Chapter 114 Killing the Concubine
The hall fell into dead silence.
There was murderous intent in Xie Chen's dark eyes, and he called out Concubine Shen's full name.
"Shen Yuyao."
Concubine Shen flinched at the tone.
"So what if I tell this bitch? She's just a pawn. Showing her some love is a huge favor. What else do she want?!"
She stepped forward and pulled Pei Tingyue out, "Don't you want to know the truth? Ask! Why don't you ask?!"
Pei Tingyue was pushed and shoved, but she did not resist. She just covered her ears and cried.
Concubine Shen forcibly pushed her hand away and made her face it.
"You bitch, you thought you were favored by the emperor, but now you know..."
“Pah.”
After the loud applause, the hall returned to silence.
Concubine Shen covered her mouth and stopped talking.
She was stunned and shed tears: "Ah Chen, you hit me for this bitch."
"This is the first time I've hit a woman." Xie Chen's face was horrified. He pointed at the palace door and said, "If you don't want to be the first concubine to be executed by me, get out of here."
Concubine Shen could hardly believe her ears.
Tears flashed in her eyes, "You only have eyes for this bitch now, and you have completely forgotten our past..."
The veins on Xie Chen's forehead were throbbing. The man was crying loudly. He didn't want to listen to Concubine Shen wasting time here, so he called Liang Yao.
“Confine Shen Baolin to Yaohua Palace.”
Liang Yao widened his eyes in surprise, then hurriedly pulled Shen Baolin down.
Shen Baolin's clear face smiled foolishly, tears flowing down uncontrollably.
The dispute has been won and lost.
That bitch hadn't even said anything yet, and she had already suffered such a miserable defeat.
Ah Chen, she is no longer in his heart.
After everyone left, Xie Chen was silent for a moment, then slowly walked to the corner where Pei Tingyue was curled up.
He half-knelt in front of Pei Tingyue and gently wiped the blood from the corner of her lips with his fingertips.
A rare look of helplessness appeared on his face, and for a moment, he didn't know how to explain.
Pei Tingyue cried for a long time, her eyes were swollen. Perhaps she felt that she was doomed to have no way to escape, so she slowly stopped crying.
Thinking about the scene just now, she had a glimmer of hope in her eyes, and she grabbed Xie Chen's wrist and asked, "Concubine Shen lied to me on purpose, right?"
Xie Chen was silent.
Pei Tingyue noticed his abnormality, and the light in her eyes dimmed again. She whimpered vaguely in her throat like a dying animal, "Just say something, no matter what it is, and I will believe it."
Xie Chen closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were red: "I can explain."
explain?
So those are all true.
Pei Tingyue was completely disappointed by this sentence.
She burst into tears.
"What's there to explain? Didn't you use me as a shield, or didn't you give me a cold shoulder?
"Even if it means being a substitute, I'm willing to do it. But why are you doing this? Using me as a shield? Are you trying to sacrifice my life for someone else's safety?"
"Why did you give me cold medicine? I was so looking forward to having a child with you."
"Is it funny that I'm indulging in this? Is it fun to ruin a true heart? Why do you treat me like this?"
“Why! Why!”
"Woo woo woo woo."
"Woo woo woo woo."
These broken words dislocated Xie Chen's internal organs, and the pain gradually spread throughout his body.
"Tingyue, will you listen to me?"
Pei Tingyue's face was covered with tears. Looking at the big hand that was about to wipe her tears, she backed away in fear, "Don't touch me!"
There was a corner behind her and she had no way to avoid it, but she had no strength left. She knelt and crawled on the ground for two steps to avoid his reach.
Seeing her like this, Xie Chen's heart trembled a few times, and his voice was full of panic, "Pei Tingyue!"
Pei Tingyue collapsed on the ground and cried pitifully, her eyes blurred with tears, "Don't call me, I hate you."
Xie Chen's eyes turned red at these words.
He swallowed the bloody smell rising in his throat and asked in a hoarse voice, "What did you say?"
On weekdays, she always said that she liked him and admired him,
He never thought that one day he would hear the word hate from her mouth.
Pei Tingyue did not answer him, but stood up with difficulty with the help of Hua Ji beside him, and staggered out.
The sky outside the palace had changed.
Thunder suddenly roared in the sky, dark clouds gathered, and fine raindrops covered the world.
Pei Tingyue hurriedly fled Chengming Palace in a mahogany sedan chair.
But halfway through the journey, they were stopped by a bright yellow dragon chariot.
Xie Chen ignored the pouring autumn rain, went straight down, snatched the oil-paper umbrella from Liang Yao's hand, and stood in front of the mahogany sedan.
"Tingyue, come out."
There was no movement inside for a long time.
Xie Chen felt something was wrong, so he suddenly lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.
The woman's face was pale with tears on it. She was leaning limply in the sedan chair, having fainted.
Xie Chen's heart trembled, and he quickly carried the person out, and ordered: "Call the imperial physician to Chengming Palace!"
*
In Fenghe Palace.
Queen Cui sat on the Arhat couch, quietly reading a Buddhist scripture.
Zhi Wu came in quietly, "Your Majesty, I've found out everything. Concubine Pei is fine, she just had a miscarriage, and the Emperor is keeping watch."
Empress Cui slowly closed the scripture and said, "She can't escape this fate."
Zhiwu sighed, "Pei Jieyu is quite pitiful. She finally made it this far, but suddenly found out it was all fake. She must be overwhelmed. If it were just one thing, it would be easy to digest. But these two things at once are a huge blow."
"When the people return to the palace, send some tonic medicine over. She is already frail, and if she gets pregnant, it will be even harder for her to give birth."
"Yes." Zhiwu agreed.
*
What caught my eye was the familiar gold-woven tent.
Pei Tingyue stared blankly, with no expression on his face.
The palace maids in Chengming Palace saw that she had woken up and hurried over to greet her, "Jieyu, you are awake. Do you want to get up and wash up?"
Pei Tingyue seemed to be unaware of the outside world, neither speaking nor moving.
The palace maids dared not persuade him anymore and slowly retreated.
Xie Chen came back from court and went straight to the bedroom before he had time to change into court clothes.
Seeing the crystal tears in the corners of the woman's eyes, he wiped them away carefully.
Pei Tingyue reflected his figure, and after a long time, he finally took action.
She ignored the help and got off the couch, kneeling directly in front of Xie Chen.
Pei Tingyue's face was calm, her eyes were dead, "Yesterday, I was disrespectful. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Xie Chen watched her movements, veins popping out on the back of his hands, blood oozing from his eyes, it was so heartbreaking.
He swallowed the words of explanation and squeezed out two words from his lips.
"stand up."
Pei Tingyue shook her head, her pale lips opening and closing, "I kneel down, not only to apologize, but also to ask for a favor from the Emperor."
She gently stroked her belly, "After all, it is the emperor's child. When it is born, even if the emperor doesn't like it, don't treat it badly."
"The concubines in the harem don't like me, and neither will they like this child. If the Empress doesn't want to raise it, then give it to the Concubine Dowager to raise. Perhaps there's still a chance for it to survive."
Xie Chen was almost speechless.
His heart was bleeding,
"Why should our children be raised by others? What about you?"
Pei Tingyue laughed bitterly.
She looked up and tried to hold back her tears, but they eventually fell.
"As for me...I don't want to be a pawn anymore."
"After I give birth to a child and am completely useless, Your Majesty can depose me or even kill me."
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