Chapter 15 - King Of Pingyang

 Ye Chuyan followed Ye Jin for a long time and came to a dark bridge. The surroundings were eerily quiet. Suddenly, a furious voice was heard from the sky.

"Ye Chuyan, if you dare to die, I will kill Bai Zhi and all the women of the Ye family to bury you!"

She was startled and stopped. Seeing her stop, Ye Jin changed his face in an instant, grabbed her wrist, and said viciously, "Ayan, come with me!"

Ye Chuyan shouted anxiously, "I'm sorry, Daddy, I can't go with you yet."

Pei Xiuyan saw Ye Chuyan and began to mutter to herself. Although she was not awake yet, her breath was stronger.

The ice in his eyebrows melted a lot instantly, and he said happily, "Doctor Wei!"

After taking the pulse, Doctor Wei was a little excited.

"Hurry up and prepare ginger soup. The princess has recovered her breath and needs to soak in ginger soup to warm up. I will prescribe a few more prescriptions. There is a pill in it that I made secretly. Please send someone to my clinic to get it quickly."

All the servants in the room were busy in an orderly manner. Yan Xue went to get the medicine, and the others went to prepare ginger soup and a bathing tub. The servants quickly prepared the bathing tub and filled it with boiled ginger soup. Doctor Wei told Pei Xiuyan that he must let the princess soak until her body temperature returns to normal. Two maids wanted to help Ye Chuyan into the bathtub, but Pei Xiuyan glanced at them coldly.

"No need; I will come in person!"

Pei Xiuyan asked the servants to take Doctor Wei to the side room to rest for a while. He dismissed everyone in the room and held the unconscious Ye Chuyan in the bathtub. Pei Xiuyan gently leaned Ye Chuyan against his chest. Ye Chuyan has practiced martial arts since she was young. Unlike other women, her body is firm and solid. Every inch of her skin seems to contain endless vitality. Pei Xiuyan had to admit that such a body could always arouse all his passions. He suppressed the desire to awaken somewhere and gently removed Ye Chuyan's clothes. Pei Xiuyan was surprised to find that Ye Chuyan's shoulder blades were like a butterfly spreading its wings and about to fly. The back lines that used to have a clear texture were now bony and protruding. His hands rubbed back and forth on Ye Chuyan's back, as if to smooth out the raised butterfly bones.

Doctor Wei was not in the mood to rest in the side room and paced back and forth. Finally, when Pei Xiuyan called for someone to come in, Yan Xue just happened to rush back. Doctor Wei came in and saw Ye Chuyan lying on the bed, dressed neatly, with her face, hands, and feet looking rosy. He handed all the medicine Yan Xue brought back and the medicine he had just boiled to Pei Xiuyan, who fed Ye Chuyan the medicine himself.

Although Ye Chuyan had lost consciousness, she had a strong desire to survive and drank all the medicine in a daze.

That night, Pei Xiuyan's yard was brightly lit, and everyone worked without rest.

 

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As the sky gradually brightened, Ye Chuyan slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She was on her bed.

Bai Zhi's eyes suddenly lit up. "Princess, you finally woke up."

Ye Chuyan was a little confused. "Bai Zhi?"

She remembered that she seemed to have fainted while kneeling in Zhao Yujiao's yard.

"Princess, it's me! The prince asked someone to let me out to serve you well." Bai Zhi was very excited.

She heard from people in the mansion that the princess fainted while kneeling in Zhao Yujiao's yard for her, and the prince took the princess away. Early this morning, Yan Xue let her go back to Jianjia Garden to serve the princess well.

Ye Chuyan raised her eyebrows and sneered. It seemed that Pei Xiuyan was not ready to let her die now and wanted her to live and continue to suffer.

"Princess, it's all my fault..."

As soon as Bai Zhi opened her mouth, Ye Chuyan stopped her immediately.

"Bai Zhi, Pei Xiuyan is punishing me for Zhao Yujiao. He just used you as a pretext. You don't have to blame yourself."

Bai Zhi opened her mouth, her eyes slightly red. The princess's friendship with her has long surpassed that of a master and servant. How can she repay her in this life?

 

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When Zhao Yujiao woke up in the morning, she saw that Pei Xiuyan was no longer in the room, so she called Hongying to ask. Hongying didn't dare hide it and told her everything that happened yesterday.

Zhao Yujiao suddenly shouted: "What, Ye Chuyan fainted last night, and the prince took her back to his own courtyard? And sent her back to Jianjia Garden this morning?"

Hongying's eardrums were buzzing because of Zhao Yujiao's shrill voice.

Patiently persuading, "Master, I think the prince is not worried about the princess but is afraid that the princess will die in your courtyard and it will affect your reputation if it gets out."

Zhao Yujiao's anger subsided instantly. Pei Xiuyan still considered her carefully. The corners of her mouth could not help but curl up, and her voice returned to its usual softness.

"Tell me everything about what the prince did when he took her back to his courtyard."

Hongying suddenly felt her scalp tingling.

The people in the prince's courtyard kept their mouths shut about what happened yesterday. She went to inquire for a long time in the morning, but she didn't find out anything. She weighed what to say so that Zhao Yujiao would not vent her anger on her.

"What else can he do? It's nothing more than finding someone to save her. Otherwise, if she dies in the prince's courtyard, it will still affect your reputation, master!"

Hongying curled her lips and said it with disdain. Zhao Yujiao was completely relieved after hearing this. Come to think of it, if Pei Xiuyan felt sorry for Ye Chuyan, he would not have punished her yesterday. Although Ye Chuyan did not freeze to death at the moment, she would definitely suffer from a chronic illness after this incident.

Seeing a slight smile on Zhao Yujiao's lips, Hongying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For a while, the master and servant had their own thoughts.

 

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In the court, several officials were arguing endlessly.

When Nan Gongyuan followed the founding emperor of Dafeng to conquer the country, he voluntarily handed over all the military power in his hands. The founding emperor appreciated his merits and made him a king of a different surname, allowing him to inherit the throne. He also rewarded him with Dianzhou, allowing him to govern himself and not have to pay taxes.

Over the years, Dianzhou has been thriving under the careful governance of successive Pingyang kings, and there is a trend of a country within a country. Up to now, the Pingyang King has been inherited by the ninth generation, Nan Gongli.

The current Jing Guifei in the palace is Nan Gongli's biological sister, Nan Gong Yuerong.

A month ago, Nan Gong Yue Rong gave birth to a son, the first prince of Emperor Pei Ye. Nan Gong Li came to Beijing to congratulate him. The harem had never had a queen, and some court officials suggested taking the opportunity to make Nan Gong Yue Rong the queen in order to win over Prince Pingyang. Some people opposed it, believing that this move would only strengthen the power of Prince Pingyang.

"Your Majesty, Prince Pingyang Nan Gong Li was originally a king of a different surname, and he has been in charge of Dianzhou for a long time. Now he has the potential to occupy the land and become the king. Your Majesty must not make his sister, Concubine Jing, the queen."

"Your Majesty, I think if Concubine Jing is made the queen, it will just be able to contain Prince Pingyang. If he has any other intentions in the future, he should first consider his sister."

"Your Majesty, absolutely not. If Prince Pingyang really has other intentions, he will never care about the brother-sister relationship..."

Pei Xiuyan stood among the officials, frowning, and looked at the dispute with a cold expression.

"Prince Qing, what do you think about this?" A gentle voice broke Pei Xiuyan's thoughts.