Novel website. "Your Majesty, I will not leave. I cannot bear to part with you."

Pear blossoms reddened as she gazed longingly at Linghu Lan.

Linghu Lan: "..."

If you're not holding a chicken leg in your hand, I'll believe you.

She glanced at the five people kneeling in the main hall. These five were unwilling to leave the palace and would rather be banished to the cold palace than leave. One of them was actually Su Niaoyue, which surprised Linghu Lan.

In her opinion, Su Niaoyue was an extremely intelligent and insightful woman. Among the crowd, she should have been the one who made plans early. She never expected that Su Niaoyue would also choose to go down a dark path.

Looking at everyone, Linghu Lan realized for the first time what it meant to invite a god but find it hard to send him away.

In order to appease the Empress Dowager, he personally selected beauties for Junzhe, and deliberately chose some young girls, thinking that young girls would be easier to coax.

However...

She's so naive, she's not easy to coax at all!

"I understand that you don't want to leave. After all, in your eyes, His Majesty is the best man in the world. But do you really like the palace?"

"Your Majesty, I love the palace," someone said, looking up.

"I also love the palace. The food, clothing and daily necessities here are incomparable to those outside. Moreover, I have been taught the Three Obediences and Four Virtues since I was a child. After marriage, I must obey my husband. If Your Majesty wants me to go home, I would rather Your Majesty grant me death."

Linghu Lan glanced at Su Niaoyue and asked, "Su Jieyu, what about you?"

Su Niaoyue's face was pale. She lowered her head and said softly, "Your Majesty, I know that His Majesty and Your Majesty are deeply in love and there is no room for anyone else to interfere. I should have followed Your Majesty's advice, received a title, and returned home as soon as possible to make other plans. However, I cannot."

"Why is that?" Linghu Lan raised an eyebrow, her eyes showing suspicion.

Su Niaoyue gritted her teeth, having pondered the matter for a long time. This was her last chance; once she left the palace, she feared she would never have another opportunity. She made up her mind and spoke.

"Your Majesty is unaware that my biological mother passed away early, and my stepmother is now in charge of the inner courtyard of my father's residence. My stepmother has always been picky about me. If I were to return home, I fear..."

Su Niaoyue didn't say what she was going to say next, but everyone heard it clearly.

Linghu Lan looked up and a palace maid stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what Consort Su said is the same as what is recorded in the palace."

Linghu Lan nodded. Su Niaoyue reminded her that some people would rather stay in the cold palace than leave the palace, not necessarily because the palace was so nice, but perhaps because the outside world was too harsh.

However, that would be naive.

They had never witnessed the cannibalism that occurred in the imperial palace, yet they spoke of the late emperor's harem, where the Empress Dowager held absolute power. More than twenty of the late emperor's concubines either died, went mad, or became disabled, while the rest were unable to bear children. Countless others were exterminated and their families wiped out because of harem-related incidents.

They simply didn't have the chance to experience the cruelty of palace intrigue.

She looked at Su Niaoyue with pity in her eyes. After thinking for a moment, she took out a marriage talisman from her bosom and smacked it on Su Niaoyue's forehead.

Su Niaoyue felt the Empress's warm fingers touch her forehead, and then a layer of mist appeared before her eyes. Golden light slowly overflowed from the mist, and a man's face suddenly appeared in front of her.

She burst into tears.

Who did you see?

Su Niaoyue bit her lip tightly and refused to speak.

"Don't be afraid! Tell me, and I will grant your wish."

Linghu Lan guided him softly, her voice possessing a convincing power.

Su Niaoyue calmed down and said softly, "He is a young master from my neighbor's family."