Jiaojiao is getting married, and the male leads fall for her and fight over her.

Chapter 333: Relegated to limbo
"Zhang Fu, order someone to summon the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Physician!" Li Yi ordered in a deep voice.

Zhang Fu also noticed that something was wrong with Li Yi, and upon seeing this, he immediately sent someone to invite the Imperial Concubine.

The Imperial Concubine was the former Crown Princess, but she was not made Empress after Li Yi ascended the throne.

Xia Nianchu never expected that even at this point, Li Yi wouldn't touch her. She was young and beautiful, and she also had good fortune. Weren't men supposed to be unable to resist her temptation?
Why doesn't Li Yi touch her?

She knew that if she missed this opportunity, she would never be able to get close to Li Yi again. Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and decided to throw herself into Li Yi's arms.

When Li Yi saw the woman snuggling into his arms, he suddenly laughed in exasperation, and even felt that the anger inside him had subsided considerably.

Zhang Fu was also astonished by this scene. Consort Li was no longer pretending at all. He, her servant, was still there, and she was snuggling into His Majesty's arms. He didn't know whether he should avoid her.

At this moment, Li Yi looked at him and ordered in a deep voice, "Zhang Fu, throw Consort Li into the Cold Palace. Since Consort Li doesn't want to be a consort, then let her stay in the Cold Palace!"

What he couldn't tolerate most was that Xia Nianchu had done such a shameless thing in front of the Emperor Emeritus. Even if he was desperate for women, he would never have anything to do with his father's women. What did Xia Nianchu take him for?
Since being poisoned, the Emperor Emeritus has had a weak will to live. Recently, under Xia Nianchu's care, he has improved somewhat. But now Xia Nianchu is betraying the Emperor Emeritus again. What will the Emperor Emeritus think?

Xia Nianchu was terrified when she heard that Li Yi wanted to banish her to the cold palace.

She quickly moved away from Li Yi and knelt before him: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please give me a chance to make amends. I cannot go to the Cold Palace..."

If she were truly banished to the cold palace, her life would be over.

"Drag her away!" Li Yi ordered coldly, without even glancing at Xia Nianchu.

Soon, guards entered and forcibly dragged Xia Nianchu away.

Xia Nianchu realized that begging Li Yi was useless, so she hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, please save me..."

But her mouth was quickly covered and she was dragged a long way.

Li Yi turned to look at the Emperor Emeritus and found that the Emperor Emeritus was staring at him intently, as if he wanted to say something.

Unfortunately, the retired emperor's health is deteriorating day by day, and he can no longer even speak.

"Father, rest assured, I will find someone else to serve you. Consort Li is wicked and cannot be allowed to stay," Li Yi said in a hoarse voice.

Although the Emperor Emeritus was physically weak, he was not blind. Seeing Li Yi's flushed face and Xia Nianchu rushing into Li Yi's arms, what else could he not understand?
Li Yi was drugged. At this moment, the imperial physician arrived, and the imperial concubine also arrived. In the end, Li Yi chose to go to the imperial concubine.

Since ascending the throne, he has never taken any woman to his bedchamber.

Pei Dongzhou is right. He is now the emperor and has an obligation to produce offspring. He did not confer the title of empress on the Consort, but this time he considers it as a debt he owes her. If the Consort can give birth to an imperial heir first, it may be another form of compensation to her.

The news that Xia Nianchu had drugged Li Yi and was subsequently banished to the cold palace naturally reached Pei Dongzhou's ears.

After returning home, Pei Dongzhou told Shen Shuyi about it.

After hearing this, Shen Shuyi winked at Pei Dongzhou and said, "See? I told you her target was Li Yi."

Pei Dongzhou chuckled and pinched Shen Shuyi's cheek: "My cousin is the smartest of all."

"It's not that I'm clever, it's that Xia Nianchu's thoughts are practically written all over her head. It's just that you men don't understand," Shen Shuyi replied irritably.

Pei Dongzhou still insisted on his own opinion: "But I still think that my wife is very intelligent. I can't find a more intelligent woman than her." Shen Shuyi gave him a fake smile: "Your Highness cousin has a filter on me, that's why you think I'm good in every way."

Pei Dongzhou was already used to hearing Shen Shuyi use words he'd never heard before, but he was still curious: "What does 'filter' mean?"

Shen Shuyi was stunned for a moment before saying, "To put it simply, because my cousin, the Crown Prince, likes me, he tends to idealize my behavior, which leads to a distorted perception of me."

Pei Dongzhou understood: "Even if I don't like you, I think you are very intelligent, more intelligent than other women."

Shen Shuyi was speechless. Fine, if Prince Pei says she's good, then she's good.

She stopped dwelling on the issue, since the female lead hadn't had any contact with her since entering the palace.

It's not surprising that he's now relegated to the cold palace.

A few days later, Li Yi felt exhausted as soon as he finished court. To his surprise, a guard came to inform him that Xia Nianchu wanted to see Shen Shuyi and had important questions for her.

Li Yi thought Xia Nianchu was also a weirdo. She was already in the cold palace, did she think she could get out just by seeing her cousin Shen?
He's not an emperor emeritus; he has absolutely no interest in that woman, Xia Nianchu...

No, the person Xia Nianchu wants to see is Shen Shuyi, not him.

This is interesting.

Xia Nianchu was supposed to be in the Cold Palace and couldn't see anyone, but if Cousin Shen entered the palace, he could take the opportunity to meet her.

In this way, it would be a win-win situation for both him and Xia Nianchu.

The guard didn't have high expectations, but Xia Nianchu gave him a benefit, so he thought he should still make a trip to the emperor's presence.

Just when he thought His Majesty would dismiss him, the new emperor said, "Xia and Cousin Shen do indeed have a close relationship as they live under the same roof. Since Xia wants to see Cousin Shen, then send someone to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence to invite Cousin Shen to the palace. However, Cousin Shen is pregnant, so we need to protect her well, since Pei Dongzhou dotes on her like the apple of his eye."

The guard was taken aback, but immediately realized that his favor had not been taken for nothing.

And so, Zhang Fu personally left the palace and led his men to the residence of the Marquis of Pingyang.

When Zhang Fu went to Fusang Temple to convey his purpose for visiting the Marquis of Pingyang's residence, Shen Shuyi was somewhat surprised.

She never expected that Xia Nianchu would still want to see her even after entering the Cold Palace. If it were anyone else, she wouldn't care about not seeing them, but that person was the female lead, the true female lead of the original novel.

She hesitated for only a moment, but ultimately decided to go to the palace.

Zhang Fu was initially very worried. His Majesty had specifically sent him to handle this matter personally, and he feared that the Crown Prince's wife would not accompany him to the palace. He also knew that His Majesty valued Pei Dongzhou, and Pei Dongzhou valued the Crown Prince's wife. If he didn't handle this matter well, His Majesty had told him not to see him again. Therefore, he thought that if the Crown Prince's wife didn't come to the palace, he would coax and deceive her to get her there.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince's wife quickly agreed, so he didn't need to do anything extra.

Shen Shuyi also brought A-Jian along, hoping that A-Jian could visit the palace and broaden her horizons. A-Jian naturally agreed excitedly.

And so, the two, master and servant, boarded the carriage and headed towards the palace.

(End of this chapter)