Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Shen Zhinian smiled shyly and said angrily: "I just finished embroidering it. I was planning to give your Majesty a surprise tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to find out..."

The emperor happily placed the belt and purse on the table, held Shen Zhinian's cheeks with both hands, and looked at her with burning eyes: "My beloved concubine has surprised me even more!"

"There are not many people in the Great Zhou who can do double-sided embroidery. Where did my beloved concubine learn it?"

In the previous life, every time Shen Zhinian took Lu Jianglin one step forward, he would calculate the many steps ahead. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to be made a marquis or a prime minister?

She speculated that if Lu Jianglin wanted to be promoted in a few years, he would need the support of an elder in the court. The elder was upright, but he was henpecked and obeyed his wife's words.

His wife's favorite is double-sided embroidery.

However, the few embroiderers in Suzhou who were good at double-sided embroidery were scheduled for five or six years later, so it was too late to entrust them with the task.

Therefore, Shen Zhinian spent a lot of money to invite one of the embroiderers to her home. She did not want to delay her work, and her only request was that she be allowed to watch and learn from the side, and the embroiderer agreed.

Perhaps Shen Zhinian was really talented in needlework and was willing to work hard. After learning from the embroiderer for a few years, her skills improved by leaps and bounds, and the patterns she embroidered were lifelike!

This time, Shen Zhinian made the right bet again! With her superb double-sided embroidery skills, she successfully became a close friend of the man's wife, and Lu Jianglin also rose to prominence!

After coming to her senses, Shen Zhinian naturally had no way of telling the emperor the truth. She lowered her eyes, revealing just the right amount of sadness.

"My aunt was not favored at home and passed away early. Although the Shen family has never treated me harshly, a child without a mother will have a harder time than others... I have understood since I was a child that if I want to live a better life in the future, I must learn more skills to rely on myself."

"My aunt is from Suzhou. Although her embroidery skills are not as good as those of the world-famous embroiderers, she also knows a little about double-sided embroidery. I learned from my aunt when I was a child, and I have never stopped practicing over the years. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to show off in front of Your Majesty..."

Although Shen Zhinian was recorded as a legitimate child, what could be hidden from the emperor? It would be better to simply admit it, which would also arouse the emperor's sympathy.

The concubines in the harem had their origins thoroughly investigated since the day they entered the palace. Nangong Xuanyu had long known that Shen Zhinian was actually a concubine's daughter.

But he didn't know that her life experience was more pitiful than he imagined.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly remembered himself.

His biological mother was just an ordinary palace maid. In an accident, she was favored by his drunken father and he was born. Even so, his biological mother was still not favored and died after giving birth to him.

Although he was later adopted by Empress Dowager Liu, she only used him as a tool to seize power and never had any sincerity towards him.

Nangong Xuanyu could empathize with the child because of similar experiences. Children without mothers did have a hard time when they were young...

Thinking of this young girl in front of her, she has to worry about her future life at such a young age. While the daughter of the Shen family was enjoying the love of everyone, she did not dare to relax at all and practiced various survival skills in her own courtyard.

The emperor's usually cold heart suddenly felt pain, and for the first time, he felt such pity for a woman.

He reached out and took Shen Zhinian into his arms, lowered his head and rested his chin on her head, and said softly: "I am your husband, and I will be your support in the future!"

"As long as I am here, I will keep you from being frightened, disturbed, displaced, or helpless."

Shen Zhinian was very clear-headed from the beginning. She entered the palace only for wealth and glory, not for a trace of true love. Including what she said today, it was also carefully planned, calculating Nangong Xuanyu's heart.

But the unattainable emperor made a solemn promise to her with such a gentle attitude. Which woman could really remain indifferent?

Shen Zhinian wrapped her arms around Nangong Xuanyu's waist and buried her face in his chest, sniffing the pleasant scent of ambergris on his body and hummed muffledly.

She believed that the emperor's promise at this moment was serious, and she also believed that the emperor was somewhat sincere towards her.

But sincerity changes rapidly.

The emperor, who is high above everyone else, doesn't need to do anything, and there will be countless beauties who love him to death. However, Shen Zhinian has to give up everything and be cautious in every step to win his favor.

From the very beginning, they were not equal and could not be equal.

Compared with the emperor, she has no capital and cannot afford to lose.

Therefore, Shen Zhinian would never risk eternal damnation to gamble on the love of an emperor.

She will always keep her heart safe!

Nangong Xuanyu's voice was filled with a hint of laughter: "From now on, on my birthday every year, my beloved concubine will embroider a double-sided embroidery for me as a gift, okay?"

After a brief moment of despair, Shen Zhinian's charming eyes regained clarity, and her tone was delicate and cheerful: "Your Majesty, do you mean to be with me forever and grow old together?"

It has always been the case that only the queen can live with the emperor until old age. Shen Zhinian's words were presumptuous, but she said it on purpose.

She wanted to test how much weight she had in the emperor's heart before making arrangements for the next plan.

Nangong Xuanyu's eyes deepened, but he was not angry, nor did he correct Shen Zhinian's overstepping of authority. Instead, he picked her up and carried her to the bathroom.

"I just said that as long as I am here, I will be your support, and I will naturally stay with you forever!"

Shen Zhinian exclaimed softly and hugged Nangong Xuanyu's neck: "I believe in your majesty."

"You should be like a rock, and I should be like a reed. The reed is as strong as silk, and the rock is immovable..."

The little girl in his arms was as soft as a bone. She looked at him with an extremely tender gaze, her eyes filled with unbreakable affection and trust in him.

Nangong Xuanyu was getting hotter and hotter, so he waved his hand to signal the palace servants in the bathroom to get out. He put Shen Zhinian in the tub filled with warm water, took off his coat and stepped in.

Shen Zhinian thought that the emperor was quite playful, but his face was full of ignorance and shyness: "Your Majesty, you...what are you doing..."

Nangong Xuanyu's big hands were immersed in the water, and he was already getting naughty: "It's getting late, so naturally I should take a bath with my beloved concubine and go to bed."

Shen Zhinian's charming face was so red that blood could drip out: "Your Majesty, please stop teasing me..."

Resistance is useless.

"Be good, turn around and hold on to the tub."

At first, Shen Zhinian could still barely hold up his body; later, he really had no strength left...

"Your Majesty, wuwu...I can't hold on any longer, please forgive me..."

The emperor was in high spirits, his eyes were bloodshot, and he pinched her waist with both hands.