Chapter 197 Extra: If Pei Yan was reborn (6)
Jiang Shuyi became much more obedient, and Pei Yan didn't take it to heart. He just thought that she was feeling guilty and regretful for getting him hurt.
Pei Yan still has a lot to do.
He no longer proceeded step by step, but almost openly recruited followers, and there was a constant stream of guests coming and going in the East Palace.
Such unusual behavior naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Jiahe.
He was a suspicious monarch to begin with, and the prince's sudden momentum building was undoubtedly a wake-up call in his ears.
Emperor Jiahe hinted and warned the prince several times, but the prince seemed annoyed and simply presented him with the list of officials he wanted to meet each time.
What does this mean?
Emperor Jiahe had never been so shocked, and his hands were shaking as he picked up the list.
Is the prince trying to provoke me by making friends openly? Or is he trying to show me that he has a clear conscience?
Before Emperor Jiahe could come up with a result, war broke out in the northwest the next morning.
Wen Huan volunteered to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and the military expenditure he requested was more than twice as high as the previous campaign.
Emperor Jiahe had no choice but to agree, but at the same time, the words the prince had said rang in his ears.
If a war can only be won with only one general, then that general deserves to die.
Emperor Jiahe did not have the courage to eliminate traitors for the country, but that does not mean he did not hate them.
*
Pei Yan was busy meeting guests in the Eastern Palace, so he had even less time to spend with Jiang Shuyi.
After living his life over again, he already understood what the people he wanted to win over valued most. Some wanted profit, some wanted power, and some wanted their own ambitions.
As long as you cater to their interests and lure them step by step, you can soon have them in your hands.
What Pei Yan needs most now is a position in Dayuan.
It is not enough to have a crown prince with a good reputation. He has to respect the emperor and his father, and be courteous to his ministers. How can he protect the people he wants to protect?
He wants to hold real power and have the final say.
My father is a person who cannot be at peace. Once he is at peace, he tends to be suspicious and jealous.
So Pei Yan began to compete with Wen Huan openly. His father thought he was showing his loyalty and ignored him, but Wen Huan did not think so.
Wen Huan thought that the royal family wanted to get rid of him, and this was a test.
Having eliminated the Wen family once in his previous life, Pei Yan knew clearly which people in the palace were the Wen family's spies.
Pei Yan deliberately brought up the matter of eliminating Wen Huan again when his father summoned him and warned him, in an attempt to induce his father to express his hatred for Wen Huan.
The spy heard it and hurried back to the Wen family to report the news.
This led to unrest in the northwest again.
Pei Yan knew that once Wen Huan led the troops away, he would never come back.
Sure enough, two months later, news came that Wen Huan occupied Liangzhou and rebelled to establish himself as an independent ruler.
*
Jiang Shuyi knew nothing.
She only knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spent less and less time with her.
But she is already well-behaved enough.
Jiang Shuyi felt sad. Looking at the brocade hairpin sent by Cheng Shouzhong, she was not as happy as she was at first.
She picked out half and asked Cheng Shouzhong to send it to Jiang Mansion for her sister.
My sister is still young, only six years old, and she has a soft personality. She is afraid that she will be bullied if she is away from her. She sends gifts just to scare her family, telling them that she is loved by the Crown Prince, and asks them to be nicer to her sister.
Cheng Shouzhong agreed with a smile, and after leaving, he ordered that half of the reward be put back into the warehouse.
For some reason, His Highness dotes on Second Miss Jiang but extremely dislikes Third Miss Jiang. Whenever Miss Jiang wants to give something to her younger sister, His Highness will withhold it.
Wen Huan's rebellion was a shocking event. Emperor Jiahe was panicked and summoned the prime minister and the Ministry of War to discuss the matter for several days.
After learning that Liangzhou was easy to defend but difficult to attack, he fainted in anger.
Because Empress Wen was Wen Huan's sister, she was implicated and confined to Kunning Palace. Prince Pei Yan then personally served her medicine in Qianqing Palace and stayed by her bedside day and night.
Emperor Jiahe woke up in the night and looked at his son who was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk. He sighed, but couldn't help the itch in his lungs and coughed a few times.
Pei Yan woke up immediately. Seeing his father awake, he showed joy on his face. He walked to the bedside and knelt down, with worry and relief in his eyes: "Father is finally awake, is there anything wrong with you? I will call the imperial physician in now."
Emperor Jiahe shook his head.
He held the prince's hand, his tone full of regret: "Yan'er, I regret not listening to you. I thought that as long as I tolerated Wen Ze, he would not rebel. Who knew..."
Emperor Jiahe felt a pang of pain in his heart when he thought of the 100,000 troops that he had given to Wen Huan for free, as well as the countless food and military expenses.
Pei Yan said in a gentle voice: "Father, don't worry. The most urgent task is to dispatch troops to reinforce the military defense of several prefectures around Liangzhou, so as to prevent Wen Huan from colluding with Xitian and attacking other territories of our Great Abyss."
Emperor Jiahe finally woke up from his dream and said anxiously, "The military situation is urgent. Since you have thought of it, why don't you issue an edict first?"
Pei Yan bowed his head and smiled bitterly: "The military situation is urgent, but the most important thing right now is the situation in the court. Although I am not the mother's biological blood, and I am Wen Huan's nephew, I am still the foster son. I should avoid suspicion at this time. If I exceed my authority and issue orders, arouse the suspicion of the emperor, and cause civil unrest in Dayuan, I will be guilty of death."
Emperor Jiahe knew that the prince had always been cautious.
However, what the prince said was not wrong. If he really dared to mobilize troops while he was unconscious, Emperor Jiahe would inevitably become suspicious and think that he was ambitious.
Once suspicion arises, civil strife will surely break out, and Wen Huan will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. By then, the country will be in turmoil, and it will be unimaginable...
He sighed and said, "Forget it. Go and pass on my decree. Do not let the people in the northwest suffer from war again."
Pei Yan agreed respectfully.
*
Pei Yan had just returned to the East Palace when the nanny who served Jiang Shuyi came hurriedly to report.
"It's bad, Your Highness! Miss Jiang is sick!"
Pei Yan's heart tightened, and he didn't even bother to change his clothes. He suddenly walked out of the hall.
Inside the Hanzhu Pavilion.
Jiang Shuyi lay on the bed on her side, curled up into a small ball, holding her stomach, her face was very pale, and her uncombed hair was scattered messily beside her cheeks, making her look even more frail and pitiful.
The moment Pei Yan saw her, he felt his heart tighten and it hurt so much.
But the little girl heard the noise and tried her best to raise her slightly red eyes, as if a child abandoned by her parents had returned home. She was a little unbelievable, stretched out her thin little hand, and called him with a trembling voice: "Your Highness... Your Highness is finally back?"
This cry broke Pei Yan's heart.
He walked over quickly, sat beside the bed, held Jiang Shuyi's hand, and passed the warmth of his body to her. Then he looked at the doctor coldly, "What's wrong with Miss Jiang?"
Doctor Wang immediately knelt on the ground, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He glanced at the weak-looking Jiang Shuyi and tactfully reported, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I have not diagnosed any illness, but Miss Jiang said that she has a difficult abdominal pain. Perhaps it is because my medical skills are not good enough, or perhaps it is a mental illness that I cannot diagnose..."
Imperial Physician Wang almost told the Crown Prince that the girl was pretending to be sick.
Pei Yan frowned and looked at Jiang Shuyi again.
Jiang Shuyi didn't hear the hidden meaning in Doctor Wang's words and just thought that he also said that he was sick.
She looked more and more fragile. She grabbed Pei Yan's hand and put it on her stomach, groaning weakly: "It hurts so much, Your Highness, can you rub it?"
Pei Yan caught a glimpse of her neck.
The neck is divided into two parts, the upper part is sickly pale, and the lower part is normal and healthy white with a rosy glow.
He reached out and touched it, and saw that his fingers were covered with white powder.
Yes, he taught people well and deceived them.
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