The pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Ouyang Ziming stood by the lake, waiting for the people who were coming.
According to the attendants, the Empress would come to the Lotus Pond in the Imperial Garden every day and read books in the pavilion in the middle of the pond.
Her Majesty the Queen would then come to meet him, and the two of them would go boating together to pick lotus flowers and lotus seeds.
Ouyang Ziming has realized that her status is not as high as before.
Her Majesty the Empress hadn't visited his palace for months, and his food, clothing, and daily necessities were inferior to those of ordinary male favorites. This kind of stifling situation was truly unbearable.
Ling Shuangxue was also pressuring him hard, urging him to find out the whereabouts of the Tiger Tally from the Empress.
If the Empress loses the Tiger Tally and is unable to mobilize troops to stage a coup, she will only face certain death.
The empress used to treat him so well, but because of the queen, she has come to hate him.
As a prince of a patriarchal country, Ouyang Ziming would normally disdain flattering and vying for favor like a male concubine, but now he has no choice but to do so.
Only by framing the emperor could he regain the empress's attention and then sabotage the relationship between the emperor and empress.
Ouyang Ziming waited by the lake for a while.
A figure slowly approached from the road, as if a banished immortal were walking on lotus flowers.
Ouyang Ziming was very displeased.
Her Majesty the Empress probably favored the Queen because of his face. Throughout history, those who use their looks to please others have never had a good ending.
He waited to see Jiang Linxian's expression after she was injured.
That must be a face of distortion and jealousy; even the most beautiful person will become ugly because of it.
Because he had seen too many concubines like that in the harem before.
"Your Majesty," Ouyang Ziming called out to the young man.
Jiang Linxian looked at the man in black, his handsome face expressionless, a hint of coldness in his clear eyes.
Ouyang Ziming was a hostage of the Tianxing Kingdom. He was never loyal to the Empress and secretly colluded with the Prince of Xiaoyao. He also intended to cooperate with the Tianxing Kingdom.
Now that he has become a male favorite in Her Majesty the Empress's harem, he belongs to the Shuiyun Kingdom. Secretly having dealings with Tianxing is treason.
Jiang Linxian asked coldly, "What is it?"
Ouyang Ziming glanced at the attendant beside the young man and said, "I want to speak with you alone; it concerns His Majesty..."
Jiang Linxian, undaunted by Ouyang Zimo, dismissed the servants attending to her.
Unlike the men of Shuiyun Kingdom, Ouyang Zimo possessed a rugged aura that the men of matriarchal kingdoms lacked.
Jiang Linxian was calm and indifferent, no less so than Ouyang Zimo, and even slightly more imposing in demeanor.
"I don't know how you managed to hook His Majesty."
Ouyang Ziming revealed a mocking expression and said, "I met Her Majesty in Tianxing. You should know in your heart how she has treated me all these years."
Jiang Linxian lowered her long, raven-feather-like eyelashes and pursed her thin, beautiful lips.
Of course he knew.
His Majesty is ready to close the net.
Those who harbor disloyal intentions and betray His Majesty will soon disappear from this world.
Ouyang Ziming continued chattering, "I heard that Her Majesty the Empress visited the Wan Hua Lou and even met Young Master Qingzhi."
"It's clear that you're not the only one in her heart; she's just temporarily captivated by your good looks."
Jiang Linxian smiled faintly and said, "It is my honor to serve Your Majesty with my beauty."
Disgust flashed in Ouyang Ziming's eyes, and her brows furrowed.
"You really are..."
The men in matriarchal societies are truly shameless; they can actually utter such words.
I calculated the time; the person should be here by now.
Ouyang Ziming said, "If Her Majesty saw you and me fall into the lake, who do you think she would save first?"
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