Chapter 111 Pei Ji
The murderous intent clearly appeared after Emperor Qi Yuan said that. Could it be that Xiao Yuheng's hatred for Emperor Qi Yuan was related to Concubine Rou?
Since this matter concerns Concubine Rou's reputation, Shen Yue dare not speculate.
She was only secretly thinking in her heart, if Xiao Yuheng really took action, how should she help, how should she break through the numerous Jinwu Guards, and how should she take Concubine Rou away.
Jiang Rou seemed to have noticed something was wrong with her son, and finally spoke:
"I don't know what your majesty wants to say. It's so shameful that you have to drive Ah Heng away before you can say it."
Emperor Qi Yuan couldn't remember how long it had been since Jiang Rou had spoken to him. Now that he saw that she was willing to speak, he was so happy that he didn't care what she said.
"You are too kind, Concubine. However, what I said concerns the harem, and Seventeen cannot bear to hear it."
"Then let Ah Heng wait in the side hall."
"Alright." Emperor Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Yuheng, "Seventeen, you all should leave. Cen Xi will serve you well."
Xiao Yuheng gave a forced smile, "Yes, Your Majesty."
When they arrived at the side hall, the eunuch named Cen Xi followed Xiao Yuheng all the time, serving him tea and massaging his shoulders. He was even closer to him than Shen Yue, the personal bodyguard.
This is not serving, it is clearly surveillance.
Seeing that Cen Xi was following closely, Xiao Yuheng called Shen Yue over and said in a pointed way:
"Ayue, go back to the palace and catch the yellow toad that I want to give to my mother to amuse her. If this beast disobeys me or has any inappropriate thoughts, kill it."
Shen Yue hesitated for a moment, bowed and said "yes", then strode out of the side hall.
She walked past the Jinwu Guards and came to an empty corner. She tiptoed and soared over a foot high, landing steadily on the roof.
Following her memory, she found the place where Jiang Rou and Emperor Qi Yuan were talking and lifted a tile.
At this time, there were only two people left in the front hall. Jiang Rou leaned on the side of the main seat, drinking tea slowly, while Emperor Qi Yuan sat opposite her at the small table, his rough big hands trying to cover Jiang Rou's jade fingers.
"Rou Rou, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so radiant, unlike me, who is old."
Shen Yue was shocked.
Rourou?
He called her so affectionately, could it really be what she imagined?
No wonder Jiang Rou didn't salute and Emperor Qi Yuan wasn't angry. No wonder Xiao Yuheng asked him to catch a yellow toad. It turns out there really is a yellow toad here!
She was furious, but she couldn't help but think that the late emperor and Jiang Rou had such a huge age gap, and Emperor Qi Yuan was more of the same age as her...
Whose son is Xiao Yuheng?
Inside the palace, Jiang Rou raised her slender hand, lightly dodged Emperor Qi Yuan's touch, and sneered, "Your Majesty, please speak frankly."
Emperor Qi Yuan was not annoyed. He picked up the teapot and refilled her teapot. "I heard that Concubine Ning made you angry yesterday?"
"Not really. If any random person could make me angry, I would have died of rage long ago!"
"Rou Rou is right."
Emperor Qi Yuan smiled and said, "You should know that Concubine Ning is the sister of Marquis Pingyang. A few days ago, Seventeen killed her eldest nephew because of some official business. She was so angry that she came to you to make trouble. You should not bother with her."
"Heh!" Jiang Rou glanced at him with disdain.
Unbelievable, right? Her second nephew was also killed by my son.
"That Concubine Ning is a coward. If it weren't for Wan Mei's instigation, would she have dared to come to my Changchun Palace and make trouble? Every word she said was an allusion to the fact that I was indebted to you, Xiao Yuli, for your kindness. She said that His Majesty's favor towards all the concubines in the harem is not even one ten-thousandth that of the Concubine Dowager. I only ripped her mouth to pieces and that was a relief for her!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Even if Rourou kills her, it's all her own fault. When I get back, I'll have her mouth sewn shut and thrown into the cold palace!"
At this point, Emperor Qi Yuan's Adam's apple moved slightly and he sighed deeply.
"Rou Rou, I haven't heard my name from your mouth for many years. In fact, what Concubine Ning said is true. All these years, I have been thinking about you..."
On the roof, Shen Yue's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Fortunately, the second half of Emperor Qi Yuan's sentence put her at ease:
"I even came to Changchun Palace more than once, wanting to take you by force. But for some reason, every time I came to your palace, I felt weak all over, unable to move. Later, even the sight of you... made me feel afraid."
Jiang Rou didn't reply, but Shen Yue clearly saw her disdainful look and the slightly raised corners of her mouth.
Jiang Rou learned from the Medicine King Zhou Dian. If she wanted to prepare some medicine or spices that would cause impotence, it would be easier than breathing.
It seems that Emperor Qi Yuan did have improper thoughts about Jiang Rou, but for many years, Jiang Rou had been using drugs to protect herself, so he failed to succeed.
"Sometimes I wonder if you still can't forget Pei Ji..."
"That's enough, Xiao Yuli!"
Jiang Rou slammed the table, stood up, and looked down at Emperor Qi Yuan.
"I don't want to bother with you, and you're still so excited? Do you really think that the two pounds of meat under your crotch is worth everyone's attention? From the moment you snatched me to the East Palace and burned the peach forest, you should have known that you would never win my heart!"
"As an emperor, instead of ruling your empire properly, you keep running to a concubine's palace. Do you think I'm like your concubine, the late concubine, who serves me first and then serves my son?"
"Stop pretending?" Emperor Qi Yuan sneered.
"I've said all this because you're still thinking about that guy. It's a shame he's already turned into a red-eyed, white-haired monster, pierced by thousands of arrows, and eaten by wild dogs in the mass graves until not a scrap is left!"
When Shen Yue on the roof heard this, her jaw almost dropped.
Red-eyed, white-haired monster? He was referring to… the great general Pei Ji who protected the nation back then?
Xiao Yuheng was born with a cold poison. According to Shen Yue's analysis, this poison was most likely inherited from his father.
Although there are no cases of inherited poisoning in genetics, Xiao Yuheng said that his cold poison is likely related to the Ice Soul Heart-Eating Gu. It is not impossible that the poison was transmitted to the embryo through body fluids.
In addition, Pei Ji has a close relationship with Jiang Rou... I'm afraid he is really Xiao Yuheng's father!
In the front hall, Jiang Rou's eyes were red and her fists were clenched suddenly, but it was only for a moment before she burst into laughter.
Emperor Qi Yuan looked at her, confused, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm just laughing at your childishness, Xiao Yuli."
Jiang Rou stared at him with an extremely cold gaze.
"You still remember those trivial things from over 20 years ago. Isn't that childish?"
"Now that there's no Empress Dowager or Empress, I can be considered the hegemon of the harem. I can even be considered half your biological mother, Xiao Yuli. Why should I still dwell on the past?"
"Look ahead, Your Majesty. From the moment you burned the peach forest and attempted to exterminate my mother's clan, there was no possibility between you and me."
Jiang Rou closed her eyes and said, "Let's go. I don't want to see you."
Emperor Qi Yuan gritted his teeth, stared at her for a long time, and slowly said, "Rou Rou, one day, I will make you willingly lie at my feet!"
After saying this, he flicked his wide sleeves and strode out of Changchun Palace.
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