Chapter 31: Your Majesty, can you give me some of your underwear?
Jiang Shuyi was pinched by Pei Yan's chin, and she couldn't hug him and act like a spoiled child. She could only plead pitifully in his hands like a child who had made a mistake: "I know I'm scared, Your Majesty, please don't ignore me..."
"How can I control you?" Pei Yan seemed helpless: "The Queen Mother is my mother. Even if she wants to punish me, I have no reason to evade. Now that you are so bold and dare to cause such a disaster, I don't know how to protect you."
Jiang Shuyi was not very scared just now, she was just worried that Pei Yan would abandon her. Now that she knew he couldn't do anything about her, she suddenly felt a little scared.
Yes, how could he forget that Pei Yan was a benevolent monarch who ruled the world with filial piety and never disobeyed the empress dowager. In the past, when the empress dowager attacked him, he simply mediated gently. But this time, regarding the matter of Wen Yao, I am afraid that no matter how he mediates, the empress dowager will not give up easily.
She was a little anxious and made a random suggestion: "Then, how about your Majesty telling the Queen Mother that I am seriously ill?"
Pei Yan hummed, let go of his hand and leaned back in his chair, saying indifferently: "It's a good way to make your crime even more serious."
Jiang Shuyi was almost crying out of embarrassment.
She hugged Pei Yan's waist, buried her face in his belly, and cried, "What should I do? Your Majesty, do you really want to see me get beaten? Don't you love me anymore?"
Pei Yan patted the back of her head and said calmly, "Get up. I'll think about what to do."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuyi hugged him even tighter and shook her head: "No, I'm afraid that if I leave Your Majesty, I'll be captured by the Queen Mother!"
Pei Yan sighed deeply, put his hand on the back of her neck and rubbed it twice, his voice a little low: "Who did you learn to act like a rogue from?"
Jiang Shuyi didn't care about that. Pei Yan was her only support now, and judging from his tone, he would definitely be able to find a way to protect herself!
She continued to hum and call: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Pei Yan's expression was normal, as if this nagging was of no use to him. He said calmly, "From today on, you are confined to Zhaoyang Palace. I will tell my mother that I have reprimanded and punished you. If my mother still cannot calm down her anger, I will demote you."
Jiang Shuyi suddenly raised her head and asked blankly: "Confinement? Demotion?"
Pei Yan: "If you don't want to, go see the Queen Mother yourself."
Jiang Shuyi was having a hard time accepting this at first, but when she heard this, she was so scared that she quickly shook her head: "No, no!"
Being demoted and confined to house arrest is certainly embarrassing, but it is much better than the humiliation of being beaten by the Queen Mother and letting Wen Yao vent her anger.
only......
Jiang Shuyi looked at Pei Yan pitifully, and felt her legs were a little numb from squatting, so she pressed on his knees to stand up, and tried to sit in his arms as if she was familiar with the place.
Pei Yan moved his fingers, but didn't stop him.
When Jiang Shuyi sat down, she was hit by the jade belt, but she didn't care. She leaned against Pei Yan's chest and asked in a muffled voice: "How long will the confinement last? Will His Majesty come to see me? If I can't sleep alone, and His Majesty continues to favor Concubine Wen outside, I will be heartbroken."
"Until the Queen Mother calms down." Pei Yan moved his body and answered a little faster: "I can't come to see you either. The purpose of confinement is to let you reflect on your mistakes alone. How can you accept the grace while reflecting on your mistakes?"
Jiang Shuyi's heart suddenly sank.
So what's the difference between this and being banished to the cold palace?
When he was imprisoned for his countless crimes in his previous life, he could still come to accompany her!
Jiang Shuyi stopped talking, pursed her lips, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
Pei Yan was a little surprised. He thought she would continue to make trouble, but he didn't expect that he would get upset.
Before he could even open his mouth, Jiang Shuyi perked up again, looked up at him, and asked expectantly, "Your Majesty, can you give me a few of your underwear?"
Pei Yan paused and said, "What do you want my clothes for?"
Jiang Shuyi leaned close to his collar and took a deep breath, "It smells like your Majesty's scent. I can't sleep well alone. Since I can't hold your Majesty, I can only hold your clothes."
Pei Yan was rarely silent.
He looked at Jiang Shuyi with eyes full of attachment for a long time, and called her name.
"Jiang Shuyi."
When she looked over, Pei Yan kindly reminded her: "I left something for you last night."
Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that he was talking about the jade pendant.
She moved her body, leaned one shoulder against Pei Yan, and reached into her arms.
Pei Yan's gaze fell on the full and round part, and before long, a green jade dragon pendant appeared in front of him.
Jiang Shuyi held the jade pendant in her palm and showed it to him, as if to show off: "I carry it with me!"
"Well, you have preserved the gift from the Emperor very well."
After Pei Yan finished praising her, he retracted his gaze and looked at her face, asking, "Didn't your maid tell you what I said?"
Jiang Shuyi: "Yes, His Majesty has promised me that I can take this jade pendant and see you anytime I want. I don't have to hide and cry alone anymore."
She paused, as if she had suddenly figured something out. She suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Pei Chen with shining eyes: "So, can I go to see Your Majesty with the jade pendant during the confinement period?"
Pei Yan: "I didn't say that."
Facing Jiang Shuyi's disappointed gaze, he said slowly, "However, I will let the imperial guards guard Zhaoyang Palace. If they recognize the jade pendant and bring you to me, I will not chase you away."
Pei Yan saw Jiang Shuyi's expression change from sadness to joy again.
This time, she was a little unsure. She opened her dark, round eyes, which were filled with joy, but also with a little trepidation. She had to get a definite answer: "Your Majesty, can I go or not? Will the guards not recognize this jade pendant?"
Pei Yan: "I don't know either. If you are worried, I will leave my underwear to you and you can return the jade pendant to me."
Jiang Shuyi immediately and hastily hid the jade pendant back in her arms, got off Pei Yan, and took two steps back, as if she was afraid that it would be snatched away.
"No! Clothes are not as good as you. Clothes can't hug me, can't comfort me, and they are cold and I have to warm them up."
Pei Yan couldn't help but chuckle: "Well, then take your jade pendant. You can't use it today or tomorrow. I don't have time. You can use it the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyi nodded repeatedly while holding the jade pendant.
*
In the evening, the news that Concubine Jiang was reprimanded by His Majesty and was confined to her house for a year spread throughout the six palaces.
There was no charge, but the concubines all knew it, and it could only be because of what happened to Concubine Wen in the morning.
From the time Concubine Jiang entered the Eastern Palace until His Majesty ascended the throne, no matter how spoiled she was, she had never been punished at all during the five years. Now, because of a noble lady named Wen, she has been punished so severely. Everyone is worried and feels that things are going to change.
Inside Changle Palace.
Wen Yao was applying medicine when she received the news.
Baoqin knelt in front of the couch and carefully applied the ointment evenly on the master's purple knees. After listening to the palace servant's report, she was a little dissatisfied: "It's just a reprimand and confinement? Doesn't that mean he didn't suffer any physical pain at all? How can it be compared with the pain of our noble master?"
Wen Yao's expression suddenly became tense.
"Sister Baoqin, don't say anything nonsense. You'll make the master unhappy."
Qing Rui walked forward with a smile, unfolded the cloak that His Majesty had given to Concubine Wen and draped it on the wooden palanquin, while arranging it, she said, "That's a year of house arrest. Master, think about it, if His Majesty still has feelings for Concubine Jiang, how could he be willing to not see her for a year? This move, I'm afraid, shows that he has seen through Concubine Jiang's vicious heart and is completely disgusted with her."
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