Although Concubine Zhao was smiling, there was no warmth in her eyes.
Even she herself didn't notice that the eyes she cast on the emperor had long lost the original deep affection.
When she asked the question directly first, the emperor's momentum suddenly dropped.
He originally planned to scold her for being jealous and intolerant, and then slowly bring the topic to Wen Changzai.
Although he now hates Wen Changzai, her father holds military power after all, and now he has to rely on General Wen to put down the rebellion in the Western Regions.
"Le Yan, I know you look down on Wen Changzai's behavior, but you can't do it directly in front of everyone in the harem."
The emperor seemed a little embarrassed, "In the past, there were always people who wanted to help you act recklessly and without the king's laws, but I know that your nature is not bad, and you have never had any harmful intentions."
"It's just that you need to restrain your temper in the past. As my concubine, you should set an example for the harem."
The emperor said earnestly. He reached out to wrap his arms around Concubine Zhao's shoulders, but she ducked away.
The emperor had just visited Roucai Ren, and he might have touched him somewhere. Concubine Zhao didn't want him to touch her again because she thought it was dirty.
"It is enough for the queen to set an example in the harem. In the final analysis, I am just a concubine and cannot bear such an important responsibility."
The imperial concubine only said it nicely, but in the final analysis she was still a concubine.
She had listened to the emperor's lies before and really thought she could challenge the queen. She did many wrong things and gained a reputation as disrespectful to the queen and arrogant and domineering.
Now that I think about it carefully, I realize that I am just a pawn used by the emperor to control the queen.
Maybe he has some sincerity towards himself, but it can't compare to his power.
The outstretched hand fell into the air, and the emperor's face suddenly became gloomy, and a terrifying storm condensed in his eyes, which was daunting.
But Concubine Zhao was not afraid at all. The worst possible outcome would be to be grounded and take back the palace power.
Hasn't he done this kind of thing often enough?
Now that the knot between her and the queen has been resolved, leaving the palace power in her hands is of no use and will only increase trouble.
"It doesn't matter if it causes criticism. Wen Changzai intends to harm the emperor's heir. Is it wrong for me to teach her a lesson?"
Concubine Zhao played with the tourmaline ring on her hand, thinking about finding an opportunity to lose this ring to Liu Man in the next Landlord fight.
She could already imagine the little money-lover smiling so brightly that his teeth could be seen after getting the ring.
"You...you are really becoming more and more presumptuous relying on my favor!
The emperor did not expect that Concubine Zhao would contradict him, and for a moment he forgot what he was going to say next.
Concubine Zhao glanced at the emperor's furious expression, and she even wanted to laugh in her heart.
"My concubine is not so arrogant because of the emperor's favor, but she is so arrogant in the first place, and she only suppresses her nature for the sake of the emperor."
As soon as these words came out, the entire Zhongcui Palace fell into deathly silence.
The maids and eunuchs standing beside the master couldn't imagine why the imperial concubine would suddenly say such words.
The emperor looked carefully at the woman in front of him. It was clear that they were together day and night, sleeping close to each other, but he suddenly seemed as if he did not recognize this person.
Concubine Zhao faced the emperor's sharp gaze. The cold sweat on her back almost soaked her inner clothes, but she still looked at him with her neck stiffened.
After more than ten seconds, which seemed like a long quarter of an hour, the emperor was the first to look away.
"Since the noble concubine insists on doing this, then take back the palace power and hand it over to the queen to manage it, so as not to ruin the atmosphere of the harem."
Leaving behind an angry word, the emperor turned and left without hesitation.
He planned to show off to Concubine Zhao, and he would not come to Zhongcui Palace again in the next month or two.
He wanted her to know that without the emperor's favor, she was nothing!
