Chapter 208 We Will Have a Home
The next day.
Before Pei Tingyue could fully wake up, a thought came to her mind.
regret.
Extremely regretful.
She never expected that the emperor was so good, so great.
What happened yesterday was really no different from courting death.
She almost didn't survive.
In the end, the five senses became extremely sensitive, and they would tremble several times when touched.
But the emperor was cruel and loved to torture her like this.
Really...
Pei Tingyue gritted his teeth in hatred.
She turned around, wanting to seek revenge, but there was no one beside her.
She supported herself on the bed and tried to get up.
But he suddenly felt weak all over and fell back again.
Pei Tingyue: “…”
She stared at the golden gauze curtain, thinking blankly, it seems that she has been really tortured.
I didn't even have the strength to get up.
Just as I was stunned, I heard a very light sound of footsteps and a teasing voice rang out, "Sister is awake."
Hearing this name, Pei Tingyue pulled the quilt over her and covered her head in shame and anger.
Xie Chen's face was filled with satisfaction. He sat on the edge of the couch, watching for a while at his leisure, before pulling the quilt down. "I'm so bored."
Pei Tingyue didn't want to live anymore: "Then just bore yourself to death."
"But I feel bad."
Pei Tingyue didn't believe it. She had told him everything last night, but not only did this man not let her go, he even got worse. She gritted her teeth and said, "Bad guy."
Xie Chen responded to this and said in a gentle voice: “Okay, the bad guy will apply medicine to you now.”
He melted the ointment on his fingertips and reached under the quilt.
Pei Tingyue dodged: "No, it hurts already."
Xie Chen sighed: "If you don't take medicine, the recovery will be very slow and even more tiring."
Pei Tingyue whimpered, and pulled back the quilt in despair.
Xie Chen couldn't bear to torment her any further and quickly applied the medicine.
"Are you still making trouble?"
Pei Tingyue made a bitter face and shook her head quickly.
Xie Chen saw that she seemed to have learned her lesson, so he just threatened her, "If you do it again, it won't be this simple."
Pei Tingyue fell silent completely.
This is easy?!
One night is easy?!
It would be better to change this sentence to: If it happens again, she will not live.
Seeing her silence, Xie Chen pinched her snow-white cheek and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it."
Pei Tingyue was indeed hungry.
I mentioned two refreshing side dishes and some cold noodles.
Xie Chen gave the order, then carried her out of the inner bedroom and placed her on the couch.
The two of them spoke softly and tenderly, creating a warm and cozy room.
*
at the same time.
Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Ningshou Palace.
Concubine Chen sat upright in the main hall, flipping through the book lazily.
In the hall stood the chief steward and deputy chief steward, all of them solemn and respectful.
Ever since the Emperor, Empress and Empress Dowager led all the concubines away, the imperial palace has been managed by Concubine Chen, the chief concubine.
She was very strict with her subordinates and would hold them accountable for any slight mistake, so the stewards and deputy stewards had to pay extra attention when answering.
"Why did the two Toffees use so much ice this month?"
The steward in charge of the ice immediately came out and replied, "We had a lot of ice stored last year, and now the masters are away, so we'll give the remaining masters whatever they want."
Concubine Chen was dissatisfied: "How can this be done? There is a difference between superiors and subordinates. These two concubines are more powerful than me. Do they have to stand before me?"
The steward immediately admitted his mistake: "Please forgive me, my lady, I know I was wrong."
Just as Concubine Chen was about to say something, a palace attendant outside the palace suddenly announced, "His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has arrived!"
Concubine Chen was surprised.
Didn’t my son go on a southern tour? Why did he suddenly return to the palace?
Could something have happened?
She immediately sent away everyone in the room, fixed her makeup a little, and then let King Xuan in.
"Zhao'er, why did you return to Beijing?"
After King Xuan came in, he stood in the hall without any greeting. It took a long time before he spoke, "Mother, you can no longer live in Ningshou Palace."
Concubine Chen's pupils shrank. She didn't expect his first words to be like this. The loving expression on her face disappeared immediately. She stood up and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
King Xuan said coldly, "Don't you know what your mother has done?"
Concubine Chen's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that the matter concerning Concubine Luo was exposed?
Didn’t we agree that you wouldn’t identify her?
When the two of them were planning, Concubine Luo did promise not to acknowledge Concubine Chen. But that was when she was favored, and she had the courage to acknowledge her because of her pregnancy.
But Concubine Luo failed and had no confidence at all. If she had to bear the consequences alone, she would not be banished to the cold palace, but sentenced to death.
When disaster strikes, everyone flees. In order to survive, she naturally has to identify Concubine Chen.
Concubine Chen tried to steady her voice, "If we don't live in Ningshou Palace, then where will mother live?"
King Xuan's voice softened: "Of course it's... the imperial tomb."
Shocked, Concubine Chen stood up suddenly and cried out, "What did you say?"
King Xuan closed his eyes and asked, "Didn't my mother think about the consequences when she ordered Concubine Luo to give me the drug?"
Concubine Chen was gasping for breath and couldn't utter a word.
King Xuan continued, "The Emperor has issued an edict, demoting you to a commoner and requiring you to guard the imperial mausoleum for the rest of your life."
Concubine Chen's face turned pale.
She was stunned for a long time before she suddenly stepped forward and grabbed King Xuan's sleeve, "Zhao'er, I know I was wrong! You are the emperor's brother, please plead for me! Don't you like Chu? I agree. I agree that you can make her your principal wife. I will have someone treat her well and give birth to a child. Then we can live together happily as a family, okay?"
King Xuan felt sad when he heard this.
His mother always knew what he was looking forward to.
She had been unwilling to give it to him because she wanted to gain more through him, through his position as the queen.
It turns out that his mother really doesn't love him.
If the last incident of soaking the bracelet in medicine had completely disappointed King Xuan, then now he didn't even want to call Concubine Shengmu.
"This decree was requested personally by this son."
Concubine Chen's eyes widened as she wailed, "How could you...how could you treat your mother like this? I'm your biological mother! You're committing treason!"
King Xuan sneered.
Treason?
Without herself, she would die.
However, when things got to this point, King Xuan just felt very tired and had no energy to explain any further.
His heart turned cold, and his voice was extremely cold: "Please move!"
Concubine Chen refused to leave.
She started crying and then tried to commit suicide.
"Even if I die, I will die in Ningshou Palace!"
King Xuan was not afraid. He sarcastically said, "You can fool others, but you can't fool me. As long as there is a slight chance of survival, you will not die."
Concubine Chen saw that this trick didn't work.
His eyes were bloodshot.
Like a trapped beast crying in the temple.
"Xie Zhao, you are committing matricide. You will be punished by heaven. Your wife and children will be torn apart, and you will not die a good death!"
"Xie Zhao, I'm waiting for your retribution!"
“…”
The vicious curses fell into King Xuan's ears. He closed his eyes and said, "Come here, suppress Chen."
He immediately took Chen to the imperial mausoleum.
Before the palace door was closed, Chen was still cursing.
"Xie Zhao, just wait for the thunderbolt to strike you!"
“…”
King Xuan turned and left with an expressionless face.
Even though he didn't have any hope for Chen, he was still stabbed by these words.
His mother, let him die, how ridiculous.
Right now, he really wants to hug his Xianxian.
"Prepare the horses."
King Xuan's subordinates hesitated: "It's been a long and arduous journey to the capital, Your Majesty, wouldn't you like to rest up a bit?"
King Xuan repeated, "Prepare the horses."
His subordinates couldn't persuade him and went to prepare the horses.
*
It takes half a month to travel from Kyoto to Jiangzhou by water. If you travel by land, you can also reach the destination in half a month if you have a fast horse.
King Xuan did not rest in the capital. He traveled without sleep for the first two days, and only slept for one or two hours in the next few days.
After changing more than a dozen horses and running for nine consecutive days, he returned to Jiangzhou.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he strode straight to the main courtyard.
When he saw the person he had been thinking about day and night, he hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Xianxian."
Chu Xianxian pushed him away: "Don't hug me like that."
King Xuan was puzzled: "Why?"
"You came back so soon, have you been wronged?" Chu Xianxian traced his weathered features with her fingertips, feeling incredibly distressed. She placed King Xuan's large palm on her lower abdomen, "It's okay, I will give His Majesty a complete family."
King Xuan was trembling all over.
His eyes were slightly red, and he touched her soft belly in disbelief, "This is... this is..."
Chu Xianxian smiled with tears in her eyes and looked over: "Our child."
A crystal tear fell from King Xuan's eyes.
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