Chapter 42 Chapter 42 I, your Majesty, have never had any affection for you. ...
"Your Majesty is drunk. I will prepare some sobering soup for you."
She sensed danger and instinctively wanted to escape. She moved sideways to avoid Pei Chengjue, but before she could take a step, Pei Chengjue blocked her way.
Pei Chengjue placed his hands on her slender shoulders, his thin lips curled into a smile again, "I'm not drunk."
"elder sister."
The voice was gentle, yet as passionate as ever, and Qiao Tang felt as if an electric current had passed through his body, and even his breathing paused.
This is not a sign of not being drunk, it is obvious that he was so drunk that he even forgot to give her the cold look.
But since he was already so drunk, she probably couldn't do anything, so she let down her guard. She glanced at Pei Chengjue's court robes, the sleeves torn, and his hand injured. She asked in confusion, "What happened to your Majesty's hand?"
The smile in Pei Chengjue's eyes was deep and strange, like sharp thorns, piercing the tips of her brows that were frowned with worry.
Pei Chengjue pinched her chin with one hand, and as their eyes met, a sneer escaped from his thin lips. His sister always used this trick to deceive him, making him think that his sister liked him very much.
"My hands are very good."
Pei Chengjue turned around and sat on the chair, supporting his chin with his hand. The drunkenness in his eyes deepened, and he gave Qiao Tang a wicked smile.
His voice suddenly turned cold, "It's Wei Qingyan's eyes that are going to be ruined."
"I kindly placed Concubine Hui's portrait in front of him so that he could look at her more, but he hasn't opened his eyes for several days. How can his eyes bear this?"
"Won't Concubine Hui save him?"
When Qiao Tang heard this, he felt as if struck by lightning. He was unable to recover for a long time, and his heart was filled with infinite bitter regret.
It seems that no matter how much he tries to distance himself from Wei Qingyan, Pei Chengjue still doesn't believe him.
I really regret it. I shouldn't have entered the palace. I shouldn't have thought that he was fooling me and coaxed me with love.
Looking at her now, those drunken eyes were filled with hatred that wanted to devour her.
She raised her neck, forced back the tears in her eyes, and said slowly, "Since Your Majesty asked, I will tell you."
"We have been married for three years, and there is no love left for each other. Only some old friendship remains. I really can't bear to see him become blind. What do you want me to do so that you can let him go?"
"What a friendship between old friends!"
It’s not enough that she has loved Wei Qingyan for three years, and today she still wants to control him!
Pei Chengjue's eyes turned red for a moment as he stared at Qiao Tang intently. Pain surged in his chest, and the drunkenness in his head eroded the little clarity that remained.
"It seems that Concubine Hui still has deep feelings for Wei Qingyan!"
Unfortunately, his sadness and jealousy were buried by the anger and hatred he showed.
Qiao Tang could only see his hatred, his entire heart felt numb and numbed, he couldn't even feel fear.
"Does Your Majesty have no other feelings in his heart except love between men and women?"
She felt Pei Chengjue was unreasonable and pathetic. "Your Majesty said that I was deeply in love with you, but Your Majesty ignored my explanation and the relationship between you and the Duke of Zhenguo, and insisted on destroying Wei Qingyan. Can I say that Your Majesty is heartless and disloyal?"
Pei Chengjue suddenly closed his eyes, his Adam's apple rolling. He liked her so much, so much, but in the end, she said that he was heartless.
The ankle hidden under the corner of his robe was in excruciating pain. He couldn't help but kick at the long desk. The corner of the desk trembled and the long desk collapsed with a loud bang. Books fell and hit his shoulders.
The pain and drunkenness made his mind foggy. He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze cold and terrifying. "Since Concubine Hui has said so, how can a heartless person like me let Wei Qingyan go so easily?"
Qiao Tang looked at him quietly as he laughed, "I wonder how many months it has been since Concubine Hui entered the palace. What tricks does she still have left to use?"
"Why not use them all tonight and ask me to have pity on Concubine Hui? Maybe if I relent, Wei Qingyan won't have to be blind."
Qiao Tang's face was indifferent, his throat was choked, and after a while he walked over slowly, raised his sleeves and undressed.
Soon the pajamas were taken off, and under the bright light, there was nothing on.
Pei Chengjue sneered, laughing at himself that even at this moment, he still longed for her and even wanted to hug her.
Qiao Tang closed her eyes upon hearing the voice, then leaned over and kissed him.
They had clearly kissed each other many times in the past, but for the first time, Qiao Tang felt that these thin lips were so cold and unfamiliar, and tears couldn't help but drip from the corners of his eyes.
It fell on Pei Chengjue's face like fire, burning Pei Chengjue angry. It turned out that she was so reluctant.
Since entering the palace, she has kissed him several times on her own initiative. Pei Chengjue thought that they were in love with each other, but it turned out that these were all means for her to leave the palace.
For a moment, their lips touched, each holding their own resentment.
After kissing for a while, Pei Chengjue's eyes darkened, and he stood up, carried her to the bed.
Under the bed curtains, Pei Chengjue exerted force everywhere. Qiao Tang had no power to resist under him, and was forced to cry.
Drops of tears rolled down Pei Chengjue's heart.
Pei Chengjue sneered, "Noble Concubine Hui was willing to do this for Wei Qingyan, so why is she crying like this?"
"Or is it that Concubine Hui is unwilling and doesn't want to care about Wei Qingyan anymore?"
Qiao Tang was speechless and could only force back his tears and endure it silently.
Pei Chengjue became even more furious upon seeing this. He pulled the belt out from his sleeve and bound Qiao Tang's hands. "Does Concubine Hui recognize this belt?"
He was still wearing court robes, neatly dressed, and the cold clothes touched Qiao Tang's skin.
"It's a pity that I can't give it to Wei Qingyan."
Qiao Tang trembled and widened his eyes in shock. What did this belt have to do with Wei Qingyan?
He is really drunk and crazy!
Pei Chengjue's drunken words came to my ears, "Why, you reacted so strongly to seeing the belt?"
"You're not still thinking about Wei Qingyan right now, are you? On the night when Concubine Hui was married to him, did he penetrate as deeply as I did?"
Hearing such nonsense, Qiao Tang's breathing became rapid, his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he raised his sleeves and waved them.
It fell with a loud bang, and the room was silent.
Pei Chengjue paused and turned his face away, revealing finger marks on his face and veins bulging on his cheeks.
After a moment, he exhaled and raised his eyes. The drunkenness in his eyes had not yet dissipated, and he went deeper.
He smiled deeply and said, "Well done."
Qiao Tang couldn't bear it and sobbed softly.
It sounds very sad.
Pei Chengjue remained silent, took the belt that bound her hands and threw it away as if it were trash.
Then he hugged her tightly and got out of bed, grabbed a white fox cloak and covered her with it, the robe covering her tightly.
As he walked, he said, "Noble Concubine Hui, please stop crying. Save your strength. I will take you to see Wei Qingyan."
Qiao Tang sobbed non-stop. Seeing that he had truly gone mad, she carried her out of the hall and sobbed, "No!"
Outside the palace, there was a lot of wind and snow, and the air was very cold. All the palace people were forbidden to go out. Only two inseparable people stood at the palace door.
Qiao Tang was afraid of his madness, so he gathered his strength and reached out to touch him, but he could only feel the cold cloud pattern on his court robes.
At this moment, she felt that the embrace had become cold.
What’s the difference between him and Wei Qingyan!
In an instant, all the warmth she had felt since entering the palace suddenly disappeared, and her heart felt empty, with nothing left.
Pei Chengjue still didn't know, "Don't want to see Wei Qingyan? Concubine Hui is lying to me again."
He pushed Qiao Tang against the palace door. In the dim light, Qiao Tang's eyes became indifferent and his expression was dull, as if he felt that everything was over.
"Your Majesty deeply resents me for deceiving you."
"The reason is simply that during the spring, Your Majesty wanted me to enter the palace. I was reluctant, but I didn't dare disobey Your Majesty's order, so I had to deceive Your Majesty in order to leave the palace as soon as possible."
Pei Chengjue listened quietly, and his arms around her became tighter and tighter. She was strangled so hard that she bit her lip, and blood oozed out.
She didn't care at all, and when she opened her mouth, her thin lips fell and sucked out all the blood, which was so similar to the gentle kisses in the past.
Pei Chengjue was afraid and didn't dare to ask her to speak. He forcefully asked her to immerse herself in the flames of passion.
But her mind was never so clear again. "Now I can tell Your Majesty the truth."
"I have never had any affection for Your Majesty."
Pei Chengjue's thin lips trembled, and his movements suddenly paused. After a long time, he withdrew and let go of Qiao Tang with his arms.
Qiao Tang was wrapped in a white fox cloak and heard the sound of snow falling and Pei Chengjue's footsteps as he left.
This false bubble of love finally dissipated in the wind and snow.
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Since that night, Pei Chengjue never set foot in Taiji Palace again.
Taiji Palace was originally his bedroom, but today it has nothing to do with him anymore and has become Qiao Tang's personal palace.
Qiao Tang was imprisoned here and was not allowed to take a single step out. Every day, only palace maids came and went in front of her.
At night, the huge palace was silent, and all Qiao Tang could do was sit at the new long desk and read Pei Chengjue's books.
It was very boring, so she forced herself to read it. When she turned to the volume where her hair was stuck, she pulled out the hair and burned it all for Pei Chengjue.
The next day, the palace servants suddenly became much busier, cleaning everywhere, which made her very confused.
The palace servant bowed and reminded, "Your Highness, the New Year is coming soon. The Empress Dowager ordered yesterday that all palaces must be cleaned and decorated, and Taiji Palace must be cleaned up quickly as well."
Qiao Tang was speechless. It turned out that the New Year was almost here. Suddenly, she changed her mind and realized that Pei Chengjue had already abandoned her. She should think about what to do about her original plan of leaving the palace at the beginning of spring.
After a little thought, another difficult problem arises.
If she wanted to leave the palace, she would definitely take Nanny Wang with her, but no one knew where Nanny Wang was being held by Pei Chengjue.
She had to get Pei Chengjue to return Nanny Wang to her first.
Thinking of this, she sighed in embarrassment. Considering Pei Chengjue's attitude of not wanting to see her anymore, this was an impossible task.
The afternoon winter sun was warm and shining brightly. She sat on the steps in front of the main hall, basking in the sunlight and thinking about this difficult problem.
Suddenly, a palace attendant said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is in front."
She thought she had misheard until Pei Chengjue appeared from the corner, slowly walked over, and got closer and closer to her. Then she reacted and stood up to salute, "Your Majesty."
She lowered her head and eyebrows, with only her white neck exposed in the sunlight. Pei Chengjue glanced at her and looked away.
Qiao Tang raised her head. She had lost some weight, and her figure looked slimmer. Her cheeks were the size of a palm, and her chin was pointed. She looked beautiful and delicate.
Pei Chengjue glanced over, his brows furrowed fiercely, and he suddenly turned around and said to the guards, "Drag the eunuch in charge here out and beat him to death!"
Qiao Tang was stunned. He had just arrived, why was he going crazy again?
She immediately stopped the guards and met Pei Chengjue's gloomy expression. "I wonder what crime Eunuch Chen has committed?"
Pei Chengjue sneered, "If it weren't for the palace servants' inadequate service, Concubine Hui's current behavior would be deliberately embarrassing me."
Qiao Tang finally understood that he was referring to her weight loss. "It has nothing to do with the palace maids. This is my own problem."
She pursed her lips and said in confusion, "I am stupid and didn't realize I had lost weight. How could I have embarrassed Your Majesty?"
"In a few days, the palace will hold a New Year's banquet. If Concubine Hui appears in this state, won't it embarrass me?"
Qiao Tang was surprised. She was already a despised person, so she should just wait patiently until she left the palace. Why should she go with Pei Cheng to the annual banquet?
She said, "Since Your Majesty feels that my appearance is inconvenient, I will not go."
Pei Chengjue looked at her deeply, then looked away, "You are my only concubine."
Qiao Tang understood and nodded, "Your Majesty, I am the only one who can make this choice."
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