Chapter 45: Xie En

Su Jingyao stretched out her slender white fingers and gently picked up the exquisite jar on the dressing table, which contained lip balm.

It was carefully prepared by Li Jing specifically for her.

She has two types of lip balm, one of which is added with black feather jade juice, which has an extremely strong hallucinogenic effect.

The other one is made with datura flower juice, and its hallucinogenic effect is slightly inferior in comparison.

If she planned to keep Jun Zechen tonight, she would prepare to apply Wu Yuyu's lip balm.

The reason why drugs need to be used is naturally because Su Jingyao is almost certain.

Jun Zechen, feeling guilty, would definitely go to the Imperial Concubine's palace to comfort her.

And it is impossible for her to compete for favor openly. No matter how she plans, her personality cannot be destroyed.

A little bit of lip balm with hallucinogenic effect made Jun Zechen unable to control himself, and he took the initiative to keep her. This was undoubtedly the best way.

Moreover, she was confident in her acting skills and naturally would not let Jun Zechen have any doubts.

But now, she has other ideas.

She wants Jun Zechen to find Ling Yue.

Su Jingyao picked up the Mandragora lip balm and gently applied it on her lips.

She looked at herself in the mirror and saw how gorgeous she was.

"Miaoyun, ask Miaoyue to prepare a bowl of black chicken and ginseng soup for the body. Let's go to the Qianqing Palace. Thank you."

"Yes, Master."

The gate of the Qianqing Palace.

"Your servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Pure Consort."

The servants at the gate of the Qianqing Palace bowed their heads and saluted respectfully, with a hint of flattery in their voices.

Su Jingyao raised her eyes slightly, with an elegant smile on her lips.

"Wake up. I specially prepared ginseng soup for Your Majesty today. I came here to express my gratitude. I wonder if Your Majesty is free at this time?"

She raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression full of gentleness.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go in and report to you."

The servant responded quickly, then bent his body and walked quickly into the hall.

After Su Jingyao waited patiently for a while, the little eunuch came out in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty wants you to come in." The young eunuch had a flattering smile on his face.

After Su Jingyao walked in gracefully, she saw Eunuch Fuquan standing outside the palace gate. He was the adopted son of Eunuch Dehai, the chief eunuch who served the late emperor.

After the late emperor was buried, Eunuch Dehai left the palace to retire. The two eunuchs serving Your Majesty now are Anshun and Fuquan.

When Fuquan saw Su Jingyao, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. Your Majesty is waiting for you."

Su Jingyao nodded slightly, still with that gentle smile on her face, as warm as the spring breeze.

Fuquan opened the door for her, and she led Miaoyun gracefully into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Jun Zechen was sitting upright on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Jun Zechen looked at her below. Today she was wearing an extremely gorgeous palace dress. The color of the dress was bright and eye-catching, and the style was also very unique.

He had never seen a woman dressed like this before, so beautiful and charming.

His eyes narrowed slightly, looking at her with interest.

"Wake up, what brought you here?"

Su Jingyao walked forward and gracefully took the ginseng soup from Miaoyun, holding the bowl in her fair hands.

"I have come here today to express my gratitude. I like the Zhaochun Palace that Your Majesty has gifted me."

"Besides, Your Majesty has been very busy these days. I wonder if your body can handle it. I asked Miaoyue to make a bowl of ginseng soup. Would Your Majesty like to try it?"

Su Jingyao slowly brought the bowl to Jun Zechen, her glass-like eyes gleaming with anticipation as she stared at Jun Zechen without blinking.

Jun Zechen put down the pen in his hand, reached out to take it, and took a sip gently.

As soon as he took a small sip, Jun Zechen raised his eyebrows.

Miaoyue beside her is a very good cook.

Jun Zechen had long been tired of drinking ginseng soup, so An Shun would prepare ginseng soup for him almost every day.

If she hadn't brought it to him personally today, he wouldn't have drunk it at all.

After taking a few more sips, Jun Zechen put the bowl down.

Seeing this, Su Jingyao put the bowl on the plate in Miaoyun's hand and waved at her.

Miaoyun then retreated obediently, and Anshun also led the palace maids out with great interest.

Jun Zechen stretched out his hand and held the person on his lap.

I have been busy with state affairs these days and I haven't seen her for a long time.

"I promised you that I would take you out of the palace after you finished your confinement, but I never expected that my father had passed away and I was too busy."

Jun Zechen's voice was low and slightly guilty, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes revealed a hint of helplessness.

"Now that I have just ascended the throne, I have a lot of government affairs to attend to. I may not have time in the short term. However, I remember that the third day of March is your birthday. How about I take you out of the palace then?"

As Jun Zechen spoke, he gently stroked Su Jingyao's back with a doting look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, my leaving the palace is a minor matter, but your government is a major matter. If I were to affect your arrangements, I would feel guilty."

Su Jingyao snuggled in Jun Zechen's arms obediently, and her words were very sensible, with a soft and gentle voice.

"But Your Majesty has always remembered your promise to me and my birthday. I am very happy."

After saying this, Su Jingyao rubbed the man's neck lovingly.

After the two of them hugged each other tenderly for a while, a hint of confusion gradually appeared on Su Jingyao's face.

She bit her lower lip lightly, as if hesitating whether to speak.

Jun Zechen noticed her strangeness and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Su Jingyao frowned and asked in a very low voice, "Your Majesty, are you going to the Concubine's Palace tonight?"

When Jun Zechen heard this, a complex emotion suddenly surged in his heart.

Does she want to stay tonight?

His eyes narrowed slightly, his expression remained calm, but his voice suddenly took on an imperceptible chill.

"How about Yaoyao staying in the Qianqing Palace tonight?"

Jun Zechen's big hands were still gently caressing her waist, but his eyes, looking straight ahead, were so deep that it was impossible to understand the deeper meaning.

Su Jingyao frowned, lowered her head, and didn't speak for a long time.

Jun Zechen's eyes became increasingly darker.

Afterwards, she slowly raised her head, her black and white eyes revealing only sincerity.

"Your Majesty, although I want to accompany you, but..."

She paused, then continued, "I know that Sister Guifei made a mistake in front of the late emperor's spirit, so she was not canonized as empress. I dare not have the slightest opinion on the decision of His Majesty and the Queen Mother."

"It's just that Your Majesty and Sister Noble Concubine are a young couple. Now that things are like this, Sister will definitely be very sad. Your Majesty should..."

Su Jingyao's eyes flashed with pity, "Let's go to Yikun Palace to see my sister."

This bastard is trying to test her.

Oh.

If she said she wanted to stay, would he secretly banish her to the cold palace?

After hearing her words, Jun Zechen felt for a moment that he was now the emperor and was suspicious.

But the emperor was suspicious, and this was something he could not control.

She is still so kind and sensible, and she considers other people's feelings.

"Well, then I'll do as Yaoyao said. I'll go to Yikun Palace to see the noble concubine today."

Su Jingyao pouted slightly and uttered a muffled "hmm".

She gently leaned her head on Jun Zechen's broad shoulders.

A pair of slender hands tightly embraced his waist, as if afraid that he would leave if they let go.

"Why, you don't want me to leave again?"

There was a hint of teasing in Jun Zechen's voice. He lowered his head slightly and looked at Su Jingyao in his arms tenderly.

"Well, I am reluctant to leave, Your Majesty, but Sister Guifei is proud. Now that she is only given the title of Guifei, she must be feeling bad. Your Majesty should comfort Sister Guifei."

Her voice was soft and tender, gently hitting Jun Zechen's neck, bringing a slight itch.

Jun Zechen's heart began to itch inexplicably.

Jun Zechen's eyes became a little hot, he slowly lifted Su Jingyao's chin and wanted to kiss her.

He always felt unable to restrain himself and had a hard time controlling himself towards her.

Su Jingyao looked at him, her face gradually flushed with embarrassment.

"I am wearing such a gorgeous palace dress today, so I put a slightly brighter lip balm on my lips to decorate them."

As Su Jingyao spoke, she gently covered Jun Zechen's lips with her fair and slender index finger to stop him from taking the next action.

Jun Zechen moved her hand away without caring, with a smile on his face.

"It's okay. Today I want to try whether Yaoyao's lip balm is as sweet as Yaoyao's."

Having said that, he couldn't wait to kiss her.

Su Jingyao closed her eyes slightly and responded to him shyly but with a hint of initiative.

She didn’t know whether it was sweet or not, but it was poisonous.

After Jun Zechen became the emperor, he seemed even more domineering. His long and penetrating kiss made her almost unable to resist, and her whole body felt a little limp.

Su Jingyao pushed him slightly, and Jun Zechen slowly let her go.

Afterwards, Su Jingyao nimbly got off Jun Zechen.

"Your Majesty, you have ruined my makeup. How am I going to get home later?"

Su Jingyao smiled coquettishly, looking extremely cute.

At this time, some of the lip balm on her lips had fallen off, and the originally bright red color turned a little pink.

But the area around her lips was colored with lip balm, making her look even more alluring.

In addition, her watery eyes were full of grievance after being bullied, which made people want to bully her even more.

But tonight he really had to go to Yikun Palace to comfort Ling Yue. If she stayed any longer, he would not be able to bear it any longer.

He hasn't touched a woman in the past half month.

"Let Miaoyun come in and tidy you up. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Jun Zechen's voice carried a hint of suppressed desire, but it was well concealed by his calmness.

After Su Jingyao came out of the Qianqing Palace, she had a triumphant smile on her face.

The reason why I asked Jun Zechen to go to Yikun Palace today was just to test Jun Zechen's heart.

Mandragora has a slight hallucinogenic effect. If he calls out her name on the bed of the concubine in Yikun Palace tonight...

The smile on Su Jingyao's lips became more meaningful.

After Su Jingyao talked it out to Jun Zechen on the day of the Flower Festival and took the initiative to follow Jun Zechen's ideas, every time they met, Su Jingyao would ask Jun Zechen to call her by her nickname.

Sometimes habits can be scary.

Will the groggy Jun Zechen call out Ling Yue's name on her bed tonight?

Su Jingyao looked up at the dim sky and was really looking forward to tomorrow.

Tomorrow the concubines in the palace will go to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. She plans to "accidentally meet" Ling Yue and test her.

She didn't believe that if Jun Zechen really called her name in front of Ling Yue, Ling Yue would still be able to talk to her without changing his expression.

She also considered whether Jun Zechen would discover the abnormality of her body afterwards.

So didn’t he bring him a bowl of ginseng soup? This bowl of ginseng soup was clean no matter how Jun Zechen checked it.

Could it be possible that he could have thought that it was her lip balm?