But in her heart she hoped that he would continue to ask questions. If he stopped asking, how could she continue to perform this play?
"If you don't tell me the truth, can't I ask and investigate on my own?"
There was a hint of threat in Jun Zechen's tone, and his brows were slightly furrowed.
Su Jingyao looked embarrassed and lowered her head slightly.
Then she opened her red lips and whispered, "I was copying the "Rules for Women" in Kunning Palace. I copied it ten times before coming back." Her voice was as light as a mosquito.
Jun Zechen looked puzzled, his eyebrows raised, and asked, "Why did the Queen Mother ask you to copy the 'Rules for Women' ten times? Did you anger the Queen Mother?"
Su Jingyao lowered her head and cursed in her heart, "You bastard, who on earth has pissed off your mother? Don't you have any idea?"
"Your Highness, this is all my fault. I cannot continue the lineage of succession for Your Highness."
Su Jingyao's voice was soft and melodious, as if a feather was floating gently, and there seemed to be mist in her watery eyes.
Upon hearing this, Jun Zechen narrowed his eyes slightly and instantly understood why his mother summoned Su Jingyao.
The Queen Mother must have known that he had never favored Su Jingyao, so she summoned him to inquire about the situation.
However, Su Jingyao was a weak and peaceful person, which probably made her mother very angry, so she sent Aunt Jinhua to the imperial study.
A complicated expression appeared on Jun Zechen's face. He stared deeply at the beautiful woman in front of him, and a ripple involuntarily arose in his heart.
She endured his misunderstanding and suffered from her mother's blame. Although tears welled up in her eyes, she bit her lower lip stubbornly, refusing to let the tears fall.
She looks weak, but she seems to have an extremely strong strength in her heart.
"I misunderstood you. I already know what my mother meant. Tonight, I will stay in Xiyan Palace."
Jun Zechen's voice came slowly.
He paused halfway through his words, his eyes lowered slightly, and then continued, "But I won't touch you."
Although his voice was a little softer than before, his words still carried a hint of heartbreaking coldness.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Su Jingyao bowed her delicate body slightly and nodded in response, her posture extremely respectful, like an exquisite puppet at the mercy of others.
However, under her lowered head, a barely perceptible sneer appeared on her beautiful face. "Who wants you to touch her? You'd better not beg to touch her in the future!"
After all this trouble today, I’m almost going to miss dinner.
Su Jingyao opened her red lips and asked softly, "Your Highness, have you had dinner yet?"
Jun Zechen frowned slightly, staring at Su Jingyao, and replied softly, "Not yet."
"Then I will have someone prepare a separate meal for Your Highness. I am worried that Your Highness is not used to the food I usually eat."
Her tone was gentle, and her beautiful eyes showed genuine concern, which made people feel pity.
Jun Zechen frowned slightly, feeling a little confused. Although he ate more delicacies from the palace, he could also eat cold and hard military rations. How could he not be used to her diet?
What's more, could it be that the East Palace's meals neglected her?
"It's okay, I can use it with you."
"Then I will have the meal brought up right away."
Jun Zechen nodded.
Today, the Queen Mother asked the Emperor to persuade him in front of him, so naturally he could not go against the Emperor's wishes. From now on, he might have to stay overnight in Xiyan Palace.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
After Su Jingyao went out, she quietly told the servants to bring the meal up.
The palace servants moved swiftly and orderly, carefully presenting each dish to the table.
The first dish is the Eight Treasures Soup, which replenishes qi and blood and exudes an alluring aroma. The next dish is the Jade Face Black Phoenix Soup, which nourishes the skin. The ingredients in the soup are clearly visible and the color is attractive.
Next is fish maw and codonopsis meat, which is tender and fresh, followed by fish maw and sea cucumber soup, with plump sea cucumbers and rich soup.
Then there are the pork ribs with angelica and red dates, Huangshi stewed sea bass, peach gum and milk papaya soup, and kudzu vine flower beans...
Soon, a total of twelve dishes were neatly placed on the table.
Su Jingyao and Jun Zechen sat opposite each other, each in silence.
At first, Jun Zechen waited calmly for the food to be served. He wanted to see what his concubine ate every day, and she dared to say that he was not used to the food.
As the dishes were served one after another, Jun Zechen's brows unconsciously frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
After everything was finished, Jun Zechen finally couldn't contain his inner curiosity, "You eat this every day?"
Su Jingyao smiled slightly and replied softly, "Your Highness, I have been weak since childhood, so I take the Eight Treasures Soup every day to replenish my Qi and blood."
She gently raised her jade finger and pointed at the Jade Face Black Phoenix Soup, smiling sweetly, "The other Jade Face Black Phoenix Soup is an excellent product for beauty and nourishing the skin, it can brighten the skin tone. Although I have a delicate body, my complexion is still good."
After saying that, she turned her head with her beautiful eyes and met Jun Zechen's gaze.
Jun Zechen followed her words and looked at her face carefully.
Because she had just taken a medicinal bath, her face was not made up. At this moment, she was like a lotus flower emerging from the water, with delicate and fair skin without any flaws, eyes as bright as stars, and lips as red as cherries.
As expected, she looks very healthy and bright.
Then, Su Jingyao continued to introduce: "Your Highness, this is kudzu root and flower beans, which is a good thing for tender skin and whitening and fading dark spots."
After she finished speaking, she pouted her cherry lips slightly, gently swayed her slender fingers and stretched them in front of Jun Zechen, her eyes moving with infinite charm, and asked in a delicate voice: "Am I fair?"
Jun Zechen stared at her scallion-like fingers, which were white with a hint of red, and as soft as mutton-fat jade, and his heart couldn't help but move.
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