Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

Jun Zechen had been trapped in Xiyan Palace and unable to escape.

Suddenly, a strange feeling came over him, and he seemed to be able to follow Ling Yue out, as if he had broken through an invisible barrier.

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

Jun Zechen actually saw another version of himself!

Ling Yue calmly recounted the news of Su Jingyao's death to Jun Zechen, her face showing regret, as if she were lamenting the tragic departure of a noble lady from a prominent family.

But for some reason, when Jun Zechen looked at Ling Yue like this, he always felt that there was not much genuine emotion in her eyes, and that she was just putting on a show.

Upon hearing this news, Jun Zechen showed a hint of surprise on his face, but quickly regained his composure.

But when he saw the sad expression on Ling Yue's face, he comforted her a few words so as not to make her worry too much about other women.

After Consort Su passed away, the Empress did not continue to send people to the Eastern Palace.

However, due to his father's serious illness and increasingly busy court affairs, Jun Zechen had very little time to spend in the Eastern Palace.

It wasn't until his father spoke those profound words to him before he ascended the throne that he finally made up his mind to have his mother preside over the selection of concubines for him after he became emperor.

Jun Zechen remained an observer, quietly watching the life of another "Jun Zechen" unfold slowly.

"Jun Zechen" ascended the throne and made Ling Yue his empress. Three months later, he began to select concubines. After the selection, he began to favor his concubines.

In the beginning, Ling Yue always tried to find all sorts of reasons to cause trouble at Qianqing Palace.

Every time she came, her eyes were filled with grievance and resentment. She only wanted "Jun Zechen" to favor her the most and did not want any other concubine to appear in the harem. If any concubine received "Jun Zechen" a little more attention, she would become suspicious and think that her husband had fallen in love with someone else.

Later, after being sternly reprimanded by the Empress Dowager, she felt a sense of fear and apprehension. When she saw Jun Zechen's slightly impatient expression, she finally restrained herself.

After that, "Jun Zechen" began to favor his concubines as usual. The ones who received his favor in the harem were only a few: An Jinyan, Ye Yaqin, Lin Miaoyin, Chu Yinxue, Tang Suxi, Xu Shiying, Yan Xiaofei...

In the first year of his reign, "Jun Zechen" was full of grand ambitions and wanted to make a name for himself in the court.

As Empress, Ling Yue failed to manage the harem well. The concubines not only engaged in open and covert struggles and scheming against each other, but some of their ruthless schemes even backfired on Ling Yue herself.

In the early stages, Ling Yue was almost powerless to fight back and relied entirely on Jun Zechen's trust in her to gain a foothold in the harem.

After learning some lessons, relying on her old friendship with "Jun Zechen", she began to openly compete with the concubines for the emperor's favor.

He frequently uses Jun Zechen's past promises to "threaten" him.

Over the years, Jun Zechen became increasingly irritable, focusing more on court affairs and rarely entering the inner palace.

Every time he heard about the infighting in the harem, he would frown and look disgusted.

When the Empress Dowager discovered this situation, she ruthlessly confiscated Ling Yue's empress's seal and relinquished her power in the palace.

Jun Zechen was only forced to enter the inner palace by the Empress Dowager's constant urging on the grounds of the imperial heir.

More than a decade after ascending the throne, "Jun Zechen" truly became the emperor, with a heart as hard as iron and a cold heart, and even Ling Yue could not move him in the slightest.

Sitting on the dragon throne, his eyes were cold and his face was expressionless, as if nothing in the world could catch his eye.

"Jun Zechen" fulfilled his promise to Ling Yue; the position of Empress would always belong to her. Although there were other reasons for favoring the concubines, it was also because Ling Yue could not bear children. "Jun Zechen" believed that he had done more than enough for Ling Yue.

After more than a decade on the throne, he finally became an emperor like his father, treating all women in the harem equally.

Those who are good-looking should be pampered more, those with talents should be invited to sit down, and those who are good at talking should be invited to chat.

When it comes to matters of the harem, just relax and be as relaxed as possible.

Only occasionally, when he sat on the high dragon throne, a sense of loneliness, with no one to confide in, would wash over him. His expression was desolate and forlorn. At the pinnacle of power, he was ultimately all alone.

Jun Zechen stared intently at "Jun Zechen," as if he could connect with his soul and empathize with him.

On the cold dragon throne, everyone looked at him with greedy and longing eyes, demanding everything, yet no one could truly comfort his soul.

No, he's different; he has Yao Yao.

Jun Zechen frowned, his gaze fixed intently on the "Jun Zechen" sitting on the dragon throne. He was not him!

Time flies like an arrow.

Following his father's instructions, Jun Zechen allowed his princes to fight among themselves.

In fact, he had more than ten sons than the seven his father had stipulated.

Because the Empress failed to give birth to a legitimate son, the battle for the throne among the ten princes was extremely fierce. In the end, Yan Xiaofei's seventh prince emerged victorious.

"Jun Zechen" reigned for forty years. After his death, the seventh prince ascended the throne with the strong support of the Yan family.

Yan Xiaofei and Ling Yue both became empress dowagers. After the seventh prince became emperor, Yan Xiaofei was naturally extremely proud.

As the emperor's birth mother, she considered herself superior to Ling Yue, the legal mother, especially since Ling Yue was a legal mother with no power whatsoever.

After her son completely took control of the court, Yan Xiaofei stopped pretending and directly poisoned Ling Yue, then announced her sudden death to the world.

After that, she became the only empress dowager as she had wished.

Jun Zechen looked at Ling Yue's fate without showing any emotion.

Jun Zechen could even understand that "Jun Zechen" did it on purpose.

If he truly wanted to preserve Ling Yue's glory after his death, he could have done so. However, "Jun Zechen" left Ling Yue nothing but her position as Empress and also made her the Empress Dowager.

But... she couldn't sit still in the end.

The lives of these people unfolded before his eyes like a rapidly playing scroll, one by one.

Jun Zechen was filled with countless thoughts.

Is all of this really true? Is there really such a thing as a past life in this world?

Where is he? Why is he seeing all this? Why did his Yao Yao die in the Eastern Palace?

No, is that woman in the Eastern Palace really Yao Yao?

Jun Zechen's mind was in complete chaos at this moment.

Suddenly, a soft call seemed to pierce through the endless void and drifted into his mind.

"Husband, husband, what's wrong?"

Yao Yao, that's Yao Yao's voice!

Jun Zechen closed his eyes tightly, with only one thought in his mind: he had to leave this place; he didn't belong here.

Jun Zechen suddenly opened his eyes and immediately saw Yao Yao's gentle gaze filled with confusion.

Was he dreaming? Why did it feel so real? He felt as if he had truly lived a long life in that world without her.

Jun Zechen hugged her tightly, as if trying to embed her into his body; his heart was pounding wildly in his chest.

Jun Zechen buried his head deep in the crook of Su Jingyao's neck and said in a low, hoarse voice, "I had a terrible dream."

"What did my husband dream about?"

Su Jingyao found it strange; was there anything this man was afraid of?

She wrapped her arms around his waist, comforting him.

Jun Zechen remained silent for a long time, his lips tightly closed, without saying a word. He simply shook his head slowly against her neck, his hair gently brushing against her skin.

"I don't remember."

A world without her needs no remembrance.

When he first met Yao Yao, he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

He couldn't let Yao Yao die unnoticed; he had always protected her.

It was just a nightmare, it was all fake.

Jun Zechen slowly loosened his arms from tightly holding Su Jingyao, raised his head, and looked at her with deep eyes, as if he wanted to engrave her image deep in his heart.

Then he gently kissed her forehead, as if to confirm that she was truly there beside him.