Chapter 199 Extra: If Pei Yan was reborn (8)
The day before going to Wenhua Hall for class, Pei Yan sorted out Jiang Shuyi's book box.
He rarely felt any worry and caution, so he gently reminded her, "Don't eat anything outside. If you feel hungry, go back to your residence and ask Cuiping and the others to bring you some cakes."
Jiang Shuyi looked up at the Crown Prince and nodded seriously.
"They also hold your clothes. If you feel hot, take off your lining. If you feel cold, let them add more clothes for you."
Jiang Shuyi nodded more seriously.
"If you want to attend the class, then attend. If you don't want to attend the class, then go back to your residence. The most important thing is that you are happy and healthy. I have already informed the masters of Wenhua Hall, and they will not restrict you."
Jiang Shuyi smiled and moved closer to Pei Yan's face: "Prince brother is so nice, I like you so much!"
Pei Yan's eyes moved slightly, and then he turned his face away gently.
"Don't talk nonsense."
You are so young, how can you say whether you like it or not?
The next day, after Pei Yan left court, he personally escorted Jiang Shuyi to Wenhua Palace.
At this hour, an algorithms class had already been held in the Wenhua Hall. The second class was a literature and history class, taught by Mr. Liu from the Hanlin Academy.
When Pei Yan brought Jiang Shuyi over, the class had not started yet.
Mr. Liu was a relatively smooth-tempered person. Knowing that the prince would come today, he just kept waiting and did not start his lecture.
When the voice of "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived" was heard, all the princes and princesses looked towards the door. Except for the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Princess who already knew that Jiang Shuyi was coming, the rest could not hide their surprise.
Isn't the Crown Prince regent? Why is he here, and bringing a girl who is about their age?
After the initial surprise, they quickly stood up and bowed, "Greetings, my brother."
Pei Yan calmly asked them to excuse themselves.
Jiang Shuyi followed behind Pei Yan, looking curiously at the Wenhua Palace, the group of princes and princesses dressed in gorgeous clothes, and their study companions.
Pei Yan took Jiang Shuyi's hand and said to Master Liu with a smile, "This is the daughter of the Jiang family. She was appointed by my father to be the princess's study companion. I felt that I had a great affinity with her, so I taught her myself for a few days. Now I can't take care of her anymore, so I ask Master Liu to help take care of her. I don't ask for her to succeed in her studies, but just to give her something to do every day."
It doesn't sound like the child is being sent here for study, but for enjoyment.
Several princes and princesses could not help but feel jealous, because their mother had clearly ordered them to study hard and to instruct the lecturers, and if they were disobedient, they would be beaten and scolded.
Mr. Liu agreed repeatedly.
Pei Yan's words were not only spoken to Master Liu, but also to everyone in the hall.
Jiang Shuyi is his person. Anyone who wants to bully her should consider whether he can afford to offend the Crown Prince who is the Regent.
The seat had been vacant for a long time, next to the Tenth Princess.
Pei Yan patted Jiang Shuyi on the back and said gently, "Go ahead."
Jiang Shuyi gave him one last reluctant look before walking over with the book box in her arms.
The Tenth Princess is only eight years old this year. She is a lively and active little girl, but her study partner is cold and always stops her from doing this or that. Therefore, she is very excited to have a new playmate.
"Come here quickly, you will be my study partner from now on, and I will protect you!"
Jiang Shuyi was also a lively and playful person, and after just a few words, she and the Tenth Princess hit it off and had a great time chatting with each other.
When she thought of Pei Yan again, she looked up but the familiar figure was gone.
She lowered her long eyelashes and felt a little empty inside.
*
Pei Yan is similar to her.
Obviously, we weren't together every day before, but now after I personally sent her to Wenhua Palace, I began to feel uncomfortable in my heart, as if there was something missing.
He wished he could take her back right now and have her stay with him forever.
But that was too absurd, and when they left, the little girl and her tenth sister were having a great time.
The several ministers who were reporting government affairs to the crown prince clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right.
The prince has become much more aggressive recently, from being gentle and kind to being strong and majestic, but today is even more different, like a dark cloud covering the sky.
The Minister of Justice, who was nearby, had seen the Crown Prince looking out the window for the third time.
What's outside the window?
The Assistant Minister of Justice couldn't help but take a look, only to see branches covered with bright pink flowers. He turned around and met the Crown Prince's indifferent gaze.
"Minister Li needs to pay more attention."
After Pei Yan gave his cold advice, he started talking about government affairs, leaving the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice alone with nothing to say!
There is lunch in Wenhua Hall at noon and school will be dismissed in the evening.
Those who are younger, such as the twelfth princess and the twelfth prince, will disperse earlier and skip the last class.
Jiang Shuyi is not young among these royal heirs.
Logically, she should have finished all the courses, but as the sky darkened and the golden slanting light came in and fell on the desk, Jiang Shuyi began to miss home.
Naturally, what he was thinking about was not the Jiang Mansion, but the Eastern Palace.
She became completely depressed and slumped over the table, looking listless.
The Tenth Princess asked her in a low voice what was wrong. Before Jiang Shuyi could answer, the Tenth Princess was called by Master Huang and ordered to stand up and listen to the class.
The Tenth Princess pouted and stood up.
Jiang Shuyi didn't hear a word that Master Huang taught her. She just stared at the entrance of the palace, expecting Pei Yan to appear there the next moment.
*
Pei Yan really wanted to be the first to pick up Jiang Shuyi today, but after discussing government affairs early, he did not expect that his father would summon him.
He could only bear it and obey the order.
Emperor Jiahe had been feeling worse recently. Being a suspicious person by nature, he immediately suspected that there was something wrong with the medicine. After all, he had been in very good health before he got sick.
Every generation of emperors in Dayuan had private guards who were only used by the emperor and could be assigned to do some not-so-righteous tasks.
Emperor Jiahe secretly ordered them to investigate.
The results of the investigation made Emperor Jiahe so angry that he spit out blood.
He never thought that his eldest son would have such thoughts!
Because she was jealous of the crown prince's regent and thought he was biased, she bribed a palace maid to poison him!
As a monarch, Emperor Jiahe hated betrayal the most.
He immediately ordered the prince to come over.
This matter was not entirely in Pei Yan's plan.
It was only after he became regent that he noticed that his elder brother was jealous, so he contacted the palace maids in private and hinted that the guards in the palace were a little lax.
I didn't expect that my eldest brother would really dare to do it.
It is easy to understand the eldest brother's plan. If anything happens to the emperor at this time, Pei Yan, the prince regent who serves day and night, must be the primary suspect.
At that time, the eldest brother could slander Pei Yan for intending to kill his father and usurp the throne, and report it to the emperor, asking him to depose the crown prince or even sentence him to death.
Pei Yan found it funny and thought that his father was really lucky.
He remained conscious even after being poisoned by both drugs.
When Emperor Jiahe saw Pei Yan, he immediately grabbed his hand tightly, coughed a few times, raised his head and said with eyes as sharp as a hawk: "Your eldest brother wants to harm me, you take my handwritten order and kill him!"
When it comes to their own interests, there is no father-son relationship anymore, and the emperor is even unwilling to listen to his eldest brother's arguments.
Pei Yan seemed to be in disbelief. He asked his personal guards to make sure, then he immediately knelt down, full of regret: "It was all because of my failure to take precautions that my eldest brother took advantage of the opportunity, causing my father to be bedridden now..."
Emperor Jiahe had no time to listen to his apology and was about to yell at him to do it quickly when he saw the prince suddenly pick up the remaining medicine on the bedside table and was about to drink it.
“Prince!!”
He quickly knocked down the bowl of poisonous medicine, his chest heaving with anger: "What are you going to do?!"
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and said softly with sadness: "I, your son, have failed to serve you well. I should drink this medicine and share your suffering."
Emperor Jiahe was stunned for a long time, and it would be a lie to say that he was not moved at all.
He gritted his teeth and sighed, then suddenly coughed. When Pei Yan came to help him, he pushed him away, pointed at him and said angrily: "If you drink this medicine and stay in bed like me, our Dayuan Kingdom will be truly finished!"
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