Chapter 163 Let’s Go to Sleep
Master Wei choked and looked at Pei Yan with his mouth open.
Pei Yan looked down at him, his attitude still very gentle: "Is it because I ascended the throne that I didn't give you enough honor? Or is it because your salary is not enough? Why didn't you tell me?"
Wei Taifu had tears in his eyes and shook his head, "No... Your Majesty has been very kind to me. Yes, I couldn't resist the temptation of the treacherous flatterers and was bewitched for a while. I have been honest and upright for half my life, and I was really confused for a moment..."
Pei Yan sighed.
"Taifu, there is no need to scapegoat. I understand that human nature is inherently bad, and I am no exception sometimes."
When Wei Taifu heard this, he thought that the emperor had forgiven him, and he burst into tears and became even more emotional: "Yes, yes! Thank you for your understanding, your majesty. It was my fault. I did not control my selfish desires and caused such a thing. I was wrong, and the teacher was wrong..."
Pei Yan bent down again to support him, and this time Master Wei stood up as well.
After he stood up, he wiped his tears with his sleeve and choked up, "In the past few days, I have counted all the silver I have earned since I became an official. The officials from all over the country and the accounts are also counted. I will give them all to Your Majesty. In the future, I will farm with my wife and children. I hope Your Majesty will take care of yourself. Although the court affairs are busy, don't forget to have extra meals every day. Remember to go to bed early at night..."
Before he could finish his words, he froze.
After helping him to stand up, Pei Yan knelt down.
The former student, now wearing a dragon robe and red shoes, exuding the majesty of an emperor, still looked at me gently and respectfully, just like he did seventeen years ago when he performed the ceremony of becoming my apprentice.
The emperor bowed down, very politely and respectfully.
Master Wei closed his eyes, and two lines of tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.
He knew that he was finished.
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Without waiting for the Ministry of Justice to settle accounts with his crimes, Wei Taifu committed suicide in the Tianlao on the night he was imprisoned.
Jiang Shuyi was afraid that Pei Yan would be sad or even regretful because of their teacher-student relationship and would take his anger out on her, so she became cautious after hearing the news.
During the time when Pei Yan was away from the capital, the secret guards recorded and reported how the Nineteenth Prince and others acted as regents in the court, what matters they handled, and whether they had any intention of usurping power.
He was reading a report and felt a little thirsty, so he was about to call Cheng Shouzhong. When he turned around, Jiang Shuyi handed him tea with both hands.
Pei Yan glanced at Jiang Shuyi, who looked well-behaved, then took the tea and took a sip; it was a little hot.
Jiang Shuyi was waiting to take the teacup back, but Pei Yan placed it naturally on the small table beside him.
Jiang Shuyi became more and more uneasy, not knowing whether Pei Yan was angry or not.
He let her touch his clothes and drink her tea, but he ignored her after meeting Master Wei.
It was late at night and the lights in the palace were on. Jiang Shuyi had just returned to the palace today and was really tired. She really wanted to go to bed and have a good sleep.
But Pei Yan seemed to be busy as he read one report after another without paying any attention to her.
Jiang Shuyi went from standing to pulling a small stool over to sit on. Finally, she became more and more sleepy and laid directly on Pei Yan's legs and fell asleep.
Pei Yan then lowered his eyes and looked at the person sleeping soundly on his lap.
After just one glance, he put his hand on Jiang Shuyi's neck, pinched it gently from time to time, and continued reading the report.
The nineteenth brother was relatively honest, and usually had a lively and unruly temperament. He was suddenly given the important task of regulating the country, and was so frightened that he dared not do anything and just listened to whatever others said.
But the nineteenth brother's maternal family had some disloyalty. When his maternal grandfather, Duke Ying, was fooling around with his concubine, he casually said, "It would be great if Your Majesty could not come back."
Chu Ang and Guo Zhenxiong are both loyal, and the Queen's power behind the curtain is just a cover. The more people participate in power, the more suspicious and fearful they will be of each other, and the more they will check and balance each other.
When Pei Yan finished reading the records of the secret guards for the past twenty days, it was already late at night and the person on his lap had already fallen asleep.
He raised his eyes to look at Cheng Shouzhong and said casually, "Duke Ying is old and frail, and he probably won't live long."
Cheng Shouzhong understood what he meant and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty is right."
They didn't try to lower their voices when speaking. Jiang Shuyi was prone to waking up because she slept on her stomach, so she opened her eyes because of the noise.
Then he heard Pei Yan say above his head: "The Grand Tutor is my teacher. He has done so many evil things. I cannot escape the blame for not judging him well. Summon the Imperial Academy's secretary tomorrow. I will issue an edict of apology."
It was a big deal for the emperor to issue an edict of self-blame. This time, Cheng Shouzhong knelt down in fear and said, "The Grand Tutor started doing this kind of business during the reign of the previous emperor. Your Majesty was still young at that time, so how could you know about it? I beg Your Majesty to think twice and not ruin your reputation for a traitor!"
Pei Yan did not comment, but just lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Shuyi who was looking at him eagerly.
He said, "Get up when you wake up and go to sleep inside."
Jiang Shuyi refused to leave.
She was not a person who could control her temper. She had been acting well-behaved for the entire afternoon, which was already her limit. Now she had to get Pei Yan's answer.
So she hugged Pei Yan's waist tightly, raised her head and asked pitifully: "Your Majesty, are you angry with me because of the matter of the Grand Tutor?"
Pei Yan tried to pry her hands away, saying in a calm tone: "You don't even know where to think about your mistakes, so go back to sleep."
Jiang Shuyi immediately hugged him tighter and snorted anxiously. It was unclear whether she was really panicking or pretending to be panicking. Anyway, she started to shake him, making him unable to sit steadily: "What is the reason? Your Majesty, can you tell me? Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep tonight!"
Pei Yan wanted to say that she couldn’t sleep because she had just overslept.
There were still palace servants standing in the outer hall, so he didn't teach her a lesson here. He said in a serious tone, "Get up, let's go back to the inner hall and talk."
Jiang Shuyi rarely listened to him, so she let go of his hand and stood up, but looked at him aggrievedly.
Pei Yan didn't leave Jiang Shuyi alone anymore. He stood up and took her to the inner hall.
"Jiang Shuyi, I don't like you using yourself as a bargaining chip to threaten me. I feel very uncomfortable listening to what you said today."
When there were only two people in the inner hall, Pei Yan let go of Jiang Shuyi's hand, turned around, looked at her, and said so.
Jiang Shuyi blinked twice, then she remembered that during the day, in order to make Pei Yan feel the same, she pretended that she had fallen into the hands of thieves.
Pei Yan didn't use a lecturing tone, but just a glance at her made Jiang Shuyi feel a little helpless.
He just said that he was angry, but didn't say what he was going to do or teach her a lesson.
Jiang Shuyi was at a loss for a moment, then she grabbed Pei Yan's sleeve and tried to admit her mistake in a low voice: "I said that because I was afraid that Your Majesty would not listen to me... I won't do it again, never again. What's more, Your Majesty has punished me on the spot. I almost suffocated to death. I really learned my lesson..."
Pei Yan's eyes fell on her rosy lips.
He didn't know how Jiang Shuyi could always turn a serious lesson into something less serious.
"That's not a punishment for you. It's just that you insisted on holding your breath."
Pei Yan still explained.
Jiang Shuyi didn't know what she was thinking about, her cheeks suddenly turned red, she lowered her head, pinched his sleeve and whispered: "Your Majesty has never done this before, I am a little nervous, I dare not move my tongue..."
Pei Yan:......
Seeing her like this, what else can I teach her?
He could only let Jiang Shuyi go to sleep and not think about anything messy.
Jiang Shuyi was still a little uneasy: "Your Majesty, did you really not blame me for the matter with the Grand Tutor? Will you suddenly regret it one day and think that it was all because of me that the Grand Tutor was killed? I read a storybook like this. The man in the story chose his wife over his childhood sweetheart. His childhood sweetheart died because of this, and he gradually regretted it and began to hate his wife and wanted to divorce her..."
Pei Yan didn't understand why she always had such strange ideas.
"It is my order to execute the Grand Tutor. I have no regrets about my words. It has nothing to do with you."
Jiang Shuyi was about to say something, but Pei Yan interrupted her: "Go to bed, or you won't be able to sleep tonight."
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