Chapter 41 Seeking Help from the Emperor
Pei Yan returned to the Qianqing Palace after court today, and memorials were also reviewed here.
Jiang Shuyi kept in mind Fang Chu's words yesterday, and when he raised his eyes to look at her, she tensed up nervously, intending to go back to the inner hall as soon as he chased her away.
Pei Yan called her, "Come here."
Jiang Shuyi's eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately walked quickly to his side, touched her skirt and knelt down.
The imperial desk was placed on a brocade carpet. Although there was a set of tables and chairs in the eastern warm room, for some reason Pei Yan preferred to kneel behind this low ebony desk to handle official business.
Jiang Shuyi actually liked it because it was convenient for her to snuggle up to him.
But today, her mind was full of Fang Chu's words "I wish I could stick to Your Majesty", so she didn't move forward, but just looked at him expectantly: "Your Majesty, do you want me to grind ink?"
"No need, cinnabar is enough."
Pei Yan spoke in a calm tone, his expression as gentle as ever. He reached out, untied the untied palace belt around her waist, and tied it again.
Jiang Shuyi looked down and understood. Pei Yan called her over because the belt was an eyesore.
Because she went to bed early last night, she woke up before dawn this morning. When she opened her eyes and saw Pei Yan sleeping with his eyes closed facing her, she felt as happy as if she had eaten honey.
Thinking that she no longer had to sleep alone and could snuggle into a familiar body at night, she couldn't help but wake Pei Yan up.
The two played around in the tent for a while, and then it was time to go to court. Jiang Shuyi rushed to help him change his clothes, and she put on her clothes hastily and followed him to the outer hall. Naturally, her sash was not tied neatly.
Pei Yan's fingers were long and white like jade, and he quickly tied them into a beautiful double-ear knot as he flipped them.
When he withdrew his hand, Jiang Shuyi fiddled with the knot happily: "Your Majesty's hands are more skillful than mine!"
Pei Yan: "Well, I won't tie it for you every day."
Jiang Shuyi raised her head, her dark eyes sparkling, and answered without hesitation: "But I am willing to tie it for Your Majesty every day!"
Pei Yan was silent for a moment.
Facing Jiang Shuyi's sincere eyes, he thought for a moment and said softly, "I don't have much government affairs to do today. I can accompany you after I finish reviewing them."
Jiang Shuyi was delighted all of a sudden, and she took the imperial pen and stuffed it into Pei Yan's hand, urging him, "Then your Majesty, please hurry up. I have a lot to say to you, and a lot to do with you!"
Pei Yan laughed: "Just be a good boy next to me, and I will finish my review soon."
This meant that she would not be chased away. Jiang Shuyi was even more excited and promised repeatedly not to say a word.
You don't have to say much, but you still have to stick to Pei Yan.
Just like in the last few years of her previous life, she found a comfortable position and rested her head on Pei Chen's legs.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and finally acquiesced to her transgression.
The hall was filled with the scent of incense, and the spring light shone on the window lattices, casting dappled light through the shadows of the flowers.
Jiang Shuyi gradually became drowsy.
Pei Yan looked at her, then raised his eyes to look at Cheng Shou who was standing beside him, and signaled him with his eyes to take the wide robe on the wooden plank.
Cheng Shou understood and tiptoed to do as he was told.
Pei Yan took the robe, unfolded it gently, and wrapped it around Jiang Shuyi.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, a miserable cry from a woman outside the palace suddenly came: "Your Majesty! Please save her life for the sake of Miao's promise to serve you for many years!"
The silence in the hall was broken. Pei Yan frowned. His men started to move, trying to wake up.
Cheng Shou was shocked and quickly ordered the palace servants, "Go and see who is making noise outside. Are they trying to kill themselves?"
"Your Majesty! You are a benevolent monarch, you cannot allow your concubine to be bullied to death!"
Jiang Shuyi was a light sleeper and opened her eyes just now, but she didn't hear clearly who was shouting, or who was shouting... It seemed that the only person with the surname Miao in the palace was Miao Wangshu, and he was not a shouting partner either.
At this moment, I heard the continuous shouting outside, and finally I felt familiar with it. It was Feng Yiyue!
She immediately sat up, looked outside in a daze, then turned back to look at Pei Yan.
Pei Yan had no expression on his face.
The pleading sounds outside continued. Jiang Shuyi had never heard Feng Yiyue's voice so mournful before, and her heart sank instantly.
She tightly grasped Pei Yan's sleeve and asked anxiously, "What happened to Lady Feng? Did Miao...did Miao promise to be Wangshu? What happened to her?"
Pei Yan did not answer, but calmly gathered her outer robe and said, "Go back to the inner hall and sleep."
Jiang Shuyi couldn't sleep any more. She held his hand and looked at him pleadingly, "Your Majesty, can you tell me? You know, I don't have many people in the palace who I really know, except Yiyue and the others!"
The shouting outside the palace stopped, and Pei Yan looked at her with a calm expression: "There is no one in the palace who is truly friends with me. They are close to you because I dote on you."
Jiang Shuyi shook her head: "Maybe at the beginning, but now they really treat me sincerely. Your Majesty, what happened to them? Can you help them?"
She was still wearing Pei Yan's clothes and holding his hand, but she was begging for someone else.
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At this time, the palace servant Cheng Shou had sent out earlier came back and reported, "Your Majesty, Concubine Feng knelt outside and said that Concubine Qing was punishing Miao Ying in Kunning Palace. Miao Ying fainted, but Concubine Qing refused to treat her and said she was faking illness. She also wanted to report to the Empress Dowager to have Miao Ying taken to the Ministry of Punishment."
Jiang Shuyi's face changed in shock. She let go of Pei Yan's hand, stood up and went out.
Pei Yan's voice came from behind: "Stop."
Jiang Shuyi subconsciously stopped and looked back at him, her eyes a little red.
Pei Yan raised his eyes and asked her, "Is it useful for you to go out? Do you want people to see that I am secretly hiding you in the Palace of Heavenly Purity while pretending to obey my mother?"
Jiang Shuyi felt even more heartbroken when she thought of her current situation.
She was able to protect her subordinates before because of Pei Yan's favor, and she had no ability at all...
Jiang Shuyi stood there, looking like she was about to cry. Pei Yan ignored her and told Cheng Shou, "Go and bring Lady Feng in."
Jiang Shuyi was about to cry, but when she heard these words, she held her tears back and looked out the door worriedly.
Not long after Cheng Shou left, Feng Yiyue came in.
Her forehead was a little red and swollen, obviously because she had just kowtowed outside. When she entered the hall and was about to kneel down, she saw Jiang Shuyi and immediately opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Madam?"
Jiang Shuyi hurried forward, helped her to straighten the hairpin that was about to fall off, and urged her with a wink: "If you have any grievances, please tell His Majesty quickly."
Feng Yiyue burst into tears immediately.
She grabbed Jiang Shuyi's hand and knelt down, as if she had finally found some support. She looked at the emperor behind the imperial desk and reported what had happened in Kunning Palace while crying.
Miao Wangshu's knees had been kneeling for four days and were already in great pain. In addition, Wen Yao deliberately made trouble for him, and a group of people headed by Concubine Qian followed suit. Miao Wangshu was repeatedly beaten by Nanny Yan for his improper kneeling posture. Not long after, he fainted. Wen Yao had people pour water on him, but he woke up but could not kneel up. Wen Yao said that she did it on purpose and would wait for the Empress Dowager to agree before taking him to the Ministry of Punishment.
Feng Yiyue wanted to ask the Queen for help, but the Queen had gone to the inner hall to worship Buddha and refused to see her.
She had nowhere else to turn but to risk her life to beg for help from the emperor.
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