Chapter 81 Heart-to-heart talk
The voice was so loud that everyone sitting in the front seats heard it. For a moment, the hall fell silent.
Since Wen Yao was promoted to the rank of Concubine, she seldom appeared in public, and she also stayed away from the daily morning meetings due to illness. Queen Shen did not pursue the matter because she was quite respectful to her when she was in favor.
But the most she could do was turn a blind eye to the matter. As for how other concubines bullied and made fun of Wen Yao, Queen Shen didn't have the leisure to care.
When she heard that someone had died, she just sighed in her heart and advised Pei Yan: "Your Majesty, please be patient. Wen Huan committed a heinous crime. Your Majesty did not punish Concubine Hui and promoted her position. You have done your utmost. Concubine Hui herself did not care about her life. What else can Your Majesty do?"
This was within Jiang Shuyi's expectations, as Wen Yao in her previous life also committed suicide around this time.
The flower-viewing banquet could not continue, so Pei Yan got up and left first. Queen Shen said a few official words and then ordered the palace servants to escort the officials' wives out of the palace.
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Wen Yao hanged herself. Jiang Shuyi was stunned when she heard about it. After all, Wen Yao was a proud person, and she chose to die by swallowing gold in her previous life. But it was almost the same, it was suicide.
That night, Jiang Shuyi rested her head on Pei Yan's arm and asked tenderly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui just passed away. You still summoned me tonight. Aren't you afraid that it will be bad for your reputation? Otherwise, I'd better leave, so that Your Majesty won't be implicated by me~"
Pei Yan:......
He really didn't know why Jiang Shuyi suddenly became so pretentious.
Jiang Shuyi curled up in his arms again and said, "Your Majesty, are you sad? After all, you have favored Concubine Hui for six days. I have never had such favor before I was confined. If Your Majesty is sad, you don't have to accommodate me. Just drive me away."
Pei Yan: "If you didn't rub me when you said this, I might think you were just trying too hard to be pretentious."
Jiang Shuyi stopped pretending and snorted softly, "I am thinking back to those days when Your Majesty favored Concubine Hui. Your Majesty doesn't know that my heart was like falling into an icy lake at that time. It was really cold."
She had just been reborn at that time and could only rely on Pei Yan, but she found out that the person who had only relied on her was now doting on another person. She still remembers the sadness and despair.
Pei Yan saw that she suddenly fell silent, and his eyes, which were originally cunning and bright, became sad and gloomy. He paused and asked, "If I favor someone else again, will you be able to bear it if you are like this now?"
Jiang Shuyi's heart suddenly ached because of these words.
She didn't say anything, but her suddenly red eyes told Pei Yan the answer.
He said: "I am the ruler of a country. It is wrong to favor only one person. It will make my descendants wither, the six palaces complain, and the previous dynasty advise me endlessly. Even if I do a good job during my reign, I will be criticized and ridiculed by people in the future because of this. Maybe they will make up many unofficial histories to slander me."
Jiang Shuyi completely didn't want to stay in his arms anymore. She turned over to face the wall, crying with her eyes open.
There are so many truths. Didn't he love her the most in his previous life? It's just that he doesn't love her that much now.
Pei Yan sat up. The lights in the hall were still on and the curtains were still hanging. He could clearly see tears streaming down Jiang Shuyi's eyes.
Pei Yan reached out, forcefully pulled the person over, and looked down at her.
Jiang Shuyi was about to cry and ask him what else he was going to say, when she heard Pei Yan ask softly: "I worry so much about you, how are you going to repay me?"
Jiang Shuyi's tears stopped.
She was so sad just now that she was not sure if she had heard it wrong. She asked in a daze, "Your Majesty, what did Your Majesty say?"
Pei Yan wiped away her tears with his thumb and repeated in a gentle tone: "I bear the blame for you, Jiang Shuyi, shouldn't you also sacrifice something for me?"
Jiang Shuyi was so excited that she wanted to sit up immediately, but was held down by his other hand.
"Answer first."
Jiang Shuyi grabbed his hand, tears still welling up in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were already bent so tightly that she couldn't hold them back. She was afraid that Pei Yan would go back on his word, so she said something nice: "I am your majesty's! My life and property belong to your majesty. Your majesty has the final say on what to sacrifice, and I am willing to do it! Even if I have to be a slave, as long as your majesty can only love me, I will be happy to do it!"
A hint of smile appeared in Pei Yan's eyes.
"You don't have to be a slave, but my character is actually a little different from that of ordinary people. If I only love you, you can no longer tolerate anyone else except me, even blood relatives and close friends. You have to care about me all the time, and your mood can only fluctuate with me. If you can't do this, I will really punish you."
His eyes were gentle yet dark, like a whirlpool tempting one to go deeper. Jiang Shuyi took advantage of his unpreparedness, stood up, hugged him and kissed him hard, then looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Pei Yan was slightly stunned.
Jiang Shuyi had been with him for five years, and had been favored by him for three years, and no matter how excessive their sexual intercourse was, they had never kissed each other like this...
He came back to his senses, smiled and asked: "Why do you suddenly do this to me?"
Jiang Shuyi hugged him tightly, tilting her head back and smiling, "When I was little, I was very cute. Auntie couldn't help but hold me in her arms, kneading me, and then kissing me hard. I felt confused at that time, but now that I see Your Majesty, I can't help myself."
Pei Yan laughed and let her hold him, but reminded her: "You haven't answered my question yet, can you do it?"
"Yes."
Jiang Shuyi answered without hesitation, and then listed them in detail: "My blood relatives are only my father Yu'er and my brothers and sisters. They are not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with Your Majesty. As for my closest friends, they are Wangshu and Yiyue. Although Wangshu is always mean to Yiyue, but...but I can feel that she treats Yiyue more than me. Yiyue treats me wholeheartedly, but she needs someone to take care of her. I have to pretend to be decent and graceful in front of her, but I also want to be loved in my heart."
Pei Yan lowered his eyes: "I love you."
Jiang Shuyi smiled and nuzzled him, "Yes, that's why Your Majesty is the most important. As for Wangshu and Yiyue, as long as I know they are safe, I won't worry about them. But I can't stand being separated from Your Majesty for a day. When Your Majesty just said that he was going to favor someone else, my heart felt like it was cut by a knife. Now that Your Majesty is so happy, isn't it true that my emotions are only up and down for Your Majesty?"
Pei Yan raised his lips, but did not forget to explain: "I didn't say I would favor others, don't blame me."
Jiang Shuyi thought about it carefully and it seemed that it was not the case, but wasn’t that what he meant by what he had been talking about for so long?
"From now on, you don't have to call yourself your concubine or Your Majesty in private."
Pei Yan used his calloused fingertips to stroke her earlobe, breathing softly: "You can call me whatever you like. Before you say anything or do anything, don't worry that I will think you are overstepping your bounds. I will tolerate all the mistakes you make as long as you can do what you say."
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