Chapter 87 The Queen is holding His Majesty and is reluctant to let go
Pei Yan didn't want to say much to her, but Jiang Shuyi remembered what happened last night. Her cheeks flushed and she glared at him shyly.
Pei Yan rolled his Adam's apple and warned her: "Don't say anything inappropriate, don't look at anything inappropriate."
"Then you can only molest him in your heart." The female boss joked with a smile.
Pei Yan didn't want to pay attention to the bookstore owner, but when he saw Jiang Shuyi agreeing with him and looking at him eagerly while holding the book, he had to coldly refuse her attempt to seduce his wife: "I have a child at home, it would be inappropriate if they saw us."
Most people would just give up after hearing this, but this woman was very good at doing business. She smiled and said, "We also have books for children's enlightenment. You can take a few books with you. These books are recommended to my wife."
Seeing Pei Yan's face becoming even more unhappy, Jiang Shuyi was afraid that he would overturn the stall with one order, so she reluctantly put the book down and pulled his sleeve: "Forget it, I won't read it anymore, let's go..."
Pei Yan didn't move.
He watched as the light in Jiang Shuyi's eyes dimmed, from the excitement just now to the worry of implicating others, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Jiang Shuyi failed to pull anyone and looked at him in confusion.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and reminded lightly: "Don't buy too much."
Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately smiled excitedly, hugged Pei Yan's neck and kissed him hard.
Before Pei Yan could say "Don't touch without permission", Jiang Shuyi happily went to choose books.
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After visiting almost all the shops, Jiang Shuyi was hungry. Pei Yan did not allow her to eat the dirty food on the street and took her to Tianxiang Tower for lunch.
Tianxianglou is the most famous restaurant in the capital, where dignitaries often hold banquets and social events. A meal here costs at least five or six taels of silver. If you want a private room, it will cost at least ten taels.
Even so, Tianxianglou is still crowded every day, and you won't be able to find a seat during meal times unless you make a reservation in advance.
But there are exceptions to everything.
Cheng Shouzhong whispered something to the waiter and was taken to the backyard. After a while, he came back with a shopkeeper. The shopkeeper smiled flatteringly and said, "Sir, Madam, please follow me to the top floor. The rooms on the top floor are reserved for the nobles. You can overlook the scenery of the capital."
Jiang Shuyi thought Cheng Shouzhong had revealed Pei Yan's identity, and her heart skipped a beat, but after looking carefully at the shopkeeper's attitude, it seemed that was not the case.
When they arrived at the wing room, they found out after asking that Tianxianglou had always had dealings with the eunuchs who were in charge of purchasing goods for the palace. Cheng Shouzhong knew the ins and outs of this best, so he introduced the name of the chief eunuch in charge and said that he was a relative, so the shopkeeper naturally had to flatter him.
Jiang Shuyi didn't expect that the title of eunuch was so useful!
Cheng Shouzhong laughed awkwardly twice and glanced at His Majesty, fearing that His Majesty would think he was taking advantage of his superiors.
Pei Yan picked up some of Jiang Shuyi's favorite fish for her, but found that the big bones had not been removed, so he put it back into his own plate.
While picking at the thorns, he said calmly: "You should be sensible in what you do and take good care of your subordinates. I won't pursue trivial matters, but if you take advantage of you to oppress the people, I will not condone it."
Cheng Shouzhong almost knelt down to respond, but considering that people were outside, he just kept nodding.
Jiang Shuyi stared at the fish on Pei Yan's plate. Seeing him pick out the bones and eat it himself, she immediately called out anxiously, "Husband!"
Pei Yan smiled and looked at her with slightly raised eyebrows.
Jiang Shuyi realized that she had been fooled.
She snorted, turned away and went to pick up some vegetarian dishes.
A piece of fish fell onto the gold-rimmed plate in front of him, and Pei Yan coaxed him, "Eat it. It was originally picked for Madam."
Jiang Shuyi's ears turned slightly red. She picked up the piece of fish, put it in her mouth, and bit it hard and ate it.
Pei Yan took Jiang Shuyi to the outskirts of Beijing to enjoy the flowers and go for an outing in the afternoon, and then returned to the palace in a carriage before dusk.
Jiang Shuyi had a great time and began to feel drowsy in the carriage. Pei Yan let her take a nap with the head resting on his legs, and he did not have the heart to wake her up when getting off the carriage. After he carried her out of the carriage, he realized that Xihua Gate was still a long way from the Qianqing Palace and it was impossible to carry her there.
He lowered his eyes and whispered, "Wake up."
Cheng Shouzhong: ...Your voice is almost like hypnosis!
Jiang Shuyi was naturally still asleep. Pei Yan thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Shuyi is a deep sleeper. Send a sedan chair over."
Cheng Shouzhong understood that it would be embarrassing to carry the empress in his arms, but he was reluctant to let go, so he could just hold her in his arms when she sat in the sedan chair.
He responded seriously and went down to make arrangements.
Jiang Shuyi was tired from playing and fell into a deep sleep. Even though she felt being carried around and bumped around, she didn't want to wake up. She slept soundly, smelling the familiar fragrance.
She didn't know how long she slept before she woke up in Pei Yan's arms and heard Princess Tong'an crying.
Jiang Shuyi opened her eyes suddenly and found that she was still resting her head on Pei Yan's legs. There was a velvet carpet on the floor. She was sleeping soundly and indecently in the outer hall.
Pei Yan was reviewing the delayed memorials today. He noticed the person on his lap moving and looked down at her: "Awake?"
Jiang Shuyi hummed with sleepiness still lingering, sat up, and glanced at Princess Tong'an who was kneeling and crying in the hall, feeling a little dazed.
Pei Yan explained: "Tong'an heard about her marriage today and came to ask me to revoke my order. I told her that you had pleaded for her and she didn't have to marry now. Then she started crying and woke you up."
In fact, Pei Yan felt that if Jiang Shuyi fell asleep now, she would probably not be able to sleep at night, and it would be bad for her health to have a reversed day and night schedule, so he deliberately let Tong'an in to wake her up.
Jiang Shuyi didn't know what Pei Yan was thinking. She looked at Princess Tong'an, and before she could say anything, she looked at her with tears in her eyes. She cried with gratitude, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for you. Last time, I was punished and scolded by my brother. After I went back, I cursed you to fall out of favor soon. I didn't expect that you are such a good person! You really spilled the pot of tea on me by accident that day. I still judged you by my own standards. I really deserve to die. Sister-in-law, hit me!"
Jiang Shuyi: "...I splashed it on you on purpose."
She felt that there was nothing to hide, so she sat up straight, looked at Princess Tong'an and said, "You pushed my sister into the water. If you were not a princess, I would not have the courage to go too far. I would not have just poured a pot of tea. I would have thrown you into the water directly."
Princess Tong'an was stunned for a moment, then continued to cry: "But the Empress did not throw me away. It seems that in the Empress' heart, I am still different from others..."
Jiang Shuyi: "......"
She fell into Pei Yan's arms, not wanting to pay attention to Tong An, and closed her eyes: "I will sleep a little longer."
Pei Yan gently pinched her face and said, "You can't sleep anymore. Go play with Fangchu for a while. If you really can't get rid of your anger, push Tongan into the water as well."
Princess Tong'an cried even louder.
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