Chapter 59 Cheng Shuyi, You Have a Cruel Heart
"It's me."
Pei Yanli's voice was deep and tired.
Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief.
I got out of bed and lit a lamp.
The white lampshade makes the dim candlelight look very gentle.
Cheng Shuyi turned around and saw Pei Yanli wearing mourning clothes. She was very inappropriate... and her eyes lit up.
Cough cough!
Now is not the time to think about that.
Cheng Shuyi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"
He was wearing mourning clothes and it was the middle of the night.
Could something have happened in the Regent's Palace?
Pei Yanli looked at her quietly, his expression surprisingly calm.
But it was just on the surface. He knew how deeply his heart was churning.
Pei Yanli walked towards her slowly, "Cheng Shuyi, why did you suddenly come back to Beijing?"
His tone didn't sound like a question.
Instead, it seemed as if he already knew the answer and just wanted to hear it from her in person.
Cheng Shuyi's heart was filled with alarm. She looked at him directly: "What do you mean by suddenly returning to Beijing? I don't understand what you mean."
It's been more than two months, why did he suddenly think of asking this?
She's exposed?!
The first possibility that came to Cheng Shuyi’s mind was Qin Yan!
Depend on!
Didn’t we agree to keep it a secret for her?
Pei Yanli stopped one step away from her, his eyes fixed on hers.
"You have five years to bring your two children back to the capital to find me. Why didn't you come back before, but at this time?"
Cheng Shuyi's eyelashes trembled, and he clenched his right fist and pinched the hem of his clothes.
He saw all her little movements.
Pei Yanli continued to press the issue: "Since you returned to the capital, you have been doing one thing, trying every possible way to stuff the two children into the palace, but you don't like the Regent Palace at all, don't you?"
Judging from Cheng Shuyi's various behaviors, she has no interest in the Regent's Palace at all.
I don't want his status or his money.
Even when it came to being his principal wife, she only paid lip service to her eagerness.
But she never showed him any action.
Pei Yanli gritted his teeth secretly, seeming very angry that she didn't care about him so much.
Cheng Shuyi was certain that he already knew that she was seriously ill.
I won’t pretend anymore.
"Your Majesty, you already know that I'm sick, right?"
Her expression turned cold, and her hands, which were nervously pinching the hem of her clothes, loosened and she sat down next to the table.
"Tell me, what else do you want to know?"
"Why did you hide it from me?!"
Pei Yanli suddenly moved closer, his bloodshot eyes staring at her intently.
"If Imperial Physician Zhao hadn't told me, how long would you have kept it a secret from me? Until the moment of your death?"
"Cheng Shuyi, you have such a cruel heart."
The thought that Cheng Shuyi didn't tell him that she was seriously ill and dying until she died made him feel uncomfortable.
Pei Yanli felt like he was going crazy!
Cheng Shuyi frowned and said sarcastically, "Why should I tell you? Does it make any difference whether I tell you or not?"
"I told you, will your mother accept Xu Xu? Will your concubine like my child?"
"Pei Yanli, why are you angry?"
"You ask me why I am angry!"
Pei Yanli clenched his fists and questioned her angrily in a low voice: "Don't you care about my feelings at all?!"
"I don't care if I find out you're going to die and I get sad, crazy, and filled with regret!"
The corners of his eyes were bloodshot and his pupils trembled slightly in anger.
Cheng Shuyi was forced to lean back by him, holding onto the table to steady his body, and turned his face away to avoid his breath.
"Your Majesty, since you already know why I returned to the capital, why do you need to care about whether I care about your feelings?"
Didn't he know that her purpose was just to entrust her with the care of her child?
Why are you so angry!
"Cheng! Shu! Yi!" Pei Yanli pinched her face and forced her to look up at him: "Don't you like me at all?"
What he feared most was that the moments they had spent together before were just pretense.
It was a pretense she put on in order to get the two children into the mansion.
ah?
Is this why he's angry?
Cheng Shuyi's eyes were open and he laughed, "Your Highness, you suffered at my hands six years ago. Why haven't you learned your lesson six years later?"
Six years ago, she used him to kill her aunt's family, who had wiped out the entire Marquis's mansion.
Six years later, he is still being used.
Pei Yanli couldn't help but increase the strength of his big hands, and his eyes instantly turned red.
It's really fake!
His heart was broken.
Pei Yanli thought he was a hard-hearted person and could not be hurt by anyone.
But he overestimated himself and underestimated the power of feelings.
At this moment, he felt wronged and angry.
Why doesn't she like him!
"Cheng Shuyi, you really have a cruel heart!" Pei Yanli let go of her and turned away.
Cheng Shuyi's cheeks felt numb, but at this moment, she was more self-doubting.
Did she see it right just now?
Was Pei Yanli about to cry just now?
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Cheng Shuyi immediately rejected it.
Pei Yanli is the regent and is said to kill people without blinking an eye. How could he cry over a little emotional hurt?
It’s ridiculous to think about it.
Pei Yanli returned home to continue his mourning period.
When he came back this time, he looked much sadder than before, and it was sincere!
The other members of the Pei family were infected by this and started crying again.
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After last night, Cheng Shuyi no longer had much hope for the Regent's Palace.
When Pei Yanli learned that she was about to die, he would probably still accept the two children.
At least there is no problem in taking care of them as they grow up.
As for how the two children will fare when they grow up, it all depends on the inheritance she entrusted to Hui'an Bank.
Therefore, Cheng Shuyi’s current priority is to earn more money and buy more land.
Qulou is almost ready.
Cheng Shuyi asked people to post the flyers. People in Shengjing City knew about the unique style and flyers without having to guess.
Qulou is also Cheng Shuyi's property.
Moreover, the winding building is located in the willow alley.
This made some people want to take advantage of her.
"Mr. Qin, the Qulou will open the day after tomorrow. I'll treat you. You must have a few more drinks."
Cheng Shuyi had just completed the first inheritance entrustment at Hui'an Bank, which was some silver and house deeds and land deeds she had earned since ancient times.
She entrusted all the money she earned after returning to ancient times, as well as her current house, shop, and land deeds to Hui'an Piaohao.
When she buys a shop later, she will continue to entrust it to Hui'an Bank.
Qin Yan waved his hand: "Forget it, I've drunk enough these past two days."
When the two discussed the terms of the entrustment, Cheng Shuyi chose to discuss it in her Qulou.
As she talked, she fiddled with the wine and tea in her hands.
He almost vomited from drinking!
"But the Japanese gentleman will still come to listen to the music later." Qin Yan said proudly.
After seeing Qin Yan off, Cheng Shuyi turned around and went back to continue making preparations with the store staff.
On the way home, I passed by Shen's house.
Cheng Shuyi turned and went in.
In the first few days after Qulou opened, she would probably have to watch in the store and wait until everyone in the store got the hang of it before letting go.
The two children will have to be taken care of by Shen Zhou first.
But she didn't know that Pei Yanli was already at Cheng's house.
She doesn't need to find someone to take care of the children.
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