Chapter 83 Stick to Him
Empress Dowager Wen had just recovered from a serious illness. The concubines from the six palaces, led by the Queen, went to pay their respects to her, but were all turned away.
The Queen Mother asked Nanny Wei to come out and tell her that she didn't want to see anyone in the next few days.
Queen Shen said a few words of comfort respectfully and watched Nanny Wei leave.
Jiang Shuyi and Empress Dowager Wen were not on good terms to begin with. If she had not been afraid that Miao Wangshu would be blamed by the Empress Dowager today, she would have stayed by Pei Yan's side and not come over. When she heard that the Empress Dowager was gone, she turned around and left.
Queen Shen couldn't hold back her expression and scolded: "Princess Jiang, I haven't left yet, how dare you walk in front!"
Jiang Shuyi stopped walking, turned around and glanced at her with a smile: "I am in a hurry to return to the Qianqing Palace to serve your majesty for lunch. Are the rules of the Empress more important than your majesty?"
"It's still early, we won't be late." Queen Shen said sternly, "It's not the rules of this palace, but the rules of this palace. There is order of rank and hierarchy. Since you are favored by His Majesty, you should set an example and don't cause people to talk about you."
Here it comes again.
Jiang Shuyi was really two steps behind. When Queen Shen came over, she glanced at the concubines and asked, "Who is talking about me? Your Majesty, please tell me. I will be humble and learn from you."
The concubines of lower rank were so frightened that they lowered their heads.
Queen Shen frowned: "Do you need others to tell you some things? You should know it in your heart."
"Then no one will talk about it." Jiang Shuyi chuckled, "According to your majesty, it is the concubines' duty to serve His Majesty. If they don't serve well, His Majesty will only bother me, and I should be ashamed. Who would dare to say anything? But the queen, not only did not reward my hard work, but also made up stories to find fault with me. I will go back and tell His Majesty."
Queen Shen was furious, pointing at her and saying, "You have been relying on His Majesty to bully people all day long. If you lose His Majesty's favor, I don't know how you will survive!"
"But my sister is so favored..."
Jiang Shuyi thought it was Feng Yiyue who spoke, but when she turned around, she saw it was Jiang Wanqing.
Jiang Wanqing was wearing very plain clothes and had lost a lot of weight. She stood there looking very weak and frail, as if the wind could blow her away. Her face was full of fear and she wanted to protect her sister very much. "Queen, please don't always target me. His Majesty dotes on me. How can I refuse?"
Queen Shen was immediately furious.
Jiang Shuyi is fine, but what on earth is Jiang Wanqing?
At her glance, Suqin beside her immediately stepped forward and slapped Jiang Wanqing in the face.
Jiang Wanqing was beaten so hard that she staggered and fell to the ground, covering her face and trembling.
Jiang Shuyi frowned, not understanding what Jiang Wanqing was trying to do.
Queen Shen rebuked in a deep voice: "Concubine Jiang, you are arrogant and domineering by relying on the emperor's favor, and you don't care about the palace rules. Do you want to bring your sister to cause disorder in the harem?"
Jiang Shuyi looked at her in confusion: "What does this have to do with me? If the Queen slanders me again, come with me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to reason!"
Queen Shen was so angry that her breathing became heavy, and she just left in a huff.
Jiang Shuyi looked at Jiang Wanqing again, and she called her weakly, "Sister..."
"Your Majesty." Miao Wangshu came over at this time, glanced at Jiang Wanqing, and said to Jiang Shuyi in a gentle voice: "It's time to go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Don't keep Your Majesty waiting for too long."
Jiang Shuyi knew that Miao Wangshu didn't want her to pay attention to Jiang Wanqing, so she said "hmm" and without looking at Jiang Wanqing who was pretending to be weak, she left with Miao Wangshu and Feng Yiyue.
"Don't be soft-hearted, madam." Miao Wangshu whispered, "Just think about it. If Jiang Da Ying was favored now and you were in a low position, what would she do to you?"
Jiang Shuyi has no reason to be soft-hearted.
Her feelings for Jiang Wanqing were like a relic left behind by a loved one, and now, all she felt was regret.
It's a pity that her aunt didn't leave her a better legacy.
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When Jiang Shuyi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Pei Yan took her to the inner hall to check her injuries.
Clearly after two days of applying the ointment, the bruises had completely disappeared, but Pei Yan was still worried and insisted on seeing it with his own eyes.
It's not like the two of them had met each other openly before, but that had to be done together. Jiang Shuyi was the only one being looked at over and over again, and her cheeks flushed with shame. She covered her eyes with a handkerchief, trying to cover her ears and ears with an attempt to steal the bell.
"Well, the injury is almost healed."
Pei Yan finished speaking, covered her dress, and asked as he tied her sash: "Did you see the queen mother today?"
Jiang Shuyi moved the handkerchief down and opened her eyes a little to look at him: "No, the Queen Mother said she doesn't want to see anyone."
Pei Yan fastened his belt attentively, then he looked at Jiang Shuyi and said softly, "You don't have to go next time, so as not to be too tired."
Jiang Shuyi immediately sat up from the bed and opened her arms waiting for him to hug her.
Pei Yan curved his lips, sat down beside the bed, and held her in his arms, saying helplessly, "Why are you acting like a spoiled child again?"
Jiang Shuyi pressed her hot cheek against his chest and said softly, "I feel that Your Majesty is so good to me, so good that I don't want anyone else. I just want to be with Your Majesty."
Pei Yan's face was filled with smiles.
"Okay, I promise you'll be with me all the time."
Jiang Shuyi blinked her almond eyes and raised her head to ask: "Any time is fine?"
Pei Yan thought for a moment and said, "As long as it's not too unbelievable, it's fine."
Jiang Shuyi didn't know when it was unbelievable. She snorted, "Then I will live in the Palace of Heavenly Purity forever and never leave again."
Pei Yan laughed: "Okay, Zhaoyang Palace will be used to store the reward I give you, and you will stay here with me."
Jiang Shuyi was happy.
She said she would always be with Pei Yan, and she really did it.
While Pei Yan was handling government affairs, Jiang Shuyi lay on his lap, playing with his lapels, his belt, and the sachet she had embroidered for him.
When Pei Yan was having his meal, Jiang Shuyi didn't even sit down, but sat right next to him, and even had the audacity to ask him to feed her.
Pei Yan went to bed without mentioning anything else. He went to take a shower and Jiang Shuyi wanted to follow him.
The bathtub was filled with steam. The last time she came here was when Wen Yao was the most favored concubine in the harem and Jiang Shuyi was under house arrest and secretly came to the Qing Palace.
As she watched Pei Yan taking a bath, she brought up the past with a wronged look on her face: "I still remember that time when His Majesty threatened me that I should be a slave and that he would drive me away if I didn't obey."
Pei Yan paused and smiled gently: "That's not a threat, I'm just joking with you."
Jiang Shuyi felt even more aggrieved. She explored underwater and stepped on his instep: "You still think I'm annoying. When you're dealing with government affairs, you drive me to the inner room and punish me by making me bite the jade pendant!"
Pei Yan also remembered the time when she thought he didn't want her and acted in fear and obedience, so he gently pinched her cheek with his slender fingers soaked in water: "Not now, I won't punish you no matter what you do."
Jiang Shuyi just wanted to hear sweet words, and when she succeeded, she was about to kiss Pei Yan, and then she heard him say, "Throw away the jade pendant."
Jiang Shuyi's eyes widened immediately: "Why?"
That was her pass to enter and exit the Palace of Heavenly Purity at will!
Pei Yan's eyes were gentle, and his voice was as light as the mist in the pool: "When I see that jade pendant now, I will remember that you have been wronged by me. I will regret it, feel distressed, and feel very uncomfortable."
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