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But she quickly realized what was happening and kept shaking her head in denial.
"No, you're talking nonsense! How could I be that kind of person! My love for Shen Zhao is genuine and sincere, without the slightest bit fake!"
Yu Xiyan was unwilling to admit that she had used Shen Zhao and Lin Feng as tools to consolidate her imperial power.
She couldn't possibly be that despicable!
"That's not love, that's possession, that's control, that's a distorted way of manipulating people's hearts!"
With just one sentence, Su Yunying tore away Yu Xiyan's fig leaf.
"As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. Yu Xiyan, you yourself may not even realize what you're doing."
But I see it very clearly: between Brother Shen and Lin Feng, who can bring you greater benefits?
Deep down, you already know the truth, but you're unwilling to lower yourself to accept it.
You're afraid that once Brother Shen gains your approval, he'll gradually slip out of your original control.
Because everything you have was fought for by Brother Shen.
You were afraid you would fall hopelessly in love with Brother Shen, so you found Raymond Lam as a substitute.
Why? Because Raymond Lam is an obedient dog, before he fully reveals his ambition.
It's just a dog that you, Yu Xiyan, can summon and dismiss at will.
Ultimately, all your actions towards him were just a ploy to use this dog to provoke Brother Shen into continuing to serve you.
Because you know that only Brother Shen can bring you and the country a continuous stream of enormous benefits.
This is something that selfish dog, Raymond Lam, could never do!
Su Yunying's words were like a nuclear explosion, leaving Yu Xiyan stunned and slumped to the ground.
"But what if you're afraid that Brother Shen might suddenly see through your true colors, causing huge losses to the empire and yourself? What should you do then?"
So you took advantage of Brother Shen's sincere and pure feelings for you and set up a perfect scheme, which was that you told Lin Feng that you would offer your virginity.
Furthermore, they will try every means to relay what you said to Lin Feng to Brother Shen.
If Brother Shen knew this news, he would surely work even harder than before, risking his life for you and your empire.
Thus, you've achieved your goal. After all, you know very well that what you can't have is always the best.
You grasped this point perfectly, and by using this relationship, you successfully manipulated both Brother Shen and Raymond Lam.
One will risk their life to help you reach a higher level, while the other will try even harder to please you.
Such skillful imperial tactics, yet you used them all to scheme against Brother Shen.
He was forced to repeatedly risk his life to get everything he wanted for you.
Yu Xiyan, am I right? You are exactly that kind of person.
You don't actually love Raymond Lam or Chen Gege at all; the person you love most is always yourself!
"No! That's not it!"
Yu Xiyan was almost driven to the brink of collapse by Su Yunying's retorts.
"I never took that step with Lin Feng, not even until my death."
"And I also preserved Shen Zhao's last shred of decency. I'm not as despicable as you think!"
Su Yunying sneered: "The reason why you didn't have a relationship with Lin Feng is very simple."
Because you know very well that chastity is the ultimate bottom line; once you cross that line...
Given Brother Shen's temperament, he definitely won't have the slightest lingering affection for you anymore.
Even death will no longer bring you or your empire any benefit.
You're just afraid of losing Brother Shen's outstanding abilities.
At the same time, it will allow Lin Feng, that dog, to continue to harbor delusions about you.
Do you really care about chastity? It's just a means to an end!
Yu Xiyan fell silent, her eyes chillingly cold.
Because what Su Yunying said was precisely the scheme she had buried deep in her heart in her past life.
Yes, she may have feelings for Raymond Lam, but it's definitely not to the point where she can't live without him. It's more like a superior showing favor to their subordinate.
His only purpose was to force Shen Zhao to work harder to secure greater benefits for himself and the empire.
When did this idea begin? Perhaps not when she first married Shen Zhao, perhaps not when she planted the Biye Begonia tree.
However, after Shen Zhao obtained the Innate Dao Body and then annihilated the main force of the Northern Barbarians in a single battle, sweeping across the entire Great Wilderness, she had this idea.
Subsequently, Shen Zhao solved the problem of the scarcity of medicinal herbs in the army by using a low-cost method of refining medicinal materials, and rectified the discipline of the court and the country, thus eliminating the evils of the Great Yin Dynasty.
From that moment on, I realized that Shen Zhao was definitely not an ordinary person. If I could completely control him, he could bring me endless benefits.
So, time and time again, he began to test Shen Zhao's limits, assigning him tasks that became increasingly difficult.
However, she could never see where Shen Zhao's limits were. Whether it was conquering or seeking fortune, as long as she asked for it, he could get it to her without any difficulty.
Ironically, the more this happened, the stronger her desire to control Shen Zhao became. She wanted to keep Shen Zhao by her side forever to serve her, but what could she do?
There was one thing she didn't lie to Su Yunying about: she had truly fallen in love with Shen Zhao a long time ago.
But she did love herself more, and took the initiative to express her love to Shen Zhao.
This is tantamount to an emperor compromising with his subordinates, especially given Shen Zhao's commoner origins.
This was something she simply couldn't accept; it was tantamount to admitting that a king was inferior to his subordinates.
But if they don't take the initiative to get closer, Shen Zhao's patience may completely run out.
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