Chapter 51 More Than Guilt
Before taking Yun Zheng there, Pei Tingyue had prepared himself mentally.
So she was not surprised by this result, and she even wanted to gain something from it.
Yun Shu's tears were forced back. She said blankly, "Beauty, are you really not sad?"
Pei Tingyue smiled warmly, and the expression on her face gave the answer.
Yun Zheng, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that beauties don't have these kinds of self-inflicted worries."
The troubles that she mentioned were about love.
Pei Tingyue has seen Yun Zheng's performance these days. She is smart and dedicated. Pei Tingyue has already regarded her as one of his own.
Since he is one of us, there is nothing to hide.
At this moment, Pei Tingyue raised her eyebrows and said, "Since entering the palace, I have never believed in such illusory things."
The superiors can easily take back what they throw away, but if the inferiors indulge in it, it is equivalent to reaching a dead end.
So she never had any true feelings for the emperor.
Pei Tingyue gazed out at the courtyard through the carved diamond-shaped window. Her gaze was far-reaching and meaningful as she spoke, "I believe more in the wealth, fame, and power I've achieved."
After she finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Yun Shu was surprised at first, but after thinking for a while, he regained his composure.
Yun Zheng curled the corners of her lips and a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.
She was originally afraid that her master would get lost, but now it seems that her master is very awake and her worries are completely unnecessary.
Pei Tingyue looked at the scenery for a while, then slowly withdrew his gaze: "Okay, let's ask an imperial physician to come in the evening."
It was evening.
The master, servant and two others all stared at the two bowls of black medicine on the table.
Yun Shu asked, "My beauty, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Will the Emperor come?"
Pei Tingyue's face was indifferent: "If you don't come today, come tomorrow. We are always ready."
She had asked Liang An and Liang Fu to observe in the long street corridor, waiting for the emperor to come so that she could put on a big show.
About a quarter of an hour later, Liang Fu trotted into the palace: "Beauty... The Emperor is almost here..."
Pei Tingyue nodded slightly: "I understand, you can go down."
After a few breaths, they heard slight movements in the courtyard, and the master and his two servants spoke and made movements.
Pei Tingyue complained, "Why did you come out so late? What if the emperor comes soon?"
Yun Shu replied timidly, "My lady asked for two prescriptions at once, and I didn't manage the timing well, so I was a little slow..."
"Be more careful next time."
"Yes, I know..."
In the courtyard, Xie Chen stopped the palace maid's announcement. Just as he stepped onto the stairs, he heard these words and couldn't help but frown.
Two recipes?
Is she taking medicine?
But she had clearly been injured by the medicine she drank in Chengming Palace a few days ago, and later she would retch whenever she smelled the medicine.
Seeing how uncomfortable she was and how well she was doing, he stopped asking people to make tonic medicine for her.
She is enduring the pain now. What kind of medicine did she take?
Xie Chen narrowed his eyes. For some unknown reason, he did not go into the hall to ask. Instead, he stopped and pricked up his ears to listen to the movements inside the hall.
The woman's mumbling voice came from the hall again: "Have you brought the pickled plums?"
"Don't worry, my beauty. I know that after drinking the medicine, you like to eat some fruit to suppress the bitter taste in your mouth, so I brought it here early this morning."
The woman heaved a sigh of relief when she remembered: "That's good."
Soon, there was the sound of a porcelain bowl falling on the table in the hall, and the anxious voice of the palace maids was heard.
"My beauty, if you can't bear it, just vomit. You are in so much pain that tears are coming out."
The woman's voice lowered a little, as if she was very uncomfortable: "It's okay, I'll just eat two plums and it will go away."
"My lady, there's no need to rush the matter of having children. Next time, we can just make one bowl instead of taking two prescriptions at the same time."
Then, the woman's rather frustrated voice echoed. Listening carefully, it was tinged with a hint of guilt. "It's just two bowls of pregnancy-enhancing medicine. No one can try to persuade me. I've been favored for so long, and there's still no sign of pregnancy. Although the Emperor doesn't say it, he must be disappointed in his heart..."
"Putting all this aside, I really want to have a child with the Emperor..."
Xie Chen stood in front of the hall in silence.
He knew best why she was unable to conceive.
This was entirely under his control.
He gave her cold medicine at first because he felt that she was just a stupid pawn. Even if she got pregnant, she would not be able to keep the pregnancy. It would be better to eliminate this possibility directly.
After the spring hunt, he carefully asked the imperial physician about her physical condition. She was young and in poor health, so if she got pregnant, it would be easy for her to have a difficult delivery. In addition, her position was low, so even if she had a child, she would not be able to raise it herself. After much consideration, he still felt that it was not suitable for her to get pregnant, so he continued to give her the cold medicine.
But I didn't expect that she would be so eager for a child...
Xie Chen's eyebrows drooped slightly, and a strange emotion passed through his heart.
For the first time in his life, the emperor felt guilty.
After trying his best to suppress his emotions, he walked into the hall.
Pei Tingyue was very surprised to see him, and a little nervous. She quickly stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Xie Chen reached out and supported her.
The woman seemed afraid that he would see the medicine bowl on the table, so she slightly turned her body to block it. "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and I thought the emperor would not come."
Little did he know that all this was seen by Xie Chen.
He pretended to be ignorant of the matter and said, "Why? Are you unhappy that I'm here?"
Pei Tingyue quickly said: "Of course I'm happy!"
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and looked at her joyful expression, his eyes unconsciously softened: "I said, if you are not busy, I will accompany you to the Imperial Garden for a walk and exercise."
Pei Tingyue curved her eyebrows and went over to hold his hand: "Let's go."
The next day.
After Pei Tingyue paid his respects, Liang Yao came and delivered the reward.
A jar of pearls, two jade pendants with lotus flowers on the stem, as well as head jewelry, silks and satins, etc.
Pei Tingyue knew that this was the emperor's compensation, but she pretended not to know, so she asked, "Steward Liang, why did the emperor suddenly send so many rewards?"
Liang Yao bowed and smiled, flatteringly saying, "The Emperor must have felt that the beauty was pleased with his service, so he asked me to bring such a large reward."
Pei Tingyue lowered her head shyly: "Really?"
After seeing Liang Yao off, the master and his two servants looked at the rewards.
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "It seems the beauty's plan has succeeded. The emperor feels guilty and has asked Chief Steward Liang to send so many rewards early in the morning."
Pei Tingyue played with the round, light pink pearls and smiled without answering.
What she wanted was not just the emperor's guilt.
From the very beginning, she deliberately mentioned the difficulties after being favored, such as the sour words of the concubines in the six palaces and the difficulties in the imperial kitchen.
Now, I still cannot have offspring.
All these situations were brought about by the emperor.
Now she and the emperor do not have a deep relationship, and facing these, the emperor either ignores them or feels guilty.
But what if you fall completely in love with her?
These past events that he never cared about would remind the emperor that the pain of his beloved ones was caused by him.
The past exploitation and ruthlessness will turn into a bloody knife, lying across the emperor's heart, torturing him meticulously.
What Pei Tingyue had been pursuing from the beginning to the end was this knife.
She wanted to use this indestructible sword to kill her way through the harem and ascend to the Golden Palace.
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