Chapter 27 Chapter 27 My sister wants me to punish her, not reward her. ...
His originally sharp and unrestrained eyebrows were stained with guilt, and some of the emperor's majestic aura was lost. He seemed to be just a young man from a noble family with a handsome face, caring for the girl who was dear to his heart.
Suddenly, Qiao Tang was really bewitched by this situation. He came for her, so quickly, so timely, and his embrace was so warm that his cold heart was instantly wrapped in warmth.
So her grievance became even heavier, heavier than when she hugged Nanny Wang, so heavy that tears suddenly fell from her eyes and landed on Pei Chengjue's fingertips, crystal clear and lovely like dewdrops.
Pei Chengjue hugged her waist tightly with one arm, lowered his brows and stared at the teardrop, unwilling to see it slowly fade away.
His thin lips sucked the tears, and he felt a sweet and bitter feeling filling his heart, just like what his sister gave him, not only joy, but also the bitter and swollen feeling in his heart at this moment.
How could he make his sister so scared and so wronged?
He instantly grabbed Qiao Tang's hand and was about to slap it on his face. Qiao Tang was startled by his tear-sucking action. Seeing him like this, her eyes widened immediately and she quickly pulled her hand back.
For a moment, his palm touched Pei Chengjue's cheek, and he kissed it gently, tenderly, and carefully.
Pei Chengjue was startled, "Sister, I want you to beat me and punish me."
Don't kiss me, reward me.
Qiao Tang was also surprised by the ambiguous intensity just now, but now he understood immediately, she, she didn't!
All of a sudden, all the grievances and fears in her heart disappeared, leaving only a deep feeling of powerlessness. Pei Chengjue, this bad guy, was imagining all kinds of nonsense all day long!
Pei Chengjue did not give up, he lifted her hand and waved it towards his face, shocking her and she said, "Don't blame Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself like this."
She pulled Pei Chengjue's hand down and held it tightly. Her emotions had stabilized, and she curled her lips into a smile, "I am fine now."
This smile is like the new lotus after the rain, with dew condensed on the flowers and leaves, pure, beautiful and soft, making people's hearts soften when they see it.
Instantly, Pei Chengjue's heart beat as fast and anxiously as when they first met. I told you not to reward him! He clearly did a terrible job!
He even felt that as a punishment for himself, he couldn't hug or kiss his sister for the next few days.
So he forced himself not to press the back of Qiao Tang's neck and kiss her, and raised a section of his sleeve to cover Qiao Tang's smile.
Qiao Tang stopped smiling in confusion. She had already comforted Pei Chengjue, so why was he still so weird? She wanted to grab his sleeve.
"Don't move, sister."
Pei Chengjue turned his gaze away, his expression straightening. "I want to give my sister a verbal order. If my sister is wronged in the future, you can use this order to punish me."
Qiao Tang was shocked. Was he feeling so guilty?
No, this bad guy is not the kind of person who keeps his word in front of me. Who knows if this oral order will count?
She pulled open his sleeves, raised her neck and leaned forward, almost kissing Pei Chengjue's cheek with her smiling lips.
"Does your Majesty's order really count?"
"Sister!" Pei Chengjue took two steps back, forcing himself to forget the beautiful woman's charming scene just now, forget the sweetness of her lips, and made up his mind, "Of course it counts, sister, remember -"
He turned and went into the outer room of the bedroom. He pulled out a gilded, silver-threaded whip from the long table under the window. He came out with a smile, "This is the whip my father used to punish me when he was alive. I'm giving it to you, sister. If I ever cause you to suffer the same injustice as today, you can punish me with a whip."
Qiao Tang clenched his fingers in his sleeves, "A word is as good as gold?"
"A word is as good as gold."
Pei Chengjue's eyes were filled with determination and resoluteness. He must have been the most powerful minister in the court, decisive and awe-inspiring. But now he leaned forward slightly and handed her the rope to tie himself up.
Qiao Tang's heart trembled. Under Pei Chengjue's fiery gaze, he stretched out his hand and slowly and hesitantly took it.
She seemed to be still hesitating, but Pei Chengjue didn't give her time. He grabbed her wrist and put the whip into her hand. He smiled and said, "Sister, don't feel sorry for me. I made a mistake and I deserved to be beaten."
The whip seemed to be stained with Pei Chengjue's warmth, and Qiao Tang tightened his grip. He heard Pei Chengjue say, "Before I came here, I knew that my sister had rejected the imperial physician. This is not good. I will summon the imperial physician to examine my sister again, okay?"
"Your Majesty, I am truly fine. If the imperial physician comes again, I will still not see him." Qiao Tang spoke sincerely, then shifted his attention to government affairs. "Your Majesty, you have come in such a hurry that you may have missed the court. Your Majesty should return to the Qinzheng Palace to attend to government affairs."
Pei Chengjue had no choice but to agree with her, "I do have something to do right now, so please take a good rest, sister. I'll be out for a while."
Qiao Tang nodded and watched him walk away. His back was so tall and straight, his shoulders so broad, Qiao Tang couldn't take his eyes off him.
It was not until a long time later that Nanny Wang came into the hall and suddenly flashed into her eyes, and she withdrew her gaze as if waking from a dream.
Nanny Wang embraced her as she entered the bedroom. "But what did the Empress Dowager say to the young lady?"
When Qiao Tang heard this, he knew that she knew. The fact that she had been frightened by the late emperor's Concubine Chen might have spread throughout the harem. But Wang Ma knew her and she was not so timid.
"Nothing, it's just that I..."
Qiao Tang hesitated, unsure how to tell Nanny Wang. She put Nanny Wang aside, found a belt she had made, and held it together with the whip. She bit her lip awkwardly before saying sincerely, "I'm a little scared."
Nanny Wang asked gently, "What are you afraid of?"
What are you afraid of?
At this moment, Qiao Tang's heart felt like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly. A voice flashed through his mind:
"Your Majesty will choose a concubine after you come of age. Concubine Hui should also plan a way out for herself and leave the palace as soon as possible."
People's hearts are fickle. If she doesn't leave the palace again, Pei Chengjue will no longer be able to be crowned queen. If he really chooses a concubine and establishes a queen, will she be one of these concubines?
Concubine Chen's stupid and resentful eyes suddenly flashed before her eyes. No, she couldn't become like that, she couldn't!
Qiao Tang grabbed the belt in an instant, walked quickly to a box, opened the box, and when he had stuffed half of the belt in, he suddenly stopped.
She should have locked the belt, along with her rapid heartbeat and the throbbing in her heart last night, into this dark box.
But--
Pei Chengjue gave her the whip, gave her oral instructions, and gave her a solemn kiss in the gauze curtain that night, "I only want you in this life."
Even the rootless duckweed was tempted to take root.
Suddenly, Nanny Wang came and held her right hand. "This is a birthday gift that you made for His Majesty. Why are you keeping it?"
Qiao Tang was caught up in a turmoil of emotions and lost his mind. "I was wrong before. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and your clothing is regulated. This is just an ordinary belt, not suitable for your status. It's better not to give it to you."
"Miss, you are being silly again. Everything you give to your majesty must be the best and the one you like the most in his majesty's eyes."
Half of the belt still hung outside, brushing against Qiao Tang's wrist, making her feel itchy. She seemed to have given up on herself and asked awkwardly, "Will Your Majesty always like it?"
Nanny Wang smiled when she heard this. It turned out that the young lady was afraid of this. She gently pulled the belt out of the box and put it back into Qiao Tang's hand. "Young lady, do you trust Nanny?"
Qiao Tang nodded and listened as Nanny Wang said, "Don't keep this letter, Nanny. Give it to His Majesty on his birthday."
Qiao Tang bit her lip and took it.
After Pei Chengjue left the Taiji Palace, he did not return to the Qinzheng Palace as Qiao Tang had expected. Instead, he turned around and went to the Cining Palace.
Before he reached the main hall, he heard some humming sounds. Thinking that the Empress Dowager was listening to an opera in Changyin Pavilion, he turned around and went into the pavilion.
As soon as he entered the pavilion, he heard the sound of opera, which made him upset and confused. The corners of his lips drooped, scaring the palace servants so much that they fell to the ground and the sound of opera disappeared instantly.
The stage fell into dead silence.
The empress dowager, who had been squinting her eyes to listen to the opera, heard no sound in her ears. She knew that Pei Chengjue had come. She slowly opened her eyes and tilted her head, only to see Pei Chengjue sitting in the armchair with an expressionless face.
She smiled and said, "It's strange today. Your Majesty is not in the Qinzheng Palace to govern the country, but comes to disturb me to watch a play. Could it be that he is unhappy about something and is taking his anger out on me?"
Pei Chengjue pinched his brows and said, "Mother, please stop teasing me. I feel bad. After I ascended the throne, my father and his concubines were supposed to be sent to the temporary palace, but because they were not sent in time, they frightened my Concubine Hui."
The Queen Mother's heart sank. She was really taking her anger out on her. She sighed, "This is quite unexpected. Concubine Chen usually stays in the palace. I don't know why she came out today and startled Concubine Hui. I summoned the imperial physician, and Concubine Hui said she was fine. So I let her return to Taiji Palace to rest. How is Concubine Hui now?"
Pei Chengjue said in a deep voice, "I was greatly frightened. I have already drafted an order to send these concubines to the temporary palace today."
The Queen Mother knew that he had made up his mind and was only here to inform her. She slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. It will save you from alarming your Majesty's Consort Hui."
Pei Chengjue fell silent.
The whole place was silent. The Queen Mother sensed something was wrong. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she thought about what she had said to Qiao Tang. She asked tentatively, "Your Majesty seems to be upset. But Concubine Hui was frightened. What did she say to Your Majesty that made Your Majesty angry?"
Pei Chengjue was surprised. "How could my mother think of Concubine Hui like this? Concubine Hui is gentle and kind, with a very good temper. Even when she was frightened, she didn't complain. I am angry with myself. I have delayed doing something that should have been done long ago!"
The corners of the Queen Mother's lips stiffened. She slowly exhaled again and whispered, "Sulan, receive His Majesty's order and pass on my imperial decree, ordering Concubine Chen and others to quickly head to the temporary palace without delay!"
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