Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Just a little love and he will get better.
In order to prevent Pei Chengjue from getting any further, she ruthlessly let go, not caring that Pei Chengjue's wound was still bleeding, and stood up to leave.
"I agree, sister, don't leave!"
Pei Chengjue had no choice but to stop while he was ahead. He quickly grabbed the hem of her skirt with one hand, preventing her from moving another step.
But his swift movements tore at the wound, causing blood to rush from his chest. His face turned as pale as gold paper, a terrifying sight. Qiao Tang was truly afraid he might die, so he coldly urged, "Call someone!"
Pei Chengjue then glanced at the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards were well-trained and had already sent several people to the city to find doctors. In just a moment, those people came back with several doctors.
Several doctors surrounded Pei Chengjue tremblingly and treated his wound. Fortunately, the wound did not hit a vital part, so his life was not in danger. However, it was enough to make Pei Chengjue suffer.
Pei Chengjue was not afraid at all. It hurt, but he was not dead, and his sister could still be alive. It was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
He concentrated on grasping the hem of Qiao Tang's skirt, raised his neck to stare at Qiao Tang, smiled with satisfaction, and there was tenderness in his eyes.
When Qiao Tang caught a glimpse of the smile, he cursed him in his heart, saying, "You're almost bleeding out, and you still have the energy to smile!"
He actually laughed out loud, "Sister, if you want to scold me, just go ahead and scold me. Don't keep it to yourself."
The wound was disturbed again, and the doctors were in a panic. Qiao Tang immediately scolded them coldly, "Don't move!"
Pei Chengjue calmed down obediently.
After applying the medicine and bandaging the wound, he got into the carriage. He stretched out his arms to embrace Qiao Tang, but Qiao Tang dodged and sat opposite him.
He pursed his thin lips and leaned his upper body against the car wall in disappointment. It was obvious that he was seriously injured, but his eyes were still full of aggression as he swept over Qiao Tang's body, as if he was kissing Qiao Tang all over.
Qiao Tang couldn't stand it anymore and felt annoyed, but there was no one who could control him at the moment. Not even the Queen Mother could control him. He was really crazy and disorderly.
Qiao Tang could only restrain his unbridled gaze by turning his expression even colder. "Your Majesty, you left the girls to be selected and came here. The Empress Dowager will surely be angry. Why not return to the palace immediately to appease her?"
She no longer cared whether Pei Chengjue chose a concubine or not. This matter had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to find a reason to urge Pei Chengjue to return to the palace. However, Pei Chengjue misunderstood and said, "No matter how many times my sister says it, I will not choose a concubine."
"I once said that I only want you in this life, and I will never change my mind."
Qiao Tang was right in front of him, but he couldn't touch or hug her. It was truly a torture. He could only lean over, kneel at Qiao Tang's feet, carefully grasp her sleeve, and call out, "Sister."
The way he courted was very pitiful.
Qiao Tang's heart was cold at the moment, and she was completely unmoved. It was obvious that Pei Chengjue had been resentful of her before, but now he was obsessed with her. He was extremely fickle.
"Your Majesty, don't you hate me for deceiving you?"
She curled her lips in sarcasm, hoping that Pei Chengjue would quickly give up his obsession with her and they would go their separate ways.
Unexpectedly, Pei Chengjue became even more obsessed with her. He took her sleeve and pressed it against his cheek, his eyes full of longing.
"I was ungrateful before and made you sad. From now on, I will let you continue to lie, okay?"
He missed the days before the false love was exposed. At that time, Qiao Tang would kiss him and say that she liked him. He was so happy. Unlike now, he couldn't even get a good look from his sister even if he stabbed him with a sword.
Qiao Tang was shocked. How could she find someone who had been deceived? She fell silent immediately. Pei Chengjue was not willing to give in. He looked at her and smiled, "Sister, don't you know that the more you deceive, the more I love you."
Qiao Tang's heart was trembling. He must have lost his mind!
She breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out her sleeve to shake off Pei Chengjue's hand, and stepped away from him to show that they had nothing to do with each other anymore.
"Your Majesty, I have left the palace and am no longer Consort Hui."
She watched Pei Chengjue's eyes darken, and spoke each word clearly, "I will stay in the capital, but this has nothing to do with Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty has agreed to all of the above. Please manage your affairs well in the future and do not come to see me again."
Pei Chengjue tried his best to restrain himself and took a step back. He was afraid that if he got too close, he would not be able to help but pounce on Qiao Tang and kiss him to block those lips that were speaking such cruel words.
Desire was swirling in his heart, and he looked at Qiao Tang with a sincere look, "I may not ask you to return to the palace, but I cannot refuse to see you."
His fingers clenched Qiao Tang's sleeves again, and he lowered his eyes to examine the patterns on the sleeves. He didn't dare look up at Qiao Tang, so he could only lower his head and say, "This is too difficult for me. Sister, are you really so cruel?"
Qiao Tang was even more cruel, "I really don't like Your Majesty at all!"
"Your Majesty, please don't force it. Find someone else!"
"I want my sister!"
Pei Chengjue raised his head suddenly, feeling pain all over his body, his heart aching, the wound on his chest aching, and his ankle aching.
His eyes instantly turned red, "It doesn't matter if sister doesn't love me, as long as I love sister well."
Seeing Qiao Tang's calmness, he feared he wouldn't even be able to see her again. He anxiously asked, "Sister, you and Wei Qingyan are no longer husband and wife, yet you're still able to see Wei Qingyan. My sister and I were no different from husband and wife before, so why won't you see me?"
This is not fair!
He was furious, but Qiao Tang seized the opportunity to break through. Qiao Tang slowly said "oh" with a smile, "Wei Qingyan is my ex-husband. I treat him as an old friend, that's all."
The carriage stopped in front of the house in the city. Qiao Tang stood up and smiled at Pei Chengjue's stunned gaze, "Your Majesty is right. I was not thoughtful enough. From now on, Your Majesty should be like Wei Qingyan, just an old friend."
She walked past Pei Chengjue, lifted the curtain and was about to get out of the car. A hand came from behind and the man took her into his arms. The eager hug wrapped around her so tightly that she couldn't breathe.
"I was confused and said the wrong thing. How could I be the same as Wei Qingyan..."
Qiao Tang pushed him away with all his strength, but his palm hit his chest instead. He groaned in pain, closed his eyes and fainted, with half of his body leaning on Qiao Tang.
When Qiao Tang saw the blood oozing from his chest, he was so shocked that he asked the guards to get in the car and pick him up. He then carried him out of the car and sent him into the courtyard.
Qiao Tang ordered several guards to return to the palace to invite the imperial physician, and then entered the bedroom in the front yard. Looking at Pei Chengjue lying unconscious on the bed, he felt half worried and half irritated.
When several imperial doctors arrived, they carefully treated Pei Chengjue's wounds again, prescribed some medicine, and by the time they were all busy, the sun had already set.
Qiao Tang simply asked the imperial doctors to take care of Pei Chengjue, and took the maids and servants away from the bedroom and stayed in the backyard.
They didn't know that when the imperial physician brought the medicine into the room, Pei Chengjue suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and leaned against the head of the bed, startling the imperial physician so much that he almost dropped the medicine bowl.
"Your Majesty is awake!"
The imperial physicians came to pay their respects. After watching Pei Chengjue drink the medicine, they bowed their heads and advised, "Even though your Majesty is young and strong, you should rest well after suffering such a serious injury."
Pei Chengjue didn't comment, told the doctors to leave, and sent the guards back to the palace to pass on the message, "Tell my mother that I will not be returning. Tell her to send the girls from the Hall of Supreme Harmony back home."
Qiao Tang thought that the Queen Mother did not stop him, but he did not know that after he performed the Ji Tian ceremony, he never returned to the palace.
It turned out that Commander Wang had let Qiao Tang out of Taiji Palace. After thinking it over, he felt that it would be best to be cautious, so he ordered someone to leave the palace to report to Pei Chengjue.
Pei Chengjue became suspicious upon hearing this and immediately ordered Cheng Su to investigate. When he learned that Qiao Tang was leaving, he was furious and chased after him with the Imperial Guards.
Therefore, the Queen Mother had no chance to meet Pei Chengjue at all.
She had also figured out how to stop Pei Chengjue. When Pei Chengjue didn't come back at noon, she sent someone to inquire about the news, but was told that Pei Chengjue had issued an order that no one was allowed to leave the palace.
She immediately felt something was wrong, but she was helpless and unwilling to give up. She gritted her teeth and persevered until darkness fell.
At this moment, Gu Yuqing and the other girls were exhausted from waiting, but seeing the empress dowager's gloomy face, no one dared to say a word.
It was Aunt Sulan who came in and broke the silence. She bowed and whispered, "His Majesty sent a guard back with a message."
After hearing Pei Chengjue's words, the Queen Mother's chest heaved with rage, and her vision went dark. Just as she was about to lose her temper, a report came from outside the palace, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo requests an audience."
The Empress Dowager suppressed her anger and met with the Duke of Zhenguo in the side hall. The Duke of Zhenguo, his temples already gray, knelt on the ground and said, "I beg the Empress Dowager not to interfere in the affairs between Your Majesty and Concubine Hui anymore!"
The Queen Mother could no longer suppress her anger, "Your Majesty, are you going after Concubine Hui?"
The Duke of Zhenguo raised his head, his eyes filled with red, and told the Queen Mother about the whole situation.
When the Queen Mother heard that Pei Chengjue was injured, her anger suddenly dissipated, and she was so distressed that tears fell like rain, "This silly child, Concubine Hui is not worthy of him like this!"
"Where is His Majesty? I want to see him!"
The Queen Mother hurried out of the palace, but the Duke of Zhenguo called out to her, "Your Majesty doesn't want to come back. Doesn't the Queen Mother know the reason?"
The Queen Mother turned back in disbelief, "Brother, are you saying that I forced him not to come back?"
"It's clear that he's been bewitched by Concubine Hui. It might have been him disregarding his dignity before, but today he's even ignoring his life!"
"Isn't all this Concubine Hui's fault?"
The Duke of Zhenguo exhaled slowly, stood up and blocked her way. "It's not Concubine Hui who is bewitching you. It's because Your Majesty truly loves Concubine Hui and doesn't want to let her leave."
Because of this, if this matter was not handled properly, his son would die sooner or later. He thought of his son's broken hand. Although it was reattached, it was disabled in the end. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
He trembled his lips and told the story. The Queen Mother was so frightened that the blood drained out of her face. She shook her head and dared not admit it. "Your Majesty would not do that. He, he is not a cruel and ruthless person!"
The Duke of Zhenguo forced her to accept the facts. "His Majesty is grown up now. The Queen Mother can no longer look at him as a child. Concubine Hui is just the beginning. In the future, he will become as hard-hearted as iron in other matters."
"Sister, he's almost an adult, the Son of Heaven. Don't you know what it's like for a grown man to hold the world in his hands?"
The Queen Mother instantly thought of the late Emperor, that heartless and ruthless man. However, she tried to argue, "He is my son..."
"Then satisfy him and don't go against him. Is he willing to choose a concubine? He doesn't want to, so he didn't show up, which directly offended your Majesty the Queen Mother. You can no longer sway him."
The Queen Mother stood there in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.
The Duke of Zhenguo made the decision for her and ordered the palace servants to send all the girls who were to be selected in the Hall of Supreme Harmony back home.
The Queen Mother did not stop her, but murmured, "I am doing this for his own good. Concubine Hui doesn't have him in her heart, so he can't force a good outcome."
"Then let Concubine Hui have him in her heart, sister. This is what you should do. You have always been confused and don't know how to love your son. From now on, you only need to do one thing, and that is to make your son happy."
The Queen Mother stopped talking. The Duke of Zhenguo sighed, "At present, Concubine Hui has not returned to the palace, nor has she left the capital. I believe that Your Majesty will not give up. Sister, please do not interfere anymore. Let me handle this matter."
The Queen Mother shed tears again, "Why is he so unlike the late emperor, and also unlike me? How could he go to such lengths for a woman!"
The Duke of Zhenguo was also disappointed. The late emperor was heartless and easily bored with the old and never showed any affection to women. His sister had an empty heart and had never experienced love in her life. Yet, these two people gave birth to a love child.
Fate is really unpredictable.
The Queen Mother looked at the Duke of Zhenguo and said, "Brother, I was not thoughtful enough before and implicated Qingyan. That's why Your Majesty hurt Qingyan. I'm so sorry, brother."
The Duke of Zhenguo remained silent as she spoke, "It's right for my brother to feel resentful. I hope you won't disown His Majesty. You are His Majesty's only uncle. If it weren't for this incident, His Majesty would have cared deeply for me."
The Duke of Zhenguo's expression was stern. "In front of Your Majesty, I am first a subject, not an uncle."
He bowed to the Empress Dowager who wanted to speak again and said, "I hope Your Majesty will understand what I have to say today. I will take my leave now."
The Queen Mother stood there in shock, watching him leave.
The Duke of Zhenguo left the palace and took a carriage back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The Duke's wife came up to him and asked anxiously, "How did things go?"
"The Empress Dowager has agreed. Let's go see Qingyan."
The two went to Songfeng Courtyard. Wei Qingyan hadn't rested yet and was sitting under the window. His broken hand was wrapped in gauze. When he saw the two coming, he smiled slightly, "Mother, Father."
The Duke's wife looked at his smile, nodded slightly, and sat on the chair with the Duke of Zhenguo.
The couple felt relieved when they saw their son no longer cold and gentle.
It was their son's broken hand that made them feel uncomfortable. Wei Qingyan noticed this and stood in front of them and said, "It's just that it can't be used anymore. It's not a big deal. There's no need to feel sad for your son."
The Duke of Zhenguo suppressed his sour emotions and said with a smile, "Qingyan is absolutely right. I have already made an agreement with the Empress Dowager that she will no longer interfere in the affairs between you, His Majesty, and Concubine Hui. I will handle it."
Wei Qingyan's eyes flickered slightly. He sat down opposite them, lowered his brows and thought for a long time before finally speaking frankly, "I owed Tangtang in the past. This time, I met Your Majesty to discuss this matter. I am also repaying my debt to Tangtang. I hope that Father and Mother will not blame Tangtang."
The Duke's wife's lips twitched, thinking of that gentle and beautiful girl. She had also troubled her because of her son, and couldn't help but sigh, "How could mother blame her? If it weren't for her..."
She knew that if it weren't for Qiao Tang, her son wouldn't have changed his personality, nor would he have been honest with her. Thinking of this, she smiled, "After all, she's my ex-daughter-in-law. I'm not a petty person. Don't worry, when I see Miss Qiao one day, I'll have a good talk with her."
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned and looked at Wei Qingyan, "You treat Miss Qiao..."
"I still have her in my heart, but I only tell this to my parents and will never reveal it to anyone else in my life."
Wei Qingyan smiled. The Duke of Zhenguo and his wife were both stunned and laughed for a long time. The Duke of Zhenguo's wife said, "Fortunately, you told me that your marriage to Princess Jingyi was a fake, otherwise we would have harmed Princess Jingyi."
The Duke of Zhenguo stared deeply at Wei Qingyan and said, "Don't think about saving Miss Qiao from His Majesty. It will be better for both you and her if you don't show up. I will persuade His Majesty to let go of the problem."
Wei Qingyan nodded slowly. The wind had picked up at night, and it was getting a little chilly. He said to the Duke's wife, "Mother's clothes are thin, so you should go to bed early."
The Duke's wife felt warm in her heart, and she stood up and left the study with the Duke of Zhenguo.
The two walked and talked for a while. The Duke's wife turned around and looked at Wei Qingyan standing at the door under the light and said, "If it weren't for Miss Qiao, I'm afraid I would never hear him care about me in this life."
She said sadly, "If he and Miss Qiao hadn't divorced, well, that's too far-fetched. It was these things that changed him."
The Duke of Zhenguo was frowning. His son gradually became a better person because of Miss Qiao, but His Majesty gradually became a bad person because of Miss Qiao.
The sound of insects chirping incessantly on the spring night. In the front yard of the Qiao family mansion, there were sounds of footsteps, all of which were people coming and going on orders from Pei Chengjue.
It seems that Pei Chengjue will not leave tonight, so Qiao Tang asked the maid to ask Pei Chengjue about the situation.
The maid returned soon and said, "Your Majesty has taken the medicine and his injuries have healed somewhat. He has fallen asleep."
Then there's absolutely no way I can leave tonight.
Qiao Tang didn't plan to go to the front yard, but not long after, she heard some banging noises. She asked her maid to go and ask, and the maid came back and said, "It's His Majesty making a noise."
Qiao Tang was puzzled, so he went to the front yard and stepped into the room, but saw the imperial doctors kneeling on the ground, with broken things scattered all over the floor.
Pei Chengjue was sitting beside the bed, his face gloomy. When he saw her coming, his expression suddenly changed, and his voice was soft, "Sister is here."
The doctors left, and Qiao Tang didn't approach the bedside, but watched from a distance. "If Your Majesty wants to vent his anger, you can go back to the palace. My place is small, not big enough for Your Majesty to mess around with."
How could she know that Pei Chengjue deliberately caused this trouble because he saw that she had not come over and did not care about her.
I just wanted to lure her over and take a good look at her.
Even though she sneered, Pei Chengjue still wanted to see it. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Sister, I'm thirsty."
Qiao Tang looked outside the door and found that there was no one there and no maid available. He no longer wanted to get close to Pei Chengjue, so he had to pour a cup of warm tea and walked over to hand it to Pei Chengjue.
Pei Chengjue looked at her, his eyes shining. "The imperial physician said I need to rest well and not tire my arms."
Qiao Tang really wanted to call him crazy, "Didn't you hit anything with your hands just now?"
Such a poor excuse was really useless. Pei Chengjue was dissatisfied, but even though he was exposed, he did not raise his sleeve to take the teacup, but just stared at Qiao Tang.
A pair of eyes full of desire.
Qiao Tang was indifferent and just wanted to distance herself from the two of them. Feeding Pei Chengjue tea was something Concubine Hui would do.
She is no longer Concubine Hui.
Pei Chengjue obviously couldn't accept it. His bright eyes dimmed and his palms slowly clenched into fists.
Why don't you give him any love?
Obviously just a little bit will be enough.
With a little love, he will get better.
But no, Pei Chengjue watched Qiao Tang turn around and walk back, placing the tea on the table without looking back, "Your Majesty, come here if you're thirsty..."
Before she could finish her words, her lips were covered by a palm. She turned around suddenly and saw Pei Chengjue's eyes were gloomy. She knew that he was angry again, so she didn't indulge him anymore. She raised her sleeve to brush off his hand and said coldly, "Your Majesty is injured, you'd better go back to bed!"
Pei Chengjue tried his best to resist the urge to force it, turned around, and said angrily, "I drink water, is that not okay?"
He picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. Finally, he threw it away and it fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Qiao Tang was about to pretend he didn't see it, but suddenly he saw Pei Chengjue walking barefoot without even wearing shoes, not even avoiding the debris. He said helplessly, "Your Majesty, watch your step."
Pei Chengjue paused, looked back with shining eyes, then stepped directly on the debris and watched Qiao Tang's reaction.
Qiao Tang walked over in disbelief and looked at his bleeding feet. He felt that he was really not afraid of death. Did he think that he had not bled enough today?
Pei Chengjue smiled, no longer feeling depressed. "My foot is injured. Sister, please help me get on the bed."
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