Chapter 160 Pei Tingyue, you really have no conscience
The hall fell into a long silence.
"Pei Zhaoyi? The Demon Concubine?" A cold aura spread from Xie Chen's body. "Mother, I hope this is the last time you will connect the two."
Queen Mother Qin always knew that her son was heartless.
He had been raised by Queen Li before, and they were not very close. It was only in recent years that the mother and son became closer.
She also knew that saying this today would alienate her and her son.
If I don't tell him, I'm afraid my son will go astray.
"Why would I say that? Pei Zhaoyi is a very lovable child, and I like her too. I'm mentioning her now only because I'm afraid the Emperor will be infatuated with her. I'm afraid the Emperor will follow the same path as the previous Emperor, who worked hard to govern the country in the first half of his life, but became incompetent and lawless in the later years, preferring beauty to the throne, and even for beauty..."
"Mother!" Xie Chen stopped Queen Mother Qin from speaking, his eyes indifferent, "I am not your father, and Pei Zhaoyi is not Concubine Li. I will not repeat their mistakes and end up like that!"
"Since the Queen Mother has already agreed to the royal family, I will do my best to save your face. Then please let him in. Once he enters the palace, please take good care of Yuchuan and don't cause any trouble. Otherwise, I will not show any mercy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked straight out of the Cining Palace.
After he left, Queen Mother Qin sat alone on the couch.
After a while, she sighed deeply, her eyes reddening slightly, and said to Nanny Meng beside her, "I'm afraid the Emperor is dissatisfied with me."
Nanny Meng said, "The Emperor knows the Empress Dowager's painstaking efforts. In fact, our Emperor is a very capable and sensible man, so the Empress Dowager doesn't need to worry too much."
"Forget it," Queen Mother Qin breathed a sigh of relief. "I've been too involved this time. Now that this matter is over, I'll stay in this Cining Palace, observing vegetarianism and chanting Buddhist scriptures, accumulating blessings for Empress Li and the Emperor."
*
When Xie Chen returned to Chengming Palace.
Pei Tingyue was lying on the couch in the bedroom. After taking a bath, she changed into pajamas.
Xie Chen suppressed his anger, and seeing her like this, he sat down beside the couch and asked softly, "Are you sleepy?"
Pei Tingyue shook her head: "It's still bright outside, it's not even time for dinner yet, not to mention I've already rested at noon, I'm not sleepy."
"Then why is Tingyue dressed like this?"
Pei Tingyue naturally didn't dare to say it. She had been making a fuss outside for a while and her shoes and socks were wet, so she took a shower and changed her clothes.
"It's lighter to wear pajamas."
Xie Chen thought she was feeling unwell again, so he asked her several questions. He was relieved to see that she was fine.
Pei Tingyue moved to sit next to him and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you take so long to return? Does the Empress Dowager have something important to discuss with the Emperor?"
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and looked at her.
The woman beside him happily sent him to the Cining Palace. Just this time, there was one more concubine in the palace.
He knew that she was jealous, and she would probably be sad after finding out.
At this moment, Xie Chen didn't know what to say to her, so he could only speak softly.
"My Queen Mother and I are discussing Yuchuan's whereabouts."
"Have you discussed it yet?"
"Um."
Pei Tingyue blinked.
What does this person mean by "hmm"? I'll tell you later.
Xie Chen organized his words before speaking slowly, "My mother will choose a girl from Concubine Xian's house to enter the palace and let her take care of Yuchuan."
Pei Tingyue's eyes narrowed.
This is…
A new concubine enters the palace?
Xie Chen stared at her closely, afraid that her mood would suddenly drop, but the woman froze for a moment before she smiled even wider. "Well, if it's the Xianfei's relatives, it would be good for Yuchuan too. It's indeed a good idea."
Xie Chen relaxed a little.
"Once we have entered the palace, we will focus on taking care of Yuchuan."
Pei Tingyue nodded: "Then what rank did the Emperor and the Empress Dowager assign to this girl?"
"That's up to the Queen Mother to decide."
Pei Tingyue was shocked.
It’s really good to be an emperor.
Countless good fortunes.
It seems that she will have more competitors.
She restrained her expression slightly, her smile faded, and she looked at him nervously, "After the new concubine enters the palace, the emperor will not forget me, right?"
She felt a little jealous, and Xie Chen finally felt relieved. He tugged at the soft flesh beside Pei Tingyue's cheek and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild."
Pei Tingyue tugged at his sleeve and looked at him pitifully, feeling extremely insecure, like a homeless little cat slave.
Xie Chen comforted him softly, "No one is more important than Ting Yue."
Pei Tingyue's fur was smoothed down, and she nodded in agreement, "Yes, no one can compare to Tingyue's position in the emperor's heart!"
Xie Chen chuckled and held the person in his arms.
*
After dinner.
Xie Chen brought his men and sat on the couch in the warm room to read the rare book.
This was sent by King Xuan today, who said he got it by chance in the south.
The book was very obscure. After a while, Pei Tingyue could no longer sit still and returned to the bedroom.
Xie Chen thought she went to look for her notebook, but she didn't come back for a long time.
Xie Chen put down the rare book, got up and went to the inner bedroom.
As soon as he came in, he paused.
Because there were two red walnut boxes in front of the couch, which contained her daily necessities.
He stood there, and Pei Tingyue soon noticed him. She bit her lip and explained, "Concubine Chu chatted with me today. She was very surprised that I had lived in Chengming Palace for so many days. I thought about it and realized that I had indeed lived there for a long time. It was not in accordance with the palace rules. It's time to return to the palace. I will pack up tonight and return to Changle Palace tomorrow."
Xie Chen's voice was cold.
"Pei Tingyue, have you learned to lie to me now?"
Pei Tingyue looked at him and forced a smile, "What is your Majesty talking about? What do you mean by 'I've learned to lie to your Majesty'?"
Xie Chen's expression became even colder, and his gaze even more stern.
Pei Tingyue stopped smiling and sat on the edge of the couch, tears about to fall. "The new concubine has entered the palace, and the emperor will surely favor her. I won't be an eyesore here. Rather than being driven away by the emperor, it's better for me to be sensible."
She became even sadder as she spoke.
He huddled up on the couch, hugging his knees.
She looked at Xie Chen with tearful eyes.
"No, perhaps I am mistaken. With the new concubine entering the palace, the Emperor will not summon her to Chengming Palace. Perhaps he will go to her palace to visit her. If so, I do not want to stay alone in Chengming Palace."
"I want to... I want to stay far away..."
Xie Chen came over, twisted her chin and forced her to look at him.
"Since you've lived here, have I ever visited anyone else?"
"Let alone visiting the Empress, I have never even had a meal with her on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month."
"Pei Tingyue, you really have no conscience to say such things."
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