Chapter 23 Doesn’t Your Majesty treat all concubines equally?
In Jiang Shuyi's heart, Pei Yan has always been a kind and merciful person.
He would never kill a minister just because he had no right to do so, let alone the fact that the minister was his uncle.
In his previous life, Wen Huan was beheaded on the spot by the furious Minister of War Guo Zhenxiong because he released the bandits privately. Pei Yan was grieved for a long time after learning about it, until more crimes of Wen Huan were exposed...
Miao Wangshu didn't know this and misunderstood Pei Yan as a suspicious monarch, which showed that he was not reborn.
"What you said makes sense."
In fact, Jiang Shuyi didn't really want to kill Wen Yao right now, she just felt better after saying it out loud.
She angrily recounted how Wen Yao had disgusted her just now.
After hearing this, Miao Wangshu smiled thoughtfully and said, "My lady, I'm afraid that Concubine Wen will report you to His Majesty."
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Wen Yao had been standing at the palace gate for nearly half an hour. The early spring wind was still cold, and she had become a little stiff after being blown by it for so long.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. Your Majesty never meets people when handling government affairs."
Cheng Shouzhong held the whisk in his pocket and said with a smile, "Even Concubine Jiang can't come. You should go back to the palace first and come back when His Majesty is free."
Wen Yao raised her eyes and looked at him calmly: "What do you mean by calling her Concubine Jiang? Is Concubine Jiang very different from others? Does His Majesty love her very much?"
Cheng Shouzhong was immediately surprised: "This, my lord, don't you know? Concubine Jiang is the most favored person in the palace!"
Wen Yao's face became even colder, and her tone seemed to be questioning: "Doesn't Your Majesty treat all concubines equally?"
Cheng Shouzhong was choked and speechless.
Wen Yao also realized that she was too aggressive.
But she didn't need to comfort a slave.
Cheng Shouzhong smiled awkwardly, and made the excuse that he had to go back to serve the emperor. He left his godson Cheng Fu behind to look after Concubine Wen and immediately slipped away.
Wen Yao stood there for another cup of tea before she received the news that His Majesty had finished his government affairs and let her in.
She clutched her sleeves, lifted her sore legs and stepped into the palace gate.
Inside the Qianqing Palace, several eunuchs had just carried in a charcoal basin with imperial silver charcoal in it. It looked like it had just started burning and had not yet started to emit warmth.
Wen Yao glanced at the charcoal basin, then at Pei Yan who was sitting at the imperial desk sipping tea. She was about to kneel down to pay her respects when she saw the emperor put down his teacup, cleared his throat and said, "No need to pay your respects. You've been standing in the wind for half an hour. You must be exhausted. Go sit over there. I'll have someone burn some charcoal and the room will be warm in a little while."
This homely tone was like a ray of gentle morning sunshine, falling on Wen Yao, instantly dispelling the frost on her body.
She had always hated crying women, but now her eyes were a little sore.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wen Yao still bent her knees before sitting on the carved chair that Pei Yan pointed to, lowering her head and saying nothing.
Pei Yan looked at her and asked gently, "What's the matter? Why do you have to see me now?"
Wen Yao paused. She couldn't make a pretentious cry, so she could only speak frankly: "Madam Jiang Fei was upset about my sleeping with her last night. She looked at me coldly at the morning meeting today and said that she was under pressure from her position. Even if she hit me, I would have to bear it."
Pei Yan was silent for a moment, frowned and said, "Nonsense."
Wen Yao knew that this was talking about Concubine Jiang. She slowly raised her head, looked at Pei Yan and asked, "Is what Concubine Jiang said true? Can she really be so lawless as to beat up concubines at will?"
Pei Yan: "She is just being stubborn. In this palace, I am the law and the heaven. If she really dares to do such a thing, I will not forgive her."
Wen Yao didn't expect that Concubine Jiang would say that, so Pei Yan just let it go with a light temper remark.
If any of her father's concubines dared to speak to her like this at home, she would seize the opportunity and tell her father, who would then punish the concubine severely to vent her anger.
Wen Yao felt sad and her eyes trembled: "Your Majesty, can't you punish Concubine Jiang once and make her restrain herself?"
Pei Yan stroked the Ruyao porcelain cup and looked at her helplessly: "Lady Wen, although I am an emperor, I am only a mortal. Concubine Jiang serves me well, so I will not be too harsh on her. For trivial matters like this verbal taunt, I will teach her a lesson in private next time I see her."
Wen Yao was stunned.
She looked at the doting inadvertently revealed in Pei Yan's eyes when he mentioned Concubine Jiang, and she felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and it hurt so much.
Compared to Pei Yan, who was a passionate emperor who was gentle to everyone, she could not accept that Pei Chen also had private affairs and desires, and would be particularly indulgent to one person.
That person is not yourself.
Wen Yao felt jealousy surging wildly in her chest. She couldn't help but stare at Pei Yan and said, "If Your Majesty can treat me like you treat Concubine Jiang, I will be willing to sleep with you."
Cheng Shouzhong's mouth twitched when he heard this.
What's the matter? His Majesty is still begging you to sleep with him.
Pei Yan looked normal, and even said in a teasing tone, "Didn't Lady Wen say that she wanted a devoted and loyal husband? As the ruler of a country, I'm afraid I can't do that."
There was a hint of struggle in Wen Yao's eyes.
Naturally, she wanted His Majesty to favor only her, and she was confident that she could do it.
Although Concubine Jiang is beautiful, you can tell at first glance that she is frivolous and artificial, and only knows how to flatter. How long can you use your beauty to seduce others? Between men and women, the most important thing is to have a mutual understanding.
She was born into a noble family and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was the one who could have a heart-to-heart talk with the emperor.
But it’s too early to go to bed now.
One of my father's favorite concubines was born in a brothel. She was the daughter of an official who had been convicted. She was stunningly beautiful and of a noble character. After my father spent a huge sum of money to buy her virginity, she only played a song "Spring River Moon Night" for my father and swore to never serve him.
Her father had no choice but to spend a lot of money to visit her every time. Knowing that she loved the guqin, he ordered his men to collect rare guqin music scores and bring them to her every time he went to the building. It took him a whole year to win the heart of the beauty and finally sleep with her.
Since then, this concubine has been in great favor.
The mother cursed the girl for being a foxy woman and deliberately seducing her father, but Wen Yao saw through it.
If you let a man get it easily, then it is worthless.
My father loved this concubine not only because of her talent and beauty, but also because of the hard work he had put into her over the past year.
Wen Yao wanted to imitate her.
But when she recalled today's morning meeting, when Concubine Rou said that she had only slept with the emperor once and was not favored, she became annoyed again.
It's good to keep Pei Yan hanging, but will the people in the harem misunderstand that she is out of favor and look down on her?
Wen Yao hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to give in. She pursed her lips and said to Pei Yan: "My feelings will not change, but Your Majesty can recite poems and compose fu with me when you summon me to sleep with you, just like last night..."
Cheng Shouzhong got goosebumps when he heard this condescending tone.
He couldn't help but look at His Majesty. Oh, no wonder he was the emperor, but at this moment he could still respond to Concubine Wen with a smile.
"Okay, I'll wait for the day when you defeat me."
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