Chapter 92: Your Majesty, do you also want to break the wings of the bird?
Jiang Shuyi felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.
She actually felt a sense of grief for this bird she had never met before.
He was so depressed that he even returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Pei Yan was discussing matters with his ministers in the imperial study at the moment, and Fang Chu also left because of a stomachache. Jiang Shuyi couldn't find anyone to comfort her, so she lay alone on the bed thinking about the poor hibiscus bird.
Imperial study.
After the official left, Fang Chu went inside and reported what had just happened.
Pei Yan's eyes darkened slightly: "She is unhappy?"
"Yes." Fang Chu paused, and still defended the queen: "Don't blame the queen, the princess's words are obviously tempting the queen to think about herself. The queen has always been thoughtful and very dependent on Your Majesty, so she is sad."
"Everything hurts one's own kind."
Pei Yan repeated it slowly, his voice lacking emotion: "I treated her so well, yet she argued with a bird whose real or fake status was unknown."
Fang Chu was worried about the Empress but couldn't help wanting to laugh. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and when Cheng Shouzhong glared at him, he quickly lowered his head and pretended to be dead.
Cheng Shouzhong then bowed and asked Pei Yan: "Princess Xitian is trying to sow discord. Does Your Majesty want her to continue painting for the Empress?"
Pei Yan pondered for a long time, lowered his eyes and looked at the sachet on his waist: "Let her draw."
After a pause, he continued with the order: "Each time you paint, have Cheng Fu accompany you and have the secret guards guard you. Their every move and every word must be reported to me."
Cheng Shouzhong responded, thinking to himself, why bother.
Cheng Fu is good at martial arts and can protect the queen at close range. The secret guards are watching from a distance. If he is so worried, why not just chase the princess away?
*
When Jiang Shuyi was about to fall asleep from thinking about birds, Pei Yan woke her up.
She opened her eyes and the moment she saw the familiar face, she felt mixed emotions.
"It's time for lunch." Pei Yan said softly while sitting on the bed. Just as he was about to stand up, he was grabbed by the sleeve.
He lowered his eyes and said "Hmm?" in a puzzled tone.
Jiang Shuyi finally found someone to talk to. She grabbed his hand, placed it on her chest, and said in a muffled voice: "I feel uncomfortable..."
Pei Yan felt her steady heartbeat and asked calmly, "Why?"
Jiang Shuyi told Pei Yan exactly what Tuoba Yuer had said.
"......I asked the princess, and she said that the bird was usually very well behaved and very dependent on its owner. The reason it wanted to fly away was just because it was yearning for its kind to fly high. Even if it could really fly away, it would still be reluctant to leave its owner after flying a few times and would come back again.
But Tuoba Han broke the bird’s legs just because it wanted to fly away. The princess said the bird screamed in pain. From then on, every time Tuoba Han touched it, it trembled, but never dodged once. Instead, it became more obedient. Your Majesty, the bird didn’t even know why the owner broke its legs. It was just afraid that the owner who loved it would get angry for no reason, so it could only be more obedient...”
As Jiang Shuyi spoke, her eyes turned red. She climbed onto Pei Yan, sat on his lap and leaned against his chest.
Pei Yan patted her back soothingly, his expression softened, and he coaxed her, "It's really pitiful. How about this, I write a letter to Tuoba Han and ask him to treat the bird well, okay?"
Jiang Shuyi nodded, then shook her head: "We are thousands of miles apart. Even if Tuoba Han agrees, he may not be able to do it. Why don't you ask your majesty to bring the Hibiscus Bird over and let us raise it!"
Pei Yan had no way of asking for a bird that he had made up out of thin air to give to her.
But he still agreed gently and did not tell Jiang Shuyi the truth at this moment.
Pei Yan hid a lot of things from Jiang Shuyi.
If she had not been instigated by Tuoba Yu'er to have second thoughts this time, he would have told her everything. If she had...
"His Majesty."
The person in his arms suddenly called him. Pei Yan lowered his head and gently asked her what was wrong.
There was curiosity and exploration in Jiang Shuyi's eyes: "If your Majesty has always raised this bird, and it wants to fly away, what will your Majesty do?"
Pei Yan's gentle expression faded a lot and he looked at her silently.
After a long while, when Jiang Shuyi began to feel uneasy, he said calmly: "I will prevent her from flying away."
Jiang Shuyi was shocked: "Your Majesty is going to break the bird's legs too?!"
Pei Yan glanced at her and looked away: "I can't bear to do that. I have other ways."
Jiang Shuyi hurriedly asked what the method was, but Pei Yan avoided the question and just asked her to go and have dinner.
*
Because Jiang Shuyi was upset by mentioning the bird, Tuoba Yuer brought two more beautiful dresses as an apology when she entered the palace the next day.
It's not just a bell, it's also embellished with gems of various colors. The skirt is thick, and Tuoba Yuer said that when it spins it looks like a peacock spreading its tail in the abyss, which is extremely stunning and beautiful.
Jiang Shuyi couldn't let it go, her eyes full of love, but she also felt a little regretful: "The palace has its own rules. Concubines must behave properly. If I wear such a complicated dress and walk around in circles, I will be laughed at and criticized. Even if I wear it, I can only wear it in the bedroom. It's a pity to waste such a beautiful dress."
Tuoba Yu'er looked at her with a face full of surprise: "Ah, the rules of the palace are too strict, even this has to be regulated!"
Jiang Shuyi didn't think there was anything wrong with it and smiled: "Not only in the palace, but even if it's a young lady from an official family, it's impossible to wear such strange clothes and walk around in front of people. She will be regarded as a lunatic."
Tuoba Yuer took a piece of cake from the tray on the stone table and ate it. As she ate, she sighed, "The restrictions on women in your Dayuan are really too strict."
Jiang Shuyi always heard her say this, and couldn't help but be curious: "Can women in your country really follow their own will?"
Tuoba Yu'er's eyes lit up immediately: "Of course, just like me, I can follow the envoy to Dayuan and see the scenery and mountains and rivers here, but your princess certainly can't do that? Even if you are not born in the royal family, you are just a commoner. In Xitian, you can go wherever you want and wear whatever clothes you want. Xitian has vast grasslands and herds of cattle and sheep. Have you ever tried running in the morning dew? The fragrance of fresh grass and soil mixed together, and the eagles screaming in the sky make people forget all their worries!"
Jiang Shuyi seemed to be able to imagine that scene, her eyes filled with longing.
Tuoba Yuer looked at her closely: "She can also wear beautiful dresses and dance by the bonfire. Women in our area often do this. Everyone will praise her, and her husband will not be jealous, but will be proud of his wife!"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes became brighter.
After finishing the painting for a quarter of an hour today, I returned to the Qianqing Palace, and Pei Yan just came back from discussing government affairs.
Jiang Shuyi diligently helped him change his clothes, and kept asking, "Your Majesty, are you tired? Are you hungry? Do you want me to serve you food?"
"I am not so hungry that I don't know when to serve food." Pei Yan glanced at Fang Chu, who immediately nodded repeatedly, indicating that Princess Tuoba had misled the queen again today.
He retracted his gaze, lowered his head and grabbed Jiang Shuyi's hand that was tying her waist belt, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to do?"
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