Chapter 133 Planning
The next day, when Jiang Shuyi had washed and dressed and was returning to the Qianqing Palace from the Zhaoyang Palace, Empress Shen was there confirming with Pei Yan the list of royal family members and officials' wives who would attend the Dragon Boat Festival banquet.
Jiang Shuyi glanced at the Queen and this time she didn't even bother to give a perfunctory greeting. She walked straight to Pei Yan, snuggled up to him and sat down on the Arhat couch.
Queen Shen knew that she was upset because she didn't become the queen last time, so she didn't care and continued to report business.
Pei Yan lowered his head and touched Jiang Shuyi's cheek, and asked gently: "Did you have a nightmare last night?"
Jiang Shuyi smiled at him and said, "You had a good dream last night! It seems that the magic performed by Taoist Wu is really effective. Your Majesty must reward him handsomely!"
Pei Yan agreed with her: "Well, reward."
Queen Shen talked for a long time, but the two people in front of her were flirting with each other, so she stopped talking with a bad look on her face.
Jiang Shuyi glanced at her and said in a deliberately pretentious manner: "Empress, why are you silent? Am I a nuisance to you? In that case, I will leave and not trouble you and His Majesty."
As she spoke, she pretended to stand up, but as expected, Pei Yan grabbed her by the waist and hugged her back.
Jiang Shuyi pretended to be aggrieved: "Your Majesty, what are you doing? The Queen thinks that I came at the wrong time, so I will leave..."
Queen Shen's chest heaved with anger, but because His Majesty was present, she could only stare at Jiang Shuyi and dared not say a word.
Pei Yan knew that Jiang Shuyi was unhappy because she saw the Queen came before her, so he coaxed her gently: "It's because the Queen came at the wrong time."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Queen Shen and said, "If there is nothing urgent, please leave. You have hosted palace banquets for more than a dozen times. You should be sensible and don't have to report everything."
Queen Shen was so angry that her hands were shaking.
What do you mean she doesn't have to report everything? If something goes wrong, won't she still be responsible?
She bit her teeth and swallowed, holding her breath and said, "I can handle other things, but the Grand Princess of Weiguo wants to bring her granddaughter with her to the palace banquet this time. She mentioned last time that she wanted the little county lady to be adopted by Concubine Jiang. This time she brought the child into the palace for this purpose. If Your Majesty has no such intention, why not use the child's young age as an excuse to refuse the little county lady from entering the palace? Otherwise, if the little county lady sticks to Concubine Jiang, it will be disgraceful to make a scene in front of so many officials."
Jiang Shuyi immediately stopped pretending and asked in surprise, "Adopt her as my daughter? Why would the Grand Princess think of giving my granddaughter to me as my daughter?"
Queen Shen said gloomily, "She didn't come here for you. I'm afraid she wants the county lady to marry the second prince in the future."
Jiang Shuyi was shocked and quickly shook her head: "No, no!"
A bastard like Pei Yu should not harm the daughter of Princess Ning'an.
"With a six-and-a-half-year age difference, it's naturally not possible." Queen Shen showed disgust: "Not to mention that the father of the little county lady is such a dandy and unfilial person that he can't even match the eldest prince, and yet he's still thinking about the little prince."
Jiang Shuyi seemed to be in a good mood. She straightened up and left Pei Yan's arms: "Speaking of the little county lady's father, did he really marry that brothel girl?"
Pei Yan:......
As the queen mother, Empress Shen must be well aware of the major events between the noble families in the capital. She said calmly, "When he was just driven out of the house by the Duke, he clamored to marry her and dragged the whole family into disgrace. The Duke was disappointed with him and submitted a memorial to ask for permission to make his second son the crown prince instead. Then he stopped. I heard that he knelt in front of his house a few days ago and apologized, saying that he had driven the brothel girl away. I don't know if it's true or not."
Jiang Shuyi boasted: "Your Highness, do you know that I have seen that brothel girl? She is definitely not someone who will leave easily. I guess she made a scene."
Queen Shen frowned: "When? How can you see her?"
"I won't tell the queen." Jiang Shuyi said proudly, and wanted to ask about the Duke's family. Pei Yan said coldly: "Go out and tell her, then come in."
Queen Shen reacted and ignored His Majesty. His Majesty was probably angry and was about to kneel down and apologize, but was pulled out by Jiang Shuyi.
Jiang Shuyi turned back with a smile: "Half an incense stick! After asking the Queen about these things, I will be back in half an incense stick!"
Queen Shen's scalp was numb. When she got outside the palace, she frowned and scolded, "Are you usually so rude to His Majesty? This is simply outrageous."
Jiang Shuyi immediately let go of her hand and looked at her with disdain: "Your Majesty is polite and not presumptuous. You can only see His Majesty a few times a year."
If it weren't for the fact that she hadn't asked His Majesty for permission, Queen Shen would have definitely turned around and left, not wanting to stay with Jiang Shuyi for even a moment!
She suppressed her gloom and asked, "What do you want to hear? Ask quickly. I still have a lot of palace affairs to deal with."
Jiang Shuyi had just heard her mention Pei Yu, and an idea suddenly occurred to her. She thought that she could take the opportunity to send Yuzhu to Wenhua Palace to serve her.
She deliberately asked with anticipation, "The Queen said that the Grand Princess wants to marry her granddaughter to Yu'er. Is that true?"
Queen Shen frowned and looked at her: "Are you really thinking about this?"
Jiang Shuyi showed just the right amount of guilt: "Is it not possible for me to ask?"
Queen Shen said seriously, "Don't be confused. The eldest princess only has the title of an elder of the royal family, and she doesn't have any real power. Moreover, the character of the county lord's father is such that if his daughter is to marry a prince in the future, he will definitely cling to her. Don't harm your son."
Jiang Shuyi glanced at her and said, "Your Majesty, what you mean by this is that you treat the prince born to me as your own."
Queen Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with this: "As the head of the six palaces, the child you gave birth to should call me mother."
Jiang Shuyi was waiting for these words. She snorted coldly and walked into the hall.
Queen Shen hurriedly followed and whispered a reminder: "Don't talk nonsense to His Majesty!"
Pei Yan was looking at the list of guests for the palace banquet when he was suddenly thrown into the arms again. The list was knocked crooked, and Jiang Shuyi's aggrieved voice came: "Your Majesty, the Queen is bullying me~"
It didn't sound like someone being bullied.
Pei Yan ignored her for the time being, put the marked list on the table, and said to Queen Shen: "Those I have marked out will not be invited to enter the palace this time."
Queen Shen took the list in response, looked at Jiang Shuyi who was provoking her in His Majesty's arms, and explained worriedly: "Your Majesty, I didn't do anything. I just advised the Imperial Concubine not to marry the Grand Princess. The Imperial Concubine was unhappy, so I explained that all the children in the palace had to call me mother, and I was in charge, so she came to complain."
Pei Yan felt the person in his arms move gently, and said to the queen coldly: "The Second Prince's affairs are decided by me and the Imperial Concubine, so the Queen doesn't need to worry too much."
Queen Shen secretly clenched her hands and said, "Yes, I will no longer meddle in other people's business. I will take my leave."
After Queen Shen left, Pei Yan looked down at the complacent Jiang Shuyi in his arms, pinched her cheek gently and asked: "Am I not good enough to you? That's why you want to find a relative to rely on so early?"
Jiang Shuyi looked in pain, and Pei Yan quickly let go of her.
She rubbed her face and snorted, "I don't really want to be a relative of the princess. I just felt unhappy when I heard the queen talking about Yu'er's marriage so casually, so I deliberately pissed her off!"
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