Chapter 96: Taking in a Dream
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Jiang Shuyi listened to Cheng Fu's report to Pei Yan, and her expression changed from bewilderment to disbelief: "Do you have dog ears? You can hear this."
Cheng Fu lowered his head deeply.
Jiang Shuyi knew that it was his responsibility and did not want to make things difficult for him. She wanted to say a few words for Tuoba Yuer, but when she turned around, she saw Pei Yan looking down at her.
His face was gentle and his eyes were so soft that they seemed to melt her.
Jiang Shuyi couldn't stand this look of his the most. When their eyes met, she decided to put the princess's matter aside for the time being. She stood on tiptoe and gave Pei Yan a quick kiss, then buried her head in his arms, leaving only the red tips of her ears exposed.
Pei Yan took this as her hint.
He would not be dissatisfied with Jiang Shuyi.
Especially today.
Jiang Shuyi could feel Pei Yan's gentleness, but it was too gentle...
It's like scratching an itch. Although it relieves the itch, it is not as satisfying as scratching it hard a few times.
When Pei Yan was about to carry Jiang Shuyi to the Imperial Pond, Jiang Shuyi grabbed the quilt and refused to leave. Pei Yan had no choice but to stop, leaned over and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Shuyi blushed with anxiety, then she avoided his caring gaze and whispered, "Your Majesty, can you be a little more fierce..."
Pei Yan paused.
"What?" He suspected he had heard wrongly.
Jiang Shuyi didn't believe that he didn't understand, and looked at him eagerly, like a half-eaten milk cake being taken away, waiting for him to feed her again.
Pei Yan was silent for a long time, then he understood.
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Jiang Shuyi finally understood what it meant to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.
No matter how much she cried, Pei Yan was no longer gentle.
Jiang Shuyi was completely exhausted. After being cleaned by Pei Yan, she hid in the quilt feeling aggrieved.
Pei Yan pulled her out, lowered his eyes and asked with a smile: "Are you happy?"
Jiang Shuyi had it all to herself and couldn't even complain. She simply closed her watery and red eyes tightly and refused to look at him again.
Pei Yan gently stroked her cheek: "Ah Shu, I am very happy."
Jiang Shuyi knew it without him saying it!
After muttering in her heart, she finally realized what Pei Yan had called her and quickly opened her eyes.
Pei Yan's eyes were dim under the curtain: "You know, I have been thinking about how to punish you these days."
Jiang Shuyi's eyes widened, and she wanted to ask him why, but her mouth was covered: "Listen to me."
She sensed that Pei Yan was in a bad mood, so she tactfully swallowed her words and listened quietly.
"The night you asked me what I would do if my bird flew away, I had a dream."
Pei Yan spoke slowly, his eyes tracing Jiang Shuyi's face: "In my dream, you fled to Xitian and wanted to marry their king. When I led the army to the Xitian palace, you were still in the king's arms..."
He seemed to recall some unacceptable scene, and frowned forbearingly, then relaxed his eyebrows without continuing.
"I was so angry that I spat out a mouthful of blood, and you left the king and ran to me to care for me, crying and admitting your mistakes, saying that you shouldn't have made me angry, and begging me not to die..."
Jiang Shuyi saw Pei Yan’s eyes turned red. He should not be crying, right?
"I held you in my arms and hit you twice. You felt pain and cried for the king to save you. I could not bear it, so I tied you up and made you watch with your own eyes as I cut the king into pieces with my knife."
Jiang Shuyi suddenly dared not to move.
Pei Yan saw a trace of fear in her eyes, and explained gently: "I gave you a chance. As long as you killed the King of Xitian with your own hands, I would not care about anything. You are still my favorite concubine, or even my favorite queen. But you can't bear it. Tell me, you can't do it, and you have feelings for him."
Jiang Shuyi felt a chill on her back, as if Pei Yan had taken the dream seriously.
After all, his current expression looked as if he wanted to capture the King of Khotan and chop him into pieces!
"You have never seen a scene of people being cut by knives before. You screamed in fear and begged me not to let you watch it. I saw that you were trembling all over, and I finally softened my heart and took you away."
Jiang Shuyi silently breathed a sigh of relief for herself in her dream.
"But I can't help but punish you."
Jiang Shuyi raised it again in one breath.
"I will lock you up in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, with your hands and feet bound with golden chains. I will help you with your food, clothing and daily life. But since this is a punishment, I naturally cannot help you easily. You must beg me over and over again and find ways to please me before I will do so."
Jiang Shuyi felt her hands and feet were a little cold, and she was stunned.
Pei Yan was clearly bright and gentle, how could he have such a creepy thought, even in a dream...
"You begged me at first, but then you became desperate and just cried. You didn't want to beg me anymore. I softened my heart again and helped you even without your begging. But you pushed further and said you didn't want to see me anymore and hated my touch."
When Pei Yan said this, he closed his eyes and looked a little painful.
Jiang Shuyi was nervous but couldn't help being curious, waiting for him to continue.
But Pei Yan stopped talking.
Jiang Shuyi tentatively took away his hand that was covering her mouth, and when she saw that he had no objection, she asked in a low voice: "And then?"
Pei Yan opened his eyes and looked down at her: "Then I woke up and saw you sleeping soundly beside me, clinging to the corner of my clothes."
Jiang Shuyi exhaled, feeling somewhat relieved, and then suddenly realized: "Is it because of this dream that Your Majesty treated me coldly in the past two days?"
Pei Yan said "hmm" softly: "I have known for a long time that Princess Xitian intended to deceive you. I originally wanted to test you and let you make your own choice, but that dream frightened me, so I wanted you to realize that I am unhappy, be more vigilant, and don't do the wrong thing easily."
The result was naturally useless. Jiang Shuyi cried and complained about his cold face, and he couldn't bear to let her go again.
"Your Majesty has known this for a long time. Why are you using this matter to test me?"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes opened wide, showing some hurt and disbelief.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her, and admitted frankly: "Yes, it's not just this one. I have done many things that will make you angry when you know them. If you want to know, I can tell you everything. After you listen, you can do whatever you want to me, but if you want to escape, I will..."
"So what?"
At this time, Jiang Shuyi was more angry and aggrieved than timid, so she sat up and questioned him righteously.
Pei Yan was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked her: "If I locked you up like in my dream, would you hate me?"
Jiang Shuyi was afraid that he would take it seriously, so she immediately exploded in anger: "I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"
"Then I won't lock you up."
Pei Yan answered quickly, paused, and added: "Even if I don't lock you up, you can't escape."
Jiang Shuyi was very angry and aggrieved. Why did they test her for no reason? Could it be that she was well taken care of, so could she suddenly run away with anyone?
Suddenly she thought of something else and asked, "What if I really ran away? Your Majesty said that he has been thinking about how to punish me these days. How will he punish me?"
Pei Yan was silent for a while again: "I don't want to repeat the mistakes in my dream, so I thought of other punishments, but now it seems that they will be useless to you."
Jiang Shuyi was curious and asked, "What what what?"
"I think I won't be as gentle to you as before." Pei Yan glanced at her still flushed cheeks and frowned slightly: "But you seem to like it. If I punish you like that, you will probably take it as a reward. Maybe you will run away again just to get what you want."
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