Chapter 235 Three Years
After sending everyone away, Pei Tingyue summoned Zhiwu alone into the hall.
"Empress Zhangyi has made plans for you. You can choose either of these two paths. If you want to stay in the palace and no longer want to serve someone else, I will transfer you to the Imperial Household Department as the head female official. If you want to leave the palace, I will ask the Emperor to find you a good husband."
Zhiwu just cried after hearing this.
After crying bitterly for a while, she knelt in the center of the hall, her eyes firm, "I don't want to choose between these two paths. I have somewhere I want to go."
Pei Tingyue said in a gentle tone: "Just tell me, I will grant you anything I can do."
Zhiwu's voice was low and firm: "This servant wants to go guard the imperial tomb and look after the Empress."
Pei Tingyue frowned slightly, "Guarding the mausoleum is extremely hard. If Empress Zhang Yi knew about this, she would definitely feel sorry for you. Why don't you think about it for a while?"
Zhi Wu shook her head. "This isn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. Ever since the late Empress passed away, I've made up my mind. Now that I've made up my mind, I hope the Imperial Concubine will grant my wish."
Since it's her choice, it's hard to stop her.
Pei Tingyue was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Go, go to the tomb of Prince Minghui and guard it there."
Zhiwu looked up and looked over in confusion.
The Tomb of Prince Minghui?
What does Concubine Chen mean?
Although she also wanted to protect the young master, what she wanted most was to protect the imperial tomb and the empress.
Pei Tingyue met her gaze from a distance and whispered, "Crown Prince Minghui and Empress Zhangyi are both there."
Zhiwu's eyes suddenly widened.
She suddenly remembered the word "home" that her mother had said that day.
turn out to be…
That’s what I mean…
A wave of bitterness surged in Zhiwu's heart again.
Her mother, throughout her life, could never forget this incident until the very end.
It's really too bitter.
Zhi Wu burst into tears, then kowtowed heavily to the ground, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."
Pei Tingyue sighed and said, "If one day you don't want to stay here anymore, just send a message to the palace, and I will arrange a way out for you."
Zhiwu thought, that day will never come.
But she said nothing and left Chengning Palace.
After Zhiwu left, Pei Tingyue went to see Xiaosi first, played with him for a while, and then sat behind the desk in the east room.
Pei Tingyue raised her eyebrows as she looked at the pile of documents. If nothing unexpected happened, she would have to spend all her energy on this for a long time.
*
Day and night alternate, spring goes and autumn comes.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
This year was the ninth year of Xining, and it was the tenth day after the new year.
The emperor stayed in Chengning Palace that night.
No one in the palace was surprised.
Over the past three years, it has become a tacit understanding among everyone that the Emperor only favors Concubine Chen.
At the beginning, there were some complaints in the harem and rumors of a "witch concubine", but under the emperor's iron-blooded hand, such rumors were immediately suppressed.
After all, no one wants to see blood and lose their life.
What's more, now it is Concubine Chen who is in charge of the harem, who would dare to say anything again?
In recent years, the concubines in the harem have lived a stable life except for the lack of emperor's favor.
However, they would come to Chengning Palace to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month. In the remaining time, they would play mahjong, think of something delicious, and go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery. If they missed their family, they would pass on a memorial and they would be able to reminisce with their family within a few days.
Most of the concubines gradually gave up the idea of vying for favor.
Some concubines even felt that life was much better now. Without the intrigue and bloodshed of previous years, they could enjoy wealth and glory in peace.
If that’s the case, why fight for favor?
Not only would it offend Concubine Chen, it might also cause the Emperor to dislike it, so it would be better to just give up.
But this is just the idea of ordinary palace concubines. There are still undercurrents among the high-ranking concubines.
She no longer competed for favor, but she always secretly competed with her own prince.
The conflict between Xie Xiuyi and Li Xiuyuan was the most serious.
It always ends in a quarrel.
However, these disputes have nothing to do with Pei Tingyue.
Over the past three years, her life has been very busy, training staff, taking over the palace power, taking care of Xiao Si, and having an affair with the emperor. She is really busy.
Therefore, if these two people had not caused trouble in front of her, she would have turned a blind eye and let it go.
This day is the eleventh day of the first lunar month.
When the morning light was just beginning, Pei Tingyue got up, washed, and dressed.
Today she wore a coral red palace dress embroidered with golden butterflies, and her makeup was bright and elegant.
Three years of holding power had made her majesty grow day by day. From a distance, she looked so noble and awe-inspiring that people dared not look directly at her.
After dressing up, Pei Tingyue sent away the palace maids serving in the bedroom, returned to the couch, lifted up the rose-like mermaid gauze curtain, and hung it behind the golden hook.
She looked towards the couch and opened her red lips slightly: "Your Majesty, why don't you get up yet?"
The person on the couch slowly opened his eyes. He had a lazy expression on his face and said with his head propped up, "If you kiss me once, I'll get up."
Pei Tingyue felt helpless. This guy seemed to be more clingy now. Wasn’t it enough last night? Why did he start as soon as he opened his eyes?
Despite thinking this, Pei Tingyue still kissed him on the cheek.
Xie Chen smiled: "I'm not talking about this place."
Pei Tingyue had no choice but to move closer to his lips and press her red lips against them, leaving an ambiguous mark.
Afterwards she asked, "Can the Emperor get up now?"
Xie Chen's eyes were filled with a smile. He stretched out his hand and pulled her onto the couch, saying in a hoarse voice, "Why don't we put down the curtains and spend the night enjoying the beautiful scenery?"
Pei Tingyue couldn't pretend anymore!
She glared at the man in front of her.
She pulled her clothes slightly, revealing her shoulders and delicate collarbone, but...
It was covered with mottled red marks.
From this, we can see how long the two of them spent in their "spring night" last night.
Pei Tingyue pointed at Honghen and asked, "When the emperor asked me to do that, what did he promise me?"
Xie Chen looked at her jade-like white skin, his eyes darkened a little, "Tomorrow, I will send Yuzhou to school tomorrow."
He reached out to untie Pei Tingyue's belt.
Pei Tingyue was furious. He pushed him back, stood up, and said expressionlessly, "No, today!"
After saying that, she walked out of the bedroom without mercy.
Xie Chen failed, sighed, and got up to wash up.
Pei Tingyue was just ordering people to prepare the meal when a babyish voice suddenly came from the palace door.
"Mother!"
"Mother, mother!"
Pei Tingyue heard the familiar voice and smiled as she watched the delicate little girl running in.
"Slow down."
Xiao Si turned a deaf ear to him, threw himself into Pei Tingyue's arms, and kissed her sweetly, "I haven't seen you mother all night. I missed you so much."
Pei Tingyue half-knelt down, hugged him, and asked with a smile, "You missed me after a nap? Then today is your first day of school, and you won't be able to see your mother all day. Aren't you going to cry?"
Xiao Si put one arm around her neck and patted her chest with the other, "I promised you, mother. I won't cry. I'm a boy, and I'll definitely keep my word!"
Pei Tingyue's heart melted when she heard him speak so seriously and softly, "Okay, okay, our Zhou Zhou is a boy, he will do it."
Xiao Si buried himself in her arms.
Her nostrils moved, and her dark eyes were full of longing.
My mother's body smells so good, not only fragrant, but also warm and soft.
I really want my mother to hold me forever.
Relying on Pei Tingyue's love, he stayed in Pei Tingyue's arms and refused to come out.
Until a big hand pulled him away by the back of his collar.
Xiao Si looked at the newcomer sadly.
Xie Chen's expression was indifferent. He pointed at the dining table and said, "Hurry up and have breakfast. Then go to school."
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