After being read, the abstinent prince bullies others with his wife every day

Chapter 258 No Heart

Pei Yan frowned slightly: "Don't talk nonsense."

Mingzhu also knew that she had said the wrong thing. Although she was still angry, she dared not say anything more.

Although Pei Yan's expression remained unchanged, a complex emotion surged in her heart, feeling a little depressed and heavy.

Jiang Hong took a concubine.

It was the day after they had an argument.

It is said that this woman came from a scholarly family, but her family fell into poverty and she became a singer in Xunlefang.

After Jiang Hong redeemed her, he brought her to the Eastern Palace as his concubine and stayed with her for several days.

Soon the rumor spread among the palace servants that there was revelry every night in the Plum Garden and that the Crown Prince was reluctant to leave once he entered the Plum Garden, doting on Ji Shi to the core.

Pei Yan looked out the window. The lotus leaves in the pond were half-rolled up, and water droplets poured over the smooth green leaves and rolled into the center of the pond like pearls.

She pushed the teacup outside and said, "The tea is cold. Make another pot."

Mingzhu agreed, and before leaving, she couldn't help but look at Pei Yan: "My queen, that concubine is spoiled and arrogant. If she continues like this, she will definitely cause trouble. What I am worried about is not the separation between you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but you. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insists on protecting the Ji family, I am afraid you will have a hard time in the future."

Pei Yan didn't know what she was thinking of, and she clenched her fingers slightly: "Get out."

The cold voice made Mingzhu's heart tremble. She said no more, bowed and retreated.

When Jiang Hong took a concubine, Pei Yan should have felt nothing or even been happy.

But why...

She suddenly felt an indescribable sourness rising in her heart, and even a dull pain in her chest.

Pei Yan calmed herself down, stood up and walked outside.

Jiang Hong built a garden to the west of the East Palace and planted many of Pei Yan's favorite flowers in it.

But at that time she hated Jiang Hong very much, so naturally she never went there once after marriage.

In a trance, Pei Yan walked into the garden unknowingly.

"My lady, this flower is beautiful. I will help you put it on."

"Your Majesty is a beauty of nature. How can the Crown Prince's wife be as beautiful as yours? No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favors your Majesty so much."

"You are good at talking, thank you."

A woman's sweet laughter came from inside.

Pei Yan looked towards the source of the voice and saw Ji, dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by palace maids. A blooming Indian peony was inserted in her hair. The ground was littered with flower buds, trampled and bruised.

Pei Yan's forehead throbbed: "What are you doing?"

After hearing this, Ji and the palace maids noticed her.

Seeing that there was no palace servant following Pei Yan, Ji Shi thought that she was in such a state of desolation, and said with a sweet smile: "It turned out to be my sister. Why did my sister think of coming here today?"

Pei Yan was too lazy to deal with them, so she frowned and asked, "I just want to ask you, why do you want to destroy the flowers here?"

Before Ji Shi could answer, a palace maid interrupted and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically instructed that the flowers here be available for Concubine Liang to enjoy."

They seemed to have already believed that Pei Yan had fallen out of favor and that the situation was hopeless, so they all stood by Ji to protect her.

Pei Yan sneered: "I don't know, the master hasn't spoken yet, and the servant dared to take over the job."

Ji Shi thought she was just bluffing, and sneered contemptuously, saying in a delicate voice: "Sister, please don't say that. They are also kind-hearted. Maybe they see that I am too tired serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

These words were like a thorn, firmly inserted into Pei Yan's heart.

She said, "Since you are tired, why don't you rest in the bedroom? Why are you running to this side hall?"

Ji looked at Pei Yan's cold expression and chuckled, "Because I want to show my sister that I am the most favored one in the East Palace now."

"presumptuous!"

Pei Yan's face completely sank: "Whether the prince hates me or not, I am the crown princess. How dare a mere concubine speak so arrogantly in front of me."

Mingzhu happened to arrive at this time: "Why did the queen come here?"

She had just returned to the palace and found Pei Yan missing. She was shocked and immediately went out to look for her.

Pei Yan looked at Ji and the slaves coldly: "You came just in time. Ji behaved rudely and contradicted the Crown Princess. You will be punished to kneel here for half a day."

Mingzhu understood immediately after hearing what was said, and stepped forward to press Ji down and forced her to kneel down. The palace maids who followed Ji saw Pei Yan in such a terrifying manner for the first time, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Ji Shi struggled but failed, staring at Pei Yan unwillingly and said, "I will tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not let you go!"

Pei Yan glanced at her indifferently: "I'm always here for you."

……

It was almost evening when Jiang Hong came back. When he passed by the side hall, he saw Ji kneeling on the ground with tears in her eyes, her face pale and about to collapse.

Seeing Jiang Hong coming, Ji's eyes lit up, and she immediately knelt over to him and began to cry to him about Pei Yan's various evil deeds, exaggerating them.

"My sister is obviously jealous of my favor and that's why she treats me like this. Your Highness, please make the decision for me."

She was sobbing, tears in her eyes, and her delicate face was full of grievances, which made people feel pity for her.

Jiang Hong looked at her slightly red eyes, and his eyes dropped to hide the emotions in them. But then he raised his eyelashes again and waved his hand, saying, "I will go to the Crown Princess to ask. Someone, send Liang Di back to Plum Garden."

Hearing this, Ji Shi's heart was relieved. She looked at Jiang Hong happily and said, "Then I will wait for you to come back."

As if she had thought of something, she added, "I think my sister was just impulsive. Your Highness, please don't be too harsh on her."

Jiang Hong frowned and quickened his pace.

Ji looked at his quickly walking back, the sad expression disappeared and the smile on his face gradually widened.

Pei Yan, just wait and see how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will make the decision for me.

Jiang Hong didn't stop and went straight to Pei Yan's bedroom.

At this time, Pei Yan was sitting on the couch reading a book. She caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards her from the corner of her eye. She raised her head and was startled.

"How did you come?"

Jiang Hong felt depressed: "Why, I can't come here?"

Pei Yan guessed that he must have come for Ji Shi. She felt upset for some reason, but her words were calm: "Your Highness should go to Plum Garden."

Seeing Pei Yan's usual cold face, Jiang Hong's cheeks moved: "I want to ask you, why did you punish Ji today?"

Pei Yan's expression remained unchanged: "Ji Shi does not follow the rules of etiquette and has no regard for superiors and inferiors. As the Crown Princess, what's wrong with me teaching her the rules?"

Jiang Hong was somewhat stunned, and after a while he gritted his teeth and said, "That's all?"

Pei Yan paused for a moment, then lowered her eyes: "That's all."

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

You could hear a pin drop in the huge bedroom.

After a long while, Jiang Hong covered his eyes and smiled: "Pei Yan, are you a fool, or do you have no heart at all."

Pei Yan looked up in confusion and saw that Jiang Hong's eyes were red and the veins on his neck were tense.

Seeing that broken and disappointed look, Pei Yan's heart stagnated for the first time.

She clenched the pages of the book slightly in her hands.

Jiang Hong looked at her, and every word he said hit her heart like a heavy hammer.

"I have never touched anyone except you, including Ji Shi. I have been sleeping in the study every night since she came."

Pei Yan was a little stunned. She was speechless: "You..."

Jiang Hong looked at her and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I admit that I used all means to force you to marry me back then."

His voice was trembling and choking slightly. "But after we got married, I treated you like a treasure. I always gave you everything. I knew that the Queen Mother didn't like you, so I had to accompany her every time she went to the palace, fearing that she would embarrass you and cause you to get into trouble."

"Those ministers are trying every way to get people to me every day, do you know that?"

"You have no idea! You hate me and want to kill me with your own hands!"

Jiang Hong curled his lips and sneered: "And our child, do you really think I don't know your tricks?"

Pei Yan's heart skipped a beat: "I..."

Before she finished her words, she was interrupted by the man in front of her: "Pei Yan, after so many years, even if you are a piece of stone, it should be warmed up. I think I can't..."

He opened his mouth but never uttered those words, as if once he said them, he and the woman in front of him would be completely separated and he would never be able to catch them again.

Can't catch it anymore.

After a long time, he turned around and walked away resolutely.

The rising moonlight cast a dark shadow on the back of the person, embedded in the sky so lonely and high.

Pei Yan looked at it absentmindedly, and then there was a "click" sound.

The tightly held book page finally broke.

In Meiyuan, Ji was looking forward to seeing Jiang Hong return.

She greeted him pleasantly: "Your Highness, why did you come back just now? You made me wait so long."

She threw herself into Jiang Hong's arms as usual.