Chapter 41 Chapter 41 So this is how she falls in love! ...
Two conflicting emotions stirred in his heart, making him unable to cope and remain silent.
Qiao Tang took this opportunity to get down from his arms and stood on the ground. Suddenly losing the warm embrace, her slender shoulders shuddered.
Pei Chengjue frowned, then said stiffly, "It's not my foot that hurts."
"Your Majesty is clearly having difficulty walking, so stop lying and quickly summon the imperial physician."
Qiao Tang didn't want him to hold on. This foot injury was originally caused by Pei Chengjue for her. She felt guilty every time she thought about it. When she looked at Pei Chengjue, her eyes were filled with apology.
Pei Chengjue's hatred became even deeper. Who wants this kind of apology, which has nothing to do with love!
He brushed Qiao Tang away with one arm and took a few steps away from her.
"I see that Concubine Hui is used to lying, and she also feels that others are not telling the truth."
Qiao Tang's face suddenly turned pale, and the pain in his heart resurfaced. He bit his lip and hesitated for a moment, without saying a word, and walked away.
The cold wind outside the corridor picked up.
Cold snowflakes flew slowly towards her, only a few at first, landing on her hair and melting in the blink of an eye.
In just a few moments, the snowflakes, like endless willow catkins, were carried into the corridor by the wind, fluttering and almost covering Qiao Tang's figure.
Pei Chengjue could hardly see her clearly. The coldness in his eyes was still there, but his heart was filled with regret.
He just said something out of turn, but doesn't my sister really know what he wants? She always makes him feel guilty and apologetic, which is disgusting.
He looked at Qiao Tang from afar, watching the two of them getting farther and farther apart. He clenched his fists and suddenly had an illusion in his heart that if he didn't catch up, he wouldn't even have the guilt or apology.
Qiao Tang paused, unable to move forward for a long time, and did not look back. Pei Chengjue was already disgusted with her deception and treated her coldly, and he was not far from disgusting her.
Across from each other by the flying snow, it was pitiful that neither of them understood the other.
The strong wind blew into her body, making Qiao Tang shiver with cold. Just as she was about to take a step, she heard footsteps behind her. Someone reached out and put his hands around her waist, holding her up firmly.
"Noble Concubine Hui, go to sleep. I will call the imperial physician."
Qiao Tang was stunned. Just as she was about to say that she was also waiting for the imperial physician to come, Pei Chengjue gave her a cold look. She fell silent instantly and went to bed obediently.
They didn't know that Pei Chengjue didn't summon the imperial physician, but just sat alone in the main hall for half an hour before returning to the bedroom.
Qiao Tang had fallen into a deep sleep. He slept until the morning when he was awakened by the fullness in his body. He opened his lips and let out a trembling sound, his body swaying slightly, and his black hair spread across the pillow.
Pei Chengjue just kept moving without saying a word. The bed curtains shook, his passion burned, and Qiao Tang trembled repeatedly.
Pei Chengjue's body suddenly tensed up, and he covered her lips with his palm, suppressing his voice, "Don't scream, if you scream again..."
Qiao Tang was in a daze and felt indignant. He was the one being called, and he was the one not being called either. It was really difficult to deal with. He simply ignored him and did what he wanted.
Then in just a moment, everything was over.
Qiao Tang woke up and fell into a deep sleep immediately. Only Pei Chengjue had a gloomy face. He glared at her fiercely, put on his clothes, got out of bed, and went to court.
Under the dim sky, the second snow of this winter was still falling. The court meeting, which had been suspended for three days, resumed. The court officials entered the Fengtian Hall one after another, except for the Duke of Zhenguo who claimed to be ill and did not attend.
The charcoal fire was burning in the Fengtian Hall, creating a warm atmosphere, but the court officials felt cold in their hearts and waited quietly for Pei Chengjue, who might arrive or not.
It was not until the singing began and Pei Chengjue stepped into the hall in court robes that the court officials felt relieved. They also saw Pei Chengjue sitting on the dragon throne with a calm expression, as if he had regained his previous dignity and prestige, and they were delighted.
Your Majesty has always been a good person, but he has been messing around for a few days. Considering his age, it can be considered a belated rebellion at most, which is normal. As long as he can return to his previous state, it will be fine!
As the year draws to a close, the court affairs are numerous and the officials have to present their reports one after another. Hearing Pei Chengjue's decisions, with a clear plan of priorities, he is secretly delighted. He is as wise and decisive as before.
The censors of the Metropolitan Censorate were all aghast. One of them quickly stepped out and leaned forward, saying, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to submit."
"Your Majesty used to be diligent in government affairs, working day and night without slacking off. Now, you have been misled by Consort Hui and have neglected court meetings and government affairs..."
The Fengtian Hall was extremely quiet, with only the censor's words denouncing Concubine Hui for her seductive behavior and bewitching the emperor echoing everywhere. The court officials were panicked and secretly glanced at the dragon throne.
But Pei Chengjue showed no abnormality. He stood up and walked down the stairs, his expression neither happy nor angry. He slowly walked to the front of the censor and lowered his eyes coldly.
The court officials held their breath, their hearts pounding, while the censor just focused on saying, "If Your Majesty continues to indulge in Concubine Hui..."
Soon, in silent shock, Pei Chengjue raised his foot and kicked. There was a loud bang, and the censor rolled to the ground, spitting blood, unable to turn over.
Pei Chengjue didn't even look at them, but had a gloomy face and a cold light in his eyes as he glared at the people in the Censorate. The Censorate knelt in panic.
"Noble Concubine Hui is gentle and dignified, prudent and virtuous, and has a kind nature. She is definitely not someone who would mislead the Lord. It was my foot injury that relapsed, causing me to miss court affairs. What does this have to do with Noble Concubine Hui?"
"Xue Zhang, I'll leave the case of the Censorate slandering the imperial concubine to you." He flicked his sleeves and left.
No courtier in the hall dared to leave. They all closed their eyes and covered their faces with their sleeves, crying out in their hearts, thinking that His Majesty was fine, but he was becoming more and more a jerk!
The cabinet ministers were also stunned. Prime Minister Gu was already old, and could not stand Pei Chengjue's immoral behavior. He was so shocked that his eyes rolled back and he fell backwards.
He fell to the ground with a thud and immediately lost consciousness. The court officials changed color in shock, "Master Gu!"
Some court officials, seeing that troubles were happening frequently and the Duke of Zhenguo was not around, hurriedly sent palace servants to report to the Empress Dowager. Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager was immediately furious, her face turned black, and she led people straight to the Qinzheng Palace.
The Qinzheng Hall stood in the vast expanse of white, and the interior was as warm as spring. Pei Chengjue stood in front of the charcoal fire and casually threw the memorial in his hand into it.
The empress dowager was extremely angry and did not allow the palace maids to report it. She hurried away and saw Pei Chengjue burning the memorials. She was so angry that she felt dizzy.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing wrong again?"
She snatched the memorial and took a look. It turned out to be an impeachment against Qiao Tang. She cried out in her heart, "Noble Concubine Hui! Noble Concubine Hui! All this is because this vixen bewitched her son!"
Her anger destroyed her rationality, and she said angrily, "Your Majesty has done so many ridiculous things for Concubine Hui. You really don't care about your own face. Do you know what Concubine Hui thinks in her heart, Your Majesty!"
Pei Chengjue raised his eyes, his thin lips stretched into a straight line under his straight nose. His whole face had lost its youthfulness and showed determination. "I will handle the matter between me and Noble Concubine Hui myself. There is no need for my mother to worry."
The Queen Mother smiled coldly, "I don't want to worry about it, but Concubine Hui doesn't allow it. At the beginning, Concubine Hui was summoned to the palace by Your Majesty, but she had no interest in Your Majesty, so she asked me for help."
"I said that as long as Concubine Hui satisfied Your Majesty, and when Your Majesty got tired of her, you could send her out of the palace. She must have been trying to curry favor with Your Majesty in order to leave. Does Your Majesty think she's truly in love with you?"
"It's your Majesty's birthday. Did Concubine Hui send you a birthday gift? Or did you not even receive a birthday gift?"
"Your Majesty and Wei Qingyan's birthdays are only a few days apart. I heard from the people in Taiji Palace that Concubine Hui personally sewed a belt. Was this belt for Wei Qingyan or for Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, you know everything, right?"
The Queen Mother just wanted to make him wake up and stop being confused. Her words were like sharp blades, true and false, stabbing at Pei Chengjue non-stop.
Pei Chengjue stood there, his eyes glancing at the falling snow outside the window. He could no longer hear her voice, and felt that everything around him had fallen silent.
The shadow of the belt flashed clearly before his eyes. It was in the box that Qiao Tang brought into the palace. It was used by ordinary people, but Wei Qingyan could really use it.
Putting it together with the small statue and the zither, Qiao Tang lied to him that the small statue was for Wei Ruomei, but it was clearly Wei Qingyan's.
That zither was also made by Wei Qingyan for Qiao Tang. She once said that she could not play the zither, but in the secret letter presented to him by Cheng Su, it was said that Qiao Tang learned the zither from Wei Qingyan, and the couple lived in harmony.
Then this belt is naturally for Wei Qingyan.
He thought of the secret letter presented by Cheng Su, which recorded the three years of love between Qiao Tang and Wei Qingyan. Qiao Tang had put in so much effort to remove the old scars on Wei Qingyan's body, and he must have cried many times for Wei Qingyan.
So this is how she falls in love.
I am very generous to Wei Qingyan, but when I meet him, I just coax him and don’t even give him a birthday present. He treats me so badly!
Suddenly, Qiao Tang's voice from last night flashed through her mind again, "There is truly no love left between me and Wei Qingyan!"
Pei Chengjue pulled his lips into a smile, and thought to himself, "Sister never tells the truth. I will never trust her again."
The charcoal fire burned so fiercely that it burned his sleeves, but he was still unaware.
Seeing that the fire was about to burn his flesh, the Queen Mother, immersed in anger, was shocked, "Hurry up and help His Majesty put out the fire!"
The palace maids came forward one after another, but were all frightened by him. They saw him raise his hand, put out the flames with his hand, and walked out of the hall without feeling any pain.
The snow continued to fall until evening.
Pei Chengjue didn't return to Taiji Palace all day. When Qiao Tang thought about it carefully, he felt that it was normal.
The court meetings have been suspended for three days. Pei Chengjue must have many court affairs that need to be dealt with urgently, and I'm afraid he won't be back tonight.
The bedroom was large, and Qiao Tang was all alone, without Pei Chengjue, without Nanny Wang, and nothing at all.
She sat alone in front of the window, flipping through the book that Pei Chengjue had read before. After reading for a while, she suddenly heard footsteps. She was shocked. Pei Chengjue was back!
She got up in a hurry and before she could go out, she saw Pei Chengjue walking in slowly. He had not changed his clothes for the whole day and was still wearing the majestic court robes.
There was nothing unusual about his face, except for his eyes which were shrouded in drunkenness. When his gaze fell on Qiao Tang, his face, which had been cold for a few days, actually smiled slightly.
Qiao Tang's heart skipped a beat, and the smell of alcohol lingered at the tip of his nose. He knew Pei Chengjue was drunk. He raised his eyes to meet Pei Chengjue's smile, and somehow, a chill ran through his body.
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