Chapter 166: The Queen's House Arrest

Palace of Heavenly Purity.

After An Shun received the results of the investigation on Imperial Doctor Jin, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and the wrinkles seemed enough to pinch a group of flies to death.

He was full of conflicts. Although An Shun felt in his heart that it was impossible for the empress to have an affair with an imperial physician, judging from the resume of Imperial Physician Jin, the empress did have an unusual relationship with this imperial physician.

He lowered his head and walked to His Majesty's side.

"Your Majesty, you asked me to investigate Imperial Physician Jin, and I have found some results. These are the resumes of Imperial Physician Jin submitted by the secret guards."

After saying that, he stood aside silently.

Never mind, Your Majesty, please take a look at it yourself.

When Jun Zechen heard the three words "Dr. Jin", his eyes flashed for a moment.

He took a stack of papers from Anshun.

The first one is the portrait of Imperial Physician Jin. Because Imperial Physician Jin had stayed in the palace for several years, many court painters had seen him, so it was easy to paint his portrait.

When Jun Zechen saw the portrait of Doctor Jin, his hand holding the paper unconsciously clenched tightly.

He has a handsome face and is gentle and elegant.

Isn't this the way she likes it?

Every time Jun Zechen dressed up like a gentleman, her eyes would shine like stars, but this imperial physician was himself an elegant gentleman.

Jun Zechen stared at the portrait with his cold eyes, as if he wanted to pierce the person in the portrait.

Then he rolled up the portrait in anger and threw it away.

Jun Zechen tried hard to suppress the rage burning in his heart and continued to read Doctor Jin's life experience.

They knew each other before entering the palace. After entering the palace, Doctor Jin has always been her exclusive doctor, and he appointed him personally!

Jun Zechen's face became increasingly gloomy.

These past few days, Jun Zechen has been forcing himself not to think about his past in the East Palace, and has been telling himself in his heart that it is enough that she loves him now.

But now, my thoughts are like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, out of control.

If she entered the East Palace to scheme against and exploit him, then did she ever love him?

Why did she send Doctor Jin out of the palace?

Was she afraid that he would find out? Was she afraid that he would kill her? Or did she like him?

When he thought of this, the anger in Jun Zechen's heart burned like a prairie fire.

At this moment, he was filled with murderous intent and wanted to cut Doctor Jin into pieces!

Jun Zechen's mind was in a mess, with all kinds of thoughts intertwined together like a tangled mess.

He didn't know what kind of result he wanted, proof that she had never betrayed him, or the truth that she admitted herself?

Jun Zechen's eyes darkened.

"Invite the Empress to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."

His voice was low and suppressed, carrying an indescribable complex emotion.

When Su Jingyao received the call, she already had a guess in her mind.

When she was drinking with Jun Zechen in the lotus pond that day, she didn't know that he had banished Xu Shiying to the cold palace. After she found out, she guessed that Jun Zechen might have known something.

Jun Zechen has been absent-minded these past few days, although on the surface he seems to be no different from usual, and he didn't even ask the questions that Su Jingyao had guessed.

It seems like you just accepted it so calmly?

But today, when An Shun came to Kunning Palace to call her, he seemed to be hesitant to speak. Su Jingyao sighed in her heart, because what was supposed to come had finally come.

Su Jingyao entered Yu's study and walked straight towards Jun Zechen.

Halfway through the walk, his eyes were drawn to a crumpled piece of paper on the ground, and he couldn't help but frown.

She stopped, bent down, picked it up, and gently unfolded it.

Li Jin?

When Su Jingyao saw Li Jin's portrait, her heart sank and she thought to herself that something was wrong.

It's over. This time, this man must be completely jealous.

She sighed helplessly, looked up at Jun Zechen's face which was as cold as an iceberg, then threw the portrait away without hesitation and continued to walk towards him.

From the moment Su Jingyao stepped into Yu's study, Jun Zechen had never taken his eyes off her, always paying attention to Su Jingyao's every move.

When he saw her open the portrait, her expression froze for a moment, and then he saw her throw the portrait away nonchalantly and walk towards him, Jun Zechen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you be reviewing memorials at this time? Why did you ask me to come here?"

Su Jingyao walked up to him and asked with her head tilted slightly.

Jun Zechen had a stern face, pursed his lips tightly, and tried his best not to look at her, staring straight ahead.

"Has the Queen nothing to explain after seeing the portrait?"

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly. He started calling her Queen. It seemed that she was really angry.

She looked down at Jun Zechen, who had no expression on his face and no emotion in his eyes.

She sighed inwardly, he is worthy of being the emperor, his facial expression management is really amazing. Su Jingyao couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a moment, and how angry he was.

Su Jingyao was ready to test him, but she didn't answer his question. Instead, she complained quietly, "My legs are sore."

"Could it be possible that the Queen walked over here?"

Su Jingyao murmured "hmm".

Jun Zechen was choked for a moment.

Su Jingyao pushed further and said angrily, "What's wrong with your majesty? He's just an imperial physician. Didn't you personally appoint this imperial physician to me?"

After saying that, she coquettishly sat on his lap without saying a word.

Her legs were sore from walking here, and there was only a dragon chair in the study, so even if she wanted to argue, she couldn't stand.

"you."

Jun Zechen was speechless for a moment because of her bold action. The anger in his heart was instantly stuck in his chest and he didn't know how to vent it.

But his hands subconsciously wrapped around her waist.

"I have many doubts in my mind. Can the Queen help me solve them?"

"Your Majesty, you may ask me anything you wish."

Su Jingyao raised her head slightly, her expression calm.

"When you entered the Eastern Palace, you gave in step by step. It was all fake. Your good relationship with Ling was also fake. Your deep love for me was all acted out, right?"

Jun Zechen's voice trembled as he asked these questions.

He didn't know what the woman in his arms was feeling at this moment, but he himself was extremely panicked, as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand.

As long as she said no, he believed her.

Su Jingyao lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

She whispered, "If Your Majesty already has the answer in your heart, does my answer matter?"

"important!"

"Answer me."

Su Jingyao raised her eyes and met Jun Zechen's hurt and disbelieving gaze, which made her heart tremble slightly.

Jun Zechen should have guessed about what happened in the Eastern Palace a few days ago, but it happened so long ago that he had no evidence.

I don't know why, but I never asked her.

The reason I called her here today was because I was upset about Li Jin's matter. In that case, it seems okay to tell the truth.

After only a moment's thought, Su Jingyao answered firmly.

"yes."

She did not back down, and her eyes did not evade at all.

Jun Zechen's heart suddenly sank into the abyss, feeling heavy. He wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't utter a single word.

Ask her why she is calculating?

This thought flashed through his mind, but how could he ask such an almost idiotic question?

Isn't it for the supreme power that you plot against him?

He couldn't help but sneer at himself. He never thought that he, who was so smart all his life, would be played by a woman like this. Every time he expressed his feelings to her, how did she feel about him?

A poor man who kneels at her feet and has his feelings toyed with by her?

Jun Zechen suddenly felt that he was extremely ridiculous. The woman he had pampered for several years had actually been pretending to be affectionate in front of him!

Jun Zechen's hands were shaking, and he clamped Su Jingyao's chin tightly with his palms, with such force that it seemed as if he was going to crush her bones.

He was so angry that he almost lost his mind. "Do you know that I am the emperor? I can make you..."

He wanted to say something harsh, something that would make her feel scared and regretful, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

Su Jingyao naturally understood what he hadn't said yet, and he could easily take back everything she had now.

If Su Jingyao came in today and was asked by Jun Zechen to kneel on the ground and explain everything, instead of being held in his arms now, Su Jingyao would definitely deny it without hesitation, and she would even pretend for the rest of her life.

It was Jun Zechen who gave her the confidence.

Rather than worrying about the possibility that he might find out about these things in the next decade or so, it is better to tell him now.

She would rather see others suffer injustice than see herself suffer injustice.

But Jun Zechen was injured and had a lot of strength. Her brows were tightly wrinkled, and tears soon appeared in her eyes. She cried with a hint of tears, "It hurts."

"Hurt? Do you feel as much pain as I do?"

Jun Zechen's eyes were red and he roared with gritted teeth.

However, despite saying this, he eventually let go of her hand.

"What does that imperial physician have to do with you?"

"Just a servant."

The more she acted like she didn't care, the less Jun Zechen cared.

Jun Zechen lowered his head and approached her, looking straight at her with his deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.

"Then what if I kill him? As long as he is on the imperial land of the monarchy, he can't escape if I want to kill him."

"Your Majesty wants to kill him because of me? Your Majesty thinks I had an affair with him?"

Su Jingyao's voice was filled with grievance.

In his heart, Jun Zechen didn't believe that she would have an affair with an imperial physician, but the events of the Eastern Palace were still vivid in his mind, and that imperial physician was obviously the type she liked, and he had stayed by her side for so many years.

Her deception and concealment made Jun Zechen confused and for the first time he didn't know how to deal with something.

By killing that imperial physician, wouldn't that be tantamount to acknowledging the unclear relationship between her and that imperial physician?

Would she become even more complacent and reckless if she just brushed it off casually?

Punish her severely?

Jun Zechen gritted his teeth.

"From today on, the Empress is confined to Kun...Qianqing Palace."

At last, he pushed her away from him and turned his head away, no longer looking at her.

Su Jingyao glanced at him doubtfully, but she didn't seem very angry.

Afterwards, she entered his bedroom in the Qianqing Palace as freely as if she were in the Kunning Palace.

At night, Jun Zechen lay alone in the east side hall, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Finally, he had to ask An Shun to bring in several jugs of wine to relieve his boredom.

Su Jingyao slept peacefully in Jun Zechen's bedroom, but from time to time she could hear the sound of a wine jug breaking next door.