The night fell slowly like ink. Su Jingyao had not slept for long before she was gently awakened by Miaoxia.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes. There was going to be a grand bonfire party in the evening, and as the imperial concubine, she had to accompany Jun Zechen to attend it.
Today's competition was almost exactly as Su Jingyao had expected. The Ye family members successfully won the first place in each team, and Jun Zechen also rewarded the Ye family generously.
After the dinner, Jun Zechen followed Su Jingyao back to her tent.
In the bathtub, Su Jingyao's long hair was neatly tied up. She looked a little relaxed, leaning lazily on Jun Zechen.
Jun Zechen also looked extremely lazy, leaning against the bathtub, one hand stretched out casually, and the other hand wrapped around her slender waist, gently stroking it.
"After Yaoyao and I came back today, I took advantage of the time when you were asleep to find out the reason why Concubine Lin's horse went crazy today."
Jun Zechen's eyes were deep and dark, and his voice was light, as if without a trace of emotion.
"I heard that you punished Concubine Lin today. Was it Concubine Lin who did it?" Su Jingyao raised her head slightly and asked softly.
"No, it was Concubine Ling who did it." Jun Zechen's answer was concise and clear.
Su Jingyao couldn't help but frown, slowly turned her head and looked at Jun Zechen.
"Why did Concubine Ling do this, and then get herself injured to save me?"
"Yesterday, Concubine Lin used similar tactics to frame Concubine Ling. I originally wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter and let it go, but Concubine Ling plotted revenge today."
As Jun Zechen spoke, his facial expression remained unchanged.
Su Jingyao's eyes showed some disapproval of Jun Zechen's actions.
"Your Majesty, since you knew yesterday that Concubine Lin was framing Concubine Ling, why did you ignore it?"
She frowned slightly, her tone was a little hesitant, and there was also a hint of dissatisfaction in her expression.
"If Your Majesty had handled the matter fairly at the time, Concubine Ling would not have done such a thing today."
When Jun Zechen heard her question, he actually felt a little funny in his heart. She was obviously the victim today, but she was still here considering Ling Fei. How silly.
"I have use for Concubine Lin, so Yaoyao doesn't have to worry about her."
When Jun Zechen said this, there was no change in his facial expression, but his words revealed an unusually cold tone.
After hearing this, Su Jingyao's eyes widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she said with a bit of anger: "Your Majesty, when you say this to me, aren't you afraid that I will become arrogant because of your favor?"
"You have always been my beloved."
Jun Zechen's eyes became hot and possessive, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
Su Jingyao lowered her head shyly after hearing his passionate words, her cheeks flushed slightly. Without saying anything more, she turned her head and continued to lean on him.
Jun Zechen's hands had been unconsciously caressing the creamy skin of the woman in his arms, while his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.
He has now begun to send imperial envoys to various cities with the aim of finding the Ye family's private soldiers. If he wants the Ye family to relax their vigilance during this period, then the Ye family's daughters will need more favors.
At that time, the Ye family girl will be promoted to the same position as Concubine Lin, and then Concubine Lin will be made aware of Concubine Ye's plan to secretly let her use contraception, so that the two of them can check and balance each other.
Yaoyao has a pure mind and has never used her intelligence to deal with the women in the harem. She usually focuses most of her attention on managing the harem and taking care of the stars.
He was worried that these vicious women would secretly harm Yaoyao in places he hadn't noticed.
Didn’t my father’s concubine poison my mother in the past in an attempt to replace her?
What's more, Concubine Shu had once poisoned Yaoyao in an attempt to murder his eldest prince.
Now, Concubine Shu is only fit to practice Buddhism in a temple with her hair untied, yet she still dreams of following King Cheng to his fiefdom to enjoy a good life.
When Jun Zechen thought of this, a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes unconsciously.
Su Jingyao leaned in the arms of the man behind her, feeling his steady and powerful heartbeat, her eyes slightly lowered, and she also fell into deep thought.
Now that Jun Zechen told her all this, she was almost certain that Concubine Lin was a target that Jun Zechen had deliberately set up in the harem.
Su Jingyao was naturally satisfied with this.
Concubine Lin was not only set up as a target for the concubines, but for Su Jingyao, the most important purpose was to show it to the empress dowager and the court officials.
Su Jingyao doesn’t care about these concubines at all now. If she wants to become the queen, the support of the queen mother and court officials is the most crucial.
She didn't want to become like Concubine Ling in the original book, who had only a nominal title, was hated by the empress dowager, and was criticized by court officials.
In the end, she had nothing except the position of queen.
So, did Ling Yue win or lose?
Moreover, Ling Yue has never had a son. If Su Jingyao remembered correctly, after Jun Zechen's son ascended the throne, there were two empress dowagers, one was the Mother Empress Dowager, and the other was the Holy Mother Empress Dowager.
She didn't continue watching the subsequent plot because she could almost guess Ling Yue's final outcome.
Jun Zechen did fulfill his promise to Ling Yue and made Ling Yue the queen. However, such an ending made other bystanders sigh.
But……
Concubine Lin and Concubine Ye, why did Jun Zechen choose Concubine Lin as his so-called "new favorite"?
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