Chapter 24 Helping the Queen Regain Her Sacred Heart
In the next few days, Pei Yan summoned Wen Yao repeatedly.
Jiang Shuyi could still hold on during the day, and occasionally woke up in the middle of the night, as if she was in her previous life. She wanted to curl up in Pei Yan's arms and continue sleeping, but when she touched the empty and cold mattress, she could no longer hold back and faced the direction of the Qianqing Palace, crying silently in the dark.
Like an abandoned baby bird, looking up at its nest but unable to fly in.
After Yuzhu had tidied up the tear-stained embroidered pillow several times, she felt that this was not the way to go.
Worry harms your body, and mental illness can be fatal.
She tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and see the little prince? You haven't seen him for a long time. The little prince is growing up now, and his appearance changes every day. It's very interesting."
Jiang Shuyi's expression instantly changed from sadness to irritation.
"Don't mention him to me anymore. I am now too unstable to raise a child. After the first birthday banquet, I will report to His Majesty and send him to Wenhua Palace to be taken care of by the palace servants."
Yuzhu was extremely surprised, she had previously thought that the queen wanted to stay away from the little prince because she was upset about the newcomer to the palace, but after hearing what she said now, it turned out that she didn't want the little prince anymore.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why is this happening? You risked your life to give birth to this little prince..."
Jiang Shuyi had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to Pei Yu.
She still feels scared when she thinks about it now. For four whole hours, from noon to nightfall, she was in so much pain that she fainted from exhaustion several times.
The most devastating moment was when the imperial physician asked Pei Yan whether to save the adult or the child.
Jiang Shuyi never wanted to live so much. Even though she knew that the royal heir should be given priority, she still held Pei Yan's hand tightly, using her last bit of strength to beg him not to abandon her.
Pei Yan did not hesitate and ordered the imperial physician: "I just want Concubine Jiang to be safe."
Because of this, Jiang Shuyi felt very guilty after giving birth to Pei Yu.
She always felt sorry for her son because she wanted to kill him out of selfishness before he was even born.
This feeling of guilt made Jiang Shuyi unable to help but love Pei Yu even more and wanted to make it up to him.
But now Jiang Shuyi doesn’t think so.
In her previous life, when she was imprisoned in Zhaoyang Palace, she told Pei Yan about her thoughts. Pei Yan told her, "Since ancient times, if the king wants his subjects to die, they must die; if the father wants his son to die, the son must die. You and I are his king, father, and biological mother. We all want him to die, but he is still alive. This is already a great rebellion and unfilial. What are you still ashamed of?"
Jiang Shuyi wanted to laugh when she first heard it, but the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.
Parents love their children, and children are filial to their parents; these are the rules set by saints. So in matters like this, the saints' words naturally apply.
Saints have said that if she wants Pei Yu to die, then Pei Yu must die. Not dying would be unfilial. Pei Yu was unfilial first, and not only did she not care about it, she also devoted so many years of effort to him. What was there to feel guilty about?
However, Jiang Shuyi could not directly tell Yuzhu about these things in her previous life.
Yuzhu was a quiet person. Although Jiang Shuyi knew that she was loyal, they never played together on a daily basis, so they were not close.
But he had to make up an excuse, otherwise if he suddenly changed his attitude towards his child and didn't even plan to keep the child by his side, not only Yuzhu but other people would also become suspicious.
Jiang Shuyi was silent for a long time, then pretended to sigh: "Yuzhu, you don't understand, ever since Yu'er was born, I feel uncomfortable every time I see him. I was forcing myself to pretend to love him so much before."
Yuzhu opened her eyes wide in surprise and stammered, "What's the reason?"
Jiang Shuyi frowned and choked up her voice: "When I saw her, I remembered the time when I was in agony during childbirth. I felt pain all over my body. I thought it would go away if I got closer to her, but it has become more serious recently. The last time I saw Yu'er, I couldn't help but lose my composure..."
Yuzhu then recalled the time when the wet nurse wanted the empress to hold the little prince, but the empress screamed and dodged.
So that's why.
She suddenly realized, and seeing her queen's sad face, she hurried over, squatted in front of her and comforted her gently, "Don't be sad, queen. Maybe you pushed yourself too hard. The little prince has a wet nurse and other palace servants to take care of him, so he is naturally very good. You don't need to visit him for a while, so as not to think about the birth. Wait until a month or two has passed and you have forgotten about it."
Yuzhu still wanted the queen to accept the little prince. After all, in this deep palace, having an heir was much more important than temporary favor.
If the baby is really sent to Wenhua Palace, I wonder which concubine will take advantage of it and curry favor with the little prince. The child that the queen has suffered and given birth to will be used to help others.
Jiang Shuyi nodded, sniffed, and said seriously: "I think so too."
At this moment, a voice dripping with green hues rang out from outside the beaded curtain: "Madam, Cheng Lu is here to pay his respects to you."
Jiang Shuyi turned her head and looked over, and saw Cheng Lu standing behind Dicui with his head down. She didn't know how long the two of them had been there, and they probably didn't dare to speak just now.
Cheng Lu was brought back from the Yangxin Palace by her. Naturally, he had to come to pay his respects after his injury from the beating had healed. But it had only been a few days, how could his injury heal so quickly?
She motioned Yuzhu to get up, then said to the outside, "Come in."
It was obvious that Cheng Lu's injuries had not fully healed. He walked with a limp. After entering the palace, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. He began to kowtow to Jiang Shuyi, crying and wiping tears: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for saving my life! Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness! From now on, my life belongs to Your Majesty! If Your Majesty asks me to beat a dog, I will never chase a cat! If Your Majesty asks me to jump into the river, I will never hang myself!"
Jiang Shuyi and Yuzhu were both amused by this remark.
"He's so smooth-talking that he doesn't learn his lesson even after being beaten."
Cheng Lu observed Concubine Jiang's expression and saw that although she was angry, she had a smile on her face, so he knew that Concubine Jiang was still happy with her words.
"Oh, how come I can't say anything that will please the Empress?" Cheng Lu pretended to slap himself twice, looking at Jiang Shuyi with a wronged but firm expression: "Although what I said sounds like nonsense, it is indeed sincere! I am really willing to go through fire and water for the Empress, and I will not refuse even if I die!"
Jiang Shuyi's letter.
It was not because of what Cheng Lu said, but because he believed in Pei Yan's vision.
Since he said that Cheng Lu was a grateful person, then he must be right.
"That's enough." Jiang Shuyi's depression was dissipated by this, and she raised her cherry lips and said, "Your injury is not healed yet, go back and rest, and come back to take on errands when you are well."
Cheng Lu hurriedly thanked her and stood up, but did not leave with Dicui. Instead, he looked at Jiang Shuyi timidly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Jiang Shuyi was immediately unhappy: "Why are you looking at me furtively?"
Cheng Lu knelt down again and said, "I want to share your worries, but I am afraid that you will think I am meddling in other people's affairs!"
"Share your worries?" Jiang Shuyi frowned and looked at him: "How do you share my worries? Do you know what I'm worried about?"
Cheng Lu glanced at Yuzhu cautiously, then at Dicui, and his meaning was obvious: he wanted the two of them to avoid him.
Jiang Shuyi naturally saw through it and said with a smile, "They are all closer to me than you are."
The implication is that if you leave, they will have to stay.
Cheng Lu's mouth twitched, and he stopped talking. He looked at Concubine Jiang and said, "Recently, Concubine Wen has been favored by the emperor. I'm sure you must be worried about this. I am willing to do my best to help you win the emperor's favor!"
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