Chapter 19: Knocking
Jiang Shuyi only felt a numbness rising from the soles of her feet and her whole body stiffened.
Beaten to death? Just because he let him into the Purple Palace?
Pei Yan was still patting her back gently, and the sound of the stick falling outside the window rose and fell in sync. Jiang Shuyi's eyelashes trembled, and she felt as if she was being whipped. Pei Yan's arms were no longer a warm protection, but a rope that bound her.
She just moved a little, and Pei Yan calmly said to her: "Don't move, listen."
Jiang Shuyi's throat choked and her eyes instantly became moist.
What are you listening to?
She looked up at Pei Yan, her eyes full of sadness: "Your Majesty asked me to listen, do you want to tell me that if I make a mistake again next time, I will end up like Cheng Lu?"
Pei Yan's hand movements paused slightly.
Jiang Shuyi's broken eyes and trembling voice seemed as if she had been let down by him.
But it was clearly her fault, and he didn't even say a harsh word.
Pei Yan couldn't help but think about it carefully. It seemed that since the night when she had a nightmare in Zichen Palace, Jiang Shuyi had been shrouded in a layer of faint sadness.
She behaved normally and was still spoiled and domineering in front of others, but she would break into pieces if he poked her lightly.
For example, the day before yesterday, when she was taking a nap after taking medicine, he just casually said that he was leaving, and she woke up immediately, hugged him and burst into tears; and yesterday, Pei Yan was just a little angry because he was deceived, and he gave her a not-too-harsh lecture, but she started crying and making a fuss, and it took a while for him to coax her into silence.
Now it seems that the same mistake is about to happen again.
Pei Yan was silent for a moment, then calmly ordered the eunuch standing beside him: "Go out and tell Cheng Shouzhong to stop beating him first."
The eunuch immediately responded and left. After a while, the noise outside the window stopped.
Jiang Shuyi didn't know why Pei Yan suddenly stopped forcing her to listen. The grievances that had been accumulating in her heart surged up. Just as she was about to cry, Pei Yan suddenly let her go. Freed from the restraints, she did not feel at ease. Instead, her heart tightened and she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Pei Yan wanted to be serious, but when she looked at him like that, he couldn't help but soften his heart, so he just pointed at the bed and said, "Sit over there."
Jiang Shuyi grabbed his hand and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Pei Yan was unmoved and asked her, "Disobedient?"
Acting coquettishly was useless, Jiang Shuyi could only let go of her hand, wipe her tears and sit on the edge of the dragon bed.
Pei Yan stood there and looked at her, his tone softened: "Don't cry, I won't scold you or punish you, I just want to talk to you about reason."
Jiang Shuyi felt somewhat comforted by his tone, and looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"When you talked to me these past few days," Pei Yan chose his words carefully, neither too light nor too heavy, "you always overstepped your bounds."
Jiang Shuyi was suddenly shocked, but she didn't show it on her face. She just choked up sincerely and said, "Because I like Your Majesty more and more, and my love is so deep that I can't restrain myself..."
Pei Yan was rarely at a loss for words.
He looked into Jiang Shuyi's affectionate eyes and felt a little suspicious.
Could it be that she is pregnant again?
This was the case when Jiang Shuyi was pregnant with Pei Yu. She was extremely attached to him, her emotions were constantly changing, she cried when she saw him, and she cried when she didn't see him.
But Pei Yan quickly put this idea behind him.
No.
He looked at Jiang Shuyi, his tone still calm: "You still have to restrain yourself. I am not trying to scare you today. The Palace of Heavenly Purity is where I live and handle government affairs. Even my mother cannot come and go at will. But you took advantage of my absence and entered the room openly. If I don't pay attention to you, you may even dare to break into the Imperial Study next time."
Jiang Shuyi lowered her head and intertwined her fingers.
Pei Yan was right, she really planned to chase him to the imperial study tomorrow.
She originally thought that since she was not that important in Pei Yan's heart, she would find ways to get into his heart.
Now it seems that he almost died.
A robe with moon-white dragon cloud patterns appeared before her eyes, the scent of ambergris came over her, and a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"I told you so much, did you listen?"
Jiang Shuyi held back her tears, raised her head, and said in a very convinced tone: "I have taken your advice. I will never do such a thing again..."
Pei Yan wanted to say something, but he didn't. He nodded gently and said, "Okay, I'll leave the man outside to you. You saved his life today. Although Cheng Lu is a sycophantic person, he still has a conscience and knows how to be grateful and vengeful. If you want to use him, take him away. Otherwise, I will beat him to death."
This is a free favor, don't refuse it. Jiang Shuyi thought of Wang Shun, the chief eunuch in her palace. Although he was loyal, he was too kind. If he was given a job like killing people, he would be so scared that he would have nightmares for several nights.
In his previous life, Jiang Shuyi thought he was a loser, so she promoted another eunuch recommended to her by Jiang Wanqing. The result can be imagined. In the end, the eunuch testified for Jiang Wanqing and exposed her together.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. After all, Cheng Lu did something wrong just to please me. I am willing to take him away..."
Pei Yan said "hmm", took his hand back, and said with a smile: "Go back, don't you want to continue studying with me? Then review the lessons I taught you in the past. I will test you in a few days. If you forget everything, I will not accept you anymore."
Only then did Jiang Shuyi remember why she came.
She wanted to pester Pei Yan and prevent him from picking up other people's cards tonight.
It's really a bit beyond one's capabilities.
Jiang Shuyi responded to Pei Yan's words obediently, stood up and left.
In the open space outside the temple.
Cheng Lu was tied to a spring stool with a hemp seed stuffed in his mouth. There was blood all over his back, but he was still breathing.
In the end, Cheng Shouzhong showed some mercy to his godson and did not let the executioner kill him, thinking that if he beat him a little longer, perhaps the emperor would change his mind.
Seeing Concubine Jiang coming out, he hurriedly went to meet her and said with a smile: "Are you going back to the palace, Concubine? Oh, don't look over there, be careful that this dog thing will dirty your eyes."
Jiang Shuyi didn't look over there at first, but after hearing what Cheng Shouzhong said, she glanced over there.
Cheng Lu was dying. He tried to look up at her, his eyes full of pleading.
Jiang Shuyi knew that he wanted her to plead for him, so she retracted her gaze and said to Cheng Shouzhong, "No need to fight. Send Cheng Lu to Zhaoyang Palace and he will serve by my side in the future."
Cheng Shouzhong's eyes lit up, and he confirmed: "Did His Majesty give the order?"
Jiang Shuyi was in a bad mood and glared at him: "Eunuch Cheng, do you think I still have the courage to make decisions on my own now?"
She was scolded for such a long time even for entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity, what else dare she do!
He didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, but Cheng Shouzhong understood. He quickly scolded himself for not being able to speak and apologized.
Jiang Shuyi was originally angry, but after calming down she felt bored and walked out of the palace gate.
Cheng Shouzhong respectfully watched Concubine Jiang walk away, then returned to Cheng Lu, gnashed his teeth and nodded his head fiercely, and sighed: "You are lucky, you go to Zhaoyang Palace and serve well. If you do something stupid again, I will kill you myself!"
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