freenovelworld Chapter 339 Having a nightmare
Chapter 339 Having a nightmare
Chapter 339 Nightmare
General's Mansion.
After a busy day, Nanshe finally quieted down.
The night was quiet. Su Li woke up from her sleep and suddenly found that there was no one around her. When she got up, she found Pei Heng practicing sword in the yard in his pajamas.
The hazy moonlight filtered through the layers of tree branches, casting a shadow across the courtyard. The long sword whistled in the wind, a sound that seemed to be wrapped in endless hatred and murderous intent.
Pei Heng's clothes were soaked, and it was obvious that he had been practicing in the yard for quite some time.
"Ali?"
Pei Heng suddenly caught sight of Su Li standing in the corridor looking at him. He stopped, threw away his long sword and walked over.
"But did I disturb you? Go back quickly, it's cold outside."
Without even bothering to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Pei Heng came over and helped Su Li walk into the house.
"Wipe off the sweat first. It's cold at night, don't catch a cold."
Su Li wrung out a handkerchief to wipe Pei Heng's sweat.
"what happened?"
Seeing that Pei Heng had finally calmed down a little, Su Li asked.
Pei Heng frowned and pursed his lips.
"Nothing, just a dream."
In his dream, he went back to two years ago, his hands and feet were completely paralyzed, lying on the bed, crying out to heaven and earth but no one answered him.
The servants abused and reviled him at will. On the surface, the Wen family treated him well, but secretly they wished for his swift death so that the position of Crown Prince could be passed on to Pei Yan. Even his father and grandmother refused to set foot in Qingshan Garden again.
In his dream, unlike reality, Su Li did not come to save him this time. He occasionally heard from the servants that Pei Yan had married Su Li, the eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquis, and that she was arrogant and domineering, causing unrest in the family every day.
He felt lost, but he didn't know why.
He could only live his life in Qingshan Garden, barely surviving.
Finally, one snowy day, he succeeded in starving himself to death.
At that moment, there was no pain, only relief.
However, he always felt as if something was missing. His soul wandered around Qingshan Garden, trying to find what was missing, but he couldn't find anything...
When he woke up from his dream, he felt as if a huge rock was blocking his chest and he couldn't breathe.
He felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought that in the dream world, A Li was not by his side.
"Ari,"
Pei Heng hugged Su Li tightly. It seemed that only in this way could he prove that everything before his eyes was real, and everything in the dream was just a dream.
His embrace was as passionate as fire and carried a strong smell of sweat, but his body was trembling slightly.
Su Li comforted softly:
"Husband, don't be afraid, I'm here! I'm always here."
Listening to Pei Heng talking about his dream, Su Li couldn't help but sigh.
Starving to death, this was Pei Heng's ending in the original book. But her arrival changed everything.
It must be that she and the child were assassinated yesterday, and he saw Tuoba Rao again, which aroused the deepest pain and fear in his heart, and he had a nightmare at night.
"Husband, it's okay, it's okay. It was just a dream. Everything in the dream was fake. You are well now. You can run and jump, and you can still gallop on the battlefield and fight bravely on the desert. You have me, Huan Ge'er, Xi Jie'er, and Le'er! Our family will always be together happily."
Su Li let Pei Heng hold her, gently stroking his head and patting his back, just like when she coaxed Pei Le to sleep.
"Yeah. I have you and the kids. I can run and jump. I'm no longer that useless loser lying in bed, unable to take care of myself!"
Yesterday, when Pei Heng faced Tuoba Rao at the inn, the fear that he had suppressed deep in his heart erupted in his dream.
The instigators of all this were Tuoba Rao, Pei Yan, and Li Gan.
Now that Pei Yan has been exiled and Li Gan is dead, only Tuoba Rao is left.
Su Li coaxed Pei Heng:
"Husband, don't worry. I won't let anyone hurt you or my family again, and I will never let her have the chance to hurt me."
"Ali, I won't be at peace until Tuoba Rao is dead. You go to sleep first. I'm worried about Le'er, so go check on him."
Watching Pei Heng walk out of the room, Su Li shook her head slightly.
The next morning, someone came from the palace to convey the imperial edict.
When Concubine De knew that Su Li was assassinated on Changjie Street, she specially sent someone to summon her and Pei Le to the palace for an audience.
In the imperial garden in early winter, everything is bleak.
Only various kinds of chrysanthemums stand proudly on the branches, competing with each other in beauty.
Concubine De held a banquet in the imperial garden to appreciate chrysanthemums.
"When I heard about what happened to you this morning, I was shocked and called you into the palace. Now that I see you and Pei Le are safe, I'm relieved."
Concubine De was graceful and elegant, but still had a lazy look on her face.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I and the child are doing well. It's your Majesty who has worked so hard. I know you always like quiet and peaceful, so I'm sorry to bother you today."
Concubine De lazily lifted her hair bun.
What Su Li said was true. She had ignored what was happening outside for a long time. If it wasn't for her son this time, she would have hidden in her palace and would never come out.
But her son said that it was the final moment and everything in the palace depended on her, so she had to be forced to do business.
Besides, the person in front of me is my son’s sweetheart.
"You're being so formal again, aren't you? Right now, there's an envoy from Beimang, the court wants to negotiate, and it's the Emperor's birthday, so the palace is incredibly busy. Even though Concubine Jiang is capable, she only has one head and two hands. I have the most seniority in this palace, so I can't just focus on my own happiness at a time like this."
Su Li nodded repeatedly.
The day after tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday, and the two countries will be signing a treaty then. With two major events colliding, it's certainly going to keep the palace busy. I heard the Princess Royal is already there to help.
"Madam Pei, tell me how General Pei is a good husband. He can't even protect his own wife and children, and he even lets assassins assassinate them right under his nose. If we talk about a good husband, it has to be my Prince Kang. He has always been loving and would never let such a thing happen to his woman. Madam Pei, if you could..."
De Fei was about to say something earnestly when she was suddenly interrupted.
"Empress Defei, Her Royal Highness the Princess requests an audience."
The palace maid was outside reporting.
"Why is she here?"
De Fei was interrupted and was very unhappy. After a moment's thought, she glanced at Su Li and understood.
It turns out she's afraid that I'll hurt her!
Seeing the eldest princess approaching leisurely, Concubine De rolled her eyes unhappily and said:
"What? This guy hasn't even had time to sit down yet, and the princess has already rushed over. Is she afraid that I'm going to harm her and her son?"
The eldest princess' smile is more beautiful than flowers.
"Isn't Empress Defei being petty again? I just heard that Empress Defei is hosting a banquet in the Imperial Garden today. I'm really curious about who is so powerful that Empress Defei can personally entertain them."
As she spoke, the princess walked up to Concubine De and bowed lightly. Without waiting for Concubine De to ask her to stand up, she walked to Su Li and asked silently with her mouth:
"Is everything okay?"
Su Li shook her head slightly.
Defei rolled her eyes when the eldest princess scolded her in person.
The princess glanced at the chrysanthemum tea and chrysanthemum cakes in front of Su Li, and pulled her aside and said:
"Mrs. Pei, you should be extra careful when you go out. It's best not to eat things of unknown origin!"
De Fei was so angry that she slammed the table and said angrily:
"Princess, what do you mean by being so sarcastic?"
The princess smiled and said, "Your Highness, what could Yan'er mean? She's just reminding Madam Pei that the palace is different from the outside world. You need to be careful at every step. After all, some people are very good at poisoning people."
"you!"
Concubine De was so angry that she was shaking.
The eldest princess pulled Su Li aside and said, "Madam Pei, you just gave birth and are weak. Chrysanthemum tea and chrysanthemum cakes are cold. Why don't you come with me to eat something else?"
Su Li looked at Concubine De with a feigned embarrassment. Concubine De snorted coldly and said:
"Forget it, forget it. I won't keep you here any longer. Go now. This will prevent anyone from getting suspicious and worrying that I might kill you. But if you get any news about Huan-ge'er next time, remember to tell me so I can rest assured."
Su Li stood up and said, "Yes. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
As soon as Su Li and the eldest princess left, Prince Kang slowly came out from behind the flowers, sat in Su Li's seat and stroked the cup on her table.
De Fei rolled her eyes and said, "Die!"
After being sulking for a while, Concubine De said again:
"Now that people have seen it, are you relieved?"