Chapter 170 Extra: Past Life (2)
Jiang Shuyi was very happy when she was let in, and had no idea that she had angered the monarch.
She knelt on the ground to thank him and cried: "If it weren't for Your Highness, I would have died long ago. From today on, my life belongs to Your Highness..."
Pei Yan didn't tell her that even if he didn't save her, her life was in his hands.
He gently asked Jiang Shuyi to excuse herself, and said a few more words of concern before letting her leave.
The way Jiang Shuyi looked at him was like the eldest brother's daughter looking at her eldest brother, with a sense of attachment and reluctance, as well as a bit of admiration.
Even though he was regarded as his father, Pei Yan still did not change his mind to get rid of Jiang Shuyi.
If he were the emperor now, he could tolerate an unwise person staying by his side, but as the crown prince, he could not do that.
Even if Jiang Shuyi didn't mean it, she could have harmed him.
Before he had time to do anything, after the court meeting the next day, when Pei Yan was relaxing in the imperial garden with his father, his father asked him meaningfully which one of his many concubines he liked the most.
Pei Yan was very perceptive and immediately understood what his father was thinking.
The emperor felt that since he had married and taken concubines, he must have grown up completely, so he wanted to talk to him about some topics that were of common interest to both father and son.
Pei Yan felt disgusted, but he smiled and said, "The Crown Princess is virtuous, and I am pleased with her."
The father was not satisfied and smiled faintly: "Prince, you are deceiving even me now."
Pei Yan knew that his father judged others by himself and thought it was impossible for him to like a plain-looking woman.
At this point it doesn’t matter who he really likes. Only if he speaks to his father’s heart will his father believe him and be happy.
Pei Yan then lowered his head and said with a guilty look: "I am too ashamed to speak up."
The emperor's interest was aroused, and he threw a word to him: "Speak."
Pei Yan knelt down and bowed his head deeply: "I have always thought that although I am not talented, I have been able to abide by the way of a gentleman in my life, and I am not ashamed of my father. But after marrying a wife and taking concubines, I realized that I am just an ordinary person. I clearly know that I should respect and love the Crown Princess, but I am still tempted by her beauty and even obsessed with concubines. I feel that I am not worthy of being the crown prince."
The emperor didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You, you've been taught a fool by that stubborn old tutor Wei! If you are like this, you are not worthy of being the crown prince. Don't I have to give up the throne?"
Pei Yan: "Father, you appointed wise ministers and comforted the people. You also frightened the barbarians and stabilized the borders. Your contributions will be remembered for thousands of years and your name will live forever. How can a son like you be compared to me?"
The father laughed heartily.
"Well, tell me first, which one do you like?"
Pei Yan lowered his head even lower: "Zhao Xun Jiang."
Using Jiang Shuyi as a shield is a natural thing to do.
She was the most beautiful among the concubines, and was also the one pointed out to him by his father. If Pei Yan talked about other people, his father might not believe him. Only when he talked about her, would his father feel that he and he were "in cahoots" and that the father and son were of one mind.
As expected, the emperor laughed heartily: "I knew it! But her family background is not prominent, and judging from her appearance, she is not smart and generous. You can pamper this kind of concubine, but it is best not to have a firstborn son in her belly, otherwise there will be chaos in the future."
Pei Yan accepted the advice with an open mind.
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Since I have spoken in front of the emperor, I cannot kill him. I must pamper him.
That night, Pei Yan summoned Jiang Shuyi to sleep with him.
She was very happy, curled up in his quilt, and looked at his bed curiously: "It's so big, and the carvings are so delicate, and the curtains are embroidered beautifully, much better than the one in my palace!"
Pei Yan thought she was talking nonsense. If a concubine's bed was more exquisite than his, he would have no need to be the crown prince.
He asked her gently, "Do you know what to do?"
Jiang Shuyi was a little timid. She covered her face with the quilt and said in a muffled voice, "Mammy taught me, but I am a little, a little afraid... Your Highness, can you bring me along?"
not good.
Pei Yan pulled down the quilt and was about to say something to her in a serious tone when he saw that the tips of her ears were as red as if they were dripping with blood, and her eyes were rippling as she looked at him tremblingly.
As if I was bullied by him.
Pei Yan remembered that she was still a few months away from coming of age, and it was scary to be so young.
If she served him in bed later and was given contraceptive soup, she would cry even more.
Pei Yan felt noisy just thinking about it.
He pinched Jiang Shuyi's white, tender, rosy and now hot cheeks and said, "You are as young as my fifteenth sister. I don't want to favor you at this time, but I love you. You can come to my bedroom from time to time and sleep on this bed."
Pei Yan saw Jiang Shuyi heaved a sigh of relief, then sat up excitedly: "Your Highness is so nice!"
Pei Yan didn't know whether it was good or not, he only knew that if she didn't cause trouble, he wouldn't have to kill her.
In fact, Jiang Shuyi didn't seem as stupid as he thought.
She probably just transferred her desire to be loved by her parents onto him, and was very dependent on him, but she still knew what was important in big things.
For example, if Pei Yan had any official business, she would consciously stay eight feet away from him and would not even glance at him; if a palace servant wanted to report something to Pei Yan in private, she would also tactfully walk away.
Pei Yan thought it would be nice to keep her by his side.
Not long after getting along, Pei Yan realized that Jiang Shuyi was not very literate.
If she was the daughter of a military officer, it would be understandable, but if she was born into a civil service family, this would be strange.
Jiang Shuyi told him gloomily that her stepmother thought that these illegitimate daughters should focus on spinning and sewing and there was no need for them to study, so she only hired a tutor for her biological daughters. Her father was even more of a bastard, as he left the task of raising his daughters to his wife and only took care of his sons.
Pei Yan would personally teach her how to read and write when he had nothing to do.
This is just the right way to block some concubines who come to seek favor, and Jiang Shuyi is very obedient, as long as she is coaxed, she will listen to anything.
It’s a lot less troublesome than other people.
He did not deliberately conceal the fact that he did not visit Jiang Shuyi, so his father soon found out and asked about it.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and whispered: "I want to teach her first, let her rely on me as her own elder, and wait until she reaches the age of 15, then..."
The father paused, then laughed: "Okay, okay, you have a good character, and you even know this kind of interest!"
Pei Yan confessed his crime, and his father shook his head: "You are so good, if you are really a thorough gentleman, I will not be at ease handing over the country to you!"
Pei Yan understood what his father meant. Although his father seemed to be in power and the country was peaceful, it was actually riddled with holes and rotten to the point of festering.
It's time to change people.
No matter how treacherous and turbulent the previous dynasty was, Jiang Shuyi in the East Palace knew nothing about it.
With Pei Yan's love, she felt like a fish in water. Everyone in the Eastern Palace, from the Crown Princess to the lowest official, greeted her with a smile and said nice things to cheer her up in the hope that she would speak well of them in front of Pei Yan.
Jiang Shuyi actually believed it and told him happily that all the sisters in the East Palace were fine.
Pei Yan felt that it was a blessing for a person to be able to live such a foolish life for the rest of his life.
But as she was playing, her mind became wild. When Pei Yan was teaching her to read the Book of Songs, she actually looked out the window and was distracted many times.
Pei Yan put down the book and called her name: "Jiang Shuyi."
Jiang Shuyi came back to her senses with a start, then looked at him obediently.
Pei Yan said nothing. When Jiang Shuyi felt guilty and was about to bow her head, he ordered calmly, "Since you can't listen, go stand in the corner for a quarter of an hour to wake up."
That was the first time he got angry with Jiang Shuyi, although it was only a small one.
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