Chapter 45 Does it hurt?
Pei Yan read the letter of repentance calmly.
She listed more than ten faults, big and small, ranging from the major one of letting him down today and trying to confess to the Queen Mother without knowing his own limitations to the minor one of not paying attention and putting a dish he didn't like on his plate during lunch.
He placed the rice paper on the table beside him and looked up at Jiang Shuyi who was standing obediently not far away.
Pei Yan tapped the rice paper with his fingers and asked, "Did you write down what Fang Chu said, or did you think of it yourself?"
Jiang Shuyi answered truthfully and obediently, "The part about betraying your majesty's kindness was suggested by Fangchu, and the rest were all my own thoughts."
Pei Yan said indifferently: "Then this one is not what you really believe."
Jiang Shuyi quickly shook her head: "Sincerely! After Fangchu's suggestion, I figured out where I went wrong!"
Pei Yan: "Tell me about it."
"If Your Majesty wanted me to take responsibility, you wouldn't have protected me in the name of house arrest!"
After Jiang Shuyi finished speaking, she saw Pei Yan's expression relax, and his eyes revealed the meaning of "keep talking", so she knew that what Fang Chu taught was correct.
She finished her words in one breath and continued, "Your Majesty is a benevolent and filial monarch, but he is so distressed that he can do such a thing. I still don't appreciate it and said I would confess my crime to the Queen Mother. I really let your Majesty down. No wonder your Majesty is angry. If the person I'm protecting were like this, I would be angry too."
Pei Yan had actually already convinced himself not to be angry.
Jiang Shuyi did nothing wrong in this matter. She wanted to protect Feng Miao and the others, just as he wanted to protect Cheng Shouzhong and the others. It was just her responsibility as a person in a high position to have supporters under her.
But she must not forget how she came to her high position.
I am her dependent and her monarch. If I put a mere insignificant person before him, I will really be taught a lesson.
Pei Yan looked into Jiang Shuyi's pair of dark and pure eyes, which contained a hint of uneasiness, as if she was afraid of making a mistake and making him angry.
The last bit of depression in his heart also subsided.
"It's good to know you were wrong, and don't make the same mistake again next time."
Jiang Shuyi immediately nodded her head like a little chicken pecking at rice: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will never take on random responsibilities again. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, then punish me. If Your Majesty wants to protect me, then I will hide behind Your Majesty peacefully, and my dear father and mother won't even come out to call me!"
Pei Yan couldn't help but chuckle.
He stood up, put the letter of repentance under the ornaments, and told Jiang Shuyi: "Go to bed."
Jiang Shuyi was about to go over and hug him, but when she heard this, she could only retract her raised leg. With some confusion and implicit expectation, she sat down on the large bed, and then looked at Pei Yan without blinking.
Pei Yan came over, sat down beside the bed, and signaled with his eyes: "Take off your shoes and socks, roll up your skirt, and let me see your knees."
It turned out that he wanted to see if she was hurt from kneeling.
Jiang Shuyi was a little disappointed, but did as she was told. She rolled up her skirt and panties, leaving no trace of her knees. Her skin was fair and delicate, like the finest warm jade under the candlelight.
Pei Yan wanted to touch her, and as her husband, her lord, he did so. He reached out and touched her round knees, stroking them gently: "Does it hurt?"
There were calluses on his hands from practicing martial arts. Jiang Shuyi smiled and dodged: "Itchy."
Pei Yan was still stroking her, but his tone was slightly lowered: "Jiang Shuyi, I am angry today for more reasons than what you said."
Jiang Shuyi was dumbfounded. He hadn't admitted his faults even after 13 of them?!
"No matter what, you must remember your identity. You are my concubine. You should put me first in everything. No matter what happens, as long as I don't allow you, you should not abandon me to get close to others. Not to mention Feng, even if it's your father or your child, when compared with me, you must choose me without hesitation."
Jiang Shuyi felt that this sentence sounded familiar.
It seemed like during the days when she was imprisoned in her previous life, when she couldn't help but mention Pei Yu, Pei Yan also said something similar.
At that time, he seemed to be very disappointed with her and said even more harshly, telling her that even if Pei Yu was about to be skinned alive, if he called her, she should immediately abandon Pei Yu and run over without hesitation, no longer caring whether Pei Yu would die miserably.
Why are you talking about this again now?
Was she so angry with him? Almost as angry as in her previous life?
Seeing Jiang Shuyi in a trance, Pei Yan was not in a hurry.
He could have avoided saying these words, but he would rather see her smile than cry. If possible, he didn't want to punish her and make her cry, and then ask her if it hurt.
Jiang Shuyi was thinking about what happened today.
Because she was worried about Wangshu's matter, she really didn't care about the rules and cried and hugged Yiyue in front of the emperor.
This is probably what Pei Yan was talking about.
As a king, he was naturally the center of attention wherever he went. Others looked at him and spoke to him in different ways. I dared to ignore him today. It was indeed a bit too much for me to take advantage of his favor.
As for his next sentence, Jiang Shuyi felt it was strange.
It's hard to explain, but it just feels a bit inappropriate to ask her to abandon her relatives and friends when it comes from Pei Yan, a king who rules the world with benevolence and filial piety.
In her previous life, it was Pei Yu who let her down, but she was still thinking about Pei Yu. Pei Yan said that when he was angry, but Pei Yu didn't do anything in this life, not to mention that even his father Yi Yue didn't let her down, so how could it all be counted.
But if you think about it carefully, among the five elements of heaven, earth, emperor, parents and teachers, emperor comes before parents. Maybe Pei Yan just wanted to teach her this principle.
Jiang Shuyi figured it out, so she felt relieved. She moved closer to Pei Yan, looked up at him and said firmly: "I remember, no one can surpass your majesty in front of me!"
Pei Yan knew that she was a good person.
"Remember your words."
He finished speaking in a good mood, helped Jiang Shuyi put down her underwear and skirt, and said gently: "I heard that you haven't had dinner yet, I asked the palace servants to prepare it again, go out and have it."
Jiang Shuyi always liked to push things further. Seeing that Pei Yan was no longer angry, she snuggled into his arms and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty has ignored me today. How can I have the heart to eat? I have no appetite now. Your Majesty, please hold me for a while and let me feel at ease before we talk."
Pei Yan couldn't help but laugh: "I can hug you, but you have to eat first. If you don't have an appetite, I'll have someone bring in some sweet porridge. You didn't eat well at noon, and being hungry for too long is not good for your health."
Jiang Shuyi knew that Pei Yan was somewhat obsessed with three meals a day.
His biological mother, Concubine Li, was originally a dancer in the palace. She was favored by the previous emperor because of her beautiful appearance and slender waist that could be held in the palm of a hand. She was the most popular in the harem for a time.
But after giving birth to Pei Yan, her figure became a little out of shape and no matter how she was treated, she couldn't recover. Her favor gradually waned. Concubine Li became worried and always went on a hunger strike and had no appetite. The palace maids had to kneel down and beg her in turn, and she would only eat a little after being pushed away or asked the emperor to come down.
However, when no one was watching her, she went on a hunger strike again.
After several years of such hardship, her body was finally damaged. When Pei Yan was four years old, she died of a cold.
This was a knot in Pei Yan's heart. Jiang Shuyi understood it, so she didn't refuse anymore and rubbed against him and said "um" obediently.
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