"Now that you've seen it, don't you have anything to say?"
Jun Zechen's voice was low and powerful, like a thunder that suddenly exploded in the hall, breaking the oppressive silence.
Su Jingyao was frightened by the sudden voice and trembled all over. She stood up and knelt in front of him.
"Your Highness, I didn't discover it on purpose. I won't violate palace rules and make irresponsible comments on state affairs. I don't know what the Su family did wrong, but...but Your Highness, can you please spare the lives of the Su family members?"
Su Jingyao's voice was tearful, her words were confused and urgent, and she seemed to be in extreme panic.
Seeing this, Jun Zechen subconsciously reached out his hand and wanted to help her up.
But Su Jingyao seemed to be even more frightened, and her body shook violently.
Jun Zechen's hand, which was stretched out in the air, suddenly froze, as if it was frozen there.
"Afraid of being alone?"
There was a hint of disbelief in Jun Zechen's voice. He reached out and lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him.
"Jiaojiao, have you ever thought that I might let the Su family go because of you?"
Before, every time Jun Zechen called her Jiaojiao, his voice was full of tenderness, affection, and doting.
But this time, the word "jiaojiao" made Su Jingyao feel like a bird trapped in his palm, with her fate completely controlled by him.
Because she was forced to look up, Su Jingyao's eyes were full of grievance and fear. Many tears accumulated in her eye sockets, like crystal pearls rolling in her eye sockets, but she kept holding back and not letting them fall.
"Will Your Highness do that?"
Her voice trembled, holding a last glimmer of hope.
"Is it true that Your Highness likes and favors me?"
"Or... all this is done by Your Highness to confuse the Su family and make them obey Your Highness, so that Your Highness can get rid of the Su family without any soldiers?"
Jun Zechen's expression changed again and again.
Is that what she thinks of him?
An indescribable anger and loss surged in Jun Zechen's heart.
Seeing his horrified expression, Su Jingyao felt as if she had seen a ferocious beast. Her legs, kneeling on the ground, involuntarily took a few steps back and struggled to break free from his hand that was clamped around her chin.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I spoke without thinking."
"Your Highness is the future emperor of the Kingdom. No matter whether you reward or punish the Su family, the Su family will accept it. Even if you really use me and pretend to love me, I am willing to bear it."
Su Jingyao was trembling.
Jun Zechen looked at her kneeling on the ground in a humble and cowardly manner, and felt annoyed for no reason.
What he liked was her bright and fearless appearance in the past.
"Real use, fake pampering?"
Jun Zechen's voice instantly rose a few notches, and undercurrents surged in his deep black eyes.
"Then Jiaojiao, tell me, how did I use you? What exactly do you think?"
His compelling gaze seemed to see through her soul.
Su Jingyao knelt there, struggling internally. She didn't know whether she should say it or not. Once those words came out, it would be a crime against her superiors, which would probably make the Su family more guilty.
She raised her head, her eyes full of hesitation and entanglement, but Jun Zechen's inky black eyes instantly locked onto her, leaving her with nowhere to escape.
"explain."
His voice was cold and authoritative.
Su Jingyao gritted her teeth, as if she had made a great decision, and finally spoke.
"Your Highness, I have always had doubts in my heart."
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
"Before I married into the Eastern Palace, I heard that Your Highness and the Crown Princess were deeply in love. But after I entered the Eastern Palace, Your Highness has always favored me and ignored the Crown Princess."
When she spoke, her eyes were always lowered, not daring to look Jun Zechen in the eye, but her long eyelashes trembled constantly and her voice became lower and lower.
"I don't know the reason, I just think it's just a rumor and shouldn't be trusted."
Su Jingyao pursed her lips slightly, and her face became paler.
"However, last time the Crown Princess sent Aokiji to Huamei Residence to ask His Highness to leave, His Highness also found contraceptive drugs from Aokiji, but His Highness did not punish the Crown Princess."
There was a hint of reluctance and grievance in her voice.
"Now that I think about it, perhaps I was blinded by your favor."
"Your Highness has always been protecting the Crown Princess."
Her tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly tilted her head back to prevent the tears from falling.
"So, I have the audacity to ask Your Highness, was the contraceptive drug in my body injected at your instruction when I first entered the East Palace?"
"You want to deal with the Su family, and dote on me to the utmost, so that the Su family can let down their guard and prevent me from getting pregnant with your child..."
Su Jingyao's voice was as light as the breeze, but it was particularly clear in the silent palace.
After hearing this, Jun Zechen's whole body froze, and he turned the ring with increasing force and speed.
So this is what she really thinks. This is how she sees herself?!
Ling Yue did send Aokiji to call him away, so he ruthlessly took back her palace power. In his opinion, this punishment was already very severe.
As for the contraception issue, it was not done by Ling Yue. Jun Zechen dealt with the matter objectively and would not punish her for something Ling Yue had not done.
However, Jun Zechen did not explain to Su Jingyao that this matter was related to Concubine Shu and Prince Duan. After all, it involved state affairs. How could he easily reveal these power struggles to her?
After Su Jingyao finished speaking, she lowered her head like a flower hit by frost, and her curled eyelashes tightly blocked all the emotions in her eyes.
Jun Zechen’s heart is not easy to conquer, but isn’t that how it was portrayed in previous TV dramas?
The male and female protagonists misunderstand each other, which deepens their feelings.
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