Chapter 101 Cold War

Jun Zechen's extremely gentle call was like a gentle breeze blowing past, but it did not elicit even the slightest eye contact from Su Jingyao.

She was immersed in her own emotions, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Jun Zechen sat on the bed, glanced at the palace maids who were bowing their heads around him, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, get out."

As he finished speaking, not long after, Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao were the only two people left in the huge bedroom.

Su Jingyao's hands tightly grasped the quilt, and her whole body curled up in a hugging position.

She lowered her head, her long hair falling down, covering her face, and she didn't even look at the man next to her.

A trace of pain flashed across Jun Zechen's eyes, and he sighed softly, but his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, causing him to hurt from time to time.

"I promised Yaoyao that I would never do anything to the Su family. As for the contraceptive pills, it's because Yaoyao gave birth to the eldest prince not long ago, and you just had a miscarriage some time ago. Your body is really not suitable for getting pregnant again."

"Yaoyao is still young. I asked Doctor Li to take care of your body. Yaoyao and I will definitely have many children in the future." Jun Zechen's voice was full of pity and tenderness.

Su Jingyao still kept her head down. No matter what he said, she was stubborn and refused to believe it.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to explain to me. You might have said something different to Concubine Ye. Now that Concubine Ye is pregnant, Your Majesty should go and see her."

Her voice was very low, with a hint of sadness.

"I have no other requests, and I don't understand the complicated methods your majesty uses in the court. My brother once said that your majesty is very ambitious and is an emperor who is feared and worshipped. I only hope that your majesty can let the Su family go in the end." Su Jingyao said in a low voice.

Jun Zechen frowned and looked at her intently. Seeing that she seemed to be completely oblivious to what he said, he felt sad and powerless.

The power of the Ye family would eventually be taken over and controlled by him, so he never asked Concubine Ye to use contraception.

Because in his opinion, Concubine Ye was just an ordinary concubine without a powerful family background, and even if she gave birth to a prince, it would not pose any threat to Yaoyao.

What's more, if Concubine Ye gave birth to a prince, the conflict between Concubine Lin and Concubine Ye would inevitably become more intense.

In this way, Yaoyao will be safer in the harem.

But Jun Zechen didn't want to tell her these complicated thoughts.

Now Yaoyao has already felt that his favor towards her is all a conspiracy. If he tells her truthfully about his schemes against Concubine Ye and Concubine Lin, how will Yaoyao view him?

Jun Zechen didn't want to expose his deep methods in front of her. He just wanted to be a fair and majestic emperor and a gentle and caring husband in her heart forever.

If he explained everything to her, would Yaoyao be more afraid of him and think that he had schemed against all the women in the harem, including her...

Jun Zechen's eyes were full of confusion and helplessness, and he didn't know how to explain it all.

Finally, he just sighed deeply and said slowly: "I promise Yaoyao that I will never harm the Su family."

Su Jingyao nodded slightly, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, I want to rest."

Seeing her indifferent look, Jun Zechen's voice unconsciously became higher.

"Is it true that no matter what I say now, Yaoyao will no longer believe me?"

His heart was filled with pain from being misunderstood by her, but now was the critical period of finishing off the Ye family, and the drama of the Su family had to continue.

Why couldn't she trust him?

When Su Jingyao heard his sudden high-pitched voice, her body shuddered involuntarily and she silently shrank back into the bed.

"I'm sorry, I believe Your Majesty..."

There was a barely perceptible sob in her voice, her pupils were filled with fear of him, and she looked extremely pitiful.

When Jun Zechen saw her like this, he suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting that he had spoken too loudly just now.

She was already furious about the Su family's affairs today, and now she couldn't stand any more provocation.

"I will accompany Yaoyao to rest tonight." Jun Zechen's voice was gentle, but with a hint of unquestionable determination.

Then he held her very forcefully and lay down on the bed together.

Su Jingyao's body froze instantly, but she didn't dare to make any resistance.

Time passed slowly, and Jun Zechen felt that the delicate body in his arms had been extremely stiff since he started holding her, and there had not been any change until now.

He knew she was still awake.

He sighed helplessly again, and then slowly let her go.

"Yaoyao, have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Having said that, he slowly stood up, turned around and left.

If I didn't leave, she would probably never be able to sleep and would always be on guard against me.

After Jun Zechen left, Miaoyun walked in.

At this time, Su Jingyao had already sat up and leaned against the head of the bed, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, which was somewhat unfathomable.

Miaoyun walked quickly to the bedside with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Master, how do you know that Concubine Ye will definitely tell you today that the Su family has been imprisoned by His Majesty?"

The master has been staying quietly in Zhaochun Palace recently, deliberately creating an illusion of being depressed.

The so-called bad pulse was just a fabrication by Doctor Jin.

Miaoyun knew clearly in her heart that her master had been looking for a fuse to start a complete quarrel with the emperor. Although Miaoyun didn't know why her master did this, when she saw the emperor's distressed look, she knew that her master was right.

However, Zhaochun Palace is strictly protected by His Majesty, and it is difficult to let news from the court in without causing His Majesty to be suspicious.

That's why the master chose to go out and relax.

"Of course, I cannot guarantee how Concubine Ye will act, but over the past few months, Concubine Ye has not only secretly informed me of the news that Your Majesty is using contraception for me, but she has also shown me the letter Your Majesty personally prepared to deal with the Su family."

"The purpose is undoubtedly to alienate the relationship between me and Your Majesty."

Su Jingyao spoke calmly and eloquently.

"Because Concubine Ye is afraid in her heart. She is afraid that even if His Majesty deals with the Su family, he will still make me the empress."

Ye Guipin showed great ambitions as soon as she entered the palace. If Su Jingyao always had the Su family supporting her, then Ye Guipin would naturally be willing to be subordinate to Su Jingyao temporarily and wait for the right opportunity before making a move.

But if the Su family were to perish, Concubine Ye would naturally not want to see Su Jingyao ascend the throne of Queen.

"I went out today just to give Concubine Ye an opportunity. As I expected, Concubine Ye happened to fulfill my wish."

Su Jingyao had deliberately passed on the news that Imperial Doctor Li was using contraceptive methods for her to the spy planted in the palace by Concubine Ye, and had the spy take the residue of the medicine back with him.

Concubine Ye learned from her family about Jun Zechen's decision to take action against the Su family, and when she saw Jun Zechen's defense against her in the harem, she naturally became more arrogant.

Miaoyun sighed, "Ye Guipin is really ambitious."

Then he said angrily: "Although everything that Ye Guipin did was within the master's calculations, the master cannot let her off easily."

"It's just...she's pregnant now. Doesn't that mean she'll be exempt from death no matter what she does?" Miao Yun frowned, looking rather dissatisfied.

Concubine Ye was deliberately trying to harm her master.

"If you harm me, there is no way you can get away with it."

Su Jingyao's eyes flashed with coldness, and she spoke lightly.

"Master, are you planning to kill Concubine Ye once His Majesty has dealt with the Ye family?"

A sharp light suddenly flashed in Miaoyun's eyes and she asked.

"No, I am innocent, how could I do such a thing? Your Majesty will naturally do everything." Su Jingyao's face was as calm as water, and she said lightly.

Miaoyun nodded thoughtfully. She had always had unconditional trust in her master.

Then, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, he asked again: "Then will the master continue to treat His Majesty coldly?"

"Your Majesty looked very bad when he left Zhaochun Palace just now." Miaoyun said with a frown.

"Your Majesty will probably be busy with the affairs of the Ye family during this period, so I will naturally not cause him any trouble. I will settle the accounts after I have dealt with the Ye family."

When Su Jingyao said this, a hint of ruthlessness suddenly flashed across her eyes, which made people shudder.

"As for Your Majesty, it's better to give him the cold shoulder for a while. Otherwise, he will always self-righteously give me things he thinks are good, but he won't say anything."

Jun Zechen's feelings for her have reached a bottleneck, so she naturally wants to stimulate him.

Whether it was Jun Zechen or Su Jingyao, both of them only let each other see their good side.

Just like in the early days of modern romance, there is a hazy veil between couples, and they add a beautiful filter to each other.

She and Jun Zechen are in almost the same situation now.

In front of her, Jun Zechen is the omnipotent emperor and a gentle and caring husband.

In front of Jun Zechen, Su Jingyao is a little woman who respects and loves him, a partner with whom he has emotional resonance, and a gentle, kind, generous and noble imperial concubine.

This time, she was trying to provoke Jun Zechen not only to make him give her the position of empress in advance.

The most important thing is to let Jun Zechen take the initiative to reveal his other side.

This also laid the foundation for Jun Zechen to accept her other side in the future.

As an emperor, Jun Zechen exposed his evil side because he was afraid that Su Jingyao would dislike him.

But if Su Jingyao reveals her evil, there is no cost of trial and error. If Jun Zechen accepts, she will be the queen of the world. Jun Zechen does not accept...

She won't let Jun Zechen refuse!

Su Jingyao didn't think she could pretend in front of an emperor all her life, because as people get older and gain more experience, it is easy to see through a person, let alone Jun Zechen who will be in a high position for a long time in the future.

She was able to deceive the current Jun Zechen perhaps because he had just ascended the throne and had not had contact with many women before being seduced by Su Jingyao, at least not as many as the men she dated in modern times.

A man like Jun Zechen needs to be trained and obeyed by an evil woman like her.

They are a perfect match, they share the same interests.