Refusing to let love take a back seat, the scumbag emperor actually seeks favor every day

After everyone in the room left, Su Manman finally calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief.

But Qiu Ye, who was serving her the refreshing drink at this time, looked puzzled.

"Noble Lady Wei made things so difficult for you in the past, why did you help her?"

According to Qiuye's understanding, this is a good opportunity for them to fight among themselves.

Su Manman understood her thoughts, but did not agree with them.

"If these two really start a fight, Concubine Wei will definitely not have any chance of winning, but if she wants to stay, that will be a different story."

Seeing that Qiu Ye didn't understand, she took a sip of tea, handed the cup back to her, and then continued speaking.

"Even if she continues to stay with Concubine Li, after this incident, she will have some resentment towards her and will not let her be used as a pawn again."

The backrest was uncomfortable, so she changed positions.

"And I helped her this time. Even if she can't be used by me, with this favor, at least I can reduce one person who is hostile to me."

Moreover, she also realized that Wei Yixiu was an ambitious person and would definitely not be willing to always be a supporting role for Li Yuwan.

Li Yuwan was not an easy person to get along with. This girl had been in the palace for less than two months, but she was able to stand beside her, which showed that she was capable.

Although she had used her abilities in the wrong place before, she has now realized it. In addition, her family is highly regarded by Zhao Chengyuan. As long as she uses her abilities in the right way, her status in the future will not be low.

She would be happy to see this happen, as it would cause trouble for Li Yuwan in the future.

Qiu Ye seemed to understand this, but she couldn't help feeling heartbroken when she thought about what happened to her in the palace.

"If the prince and princess knew that you were having such a hard time in the palace, they would be very sad."

Su Manman was so frightened when she heard this that she quickly interrupted her thought.

"Don't! With my father's personality, if he knew this, he would do something at any time to make His Majesty accuse him of interfering with the harem!"

Qiu Ye knew that Su Manman was not exaggerating.

After all, King Tuojiang, who had a daughter in his old age and loved her dearly, almost rebelled when Su Manman was told by the imperial preceptor that she was "born to be a phoenix" and was to be taken to the palace.

Back then, he finally agreed to send people to the imperial city. Even though he knew that his actions would not please the late emperor, he still led a large army to send the people here in person.

It was to let the late emperor know: you and the imperial teacher set up a trap that forced me to send my daughter to the palace as a hostage, but no matter how far away she is, I will protect her.

The late emperor was afraid of this, so Su Manman never suffered any injustice when he was alive.

As for Zhao Chengyuan, although he was also afraid of King Tuojiang, he married her as his queen, not only did he not value her, but he also allowed his concubines to make things difficult for her.

But Qiu Ye felt anxious when he saw this kind of thing, but he could do nothing.

After the two chatted for a while, Su Manman felt tired and said she wanted to take a nap. She sent everyone out of the room, including Qiu Ye.

Just as he lay down, a burst of unusual cricket sounds came from the quiet room.

It came from under the beams.

She frowned and spoke to the empty room.

"An Yuan, if you use the tiles from my roof to sharpen your nails again, I will pull your nails out!"

The sound fell and the strange noise stopped.

Then, a dark shadow jumped down from the roof and landed steadily on the ground.

"The queen is so cruel, I am so scared~"

Su Manman looked like a girl dressed in black, but could not hide her tall and graceful figure. Even though her face was covered and her appearance and expression could not be seen clearly, one could still see a smile from her bright eyes.

"You'd better finish your business before you piss me off to death."

Although the tone was fierce, it was full of helplessness.

An Yuan is one of the secret guards sent by her adoptive brother to protect her, and she is also the one with the strangest personality.

If it wasn't an emergency, she wouldn't show up easily. Once she showed up, she would definitely be killed in various ways.

"The good news is that the person who pushed you into the lake that day has been found. The bad news is that he was beheaded and thrown into the mountains to feed wild dogs."

"..."

In order not to alert the enemy, Su Manman never told anyone that she was pushed into the lake.

The person who pushed her that day ran too fast and she didn't see his appearance clearly, but she didn't give up and asked someone to check from behind.

This result was both unexpected and expected to her.

“…Whose man is it?”

She was not too disappointed, as the one who died was just a minion, but what she wanted was the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Well... I think it's better for you not to know."

An Yuan's tone revealed a cautious worry.

"I am not that receptive, please tell me now!"

"It's from Empress Dowager Su's palace."

"Queen Mother?!"

She thought of everyone except Queen Mother Su.

"Don't be surprised. The one who dealt with that man was the emperor's man."

So, even if she didn't say it, Zhao Chengyuan already knew it. Her falling into the water that day was not an accident, but someone did it on purpose?

Maybe he even knew about this matter related to Empress Dowager Su earlier than her?

"I have to say, the relationship between you three is... quite complicated."

Her mind was in turmoil when she heard the voice of An Yuan faintly in her ears.

Su Manman couldn't refute this.

"I think it's really unsafe for you to stay in this palace. How about you stop being the queen? If you want to leave, the eldest master will definitely be able to help you."

An Yuan is such a person, who mainly persuades people to separate rather than reconcile.

Su Manman has no attachment to the position of queen now, but she doesn't want to implicate anyone because of it.

If she really wanted to leave that day, she would find a way herself.

She didn't want to tell anyone this for the time being.

An Yuan had said everything she needed to say. Fearing that she might say something infuriating if she stayed any longer, Su Manman did not respond to her words. She only said, "There is nothing else. You can leave now."

Seeing that she was unwilling to pay attention to her, An Yuan tactfully shut up. Just as she was about to leave, she saw the snacks on the table and pointed at them.

"What is this? I've never eaten it before~"

As soon as Su Manman saw her behavior, she knew that she was a greedy girl.

"Take whatever you like."

An Yuan's eyes lit up, and she packed up in no time, not forgetting to ask, "No lotus crisps today?"

"...You still picked it?"

Su Manman doesn't like to eat because she thinks it chokes.

The dark kite appeared randomly, and she didn't have time to call for help.

"Oh, I didn't say anything, bye!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black shadow disappeared from his sight in an instant, just like when it came.

Su Manman, whose ears were finally quiet, said words of disgust, but she still remembered what she said in her heart.

She lay in bed, trying to sort out her thoughts, but her sleepy body made her fall asleep unknowingly.

She didn't know how long she had slept. She vaguely felt that the room, which was originally empty, now had many more people.

She heard someone talking, but she couldn't open her eyes.

"Your Majesty! The Queen seems to be waking up!"

A joyful voice was heard, and the moment Su Manman finally opened her eyes, she was caught off guard and looked into a pair of eyes sitting beside the bed.

This scene seemed familiar, and a familiar yet unfamiliar name flashed through Su Manman's mind.

"Jade Secret?"

The moment the name came out, everyone present took a deep breath.

She was shouting the name of the eldest prince who had forced the emperor to abdicate and killed him.