Chapter 300: Meeting Again (End of the Main Text)
Xie Chen was stunned, and his hand that was touching her black hair stopped.
"Thank me for what?"
Pei Tingyue has a lot to thank.
Thank him for following his plan and choosing to love her. Thank him for being so affectionate, and thank him for staying with her for the rest of her life, giving her a home and making sure she wasn't lonely anymore.
If not, she would have just survived in this deep palace.
But he gave a lot.
Give her a high position, give her power, give her love.
Water her with care so that she will always bloom beautifully and not wither away alone.
She gave it her all and became the winner.
At this moment, Pei Tingyue was overwhelmed with emotions and shed tears incoherently.
Xie Chen noticed her rare fragile mood, half sat up, and wiped away her tears with his fingertips, "Isn't it Xie Zhen? You didn't say anything, but you cried so hard."
Pei Tingyue grabbed his hand, unable to speak.
When she calmed down a little, she took his hand and bit it hard on the wrist.
She bit hard, leaving a bloody mark.
Xie Chen didn't even frown.
He just stroked her back and soothed her gently.
Pei Tingyue took a long time to let go. She looked at the wound and asked distressedly, "Does it hurt?"
Xie Chen didn't answer. He lowered his eyes and looked at the neat teeth marks. His heart began to beat again. He cleared his throat and asked, "Why did you bite?"
Pei Tingyue lowered her head and kissed her there again, as if to comfort her. She said vaguely: "It's my fault. My emotions suddenly lost control..."
Xie Chen raised his big hand, pinched her little face, and asked in a serious voice, "No, tell me, why did you bite me?"
He could see that she was not losing control of her emotions at all, but was doing it on purpose.
Pei Tingyue avoided his gaze and lowered her eyes, "Just... just leave a mark."
Xie Chen let her go, fell on the bed and laughed out loud.
"Hahaha…"
Pei Tingyue looked at his behavior and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Xie Chen laughed for a long time before he stopped and said with certainty, "You love me so much."
Pei Tingyue paused for a moment and admitted frankly, "Yes."
"Not only that, you can't leave me either." Xie Chen said this. He stretched out his long arm and pulled Pei Tingyue into his arms again. His voice was low and firm. "Leaving a mark on me, isn't it because you want to be with me for the rest of your life?"
Regardless of his identity or background, he is just Xie Chen.
At that time, he never dared to ask, if there was a next life, would she still be willing to be with him?
Now the person in his arms gave him the answer personally.
She is willing.
Thinking of this, Xie Chen's whole body and mind were filled with joy.
When Pei Tingyue bit it, she didn't know why, it was as if she was possessed by a ghost.
When he pointed it out at this time, her heart trembled a little.
Yes, why should I leave a mark on him? Is it not enough to be together for one lifetime? Do I have to be with this person for eternity?
Admit it.
Admit it.
I had already fallen completely in love with him, without reservation, and gave myself completely to him.
And therefore, feel happy and willing to be with him forever.
Pei Tingyue was silent for a moment, then raised his head and replied, "Yes."
Unlike in the past, when we were vague about those words, we just acknowledged it.
Xie Chen's heart felt hot and he responded to her with a passionate kiss.
This night, the flowers are in full bloom and the moon is full.
*
In the 14th year of Xining.
At the beginning of this spring, Pei Tingyue shed many tears. A letter came from the northern border saying that the white furry creature was gone.
All in all, fourteen years have passed since the young general picked it up on his way to Beijing.
White fur is also considered a long life.
But Pei Tingyue was reluctant to leave and experienced the unforgettable farewell for the first time.
Xie Chen comforted her day and night, and slowly helped her out of her grief.
This year, the competition among the princes became more intense.
All the princes were conferred the title of prince.
The eldest prince Yuqi was named Prince Ding, the second prince Yuchuan was named Prince An, the third prince Yushi was named Prince Su, and the fourth prince was named Prince Qi.
In recent years, the relationship between Prince Ding and Prince An has reached a freezing point, the contradictions have become increasingly sharp and fierce, and they have been arguing fiercely in the court.
Xiao Si did not participate in it, he went to the northern border.
The weather was fine on the day he left Beijing. He did not tell the other concubines in the palace, but the whole family saw him off at the palace gate.
The emperor and empress, the Queen Mother Qin, and Zhaoyang.
Zhaoyang cried very hard and kept holding onto Xiaosi's clothes, refusing to let her brother leave.
Xiao Si coaxed her, saying that when he came back, he would tell her everything he saw and heard in the northern border and bring her interesting things.
Zhaoyang's eyes were filled with tears as she hooked his little finger and made an agreement with him.
Xiao Si smiled brightly and stamped her document.
After sending Xiao Si away, it was already the height of summer and the weather was scorching. Pei Tingyue had a lot of things to do. The eldest prince and the second prince were not young anymore, and it was time to choose concubines for them.
Neither of the two queens came from a prominent family, but they were both quite virtuous and sensible, and were graceful when they came to pay their respects.
Pei Tingyue and her concubines saw it and they all praised it highly.
One of the concubines sighed: "Time is not forgiving. Look, how beautiful this young person is, and we are all old..."
Someone followed up, "Yes, these days, I often think of my old friends: Empress Zhangyi, Imperial Concubine Duanshu, Imperial Concubine Shunzhen, and even Imperial Concubine Xiexian, Imperial Concubine Shenliang, and Imperial Concubine Jiangshu. But for some reason, perhaps because I'm old, their voices and faces have become blurry in my mind."
All the concubines lamented the passing of time, with a hint of melancholy between their brows.
Only Qu Cairen looked towards the main seat and said with a smile, "Over the past few years, the Empress has not changed at all. Instead, she has become even more beautiful."
This is indeed true. If Pei Tingyue was extremely beautiful before, then in recent years, her appearance has become even more beautiful. Moreover, after being in power for many years, her temperament has become luxurious and majestic, making people dare not look directly at her.
When a talented lady named Qu started to sing, all the concubines below began to flatter her.
Pei Tingyue smiled faintly and changed the subject, "Some of you want to play mahjong today. I'll ask them to set up the card table."
Qu Cairen was the first to respond: "My concubine! My concubine!"
This caused the concubines to make fun of him.
"Qu Cairen has already lost all his monthly allowance, and he still dares to play?"
"Really...his hands are smelly and he's addicted..."
“…”
Qu Cairen was furious, his eyebrows raised, "Just wait, I'm going to double my winnings today!"
After hearing this, the concubines immediately accepted the challenge.
Laughter and fun are all normal good days.
*
The nineteenth year of Xining.
The disputes among the princes in the court had almost reached the point where they were irreconcilable.
If Xie Chen turned a blind eye to the quarrel between the two before, this time he was completely furious.
The court officials under Prince An actually used Prince An's name to do shameful things that harmed the people.
Xie Chen ordered the three courts to conduct a strict investigation.
The result was disappointing, and it turned out that Prince An was secretly instructing this.
Xie Chen stayed silent in the study until midnight. At dawn, he demoted Prince An to Sichuan and Chongqing, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing without being summoned. This was considered to have kicked him out of the fight for the throne.
The only remaining contenders for the crown prince's position were Prince Ding and Prince Qi.
Unfortunately, Prince Ding fell ill in the winter of that year.
It was originally just a minor cold. Concubine Wen mentioned it, and Pei Tingyue asked the imperial physician to take a look.
After the imperial physician came back, he only said that the cold was not serious, but Prince Ding was quite worried and needed to find a way to relieve it.
No one expected that this would be his last winter.
On the last day of Prince Ding's life, Concubine Wenxian lay in front of the bed, crying uncontrollably.
With his last breath, Prince Ding called Concubine Wenxian "Mother" for the only time in his life.
He said that in the next life he would not live for his mother, but would only be the son of Mother Wen.
This almost cost Concubine Wen half her life.
After the funeral, Concubine Wen was like a walking corpse, not eating or sleeping for several days, and her hair turned half white.
The concubines from the six palaces came to her palace to comfort her, but to no avail.
Until Pei Tingyue came with Prince Ding's only child, a boy who was only eight months old.
Only when she heard the baby crying did Concubine Wen come back to her senses and cried sadly while holding the child.
But at least, I have the desire to live.
Near the New Year.
Xiao Si returned to Beijing after five years of experience in the frontier.
This is a good day for family reunion.
When Pei Tingyue saw him, she was so dazed that she didn't recognize him.
In her memory, that icy jade ball had grown into a handsome and noble young man. Standing there, his eyes and eyebrows looked very much like his father.
Seeing her dazed, Xiao Si took the initiative to hug her and act like a spoiled child towards her, "Mother, I'm back. Hug me."
Pei Tingyue's nose felt a little sore, but she managed to hold back her tears and gently hugged him back: "Yeah."
It didn't take long before Xie Chen separated them. Before he could say anything, Xiao Si's eyes sparkled as he stepped forward and hugged him tightly, "Father, do you want to hug me too?"
Xie Chen: “…”
Well, since his son was so enthusiastic, he couldn't refuse him.
What's more, he really missed his son.
He sighed and patted Xiao Si's shoulder, "I'm glad you're back."
"Royal brother~Royal brother~"
Something soft squeezed in between the father and his son.
Xiao Si stepped away and looked at the person in front of him, overjoyed. "Zhaoyang, why are you still so short?"
Zhaoyang, who was extremely looking forward to her brother's return, suddenly fell in anger. She couldn't stand hearing such words in recent years and would pout and cry.
Before she could cry, Xiao Si changed the subject in time, "But our Zhaoyang is becoming more and more handsome."
Zhaoyang didn't want to cry anymore. He returned to Pei Tingyue, shook her arm, and said proudly, "Don't you care whose daughter I am? If my mother is beautiful, then I will be beautiful too!"
Pei Tingyue pinched her chubby little face and said lovingly, "She looks beautiful. Our Zhaoyang is the most beautiful."
Xie Chen had a faint smile on his lips. He took Pei Tingyue's hand and walked into the hall with her side by side.
Xiao Si and Zhao Yang were chattering about something.
What a heartwarming scene.
The cold winter is over and spring is about to come.
*
March of the following year.
On the occasion of the Prince of Qi's fifteenth birthday, the Emperor named him the Crown Prince and personally appointed several of his trusted ministers as officials in the Eastern Palace.
Now of the four princes, Prince Ding is gone, Prince An was demoted, Prince Su was adopted by a side branch, and only Prince Qi is left.
What's more, the King of Qi was gifted and intelligent, and he showed extraordinary talents at a young age.
The court officials were naturally happy that Daqi had such a crown prince, and they all agreed.
At the end of summer in the same year, the emperor inspected the border and ordered the crown prince to supervise the country.
The first place is naturally the northern border.
Over the years, every time Pei Tingyue heard news from Northern Xinjiang, she would be depressed for a long time - she really missed it.
I miss that person and the good times we had together.
After a long, long time, she was finally able to go find her.
After braving wind and rain and walking a long way, we finally arrived at that windy and sandy place.
On the day of arrival, the emperor and empress did not reveal their identities. Pei Tingyue wore a coral red brocade dress.
The bright colors seem to add a touch of vitality to the lifeless and sandy northern border.
An enthusiastic citizen came over and asked, "Madam, why did you come to the border?"
Pei Tingyue thought for a moment and replied, "I'm here to look for my relatives, my sister."
"What's your sister's name? Where does she live? I'll take you there."
Pei Tingyue said: "My sister's name is Song Jinghong."
The people around were in an uproar.
"It's the general."
"Are you the general's sister?"
“…”
Someone pointed out the direction, and the emperor and empress went to the tent and learned that the general had gone to the plain to race horses.
Xie Chen smiled and said to Pei Tingyue, "Let's go too."
Pei Tingyue nodded: "Okay!"
She had already learned to ride a horse after going hunting in the royal enclosure over the years, but Xie Chen was not confident about the strong horse here, so they rode together.
The closer Pei Tingyue got to the plain, the more her heart trembled.
It was not until he saw that heroic figure that Pei Tingyue shook his arms and shouted, and suddenly burst into tears.
She came to the appointment.
The mountains and rivers have turned autumnal, and my old friend has been gone for fifteen years. Now—
Meet again.
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