Chapter 104 Preserved Fruit
As soon as Wang Yuanpan left, Jiang Shuyi wanted to sit back on the bed, but Pei Yan didn't allow her.
"Wait until you drink the medicine before coming near me."
Jiang Shuyi looked at him pitifully with tears in her eyes.
Pei Yan pretended not to notice and asked softly, "Where were you talking about just now? It seemed like you were saying that you don't like gentlemen. What do you like?"
Jiang Shuyi's attention was diverted. She bit her lip as she watched him. She felt a little embarrassed but didn't care about it. She just wanted to tell him while he was still alive: "I like your Majesty! I can't live without you for even a moment."
Pei Yan chuckled happily.
After the two bowls of medicine were boiled, the palace maid brought them in and Pei Yan asked Jiang Shuyi to drink it first.
Jiang Shuyi didn't care about the bitterness. She closed her eyes and drank it all in one gulp. Then she realized that the medicine was not bitter at all, but sweet instead.
Pei Yan looked at her eyes and explained, "Medicine for preventing and treating colds is not bitter, you can add sugar, but this bowl of mine is bitter."
Jiang Shuyi knew that Pei Yan was not afraid of hardship.
She had already taken the medicine, so she hurried to the bedside and urged Pei Yan to take it.
Pei Yan took the medicine bowl from Cheng Shouzhong and drank it slowly, one sip at a time, without anyone helping him.
The medicine bowl was made of white jade, but his hands were even softer than the jade.
After he finished drinking, Cheng Shouzhong took away the medicine bowl, and Jiang Shuyi helped him lie down, tucking in the corner of the quilt for him while saying, "I really envy your majesty for not fearing hardship."
Asking her to drink the bitter medicine slowly is like torture!
Pei Yan looked at her tenderly. He had just taken medicine and his fever had not subsided yet, so there was a sickly blush on his face.
He coughed lightly and smiled very lightly: "Who is not afraid of hardship? I have known since I was a child that it is useless to be afraid of hardship. No one will feel sorry for me because of this, but will only think that I am weak."
There was a daze in Jiang Shuyi's eyes, and then she felt a strong sense of regret and guilt.
How could she think Pei Yan was not afraid of hardship?
Since Jiang Shuyi entered the Eastern Palace, she saw that Empress Dowager Wen and Pei Yan were a loving family and a filial son, and that the late emperor had great regard for Pei Yan. The princes and princesses also had a great time talking to Pei Yan and they seemed very friendly.
She also always felt that it was because of this that Pei Yan developed such a gentle and upright character.
But Pei Yan's gentleness and integrity are fake, so how real can the superficial harmony be?
Pei Yan's biological mother passed away early. When Queen Mother Wen raised him, her biological third prince was still alive. Jiang Shuyi knew that the third prince and Pei Yan were not on good terms. In this case, it was good enough that Queen Mother Wen ignored Pei Yan. She might even help her own son bully him...
Otherwise, with Pei Yan's personality, why would he hold a grudge against her and say those words last time?
Jiang Shuyi regretted that she discovered it too late, and hurriedly called Fang Chu to get a plate of candied fruit.
Pei Yan asked knowingly, "What are you going to do with the candied fruit?"
Jiang Shuyi looked down at him, eyes full of sorrow: "I feel sorry for Your Majesty. I want to love Your Majesty as much as You love me."
Pei Yan saw a familiar look of pity in her eyes.
The reason why she felt familiar was because when she had just given birth to Pei Yu, she looked at the swaddling baby in her arms with this expression.
Pei Yan suddenly fell silent.
At the same time, he also remembered that Jiang Shuyi once boldly said that she wanted to be his mother.
...It's the opposite of Tiangang.
When Jiang Shuyi fed him the candied fruit, he hesitated for a moment and turned his face away.
Jiang Shuyi was anxious: "Why doesn't your Majesty eat?"
Pei Yan glanced at her and restrained his fragile look: "I am not a child anymore. Even if I had some regrets when I was young, they are all in the past. I tell you this to let you know that it was not easy for me in the past. I didn't let you treat me as Pei Yu."
Jiang Shuyi immediately retorted: "I will never treat Pei Yu like this now! Is your majesty jealous again? I promise that I will only treat your majesty like this in the future, okay?"
Pei Yan looked at her again and wanted to explain, but he really didn't want her to throw herself on Pei Yu like before, so he simply closed his eyes.
Jiang Shuyi called him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Pei Yan said helplessly: "I am sick and want to sleep for a while."
Jiang Shuyi immediately fell silent.
*
Pei Yan's condition improved slightly the next day, but he still wanted to go to court, but Jiang Shuyi refused.
Pei Yan shouldn't have dismissed the Duke for such a trivial matter.
But Jiang Shuyi's eyes were filled with tears, as if he would never come back.
Pei Yan could only claim to be ill and leave court for one day, reviewing important memorials in the Qianqing Palace.
Not attending court would be a serious matter.
Since Pei Yan ascended the throne, he has never missed court, no matter how cold or hot the weather was, or if he occasionally fell ill.
All the ministers were extremely nervous, and the emperor's close ministers all wanted to see him, fearing that something unexpected had happened to his majesty in the inner palace.
Pei Yan only met Chu Ang and Wei Taifu in the Qianqing Palace to report his safety to the whole court and the public.
The harem soon got the news.
Forget about others, as the queen, Shen Suzhen will definitely come to visit.
After entering the hall and seeing that His Majesty was still alive, he expressed a few words of concern in a businesslike manner, then took his leave. When he walked to the outer hall, he happened to run into Jiang Shuyi who had just entered.
She immediately frowned: "Jiang Fei."
Jiang Shuyi went out to avoid foreign officials. She was not afraid of Queen Shen when she saw her. She bowed perfunctorily and was about to go in.
Queen Shen ordered, “Stop.”
Jiang Shuyi looked at her in silence: "What does the Queen want to do? His Majesty is in there. It's very convenient for me to complain. I just need to shout and it will be done."
Queen Shen frowned: "Why are you going to complain about what I said? I just want to tell you to be more attentive when serving His Majesty. Everyone in the palace knows that you accompany His Majesty day and night. If His Majesty makes any mistakes at this critical juncture, you will be blamed!"
If anyone else said this, Jiang Shuyi would think it was a threat, but Queen Shen said that was the original intention. After all, she was not very smart.
Jiang Shuyi treated her better because she was at least a little bit kind-hearted: "I understand. I think I have served you very well and I will do better in the future."
Queen Shen choked, then looked at her and taught her a lesson: "If you had listened to my advice and shared some of your favor, you wouldn't have fallen into this situation and become the target of public criticism. You must be cautious in everything you do."
Jiang Shuyi was not happy to hear this: "What is my situation? I can ignore even the Queen and dominate the harem? I think my current situation is really great. I don't regret it at all. If anyone dares to compete for my favor, I will fight her to the death!"
Queen Shen was so angry that she threw her sleeves and left.
Jiang Shuyi returned to the inner room and met Pei Yan's half-smiley eyes, and she knew that he had heard it.
"You have served me very well, and you will do even better in the future."
Hearing him repeat what she had just said, Jiang Shuyi's ears immediately felt hot. She walked over quickly, sat on the bed, leaned her upper body against him, and snorted coquettishly: "Your Majesty, not only do you not make decisions for me, but you also make fun of me..."
Pei Yan laughed, and reached out to touch her cheek gently, his eyes moist, "Who can I blame? If I had gone to the morning court, they wouldn't have come. It's you who had to rely on me that caused so much trouble."
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