The moonlight shines obliquely and the breeze blows gently.
The Linglong Palace is still brightly lit with candles at night.
Counting the days, Pei Jiusheng has been married into the Eastern Palace for more than half a month.
Pei Jiusheng leaned comfortably on the rosewood armchair, humming a little tune, looking very comfortable.
At this moment, the door was kicked open from the outside, and Pei Jiuyuan, dressed in a Qingshan blue double-breasted skirt, walked in angrily, "Brother and His Highness have been making love for long enough, and you still don't plan to arrange for me to sleep with you? You have had too much good time, don't you even listen to mother's orders?"
Pei Jiusheng opened her narrowed eyes and said, "I have been so busy serving His Highness these days that I actually forgot about you."
Pei Jiuyuan thought he had finally remembered the important matter, but he heard Pei Jiusheng's lazy voice order, "The steward told me the other day that the Shangsi Courtyard has been short of coolies. Since you are so free, go over and feed the horses."
Pei Jiuyuan opened his eyes wide in disbelief. "I came here with you as a dowry to bear daughters and raise children for His Highness. You sent me to work in that kind of place. Do you think a rooster that doesn't lay eggs like you can actually give birth to children for His Highness?"
Pei Jiusheng sneered, "Pei Jiuyuan, why don't you look in the mirror and see what you are like? You are so ugly, why do you think His Highness would like you? With this beautiful pearl in front of me, you are a fishy fish eye, only worthy of being thrown into the slop bucket."
Pei Jiuyuan was about to retort when he was slapped by a servant from Linglong Palace. Pei Jiusheng sneered, "There are so many men in the East Palace lining up to have children for His Highness. Who gave you the confidence to think that His Highness would not be able to carry on the family line without you?"
Pei Jiusheng raised his hand and said, "Hurry up and throw him to Shangsiyuan. I feel upset just looking at him."
Pei Jiuyuan was tied up by several servants and thrown into a sack. He struggled desperately in the airtight sack, shouting "Pei Jiusheng, you bitch, your mother will not let you go." The servants turned pale when they heard his yelling, quickened their pace, and dragged the sack towards the back door of Linglong Palace.
Pei Jiuyuan's biological father was his mother's most beloved attendant. When he was in the Shangshu Mansion, Pei Jiuyuan relied on his mother's favor and never took him seriously. Now that he is in the Eastern Palace, Pei Jiuyuan still dares to be so presumptuous.
Pei Jiusheng's eyes turned completely cold. "I originally wanted to spare his life, but now it seems that he doesn't want to live anymore."
The attendant immediately understood Pei Jiusheng's meaning, "I will go to Shangsiyuan to greet the headmaster now. Pei Jiuyuan is your brother, and the people in Shangsiyuan will definitely treat him well."
Pei Jiusheng rubbed his eyes and yawned sleepily, "It's late, help me wash up."
The servant put a hot towel on Pei Jiusheng's face.
Ling Shumo's voice came from behind the screen, "Why didn't the princess wait for me tonight? Why did she go to bed so early?"
Pei Jiusheng suddenly pulled the towel off his face and stood up. "Your Highness, why are you here at this time?"
Ling Shumo walked in front of him and said, "I came to Linglong Palace because I missed you."
Pei Jiusheng's eyebrows softened, and his eyes were filled with Ling Shumo's appearance.
Today is the day when Chen Hean and Si Jiangzhi officially enter the palace. All the masters and servants in the East Palace are wondering whether Her Highness the Crown Princess will visit Liangjun or Shujun tonight. However, Her Highness the Crown Princess ignored everyone and came to Linglong Palace alone to talk to him. How could this not make people happy?
The servant quickly brought more toiletries. Pei Jiusheng casually removed the makeup on her face and began to carefully wash and undress Ling Shumo.
Pei Jiusheng, who wiped off the makeup powder, was still charmingly beautiful. Ling Shumo looked at him and felt her body and heart were hot and uneasy.
Pei Jiusheng was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. He fell comfortably on the bed, staring at Ling Shumo with only a slit in his eyes, "Your Highness, aren't you going to sleep?"
Ling Shumo stared straight at his fair neck, "I'm not sleepy yet."
After hearing this, Pei Jiusheng had no choice but to sit up again. Ling Shumo was just about to get close to Pei Jiusheng for a passionate embrace, but she saw Pei Jiusheng opening the drawer of the bedside table, rummaging inside for a long time, and finally found a storybook.
Pei Jiusheng shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his eyes. "Then I will read a bedtime story to Your Highness."
After Pei Jiusheng finished speaking, he began to read it word by word without waiting for Ling Shumo's consent.
This is a sad and beautiful love story. Pei Jiusheng was so devoted to it that he almost cried.
Ling Shumo listened to his voice as clear as spring water, and the original heat in her body was suppressed. She had no interest in love stories. After listening to just a short part, her eyelids began to fight.
Pei Jiusheng, who was so sleepy that he was about to faint in the next second, was becoming more and more awake.
The back of Ling Shumo's head fell onto the soft pillow, and her voice became hazy, "Go to sleep, don't read anymore, I'm already very sleepy."
Pei Jiusheng turned the page of the storybook and said softly, "Your servant wants to finish this story before going to sleep."
Ling Shumo ignored him. She turned over and her breathing soon became even and steady.
Even though the only listener had fallen asleep, Pei Jiusheng still held the storybook. After finishing the love story he was reading, he seamlessly turned to the next story.
He didn't have to read stories.
He just wanted to say a few more words.
He wanted to say a few more words to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess before he died.
Pei Jiusheng lowered his head and stared at Ling Shumo's sleeping face.
He held his breath for a long time and kissed Ling Shumo on the cheek.
Pei Jiusheng's cheeks turned red. He got out of bed quietly, extinguished the candle, and then lay down beside Ling Shumo.
That day, the Queen summoned him, Chen He'an and Si Jiangzhi into the palace. Everyone thought that he had schemed and deliberately waited on the road that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess had to pass. He met Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess in the snow plum forest on the back mountain of Changle Palace.
But in fact, it was really an encounter that couldn't be more ordinary.
Before he left the house that day, his mother forced him to take twice the amount of Tianxian Baigu Powder. Halfway through the journey, he was unable to bear the stinging pain on his face, so he decided to find a quiet place to take the medicine.
There were always three or five attendants rushing back and forth on the palace roads. The first place he thought of was the Xuemeilin, which was the closest to this place.
Pei Jiusheng didn't believe in love at first sight before, until that sunny morning when Ling Shumo raised her hand and gently brushed away the plum petals that fell on his shoulder. When his and her eyes met, he suddenly understood what it meant to "meeting you for the first time is like meeting an old friend again". Their relationship was a match made in heaven, and although it was short, it was destined to be beautiful.
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