Chu Yuan was of course unaware of Dugu Jue's twisted thoughts. She was just annoyed. Normal male leads were already hard to handle, and now that there was an abnormal one, the difficulty was indeed even greater!
He's a damn fool who doesn't know how to behave.
"Oh? It's only been half an hour since you asked me to cooperate, and you're already backing out?"
Dugu remained indifferent and was not threatened by Chu Yuan at all.
Chu Yuan pointed to the entrance, "What place is this? Biyun Pavilion! As the Empress Dowager's grandson, you should be able to guess why she arranged for me to be here, right?"
Although she didn't want to be the old emperor's woman, that was her own thought, and no one else knew it.
From Dugu Jue's perspective, wouldn't it be easier to achieve both goals—having a child or restoring the kingdom—by cooperating with him and being with the old emperor?
Furthermore, if she were to actually give birth to a boy, it would create competition with Dugu Jue, posing a threat to both sides.
After Chu Yuan finished speaking, she waited patiently, feeling great about being in control!
"I can guess. The Empress Dowager hoped for a successor to the throne, and neither the fool Dugu Ling nor the cripple Dugu Ran were the best candidates. It was only out of desperation that Dugu Ling was chosen as the Crown Prince, choosing the tallest among the short."
Dugu Jue spoke in a clear and melodious voice, as if the matter had nothing to do with him and he was merely narrating unrelated facts.
Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow, her meaning self-evident.
Dugu Jue glanced at her, then smiled, “But the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, and you are you.”
A woman who dared to drug Dugu Ling and remained unfazed even knowing I was there—would she willingly be manipulated?
Chu Yuan smiled slightly, feeling somewhat gratified that Dugu Jue understood her so well after only meeting her once.
He shrugged. "You're right, I'm not really willing."
But what can I do? Some people are ungrateful and turn their backs on me after taking my medicine. What can I do?
"Is it true that satisfying the Empress Dowager is being manipulated, but groveling and begging isn't?"
Dugu Jue leaned back. "I'm not denying it. I'm just testing you. Restoring the country is easy to say, but doing it is anything but simple!"
I need to see if you really have the potential. Otherwise, if I agree to it without thinking, and you keep dragging me down and we can't finish, it will make me look incompetent.
What he hates most is incompetent people.
Every time he saw Dugu Ling cowering in the dark room, he wanted to kill him!
Chu Yuan wasn't going to listen to his nonsense and snorted coldly, "So, you're saying you're a good person now?"
Dugu Jue shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.
He has little interest in being labeled a "good person" and has no desire to be one.
That's Dugu Ling's attribute; he doesn't need it!
The two's discussion naturally ended unhappily.
However, before leaving, Dugu Jue suddenly turned around, braced his hands against the wall, and held Chu Yuan in his arms. "Try your best. If you can get out of this palace again, I will agree to your proposal."
Her elixirs are excellent, a fact that Dugu Jue has already experienced, but he is unsure of her true abilities.
You have to look at it more to know if it's fun or worth the effort.
Chu Yuan was impatient with Dugu Jue's arrogant words. She closed the door and muttered to herself. Unexpectedly, a tiny golden dart shot through the window paper and landed right in Chu Yuan's hair.
Upon closer inspection, a piece of paper was found wrapped around the little tail.
"As you can see, I am more suitable for your plan than Dugu Ling."
Chu Yuan clicked her tongue. Narcissist!
He casually tossed the little golden dart into the system.
Even without Dugu Jue saying it, Chu Yuan wanted to get rid of the awkward and incongruous identity of "Young Master" as soon as possible.
In addition to wanting to take revenge on the Princess Consort of Xiaoyao, Chu Yuan got up very early the next day, dressed neatly, and went next door to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.
She just didn't expect that someone else would be there even earlier than her.
Dugu Pingting, dressed in a light pink floral jacket and a light yellow horse-face skirt, stood there brightly and beautifully, attentively serving the Empress Dowager her breakfast. Her eyes were lowered and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, making her look like a very well-bred young lady.
She outshone all the beautiful maids in the room.
The Empress Dowager had a weak stomach and was very picky about food, but Dugu Pingting seemed to know the Empress Dowager's preferences very well. Every time she put food on the plate, the amount of food was just right for the Empress Dowager's taste. Before she knew it, the Empress Dowager had eaten half a bowl.
Granny Ji couldn't help but praise, "Princess Pingting understands our Empress Dowager best. Every time Princess Pingting enters the palace, the Empress Dowager's appetite increases significantly."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Pingting covered her lips with the handkerchief in her hand, "Look at what Granny Ji is saying, is she blaming Pingting for not going to the palace enough?"
A few days ago, my mother said that the wedding was approaching and insisted on keeping me locked in the room to do embroidery so that I would not have time to come and accompany the Empress Dowager.
If you ask Pinting, she'd be more than happy to do these things for the Empress Dowager; it's much better than being stuck at home doing needlework!
In just a few words, he expressed his difficulties and his feelings for the Empress Dowager.
It's clear that Dugu Pingting and Dugu Yue are not in the same league. The former is a sophisticated green tea who is endearing, while the latter is reckless and troublesome.
To put it bluntly, if Dugu Yue weren't a proper princess, her life would probably be even worse than Dugu Pingting's.
Chu Yuan strode in and greeted the Empress Dowager.
The latter didn't say anything, so Granny Ji spoke on behalf of the group, saying, "So it's Consort Ji Yun who has arrived. That's perfect, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager was just asking how your breakfast was."
Please send you more nourishing food.
Since we're already here, let's eat together with the Empress Dowager and the Princess. More people means more fun, and the Empress Dowager will get to eat more."
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