Chapter 18 Chapter 18 My sister has become much more obedient. Is there something wrong with her? ...
The unfinished words are self-evident.
This was Qiao Tang's plan, and now it had come to fruition. She should have been confident, but she felt flustered and hesitant.
Perhaps she had overestimated her own determination and was not yet ready to establish a relationship with Pei Chengjue. "Your Majesty, I..."
She snuggled in Pei Chengjue's arms, trembling slightly, her lips lightly touching Pei Chengjue's jaw, rubbing against him with unconscious intimacy, "I'm worried that Your Majesty can't control himself."
When Pei Chengjue heard this, he wanted to rub her into his body until she hurt. He regretted and whispered, "I blame myself for being too impatient that day in Shuyu Pavilion and frightened you. Don't be afraid, I won't do anything tonight."
Young people usually speak frankly and honestly without any disguise. Even their embrace was so warm that it made Qiao Tang a little confused.
Pei Chengjue's arms became wider. He was still growing, and his height was already that of an adult man. Who knew what he would look like when he reached adulthood.
Qiao Tang thought about this strange question and laughed in his arms, which made Pei Chengjue laugh too.
Although he didn't know what his sister was laughing at, he was happy because his sister was happy.
"Sister, go to sleep."
At this moment, he seemed to be two years older than Qiao Tang, patting Qiao Tang's slender back gently and steadily.
Qiao Tang raised her neck, a smile still lingering on the corners of her mouth, her face radiant and bright. "I forgot to mention something just now. Nanny Wang is worried about the maids and servants at home and wants to go out of the palace to see them. Your Majesty, do you allow me to do so?"
"Yes, whatever my sister said is true."
Pei Chengjue stared deeply at the smiling face in front of him, his heart beating anxiously in his chest, as if it was about to burst out, "Sis, since you are not sleepy, then don't sleep!"
What follows is bound to be a lot of trouble.
When Pei Chengjue fell asleep, Qiao Tang opened his eyes, with the hot temperature of the person beside him still lingering on his lips, and he could no longer fall asleep.
She wasn't the only one who couldn't sleep.
In Songfeng Courtyard, Wei Qingyan stood in front of the zither stand, stroking the small statue in his hand, letting the moonlight soak into his clothes.
The tears on Qiao Tang’s cheeks during the day appeared in front of his eyes. They were shed for him, but she still had him in her heart, right?
Wei Qingyan clenched the small statue in his hand reluctantly.
At the hour of You, Qiao Tang had just fallen asleep when Pei Chengjue woke up, got up, changed into court clothes and went to court.
After the court meeting, he remembered that Qiao Tang trembled gently in his arms last night, which really made him feel pity. He thought about it for a long time in the palace, and finally summoned a young doctor from the Imperial Hospital to ask him about the way to maintain family ties.
The imperial physician, once given the opportunity, tried his best to explain the whole thing. Pei Chengjue occasionally didn't understand something, so he took the memorial and reflected his slightly red face, "Please explain it in more detail!"
After he understood a lot of things, he was glad that he didn't touch his sister last night, otherwise he would have really hurt her. It seems that he still needs to study more in the future. As for the booklet on the bed, he also needs to read it more.
At Taiji Palace, Qiao Tang didn't know how seriously Pei Chengjue was studying, so he sent Nanny Wang out of the palace.
Nanny Wang returned to the house first and checked on the maids and servants of the Qiao family. Seeing that everyone was fine, she felt relieved and gave them a few more instructions before leaving the house and heading towards the Xinghe Restaurant.
As soon as she arrived at the door of the restaurant, a smart servant came out to greet her and led her up to the second floor, where she met Wei Qingyan in the private room.
The servant left and closed the door tightly. Nanny Wang bowed and saluted. Wei Qingyan helped her sit down, "Nanny, there's no need to be estranged from me."
Nanny Wang raised her eyes and saw that he looked even colder than when he was in Jizhou. However, his face was tired and his eyes were red. He must have not slept all night.
As expected, when Wei Qingyan opened his mouth, his voice became hoarse, "How is Tangtang?"
Nanny Wang smiled and said, "My daughter is very good, Lord Wei, please be at ease."
Wei Qingyan felt relieved as Nanny Wang continued, "It was because I, an old woman, was shortsighted that I thought Lord Wei was dead. I never expected that Lord Wei would be so lucky. Needless to say, his current status is very good. He will surely have a smooth and successful future and achieve all his wishes."
He couldn't help but curl his lips and laugh at himself, "Madam, there's no need to say such empty words. "May your wishes come true?" "Right now, even what I'm thinking of may not come true."
Nanny Wang pretended to be confused, "I wonder what Lord Wei is thinking right now..."
Wei Qingyan quietly stroked the small statue in her sleeve, "Mammy knows it very well."
Hearing Nanny Wang's sneer, she was furious. She had been suppressing her anger just now, but now she could no longer hold it back and let it out.
"I know it very well, but I don't know why you act like this. My daughter is kind and refuses to say a word to you, but I, an old woman, can't do that. Even if I have offended you today, I have to speak up for her."
"Back then, the young lady and the master were married. For three years, you spent countless efforts on him, and he enjoyed it with a clear conscience. In the end, he even broke the young lady's heart. The young lady had no choice but to divorce him."
"I didn't expect you to have such good fortune and become the son of a duke. But even if you left Jizhou and went to the capital to recognize your relatives, why did you have to fake your death by falling off a cliff? This made my daughter search for me for a month at the foot of the cliff. She was awakened every night by nightmares saying that you were devoured by wild beasts and not even your body was left. She cried like a tearful person!"
Wei Qingyan's expression suddenly changed, his eyes trembling, "I don't know, I don't know..."
"Your Excellency's heart has always been made of ice, and there are so many things you don't know. The young lady has been crying for you for months. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I coaxed her to leave Jizhou, this sad place, and come to the capital."
Wei Qingyan closed his eyes fiercely, his Adam's apple rolling, his voice hoarse, "If I knew Tangtang still had me in her heart, how could I let her be sad?"
"My Lord, this is not the only thing that has caused this young lady grief!"
Nanny Wang didn't necessarily want to hurt Wei Qingyan's feelings. She also knew that this person had feelings for Qiao Tang, but his personality was so cold that it could not compare to the warm heart of His Majesty in the palace.
But seeing Wei Qingyan like this, she couldn't bear it. It was true that she loved Qiao Tang the most, and she also cared about Wei Qingyan, who was her son-in-law at the time. That was why she felt so resentful just now. Now that the resentment was released, all that was left was endless sighs.
"Sir, let the past be the past. We must keep moving forward. My daughter has made great progress and is doing well with His Majesty. I'm sure you've heard about it."
Wei Qingyan covered his face with his hands and remained silent for a long time.
Previously, he was immersed in official duties and ignored worldly affairs. When he guessed that the Miss Qiao in the palace was Qiao Tang, he deliberately inquired about it.
Colleagues all said that Miss Qiao was very much favored by His Majesty, and His Majesty kept her by his side every day. He even got so angry about her that he shot someone in the eye...
Everything clearly showed that His Majesty's love for Qiao Tang was genuine, and now that Nanny Wang had confirmed it, he should have understood, but—
Wei Qingyan's eyes flashed with Qiao Tang's tearful face. Thinking of Qiao Tang searching for the corpse on the cliff for him and crying for him several times, it was obvious that Qiao Tang still had feelings for him...
He asked slowly, "Tangtang, do you have anything to say to me?"
Nanny Wang knew that if Qiao Tang told her what she was saying, it might cause trouble. However, thinking of Qiao Tang's stubborn eyes, she didn't want to lie. "Young lady, I want to ask you, sir, was that zither made for her?"
Wei Qingyan shuddered all over. Tangtang had actually heard it that night and had remembered it for so long. "Yes, when I said I was making a zither for Tangtang, it wasn't drunken talk."
Nanny Wang sighed. If His Majesty hadn't been here, the two might have been able to rekindle their past relationship. "How foolish of you, sir! Why did you have to fake my death? If it weren't for that, how could the young lady and you have come to this point?"
"Even if this happened, if the young lady came to Beijing and met an adult on the street, you two..."
She murmured, "It's all a coincidence, our fate has ended!"
Wei Qingyan raised his neck and swallowed the bitterness in his heart, "It wasn't a coincidence, it was me who wronged Tangtang first, which led to this big mistake."
It’s too late to regret now, and I don’t know if there is still a chance to make amends?
At this point, Nanny Wang had nothing more to say. She patted his shoulder gently like an elder, opened the door and was about to leave.
Wei Qingyan stood up and said, "Madam, please tell Tangtang that I was the one who made her sad a few years ago. If Tangtang feels..."
He paused, thinking of Tangtang's current status, and decided to confirm Tangtang's feelings first. "If there's anything you need from me in the future, please feel free to ask."
Nanny Wang thought that he had believed her words and felt that the girl and His Majesty were already together and it would be a bad idea to interfere, so she changed her words to a safe one and felt relieved.
She was really afraid that both of them would be like moths still thinking about each other, and would rush into the fire and burn themselves. It seemed that Wei Qingyan, the former son-in-law, still had a clear mind.
She returned to the palace satisfied and relayed this message to Qiao Tang. After hearing this, Qiao Tang sat by the window with his head down and remained silent.
Nanny Wang understood her thoughts very well. "Young lady, I, an old woman, have lived for so many years and have seen countless couples break up and get back together. In the end, it only proves one thing: the right people will not separate, and the unsuitable people will keep entangled..."
"Madam, you've said this many times. Don't say it again." Qiao Tang covered his ears, clearly not wanting to hear anything at all.
Nanny Wang felt that the girl had become more and more childish since she entered the palace, and it was all because of the emperor's spoiling her.
In reality, she also indulged Qiao Tang, so she smiled softly and said, "Alright, then Madam, don't say anything more, and don't think too much, young lady. Now that Lord Wei is still alive, no one can predict what will happen to you in the future. Let's just wait and see, okay?"
After saying this, Qiao Tang turned around and hugged her, his voice muffled, "Mammy is right. No one can predict what will happen in the future."
"That's right, smile quickly, our girl looks so pretty when she smiles."
Only then did Qiao Tang smile. As they were talking, someone from the Qinzheng Palace came to invite Qiao Tang over. Nanny Wang said with a smile, "Your Majesty is a few years younger than your former son-in-law, and he's very clingy. Go quickly, young lady."
She was not saying that Pei Chengjue was clingy, she was clearly saying how much Pei Chengjue liked Qiao Tang and how much he cared for Qiao Tang.
Qiao Tang understood what was going on, so she changed into new clothes and asked the palace maids to put makeup on her. When she saw that there was nothing unusual about her, she got on the sedan chair and went to the Qinzheng Palace.
It was summer now and the weather was getting hot. Qiao Tang no longer went to the warm room but stayed in the palace with Pei Chengjue.
Pei Chengjue saw her coming and took her hand to the imperial table, "Sister, if you are bored, you can talk to me."
Qiao Tang shook her head and said nothing. Pei Chengjue stared at her intently, "Sister, you've behaved much better. Is there something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with me. It's obvious that Your Majesty doesn't like me sitting here obediently. Why are you finding fault with me?"
Qiao Tang pretended to be calm and retorted stubbornly.
"Sister, you are so good at blaming me. I like you to accompany me the most."
Pei Chengjue tapped her forehead with a folded paper. She glared at him, and Pei Chengjue laughed, "That's right. Sister, glaring at people is also beautiful."
"Your Majesty, please stop messing around."
It turned out that he was trying to make her laugh. Qiao Tang breathed a sigh of relief and casually flipped through an article, pretending to read it seriously.
Pei Chengjue's teasing voice came to my ears, "Should I tell Wei Qing that my sister falls asleep after reading his articles?"
Why are you teasing her all the time today!
Qiao Tang was dissatisfied. He raised his sleeve and slapped the article on Pei Chengjue's shoulder. His eyebrows furrowed, and his cheeks turned a pale pink as if he was angry. "Your Majesty, please get busy!"
Pei Chengjue quickly leaned over and pecked Qiao Tang's pink cheek with his thin lips. Before Qiao Tang could react, he had already picked up the cinnabar pen and started to correct the memorials honestly.
Qiao Tang didn't even have the chance to scold him, so he could only stare at his profile. Suddenly, he saw his brows furrowed and the corners of his lips droop. He knew that he was unhappy about the memorial, so he didn't say anything.
After sitting for a while, she caught a glimpse of the snacks Pei Chengjue had prepared for her. She reached into her sleeve and took one, eating it quietly and silently.
She ate several in a row without saying a word. As she was chewing the last one carefully, Pei Chengjue grabbed her hand, took a bite of the dessert, and turned around to go back to work.
Qiao Tang looked at the last remaining snack in his hand in silence and slowly finished it. At the end, he took a handkerchief and was about to wipe the remaining snack crumbs from his lips when he heard Pei Chengjue's dissatisfied voice, "Sister, I want to eat too."
"I'll go get some more..."
As soon as the sound stopped, her lips and tongue were blocked. Pei Chengjue pressed the back of her neck, his lips entwined with hers, and he was extremely excited.
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