He made up an excuse, saying, "Su Lin'er makes good pastries and doesn't want any official title, so just consider her keeping me company."
The Empress was truly about to faint, all because of those sickeningly sweet desserts?
Since things have come to this point, there's no point in saying more; Su Lin'er is determined to stay.
But that doesn't mean there will be no more opportunities to take action from now on.
Whether they can live a long life depends on the Empress's methods.
"His Majesty said that she can move to your place, but I will often summon her to Chengming Palace. You must not obstruct her like you did today. Today I will take it as a momentary impulse and a moment of madness, but you must not do this again!"
The Empress did not want to dwell on the past; she was more focused on the present.
Seeing that she didn't press further, Sheng Zixi silently breathed a sigh of relief.
How could he tell the Empress that it was because of Sheng Yuanhe?
His several battles and schemes with Sheng Jingyu made him realize the gap between himself and Sheng Jingyu.
But with Sheng Yuanhe's help, things would be different.
But he couldn't go to Sheng Yuanhe on his own; if he did, Sheng Yuanhe would have him under his control.
With Su Lin'er mediating and helping him, it was advantageous for him.
When Su Lin'er met him, that's what she said to him, and she also brought Sheng Yuanhe's evaluation of Sheng Jingyu.
This includes information that Sheng Yuanhe learned from Sheng Jingyu after years of rivalry between the two.
This is exactly what Sheng Zixi needs now. He also knows what Sheng Yuanhe wants, and Sheng Yuanhe has figured it out.
Letting him out is definitely not an option; if he does, Sheng Zixi will have one more rival.
However, Sheng Zixi could use this condition to extract more information about Sheng Jingyu from Sheng Yuanhe.
This includes the distribution of Sheng Jingyu's bodyguards and which ministers in the court are secretly biased towards Sheng Jingyu.
Su Lin'er said that she would help to find out these things, and even if Sheng Zixi and Sheng Jingyu faced off again in the future, she could ask Sheng Yuanhe for his opinion and thoughts as a reference.
Su Lin'er also said that Sheng Yuanhe does not trust Sheng Zixi, and if he were to ask, Sheng Yuanhe would definitely remain silent and not utter a word.
Sheng Yuanhe trusted Su Lin'er. No matter how much he told her, it was all to help her gain a foothold and secure a place for herself by Sheng Zixi's side.
Helping her was also a way for him to get out, but whether he could actually get out was up to Sheng Zixi.
A few words were enough to sway Sheng Zixi's heart, and with the addition of the special drugs in his heart, his gaze toward Su Lin'er became more ardent.
Su Lin'er took the initiative to step forward, her subtle seduction making it hard for Sheng Zixi to resist.
The amount of drug in the snacks was so small that even the victim, Sheng Zixi, was unaware of the problem.
He still believes that he failed to hold on, and therefore he still feels a little guilty towards Su Lin'er.
After the two had intimate contact, Sheng Zixi believed Su Lin'er's words without a doubt.
He was unaware that these words were also spoken by Sheng Yuanhe.
Between the two of them, there must be an extra person, face to face, so that neither trusts the other.
The words suddenly became credible after being relayed by a third person.
Sheng Zixi wanted to keep Su Lin'er because Sheng Yuanhe could help him.
He dared not tell the Empress this, because the Empress thought differently from him. She would definitely think that Sheng Yuanhe was dangerous and would not want him to have any contact with Sheng Yuanhe.
But Sheng Zixi felt that the Empress's methods were no longer effective.
The empress was so stubborn that she only believed in herself and couldn't listen to what others said.
Sheng Zixi now wants to listen to herself, not completely to the Empress.
Su Wenyuan was right; there was indeed a problem between the Empress and Sheng Zixi.
Sheng Zixi didn't distrust the Empress; she just didn't believe her ideas were beneficial to the current situation.
The Empress was unaware that Sheng Zixi already had his own ideas and still wanted to control him...
Once the news spread, the Su residence was bustling with activity once again.
Su Lin'er moved to Sheng Zixi Palace, but life was not much easier than before.
The Empress vented her anger on her, frequently summoning her to Chengming Palace.
Copying scriptures, washing clothes—the Empress always had a reason to make her do these things herself.
The question is related to Sheng Zixi and is beneficial to him.
Even the clothes Sheng Zixi wore at the palace banquet had to be embroidered and decorated by her personally.
Su Lin'er could embroider, but her embroidery skills were nowhere near those of the palace embroiderers, who would unravel and re-embroider again and again.
Three days before the palace banquet, the Empress informed her that Sheng Zixi would not be wearing this outfit at the banquet and had changed into another one.
How could it be a last-minute change? It's clearly intentional to make things difficult for her.
To outsiders, the Empress would say that Su Lin'er is gentle and sensible, and that she cares about everything related to Sheng Zixi.
This left Su Lin'er with a difficult situation to explain. She had to disassemble it again and again, and she had to say that she was doing it willingly.
She began to admire Su Wenyuan; in all this time, she had never heard of the Empress tormenting Su Wenyuan.
Is it that the Empress doesn't want to? Probably not.
Why is it that no matter what she says, she can't escape it when it comes to her?
Su Lin'er was furious when she learned that the clothes she had been embroidering were just an old garment belonging to Sheng Zixi.
That night, she avoided everyone and found Sheng Yuanhe.
Separated by a wall, Su Lin'er was cursing the Empress on one side, while Sheng Yuanhe was laughing at her on the other.
"She pretends to be gentle and virtuous to outsiders, but is actually vicious and cunning. She always uses subtle tactics, leaving people helpless!" Su Lin'er had already grasped the key point.
Sheng Yuanhe sneered, "You just realized? Before Su Wenyuan appeared, the Empress was always that weak Empress who was suppressed and bullied by my mother, kind and generous."
Consort Wan couldn't outdo her in feigned infidelity, so she had to do the opposite, becoming an arrogant and domineering favored concubine.
Su Lin'er thought for a moment and said, "After she and Su Wenyuan argued several times, she also faced a lot of criticism."
All the things the Empress painstakingly did, as long as they were related to Su Wenyuan, were exposed by Su Wenyuan.
If this continues, everyone will eventually know what kind of person she really is.
“If you’ve come here just to insult the Empress, then you should go back now. I’ve already insulted all the things you’ve said.” Sheng Yuanhe found a comfortable spot to sit down.
He had a vague idea of why Su Lin'er was looking for him.
Of course, it wasn't just about insulting the Empress; there had to be some practical action to retaliate against her.
For example, try to find a way to release Consort Wan.
Sheng Yuanhe had brought this up twice, but Su Lin'er hadn't agreed. She had already achieved her goal of getting close to Sheng Zixi, so she wasn't in a hurry about Sheng Yuanhe's matter.
Now, in order to make the Empress unhappy, Su Lin'er plans to help Consort Wan.
With Consort Wan drawing attention away from the main target, the Empress's focus would be less on her.
Sheng Yuanhe had already seen through this, but Su Lin'er was completely unaware. In front of Sheng Yuanhe, she first told him about her hardships and then said that she wanted to repay Sheng Yuanhe, which was why she wanted to release Consort Wan.
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