Chapter 138 Estrangement
Don’t you admire the emperor?
Who dares to say such a thing!
After the incident with Yan Zhiyi and Yan Manyi, the queen was depressed for some days. Finally, she found Yan Zhi, a girl from the Yan family who was obedient, sensible, intelligent, resourceful, ambitious, good-looking and extremely suitable to enter the Eastern Palace.
result!
result!
As a result, Pei Jingzhou, who had always been self-disciplined and respectful, did not even wait for her to finish her introduction. He rudely misinterpreted her meaning and kicked Yan Zhi to the door of Emperor Hong Qi's harem with the words "I have admired my father since I was a child".
If she denied his words now, it would displease the emperor, which neither she nor the Yan family could afford; if she acknowledged his words, it would be equivalent to pushing Yan Zhi into the harem.
She was in a dilemma, and suddenly thought of a good idea to break the deadlock. She could only euphemistically express that Yan Zhi's admiration for Hong Qidi was like that of a younger generation towards an elder, and then said: "Yan Zhi has been admiring Hong Qidi since she was a child..."
"Father, she has had good vision since she was young and knows that you are different from others." Pei Jingzhou interrupted the queen again.
Jiang Zhaoyue lowered his head slightly and smiled secretly.
"Prince!" The Queen couldn't help but raise her voice.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Pei Jingzhou looked very respectful.
Although the Empress was the Empress, she and Emperor Hong Qi had no children and her position was unstable. The Crown Prince was different. He was still the most valued son of Emperor Hong Qi. Even if he was disrespectful, she could not blame him. She said softly, "Don't worry, let your mother finish what she is saying."
Pei Jingzhou said readily, "Mother, please speak."
The Queen then said, "Yan Zhi has admired the Emperor's great achievements since she was a child. Thank you—"
"Ah." Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly cried out softly.
"What's wrong?" Pei Jingzhou turned around and asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue said, "A bug flew over and scared me."
"It rained yesterday, so there are a lot of mosquitoes here." Pei Jingzhou glanced at the lush flowers beside the bluestone path and looked at the queen: "Mother, let's go into the palace and talk."
"Let's go into the hall and talk." Emperor Hong Qi took the lead and walked towards the hall.
"Mother, please." Pei Jingzhou said.
The queen had no choice but to follow Emperor Hong Qi into the hall.
Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue followed.
When he arrived at the main hall, Emperor Hong Qi picked up the tea bowl and drank tea.
Pei Jingzhou said, "Mother, please speak."
explain!
Just say what you want!
If you are interrupted again and again and try to explain further, it will only make people think that you are being too deliberate and have ulterior motives.
The Queen hated Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue in her heart, but she still acted like a queen. She skipped the topic of Yan Zhi to avoid linking her with Emperor Hong Qi. She said, "Yan Zhi just admires the royal style and came to broaden her horizons. It's fine if she doesn't say anything. But how have the Crown Prince and Crown Princess been doing in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion these past few days?"
Seeing that the Queen did not mention Yan Zhi's matter, Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue did not say anything either. They told the Emperor and the Queen some trivial matters.
In the blink of an eye, it was lunch time.
The queen ordered the meal to be served.
Jiang Zhaoyue and his companions had their meal in Shunning Palace and then left.
With a "bang", the queen slammed the table hard.
Yan Zhi hurriedly asked, "What happened to my aunt?"
"It's all because of the Crown Prince and his wife! I've never seen anyone so rude and difficult!" The Queen had been patient for the entire morning, but now she couldn't take it anymore. After a barrage of insults, she looked at Yan Zhi and said, "Fortunately, the Emperor is not a lustful person. Otherwise, based on a few words from that couple, you would have become a member of his harem."
Yan Zhi didn't respond.
Seeing this, the Queen asked, "You don't want to enter the Emperor's harem, do you?"
"Aunt, you misunderstood." The emperor is so old, and it is unknown how many years he can live. Once he passes away, not to mention his concubines, even his queen will have no status. Yan Zhi definitely does not want to enter the emperor's harem.
As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... This was the first time in her life that she had seen such a handsome and aloof figure, like a banished immortal from heaven. She said directly, "My niece is attracted to the cold and reserved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The Queen was pleased and said, "You are sensible. You are much better than that ungrateful Zhiyi and that stupid Manyi."
"Aunt, you are too kind. Both sisters are excellent. My niece is dull and needs to learn a lot."
How humble.
The queen became more and more satisfied with Yan Zhi, but she became a little worried again.
"What's wrong with my aunt?" Yan Zhi asked.
The Queen said, "After the quarrel between the Crown Prince and his wife today, you are in a somewhat awkward situation."
"It's nothing." Yan Zhi said easily.
"nothing?"
"Well, the more I explain, the worse it gets. I've fallen into the trap of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Why don't I go to the Eastern Palace and hang out more often? The Emperor will naturally understand that his niece is in love with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yan Zhi said.
yes!
If she moves around more often, anyone can see that Yan Zhi is interested in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Then the admiration for the emperor's words naturally turns into the admiration of the younger generation for the elder generation.
Yan Zhi was a really smart girl. The Queen was very surprised, but at the same time she was worried: "But the Crown Prince's heart and eyes are now focused on the Crown Princess. Even if you go, you won't be able to win his eyes."
"I don't need to catch his eye." Yan Zhi said.
The queen didn't understand what Yan Zhi meant.
Yan Zhi smiled and said, "As long as he doesn't have the Crown Princess in his eyes, that's enough."
"you mean……"
"A tactic of sowing discord."
"They are very much in love, it would be hard to drive a wedge between them." At least Yan Zhiyi didn't do that.
Yan Zhi said confidently: "Aunt, everyone has shortcomings."
"Do you have an idea?"
"Not yet, but my niece can go to the East Palace to take a look first."
The Queen also wanted to see Yan Zhi's methods, so she said, "Okay, be careful."
"My niece knows." Yan Zhi lowered her head slightly. Thinking of Pei Jingzhou looking at Jiang Zhaoyue affectionately, she felt envious and jealous. She wanted it too.
What she wants, she must get.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou returned to their bedroom in Muhuayuan, Donggong.
"Take a nap." Pei Jingzhou was worried that Jiang Zhaoyue was too tired.
"Your Highness, don't you want to sleep?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"I haven't been back for three days, and a lot of things have accumulated. I need to go deal with them."
"Aren't you tired, Your Highness?"
"I'm in good health, so I'm not tired."
"Your Highness is so strong." Jiang Zhaoyue clapped his hands artificially.
Pei Jingzhou smiled helplessly and reached out to pinch her face: "Go to sleep, I'm leaving."
"Your Highness." Jiang Zhaoyue hugged Pei Jingzhou's arm.
Pei Jingzhou was puzzled: "What?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said naturally, "Please coax me to sleep."
Pei Jingzhou asked with a smile: "Are you a child? You still need to be coaxed."
"I'm not a child, but I'm a delicate little girl. I need to be coaxed." Jiang Zhaoyue shook Pei Jingzhou's arm: "Coax me, coax me."
Pei Jingzhou had no resistance to Jiang Zhaoyue. He put his arm around Jiang Zhaoyue's shoulders and walked into the bedroom.
Jiang Zhaoyue took off his coat, pulled Pei Jingzhou to lie down, and faced his handsome face, calling softly: "Your Highness."
"Yeah." Pei Jingzhou responded while looking into her eyes.
Jiang Zhaoyue said, "You are so handsome."
"You've said it many times." But Pei Jingzhou still felt sweet in his heart.
Jiang Zhaoyue added, "You are so strong."
"You've said it many times."
"So, were you comfortable last night?"
“…”
“Is this the first time I’ve said this?”
"Shut up and go to sleep." Pei Jingzhou reached out and covered Jiang Zhaoyue's mouth. He was more than comfortable last night. He was happier than a god. Jiang Zhaoyue was even more fragrant and delicious than he had imagined.
He... couldn't think about it. If he continued thinking, he would lose control again. He opened his mouth to say something, but found that Jiang Zhaoyue had fallen asleep.
Going to sleep already?
It seems that he is really tired.
He let go of her hand, touched her fair face, couldn't help but lean over and kiss her lips, covered her with a thin blanket, and then left.
Jiang Zhaoyue slept until evening and felt groggy when he woke up.
Xiangqiao helped her put on clothes.
Hong Cao walked in and said, "Crown Princess, Miss Yan Zhi requests an audience."
Jiang Zhaoyue asked sleepily, "Who is Miss Yan Zhi?"
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