I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Jiang Zuo paced back and forth in the imperial study, with a lot on his mind.

While I was thinking about that, I suddenly heard light footsteps outside the door.

Jiang Zuo immediately stopped thinking and turned around to see Chen Qingyun pushing the door open and coming in front of Jiang Zuo a moment later.

At this moment, Chen Qingyun was wearing light makeup, yet still charming. She was dressed in a red and white robe, and looked elegant yet a little majestic.

Just one word, beautiful.

Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment and did not show any courtesy at all.

"Jiang Zuo, why are you standing there in a daze when you see me?"

Chen Qingyun spoke first.

Jiang Zuo lowered his head, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

This suddenly made me feel a little more unfamiliar.

Chen Qingyun looked a little cold. He glanced around and ordered, "All of you leave and close the door."

"Yes." All the guards and palace maids on the side retreated.

The door of the imperial study was also tightly closed.

Chen Qingyun slowly walked to the desk, sat down slowly, and looked at Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo still stood there blankly, without any reaction.

This meeting with Chen Qingyun again was not as exciting as Jiang Zuo had imagined.

After all, given Chen Qingyun's status, Jiang Zuo wouldn't dare to act rashly.

"Jiang Zuo, don't you have anything to say?"

Chen Qingyun spoke again.

Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment before he said, "I only have one question, is Your Majesty still Siyue?"

This question is very important. If Chen Qingyun answers no, then Jiang Zuo can only prove that it was his wishful thinking at the beginning.

Chen Qingyun did not hesitate at all and nodded slightly: "Yes, after not seeing you for so long, you must have a lot to say."

Jiang Zuo certainly had thousands of words in his mind that he wanted to express one by one, but facing Chen Qingyun's identity as an emperor, he was unable to speak.

"I should be careful with my words and actions, so I better not say too much."

Jiang Zuo was a little unfamiliar.

Chen Qingyun raised his head, looked at Jiang Zuo, and said, "It's okay to say it, just like before."

Looking back at the time in Anding County, Jiang Zuo was not so polite and respectful.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Zuo asked, "Your Majesty, did you approach me just to use me?"

His expression remained unchanged and his tone was quite calm.

Considering that the empress had issued edicts time and again to ask Jiang Zuo to take charge of certain matters, Jiang Zuo felt a sense of routine.

Could it be that all this was deliberately arranged by the empress?

Chen Qingyun slowly stood up, walked in front of Jiang Zuo, stared into Jiang Zuo's eyes, and said softly: "Not really."

"Oh?" Jiang Zuo suddenly raised his head and looked directly into the empress's eyes.

So, does the empress really have some feelings for him?

That's not bad.

Jiang Zuo was really worried that his feelings were being toyed with.

After all, the woman in front of him is the empress of the current dynasty, and Jiang Zuo can't beat her.

At this time, Chen Qingyun said again: "I approached you earlier because I really wanted you to serve the court, not because I wanted to deceive you."

Jiang Zuo can no longer tell the difference in his mind now.

After all, with such a beauty in front of him and because of the empress Chen Qingyun, it was difficult for Jiang Zuo to maintain his previous rationality.

"I see."

Jiang Zuo said calmly, not knowing how to respond.

Chen Qingyun silently watched Jiang Zuo's cold expression and couldn't help asking, "I have been deceiving you before. Are you angry?"

Jiang Zuo thought about it and shook his head: "No, I feel more excited."

Chen Qingyun: “…”

It’s still the familiar Jiangzuo.

"You shameless guy." Chen Qingyun's red lips curled up slightly.

For a moment, there was a more intimate atmosphere in the imperial study.

The previous sense of strangeness has disappeared, and it seems that because of these two jokes, I am slowly becoming more familiar with it.

"Did the emperor also trick me into giving you the name Siyue?"

Jiang Zuo asked again.

"No, this is indeed my nickname."

Chen Qingyun said truthfully.

"Then I wonder what your Majesty's real name is?"

Jiang Zuo asked curiously. Although he was an official of Yan State, he had never heard of the information about the empress in the court. He had only heard that the empress was ruthless and in order to seize power...

Thinking of this, Jiang Zuo was suddenly shocked.

The woman I love has such a terrible personality?

"It seems even more exciting..." Jiang Zuo inexplicably had this thought in his mind.

"Why are you asking my name?"

Chen Qingyun did not answer Jiang Zuo's question.

Jiang Zuo said: "Given the relationship between your majesty and me, can't you tell me?"

"What does I have to do with you?"

Chen Qingyun turned his head.

Jiang Zuo said: "Siyue, didn't you and I make an engagement before?"

As he spoke, he looked directly into Chen Qingyun's evasive eyes.

"Don't call me Siyue, call me Your Majesty."

Chen Qingyun pretended to be serious.

Jiang Zuo nodded seriously and said, "Okay, Siyue."

Chen Qingyun's red lips curled up slightly: "Long time no see, you are still like this."

Jiang Zuo came close to Chen Qingyun and asked, "What does it look like?"

"Disrespectful, scoundrel."

Chen Qingyun said lightly.

Jiang Zuo said: "I am the most polite to the emperor, how could I be a scoundrel."

"Really? If I remember correctly, Jiang Zuo, you seem to have a lot of opinions about me, right?"

Chen Qingyun said suddenly.

When this was mentioned, Jiang Zuo suddenly remembered.

It turns out that Chen Qingyun has always been thinking about these things in his heart.

Jiang Zuo quickly explained: "All the bad things I said before were based on my ignorance of Your Majesty. I didn't mean any harm at all. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Recalling the time in Anding County, Jiang Zuo often spoke ill of the empress in front of Chen Qingyun.

He even called the empress a bitch in front of Chen Qingyun. Now he was in trouble.

Jiang Zuo could never have imagined that the woman he loved was the current emperor.

The more arrogant you were at the beginning, the more embarrassed you are now.

Chen Qingyun smiled gently: "Don't panic, I don't intend to blame you."

Now that Jiang Zuo has made such great contributions and has such a close relationship with Chen Qingyun, how could he be blamed?

And Jiang Zuo's nervousness and uneasiness were also fake...

Looking at Chen Qingyun's beautiful face, Jiang Zuo asked in a low voice: "Siyue, is the marriage you and I talked about before true or false? And I still remember you said that if I successfully defeat the State of Chen and establish my own kingdom, you can follow me..."

How could Jiang Zuo forget what Chen Qingyun said?

At this time, it was Chen Qingyun's turn to pretend to have forgotten and said, "Did I say that?"

"Are you going to cheat, Siyue?"

Jiang Zuo's expression changed slightly.

Although I had imagined this result, it was still difficult to accept at the moment.

He would rather Siyue was a girl from an ordinary family than have her be a female emperor.

But despite this, Jiang Zuo will not give up on marrying Chen Qingyun.

There's no way, she's just too charming.

Chen Qingyun said: "I did say that I want to marry you, but not now."

Faced with this problem, the empress was also nervous.

"It's not now. I have also destroyed the Chen Kingdom. There are no more tasks for me to do, right?"

There was some dissatisfaction in Jiang Zuo's words.