly interrupting Kangxi's actions.
And in this brief pause of one or two seconds, Chen Da Ying suddenly had an idea, and quietly unfastened the straps of his cloak with his hands. The cloak was already wet from the hot spring water and looked heavy. The next moment after the straps were unfastened, the cloak fell off, revealing the pajamas Chen Da Ying was wearing underneath.
The pajamas were jade-colored, which was white, thin and transparent, showing off Chen Da Ying's plump and charming body to the fullest. Looking up slightly, one could see Chen Da Ying's slender neck like white jade.
At this moment, her beautiful eyes were sparkling with tears, and she lay softly and charmingly in Kangxi's arms, looking extremely ambiguous in the steamy hot spring.
Kangxi's expression changed drastically. He had realized who had pushed the door. His hand, which had stopped, ran towards Chen Da Ying again, but Shi Nanxi came too fast. She was in front of Chen Da Ying before he could put his hand on her waist and pull her hard.
This was the first scene Shi Nanxi saw when she came in. In the large hot spring pool, a blue cloak was fluttering above it. Kangxi and Chen Da Ying were hugging each other tightly, their clothes were soaked, their skin was touching, as if something unspeakable was going to happen in the next second.
Shi Nanxi thought she was prepared for the worst and considered herself to be very rational, but after seeing this ambiguous scene, her mind went blank for a moment.
At this moment, she seemed to have returned to college in her previous life. She found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, so she asked her college roommate to accompany her to the hotel to catch him in the act.
As soon as I opened the door, I was faced with two white bodies overlapping each other on the bed, their heavy breathing, sticky airways, and the nausea that made me want to vomit.
Kangxi and Chen Da Ying had not reached that level, but in Shi Nanxi's eyes it was almost there. She suddenly covered her mouth, feeling an urge to vomit.
"Nanxi!"
"Empress Xian!"
Here, Kangxi and Chen Da Ying also saw Shi Nanxi. Kangxi's brain was buzzing for a moment, and he felt inexplicably guilty and panicked.
He clearly didn't do anything, but as if he was burned, he suddenly pulled Chen Da Ying's hand away and pushed her away.
Chen Da Ying was suddenly pushed away and fell into the hot spring pool. His pajamas, which were only half wet, were completely soaked and stuck tightly to his body. Shi Nanxi stood on the pool and could see the two towering snow-capped mountains from a distance. It was truly a beautiful sight.
If the person coming was a man, he would have pounced on him.
"…Empress Xian, nothing happened between me and the Emperor. It was all an accident. Please do not misunderstand the Emperor!"
Chen Da Ying seemed very kind and considerate. Before he could steady himself, he hurried to explain, as if he was worried that Shi Nanxi had misunderstood him and the emperor.
However, just as she finished speaking, she suddenly stumbled while struggling to stand up, let out a cry, and her almost naked body fell into Kangxi's arms again.
Kangxi's words of explanation were suddenly interrupted by Chen Da Ying's action, and his arms were filled with sweet and soft words. When he pushed the person away again with a gloomy face, Shi Nanxi had disappeared from the pond.
Shi Nanxi ran out holding Xixi in one hand and covering her mouth with the other. Hongying and others who heard the noise outside the door had been waiting anxiously, but they did not dare to go in without being told.
Seeing the Empress coming out, Hongying was the first to greet her. As soon as she called out the word "Empress", she was filled with joy.
She quickly caught Xixi and was about to say something, but she saw the empress covering her mouth and stumbling out of the courtyard.
"Follow me quickly."
Nanny Yang had a solemn and serious expression on her face. It was obvious that something was wrong with the Empress. She said something hurriedly and quickly followed.
Hongying's heart tightened when she heard this, and she hugged Xixi tightly in her arms and chased after the two of them.
Xiao Fuzi, who was watching this scene, suddenly fell to the ground, his face pale.
Such noise naturally woke up Liang Jiugong. He didn't know what exactly happened, so he could only send people to follow Concubine Xian to prevent anything from happening, while angrily questioning Xiao Fuzi.
Kangxi, who was equally furious, pushed Chen Da Ying away, simply put on his clothes and chased out, but Shi Nanxi was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is Empress Xian?" His eyes were gloomy, as if a storm was coming.
Liang Jiugong replied tremblingly:
"…Empress Xian covered her mouth and ran out. She must have gone back to the East Courtyard. I sent someone to follow her."
Xiao Fuzi knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to raise his head.
At this moment, Kangxi's mind kept replaying the look that Shi Nanxi had given him by the pond just now, one of shock, disbelief, and... disgust.
He clenched his fists tightly, veins popping out, and covered his mouth. Was he afraid of vomiting out of nausea? He had done nothing, he just recognized the wrong person, why didn't she even listen to an explanation? And she looked at him with that look.
Could it be that in her heart, he is such a lustful and licentious person???
At this time, Chen Da Ying came hurriedly wearing a wet cloak, and knelt down as soon as he opened his mouth. His face was pale and he looked panic-stricken.
"I apologize to the emperor. I deserve to die. I was ordered by Concubine Niuhulu to deliver soap to you. I don't know how things turned out like this. I will explain to Concubine Xian right now. Everything is a misunderstanding. If you want to beat me or kill me, I am willing to accept the punishment. I only ask that you don't misunderstand the emperor!"
After saying that, he staggered to his feet and was about to chase Concubine Xian, but as soon as he stood up, he fainted.
On the other side, Shi Nanxi covered her mouth and returned to the east courtyard. As soon as she entered the house, she vomited into the tea bowl on the table.
"Ugh, vomit, vomit..."
Nanny Yang was frightened when she saw this scene and wanted to call the imperial physician, but Shi Nanxi raised her hand to stop her. She vomited for a while, took the tea handed to her by Nanny Yang to rinse her mouth, and after rinsing her mouth, she carefully wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then she felt a little better.
"I am fine, no need to call the imperial physician."
Nanny Yang was worried:
"My lady, vomiting is not a trivial matter. You should ask the imperial physician to take a look. Otherwise, I will be worried!"
Shi Nanxi sat on the chair, covering her eyes with one hand and said nothing.
Hongying, who had handed Xixi over to Qing'er's care, cleaned up the dirty teacup. When she heard what Yang Ma said, she quickly agreed:
"Yes, Madam, you should call the imperial physician to take a look. Otherwise, if the emperor finds out, he will blame me and the others for not taking good care of you!"
Hearing this, Shi Nanxi, who had covered his eyes, suddenly sneered:
"The Emperor? He doesn't have time to blame you now!"