Chapter 108 Jiang promised to commit suicide last night
She cried for a while in the middle of the night and then fell asleep. Jiang Shuyi woke up around noon the next day.
Sitting on the bed thinking about last night's dream, he was stunned for a long time before calling Fang Chu to come in and help him wash and dress.
Pei Yan had already left the court and, for once, was not dealing with government affairs. Instead, he was reading the books he bought for Jiang Shuyi in the outer hall.
Seeing Jiang Shuyi coming out, he smiled and asked, "Are you awake? Come here, I'll read a book with you for a while."
Jiang Shuyi walked over and snuggled into his arms obediently.
Pei Yan was reading a book while stroking her black hair and asked, "Are you still sad about your aunt?"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes dimmed, and she said softly, "I haven't dreamed of my aunt for a long time."
"Don't be sad." Pei Yan gently pinched her ears and said softly: If your aunt knew that entering a dream would make you sad, she would not dare to come to see you next time."
Jiang Shuyi was stunned, and then tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lip to hold them back.
Pei Yan's eyes fell on the book, but he was trying to coax her: "Cry for a while longer leaning on me. I see that you still haven't recovered and you are feeling uncomfortable."
Jiang Shuyi couldn't hold back any longer and hugged him and cried loudly.
Pei Yan could sense that Jiang Shuyi was suppressing something and didn't want to tell him, but it made her very sad.
Last night, when she was crying herself to sleep, she mumbled that it must be because of her aunt's blessing that she had the chance to start over again. She wondered if her aunt had exchanged her soul for this opportunity.
Pei Yan asked her what she meant, and she woke up with a start but refused to say.
Considering her sadness, Pei Yan did not press her for the time being.
Jiang Shuyi stopped crying until she was tired and leaned on Pei Yan's lap to calm her breath.
"His Majesty."
Cheng Shouzhong entered the palace at this time and bowed, saying, "The Empress is outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. She said she has something urgent to discuss with you."
Jiang Shuyi immediately sat up and wiped away her tears, wanting to stand aside, but Pei Yan still held her in his arms, saying calmly: "Don't move. Where did your former arrogance go? Now that you're sad, you behave like a good person."
Jiang Shuyi was already in a bad mood and didn't want to pay attention to the queen. Upon hearing this, she immediately snuggled back to Pei Yan. Who wouldn't want to be spoiled by the emperor, let alone being spoiled by the emperor's order.
Pei Yan saw that she was obedient, so he ordered: "Let the queen come in."
Cheng Shouzhong responded, and soon after he went out, Queen Shen entered the palace.
She looked serious, and didn't even have time to care about the unruly Jiang Shuyi. She knelt in the middle of the hall and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Jiang promised to commit suicide last night."
Jiang Shuyi was shocked and immediately straightened up. Then she realized something. She subconsciously wanted to see Pei Yan's expression, but was afraid that others would notice something, so she had to hold it back.
Pei Yan felt her stiffness, kneaded her hand soothingly, and asked Queen Shen in confusion: "Why did she commit suicide when she was fine?"
Queen Shen said in a heavy tone, "Promised Jiang left a suicide note, saying that she couldn't bear the humiliation from Concubine Wu, so she committed suicide. I asked the palace maids to check her body, and they did show injuries. My personal maid Jinzhu also said that since Promised Jiang moved into Yonghe Palace, Concubine Wu has been making things difficult for her and torturing her in every way."
Pei Yan frowned: "As the master of the six palaces, don't you know these things?"
Queen Shen held back her anger and looked up at Pei Yan. Did he usually treat her as the master of the six palaces? Now he remembered to raise an army to question her.
No matter how angry she was, Queen Shen did not dare to make any excuses when she met his gaze of great imperial power. She only said, "I know my crime and am willing to accept the punishment later. Now I would like to ask Your Majesty how to deal with this matter."
"Investigate thoroughly first." Pei Yan's voice was slightly deep. "If this is true, Concubine Wu is no longer worthy of holding a high position. Considering that she has been in the palace for many years and was confused for a while, I will only demote her to a concubine and punish her to copy Buddhist scriptures a hundred times to calm her mind and wait and see the results."
Queen Shen responded: "I understand. Your Majesty is merciful. Concubine Wu will definitely remember this and will not dare to do it again."
When she stood up, she glanced at Jiang Shuyi, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "After all, Jiang Da Ying is Jiang Fei's sister. Does Jiang Fei want to see her for the last time?"
Jiang Shuyi didn't want to go, but she was worried that not going would arouse suspicion, and she was a little nervous for a moment when she met Queen Shen's gaze.
Pei Yan hugged her waist and said in a light voice: "The Queen is not unaware of the fact that Concubine Jiang and Concubine Jiang are not on good terms."
Queen Shen wanted to say something to Jiang Shuyi in private, but when she saw His Majesty refusing like a tyrant, she had no choice but to leave in anger.
Jiang Shuyi looked at Shen Suzhen's back, still nervous, until she felt an itch in her waist that could not be ignored.
After realizing that it was Pei Yan who was causing the trouble, she smiled uncomfortably and grabbed his hand, her voice still tinged with tears as she asked aggrievedly, "What is your majesty doing?"
Pei Yan looked at her with a smile on his face: "Jiang promised to suffer the consequences of his own actions. Why are you so nervous? Could it be that this has something to do with you?"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes suddenly widened, with an expression of "You're putting the blame on me!" on her face.
Pei Yan sighed, stretched out his hand and gently pinched her waist again: "You show your emotions on your face. Sooner or later, I will be sold out by you."
Jiang Shuyi shuddered slightly, her heart was lifted up again because of his words. It was no use saying anything, and it was no use not saying anything. She didn't even dare to look at the palace servants around her. She simply threw herself into Pei Yan's arms and said in a muffled voice: "Carry me back to the inner hall to talk."
It's not like she had not done this kind of thing in her previous life, but knowing that it was Pei Yan who did it made her even more nervous than if she had done it herself.
Pei Yan chuckled and picked her up sideways.
When Jiang Shuyi was put on the bed, she hugged Pei Yan who was trying to straighten up.
She looked at him with red eyes and said nothing.
Pei Yan leaned over to look at her, curved his lips, and asked in a conspiratorial tone, "Are you afraid that I'll be discovered?"
Jiang Shuyi also asked quietly, "Is it clean?"
Pei Yan looked thoughtful: "It seems not very clean. If you look closely, it will definitely not be hidden."
Jiang Shuyi was anxious: "You dare to do it? It's better to let me do it, at least I can do it."
She braked suddenly and turned around: "Do things more cleanly than your majesty!"
Pei Yan laughed: "Jiang Shuyi, you need to think about why you are afraid of being discovered when you do bad things. If you are discovered, who will punish you?"
Of course, she was afraid that someone would report her to Pei Yan, and Pei Yan would punish her or stop favoring her...
Jiang Shuyi suddenly understood. Yes, she was afraid that the emperor would punish her. But Pei Yan was the emperor. Who would dare to punish him?
Pei Yan was a good teacher. Seeing that she had realized something, he continued to persuade her: "First, no one would think that the emperor would murder an unknown concubine. Second, even if someone found out something, it would not be me who should be anxious, but him. He would be worried day and night, fearing that I would find out that he had found out."
Jiang Shuyi thought about it and agreed with it. That’s right. If he accidentally peeped into the emperor’s secrets, he couldn’t afford to hide it. Did he have to report it and seek death?
Pei Yan wanted to see that she understood, and was about to get up, but Jiang Shuyi hugged his neck, hooked her legs around his waist, and looked at him without blinking with her watery almond eyes flushed red.
Pei Yan paused: "I am still sick"
"Your Majesty has recovered from his illness long ago!"
Jiang Shuyi cried deliberately: "Your Majesty, you are not going to be burned, are you?"
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