Chapter 171 Agreed
"Doesn't the Empress Dowager know about this?" asked Princess Duojia.
Jiang Zhaoyue shook his head.
"Then..." Princess Duojia subconsciously covered her mouth and mumbled, "My eldest brother doesn't want to tell you, I-"
"He tells me everything."
"But this matter—"
"He's too busy, and I go to bed early and get up late every day, so he hasn't had time to tell me." Jiang Zhaoyue didn't know how other couples got along, but she and Pei Jingzhou told each other everything frankly and didn't hide anything.
Princess Duojia put down her hands and breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this: "You scared me. I thought I said something wrong."
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled: "No, don't worry."
"Yeah." Princess Duojia continued to eat snacks.
Jiang Zhaoyue chatted with Princess Duojia for a while, and then returned to the East Palace. She took a long nap, sat on the bed and read a storybook energetically that night, and finally waited awake for Pei Jingzhou to come back.
"Haven't you slept yet?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue turned her head and looked over: "Waiting for you."
"I'll shower and change first."
"good."
Pei Jingzhou quickly changed into clean undershirt and came back. He sat down on the bed, looked at Jiang Zhaoyue tenderly, and asked, "What did you do today?"
"Same as yesterday." Jiang Zhaoyue put down the notebook and said.
"Eat, take a walk, look at the account book, sleep, play games, and read the storybook."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "Yes."
"Is the child bothering you?" Pei Jingzhou naturally placed his big hand on Jiang Zhaoyue's big belly.
"It's noisy, once in the morning and twice during the nap."
"So naughty." Pei Jingzhou looked down at Jiang Zhaoyue's big belly.
The baby in the belly seemed to have sensed something and suddenly kicked, hitting Pei Jingzhou's palm.
Pei Jingzhou said in surprise: "He is greeting me."
"He's kicking you." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
"He moves very quietly."
"That's a very gentle kick."
Pei Jingzhou raised his eyes and looked directly at Jiang Zhaoyue: "He hasn't seen me all day, so he can't say hello to me?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, he just wants to say hello to you, okay?" Jiang Zhaoyue said with a smile: "It's really funny."
Pei Jingzhou reached out and pinched Jiang Zhaoyue's cheek: "You are the only one who teases people every day."
"Yes, I just like teasing you." Jiang Zhaoyue held Pei Jingzhou's handsome face with both hands: "Who made you look so handsome, so handsome."
Pei Jingzhou commented: "Slutty woman."
"Yes, I am a slut." Jiang Zhaoyue leaned forward and kissed Pei Jingzhou, then began to take off his clothes with her hands.
Pei Jingzhou hurriedly said, "Zhaoyue, this, this, this won't work."
Jiang Zhaoyue said unscrupulously: "Okay."
"no."
"The imperial physician said it's OK."
"But--"
"But bullshit, we've done this a few times."
"Don't be so rude."
"You get really excited when I'm rough."
"You...be gentle..."
"Don't worry, I will be gentle with you."
"No, I mean..."
"I know. I will take care of myself."
“…”
After some physical communication, the couple lay comfortably on the bed facing each other. Jiang Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at Pei Jingzhou and said, "You're a bit of a slut."
Pei Jingzhou suddenly felt embarrassed.
"Every time, she's like, 'I don't want it, I don't want it,' but once we get in bed, we're completely in love."
Pei Jingzhou was just like that, and he couldn't refute it.
"Ah!" Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly cried out softly.
Pei Jingzhou suddenly became nervous: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I forgot something important." Jiang Zhaoyue complained: "It's all your fault. It's all because you're so beautiful that you seduced me and made me spend so much time in bed with you."
"Yes, it's my fault. I seduced you." Pei Jingzhou admitted his mistake and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Are you going to the border state to fight?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"How do you know?"
"That's what Duojia said."
"Yeah." Pei Jingzhou had always wanted to talk to Jiang Zhaoyue, but he was busy and she was sleepy. The two of them hadn't had a good chat in the past few days. Today was the only time they had a casual chat in the past few days: "I'm still thinking about it."
Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "What are you worried about? Are you worried about me and the child?"
"Um."
Jiang Zhaoyue held Pei Jingzhou's hand and said, "Don't worry, there are so many loyal servants in the East Palace. The child and I will be fine."
Pei Jingzhou asked: "So, you are willing to let me go to Bianzhou?"
"Of course I do."
"Why?"
Jiang Zhaoyue sighed and said, "Since ancient times, there have been very few princes who have ascended the throne smoothly. You grew up outside the palace, even if you have done many meritorious deeds.
"but--
“But in the eyes of many court officials, these achievements are not enough compared to governing the country.
"If you want to escape the vortex of current rumors, if you want the majority of court officials to be convinced, if you want to ascend the throne smoothly, you must have military achievements.
“Let everyone admire you, submit to you, and worship you.
"So you have to go to the border states where public opinion is raging."
He had always known that Jiang Zhaoyue had her own thoughts, but when he really heard her speak them out, Pei Jingzhou felt moved, at ease, and also felt the joy of being understood.
"Go as soon as possible, so that the rumors don't get out of control." Jiang Zhaoyue didn't want Pei Jingzhou to be so tired dealing with those court officials every day.
Pei Jingzhou lowered his eyes and gently stroked Jiang Zhaoyue's big belly.
Jiang Zhaoyue waited quietly.
Pei Jingzhou looked up at her and said solemnly, "Okay, I'll leave in five days."
Jiang Zhaoyue was stunned.
"What's wrong?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue hugged Pei Jingzhou's arm.
Pei Jingzhou looked down at his arm.
Jiang Zhaoyue said, "I wanted to jump into your arms, but my belly is too big, so I couldn't jump in. I had to hug your arms."
These words... were pitiful, funny, and cute. Pei Jingzhou was happy and distressed: "Then I'll hold you."
Jiang Zhaoyue shook her head gently: "No, I will just hold you like this, I can't bear to let you go to Bianzhou."
"That's not what you said just now."
"The me just now is the me just now, and it has nothing to do with the me now." Intellectually, Jiang Zhaoyue agreed to let Pei Jingzhou go to Bianzhou; emotionally, she just couldn't bear to let him go.
Pei Jingzhou immediately said: "Then I won't go."
Jiang Zhaoyue refused: "No."
Pei Jingzhou didn't know what to do and asked, "Then what should I do?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said decisively: "Leave me alone, let me go crazy quietly."
"..." Pei Jingzhou watched Jiang Zhaoyue silently. Sometimes she agreed to let him go to Bianzhou, and sometimes she disagreed. Finally, he fell asleep with a frown on his face.
His slender fingers gently smoothed the unevenness between her brows, and he slowly turned her over so that she could sleep more comfortably, and hugged her and the child from behind.
The next day at the hour of Mao, he got up as usual to practice martial arts, take a bath, and attend the morning court.
In the court, some officials still raised the voices and grievances of the people in the border states.
Pei Jingzhou saluted and said, "Father, I am willing to go to the border states to quell the people's grievances."
Emperor Hong Qi was stunned.
The court officials all looked at Pei Jingzhou at the same time, some were satisfied, some were stunned, and some were numb.
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