Chapter 28 You Are The Reason (1/2)
The Hecheng hall had an uncommon style.
Holding the blue cloth bag tightly in her hand, Tang Xia swung her green gauzy sleeve intentionally to hide her tender fingers in her cuff.
To her surprise, Chu Tiankuo was in the Hecheng hall, too.
As Tang Xia's heartbeat stagnated for a moment, she wore an indistinct smile.
With a king's domineering temperament showing from his eyebrows, Chu Tiankuo cast his eyes calmly on Tang Xia for a moment then looked away slowly.
”Go and look around. I lost it in the seat of Sister Tang the night before.”
Yi Jiazi said in a gentle voice. Tang Xia was not sure if it was because Chu Tiankuo was present that she regarded Yi Jiazi's voice as exceedingly soft.
Noticing Tang Xia's cold stare, Yi Jiazi wore a smile and said, ”What brought you here, Sister Yue?”
After looking around, Tang Xia found that although Hecheng hall was large, there were only Yi Jiazi, her personal servant girls and Chu Tiankuo standing indifferently in the center of the hall.
[Visitor] Joyful: What about this Yi Jiazi?
[Fans] Lazy Girl: She is just a scheming supporting actress appearing in the middle of the story. (sneer) Look at her, her eyes are fixed on Guard Chu, what a despicable woman…
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With a smile on her face, Tang Xia said, ”Beauty from Southland - Yi Jiazi, what a beautiful name.”
”You may not know as a newcomer that 'Yue Ji' is just my title, not my surname.” Tang Xia said.
Letting Yi Jiazi lose her face already as Tang Xia just got here pleased Chu Tiankuo secretly, so he wore an indistinct smile in the corner of his mouth.
Yi Jiazi just remained silent for a moment then apologized immediately, ”I hope you can forgive my obtrusion.”
Tang Xia replied with contempt in the bottom of her eyes, ”How can people like you if you don't even know the title of the senior imperial concubine?”
With a soft voice, Tang Xia pretended to be nice and tucked Yi Jiazi's hair behind her ear.
Having heard Tang Xia's words, Yi Jiazi's entire body went rigid, then she raised her body slightly and said, ”You are right. I will consult the head steward earnestly later.”
”It is not enough to just consult.” Tang Xia said in a soft voice but with coldness, ”I seldom provoke Lengmei myself. I am impressed that you teased her.”
Her long and slender neck highlighting her charm, Yi Jiazi said frowning her thin eyebrows, ”It is I who is too obtrusive, and I hope that you can give me some advice.”
”I like an old saying from my motherland which says 'lighting a lamp for the blind is wasting my strength'.” Tang Xia said.
There was clear coldness contained in Tang Xia's eyes.
Chu Tiankuo behind her back laughed in a low voice which came into Tang Xia's ears melodiously.
”Why are you against the new imperial concubine?” Chu Tiankuo asked.
Turning around, Tang Xia found that Chu Tiankuo was standing against the sunlight. Although the light reflected by the armor shined into her eyes, she could see clearly that his eyes were fixed on her.
Holding the cloth bag tightly in her hand, Tang Xia closed her thin lips gently.
”Is he defending her?”
”He just saw her for the second time.” Tang Xia thought.
Turning her head away coldly, Tang Xia tightened the cloth bag in her hand again.
”It is none of your business.”
Hearing her words, Chu Tiankuo frowned his handsome eyebrows.
But he remained silent at last.
”Here comes the emperor-”
Eunuch Shun's voice came from afar, and everyone froze for a moment then bowed to the emperor.
”Arise, my beloved imperial concubine.” Helian Jue walked near Tang Xia and supported her by hand gently.
Then he moved his eyes to Yi Jiazi and said, ”I heard that you lost something in Hecheng hall last night?”
Yi Jiazi bent her knees gently and said, ”I appreciate the thoughtfulness of you, Your Majesty. I enjoyed the banquet that you prepared specially for me so much that I lost my pendant from Southland carelessly.”
And Yi Jiazi emphasized the word ”specially”.
It was obvious that Helian Jue did not like her making a fuss that he frowned but still asked gently, ”Do you remember where you lost it?”
Yi Jiazi replied frowning, ”I am not sure yet, but I remember I lost it around Sister Yue Ji's seat.”
Hearing what Yi Jiazi had said, Tang Xia wore massive coldness in her peach blossom eyes.
”You should remember it clearly.” Tang Xia warned her.
Wearing a trace of a hidden smile, Yi Jiazi said with tears in her eyes, ”I definitely remember that clearly.”
”It is I who is to blame. I heard the emperor say that banquet was prepared specially for me, so I was too happy that I even lost the jade pendant my mother gave me.”
Yi Jiazi conveyed the importance of the jade pendant in just a few words.
”I have to admit that this woman is indeed shrewd.” Tang Xia thought.
”If you have seen the jade pendant, please give it back to me.” Yi Jiazi said with a slight tremor. People who knew nothing about her were likely to be deceived easily by her words.
Tang Xia wore much more coldness in her eyes, then Helian Jue interrupted Yi Jiazi's words with a slight hoot.
”That is enough.” Helian Jue said, ”Guard Chu, why are you here?”
Everyone remained silent for a while.
The one guard stayed in a room with two imperial concubines would be a little troublesome if Helian Jue thought it over.
Yi Jiazi bowed to the emperor immediately and replied with tearful eyes, ”It is I who sought help from Guard Chu for my pendant.”
”Aware of the importance of the pendant, Guard Chu is just trying to help. I thought as a kungfu master, it would be a piece of cake for Guard Chu to find a pendant.”
Yi Jiazi's words showed much favoritism for Chu Tiankuo.
Tang Xia regarded her words as full of loopholes with her eyebrows frowned.