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

"If I really believe what is said above, you will not have the opportunity to see this memorial until the matter is settled."

Zhao Chengyuan said this and casually threw the letter in his hand aside.

After hearing this, Su Manman's eyes, which had just dimmed, immediately brightened up.

I thought to myself that this person still has some conscience.

But she couldn't show too much joy on her face, lest she be suddenly poured cold water on.

After a flash of joy in his eyes, he immediately said "Oh" as if nothing had happened.

This overly cold response was in stark contrast to the tense reaction just now.

"Although I have no doubts about the character of King Tuojiang, the fact that he was impeached for this reason is definitely not fabricated out of thin air."

Su Manman really couldn't understand his ambiguous words.

She said she believed in her father, but in her words she supported the people who wanted to bring him down.

Sure enough, the emperor's heart is as unfathomable as a needle in the sea.

"I don't understand what's going on in the court, so I don't dare to comment on it, but I do understand that if I have any doubts, I can investigate them thoroughly and relieve my worries."

Her words were neither in favor of her family nor in agreement with Zhao Chengyuan.

The two of them usually just have minor quarrels and it doesn't matter what they say.

But this topic involved national affairs and the survival of the family, so she did not dare to be careless at all.

She knew that Zhao Chengyuan had made up his mind, and if she said too much, it would only backfire.

"The Queen has a point."

Su Manman was brought up by Empress Dowager Su since she was a child. Before she became the queen, all the princes and princesses in the palace had to obey her, which made her say whatever she wanted and not good at reading people's expressions.

Now, Zhao Chengyuan could clearly see that she had begun to consider the impact of her words.

After saying that, seeing his half-smile, Su Manman reacted.

The scumbag emperor is testing her with this matter!

She had just been frightened, but when she came to her senses, she wanted to overturn the table for a moment.

But in the end, she suppressed the impulse and gave him a forced smile.

"I suddenly felt that I should pay my respects to my mother rather than reading the storybook."

During the days of recuperation, Empress Dowager Su often sent people to inquire about her condition.

Because she was injured and couldn't go out, she never went to the Cining Palace.

Of course, going to pay respects to Queen Mother Su was just an excuse for her not wanting to stay any longer.

Other reasons would be easily rejected by Zhao Chengyuan, but he would not give any face if Empress Dowager Su was used as an excuse.

Her thoughts were all written on her face, and the man knew at a glance that this was her excuse to get away.

He didn't expose her, he was just a little sad.

"Seeing that my mother is more important than me."

Su Manman rolled her eyes at him in her heart.

I said "Of course" in my heart, but responded politely and courteously.

"You are so busy with your affairs, and I feel guilty for reading a book beside you."

She was so polite, it would be really impolite for Zhao Chengyuan to be worried.

In the end, although I was not very willing, I still agreed.

"Then I won't bother you anymore!"

As soon as he responded, Su Manman immediately stood up and was about to leave, fearing that if she was a step late, he would regret it.

Zhao Chengyuan did not stop her. Before she left, he said calmly, "There is a book in the far corner of the fourth shelf on the left. You can take it away."

Su Manman, who just wanted to leave as soon as possible, said "Oh" and without asking what the book was, turned around and took out the book he mentioned from the bookshelf.

I was too lazy to look through it and just turned and walked away.

When they walked out of the imperial study, she casually threw it to Qiu Ye, and heard her suddenly exclaim, "Huh? His Majesty actually asked you to take the storybook out of the study?"

Su Manman, who was about to leave, stopped when she heard this.

Looking back, I saw the open book in Qiuye's hand, which turned out to be a colorfully painted notebook.

Moreover, it was not found in her palace before.

She had never seen this book before, so he must have found it from somewhere else.

Although it was something that appealed to her, she was still furious when she thought about how he had just used his family to deliberately test her.

Does this count as giving her a slap and then giving her a candy?

She couldn't openly get upset with him about this kind of thing, so she just glanced at the book and then looked away.

"It's just a storybook. It's not like I haven't seen it before. I'm leaving now."

She said this in a loud voice, ostensibly for Qiu Ye to hear, but in reality she was telling Zhao Chengyuan in the room that she was not so easy to get rid of.

After that, the group returned to Cining Palace.

After all, the words have been spoken, and we still have to go to Empress Dowager Su's palace to go through the motions.

"Someone come! There's a ghost!"

Just when the group was halfway there, a panicked woman suddenly jumped out from the corner and almost bumped into Su Manman.

Fortunately, Qiu Ye was quick-witted and helped her block it.

After everyone calmed down, they could see clearly that the person who had tripped and fallen to the ground was Xi Noble Concubine, Xi Shuqing, who lived in Fuhe Palace.

The panicked Concubine Xi saw the group of people as if they had seen a life-saving straw and didn't care about her appearance anymore.

Before she could get up from the ground, she grabbed Su Manman's clothes and cried in a frightened voice, "Queen, please save me! There is a ghost in the palace! It's so scary!"

As she spoke, she turned her head back in horror, as if she was really afraid that something would run up to her.

But when everyone followed her gaze, there was no one behind her.

"You get up and talk first."

She was so emotional that even after she was helped up, she kept saying there was a ghost and couldn't communicate well.

It was broad daylight and Su Manman didn't believe in ghosts.

But seeing her like this, he couldn't just leave her there, so he finally decided to take her back to Fengwu Palace to let her calm down before asking her.

Xi Shuqing looked really frightened.

When he arrived at Fengwu Palace, he finally calmed down after being comforted by everyone.

She told everyone tremblingly that she didn't see any palace servants when she woke up from her nap, and when she opened the door, she saw a human head hanging upside down at the door.

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.

Seeing a human head hanging upside down at the door in broad daylight is quite scary.

Although she didn't know what was going on, Su Manman was puzzled.

"Shouldn't you ask someone to check out what's going on at this time? Why are you shouting about ghosts coming out?"

Even if there are ghosts in this world, Su Manman subconsciously felt that they would come out at night.

It's broad daylight, and this guy is so brave.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Concubine Xi, who was holding the teacup in both hands, began to tremble even more violently.

"That person...I saw his face...yes...yes..."

She seemed very afraid to mention that name, and after thinking for a long time, she didn't say it out loud.

Su Manman listened to everyone's worries, and she finally uttered a name with difficulty.

"Yes... Ruo Wu."

When they heard this name, everyone present looked grim.

Why is it this palace maid again?

Concubine Xi originally lived with Concubine Liu in Fuhe Palace. She naturally recognized the palace maids around Concubine Liu and was unlikely to make a mistake.

but……

Although Su Manman had some doubts in her heart, she did not show it too much and just confirmed with her again.

"you sure?"

"No doubt about it, the lotus-shaped birthmark on her forehead is the easiest to recognize!"