A few more days passed.

Cui Mansion Garden.

"How rude! He doesn't even come forward to greet the Madam!"

Following Shen Qingyao's instructions, Cui'er immediately confronted Yun Susu, the concubine that Cui Yuande had taken in.

Yun Susu is Cui Yuande's distant cousin, but they lost contact for many years and only recently reconnected.

Seeing that Yun Susu was well-educated, gentle and charming, and considering that although he had always pretended to be a loving couple, he did not let her get close to Shen Qingyao, Cui Yuande had a change of heart and took Yun Susu as his concubine.

Although Yun Susu came from a humble background, she was intelligent and proficient in poetry and prose, which made her a favorite of Cui Yuande.

However, what puzzled Yun Susu was that Shen Qingyao, the legal wife, had never made trouble for her since she entered the manor many days ago. Why did she suddenly come to cause trouble for her today?

Although Yun Susu was puzzled, she remained outwardly calm and respectfully bowed to Shen Qingyao.

"Greetings, Madam. Su Su has not paid her respects to you since entering the house. Please punish her."

Shen Qingyao was somewhat surprised to see Yun Susu's gentle and graceful demeanor.

She originally thought Yun Susu would be spoiled and arrogant, after all, Cui Yuande doted on her, and since she entered the family, Cui Yuande had stayed at her place every day.

This makes it difficult for her to find an opportunity to take the next step.

"Shen Qingyao, what are you doing? Haven't you caused enough trouble yet?"

Cui Yuande's hurried voice came from afar.

He strode over, pulled Yun Susu, who was still bowing, to her feet, and shielded her behind him.

"Cui Yuande, I haven't even done anything yet, and you're already protecting him!"

Shen Qingyao looked at Cui Yuande who had suddenly appeared and another plan came to mind. Anyway, it didn't matter which one of them she argued with; it was all just for show for the emperor.

"Take your anger out on me. Yes, I broke my promise, but that has nothing to do with Susu!"

Cui Yuande wanted to talk about their initial agreement to pretend to be a loving couple in order to deal with the pressure from both families to get married, but when he saw that there were still so many outsiders around, he just glossed over it.

This just fulfilled Shen Qingyao's wish.

Shen Qingyao sneered and deliberately raised her voice.

"Fine, fine! Cui Yuande, you used to say you would marry me, but now you're protecting this woman like this. How could you do this to me?"

Cui Yuande frowned. What was Shen Qingyao doing now? She had always been the one who had never been interested in him, and now that both of their elders were gone, why was she putting on an act in front of him?

At this moment, Cui Yuande could never have imagined that Shen Qingyao would actually hook up with the emperor and even think about divorcing him and marrying the emperor.

"You find me annoying just by looking at me now. In that case, I'll leave and not get in your way!"

As Shen Qingyao spoke, she made a gesture as if she was about to leave.

Yun Susu didn't know what had happened between Cui Yuande and Shen Qingyao before, she only heard from the servants that the two had once been very close.

So, fearing that Cui Yuande would chase after Shen Qingyao, she subconsciously grabbed Cui Yuande.

However, Cui Yuande had no intention of pursuing Shen Qingyao, only thinking that the woman was just crazy.

……

royal palace.

The emperor had been secretly keeping an eye on Shen Qingyao, so everything that happened between Shen Qingyao and Cui Yuande was reported to the emperor.

Sure enough, the news that Shen Qingyao had stormed off from the Cui residence with her entourage after their argument quickly reached the Emperor.

The emperor was delighted upon hearing the news and wanted to see Shen Qingyao immediately, hoping to seize the opportunity to win the beauty's heart.

But then he thought that he should still maintain some dignity as an emperor and not appear too eager. It was time for Shen Qingyao to wait for him.

"Wang Youxi, secretly send someone to follow them. Don't take action unless absolutely necessary, but don't overdo it either."

After the emperor had more women serving him, his infatuation with Shen Qingyao subsided, and his rationality gradually returned.

However, Shen Qingyao was the only woman he had ever truly loved, so he certainly couldn't just give up.

He wanted to appear like a hero when Shen Qingyao needed him most, saving her from danger, so that she would be grateful to him and secretly fall in love with him.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Youxi instantly understood the emperor's meaning and immediately went to make the arrangements.

"Oh, and have Qiuli come and serve tea."

The emperor was never short of people serving him tea, but Qiu Li was still the one who suited his taste the most, after all, her body fragrance could give him different feelings at different times.

……

Although Shen Qingyao didn't intend to return to the palace with the emperor right now, she never expected that even though she had run away from the Cui family, the emperor wouldn't even come looking for her.

This made her panic; could it be that the emperor really didn't love her anymore?

Five days later, when she arranges her own kidnapping, will the emperor still come to rescue her?

"Don't worry, young lady. The Emperor is probably just busy with official duties, just like last time. But if anything happens to you, the Emperor will definitely come over immediately."

Cui'er held a cup of tea and gently comforted Shen Qingyao.

Since things had come to this point, Shen Qingyao had no choice but to accept Cui'er's reason.

Five days later.

The emperor was calculating that it was about time; five days had passed, and it was time to go and see Shen Qingyao.

However, it wasn't just tonight. Liang Qiuli had been sick for the past two days and hadn't come, but she passed him a note today saying she had a surprise for him tonight.

Just thinking about him makes my heart itch.

"Wang Youxi, there's nothing important to do tonight, so don't disturb me!"

Before pushing the door open, he turned to Wang Youxi and instructed him.

Wang Youxi nodded and bowed, his face full of smiles: "This servant understands. Your Majesty, please enjoy yourself tonight. This servant will not allow anyone to disturb you!"

Why did Liang Qiuli choose to deliver the note to the emperor today? Of course, it was because the system had learned of Shen Qingyao's plan in advance.

Although the emperor will definitely rush to Shen Qingyao's side after she is kidnapped, this will still slow him down a bit.

"Qiu'er?"

The emperor looked around but did not see Liang Qiuli in the bedchamber, and asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, I'm here!"

Liang Qiuli's charming voice came from behind the bedroom, which connected to the bathroom, accompanied by rustling sounds.

The emperor swallowed hard, and with anticipation in his heart, he walked towards the bathroom.

As soon as the emperor entered, he was greeted by a breathtaking view.

"lecher!"

…………

The emperor experienced something different again today.

But outside, Wang Youxi was pacing anxiously. Why did Shen Qingyao have to have this happen at this time?

He considered pushing open the door to report, but then remembered the emperor's previous warning and stopped himself from doing so.

I could only walk around the doorway, occasionally craning my neck to look inside, trying to hear when it would end.

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