Heaven Scheme Palace

The nineteenth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth month was the eighteenth birthday of Queen Pei Jin. Emperor had arranged a great banquet in the palace, inviting the various dukes and dukes to enter the palace for a banquet to celebrate for the Queen.

As the elder brother and elder sister-in-law of the Queen, Pei Sheng and Yao Dan Qing were naturally invited as well, and went to the palace to pay respects to the Queen.

Pei Sheng had not even settled down in the Weiyang Palace when he was summoned into the imperial study. Seeing the court lady's hurried look, it seemed like something big happened.

On the other hand, Pei Jin seemed to have something on his mind, he pulled Yao Dan Qing and accompanied her out of Weiyang Palace, and walked all the way to the imperial garden, leaving the palace guards behind.

Within the imperial garden, the leaves had all withered and the flowers had wilted. It was already a piece of ground ground ground ground.

The winter wind was strong. Even though he was wearing a coat and mink fur coat, it was still difficult to cover up the sharp cold wind that was blowing towards him.

Yao Dan Qing saw that she did not speak much along the way and did not seem to be in high spirits. In the end, she could not help but ask: "Queen has something on her mind?"

Pei Jin laughed, and held Yao Dan Qing's hand, "Is it that obvious?"

Yao Dan Qing only felt that her palm was like iron, she couldn't help but clench it tightly, wanting to warm her up.

"The entire face of Queen is filled with sorrow. Are you living an uncomfortable life in the palace?"

"Actually, from the moment I accepted my fate and married Xuan Yuan Jing, I had been living an uncomfortable life. However, look at that red wall and its tiles, I will be trapped here, guarding a man I don't love for the rest of my life." Pei Jin pointed to the tall walls of the palace, his eyes filled with loneliness.

Yao Dan Qing asked: "Emperor is an outstanding man, why don't you try to accept him?"

However, Pei Jin smiled and shook his head, "On the day of the wedding, I told him honestly that I had other love in my heart and married him only for the sake of the Pei Family. And he also has love in his heart, so we have an agreement to be a gentleman. "

"A promise from a gentleman?"

"There is the name of husband and wife, but it doesn't match the name of husband and wife."

Yao Dan Qing was shocked as she stared at Pei Jin in disbelief, "What you mean is … with the Emperor, not sharing the same bed? "

Pei Jin smiled and nodded, his eyes filled with bitterness. At that moment, she seemed to have thought back to the first time he had met Xuan Yuan Yu a few years ago, and mistook him for a rapist.

"Queen of Queen!" A crisp voice interrupted Pei Jin's train of thoughts as he slowly drifted into the distance.

The two of them turned to look at the voice, only to see Ling An Lan leisurely walking over. When he got near, he bowed and said gently: "I pay my respects to the Queen's Queen, the Empress."

"So it's King Chu's Consort." Pei Jin smiled gently and raised his hand to signal for her to rise, "Princess Chu enter the palace alone?"

Ling An Lan replied with a smile, "At today's Queen's banquet, this prince and I entered the palace to pay our respects to the grand imperial concubine. The grand duke and the grand imperial concubine had some things to say to each other, so I left. I never thought that we would meet each other in the Imperial Garden. "

"So that's how it is." Pei Jin nodded, he did not have anymore words to say to Ling An Lan and waited for her to leave.

"Is the Queen and the Empress wandering in the Imperial Garden? May I know if I have the honor of travelling with you? " Ling An Lan smiled innocently, his demeanor respectful and cautious.

Since Ling An Lan had already spoken, Pei Jin naturally could not reject, and followed her group of three into the depths of the imperial flower garden.

Along the way, Ling An Lan and Yao Dan Qing chatted idly, but Pei Jin seemed to have never spoken a word.

"This year's snow has arrived late. Normally, it would be snowing by this time of the year."

Yao Dan Qing could feel the cold atmosphere between Ling An Lan and herself, and was looking for a topic to talk about, as though she was trying to ease the atmosphere, but unfortunately, Pei Jin did not even glance at him once.

Ling An Lan seemed to be unable to see through Pei Jin's impatience, but he still followed him untactfully.

At this time, a small snow started to float down from the sky. Ling An Lan laughed: "But you can't say, just look at the snow.

At this time, the maid beside Ling An Lan had an anxious expression on his face: "Esteemed wangfei, the snow is coming. Let's hurry back.

Pei Jin's face stiffened, and finally looked at Ling An Lan, "Is King Chu even pregnant?"

"Yeah, it's been two months." Ling An Lan smiled bashfully.

Amidst the wind and snow, he saw a blue figure walking towards him.

"Your Highness." Ling An Lan welcomed him with a smile.

Xuan Yuan Yu's gaze swept across Ling An Lan, and finally landed on the pale Pei Jin, "Greetings, Queen."

"I'm tired, all of you take your time and chat." Pei Jin's tone was filled with exhaustion, and carried some undetectable sorrow.

Xuan Yuan Yu's gaze followed the figure of Pei Jin who seemed to be escaping, and concern filled his heart.

Yao Dan Qing knew Pei Jin's state of mind at this moment. She knew that she wanted to be alone and calm, and had not chased after him, only saying, "Your highness, you should take Princess Wangfei to seek shelter from the snow. You shouldn't get infected by the cold wind and affect the child in your womb."

Hearing this, Xuan Yuan Yu's eyes turned cold, his sinister light shooting straight at Ling An Lan, as he asked word by word, "Child?"

Ling An Lan felt his sharp gaze and looked down guiltily.

Yao Dan Qing could see the difference between the two of them, but she did not ask, and only bid them farewell in a hurry.

"How could I not know that you have a child?" Xuan Yuan Yu sneered.

"Your Highness, I …" Ling An Lan anxiously held onto his hand, wanting to explain something, but he shook it off, "Enough!"

Xuan Yuan Yu recalled Pei Jin's deathly pale face just now and his figure as he hurriedly left.

Could it be because he heard Ling An Lan call him "child"?

So, Pei Jin's heart still had him?

Thinking about it, the gloominess in Xuan Yuan Yu's heart immediately disappeared, and he chased after Pei Jin's figure who was walking far away.

Ling An Lan looked at Xuan Yuan Yu's emotionless back as he left. He clenched his fists tightly, and a look of hatred emerged in his eyes.

She had been married to Xuan Yuan Yu for so many years, but she had always understood that she was not in his heart.

She had always believed that her true feelings could move him, that she could wait.

But Pei Jin was always between her and Xuan Yuan Yu, and as long as she existed, she would never be able to enter his heart.

This was the first time she had ever hated someone this much.

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Pei Jin walked extremely quickly, his mind thinking about the child in Ling An Lan's womb. This matter had already confused her mind.

Ling An Lan and Xuan Yuan Yu were a legitimate husband and wife, what qualifications did she have to be jealous of?

"Queen!"

anxiously called out, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, and turned his head to see Xuan Yuan Yu rushing towards him, his chest moving up and down, showing his fast pace.

He stood tall and straight before her, his bright eyes filled with emotion.

Pei Jin avoided his gaze and looked at the servant at the side, and asked stiffly: What is the matter, Prince?

"An Lan isn't pregnant. She's having fun with you." Xuan Yuan Yu explained softly.

Pei Jin was slightly startled, "Is this a joke?"

Xuan Yuan Jing nodded solemnly.

Pei Jin's hands, which were tightly clenched inside his sleeves, suddenly relaxed as an indescribable feeling flashed through his heart.

For a time, the two of them stood opposite each other in silence.

The hearts of the people in the palace all started to churn. Although they felt that there was something amiss, they didn't dare to say anything more.

"Empress, the snowstorm is raging." In the end, she mustered the courage to remind him.

Pei Jin regained his senses, only then did he realize he had lost control of himself, nodded, and turned to leave.

Xuan Yuan Yu still stood at his original position, staring at the figure of Pei Jin who had disappeared, and he did not retract his gaze for a long time.