Chapter 228: Transgression

Su Jingyao looked at Ling Yue's gradually receding back, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, her eyes full of undisguised sarcasm.

Regardless of whether Ling Yue is reborn or not, she will never show mercy to anyone who stands in her way.

What's more, Ling Yue has been full of malice towards Su Jingyao all her life. Although Ling Yue may not have taken any substantial action yet, in Su Jingyao's view, Ling Yue is nothing more than a poisonous snake that is gathering strength and will show its sharp fangs to her sooner or later.

Su Jingyao has never been a passive person. As long as the control of her life is within her ability, she will definitely hold it tightly in her hands.

She would never allow Ling Yue to have the chance to put pressure on her and boss her around.

Su Jingyao turned her head and her eyes fell on Jun Zechen who was carefully applying medicine to her.

Although this old man has a heart as hard as iron, at least he is not partial to Ling Yue.

Afterwards, Su Jingyao gave Miaoyun a look that was full of praise without leaving any trace.

You have done a good job this time. I will definitely be rewarded when you return.

Miaoyun received the look from her master and was secretly proud of herself. Just when her master gave her the look, Miaoyun cleverly went to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quietly.

Fortunately, we arrived in time.

After Jun Zechen applied the ointment on her, he held her waist and brought her back to Yude Hall.

"Aren't you very arrogant in front of me? Why are you being bullied by the Crown Princess?"

"You are still so foolish as to plead for mercy to the Crown Princess. Do you think the Crown Princess will forgive you just because of your plea?"

"I wasn't bullied, but I just felt sorry for the bracelet His Highness gave me."

At this time, Su Jingyao was sitting side by side with Jun Zechen on the couch, with her head slightly lowered, looking a little aggrieved.

Speaking of bracelets, Jun Zechen's face became even gloomier.

"It's just a broken bracelet. Is it worth picking it up? You even hurt your hand."

His tone was full of accusation.

"Haven't you ever seen anything good? You're totally useless."

Jun Zechen felt extremely unhappy whenever he thought about the moment when she was squatting on the ground picking up the bracelet fragments and Ling Yue was looking down at her with contempt.

Su Jingyao frowned, but secretly complained in her heart.

Why does the old man act so fatherly? He has been lecturing her since returning to Yude Hall.

She pursed her lips, tightly closed them, and stopped talking. She just glanced at Jun Zechen with a slightly dissatisfied look.

Seeing Jun Zechen talking more and more like a string of cannonballs, Su Jingyao lowered her head, seemingly listening attentively, but in fact her thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.

Jun Zechen doesn't care at all who will be given the position of empress. For a man as powerful as Jun Zechen, even if he may have a little preference for her in his heart, he may not necessarily take the initiative to give her the position of empress.

After all, Jun Zechen has always been self-disciplined and polite. As long as Ling Yue has not made a big mistake, what reason does Jun Zechen have to abandon Ling Yue and support her?

Unless... Jun Zechen loves her very much, or Su Jingyao fights very hard for her.

The fight for her and Ling Yue is like fire and water, forcing Jun Zechen to make a choice between the two of them...

But doing so is extremely dangerous, and she cannot guarantee whether Jun Zechen likes this kind of personality.

Wouldn't that seem too overbearing?

Jun Zechen was talking, but he saw that the person didn't say anything.

Why did you suddenly become so good?

He glanced at her doubtfully, only to find that she was looking down in a daze, as if she wasn't listening to what he was saying at all!

Jun Zechen's eyes gradually deepened, like thick ink. He bent his fingertips and tapped the table with his knuckles, making a series of crisp sounds.

Su Jingyao suddenly came to her senses, raised her head blankly, and looked at him blankly.

"Your Highness is right."

Su Jingyao flattered him without thinking, but she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't even pay attention to what he was talking about.

Who made him keep nagging her? Who would like to hear such words?

Jun Zechen was amused by her perfunctory attitude and said in a calm voice: "Go back to your Shui Ning Palace."

Seeing that he seemed angry, Su Jingyao quickly took his arm and said coquettishly, "Your Highness, my hand was injured today, and the Crown Princess scolded me, and my bracelet is gone."

Seeing her like this, Jun Zechen knew that she wanted something, "Didn't I ask her to apologize to you?"

Asking Ling Yue to apologize to her was already an insult to Ling Yue.

"My bracelet is gone. Your Highness, please give me another one."

"I've given you all the best jade in my warehouse to make jewelry. I can't make you a blue jade bracelet like yours."

Jun Zechen was right when he said that this bracelet was priceless. Scarcity makes things valuable.

"I don't want the jade bracelet anymore. Today, the Crown Princess stopped me and said that no matter how good my bracelet is, it can't compare to the phoenix-patterned gold bracelet on her hand. I want it too."

Su Jingyao pouted and said with a look of grievance.

Jun Zechen frowned and looked sideways at her, with complicated emotions in his eyes.

Does she really not know or is she pretending not to know?

Ling Yue's bracelet was inlaid with royal decorations and patterns and was carefully crafted by the Imperial Household Department. It may not be very rare, but it was considered exclusive to the royal wife.

"Do you know how to write the word 'usurpation'?"

Jun Zechen's voice was low and a bit dignified.

He punishes Ling Yue when she makes a mistake, but that doesn't mean Su Jingyao can go so far as to blatantly covet his wife's things.

"It's just a bracelet. It's not an act of presumption if Your Highness gives it to me."

Su Jingyao frowned and looked at him eagerly.

Jun Zechen looked at her determined look. Did he make her so arrogant?

He had already said the word "overstepping his authority", but she was still clinging to him.

"Go back to Shuining Palace." Jun Zechen said coldly again.

He didn't want to see her now.

Su Jingyao was of course aware that she was overstepping her authority and that she had only snatched a bracelet in order to pave the way for her to brazenly ask him for the position of empress later on.

Besides, if she doesn't overstep her bounds, what kind of a favored concubine is that in his heart? Oh, Su Jingyao only wants the benefits that can be seen in reality.

But she didn't continue to pester Jun Zechen for it. There was no need to rush. She would get it eventually.

Ever since he failed to get the bracelet that day, Jun Zechen returned to his previous coldness and did not step into the backyard for ten days or half a month.

Su Jingyao was able to keep her composure and did not take the initiative to look for him. She lived a leisurely and comfortable life every day. She either carefully took care of her skin and beautified herself, or leisurely admired the flowers and played with the birds. She was so carefree and comfortable.

However, Jun Zechen in the Yude Hall had a look of annoyance on his face these days.

It's not like there weren't times in the past when I didn't have anything to do with women, but why do I feel upset and have trouble calming down just by handling government affairs now?

"An Shun, what does the concubine do every day?"

"The concubine has asked the flower room to send a lot of flowers to Shuening Palace these days, and they are carefully taken care of every day." An Shun replied respectfully.

Jun Zechen lowered his eyes when he heard that. She seemed quite relaxed and at ease.

The last time I hadn't been to Shuening Palace for a long time, she still knew to come to Yude Palace to invite the emperor's favor. But this time, there was no news at all. Why is she still thinking about Ling Yue's bracelet?

At night, Jun Zechen thought about it and finally went to Shuening Palace.

It is summer now and the weather is very hot. Su Jingyao is wearing very cool clothes and lying on her side on the bed reading a biography to pass the time.

There was an ice basin beside the bed, which brought a slight coolness and made me feel less hot.

"Where is your master?" Jun Zechen asked in a low voice while standing outside the hall.

Miaoyun and Miaoxia were both outside the bedroom. When they saw the Crown Prince coming, they hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"Your Highness, the master is lying in the bedroom."

Jun Zechen nodded slightly, then strode in.

Her bedroom exuded bursts of subtle fragrance, and the beautiful curtains were also carefully hung by Su Jingyao herself. Every time Jun Zechen walked into her bedroom, he felt itchy. This woman's ways of seducing people were really varied and endless.

Jun Zechen deliberately walked lightly to the bedside, and could vaguely see the graceful figure of a woman behind the bed curtains.

She lay with her back to him, with a book in front of her, flipping through it from time to time.

Jun Zechen coughed lightly, trying to get her attention.

Su Jingyao heard the sound, turned around in surprise, and lifted the bed curtain with a swift movement.

"Your Highness?" There was a hint of surprise in her voice.

Jun Zechen looked at the woman in front of him. She was only wearing a bellyband, with her slender arms and slim waist all exposed. His expression suddenly froze.

He shouted angrily: "How can you dress like this?"

Su Jingyao was scolded by him again, and her anger was still not over.

She instantly loosened her hand that was holding up the bed curtain, and it fell down again, blocking out the beautiful spring scenery.

"Yes, I am not dressed properly. Your Highness, please stop looking at me. I need to rest now."

Her tone was full of anger and stubbornness.

Jun Zechen just spoke too quickly, but now he was mocked by her and his face turned ugly instantly.

"I haven't seen the concubine for more than ten days. Has the concubine lost her manners? Help me change my clothes."

Su Jingyao got off the bed, casually draped a gauze over herself, walked up to him with a cold face, and began to undress him awkwardly.

After taking off his clothes, he raised a professional fake smile and said in a sinister tone: "Your Highness, if you have any other requests, please let me know."

Jun Zechen held a breath stuck in his throat, unable to speak, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He shouldn't have come here to make trouble for himself today.

Then he ignored her sarcastic tone and went to bed.

Su Jingyao also got on the bed and lay down with her back to him.

He can't even give her a bracelet, and he still expects her to serve him?

Jun Zechen looked at her with amusement as she turned her back to him, and with a grab of his big hand, she pressed her back against his chest.

Then a deep voice sounded from behind her ear.

"You are arrogant and willful. Who gave you the courage?"