Chapter 11 Playing Hard to Get
Even after leaving Fenghe Palace, Pei Tingyue still felt it was a bit absurd.
The result of this test was far beyond her expectations.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the queen was sincere or just hiding it well.
Suddenly, Pei Tingyue remembered what the emperor said yesterday.
As his wife, he seemed to trust the queen very much.
Could it be that the queen is really kind and virtuous?
She was thinking a lot along the way until a voice interrupted her chaotic thoughts.
"Talent, be careful." Yun Shu reminded.
Pei Tingyue suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had arrived at the gate of Changle Palace. In the courtyard, Concubine Song was admiring the snow.
Seeing this, she suppressed all her doubts deep in her heart.
He stepped over the threshold and was about to pay his respects to the imperial concubine, but after taking a few steps he found the world was spinning.
Before he could steady himself, he suddenly lost consciousness.
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When he opened his eyes again, Pei Tingyue saw the familiar sky-blue tent with dim candlelight dancing on it.
After staring at it for a long time, his pupils slowly focused.
Noticing someone beside the couch, she tilted her head to look.
It's the emperor.
Sitting in front of the couch, concentrating on reading a book.
"Your Majesty." She spoke suddenly, her voice a little hoarse.
Hearing the noise, Xie Chen put down the book in his hand and seemed to be relieved: "Tingyue finally woke up."
Pei Tingyue wanted to stand up and salute him, but he pushed her back down as soon as she raised her body.
"You are not feeling well, so you don't need to bow."
Pei Tingyue lay back down in the warm bed, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with this concubine?"
Xie Chen pulled the quilt up for her and sighed, "The imperial physician came to check your pulse earlier and said you were exhausted and fainted due to lack of strength."
Pei Tingyue blinked and was speechless for a moment.
She really didn't expect that she was so weak.
Wasn't it just that he had served the emperor in bed several times, and went back and forth several times, but he actually ended up in a coma.
She clenched her fists silently in her heart, thought it over carefully, and after making up her mind, she began to exercise seriously.
Seeing her gloomy look, Xie Chen raised an eyebrow and joked: "It turns out that what Tingyue said last night was true. I thought it was a trick of playing hard to get."
Hearing this, Pei Tingyue's blood surged throughout his body.
Didn’t you see she was crying like that?
What the hell is playing hard to get?
When she looked up and saw the teasing in the man's eyes, the ridiculous scenes of last night suddenly appeared in her mind.
Shame suddenly spread throughout my body, and my face felt very hot.
Pei Tingyue reached out and grabbed the collar of the person in front of him and shook him, begging for mercy softly: "Your Majesty..."
"Okay, I won't mention it anymore." Xie Chen saw that her pale face was gradually getting red and her peach blossom eyes were shining. He said with satisfaction, "Finally, you are a little more energetic."
“…”
It turned out that he was just teasing her.
Pei Tingyue bit her lip angrily.
I made a mental note of him.
Seeing that she was in better spirits, Xie Chen helped her sit up slowly, and asked someone to bring a soft pillow with gold thread and place it behind her waist.
"Tingyue, open your mouth."
A spoonful of white porridge was placed against Pei Tingyue's lips. She hesitated for a moment, but still ate it obediently.
Taking advantage of Xie Chen's cool breeze, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I will do it myself."
She always felt a little awkward when someone fed her porridge mouthful by mouthful.
Xie Chen coaxed softly, "It will be finished soon."
Pei Tingyue had no choice but to obey.
After finishing a bowl of porridge, Xie Chen wiped the corner of her lips with a handkerchief and said, "Take good care of yourself these few days. I am waiting for you."
This sentence implies that he will not summon others these days.
Hearing this, Pei Tingyue's face became even more shy, and her eyes were frighteningly bright: "I will recover as soon as possible."
Xie Chen gently touched her little face and praised: "So good."
The two of them were affectionate for a while, and Xie Chen gave her some careful instructions before leaving.
Seeing his figure disappear at the door of the inner bedroom, the smile on Pei Tingyue's face slowly faded.
She looked outside through the diamond-shaped window, feeling gloomy, and had no idea what time it was.
Just as she was about to call for help, Yun Shu came into the inner chamber carrying a bowl of pitch-black medicinal liquid. "This is the tonic prescribed by the imperial physician. Drink it quickly, my lady."
Pei Tingyue took the porcelain bowl and drank it in one breath.
"What time is it now?
Yun Shu took the empty bowl and handed it to her with a candied fruit. "It's already afternoon. Dinner will be served in an hour."
Pei Tingyue waved her hand, indicating that she didn't want to eat.
She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that she had slept for almost a whole day.
"Tell me in detail what happened after I fainted."
Thinking back to that morning, Yun Shu was still terrified. "After the talented lady fainted, no matter how I called her, she wouldn't wake up. I was so scared that I almost cried. Fortunately, the imperial concubine was in the courtyard admiring the snow. After hearing my cries, she came over to check on the situation.
Seeing you fall to the ground, the Imperial Concubine quickly picked up the concubine and went to the back hall, not forgetting to call the imperial physician.
Pei Tingyue interrupted in time, feeling surprised: "The Imperial Concubine personally carried me back."
Yun Shu nodded: "Yes."
Pei Tingyue imagined the scene and found it quite strange.
Whether it was the day she first met Concubine Song, or this time when she brought her back to the palace.
This Concubine Song doesn't look sick at all.
So she stayed indoors not because she was weak, but because she didn't want to get involved in the harem struggles?
The more Pei Tingyue thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. If Concubine Song wanted to fight, she wouldn't have been mentioned in just a few words in the original book.
Yun Shu continued, "The Imperial Concubine didn't leave until the Imperial Physician took the Concubine's pulse and confirmed that she was fine."
"When the Empress heard about this, she immediately asked the ladies-in-waiting to bring a lot of nourishing supplements."
"What I didn't expect was that the Emperor came here in person this afternoon. This shows that the talented lady is truly favored now!"
Pei Tingyue remained silent.
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