Wearing a book, hooking him up

Su Jingyao looked at the letter her brother wrote to her, her eyes lingering on the familiar handwriting for a long time, and she fell into deep thought.

My brother wants to meet Princess Qingping.

The reason for such a request is that Jun Zechen has already imprisoned Princess Qingping in the Princess's Mansion and has issued an order that she may be allowed to commit suicide on a chosen day.

After Princess Qingping left the palace, Jun Zechen had been sending people to secretly monitor her.

No matter if she had pretended to like Su Jingxuan before, or was later found to have brought poison into the palace.

Jun Zechen's impression of her plummeted.

In addition, Jun Zechen himself is a person with a strong desire for control. As long as he is determined to investigate something, he will be able to get to the bottom of it.

The secret guards under his command are all well-trained and capable, much stronger than the palace maids and eunuchs arranged by Su Jingyao in the harem.

The palace maids and eunuchs were either narrow-minded or shallow in knowledge, and were easily influenced and led astray by the words of others. It was also extremely difficult for them to remain loyal.

Even though Su Jingyao has been in control of the harem for so many years, she is well aware of the difficulties involved.

Once someone offers a large amount of money as a bribe, even if some people know that it is blood-thirsty money, they will inevitably be tempted.

Since Princess Qingping was being stared at by Jun Zechen, no matter what tricks she tried, she would have no chance of escaping.

When she first left the palace, she knew how to conserve her energy and stayed obediently in the County Lord's Mansion, trying to lower Jun Zechen's vigilance.

However, just three months later, the fox's tail was revealed.

According to Jun Zechen's revelation, Qi Wanyin secretly contacted Canglang's people and tried to reveal Jun Zechen's whereabouts.

Because the autumn hunting would be in a while, Jun Zechen would leave the palace at that time, and Qi Wanyin actually conspired with Canglang's people to assassinate Jun Zechen.

When Su Jingyao learned about this, she found it unbelievable.

Qi Wanyin's ending was already determined. Although Su Jingyao had many doubts about Qi Wanyin's various behaviors after her return, she could not even understand why she did these things.

But now, she doesn't want to spend too much time on Qi Wanyin.

But today I received a letter from my brother, asking to see Qi Wanyin.

Could it be that my brother is really fascinated by Qi Wanyin?

Su Jingyao and her brother have always had a good relationship. Her brother has noble character, gentle temperament, and his talent is outstanding in this era.

Even though Qi Wanyin had already broken off her engagement with her brother, her brother actually wanted to see Qi Wanyin again.

In order to prevent Qi Wanyin from saying anything to her brother, Su Jingyao decided to meet with Qi Wanyin in person.

She put away the letter in her hand, and then ordered: "Miaoyun, prepare the carriage. I will go to the county lady's mansion today."

There were soldiers guarding the County Lady's Mansion closely, but Jun Zechen did not take back the token he had given her last time.

When Su Jingyao arrived at the County Lady's Mansion, she calmly took out the token, and the officers and soldiers immediately respectfully made way for her, and she entered easily.

Su Jingyao stepped into the County Lady's Mansion and looked around the mansion.

Pavilions and towers are scattered around, water flows gently under the bridges, and the rockery is covered with lush vegetation.

This county lady's mansion is exquisite and luxurious, and every detail is designed with great care. Her cousin Jun Zechen is really good to her.

So what is Qi Wanyin dissatisfied with?

When the servants of the County Lady's Mansion saw Su Jingyao, they were confused and had no idea who she was.

Seeing this, Miaoyun raised her voice and said sternly, "The Queen has arrived, why don't you let Princess Qingping come out to greet her?"

When the servants heard that it was the Queen, they were immediately terrified and immediately knelt down to salute, not daring to raise their heads.

The housekeeper of the county lady's mansion heard the noise, rushed over and immediately ordered someone to call County Lady Qingping.

The housekeeper was full of doubts and had no idea why the queen would come to the county lady's mansion.

Hasn't the county princess been disliked by His Majesty and is about to be sentenced to death?

Now the County Lady's Mansion is run by him, the steward. In order to get more money before the County Lady is sentenced to death, he secretly transferred away almost all the valuables in the County Lady's Mansion.

Could it be that the Queen came here today to support the County Princess?

Thinking of this, the butler couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.

The housekeeper pretended to be calm, smiled apologetically beside Su Jingyao, and bent over to lead her to the lobby to sit down.

He also ordered the servants to bring up the best tea in the county lord's mansion, "Empress, please have some tea." His voice was full of flattery and fawning.

Su Jingyao didn't react at all, her face still gloomy.

Miaoyun saw this and said, "Put down the tea, Your Majesty doesn't want to drink it now."

"Yes Yes Yes."

The butler bent over and carefully placed the tea on the table, beads of sweat on his forehead sliding down his cheeks.

Soon, Qi Wanyin came over.

When Qi Wanyin saw the queen coming, she couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly with her pupils dilated, obviously a little surprised.

"My lord, please see the Queen."

"Get up."

Su Jingyao said lightly in a cold voice, and then waved her hand nonchalantly.

Miaoyun immediately understood and took all the servants in the hall out.

Suddenly, they were the only two people left in the lobby, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and depressing.

"Please sit down, County Lord."

Qi Wanyin walked to the side and sat down. "Why did the Queen come here today?"

"I have some doubts in my mind, and I hope the county lady can explain them to me."

Su Jingyao stared at Qi Wanyin with a serious expression.

Qi Wanyin covered her mouth and chuckled, but her laughter was filled with endless sadness.

"Your Majesty, you want to ask why I had an engagement with Minister Su in the first place, but then cancelled it?"

Her eyes became a little blurry.

"I just want to know what your purpose is."

Su Jingyao's eyes became more and more sharp. In her opinion, no matter what you do, there is a purpose, but Qi Wanyin is walking a dead end for herself.

Qi Wanyin herself was confused. She slowly raised her head and looked at the tall pillars of the County Lord's Mansion with empty eyes.

"Purpose? There is no purpose, I just feel unwilling."

"I colluded with Canglang and intended to assassinate Your Majesty. I am already a dying man, so it's okay to talk to you about it."

Qi Wanyin's voice became low, as if she was telling a story that had nothing to do with her.

"Do you know what kind of life I lived in Canglang? Do you know how many insults I suffered in Canglang?"

"My mother is a noble princess of Canglang, but she got pregnant with a man from the Jun Kingdom before her marriage. In the eyes of all the nobles of Canglang, she is worse than a prostitute. Tell me, what kind of life do I lead in Canglang?"

Qi Wanyin could now calmly talk about all her sufferings, but her eyes still revealed hatred for the world.

"When I learned that His Majesty was attacking Canglang, I was very happy. I even lent His Majesty a helping hand, making it easier for him to defeat Canglang. I thought I could finally escape from the sea of ​​suffering. His Majesty finally came to save me."

A trace of longing appeared on her face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Later, when we were returning, I didn't see His Majesty. Some soldiers were joking that His Majesty and the Queen were in love, and His Majesty was worried about the Queen, so he returned early."

Qi Wanyin's voice began to choke and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I was still sighing at the time, your majesty and the queen were so affectionate when they were young, and after so many years, their love is still as deep as ever."

She couldn't hold back her tears anymore and they fell.

"But when I returned to the Imperial City, I found out that His Majesty had long since abandoned his first wife and had fallen completely in love with another person!"

Qi Wanyin's voice trembled violently, and her body kept shaking with excitement. Her hands were clenched into fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

"So you pretended to like my brother in order to take revenge on me?"

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly, with a look of scrutiny and a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Although Qi Wanyin's experience made her feel emotional, there were too many people living miserably in this feudal world for various reasons.

At least Su Jingyao believed that Qi Wanyin's suffering was not caused by her.

If Su Jingyao wanted to retaliate against her because of these things, she would naturally not show mercy to Qi Wanyin.

When mentioning Su Jingxuan, Qi Wanyin's eyes were filled with tears, and her eyes became extremely gentle.

"On the way back, I had a great conversation with Minister Su, and I could sense that he seemed to like me a little."

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was immersed in those beautiful memories.

"But...I don't deserve it!"

Qi Wanyin's tears welled up in her eyes, she covered her face with her hands and cried heartbreakingly.

She is too dirty, how can she be worthy of the handsome and elegant young man from the capital.

This time when she came back, she just wanted to live a simple life.

Qi Wanyin put down her hands, her eyes full of despair and inferiority.

"Someone like me doesn't deserve his love at all."

"So I never gave Minister Su a clear answer. After returning to the imperial city, I learned that the current queen was not Miss Ling, but Minister Su's sister."

"I don't hate you, and I have never thought of taking revenge on you. I hate Your Majesty!"

Qi Wanyin raised her head abruptly, and her voice became sharp.

"When he married Miss Ling, I asked him tactfully that I was willing to be his concubine as long as I could marry him, but he rejected me and vowed that he would only love Miss Ling in his life."

Qi Wanyin clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost digging into her palms.

"How could he be so cruel, how could he do this to me!"

"I was disheartened. Junguo no longer had a father, and the Qi family never acknowledged me. There was no place for me in Junguo. In order to fulfill the wishes of His Majesty and Miss Ling, I went to Canglang alone to seek refuge with my mother."

Qi Wanyin's eyes were empty, as if her soul had been taken away.

"Since Your Majesty later married so many women, what did my leaving mean?"

"If he had never rejected me, everything I've experienced wouldn't have happened. I hate him. How could he feel at ease falling in love with another person?"

Qi Wanyin became more and more collapsed as she spoke, her voice filled with tears, and she looked like a fallen leaf drifting in the wind, fragile and helpless.

She has already accepted that His Majesty and Miss Ling are together, she has accepted the miserable half of her life in Canglang, and she also accepts that she will never marry after returning to the kingdom.

But why, why did she have to know that His Majesty had fallen in love with someone else? Since he could marry someone else, why couldn't she do that? Is she so unworthy of love?

Her birth was a mistake, and no one had ever liked her in her life.

Minister Su... probably also likes Qi Wanyin, the well-educated, well-mannered and artistic lady from a noble family.

He never knew what the real Qi Wanyin looked like.

Su Jingyao sighed softly.

Jun Zechen was indeed arrogant when he was seventeen years old, and it was true that he would harshly reject women he didn't like.

Even when she married into the Eastern Palace, didn't she also listen to many ruthless words from Jun Zechen?

However, Su Jingyao was determined in her goal. No matter what means she used, she firmly believed that Jun Zechen would be tamed by her. Moreover, Su Jingyao's desire to pursue Jun Zechen was only to achieve her goal of becoming the queen.

Su Jingyao wanted every future generation of kings in the country to have her blood in their bodies and to send her son to the throne.

Moreover, Jun Zechen had never caused her any substantial harm from beginning to end. He had even fulfilled Su Jingyao's requests.

So Su Jingyao can accept Jun Zechen now.

Think about it the other way around, did Jun Zechen do anything wrong in the first place?

He just rejected a woman he didn't like, and he didn't know what Qi Wanyin would encounter in Canglang.

Even though Jun Zechen knew that Qi Wanyin would not live better in Canglang than in Junguo, returning to Canglang was Qi Wanyin's own decision. Could it be that Jun Zechen rejected her and then tried to keep her in Junguo?

If Jun Zechen didn't care about Qi Wanyin, given his cold personality, it would be impossible for him to keep her, or even that he didn't care at all.