Chapter 71 I Will Never Abandon You
Not long after Pei Yan returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Chu Ang asked for a meeting.
Jiang Shuyi tossed and turned all night and was now sleeping soundly. Pei Yan tidied her quilt and gently stroked her fair and rosy cheeks with his fingers.
The traces of tears have been washed away, but he will definitely make her cry again.
Jiang Shuyi will be by his side forever, allowing him to cry or laugh, and no one can take her away.
When Chu Ang came in, Pei Yan was drinking tea in the outer hall. After he bowed, Cheng Fu had already handed over Wen Huan's "military report".
Chu Ang took the letter and said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows me well. You know what I want without me asking."
Pei Yan took a sip of strong tea and said slowly: "Speak more quietly."
Chu Ang had no time to think about why His Majesty asked him to speak in a low voice. He couldn't wait to see what Wen Huan wrote in the letter. After scanning it, his eyes widened again: "He wants Concubine Jiang to be a hostage!"
He looked up and saw His Majesty looking at him coldly, and immediately realized that his voice was too high.
He quickly lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just think Wen Huan is too arrogant."
Pei Yan put down the white jade cup with a calm expression: "I was too hasty. If I had not touched the aunt and nephew of the Wen family before the matter was completed, this would not have happened."
Chu Ang also thought so. He originally just wanted to take advantage of this expedition to deal with Wen Huan and the Wen family with justification, so as to avoid being branded as ungrateful and unfilial. But now, it has turned into a national disaster.
But he didn't dare to say it. After all, Pei Yan was now the king, not the poor and weak little prince who needed him as his study companion.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Among the troops brought from the capital to the northwest, 80% of them will only obey Minister Guo's orders. The local garrison in the northwest is only more than 40,000 people. Even if Wen Huan really rebels, he can be suppressed. It's nothing more than letting Xitian watch the fun."
Pei Yan hummed softly.
Chu Ang felt that His Majesty was particularly gentle today, and even got goose bumps.
He was about to discuss the border issue again, but Pei Yan looked at him and dismissed him indifferently: "Now that you know, go ahead. Your wife is waiting for you at home."
Chu Ang: "...My wife had an argument with me two days ago, and she went back to her father-in-law's house in anger."
Pei Yan curved his lips and said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Chu Ang was almost furious. He took a deep breath, bowed respectfully, and then strode away angrily.
Pei Yan was in a good mood. He drank a cup of strong tea before returning to the inner hall.
Just as he was about to take off his dragon robe and hold Jiang Shuyi for a nap, he turned around and saw Jiang Shuyi looking at him with her eyes open.
Pei Yan paused, glanced at the crookedly arranged bed shoes beside the bed, and asked with a smile: "When did you wake up?"
Jiang Shuyi sat up, her hair a little messy, covering her fair neck and collarbone.
"Just woke up."
She was like fragile glass, and her voice was a little hoarse, probably because she cried too much last night. Her eyes were slightly red when she looked at him, and she looked so pitiful.
Pei Yan nodded, not having the heart to expose her: "You didn't sleep well last night, I will sleep with you for a while."
Jiang Shuyi's legs started to tremble whenever she heard this, and she luckily managed not to run away.
However, Pei Yan really just slept with her.
The curtains fell, blocking out the glaring light. Unlike the dimness at night, they could now see each other clearly in the tent.
Jiang Shuyi looked at Pei Yan who had his eyes closed, but the words she had just overheard kept lingering in her ears.
It turned out to be because of her...
In her previous life, Jiang Shuyi devoted herself to her son and had no time to compete for favor, so she never had a feud with Wen Yao. Wen Yao had always been smooth sailing in the palace, and was not confined or reprimanded by Pei Yan until Wen Huan was executed.
But because of her, Wen Yao fell out of favor early in this life and was disliked by Pei Yan, which made Wen Huan feel uneasy and did what he did now.
Jiang Shuyi felt half guilty and half afraid.
Wen Huan wanted her to go, obviously intending to vent his anger on Wen Yao. He would then take her life and then put the blame on the enemy. However, no one would be able to find out as the emperor is far away!
Pei Yan felt that the gaze on his face had not been withdrawn for a long time. Feeling helpless, he stretched out an arm to hug the person in front of him and patted her waist and back: "Go to sleep, I will never abandon you."
Jiang Shuyi's heart softened. Looking at Pei Yan's handsome, gentle and calm face, she felt that all her complicated emotions disappeared into thin air.
She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep in this warm embrace.
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The emperor refused to send Concubine Jiang's reply to the northwest, and Wen Huan was quite excited.
This shows that Concubine Jiang is indeed the apple of Pei Yan's eye, and he has to get to her.
Zheng Yuezhao returned to the tent at this time. Wen Huan was in a good mood and drank a sip of wine with a smile: "Why did you take so long? Did you have a stomachache?"
Zheng Yuezhao frowned slightly and said, "My husband, please don't speak rudely to me."
Wen Huan laughed out loud.
At this time, there was a soldier in the tent who came to report the news. He also laughed along with the commander and was splashed with wine as a result.
Wen Huan glared: "How dare you laugh at my woman!"
The soldier felt embarrassed, so he quickly stopped laughing, apologized and left.
Wen Huan saw Zheng Yuezhao sitting on the bed angrily, so he quickly put down his wine bowl, strode over, sat down and hugged her: "Are you really angry? Whatever, it's my fault. I won't mention shit and piss in front of you anymore."
Zheng Yuezhao still ignored him and her eyes were red.
Wen Huan was a little anxious. His concubine was gentle as water and always responded well with just a little coaxing. So what happened this time?
"What do you want? Tell me, or you can hit me twice?"
Wen Huan glanced at Zheng Yuezhao's thin arms and rejected the idea: "Forget it. If I hurt you again, how about you bite me?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his thick, muscular arms.
Zheng Yuezhao looked at him tearfully, but instead of being comforted, she lowered her head and sobbed: "I am like a floating duckweed, and I can only rely on the general. Who would have thought that the general would also despise me and make fun of me in the barracks..."
Seeing the beauty crying, Wen Huan's heart melted. He hurried forward to hug her tightly and rubbed her anxiously with his stubble: "When have I ever looked down on you? In my heart, you are more important than my wife!"
Zheng Yuezhao endured the itch and disgust and asked in tears: "Is it true?"
Wen Huan glared and swore: "If it's not true, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
Zheng Yuezhao's tears gradually stopped. She looked at him and choked up, "In that case, I heard that there is a kind of red fox on the snowy mountains here. Its fur is moist and smooth without any other colors. I want to make a scarf with it. Will the general agree?"
The snowy mountain was quite far from the camp. Wen Huan was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw Zheng Yuezhao crying again, he quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll go there tomorrow and I'll make sure to hunt for you!"
Zheng Yuezhao saw that he was not pretending, so she slowly burst into laughter. Wen Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her smile, and then he held her down impatiently and pounced on her: "Ah Zhao, you are really making me angry!"
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The next day was a sunny day. Wen Huan prepared to set off early with a team of trusted men, leaving behind his trusted lieutenant general Yuan to guard Zheng Yuezhao.
After all, there is Guo Zhenxiong in this military camp. He is afraid that the other party will be angry because of his refusal to fight and will do something to his concubine.
Zheng Yuezhao was somewhat resistant and said softly, "I have always had the general's trusted followers around me, so there is no need for another Deputy General Yuan."
Wen Huan insisted: "If you don't listen, I won't let you hunt red foxes."
Zheng Yuezhao pondered for a moment and finally agreed.
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