vrcanaries Chapter 73 The Angry Empress 4
Chapter 73 The Angry Empress 4
Looking at the man's broad and tall figure, Jiang Wan felt safe, but she knew that this matter could not be avoided.
Sure enough, after a while, the guards of Changle Palace came to report that the Regent had come in person.
Hearing He Yunchao's name, Jiang Wan's body immediately shrank. Almost subconsciously, she was about to throw off the quilt and get up to leave, but Pei Shaoqing simply held her down.
He drew the sword from the guard and was about to go out to meet the enemy himself.
"Your Majesty, I've said that no one can come in, no matter who it is, as long as you don't want to see them!"
The man had his back to the window, his face hidden in the light, but Jiang Wan could feel the bright light flickering in his eyes. Pei Shaoqing always had a kind of magic that could calm her down.
Unfortunately, before he could say anything more, He Yunchao had already entered the room and walked in.
"I didn't know since when did the relationship between Your Majesty and the Emperor's husband become so good?" The corners of He Yunchao's mouth slowly drew up a playful arc.
For such a person who is like a king and a father to her and has been controlling her in all aspects since the original body could remember, that kind of oppression is almost imprinted in her bones... Even the crazy impulse cannot withstand the subconscious fear. Jiang Wan lowered her head, not daring to look him in the eye.
Pei Shaoqing took a step forward and stood in front of her. "There are many things that the Regent doesn't know. Your Majesty and I are husband and wife, so it's only natural that we have a good relationship. The Regent has been concerned about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Could it be that the Regent will also ask about the affairs of the harem?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards following the Regent drew their swords and looked at Pei Shaoqing with unfriendly expressions.
The Pei family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations, and Pei Shaoqing has his loyalty to the empress engraved in his bones. Even if the palace is full of He Yunchao's eyes and ears, so what? As long as Pei Shaoqing is here, anyone who wants to be disrespectful to Jiang Wan must step on him first!
Pei Shaoqing raised his chin slightly, and the Pei family guards in Changle Palace also displayed their weapons.
The air pressure in the room dropped several degrees in an instant, and a battle was about to break out, but at this moment, He Yunchao suddenly laughed out loud. He looked back and forth between Jiang Wan and Pei Shaoqing with a half-smile, his eyes revealing undisguised mockery and sarcasm.
"Wanwan, it's because you ran away last night and didn't tell anyone that the current situation has come about. Are you sure you want to continue being so willful?"
He Yunchao's voice contained three parts of mockery, four parts of disdain, two parts of threat and one part of intimidation. Almost the next moment after he finished speaking, Jiang Wan walked out from behind Pei Shaoqing.
She is not strong enough to compete with He Yunchao now. If she changes rashly, she will only die faster.
Seeing her movements, He Yunchao's eyes suddenly showed some understanding. As expected, Jiang Wan, who was under his control, was still the same person who could not cause any trouble.
At this moment, Pei Shaoqing suddenly grabbed Jiang Wan's arm, "Your Majesty..."
There was shock and a bit of pleading in his eyes, but Jiang Wan still ruthlessly brushed his hand away... When walking towards He Yunchao, Jiang Wan didn't even dare to look him in the eye.
He Yunchao was in a good mood after watching the whole process. He seemed to find the scene in front of him funny. He laughed sarcastically, "Even though your majesty is a little naughty on weekdays, in the final analysis, you still know the importance of things when it comes to major events. As the emperor's wife, you just need to do your job well and put away those thoughts that you shouldn't have, so as not to lead your majesty astray!"
After saying that, He Yunchao walked away arrogantly, and Jiang Wan followed closely behind him, without even a hint of resistance.
Pei Shaoqing looked at the two people's backs as they left, and his hands clenched quietly at his sides.
He Yunchao is simply lawless. He even dares to openly order His Majesty. There are also palace servants who only know the Regent but not His Majesty. He dare not imagine how much suffering His Majesty has endured over the years!
The situation in the palace was much more serious than he had imagined, and he could no longer sit there and wait for death...
......
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
After sending the palace maids away, He Yunchao's face fell.
"Jiang Wan, you sneaked away from the palace in the middle of the night. You brought disgrace to the royal family. After being the emperor for so many years, have you learned to be so sneaky?"
Jiang Wan looked ahead dully and said calmly, "Pei Shaoqing is my husband, so how can I be considered sneaky when I go to see him?"
I don't know which words irritated He Yunchao's nerves. He grabbed Jiang Wan's chin and said in a bad tone: "Don't tell me, you really like him? Is your love so cheap?"
Jiang Wan forced himself to suppress the trembling in his heart, and glanced at He Yunchao with a sarcastic smile on his face, "Why? You can like other women, but I can't like other men? He Yunchao, what do you think of me?"
Almost the next moment after Jiang Wan said this, the cold aura around He Yunchao instantly relaxed.
He thought Jiang Wan was instigated by outsiders and wanted to contact the group of old men through Pei Shaoqing. Now it seems that she is just a girl and wants to use Pei Shaoqing to attract his attention.
Unfortunately, he only has Qiao Shannai in his eyes, and the future princess will only be her!
He Yunchao curled his lips, his eyes full of contempt, "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are saying. Once a teacher, always a father. Your Majesty, please think clearly about your own identity..."
"Think clearly about your own identity?" Jiang Wan sneered as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Won't the Regent think it's too late for me to figure out my own identity? You obviously liked me before, didn't you? But since that woman appeared, you have changed! For her sake, you actually forced a royal husband on me without my consent..."
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words!" Even though it was a woman he did not love, He Yunchao had to admit it. He enjoyed her pursuit and it made him very happy. But if this passion spread to Qiao Shannai, that would be absolutely unacceptable.
Listening to He Yunchao's scolding, Jiang Wan looked hurt, "You never treated me like this before, it's all because of that woman, it's all because of Qiao Shannai!"
He Yunchao frowned and grabbed Jiang Wan's neck without caring about anything. "Shut up! If anything happens to her, I will make sure you are buried with her!"
Unexpectedly, feeling the suffocation in his neck, Jiang Wan's face became more and more crazy, "Is it only when she disappears that we can go back to the past? Qiao Shannai, sooner or later, I will tear her into pieces..."
The feeling of being on the verge of death came over him, but Jiang Wan just stared with his eyes wide open, showing no intention of surrendering. In the end, He Yunchao did not want to ruin his grand plan, so he threw Jiang Wan aside and told the palace servants outside the house to keep an eye on Jiang Wan before he strode away.
Just as the door was closed again, Jiang Wan's expression instantly returned to normal. She breathed heavily from her chest, secretly calming her inner excitement...The wonderful performances just now were enough to dispel He Yunchao's doubts.