Chapter 58 I Won't Let You Be Afraid Alone
Jiang Shuyi didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up, she only heard the faint sound of someone talking in the outer hall.
She sat up and glanced at the curtain embroidered with a flying golden dragon hanging beside the bed, and felt infinite peace in her heart.
"Is the queen awake?"
Fang Chu entered the hall at this moment, saw her sitting on the bed, smiled, then turned around and went out to report the news.
Jiang Shuyi glanced at the sky outside the window. It was about noon. She turned around and saw Pei Yan, dressed in a moon-white robe, walking in. She had been frightened all night, and now she finally saw the person she depended on. She couldn't help but have red eyes. She opened her arms and called him aggrievedly: "Your Majesty..."
A hint of helplessness appeared on Pei Yan's gentle and handsome face.
He walked quickly to the bed and sat down, holding her in his arms, stroking her back and sighing, "You've only been gone for one night, why are you back again?"
Hearing his tone, Jiang Shuyi's tense nerves completely relaxed. She grabbed Pei Yan's clothes, buried her face in his chest, and cried with trembling shoulders: "Your Majesty, please don't chase me away again, okay? I had a nightmare last night. I was so scared when I woke up, but the pillow was empty and cold. No one came to hug me..."
Pei Yan paused in his caress of her and felt his heart tighten.
He felt a little uncomfortable sleeping alone last night, and he guessed at the time that Jiang Shuyi must be feeling a hundred times worse than he was.
I had originally planned to go see her after court was dismissed, but when I returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I saw her curled up on her bed, soundly sleeping.
When the palace maid from Zhaoyang Palace came to ask him, he learned that she had a nightmare last night and wanted to come to find him but was stopped by the palace maid. She could only sit alone in tears until dawn.
"Okay, I won't chase you away again."
Pei Yan responded softly. Letting her go was for her own good. Now that she was in such a bad state, there was no reason for her to leave.
Jiang Shuyi cried for a while before she sobbed and told Pei Yan about her nightmare last night. She said with lingering fear, "It's too real, as if it was talking in my ear. I have had nightmares before, but they were never so real. I couldn't wake up. Your Majesty, don't you know how scared I was at that time..."
Pei Yan could tell that she was not lying to beg for his pity.
What's more, Jiang Shuyi had already deceived him once before by using the name of Nightmare, so she should think of other tricks if she wants to deceive him again.
He thought about it for a moment and decided to call the imperial physician, as he was worried that this nightmare might be a precursor to the onset of some illness.
After examining the patient and asking about the symptoms, the Royal Court said with a look of understanding, "Your Majesty, the nightmare your Majesty is having is commonly known as sleep paralysis. It is probably caused by an improper sleeping position, anxiety, or a major misfortune. As long as you relax and don't mistake the nightmare for a ghost, it will not be a big deal."
A major accident? Was he strangled to death in his previous life?
Jiang Shuyi sat leaning against the head of the bed, feeling a little doubtful. She had been reborn for nearly a month, and if it was because of this, she should have had a nightmare a long time ago.
Pei Yan already had his own guess. After a moment's silence, he asked, "In the past half month, Concubine Jiang has accompanied me day and night, and has slept and eaten with me. I sent her back to the palace yesterday. Is it because of this reason?"
Judge Wang almost felt like he was going deaf and couldn’t believe what he heard.
He was working in the palace, so he had naturally heard about Concubine Jiang being confined to her house before. How, how did she end up accompanying the emperor day and night, sleeping and eating with him?
"I guess, I guess it's because of this..."
Judge Wang was a little nervous, but didn't dare to say anything else. Since Concubine Jiang had been by His Majesty's side all the time and was not under house arrest, how could she be anxious or worried, and how could she have encountered any misfortune?
Seeing that Her Majesty didn't look very well, Wang Yuanpan quickly added: "Suddenly leaving a familiar place will induce nightmares, but compared with other complicated triggers, this is still good. Just let Her Majesty adapt to it, and it will be fine in a few days."
Pei Yan suddenly looked at him, his tone was emotionless: "Do you mean that I should let Concubine Jiang have a nightmare and ignore it?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuyi immediately grabbed Pei Yan's hand and begged anxiously: "Your Majesty, please don't! I don't want to wake up alone, I want Your Majesty to accompany me!"
Judge Wang could still tell the difference between good and bad words. He was sweating all over and quickly followed the words of the queen, saying, "I have no such intention! I have no such intention! Your Majesty's nightmare is best treated by someone close to her. This will reduce the fear a lot!"
Pei Yan ignored him and just lowered his head to coax Jiang Shuyi: "I won't ignore you, but I won't let you be scared alone."
Jiang Shuyi said "hmm" with red eyes, but refused to let go of his hand.
Pei Yan glanced at Wang Yuanpan and said, "Go get some soothing medicine and leave now."
Judge Wang quickly replied "yes" and retreated tremblingly.
After he left, Pei Yan hugged the uneasy Jiang Shuyi back into his arms and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts or evil spirits in this world, you just had a nightmare. Take the Queen for example, even if she passed away, I would not give her the posthumous title of Zhaoxi, which is not in line with her personality, and I will not let people summon her soul back, that is what a tyrant would do, so your dream is all nonsense, don't scare yourself, understand."
In her previous life, Jiang Shuyi didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but after being reborn, she couldn't help but think about it more.
She leaned against Pei Yan and said pitifully, "I know, but I'm still a little scared. Your Majesty, can you not call anyone else to sleep with you during this period of time and just stay with me?"
Pei Yan patiently repeated what he had just said: "Well, I won't let you be afraid alone."
Jiang Shuyi rubbed his chest and said softly, "Okay."
*
That night, Pei Yan hugged Jiang Shuyi as he fell asleep.
A peaceful and dreamless night.
When she woke up the next day, Jiang Shuyi felt refreshed and had forgotten the nightmare of the previous night. When she heard some noise outside, she put on her embroidered shoes and went out.
When Pei Yan was being helped by Cheng Shouzhong to put on his court robes and crown, he saw her and called her over to ask, "Did you have a nightmare last night?"
Jiang Shuyi smiled and said, "With your majesty's dragon energy suppressing me, I slept very soundly last night."
Pei Yan curled the corners of his lips and saw her staring at him eagerly. He glanced at Cheng Shouzhong, who immediately understood and smiled as he made way for Concubine Jiang to help His Majesty change his clothes.
Jiang Shuyi came forward and stood on tiptoe to help Pei Yan adjust his imperial crown. He said in a gentle voice, "You are not under house arrest now. You don't have to stay in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and wait for me to come back. After breakfast, you can go to the Imperial Garden to stroll around, or chat with anyone. Just come back before nightfall."
Pei Yan has thought it through. He was too hasty in insisting on sending Jiang Shuyi back to the palace. During the past half month that Jiang Shuyi has been locked up in the Qianqing Palace, she has become more and more dependent on him. How could she bear to be abandoned overnight? He still had to take it slow.
Let's let her go for a walk now.
Jiang Shuyi suddenly became excited again.
Kunning Palace should be holding a morning meeting by now. Isn't this a good time to show off one's strength?
She obediently sent Pei Yan away, and immediately ordered Fang Chu to change her clothes, comb her hair into a beautiful bun, and go to Kunning Palace.
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