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

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Zhao Chengyuan dismissed his attendants.

Su Manman sat down on the chair next to her with familiarity and looked around the study room casually.

She hadn't been here for a long time, and everything was no different from before.

She was just about to ask Zhao Chengyuan what he wanted her to see when she heard a "pop" and her wide sleeve accidentally knocked a memorial off the table.

She subconsciously bent down to pick it up, and when she accidentally saw the contents on the scattered letter, the blood in her body froze, and her hand, which was about to fall, froze in mid-air.

It was a memorial impeaching her father, King Tuojiang, for treason!

The word "read" written in vermilion on it indicates that Zhao Chengyuan has read it.

The moment before she blurted out that her father was definitely not that kind of person, the words "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics" flashed through her mind.

She suppressed her inner uneasiness, calmed herself, picked up the letter and put it away.

Turning around, he found Zhao Chengyuan looking at him.

He had noticed that she had seen what was on it.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Su Manman's heart sank.

"You...wanted me to see this important thing, right?"

There are so many folding books, but this one is the one on top.

It was hard for her not to suspect that it was intentional.

"What does the queen think?"

Zhao Chengyuan neither denied nor admitted it. He went to his seat and picked up the letter that had just fallen to the ground.

Su Manman stared at him, trying to find the answer from his expressionless face.

She quickly lowered her eyes in disappointment.

When making decisions on such important matters, he never showed his emotions on his face.

"I do not know."

She lived deep in the harem and knew little about court affairs.

Zhao Chengyuan had always used the phrase "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs" to pressure her and not allow her to ask.

Even though he seemed to be nicer to her now, he never talked to her about court affairs.

She had long developed the habit of not asking questions, so she never imagined that something she accidentally saw about the court would be related to her family.

She didn't know how Zhao Chengyuan would decide, and she didn't know what she could do given her current situation.

After speaking, it is silence.

Her sudden deflation and silence made Zhao Chengyuan feel a little uncomfortable.

"It was too early to praise you for being smart just now."

He was waiting for her to refute him with righteous words, but she was as quiet as a chicken.

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

As he said this, he 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 Gangquan's tense reaction.

"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 have already read what Your Majesty wanted me to read, so I won't disturb you from your work."

She said this very politely, then stood up and was about to leave, fearing that if she was a step late, she would be so angry that she would die on the spot.

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."

Zhao Chengyuan knew that Su Manman had never liked reading since she was a child.

His words only made her, who was already upset, even more upset.

Not understanding what he was trying to do, she just wanted to leave as soon as possible, so she turned to the bookshelf and took out the book he was talking about.

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? In your majesty's study, there is actually a book that you like to read, Madam?"

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.

She doesn't like serious books, except for storybooks.

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 saying this, the group returned to Fengwu Palace.

"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 was tripped to the ground was Concubine Xi 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.