The Queen Mother's expression was very serious, and every word she said carried a heavy weight.

Defei's face turned ugly in an instant, her lips trembled slightly, and a hint of unwillingness flashed in her eyes.

But she quickly gritted her teeth, pursed her lips tightly, and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: "Yes, Queen Mother."

She folded her hands on her waist and abdomen, pinching them tightly together, trying her best to control her emotions.

Su Jingyao couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

The empress dowager's criteria for selecting a queen is that she must be able to handle the affairs of the harem and not let her son be exhausted. If everything has to be checked by the empress dowager or the emperor, how could the empress dowager agree to her being the queen?

Thinking of this, she revealed an imperceptible sarcastic smile, and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

When Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao returned to Kunning Palace together, they were both a little tired.

Su Jingyao's face was filled with fatigue. She walked to the bed, her body seemed to be shaking a little. She lazily undressed, and her movements were full of weakness.

Jun Zechen followed her and found it a bit funny. After lying down, he stretched out his arms and gently held her in his arms.

Then he thought about Xingxing being plotted against, and with concern in his tone, he asked, "When you found out that Xingxing was being plotted against, were you scared, Yaoyao?"

He knew how much she cared about Xingxing. He always thought he had protected her well, but he didn't expect that she had been silently bearing everything in a place he didn't notice.

"I'm afraid. This time, I discovered it early and prevented Xingxing from being assassinated. But if the person behind the scenes comes up with a more sinister plan next time and I can't defend myself, what should I do?"

As Su Jingyao spoke, she hugged the man's waist tightly, as if she had used up all her strength, and her fingers tightly grasped the man's underwear, as if she wanted to gain strength from the man.

There was also a hint of helplessness and fear in his eyes.

Jun Zechen reached out and gently stroked her back, his movements gentle and soothing.

His deep eyes flickered with unknown emotions in the darkness, like a bottomless pool of water.

Even though he was the emperor, high above everyone else, he couldn't stop the disputes in the harem, just like in the court, when the water is too clear, there will be no fish...

"No matter who Yaoyao finds out is, I will punish him severely." A hint of determination flashed across his face.

Originally, she wanted to send Anshun to help her investigate, but after thinking about it carefully, she was now the queen, and her help might make her mother and concubines question her ability.

A gleam of light suddenly flashed in Su Jingyao's eyes.

This time, she will definitely make sure that Concubine De will never be able to turn things around!