Su Jingyao lay lazily on the beauty couch, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes lightly closed, and she began to think carefully about today's talent show.
She still clearly remembered the plot of the novel. When Jun Zechen was still the crown prince, the Eastern Palace did not accept any women except the original owner.
When Emperor Jingsheng was critically ill, he called Jun Zechen for a secret talk. Although she did not know the specific content of the secret talk, Jun Zechen's personality changed drastically because of this conversation.
Wearing the dragon robe, he looked cold and majestic, unfathomable, and no one could read his emotions.
The emperor's majesty and indifference permeated almost his entire life, and his tenderness for Ling Yue was completely worn away in the more than ten years after he ascended the throne.
After he ascended the throne, he started the beauty contest at the suggestion of his court officials, and then he favored the concubines indiscriminately.
Almost all the concubines in the palace who pleased him would receive his favor.
Among the five beauties selected by the Queen for Jun Zechen yesterday, An Jinyan was the one that impressed her the most, because she was the first woman that Jun Zechen favored after he ascended the throne, and later became the most favored concubine in the harem who competed with Queen Ling Yue.
Ling Yue's halo as the heroine is probably that she had Jun Zechen's sincere love in the early stage, and Jun Zechen's support and trust in the harem struggle in the middle stage. Otherwise, she would not have been alive under the suppression and scheming of one favorite concubine after another.
Later on, Jun Zechen's love for Ling Yue faded because of her changes. In the end, the two became husband and wife for life.
But after Jun Zechen became emperor, women never stopped coming to him. When he stopped loving Ling Yue, it also meant that he no longer loved anyone. He no longer had the ability to love, and he didn't understand love.
Ling Yue lost her love in the harem struggle, but she secured the position of queen. Every time she saw the cold Jun Zechen, she would miss the young man they used to be.
Every time Su Jingyao thought about the plot of the novel, she regretted reading it.
It is a sweet romance novel but it turns out to be a sad novel. However, this novel does speak volumes about human nature.
Now, probably because of her butterfly effect, the Queen not only sent five women into the Eastern Palace, but also sent the future favorite concubine An Jinyan to Jun Zechen in advance.
A smile slowly formed at the corner of Su Jingyao's mouth. Is she going to start the palace fighting mode early?
Jun Zechen will ascend the throne next year. Originally, the Crown Princess would not get pregnant, and there were only two of them in the Eastern Palace. She was not in a hurry to get pregnant, but now five women suddenly came, and it seems that Jun Zechen will definitely favor them.
Thinking of this, Su Jingyao frowned slightly. This butterfly effect completely disrupted her plan. She had originally planned to wait until Jun Zechen ascended the throne before getting pregnant.
Tsk.
It seems that I can't continue to use contraception now.
After all, she was going to give birth to Jun Zechen's eldest son.
When Jun Zechen stepped into Xiyan Palace, the little woman was lying quietly on the beauty couch with a dull look in her eyes, and there was no palace maid serving her.
After returning to the East Palace from the Imperial Study, Jun Zechen's mind was filled with thoughts.
What the emperor said does make sense. He really shouldn't invest too much emotion in a woman.
Originally, he planned to comfort Ling Yue, because Anshun reported that Ling Yue had been depressed since returning from the tea-tasting banquet, and even kept sending people to inquire when he would return.
Jun Zechen felt annoyed when he heard Anshun's report. He didn't want to continue discussing women's matters with Ling Yue, and he couldn't make any promises to Ling Yue.
These women were just tools for him to have children, so what's wrong with favoring them? Why did she always look so heartbroken? He didn't know how to comfort Ling Yue, nor how to get along with her.
So, Jun Zechen turned around and came to Xiyan Palace.
Jun Zechen slowly approached the woman. He stood tall and straight, and every step he took was accompanied by a steady strength, as if the whole world was at his feet.
The woman's smooth hair fell on her chest like a waterfall, her hair smooth as silk, as if it was woven from the finest silk thread.
The silk dress fluttered down to the ground like flowing clouds, so dreamy and illusory. Her face was so beautiful that it made people intoxicated and almost unable to take their eyes off it.
Jun Zechen gently picked up the dazed woman, put her on his lap, and then hugged her tightly.
He buried his head deep in the woman's soft neck, looking a little lonely.
Su Jingyao was startled by his sudden action and only came to her senses when she was picked up.
She turned her head slightly and looked at Jun Zechen who had his eyes closed, feeling a little confused.
Why does Jun Zechen look so wrong today?
He seemed to be looking a little hurt.
Su Jingyao frowned slightly. What happened?
Although she didn't understand what happened, Su Jingyao still reacted quickly, gently hugged Jun Zechen back, and asked with concern: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Her voice is so soft and tender that it makes people relax when they hear it.
"Yaoyao, do you know what love is?"
Jun Zechen's voice was indifferent, without much emotion in it.
Su Jingyao smiled like a flower, held Jun Zechen's handsome face in her hands, gazed at him with her gentle eyes, and said softly: "I think about Your Highness every day, does this count as love?"
Jun Zechen looked at her with his dark eyes, he didn't know the answer.
Because it was he who asked Su Jingyao to change, and it was he who asked her to focus all her attention on him, but he didn't know whether she really liked him in her heart.
But now he felt that the answer didn't seem to matter, because he couldn't respond to anyone's likes.
"But love can change, so what can I do? Yaoyao is thinking about me today, who will she be thinking about tomorrow?"
Jun Zechen frowned slightly, and his words were full of thorns.
"Time passes, political regimes change, and the customs of the world change frequently. Your Highness, why should you pursue eternity?"
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