Chapter 55 Preference

Su Jingyao accompanied Jun Zechen to finish dinner, and then played a game of chess with Jun Zechen.

Seeing that bedtime was approaching, she stood up and said softly, "Your Majesty, it is getting late. I will return to Zhaochun Palace. I will take my leave."

Having said that, Su Jingyao turned around slightly and made a gesture to leave.

Jun Zechen immediately held her hand and said slowly, "Stay in the Qianqing Palace tonight?"

Su Jingyao's eyes instantly showed a hint of doubt and grievance, and there seemed to be a flicker in her eyes.

"Your Majesty promised to find a butterfly carp for me, but Your Majesty hasn't found one yet."

Her meaning was clear: she would not sleep with him unless she found the butterfly carp.

Jun Zechen slightly increased the strength in his hands and gently pulled the person towards him. Su Jingyao staggered and was pulled between his legs.

Jun Zechen sat steadily, raising his head slightly, while Su Jingyao looked down at him.

"I promised Yaoyao that she would not sleep in the Zhaochun Palace until she found the Butterfly Carp, but I did not promise that Yaoyao could not sleep in the Qianqing Palace."

There was a hint of teasing in Jun Zechen's eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Su Jingyao's eyes suddenly showed a hint of shock, and she bit her teeth lightly.

She gnashed her teeth and said, "Your Majesty is too bad. Your Majesty knows clearly that this is not what I meant."

Jun Zechen ignored what she said, stood up on his own, held her hand tightly and walked towards the Qianqing Palace's sleeping hall.

Su Jingyao struggled a little, trying to free her hand from his, and shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty!"

But her little bit of strength was not worth mentioning in Jun Zechen's eyes.

Su Jingyao looked at his tall back and glared at him fiercely.

Sure enough, a man who can become an emperor cannot always patiently coax a woman, and his gentleness will not last long.

Autocracy and tyranny are his basic characteristics.

Su Jingyao followed him into the bedroom. This was her first time stepping into the bedroom of the Qianqing Palace.

Jun Zechen's dragon bed is particularly eye-catching and incredibly large, and the quilt cover is not the common bright yellow, but a mysterious black.

It is also carefully embroidered with a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon using gold threads, which gleams faintly under the candlelight.

"Go up." Jun Zechen said in a calm voice with a blank expression on his face.

Su Jingyao was a little annoyed by his sudden words.

I couldn't help but sarcastically said, "I don't like sleeping on a bed that other sisters have slept on. Your Majesty, why don't you just change the bed?"

Jun Zechen listened to her words without changing his expression.

"No woman has ever entered my bedroom. Yaoyao is the first one. Even if I summon concubines in the future, they will only go to the side hall."

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat doubtful, but still reluctantly moved her feet onto the bed.

As soon as she got on, she quickly shrank herself to the innermost part of the bed like a frightened kitten.

The whole person was in a defensive posture.

Jun Zechen couldn't help but find it a little funny when he saw her look like that.

All the women in the harem were looking forward to his favor day and night, but this woman was different. She actually started to be on guard against him.

Jun Zechen took off his dragon robe, leaving only his underwear, then he gently lifted the quilt and lay down in it.

"Yaoyao, do you want to sleep in your dress?"

Of course Su Jingyao didn't want to sleep in her dress because it was so uncomfortable, but she was afraid that she couldn't control herself from this bastard.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Jun Zechen reached out and pulled her into his arms, and began to untie her belt with his big hands.

"I'll do it myself!" Su Jingyao shouted hurriedly.

Seeing her resistance, Jun Zechen didn't say much. He just let her go helplessly and let her take it off herself.

After taking off her dress, Su Jingyao was only wearing her underwear, her pretty face full of defensiveness.

A pair of beautiful eyes stared at him vigilantly, and the whole person huddled far away in a corner of the bed.

Jun Zechen's inky black eyes locked onto her, and then he slowly said, "If I want, Yaoyao, do you think you can hide away?"

Then, his voice softened again, "Come here, I just want to hug you."

Su Jingyao looked at him suspiciously. Can you really believe what a man says?

A look of suspicion was evident on her face.

Jun Zechen couldn't help but laugh out of anger when he saw this. He moved extremely quickly and as soon as he stood up, he pressed Su Jingyao under him.

His hands were firmly placed on both sides of her body, and his deep eyes looked straight into hers.

"Yaoyao, do you think my temper is getting better and better?" His voice was a little angry.

After hearing what he said, Su Jingyao slowly lowered her eyelashes, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Then she silently took off her underwear slowly.

"What are you doing?" Jun Zechen hurriedly stopped her actions and frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, doesn't you want it?" Su Jingyao's voice carried a hint of gamble.

"Yaoyao, do you have to talk to me like this?" Jun Zechen's brows furrowed even tighter.

"Your Majesty, since you said that you love me, then what does your Majesty love about me? Do you love that I am kind and generous, and that I only act coquettishly and try to please you?"

Su Jingyao's voice was very low, and even had a faint hint of crying in it.

"I am just jealous of your concubine..."

"What do you envy her for?"

Jun Zechen's expression turned serious and his brows knitted together. He wanted to know what she was thinking.

"No matter how much trouble the Concubine makes or how angry she gets in front of His Majesty, His Majesty will tolerate her."

Her voice was small, and her slightly trembling tone was full of grievance.

"The Envious Concubine will always be your Majesty's favorite."

Jun Zechen sighed softly, then got off her, lay aside, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

A deep voice slowly rang in her ears, "Yaoyao is my favorite."

Jun Zechen said this very seriously. Among all the women in the harem, she was his favorite.

Su Jingyao buried her face in his arms, her voice a little dull.

"Can I believe it?"

In fact, Su Jingyao believed it in her heart, even though Jun Zechen himself might not be able to see clearly in his own heart.

But as an outsider between Jun Zechen and Ling Yue, Su Jingyao knew clearly that Jun Zechen did not have much love for Ling Yue, he just felt guilty.

It's just the residual memories and promises from youth that are playing tricks on me.

"Well, Yaoyao is my favorite. I only feel guilty towards the noble concubine."

When Jun Zechen said this, he seemed to be relieved a lot. He finally admitted the change in his feelings towards Ling Yue with a look of relief on his face.

His originally tense expression also relaxed slightly.

He didn't like Ling Yue, and it could even be said that his previous feelings for Ling Yue were not true love.

Because the woman in his arms had brought him heartbeat, heartache, sadness, helplessness, joy, and anticipation... He had never experienced these feelings for Ling Yue.

After hearing his affirmative answer, Su Jingyao finally let go of the tension in her heart and slowly let down her guard.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and then she reached out and gently hugged his waist.

As long as he can admit it, she will root out all the guilt in his heart.

"Go to sleep. I'm keeping Yaoyao tonight just because I want to hold her to sleep. If Yaoyao doesn't want to, I won't force her."

Jun Zechen's voice was low and gentle, as if it could soothe all uneasiness.

Su Jingyao rested her head on his broad chest, listening quietly to his strong heartbeat. She was getting closer and closer to her goal.

This man's heart is her most crucial trump card in the struggle for the harem. Only by truly winning his heart can she stand firm in the harem.

Since she couldn't sleep so early and had nothing else to do, she decided to try to find out what Jun Zechen thought about the concubine being poisoned.

Su Jingyao gently closed her eyes, opened her red lips, and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, why did you and the Queen Mother ask me to investigate the poisoning of the Concubine?"

Jun Zechen pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "I originally wanted to convict An Zhaorong directly, but the Queen Mother was not satisfied with my decision. Since the Queen Mother asked you to investigate, then you should investigate."

At this moment, Jun Zechen's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible thought.

In the harem, the only one who was dissatisfied with Ling Yue was An Zhaorong, and the evidence also vaguely pointed to An Zhaorong.

He originally wanted to let the situation take its course and deal with An Zhaorong, but his mother wanted to stop him.

For Yu Junzechen, the more he investigated the matter, the more disadvantageous it would be for Ling Yue, so he didn't want to continue investigating.

The longer time goes on, the faster the murderer will destroy the evidence, or even try to frame someone else. In the end, it may be those slaves who will be blamed.

But his mother asked Yaoyao to investigate, and he had no choice but to agree.

Su Jingyao frowned slightly, with a hint of doubt in her tone, and said softly: "Your Majesty wants to directly convict An Zhaorong because of the imperial concubine?"

"I have read the evidence you have found. Although An Zhaorong is indeed a suspect, it cannot be directly proved that it was An Zhaorong who did it."

"An Zhaorong also came to see me when she was in the Eastern Palace. She was just a pitiful person who longed for Your Majesty."

"Maybe she was jealous of the imperial concubine at one time, but could An Zhaorong really do something like poisoning the imperial concubine, which would involve the entire family?"

Jun Zechen reached out and gently stroked her hair.

"Yaoyao has never seen the harem fighting before. After entering the East Palace, there are only you and the imperial concubine in my backyard. You two are pure-minded people, so naturally you don't understand the secrets of the harem."

Jun Zechen thought of his father's harem and felt disgusted, his eyes darkening.

"An Zhaorong has ulterior motives. Yaoyao, you'd better avoid interacting with her."

"Well, I will listen to your majesty. However, the Queen Mother trusts me, so I will naturally investigate this matter thoroughly and will definitely find out the murderer who hurt the concubine." Su Jingyao said with a firm face.

"Yaoyao, don't worry too much." Jun Zechen said calmly.

Su Jingyao frowned slightly when she heard this.

Jun Zechen should be very concerned about Ling Yue's poisoning, so why does it feel like his attitude is not right now?

Did he realize that Ling Yue was directing and acting on her own, so he didn't want to investigate further?

If he continued to investigate, Jun Zechen himself was afraid that the result he would find out would be hard for him to accept. He had always thought that his wife was kind and innocent, but she hurt him just to win his favor.

If Jun Zechen had noticed this and didn't want to investigate further and wanted to deal with An Zhaorong as soon as possible, then Ling Yue's poison was not in vain.

Su Jingyao snorted in her heart.

Although Ling Yue's move was vulgar, it was clever.

Because even if Ling Yue used tricks, she would use methods that hurt herself. Even if Jun Zechen knew the truth, it is not certain whether he would feel disgusted or more guilty.

However, based on Su Jingyao's understanding of Jun Zechen, she would probably feel more guilty.

Oh, then don't blame her for splashing dirty water on Ling Yue.

Ling Yue did not harm anyone, but what if she framed someone and made an innocent person bear the consequences of her harm?