Chapter 175: Previous Life (Part 7)
Pei Yan couldn't care about Jiang Shuyi, and Jiang Shuyi also couldn't care about Pei Yan.
She was busy having fun with her sister and son, and appeared in front of him again, being listed as a suspect in the poisoning of Qian Guiren.
Pei Yan knew that it was Concubine Qian who was unkind to her first.
Jiang Shuyi was very scared. It was probably the first time she did such a thing. Her eyelashes kept trembling and the knuckles of her clenched fingers turned white. She was exactly the same as when she was framed by Concubine Shu before.
Pei Yan had just gotten rid of the cancer Wen Huan, and was in a good mood, so he teased her.
"Last time, Concubine Shu wronged you, and I said that if I let the Ministry of Justice intervene, the truth would be revealed. How about summoning the Ministry of Justice to the palace this time?"
Jiang Shuyi immediately knelt on the ground in panic, trying to act like a virtuous concubine giving advice: "Your Majesty, how can you allow outsiders to enter the inner palace? I am your Majesty's concubine. It is shameful to cause such a thing. If the officials of the Ministry of Justice interrogate me, I will not be able to live in shame!"
Pei Yan looked at her for a long time, then looked away.
When did she start talking to him in this tone?
If it were before, she would probably act like a spoiled child, and if Pei Yan agreed, that would be fine. But if he still didn't agree, she would pretend to be pitiful, crying and aggrieved, and pestering him until he compromised.
Pei Yan turned his head slightly, looked at the birds jumping on the branches outside the window, and suddenly asked something else: "I have some free time recently, do you still want to study with me?"
Jiang Shuyi was a little confused as to why he changed the subject so suddenly, but she didn't dare not answer, so she lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am already a mother, and it would be inappropriate for Your Majesty to teach me. I am just a woman in the palace, and what I have learned before is enough. I will not trouble Your Majesty in the future."
Pei Yan had asked Jiang Shuyi once after she was one month old whether she wanted to study or not. She had given a similar answer at that time, but she was lying in his arms, staring at the books on the desk, and her tone was reluctant and awkward.
But now, she was kneeling on the ground, her attitude respectful and alert, and she chose her words carefully.
Pei Yan truly realized that Jiang Shuyi had grown up.
She was no longer the little girl in the East Palace who pulled his sleeve and cried, nor was she the Concubine Jiang who came to him with books for advice when he first ascended the throne. Instead, she was the mother of the prince, Concubine Jiang who could compete with the queen.
He didn't say anything, only lowered his eyes and said softly: "You can go back. Qian Guiren is not a good person. It's enough for him to die. This matter will never be mentioned again in my eyes."
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Except when summoned or when something happened in the palace, Jiang Shuyi never appeared in front of him on her own initiative.
In his spare time, Pei Yan would read the reports from his spies in Zhaoyang Palace.
Instigated by her younger sister, Jiang Shuyi gradually began to become hostile to everyone in the harem. She lived in fear every day, hating this and that. Sometimes she woke up in the middle of the night, shouting that someone had harmed her Yu'er.
She's a little crazy.
Pei Yan hesitated for a long time between whether to intervene or not, and finally called Jiang Shuyi over.
When Jiang Shuyi saw him, she bowed politely and then rushed forward and hugged his waist tightly.
Pei Yan was dazed for a moment.
Until she begged with a whine: "My sister has been in the palace for so long, why hasn't Your Majesty summoned her yet? Now many people are laughing at her, Your Majesty, can you turn over her card tonight?"
Pei Yan's expression gradually faded.
He didn't need to say anything more.
Just as Jiang Shuyi chose to abandon him under her sister's coquetry, now between her sister and him, she chooses her sister.
You have to bear the consequences of your own actions. Why should Pei Yan meddle in other people's affairs?
He just said that he didn't like her sister, and when Jiang Shuyi tried to persuade him again, he frowned.
Jiang Shuyi could sometimes understand his expression and didn't dare to bring it up again.
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Time flies like an arrow.
Within five years, Concubine Qian died, Concubine Jin committed suicide in the cold palace, and Concubine Wu and Concubine Shu were suppressed to the point where they could not raise their heads.
Jiang Shuyi is the dominant figure in the harem, and no one dares to go against her wishes.
Jiang Shuyi was not satisfied. She had been pampered enough and wanted to be promoted.
Every time Pei Yan made explicit hints during the emperor's sleep, he pretended not to understand.
He has indulged her enough. If he leaves her alone, she will probably treat his harem as her own, and feel like a fish in water, without having to come to the Ganqing Palace to please him even once.
Jiang Shuyi couldn't get the upper hand with him, and when she went back, her sister instigated her to do so. She thought it was because Concubine Xue and Concubine Wu occupied the positions, and there were too many high-ranking concubines in the palace. If she got rid of them, she could be promoted.
She continued to commit suicide.
This time the tactic was novel. After discussing it, the four decided to use the strategy of inflicting pain on themselves.
The one that suffered the most was naturally Jiang Shuyi's flesh.
When Roupin's father was working in the Ministry of Justice, he had seen a medicine similar to a drug that caused people to fake death. After taking it, people would vomit blood and fall into a short coma. Miao Zhaoyi said that if Jiang Shuyi took this medicine to frame Concubine Xue, she would definitely be able to get rid of her.
Jiang Shuyi agreed.
Fool.
Pei Yan had never felt so unsuccessful as a teacher.
Couldn't she see that after Concubine Feng's death, Concubine Miao was no longer as loyal to her as before?
With Miao Zhaoyi's scheming and cunning, she could easily see through Jiang Wanqing's ulterior motives. She pretended not to know and volunteered to kill people just to avenge Concubine Feng.
Since that drug can make people vomit blood and fall into a coma, it will harm the body. She is a person who is so afraid of death and pain, but now she doesn't take care of her body.
Pei Yan had been watching her make a fuss for such a long time, and this was the first time he intervened.
He summoned Miao Zhaoyi and asked her to kneel outside the palace of heaven and earth to reflect on her mistakes.
Miao Zhaoyi was a smart person. She quickly understood what was going on and confessed her guilt without hesitation.
Pei Yan left her kneeling for three full hours before letting Cheng Shouzhong send out a packet of medicine.
That was something my father had used when he was seriously ill. It could make a person vomit out the blood that was clogged in the heart. The person would then be in a coma for three days, but would feel much lighter after waking up.
Miao Zhaoyi understood his meaning and gave the medicine to Jiang Shuyi when she returned.
Jiang Shuyi took the medicine the next day, dressed up beautifully and came to the Ganqing Palace to ask for an audience.
Pei Yan knew what she was going to do, and at the same time called Wang Yuanpan to check Ping An's pulse.
Jiang Shuyi was dressed in brightly colored silks, with gold hairpins and jade earrings, and an eight-treasure necklace around her neck. She looked like a Mohelo wrapped in brocade, allowing others to play with her.
She smiled and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Pei Yan asked her to excuse herself from the formalities: "You came at the right time. Imperial Doctor Wang just came to check my pulse, and I asked him to check for you as well."
Jiang Shuyi's face immediately turned pale with fear.
She had just taken the medicine and was ready to vomit blood in front of Pei Yan, so she didn't dare let the imperial physician take her pulse.
"No, no, no! I just asked the imperial physician to come in yesterday and I'm fine!"
Pei Yan smiled and stroked the cup slowly: "What if I was not sick yesterday, but I am sick today?"
Jiang Shuyi was so anxious that she was at her wit's end. Suddenly, she seemed to have an idea and walked towards Pei Yan.
Pei Yan looked at her leisurely.
Jiang Shuyi took a deep breath, sat directly in his arms, hugged his neck, raised her fair face, and said with trembling eyes: "I miss your majesty..."
Pei Yan didn't believe it at all.
Jiang Shuyi buried her head in his chest again, rubbing it and humming: "I really miss Your Majesty, Your Majesty, can you ask them to leave?"
Pei Yan pinched her chin and stared at her for a long time with ambiguous expressions. When he saw that she was panicking, he asked Doctor Wang and the palace maids to leave.
He picked up Jiang Shuyi and excitedly placed her on the imperial desk piled with memorials. After pressing her down, he remembered that he would vomit blood soon, so he let go of her hand.
"Put the memorial somewhere else. If it gets dirty, I'll hold you responsible."
Two blushes immediately appeared on Jiang Shuyi's face, extending all the way down to her pearl-like earlobes.
She lowered her head and moved the memorial to the chair next to her in embarrassment, then sat down on the imperial desk consciously and looked at him with eyes full of smiles.
Pei Yan pushed her down again.
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