Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

Jun Zechen's extremely gentle call was like a breeze, but it did not elicit even the slightest response from Su Jingyao.

She was absorbed in her own emotions, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Jun Zechen sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at the palace servants with their heads bowed, and said in a low voice, "Get out."

As soon as he finished speaking, not long after, only Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao remained in the large bedchamber.

Su Jingyao gripped the blanket tightly, curling up in a sitting position.

She lowered her head, her long hair falling down and obscuring her face, and she didn't look at the man beside her at all.

A flicker of pain flashed in Jun Zechen's eyes. He sighed softly, but his heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, aching in waves.

"I assure Yao Yao that I will never harm the Su family. As for the birth control pills, it's because Yao Yao recently gave birth to the eldest prince and then suffered a miscarriage. Your body is really not suitable for another pregnancy."

"Yaoyao is still young. I've asked Imperial Physician Li to help you recover. In the future, Yaoyao and I will definitely have many more children." Jun Zechen's voice was full of earnestness and tenderness.

Su Jingyao kept her head down, stubbornly refusing to believe anything he said.

"Your Majesty need not explain to me. Your Majesty may give a different explanation when you are dealing with Consort Ye. Now that Consort Ye is pregnant, Your Majesty should go and see her."

Her voice was very low, with a hint of sadness.

"Your Majesty, I have no other requests. I do not understand the complex methods in Your Majesty's court. My brother once said that Your Majesty is very ambitious and a worthy emperor to be respected and admired. I only ask that Your Majesty will spare the Su family in the end," Su Jingyao said softly.

Jun Zechen frowned, staring intently at her. Seeing that she seemed completely deaf to his words, he felt a pang of heartache and helplessness.

He knew that the Ye family's power would eventually be absorbed and controlled by him, so he never asked Consort Ye to use contraception.

In his view, Consort Ye was just an ordinary concubine without a powerful family background, and even if she gave birth to a prince, she would not pose any threat to Yao Yao.

Moreover, if Consort Ye gives birth to a prince, the struggle between Consort Lin and Consort Ye will inevitably become even more intense.

In this way, Yao Yao will be safer in the harem.

But Jun Zechen didn't want to tell her about these complicated thoughts.

Now Yao Yao feels that his affection for her is all a scheme. If he tells her the truth about how he plotted against Consort Ye and Consort Lin, how will Yao Yao view him?

Jun Zechen didn't want to expose his deep-seated methods to her; he only wanted to be a just and dignified emperor and a gentle and considerate husband in her heart forever.

If he explained everything to her, would Yao Yao become even more afraid of him, thinking that he had schemed against all the women in the harem, including her...?

Jun Zechen's eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness; he didn't know how to explain it all.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and slowly said, "I assure Yao Yao that I will absolutely not harm the Su family."

Su Jingyao nodded slightly, then said softly, "Your Majesty, I wish to rest."

Seeing her unmoved expression, Jun Zechen unconsciously raised his voice a little.

"Does this mean that no matter what I say now, Yao Yao will no longer believe me?"

He was filled with the bitterness of being misunderstood by her, but now was a crucial time to wrap things up with the Ye family, and the charade with the Su family had to continue.

Why can't she trust him?

Hearing his voice suddenly rise in pitch, Su Jingyao's body trembled involuntarily, and she silently shrank further into the bed.

"I'm...I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I believe you..."

Her voice was choked with a barely perceptible sob, and her eyes were filled with fear of him; she looked utterly pitiful.

Seeing her like this, Jun Zechen felt a pang of regret, regretting that he had raised his voice a little too loudly.

She was already furious about the Su family's affairs today, and she couldn't afford any more stimulation.

"I will stay with Yao Yao tonight." Jun Zechen's voice was gentle, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

Then, he forcefully pulled her into his arms and they lay down on the bed together.

Su Jingyao's body stiffened instantly, but she dared not make any move to resist.

Time passed slowly, and Jun Zechen felt the delicate body in his arms, which had been stiff ever since he held her, and remained unchanged until now.

He knew she wasn't asleep yet.

He sighed helplessly again, then slowly released her.

"Yaoyao, get some rest. I'll come see you again tomorrow."

After saying that, he slowly got up, turned around and left.

If I don't leave, she'll probably never be able to sleep and will always be on guard against me.

After Jun Zechen left, Miaoyun came in.

At this moment, Su Jingyao had already sat up, leaning against the headboard, a faint smile playing on her lips, carrying a hint of inscrutable mystery.

Miaoyun walked quickly to the bedside, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, how did you know that Consort Ye would definitely tell you today that the Su family has been placed under house arrest by His Majesty?"

The master has been staying quietly in Zhaochun Palace lately, deliberately creating the illusion of being melancholy.

The so-called poor pulse was merely a fabrication by Physician Jin.

Miao Yun knew in her heart that her master had been wanting a trigger to completely break with His Majesty. Although Miao Yun did not know why her master wanted to do this, seeing His Majesty's distressed expression, she knew that her master was doing the right thing.

However, Zhaochun Palace is heavily protected by His Majesty, making it difficult to leak information from the court without arousing His Majesty's suspicion.

That's why the master chose to go out for a walk.

"I cannot guarantee how Consort Ye will act, but in the past few months, Consort Ye has not only secretly informed me of His Majesty's plan to prevent me from having children, but also specially shown me His Majesty's handwritten letter preparing to deal with the Su family."

"Their purpose is undoubtedly to sow discord between me and His Majesty."

Su Jingyao spoke calmly and slowly.

"Because Consort Ye was afraid that even if His Majesty dealt with the Su family, he would still make me Empress."

Consort Ye displayed great ambition from the moment she entered the palace. If Su Jingyao had the Su family backing her up, Consort Ye would naturally be willing to temporarily submit to Su Jingyao and wait for the right opportunity to make a decision before taking action.

However, if the Su family were to perish, Consort Ye would naturally not want to see Su Jingyao ascend to the throne of Empress.

"My going out today was merely to give Consort Ye an opportunity, and as I expected, Consort Ye just happened to do what I wanted."

Su Jingyao deliberately passed on the news that Imperial Physician Li had used contraception to the spy planted by Consort Ye in the palace, so that the spy could take the dregs of the medicine back with them.

Consort Ye learned from her family about Jun Zechen's decision to take action against the Su family, and seeing Jun Zechen's wariness towards her in the harem, she naturally became even more arrogant.

Miaoyun sighed, "Consort Ye's ambition is truly great."

Then, still indignant, he said, "Although everything Consort Ye did was within the master's calculations, the master cannot simply let her go."

"But... she's pregnant now, so no matter what she does, doesn't that mean she has a get-out-of-jail-free card?" Miaoyun frowned, quite dissatisfied.

Consort Ye was determined to harm her master.

"Those who have harmed me will not escape unscathed."

A cold glint flashed in Su Jingyao's eyes as she spoke calmly.

"Does Your Majesty intend to kill Consort Ye and her unborn child after His Majesty has dealt with the Ye family?"

A sharp glint flashed in Miaoyun's eyes as she asked.

"No, I am innocent and pure, how could I do such a thing? Your Majesty should naturally handle all of this." Su Jingyao said calmly, her expression as serene as still water.

Miaoyun nodded thoughtfully; she had always placed unconditional trust in her master.

Then, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, he asked again, "Then must Your Majesty continue to keep the cold shoulder?"

"His Majesty looked very unwell when he left Zhaochun Palace," Miaoyun said with a slight frown.

"His Majesty will likely be busy with the Ye family's affairs during this time, so I will not cause him any trouble. We will settle accounts after we have dealt with the Ye family."

As Su Jingyao spoke, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes, sending chills down one's spine.

"As for His Majesty, it's better to give him the cold shoulder for a while. Otherwise, he always presumptuously gives me things he thinks are good, but then says nothing."

Jun Zechen's feelings for her had reached a bottleneck, so she naturally wanted to give him a good jolt.

Both Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao only showed each other their best side.

Just like in the early stages of a modern relationship, couples are separated by a hazy veil, each adding a beautiful filter to the other.

She and Jun Zechen are in a similar situation now.

In her eyes, Jun Zechen was an omnipotent emperor and a gentle and loving husband.

In front of Jun Zechen, Su Jingyao is a respectful and loving woman, a partner with whom he shares an emotional connection, and a gentle, kind, generous, and noble imperial concubine.

This provocation of Jun Zechen was not just intended to get him to give her the Empress's position ahead of schedule.

The most important thing is to get Jun Zechen to reveal his other side.

This also lays the foundation for Jun Zechen to accept her other side in the future.

As the emperor, Jun Zechen exposed his evil only because he was afraid that Su Jingyao would not like him.

If Su Jingyao exposes her evil deeds without any consequences, and Jun Zechen accepts it, she will become the Empress, ruling the world; if Jun Zechen does not accept it...

She won't let Jun Zechen refuse!

Su Jingyao didn't think she could pretend to be an emperor forever, because as people grow older and gain more experience, it's easy to see through a person, let alone Jun Zechen, who would hold a high position for a long time in the future.

She was able to deceive the current Jun Zechen perhaps because he had just ascended the throne and, before being swayed by Su Jingyao, had indeed not been in contact with many women, at least not as many men as she had dated in the modern world.

A man like Jun Zechen needs to be thoroughly subdued by a wicked woman like her.

They were a perfect match, birds of a feather flock together.