The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

"Forget it..." Qi Junyi couldn't bear to see the girl in such a difficult situation. He placed his lips on her furrowed brows and coaxed her softly, "Don't think about it. I won't force you. If you don't want to think about it, then don't think about it."

There were ripples in his eyes, as bright as stars, "It's just that Yueyue, you have to be honest, okay?"

Frank and honest.

This time, Jiang Lingyue finally understood what he was testing, and the rebellious psychology rising in her heart quickly took over.

She smiled slightly and said, "Of course, I will be more honest than you."

"..." Qi Junyi was speechless after hearing this.

After a few breaths of silence, he sighed softly and no longer obsessed with whether the girl had developed a sense of possessiveness towards him.

He tightened his arms and changed the subject, "Were you scared just now?"

Seeing the blood-red sky before her eyes again, Jiang Lingyue pursed her lips and asked instead of answering, "How are you going to deal with Lady Zhao?"

"What else can we do?"

Qi Junyi said, "This is a royal scandal. I originally didn't intend to make it public, as it would have given the Zhao family a way out. However, she insisted on seeking death, and I can't let you bear this stigma."

He had already been paving the way for her to be crowned queen, and the plot to murder the royal heir at this time would undoubtedly make her position as queen unstable.

This has already touched Qi Junyi's bottom line.

Jiang Lingyue had probably guessed that he would not allow her to bear the crime of murdering the royal heir, but she was still a little surprised when she heard this.

Make it public.

Wouldn't it let all the subjects in the world know that the emperor was...

"What are you thinking about?" Qi Junyi pinched her palm and said unhappily, "Don't bring her into any relationship with me."

Jiang Lingyue: “…”

Isn't this just deceiving oneself? In the eyes of the people of the world, Concubine Zhao is his woman.

"Have you found out?" Jiang Lingyue asked curiously, "Whose child is she carrying?"

Concubine Zhao was born into the Rongguo Mansion, a century-old aristocratic family that is well-known in the capital. The girls in her family are of outstanding virtue and are well-versed in poetry, literature, rituals and music. She is also the eldest legitimate daughter of this generation and is supposed to set an example for her younger brothers and sisters.

Such a noble lady would have been accompanied by servants even when she went out to attend a banquet. How could she be pregnant while being a bride-to-be?

Since it is to be made public, the matter has obviously been investigated.

Qi Junyi explained to her in a gentle voice, "It should be her cousin's."

"She has an aunt who married and moved to Bianzhou early in life. A few years ago, her son came to study at Huaxiang Academy in Beijing and lived in the Rongguo Mansion. This grandson is very much loved by the old lady of the Zhao family, and he is the only one who can move freely in the Zhao family's backyard."

Jiang Lingyue sat up straighter and tilted her head to look at him, "Do you have any proof?"

We can't just rely on guesswork.

Qi Junyi patted her little head and said helplessly: "You are really concerned about such things."

He was busy with government affairs every day, so he didn't have time to remember the details of the two people's affair. He just wanted to know who they were.

He said, "If you're curious about the details, I'll have Liu Rong bring the file to you tomorrow."

“…That’s not necessary.”

She has also read countless storybooks.

It is obviously very difficult for the ladies in the harem to go out to a banquet and find a lover in public.

As for my cousin who was staying at home, I would go to pay my respects to the elders together, and I would see them every day.

If the other person is more handsome and polite, it is very normal for a young girl to be attracted to him.

The family that could get the Duke of Rong's family to marry off their daughter far away must also be a prominent family.

To be honest, they are a perfect match.

Under normal circumstances, the elders in the family might agree to a closer relationship.

I'm afraid it just happened that the new emperor was selecting concubines, and the only girl of the right age in the Zhao family was Concubine Zhao.

The mandarin ducks had no choice but to separate.

But... Jiang Lingyue frowned, "I remember the imperial decree you issued that day regarding the selection of candidates, which clearly stated that it was entirely voluntary. Since Concubine Zhao had already lost her virginity to her cousin, why didn't she confess to her family?"

Entering the palace as a non-virgin is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family.

Why should she risk the lives of her entire clan?

Qi Junyi knew about this.

He scoffed and asked instead, "Why do you think she herself can't figure out whose child it is?"

"..."

Why else.

It can only be that the two times happened very quickly.

——On the eve of entering the palace, Concubine Zhao lost her virginity.

Jiang Lingyue's pupils gradually widened, "Is she crazy?"

Since you have already registered for the election, you have been engraved with the royal mark. Only if you fail and return home will you be considered a free man. Before that, no matter how hard you try, you should not make such a mistake.

Seeing her like this, Qi Junyi couldn't help shaking his head and said lightly: "She is just a person of bad character."

As a mother, she is obsessed with using the fetus in her belly to plot and calculate, just for her own benefit.

What good character can it be?

As a victim of the conspiracy, Jiang Lingyue felt that what he said made sense.

She looked at the calm man in front of her, wondering, "You really don't mind at all when something like this happens?"

"What do you mind?" Qi Junyi glanced at her with a half-smile and asked, "Why should I care what other women besides you have done?"

The faces of those people were blurry in his mind. Before Concubine Zhao revealed that she was pregnant, he didn't even know there was such a person in the palace.

How could I have so much energy to care about such things?

Jiang Lingyue didn’t know whether what he said was intentional or not, but when she heard it, she felt inexplicably guilty for a moment.

Soon, she straightened her back again.

Why feel guilty?

After choosing to enter the palace, she never saw Chen Ziwei again.

Before that...

"What are you thinking about?" Qi Junyi lifted her chin, lowered his eyes to look into her eyes, and warned, "Be honest. Even if you are angry, I don't care what you do to me, but don't use this kind of thing to anger me."

The same thing happened to this girl.

Qi Junyi didn't know what he would do.

Killing the entire Chen family would not be enough to vent his hatred!

His eyes slid down inch by inch until they landed on her rosy lips, his eyes dark and unclear.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jiang Lingyue felt a chill down her spine when she saw him like that.

She covered her lips with her hands and said in a muffled voice, "How could I do such a thing? Do you also think I'm a person of bad character?"

Qi Junyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice: "...That's not the case."

It was he who always felt resentful whenever he thought that someone else had caught the girl's eye before him.

She had also been attracted to other men.

That person had also hugged her like this, kissed her, seen her at her most unruly and unreasonable, and perhaps...

Qi Junyi took a deep breath and suppressed the pain in his heart, "It's my problem."

Since he has already agreed to reveal the past, he shouldn't always care about the past.

She was imprisoned because he showed up too late. How could he blame others for showing up by her side first?

God has been kind to him, at least sending people to him.

What he should do is to put her in the highest position of honor, give her unprecedented love, trust her, protect her, and treat her with all his heart.