The queen is charming, but powerful ministers lure her to seize power and usurp the throne

Chapter 14 The Emperor’s Grace is Mighty
The emperor looked at Su Zhesang's frowning eyebrows with uncontrollable happiness. He couldn't help but feel that she was too coaxable. Being coaxable was not a bad thing, but it was a bit boring.

Zhe Sang was acting like this on his face, but his heart sank.

She didn't think that the emperor paid much attention to the rules of the harem. As early as when Nasu Qiong'an entered the harem and let Su Qiong'an live in the Yangxin Hall, the rules of the harem were a joke.

She didn't think that the emperor was sitting there just to drink tea with her, but she was afraid that he had some calculation in his heart to pave the way for his Mrs. An.

The emperor's plan to change Su Qiong'an's identity failed, and he would definitely not let it go.

As dusk fell, the palace people came in quietly to light the lamps. The orange-red sunset slanted into the room, stretching the figures into long shadows.

"What time is it?" Zhe Sang looked at Chong Qing.

"At Youshi, the imperial kitchen brought meals." Chongqing replied.

Zhe Sang saw that the emperor was sitting firmly and had no intention of getting up and leaving.

In the past, every time the emperor came to Yong'an Palace, regardless of whether he had eaten or not, Zhe Sang would ask the palace staff to prepare his favorite dishes early. She watched the sunrise move inch by inch with uneasy expectations.

She had hoped that he would come in the afterglow, just like a husband returning home from a trip, wrapped in each other's nostalgia; she also clung to it, hoping that night would fall soon and trap him in Yong'an Palace.

But every time he failed, there were always various reasons for him to leave.Zhe Sang could only send him out, looking at his back, picking up the broken expectations alone, she told herself that the future was long, so why rush for this day and night.But I never thought that if he also had expectations, if he also missed her, how could he keep waiting, only to be disappointed, and leave without ever looking back.

But as night fell, the original joy no longer existed. When Su Zhesang looked at the emperor, she just wished she could stab him in front of him, or make excuses with him.

How could he be calculating and affectionate at the same time?
Zhe Sang looked at the emperor silently without asking him to stay for dinner, hoping that he would think of his Mrs. An and leave as soon as possible so that she could be clean.

The emperor had no intention of having a meal at first, but Su Zhesang's refusal made him a little unhappy, and he deliberately said, "I haven't had a meal with the queen for a long time."

He smiled, just like every time he stayed at Yong'an Palace in the past, and looked at Zhesang tenderly, as if he really had Su Zhesang in his heart.

"I'm afraid His Majesty won't be used to it." Zhisang hesitated, obviously not wanting him to stay.

"It's not the first time. Why can't you get used to it? I'm afraid the queen wants to drive me away." He said and walked towards the side hall where the meals were arranged. Seeing this, Zhe Sang could only follow behind him.

When the palace attendants waiting in the side hall saw the emperor, they all knelt down in horror.

The emperor's eyes touched the dishes on the table, and his face darkened, "What's going on?"

The two dishes on the huge table looked very dazzling. One was a string bean, one was an eggplant, and there was no minced meat at all.

Even the lower-class palace people would not eat such a dish, but it appeared on the distinguished queen's dining table. If word spread, I'm afraid the whole world would laugh at him, wondering if he was too poor to support a queen.

The air pressure suddenly turned cold, and the kneeling palace servants were so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy without daring to speak.

The emperor turned back to look at Su Zhesang and said coldly: "Queen, please tell me."

"Your Majesty, don't blame them. It was my concubine who asked me to do this."

"Why?" "Your Majesty, do you still remember our days in Beihuang?" Zhe Sang lowered his head, recalling the past with sadness and nostalgia.

That was their most dangerous time. Fu Rong failed to assassinate the prince and escaped on the way to exile. He was hunted all the way but did not dare to contact his old troops rashly.

Because he fled all the way, he had nothing of value with him, and even his clothes were ordinary commoners wearing ordinary clothes.When they arrived in Beihuang, ten taels of silver were all the belongings of two people.

Fu Rong felt unable to make a comeback, so he used the money to buy a fake household registration and a farmhouse.In order to make ends meet, he went hunting in the nearby mountains, and Su Zhesang, a young lady, also learned to do farm work.

Those days were very hard, but Zhe Sang always remembered them.

She had not fallen in love with Fu Rong at that time, but was forced to marry him due to the threat of the Su family, and then was forced to flee with him in exile. She had no time to think about it along the way.When she was out of danger, she wanted to leave secretly while Fu Rong was away. She knew that Fu Rong had a sweetheart and did not want to get involved in the dispute over royal power.

The day before she decided to leave, Fu Rong gave her a household registration. He said: "Let's live here and live a stable life. Thank you for helping me along the way. I was a little harsh to you before. It was me." It’s wrong, but I will definitely treat you well in the future.”

Zhe Sang avoided the hand he extended and did not agree.

Fu Rong seemed to understand what she meant, and felt a little sad, "Why do you all have to leave me? I had already thought about it when I applied for household registration. I will not compete for that position in the future, and I will just live a peaceful and stable life with you in the countryside." Life is good, I can hunt and do some business, and I won't let you suffer at all."

Seeing that Zhe Sang was still silent, he felt a little anxious.

"I know you like to read travel notes, so in our free time we will go to the mountains and waterfalls together and see the rare and strange sights written in the books in person. You have suffered a lot of injustice because of your status as a concubine. I promise you here that I will never accept it. I will only keep you, so that you will never be left out in the cold again. The children we give birth to will also be cared for and loved all the time."

Thinking about it now, Fu Rong knew very well what Su Zhesang wanted.

Therefore, Zhe Sang hesitated at that time.

"I support you in whatever you want to do, and I hope you can stay." He said sincerely.

Zhe Sang was moved by the future he described, and also thought about how difficult it would be to go to the outside world as a female prostitute with no strength and no money.

Although they were brought together forcibly, they had developed some friendship through thick and thin along the way. At least, she felt that Fu Rong was a safe and trustworthy friend.

Seeing that Zhesang didn't answer, Fu Rong thought for a while and said, "I know you didn't marry me voluntarily, and I won't force you. We are not physically close, and no one here knows about our relationship. You If you don’t want to be my wife, I can be your brother, but please don’t leave me.”

Su Zhesang thought, she didn't know what kind of people she would meet when she left here. If she were not forced by the bad environment, she, a little girl, would be afraid of the outside world.What he wants is nothing more than what Fu Rong promised. Since there is a better choice in front of him, why not try it instead of taking risks?So she stayed.

They lived there for a year, and Fu Rong was really kind to her during that year, and he was considerate and considerate in everything.

But now that I think about it, things are not what Fu Rong said. Not a single word of the promise he made was fulfilled.

Perhaps, when he said those words, he didn't even think about realizing them, but he just desperately wanted to stay.

He had just experienced such a failure in life and an almost fatal danger. The wounds on his body had not yet healed, and he could not contact his old subordinates.

In that situation, he needed Zhe Sang's help.I'm afraid if it were anyone else, he could make those promises.

(End of this chapter)