Chapter 37 I Won't Leave You
The water in the Imperial Pond was warm, but Pei Yan's wet fingertips were already cold.
Jiang Shuyi waited for a long time but he didn't speak, and couldn't help moving her jaw.
"Um."
Pei Yan suddenly spoke, and Jiang Shuyi stopped moving and looked at him obediently.
Pei Yan stroked her face with his thumb and said gently, "As long as you don't make any mistakes, you can stay by my side forever."
Jiang Shuyi felt that his attitude was not so tough anymore, so she snuggled into his arms again and pressed her red and hot face against his chest: "Then, how can we avoid making mistakes?"
Pei Yan did not force her to look at him. He gently scooped up some water with one hand and sprinkled it on her smooth snow-white back. He said softly, "I have always been lenient to you. If you damage anything or do not serve me well, I will not pursue the matter."
Then what mistakes can be made?
Before Jiang Shuyi could be happy, she heard Pei Yan say again: "As a slave, the most important thing is to be obedient, listen to me, and be loyal to me. If you have any other intentions towards me, I really don't want you anymore."
Jiang Shuyi immediately hugged him tightly, her tone a little flustered: "I won't! I am very obedient! Your Majesty, please don't abandon me!"
Pei Yan knew that what she feared most was being abandoned by him, so he was just threatening her casually and had no intention of scaring her.
"Okay." He also hugged Jiang Shuyi and comforted her: "I know that you have always been the most obedient. I will not abandon you."
Jiang Shuyi nodded repeatedly.
As she clicked on the light, she felt something was wrong.
Jiang Shuyi lowered her head in confusion, then raised her head again: "Your Majesty?"
Pei Yan smiled slightly and said, "Didn't you say you would be obedient? Don't move."
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This time, Jiang Shuyi really had no way to clean it herself.
Pei Yan hesitated for a moment, but still helped her.
Jiang Shuyi was carried back to the bed, tears still welling up in her eyes, and she pulled Pei Yan: "My waist hurts."
Pei Yan covered her with a quilt, smiling: "Have a good sleep, you'll be fine tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyi felt that she couldn't get better, but she was too tired and sleepy, so she just moved to the inside and said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, come and sleep too."
Pei Yan knew that she would only feel at ease if he held her, so he said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go tell Cheng Shouzhong and come back to hold you."
Jiang Shuyi nodded, and even though she wanted to sleep very much, she still forced herself to keep her eyes open and wait for him to come back.
Pei Yan went to the outer hall and told Cheng Shouzhong something. He lowered his voice so she couldn't hear him clearly. He came back soon after.
The bright yellow curtain fell, and Jiang Shuyi snuggled into his arms and found a comfortable position. She finally relaxed completely, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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The next day, Jiang Shuyi was awakened by Pei Yan.
She was drowsy and wanted to sleep, but she heard Pei Yan's gentle voice: "I'm going to court. I'm afraid you caught a cold in the bath last night, so I asked the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine. Remember to drink it when you get up."
Jiang Shuyi said "hmm" vaguely to indicate that she heard it.
It was difficult to fall asleep after being woken up. As soon as Pei Yan left, Jiang Shuyi's sleepiness slowly dissipated.
She sat up and called out for someone.
The real imperial maids came in. The leader, Fang Chu, was recognized by Jiang Shuyi. She was very good at blending perfume. She had been serving Pei Yan in the Eastern Palace and was quite good friends with Dicui in her palace.
At this moment Fang Chu was holding a tray with a brand new dress in it. Jiang Shuyi stretched her head to take a look and saw that it was a palace maid's uniform.
"Get up, young lady. It's your first day serving in the imperial court. You can't be lazy all the time."
Fang Chu said this with a smile, her eyes full of teasing.
Jiang Shuyi's ears suddenly felt hot.
I originally thought Pei Yan was just fooling around with her in private, how did it become known to everyone?
Jiang Shuyi and Fang Chu were quite familiar with each other. Thinking that she had spent too much time in the bath yesterday and that her waist was still aching and her body was covered with marks, she did not want to ask those unfamiliar palace maids to help her change clothes, so she left Fang Chu alone.
Although Fang Chu loved to laugh, as someone who worked in the imperial court, he still had some steadiness in him. Noticing Jiang Shuyi's embarrassment, he did not tease her about the different shades of marks on her body, and changed his clothes with a normal expression.
Jiang Shuyi was much more relaxed. When she was helping herself tie the silk ribbon, she suddenly thought of something and asked, "Sister Fangchu, has His Majesty been summoning Concubine Qing for the past few days since I was confined to my room?"
Fangchu knelt on the ground and said with a smile: "His Majesty has been ill for two days. The ladies took turns to take care of him and did not summon the concubines."
Sick? Jiang Shuyi was surprised. How could she not see it?
After asking a few more questions about Pei Yan's health, Jiang Shuyi felt relieved when she learned that he had recovered.
After changing clothes, Cheng Shouzhong came in and asked the palace servant to present a bowl of black medicine.
"This is His Majesty's order. He is worried that Your Majesty has caught a cold. Please drink it while it's hot."
Jiang Shuyi was a little afraid of hardship. If Pei Yan was around her, she could still act like a spoiled child, but in front of a group of palace servants, she was Concubine Jiang, the biological mother of the prince, and she had to be dignified.
She took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp with a relaxed look on her face.
Then he started coughing in pain.
Fang Chu immediately presented her with a small dish of candied fruit.
Jiang Shuyi ate a candied golden date and drank two sips of tea before she completely suppressed the bitterness in her mouth.
Is this medicine for preventing colds so bitter? She remembered that she had drunk it not long ago. It was bitter, but it still had a sweet taste, which was not so unbearable.
Perhaps the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician for Pei Yan was more sufficient.
Jiang Shuyi stayed alone in the Qianqing Palace for a day.
After Pei Yan left court today, he discussed matters with his ministers in the imperial study. He only asked the eunuch to bring back a message at noon, asking her to have a good meal and not to wait for him.
This wait lasted until dusk.
Jiang Shuyi finally opened her eyes this day.
In the morning, Concubine Wu sent some cakes and left a bunch of words expressing her concern for the emperor's health. She was so angry that she asked Guo Shouzhong if she could eat them, and then she ate them all herself.
At noon, Concubine Xue said that she had prepared two refreshing side dishes. Your Majesty had just recovered from a serious illness. If your Majesty had no appetite for greasy food, you could try a few bites as a side dish. Jiang Shuyi was so angry that she ate them again.
In the afternoon, Concubine Jin was the most annoying. She said she had learned a new dance and wanted to dance it for Your Majesty to relieve his fatigue.
There was no way to eat this now. Jiang Shuyi gritted her teeth in anger.
I heard from Fang Chu that there were more than just these three. Ever since she was put under house arrest, there had been a constant stream of concubines visiting the Palace of Heavenly Purity to show their courtesy.
That's right. When they were in favor, they all knew that they could not shake the favor, so they stopped trying to win favor. But as soon as the confinement order of Zhaoyang Palace was issued, everyone in the palace saw that Wen Yao, a newcomer, could be more favored than her, so naturally they came back to life and began to rekindle their hopes of winning favor.
Go ahead and fight for it. The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. She lives in the Qianqing Palace now. Let’s see who can win!
Pei Yan came back in the evening.
Cheng Shouzhong helped him change his clothes, and Jiang Shuyi stood in front of him, looking at him eagerly.
Pei Yan saw her like this and asked, "Did you do something wrong?"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes widened immediately: "No!"
Pei Yan said "hmm". Since he had done nothing wrong, it just meant that he was thinking about him again.
Cheng Shouzhong had just untied the jade belt around His Majesty's waist and was about to take off the dragon robe when His Majesty raised his hand to stop him.
Pei Yan looked at Jiang Shuyi and called out softly, "Come here."
Jiang Shuyi didn't understand, but still walked forward obediently.
Pei Yan tapped her forehead with his finger and said with a smile: "Where did this servant come from? How could you be so tactless that you didn't even come to serve your master when you saw her changing clothes."
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