But Ling Yue had just taken off Jun Zechen's outer robe when An Shun walked in.
"Your Highness, the palace maid from Shuining Palace requests to see you."
Anshun lowered his head and spoke in a voice that was neither loud nor soft.
Jun Zechen's eyebrows twitched, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. What did Su Jingyao want to do?
"Let her in."
Jun Zechen's voice was calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Ling Yue, who was standing by, clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her nails almost digging into her palms. Her breathing became rapid, but she kept reminding herself in her heart: Don't make a fuss, don't panic. If Su Jingyao blatantly competes for Jun Zechen's favor, it will only annoy Jun Zechen.
At this time, a second-class palace maid from Shuening Palace walked in carefully with her head lowered.
"Your Highness, I have been ordered by the Concubine to come and deliver a message. The Concubine wants you to go to the Shuining Palace. The Concubine has been afraid of thunder since she was a child, and she is so anxious that she can't sleep."
The palace maid's voice was slightly trembling, and she didn't dare to raise her head.
"How dare you! If Your Highness goes to Shui Ning Palace during a thunderstorm and catches a cold, can I bear the consequences?"
Ling Yue's eyes were wide open, her eyebrows were raised, and her face was full of anger. She took a step forward, pointed at the palace maid and shouted at her.
"Since the concubine is afraid of thunder, let a few more palace maids accompany her."
Jun Zechen didn't expect that this woman would be so bold as to openly come to Qiluan Palace to snatch people, but Jun Zechen didn't want to stay in Qiluan Palace in the first place, so now that he had an excuse, he wanted to agree.
"It's okay. The concubine is delicate and frail. Since she's afraid of thunder, I'll go check on her."
Jun Zechen reached out and took the outer robe as he spoke, his movements quick and decisive.
Ling Yue looked at Jun Zechen in astonishment.
"Your Highness..."
He didn't give her any face at all!
She was his Crown Princess, but a concubine openly came and snatched her husband away.
"I know you are generous. The concubine has just entered the mansion and doesn't know the rules very well. Please don't take it too seriously."
"Go to bed early. You don't have to wait for me tonight."
Jun Zechen comforted her, then turned around and walked out with big strides.
Anshun followed behind His Highness, not daring to breathe, with his head lowered, but his heart was in turmoil.
I just feel that the innocence of the East Palace is about to change.
The concubine actually dared to openly snatch someone in Qiluan Palace. She is so bold!
But what was even more unexpected was that His Highness actually abandoned the Crown Princess and went to Shuening Palace.
Fortunately, he did not stop the people from Shui Ning Palace from entering Qi Luan Palace, otherwise...
Thinking of this, I secretly thanked God that I did not make the wrong decision.
When Jun Zechen arrived at the Shuining Palace, covered in steam, he took big strides and walked straight to the bedroom.
He passed through layers of gorgeous curtains, which swayed gently as he passed by. When he reached the bed, the bed curtains had completely fallen down. Jun Zechen raised his hand and lifted the bed curtains, and only then did he see the scene on the bed.
Su Jingyao hugged her knees, curled up in the corner of the bed, buried her head deeply in her arms, her petite body trembling slightly.
Suddenly, a deafening thunder was heard again.
Su Jingyao's whole body trembled violently.
"Very scared?"
Jun Zechen's low voice broke the tranquility of the bedroom and was particularly clear in this quiet space.
Su Jingyao looked up and saw him. She was stunned at first, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she moved from the corner of the bed to the edge of the bed.
She hugged the man's waist tightly and said in a tearful voice: "Your Highness, I thought you would not come."
Jun Zechen looked at her pitiful and extremely frightened appearance. He originally thought that she was just pretending to be afraid of thunder tonight, but looking at her like this now, he felt that she seemed to be really scared.
Su Jingyao held him for a long time before slowly letting go. She sat on the bed with her legs crossed, looking a little nervous.
"Your Highness, did I do something wrong today?"
Jun Zechen also sat beside the bed, his face still serious, not showing any sympathy for her pitiful appearance.
His eyes were calm, but his tone was filled with unquestionable authority, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.
"Do you always know it's wrong, but still do it? Do you think I won't punish you?"
"I didn't think so. Your Highness misunderstood."
"I'm afraid of thunder and I'm very nervous. Your Highness, can you touch me? I really didn't mean it."
Su Jingyao reached out and grabbed Jun Zechen's hand, and placed it on her heart without saying anything, looking straight at him with a hint of stubbornness and pleading.
The old man must have seen many dignified and pitiful women in his previous life, but he has never been close to the women in his harem, and there are absolutely no spoiled women in his harem.
Su Jingyao was about to indulge this man to the point that he would gradually lower his bottom line.
The only person she was worried about if she took this route was the Queen. The Queen didn't like this kind of favored concubine behavior, but Su Jingyao's most important target now was Jun Zechen, so she could only find a way to deal with Jun Zechen first.
"There won't be a next time." Jun Zechen said coldly.
Su Jingyao curled her lips in grievance, "I know."
impossible.
"I know Your Highness is used to sleeping in Yude Hall. Tonight, Your Highness, could you stay with me until I fall asleep?"
Su Jingyao pleaded again, her eyes full of expectation.
Jun Zechen did not agree immediately.
I just felt like I was involuntarily agreeing to every one of her requests.
But since he has come tonight, is he going to just leave like that?
His heart was in extreme conflict, as if two little people were fighting fiercely.
Hei Xiaochen, who had been urging him to return to Yude Hall, put his hands on his hips and said loudly, "You are the emperor. Since you decided in your previous life not to stay overnight in the concubines' quarters and to treat everyone equally, you shouldn't be special to any one woman."
Bai Xiaochen, who was trying to persuade him to stay in Shui Ning Palace, refused to give in and argued, "Emperors also have their likes and dislikes. With so many women, there must be a few you like more. Su Jingyao is beautiful, playful, and talented—aren't those all things you like? If you want to stay, then stay."
Hei Xiaochen waved his arms and shouted anxiously, "If the emperor favors a woman, she will only become more demanding, become spoiled, and cause all kinds of trouble. Wouldn't that make things even more frustrating?"
Bai Xiaochen continued, "In your previous life, when you were treating everyone equally, there were plenty of incidents in your harem! This woman is quite to your liking, so why would you want to go to another woman?"
Hei Xiaochen angrily retorted, "A woman who becomes arrogant will overtake you. If you don't punish her and she becomes overbearing and domineering, how will that end?"
Jun Zechen listened to the two villains arguing in his ears in annoyance, and his head was about to explode.
Su Jingyao felt puzzled when she saw that he didn't respond for a long time. Was her request unreasonable?
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly, a dazzling flash of lightning came through the window and instantly illuminated the entire room.
She trembled with fear and quickly shrank into Jun Zechen's arms, her face full of fear and uneasiness. She said in dissatisfaction, "Your Highness!"
Jun Zechen almost couldn't help but stretch out his arms and put them around her, holding her in his arms and comforting her softly, blurting out a "hmm".
By the time he realized what was happening, he was secretly shocked. Did this woman have too much influence on him?
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