"Your Majesty, I think this leg will not heal for a while. Your courtyard in Nancheng is elegant and quiet. I want to go there to recuperate for a while, is that okay?"
Pei Xiuyan pursed his lips and said nothing.
Nan Gongli was right. He didn't love Zhao Yujiao at all. He just wanted to repay her, so he couldn't have any feelings for her.
After Zhao Yu recovered from her injuries, he gave her the southern suburbs courtyard. In the future, choosing a good family for her will be considered as repaying her life-saving grace.
Thinking of this, Pei Xiuyan said: "I will arrange for Li Fu to take you to the south courtyard tomorrow."
Zhao Yujiao froze suddenly, with mixed feelings in her heart.
Her original intention was to test whether Pei Xiuyan would feel distressed and retain him. If Pei Xiuyan's feelings for her were so deep that he couldn't live without him, then it would be useless even if Ye Chuyan told the truth.
When she gave Pei Xiuyan bird's nest porridge in the morning, he had also said that he would take her hunting in a few days, but now he agreed to take her out of the house without hesitation.
Zhao Yujiao's heart was spinning a thousand times, but she could only pretend to be grateful and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Zhao Yujiao said this, her nails dug into her palms, wishing to cut Ye Chuyan into pieces.
Ye Chuyan, I, Zhao Yujiao, will never live with you in this life!
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Pei Xiuyan came out of Zhao Yujiao's yard and sat in the study all night.
Nan Gongli's words made his heart feel like it was fried, and he had to put his feelings first.
As a bystander, he looked back at the past between himself and Ye Chuyan, and found that his feelings for Ye Chuyan were buried in his twisted heart, but had actually taken root long ago.
He recalled everything Ye Chuyan had done for him, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.
When she was eight years old, she clumsily learned to embroider. It took her three months to embroider a purse for herself and threw it into the moat.
When she was nine years old, she made a delicate pastry for herself and threw it to the wild dogs.
When she was ten years old, she made an appointment with her to enjoy the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and he left her hanging under the tower. She was so frozen that she didn't leave, waiting for him to find her. However, I didn’t go to any one of them.
When she was eleven years old, she found a picture of a white crane from the previous dynasty and gave it to herself. However, she tore up the picture in front of her.
When she was twelve years old, she personally made a black gold dagger and gave it to herself. She burned her hand because of it. She received the blade and gave it to a slave whose name she couldn't remember.
When she was thirteen years old, she begged Ye Chuqing to find a martial arts secret book, but she scorned the secret book. In the end, she tore up the secret book in sadness.
When she was ten years old, she spent half a year embroidering a blessing with ten thousand characters for herself. She gave the embroidery to the cook to use as firewood to burn.
When she was fifteen years old and a hairpin queen, she repeatedly rejected the Queen Mother's proposal to enter the palace and become a queen. She only wanted to marry herself.
When she was sixteen years old, she knelt in front of Ye Jin's door for three days and begged for the Resurrection Grass. She held the resurrecting grass and asked herself timidly: Pei Xiuyan, if I give you the resurrecting grass, can you marry me?
He took the resurrection grass to save the sick Zhao Yujiao, and married her as promised, but on their wedding night, he and Zhao Yujiao watched the moon until dawn.
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The first time he and she consummated their marriage was after they were drunk. He was as rude as a reckless man, but she gritted her teeth and remained silent.
Later, he never showed pity to her during sexual intercourse, nor did he give her a good look after three years of marriage. She still prepared her favorite food and drinks every day, waiting for her to go to Jiangjiayuan, but he rarely went there.
He enjoyed Ye Chuyan's efforts as a matter of course, but he always thought that this was what he should do.
There are too many such things…………
Ye Chuyan was such a rebellious woman, she almost gave everything for him.
The reason why he didn't want to be kind to Ye Chuyan was actually the despicable and dirty nature in his heart.
He came into contact with Ye Chuyan at the instruction of Pei Ye. After falling in love with Ye Chuyan at first sight, he felt that if he looked at Ye Chuyan more, he would be ashamed of Zhao Yujiao.
Just like Nan Gongli said, he needs to be nice to Zhao Yujiao to always remind himself that he is a person who knows how to repay kindness.
However, he never touched Zhao Yujiao, but only supported Zhao Yujiao.
For so many years, he has always been aloof and arrogant to outsiders, and always spoken softly to Zhao Yujiao. Only when facing Ye Chuyan, he can not hide his joy and anger.
Until now, the only person he was willing to touch was Ye Chuyan.
He suddenly understood a terrible reality: deep down in his heart, he loved Ye Chuyan.
This feeling of looking at yourself first and acknowledging reality is like a thousand ants gnawing at your heart.
How could such a despicable person like him have such an honor to receive such pure love from Ye Chuyan.
When Pei Xiuyan thought of this, he was frightened and regretful.
As for the secret letter, he read it again and again. From being furious at the beginning, he gradually became calmer at the end.
He is a member of the Pei family, and the blood of the Pei family flows in his body. The honor and safety of Dafeng is related to everyone in the Pei family. It is impossible to tell whether this letter is true or false, so what if it is true?
Beirong's evil spirit is unpredictable, and it is still unknown whether he will really seek peace this time.
Jiangfeng was invaded by Japanese pirates, and Beirong was eyeing them. Dianzhou, which served as the gate to southern Xinjiang, had a King Pingyang who was determined to bring chaos to the world.
Once he wants to regain the throne, whether he can succeed or not, if someone takes advantage of the situation, Dafeng will cease to exist. Even if it succeeds, the price will be a river of blood and the people will not be able to survive.
After an unknown amount of time, he placed the secret decree on the candle and prepared to light it. Finally, he suddenly sighed deeply into the candle and placed the secret decree with one corner burned off in the secret box in the study.
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The next day, Pei Xiuyan arranged for Li Fu to send Zhao Yujiao away early in the morning, and then went to court himself.
When Bai Zhi found out about this, she ran all the way back to Jiangjiayuan and woke up Ye Chuyan who was sleeping. She was so excited that she was beaming with excitement.
"Princess, do you know? Zhao Yujiao fell off the bed last night. I heard that the fall was very serious and she will be lame when walking in the future... She was sent to the yard in Nancheng to recuperate early in the morning. She probably won't be able to come back for a long time. …”
Bai Zhi talked so eloquently that she wanted to dance.
Ye Chuyan was a little distracted.
Na Sheng is about to leave. Will he be reconciled if he doesn't get what he wants? How will Pei Xiuyan deal with Pei Ye when he goes to court today?
"Princess, Princess, are you listening? I think this is God opening his eyes and punishing the wicked..."
Ye Chuyan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Yes, God opened his eyes."
Zhao Yujiao's incident made Bai Zhi feel particularly happy. She picked a set of pink clothes from the cabinet for Ye Chuyan, and kept joking about it, making Ye Chuyan laugh. When Pei Xiuyan came back.
"What is Ayan laughing at?"
Ye Chuyan's laughter stopped immediately. She lowered her eyes and lowered her head, fearing that Pei Xiuyan would notice something was wrong. She immediately put on a slight smile and said to Pei Xiuyan: "Your Majesty, why are you going to court so early today?"
"I'm taking a leave of absence."
Pei Ye intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the Japanese invasion in the court in the morning, obviously threatening himself.
He took a leave of absence for three days, citing physical discomfort.
Pei Xiuyan saw that Ye Chuyan was wearing a pink dress, with red lips and white teeth, and handsome eyebrows. Her every move was charming, which made people feel indescribably moved.
He carried Ye Chuyan into the room, sat on a chair and held her in his arms, "Ayan, you love me, right?"
He was so scared. He once hurt Ye Chuyan like that. Does Ye Chuyan really love him now?
When he thought of this, his heart felt empty.
Ye Chuyan was afraid that Pei Xiuyan would see her cold eyes, so she buried her head in Pei Xiuyan's chest and said coquettishly, "Yes."
Yes, how much I loved you once, but how much I hate you now.
When Pei Xiuyan got this answer, his empty heart finally felt much better.
"Ayan, I'm sorry. I have done many things to hurt you, and I will never do it again. Ayan, I really love you. Now I just want the country to be peaceful and the people to be safe, and to stay with you until I grow old."
He said this for Ye Chuyan, but also for himself.
What Nan Gongli said was wrong. He was from the Pei family, but he was not a cold-blooded and heartless person.
He could give up pursuing the secret edict for the sake of the world, or he could give everything he had for Ye Chuyan.
Ye Chuyan only felt that Pei Xiuyan seemed to be worried about gain and loss today, and his tone of voice was also strange, with incredible tenderness and sincerity.
She really couldn't figure out what kind of demon Pei Xiuyan was possessed by, so she didn't respond.
The two hugged each other in silence. They could hear each other's heartbeat, but couldn't see each other's faces.
To an outsider, this scene and this feeling are truly extremely tender.
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Bai Zhi was holding the tea and was about to push the door in to deliver the tea when Yan Xi, who was guarding outside the house, stopped her.
Bai Zhi saw that the tips of Yan Pi's ears were red, she glanced through the crack in the door, and instantly grinned.
Yan Qie hesitated and said to Bai Zhi: "Miss Bai Zhi, I just said that the prince will be good to the princess. You should believe me now, right?"
Bai Zhi smiled and glared at Yan Xi, "When did I ever question you?"
After saying that, he smiled and sent the tea to the side room.
Bai Zhi's smile made Yan Xi feel like a kitten was trapped in his heart, tickling him.
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"Ayan, I want to take you to Xiangyun Temple to stay for a few days." Pei Xiuyan suddenly spoke up, interrupting the silence in the room.
Ye Chuyan was a little surprised, "Why?"
Pei Xiuyan's dark eyes narrowed slightly. "You have an injury on your hand. Over there at Xiangyun Temple is the Buddhist pure land, which is helpful for healing the injury."
Ye Chuyan was startled for a moment, and then he understood what Pei Xiuyan meant. He was hiding from Pei Ye.
Xiangyun Temple is a temple that protects the country. A back mountain was specially set aside to build a nunnery for the female family members. Only members of the royal family with the surname Pei can burn incense and pray for blessings. The temple is heavily guarded and is indeed a good place to recuperate and hide.
The nunnery and the temple are separate, and there is no need to face Pei Xiuyan at night.
Ye Chuyan immediately agreed.
Pei Xiuyan acted very quickly. After lunch, he immediately arranged for Li Fu to pack his things. He was escorted by more than a dozen guards and rushed to Xiangyun Temple.
It was already evening when we arrived at Xiangyun Temple.
The abbot of Xiangyun Temple received the letter from Fei Ge in advance and came out to receive them in person.
After dinner, several nuns in the nunnery led Ye Chuyan to the side room to rest.
Pei Xiuyan followed several young novices to the side room. After the young novices left, Yan Qian dressed in black and ducked into the house.
"Your Majesty, the women who made trouble yesterday have been dealt with. The person who asked these old women to scold them is a scoundrel named Li Shuang from Dongshi Jiuwu Alley. This man usually idles around and does not do his job. He is a robber and a thief."
Pei Xiuyan took a sip of tea and said, "Tell me, who ordered him?"
