Chapter 381: Anxiety
He answered so seriously that he accidentally won the chess game against the emperor.
Pei Huaijin, “……!!!”
Can he take back his move?
Pei Huaijin looked at Xie Jingyu at a loss.
Xie Jingyu smiled and said, "Victory over the Emperor?"
Pei Huaijin's heart was pounding. He had never encountered such a situation in his life, and his grandfather had never taught him how to deal with it.
Xie Jingyu walked up to him and patted his shoulder, "Huai Jin won, did the emperor give a reward?"
No one is more sensible than Xie Jingyu.
Even Eunuch An couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
The emperor wanted to see Pei Huaijin, so he used a painting to give him the opportunity to summon Pei Huaijin into the palace. The summons was done in front of Queen Song, who was not suspicious at all except for being angry.
Bring the Crown Prince's Consort into the palace and give the Emperor the opportunity to have Pei Huaijin accompany him for dinner.
Let Pei Huaijin play chess with the emperor and give the emperor a chance to reward Pei Huaijin.
He has served the emperor for decades, but he is not as good as the Prince of Jingbei in understanding the emperor's thoughts.
However, Xie Jingyu was forced to do this because he was afraid that the emperor would want to see Pei Huaijin again in a couple of days. It would not be difficult to find an excuse for the emperor once, but it would be difficult the second and third time.
Just let the emperor see enough at once. When Pei Huaijin returns to his roots, you can summon him whenever you want, but don't look for him again.
Pei Huaijin said hurriedly, "This game is played on behalf of the Jingbei Prince's wife. If there is any reward, it should be given to her."
Shen Wan said, "You deserve it. I have never beaten the emperor in chess..."
Don't say it, it makes him look even more stupid.
How did he win against the emperor?
Pei Huaijin was very nervous, but the emperor took off the jade pendant he had been wearing around his waist for many years and gave it to Pei Huaijin.
Pei Huaijin didn't dare to accept it, nor did he dare to refuse. He looked at Xie Jingyu, who said, "This is a gift from the Emperor, why don't you take it quickly?"
Pei Huaijin didn't dare to refuse, and when Xie Jingyu asked him to take it, Pei Huaijin could only stretch out his hands, respectfully accept the reward, and then thank the emperor.
The eunuch came in from outside, but didn't dare to come forward. Eunuch An said, "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."
"Serve the food."
Finally I can walk again.
Pei Huaijin breathed a sigh of relief, but it was obviously too early. He only heard the emperor say, "You will all accompany me for dinner."
Pei Huaijin, “…???”
Pei Huaijin couldn't believe it.
My grandfather has never dined with the emperor.
The first time he entered the palace, he played chess with the emperor, chatted with him, and even had meals together?
It feels like a dream.
Soon the imperial kitchen delivered lunch. Since Chen Wan and Pei Huaijin had both entered the palace, the emperor would definitely keep them for dinner. Eunuch An specifically ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.
There were thirty-six imperial dishes, all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, most of which could not be named.
Old Master Pei is a man of integrity. Although he is not completely incorruptible, he is almost there. The Pei family can be said to have enough food and drink, but they are still far from being extravagant. On the contrary, these days, he has been detained in the mansion, and the Lin family has sent him meals, so the food he eats is better than in Lianzhou.
Pei Huaijin, “…”
The imperial meal was set out, the eunuch moved the stools, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu's meals were set out, just as before.
The young eunuch didn't know Pei Huaijin's identity, so he placed the stool next to Xie Jingyu.
Eunuch An winked at the young eunuch, who silently moved the stool to the emperor's lower left, opposite Shen Wan.
The young eunuch thought that a certain master's status had been elevated and he could finally sit next to the emperor for meals. Then he saw Xie Jingyu sitting in his previous seat.
Shen Wan, “…???”
Pei Huaijin, “…???”
The Prince of Jingbei is sitting there. Where is he sitting?
Eunuch An smiled and said, "Fourth Young Master Pei, please sit here."
Could he switch places with the Prince of Jingbei...
Pei Huaijin sat down with a nervous look on his face.
Shen Wan has accompanied the emperor to dinner several times and is not afraid of the emperor at all.
but--
Why does she feel so strange about the position she is in today?
She and Xie Jingyu accompanied the emperor for dinner, making Xie Jingyu seem redundant.
She, Xie Jingyu and Pei Huaijin accompanied the emperor for dinner, but Xie Jingyu still seemed redundant.
Looking up, he caught a glimpse of Pei Huaijin's and the emperor's very similar eyebrows and eyes, and a hint of speculation flashed through Shen Wan's heart.
She knew that Pei Huaijin was not Master Pei’s biological son, so could he be a prince?
Once this speculation came to my mind, I couldn't suppress it because their eyebrows and eyes are really similar.
If that's the case, it makes sense.
But why is she sitting here?
Shen Wan didn't dare to think that she was the emperor's princess. The fact that she was married to Xiao Yun in her previous life, although they were not actually husband and wife, was enough to make her feel disgusted.
Just as the emperor was picking up some food for Shen Wan, Shen Wan decisively put an end to these messy speculations.
The emperor picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs that Shen Wan liked, and also picked up a chicken leg and put it in Pei Huaijin’s bowl.
Pei Huaijin, “…???”
The emperor also picked up food for me?
Isn’t this emperor too nice?
Seeing Chen Wan picking up food for the emperor again, Pei Huaijin was in a dilemma again. Should he pick up food for the emperor?
I dare not pick up any food.
If I don’t pick up any food, I’ll feel like I’m not very sensible.
I have never been so nervous about eating. I am definitely going to have indigestion.
Just when he didn't know what to do, Eunuch An beside him whispered, "Pick some food for the emperor."
Pei Huaijin, “…”
Not knowing the emperor's preferences, Pei Huaijin imitated Shen Wan and picked up a piece of green vegetables for the emperor with chopsticks.
The emperor and Shen Wan were talking and laughing, and occasionally asked Pei Huaijin for his opinion. He was so gentle that he didn't seem like an emperor at all. Pei Huaijin was not a shy person, but he firmly believed in the saying "to serve the emperor is like serving a tiger", so he spoke cautiously. Feeling that the emperor and the Princess of Jingbei were friendly, he naturally spoke more relaxedly.
A certain gentleman sat there, eating quietly.
But it’s not good to eat too fast.
After he could eat no more, the emperor asked, "Are you full?"
A bad premonition suddenly flashed through Xie Jingyu's heart.
Sure enough, the next sentence——
"There are a few memorials left over there. Go and help me review them."
Xie Jingyu felt like vomiting three liters of blood.
Not only did the emperor and his two sons enjoy family happiness, but he also sent him to review memorials. Is it possible to bully a son-in-law like this?
Under Pei Huaijin's shocked gaze, a certain nameless and insignificant prince consort resigned himself to his fate and went to review the memorials.
Can the Prince of Jingbei still review memorials on behalf of the emperor?
Isn't this something that only the prince in charge of regent and the left and right prime ministers can do under special circumstances?
After Shen Wan suspected that Xie Jingyu was the prince, Pei Huaijin also suspected so.
But if he was a prince, his seat was too far away from the emperor, and the emperor didn't even pick up any food for the Prince of Jingbei.
...The prince consort was feeling miserable, but he had no place to vent his grievances.
Fortunately, there were only a dozen memorials, and he had finished reviewing them before Shen Wan and the others had finished eating.
The emperor enjoyed the lunch very much. When he put down his chopsticks, Xie Jingyu and the emperor took their leave.
The emperor did not keep them any longer.
After the coffin of Concubine Chen is buried in the imperial mausoleum, we can find an opportunity to bring Pei Huaijin back to his ancestral home. However, it will take time for Shen Wan to do so.
After leaving the imperial study, the three of them walked towards the horse racing field.
On the way, Shen Wan couldn't help but asked Xie Jingyu in a low voice, "Is Pei Huaijin the emperor's prince?"
Xie Jingyu asked, "Did you see that?"
Shen Wan, “……!!!”
It’s true.
Shen Wan looked incredulous.
Xie Jingyu asked, "Then what?"
Shen Wan looked at him blankly, "What then?"
Xie Jingyu's mouth twitched.
It turns out that this woman can only guess whether others are princes, but not whether she is a princess.
It's so obvious, but you still can't guess it. I can't be angry with him for deliberately hiding it in the future.
Arriving at the horse farm, Xie Jingyu helped Chen pull the carriage. Eunuch An came over and said, "In three days, the coffin of Concubine Chen will be escorted back to the capital. The emperor is afraid of any mishaps, so he asked the prince to bring the fourth young master Pei to meet her."
"I see."
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