Chapter 145 As Long as She Doesn't Run Away
Pei Yan didn't say whether he agreed or not, and turned to go to the outer hall.
Jiang Shuyi was so tired that she fell asleep before Pei Yan came back. While she was drowsy, she suddenly felt a coldness on her ankle. She forced herself to open her eyes and saw that it was Pei Yan applying medicine to her.
He sat on the edge of the bed, placed her feet on his knees, dipped his fingertips in the ointment, and gently applied it to the wound, without Jiang Shuyi feeling any pain.
Noticing that she was awake, Pei Yan glanced over, as if they had never had any unpleasantness, and said calmly: "Continue to sleep, put your hand on the bed, I will apply medicine later."
Jiang Shuyi felt sad.
Why can he act like nothing happened even though he was injured like this?
"Your Majesty was the one who hurt me in the first place, why do you need to apply medicine? Are you going to continue to hurt me after you've applied the medicine?"
Jiang Shuyi said she wanted to pull her foot back, and Pei Yan subconsciously reached out to grab it, just in time to touch the wound.
Although she let go of her hand instantly, Jiang Shuyi still cried out in pain.
"Why are you moving around?" Pei Yan said to her without any reprimand. Seeing her toes curled up in pain, he felt uncomfortable: "I won't hurt you like this again. I don't know that the pain you said was in your hands and feet. You usually say it hurts, but it's just bluffing, wanting me to let you go."
Jiang Shuyi covered her head with the quilt and sobbed.
Pei Yan checked her wound, which seemed to have turned redder and a lot of the ointment had been rubbed off, so he had to reapply it.
"Don't cry. I'll let you raise Zhang Miao, and I'll also allow Miao and the others to be promoted. If you have any other requests, tell me all of them."
Jiang Shuyi's crying suddenly became much weaker.
She pulled down the quilt and saw Pei Yan still concentrating on applying the ointment. She suddenly felt a little reluctant.
I'm almost dead because of her, what else can't be forgiven?
"I have no other request, I only wish Your Majesty a long life and eternal happiness..."
Jiang Shuyi choked up and said that she couldn't help but burst into tears, but Pei Yan said, "Well, go back and continue crying."
Jiang Shuyi was so angry that she wanted to kick him, but she gave up because she was afraid of the pain.
*
Jiang Shuyi did not forget to leave the palace to meet Taoist Wu.
But Pei Yan was very busy these two days. It was said that officials had a day off during the Dragon Boat Festival, so a lot of government affairs had piled up. He went out early and came back late every day, discussing government affairs with ministers in the imperial study until dark.
Being so busy, no matter how ignorant Jiang Shuyi was, she couldn't suggest that he accompany her to go out of the palace in disguise for a trip.
After all, government affairs cannot be busy all the time. After waiting for three days, Pei Yan finally had some free time.
Jiang Shuyi mentioned the matter of leaving the palace during lunch.
"I want to go to Yanqing Temple. First, I want to thank Taoist Wu for exorcising the evil spirits from me. Second, I want him to say something good about me when he is curing illnesses. The sick people regard him as a god. When they hear him say good things about me, they will definitely believe him. When they go back and spread the word, my reputation as a demon concubine will be shattered."
Pei Yan paused, smiled and gave her a piece of fish: "With me here, no one dares to call you a demon concubine. I said that before just because I hope you can pay a little attention to your reputation. I don't want you to become a topic of conversation in the market because of your bad reputation when I can't support you for thousands of years. Let the people blame you for many bad things you have done or not done. If this makes you feel restrained, you can do whatever you want in the future."
Jiang Shuyi's eyelashes trembled.
Pei Yan saw the hesitation in her eyes and his five fingers holding the ivory chopsticks tightened unconsciously.
If she could give up her plan to leave the palace, Pei Yan would not have to ask about her past.
He could just kill the old bastard Wu and never mention Jiang Shuyi's past again in his life.
Pei Yan had to admit at this moment that he was also afraid.
When he first found out that he was cheated by Jiang Shuyi, he wanted to find out everything about her immediately and give her a good beating. However, after these few days, especially after bullying her so badly, he felt relieved.
He couldn't bear to punish him any more. What he was most worried about now was that he couldn't bear the truth.
How could a girl who grew up in seclusion know a high-ranking Taoist who had never been to Beijing? Pei Yan had previously thought that she was deceived and threatened by the evil Taoist, but what if it was something else?
For example, Jiang Shuyi was a spy carefully cultivated by the enemy country. She replaced the original daughter of the Jiang family without anyone noticing when she was young. Everything was a lie to him. She should have done something bad to him, but she couldn't do it because she was moved by emotions. However, in the face of national justice, she couldn't be his favorite concubine for the rest of her life, so she had to return to her original place.
If Pei Yan peeled off the window paper, he would be able to see everything clearly, but at the same time he might never be able to go back.
If that were the case, he would rather not investigate and still love Jiang Shuyi.
The prerequisite is that she doesn't run away and stays with him obediently.
However, he was destined to be disappointed.
Jiang Shuyi didn't know what she was thinking, she looked up at him with a smile, "Your Majesty is very kind, but this is an opportunity to change your reputation, it would be a waste if you don't use it, you should go."
Pei Yan slowly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes and said "hmm".
*
She was supposed to leave the palace on the second day, but Princess Ning'an sent her daughter into the palace today.
Jiang Shuyi could only meet them in Zhaoyang Palace first.
Princess Ning'an and her daughter knelt down and greeted her.
When Jiang Shuyi first met Zhang Miao, she was a very pretty and lovely girl. When she saluted, her posture was very decent, her eyes were bright, and she did not show any shyness.
It's not that I hate her, nor that I like her too much, but I feel a little sorry for her. Jiang Shuyi picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said in a very imperial concubine's manner: "No need to be polite."
The mother and daughter thanked the grace and stood up. Princess Ning'an felt a little awkward for once. She looked at Jiang Shuyi and called her "Empress" softly, but she didn't know what to say.
Jiang Shuyi knew that the last incident was planned by the Grand Princess of Weiguo and had nothing to do with Princess Ning'an. Since the Grand Princess didn't come today, she didn't need to vent her anger, so she waved to Zhang Miaozhao, "Come here."
Zhang Miao responded immediately, then trotted over with a joyful look on her face.
She wore a small silver bell on her head, which was popular among children in Beijing. It jingled when she ran. When she arrived in front of Jiang Shuyi, she knelt down politely, raised her fair and tender face, and called her in a soft and sweet voice: "Mother!"
Jiang Shuyi was slightly stunned.
In her two lifetimes, Pei Yu had only called her mother once. Except when she was very young, most of the time he called her with annoyance and impatience.
It turns out that the word "mother" can be called so sweetly and beautifully.
Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but touch Zhang Miao's face, which was white and tender. She pinched it again and found it was very soft.
Zhang Miao was like a temperless little white rabbit, allowing her to be squeezed and kneaded into a round shape with an obedient look in her eyes.
Jiang Shuyi finally understood why Pei Yan loved pinching his face.
Thinking of her dignity as a concubine, she pinched her twice more before withdrawing her hand with a reserved look, raising her chin slightly and asking her, "Are you willing to be my adopted daughter?"
Zhang Miao said without hesitation: "Yes!"
Jiang Shuyi glanced at Princess Ning'an and said, "Let me make this clear first. I will not be as caring towards you as your mother. Unless I am very free, I will not summon you to my presence. You can only be my adopted daughter in name only. Are you willing to do this?"
Zhang Miao nodded heavily, and grasped the corner of Jiang Shuyi's sleeve with her little hand. Her eyes were full of determination: "I am willing! I know that mother is helping me and my mother. I will treat mother as my own mother. From now on, I will have two mothers!"
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