Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

Hearing his gentle and doting words, Su Jingyao's tense body gradually softened, and she snuggled gently into his arms like a kitten seeking warmth.

"Your Highness, if you stay overnight at Shui Ning Palace tonight, Consort Lin will likely be displeased."

Su Jingyao's voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of worry, and her slender fingers unconsciously tugged at his clothes.

Jun Zechen's expression froze instantly.

He sneered inwardly, "Ha, is this exactly what Ling Yue is planning, sending Lin Miaoyin to deal with Su Jingyao?"

However, all the current suspicions are merely Jun Zechen's guesses. A final decision can only be made after the palace maid is interrogated, and the source of the contraceptive drugs in Su Jingyao's body can be found.

"Don't worry, she won't dare."

Jun Zechen comforted her, and then the two touched foreheads together, a helpless smile playing on their lips.

"You're such a jealous person."

The people he selected for the Eastern Palace this time all had sons in their previous lives. Although they were not exactly indifferent to fame and fortune, they were not too insidious or ruthless either.

Su Jingyao pursed her lips, secretly cursing in her heart.

This man had lived an extra lifetime, and his preconceived notions about the women in his previous harem were already deeply ingrained. Little did he know that different experiences could lead to vastly different behaviors.

Su Jingyao didn't know what kind of personality Lin Miaoyin was in Jun Zechen's memory in her previous life, but it seemed that she had a pretty good impression on Jun Zechen.

However, Ling Yue made Lin Miaoyin the first among the newcomers to be favored, and deliberately made her and Lin Miaoyin get along. Therefore, in Ling Yue's memory, Lin Miaoyin must not be a simple character.

When Su Jingyao tried to put herself in Jun Zechen and Ling Yue's shoes, she felt a throbbing pain in her head. Although both of them felt like they had been reborn, their memories seemed completely disjointed.

Troublesome.

The more Su Jingyao thought about it, the more confused she became, and she felt a little annoyed.

However, in ancient times, women who received aristocratic education would never openly express their jealousy. In his previous life, Jun Zechen must have been extremely annoyed by Ling Yue's jealous behavior, so he would certainly dislike jealousy among the women in the harem.

As a woman, Su Jingyao naturally knew how much a woman could pretend in front of a man, let alone when facing an emperor who held the power of life and death. Everyone wore a mask, and Su Jingyao herself wore one too.

Therefore, Jun Zechen's impression is completely unimportant.

"I am prone to jealousy, why is Your Highness not angry?"

Su Jingyao raised her head, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Jun Zechen, her gaze filled with doubt and inquiry.

She was quite curious about how Jun Zechen really felt about her.

"Because you're stupid."

Jun Zechen raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

When she's obedient, he can't help but want to shower her with all the love and affection in the world; when she's spoiled, she gives him a real headache.

Jun Zechen couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Her jealousy was all bark and no bite, but the jealous women in his harem in his past life were all pretentious, manipulative, and scheming, yet they mistakenly believed their actions were flawless.

Su Jingyao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately glared at him with dissatisfaction and tried to break free from his embrace.

It seems her acting skills are quite good, and the effect is also good. That's right, she is a spoiled, foolish beauty who never schemes and is only schemed against by others. Jun Zechen must protect her well.

Su Jingyao thought to herself, then quickly pulled herself back to reality.

He said angrily, "Yes, Your Highness is the smartest."

Seeing that she was angry, Jun Zechen felt a mischievous urge and couldn't help but tease her. Even though she struggled, she still couldn't escape his embrace.

"What I mean is that Jiaojiao is pure-hearted, a white lotus flower that rises from the mud unsullied, and even when she's jealous, she's still adorable."

Jun Zechen's eyes were full of mockery.

Su Jingyao was speechless. If she didn't know that Jun Zechen, an ancient person, didn't know the meaning of "white lotus," she would have thought that Jun Zechen was subtly insulting her.

"Then Your Highness cannot call me stupid. I will not play chess with Your Highness from now on."

Su Jingyao said angrily, her coquettish appearance making people both love and pity her.

Then he muttered under his breath, "Mingming is very smart."

Although the sound was soft, it reached Jun Zechen's ears clearly.

It's because Jun Zechen is stupid; he can't see anything.

"Good, very clever," Jun Zechen coaxed with a smile.

"It's hot these days, so you should stay home and rest in the Shui Ning Palace. I will have Imperial Physician Li take full responsibility for your health."

Jun Zechen's gaze held a tenderness that even he himself couldn't perceive.

He then leaned down slightly to her ear, lowered his voice, and his warm breath sprayed onto her skin.

"I am waiting for Jiaojiao to conceive my child."

Su Jingyao flinched slightly at his warm breath so close to her, and a blush crept onto her face.

She never expected the older man to say such intimate things to her.

But then she muttered softly, "My health will definitely need to be recuperated for a long time. Your Highness will wait for the children of your other sisters."

Her eyes dimmed, her expression was full of disappointment, and her voice carried a hint of grievance.

Seeing her like this, Jun Zechen's heart softened. He raised his hand and gently stroked her long hair, his movements as tender as if he were handling the most precious treasure in the world.

"Once Jiaojiao is pregnant with my eldest son, I will then favor them. Are you satisfied?"

Previously, there were only her and Ling Yue in the backyard of the Eastern Palace. Jun Zechen did not want to touch Ling Yue, so she was almost the only one who received his favor. Now that some new people have come in, and she has been found to have contraceptive drugs in her body, she must be feeling very bad.

In his previous life, his princes were all born after he ascended the throne. He originally planned to hold the imperial concubine selection earlier in this life so that he could have children sooner. But after what happened today, Jun Zechen only wanted to put her mind at ease.

Su Jingyao's eyes flickered slightly; it seemed that she held a fairly high position in Jun Zechen's heart.

Since Jun Zechen himself proposed not to favor other women for a short period of time, and to wait until she became pregnant first, she naturally accepted.

"But Her Majesty the Empress will be unhappy."

Su Jingyao buried her head in his chest, her voice muffled, carrying a hint of worry and unease.

If Jun Zechen had not been reborn, the Empress would have been one of the tools Su Jingyao used, and also a backup plan for Su Jingyao to completely bring down Ling Yue.

But Jun Zechen was reborn. He never liked Ling Yue, so the Empress was not that important to Su Jingyao. Even if Ling Yue tried to please the Empress, what difference would it make if the Empress didn't depose Ling Yue?

In this lifetime, let Jun Zechen personally pull Ling Yue down for her sake.

Does Ling Yue think that everything will go smoothly once she curries favor with the Empress?

"Jiaojiao, now that you have my favor, you must accept that your mother may not like you."

Jun Zechen understood his mother well. If he chose a concubine but Su Jingyao didn't favor him, his mother would naturally be angry and would take it out on Su Jingyao.

"If the Empress Dowager is looking for you, be smart and send someone to find me instead."

Jun Zechen put his arm around her, his tone serious yet caring.

Having received his promise, Su Jingyao felt much less gloomy and didn't care anymore. She couldn't possibly give up Jun Zechen's favor to please the Empress.

"Yes, Your Highness is so kind. With Your Highness by my side, I have nothing to fear."

She then slowly raised her head, used a little force to prop herself up, and met Jun Zechen's gaze.

"Your Highness, are you tired after all that running around tonight? Have I been causing you trouble all the time?"

Su Jingyao's voice was soft and tinged with guilt as she gently touched Jun Zechen's handsome eyebrows and eyes with her small hands.

Her eyes held a hint of heartache, like a clear spring, shimmering with light.

Jun Zechen felt a sense of comfort because of her sudden gentleness and concern.

"It's not you, it's the person who set this up behind the scenes who's despicable."

"I'm a little afraid that things like this will happen more and more often in the future."

"Don't think too much. It's late, get some rest."

Jun Zechen's voice seemed to become especially gentle in the evening, carrying a reassuring power.

Her worries were understandable, but the scheming in the harem was something Jun Zechen couldn't avoid, just as he couldn't stop the power struggles in the court.

As long as she is well-behaved, even if she is a little spoiled, Jun Zechen will protect her.

"Um."

Su Jingyao nestled back into his arms, feeling quite sleepy after drinking some oleander juice.

However, Su Jingyao was still thinking about something else, so she closed her eyes and fell into deep thought.

Should she allow Li Jing to enter the palace?

If Li Jing were here today, she wouldn't have to actually drink the oleander juice and suffer.

Su Jingyao is not the type to suffer or endure hardship.

However, Su Jingyao also knew some of Li Jing's thoughts, and since Jun Zechen and Ling Yue both had unusual memories, she was not sure if Li Jing was in their memories.

If so, then Su Jingyao is practically exposing her fatal weakness to the enemy.

However, in the palace, it would be quite passive not to have one's own imperial physician. Now that Jun Zechen has not yet ascended the throne, she has no real power. Even Ling Yue only manages some affairs of the Eastern Palace. The power is in the hands of the Empress.

Only after Jun Zechen ascends the throne and she becomes a high-ranking concubine can she find a way to gain control of the palace and cultivate her own people.

Although she framed Ling Yue with birth control pills today, it will be difficult to deliver a fatal blow to Ling Yue this time, since the birth control pills were brought into the East Palace by Su Jingyao along with her dowry.

Su Jingyao's dowry was so grand that it could fill a whole house. The contraceptives were hidden very well by skilled craftsmen, and they were not pills, but various medicinal herbs. When Su Jingyao needed them, Granny Lin would prepare them according to the prescription.

The prepared pills were placed in her usual beauty cream.

This time, she planned to put the contraceptive pills from the beauty cream into Aokiji's room, framing him for drugging her.

Jun Zechen might guess that it was Ling Yue who did it.

However, Jun Zechen could not find conclusive evidence. At least he could not find the source of these pills because the source was her, so he could not directly convict Ling Yue.

What will Jun Zechen do then?

As Su Jingyao pondered these thoughts, her mind grew increasingly chaotic. Gradually, her breathing became steady, and she drifted off to sleep.