Chapter 242 You Want to Abandon Me

Just standing at the door of the hall, the strong smell of alcohol lingered in the nose.

Pei Tingyue frowned slightly.

He covered his nose with a handkerchief and walked into the hall.

It was almost dusk, and as the palace door closed, the light inside suddenly dimmed, and one could only see vaguely with the help of the bright light from the clouds.

The further you go in, past the crooked wine jars and jugs, the stronger the aroma of the wine becomes.

Pei Tingyue was shocked.

How much wine did the emperor drink?

Is he crazy? How could he be so careless about his health?

Pei Tingyue suddenly thought of a few years ago.

She put on a big show that time, and to seek her forgiveness, he stood alone in the snow.

yes.

He has always been so crazy, especially when he met her.

Pei Tingyue's frown deepened as she searched for someone in the hall.

Finally, he was found in the bedroom.

He didn't look as majestic as usual, just sitting on the ground. He poured wine into his mouth, and the wine spilled out, flowing down his neck and into his clothes, but he didn't react at all.

Pei Tingyue was shocked for a moment.

In just a few days, he had changed a lot. Not only did he exude an air of decadence, his clothes were wrinkled, he had stubble, and there was a noticeable dark spot under his eyes.

Pei Tingyue's heart suddenly felt sore, and uncomfortable emotions kept churning.

"emperor."

I shouted once, but the person on the ground didn't respond.

Pei Tingyue called out again: "Your Majesty."

Xie Chen seemed to be sure that it was not his imagination, and looked up in disbelief, "You... Tingyue..."

Pei Tingyue held back her tears, threw the wine jar in his hand, wiped his chest with a handkerchief, and helped him to the couch.

Xie Chen let her do what she wanted, his expression fragile and pitiful: "Yueyue, please, don't abandon me."

When was he like this?

He neither called me nor begged in a low voice.

It's so humble that it's down to the dirt.

Like a homeless stray dog, begging its owner not to abandon it.

Pei Tingyue could no longer blame the abortion pills that night, nor could she maintain her indifference. She coaxed him gently, "I will not abandon the emperor, I will always be here."

When she said this, Xie Chen thought she agreed and was overjoyed.

His eyes were red as he said, "It's not that I don't want it, but I really have no choice. I'll have it buried in the imperial mausoleum, okay? We'll go see it a hundred years from now and make amends to it..."

Pei Tingyue interrupted him and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty."

Xie Chen stopped and looked at him blankly.

Pei Tingyue said with tears in her eyes: "I have decided to keep it."

It took Xie Chen a long time to react to what he said. He pushed away Pei Tingyue's arm that was wiping his tears and said "no" several times.

He choked up and said, "Yueyue, don't do this. Don't treat me like this."

The tears finally flowed down Pei Tingyue's cheeks, "This child is the flesh and blood of the concubine and the emperor. The concubine cannot give it up. Your Majesty, don't be afraid. The concubine has asked the Ning Court for judgment. The birth of this child will be much smoother..."

"I don't want to hear this!" Xie Chen almost roared, "I only know that you're going to abandon me for this!"

Pei Tingyue felt a pang of pain in her heart: "I have said that I will not abandon the emperor."

"If this isn't abandonment, what is?!" Xie Chen asked in a trembling voice, "You promised me last time that you would never put yourself in danger again and that you would hold my hand and grow old together. Now you want to give birth to the baby. What if... what if... you're abandoning me."

Pei Tingyue took his hand and placed it on her belly. Her voice was filled with tears. "But the imperial physician said it was a girl. Your Majesty forgot that we already had a name for her. The one in my belly is Zhaoyang. I really can't give her up."

"You can't abandon her, but you can abandon me!" Xie Chen abruptly pulled his hand back. The look he gave her at her belly wasn't one of tenderness or care, but one of avoidance and intense emotion. "You clearly said that I was the most important person in your heart. Yet, you still chose the child. You lied to me! You lied to me!"

Pei Tingyue took a step forward, wanting to hug his waist and calm him down, "It's not like that..."

Pei Tingyue didn't finish her words of comfort, because...

Xie Chen vomited blood.

The spit was on the floor tiles, bright red and glaring.

After days of tossing and turning, his body had already reached its limit, and after being stimulated so much again, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He staggered back two steps and collapsed to the ground.

Pei Tingyue was shocked. She hugged him and gently patted his face with her hands: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

After shouting several times, the man closed his eyes tightly and did not respond at all.

Pei Tingyue called out sharply, "Manager Liang!"

Liang Yao was waiting outside the hall. When he heard the shout, he felt something was wrong. He went in and saw that everything in front of him was getting dark.

He hurried outside to call the imperial physician.

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There was a panic in Chengming Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, Dr. Xia finished examining the patient's pulse and said that it was anger that had attacked his heart and that he just needed to rest for a few days.

Everyone felt relieved.

Judge Xia gave the patient acupuncture and asked someone to prepare some medicine.

Pei Tingyue fed him the medicine personally without asking anyone else to do it for him.

Afterwards, he had someone change him into clean clothes and ordered the palace servants to clean the palace.

Xie Chen hadn't woken up yet, so Pei Tingyue had been waiting by his side. Liang Yao asked her to have some food, but she refused.

Until Queen Mother Qin came.

Although the floor was swept and the windows were opened, it was winter now and the palace servants did not dare to open the windows too wide, so the empress dowager still smelled the remaining alcohol.

She frowned and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

Pei Tingyue tucked the quilt for Xie Chen and went to the warm room to explain the whole story to the empress dowager.

"It all started because I was pregnant... and there was a quarrel... and he couldn't give her up... and the Emperor was so furious that he vomited blood and fainted."

When Queen Mother Qin heard the news of "pregnancy", she was very happy. But after hearing the last part, she sighed helplessly.

"What kind of injustice must this be?"

Pei Tingyue lowered his head and said nothing.

Queen Mother Qin asked, "So, the Imperial Concubine wants this child?"

Pei Tingyue replied, "Yes, she even has a name, Xie Zhaoyang. How could I bear to beat her?"

"I'm also a mother, so I understand and support the Imperial Concubine's thoughts." Queen Dowager Qin patted her hands. "The Emperor has found himself in a dead end. But I know him. He may not be able to find his way out."

"The Imperial Concubine is the Emperor's only and most cherished person in his life. What happened recently is nothing short of heartbreaking."