The concubines once again saw Wanyan Lin's Wuqing, but other than Su Mianyue's indifference and Yinn Yue's calmness, everyone else felt a chill.
Concubine Li used to be a favored concubine, and more than once she contradicted the empress. She had never been punished, but today...
All eyes fell on Su Mianyue, who was still sitting there drinking tea, and now there was only one sitting in the hall. The concubines did not dare to imagine that if this person had a title, the harem would still have a foothold for them, afraid that it would be difficult to save their lives.
Ignoring all the concubines, even Yinn Yue, who was performing the ceremony, only glanced at them lightly. Wanyan Lin walked towards su mianyue and naturally landed on the empty seat beside her, "Yue is indeed punctual."
"Then please keep your promise." Su Mianyue said in an indifferent tone.
"Of course." Wanyan Lin didn't care about Su Mianyue's attitude and smiled at zhao zhao.
But Su Mianyue was not in the mood to think about how Wanyan Lin came at this time. She just wanted to know how Yinn Yue would handle herself.
As the queen of the Hengyuan, according to the rules, she was the only woman in the room who was qualified to sit next to Wanyan Lin, but su mianyue did not get up and give up her seat. Yinn Yue either continued to stand or could only sit down at the bottom.
Not only Su Mianyue, but everyone was looking at Yinn Yue. Only Wanyan Lin didn't seem to notice the awkward situation.
"Since the emperor is here, then the servants and concubines will leave first, not disturbing the emperor to reminisce with Miss Su." Yinn Yue bowed gracefully.
Wanyan Lin was about to wave her hand, but Su Mianyue smiled and said, "The empress doesn't have to leave in a hurry. Speaking of my old acquaintance with the empress, the empress should spend some time chatting with me."
"This..." Yinn Yue looked up at Wanyan Lin. Although Yinn Yue was the lord of the harem, he had no right to decide in front of Wanyan Lin.
"Since Yue wants to keep you, then stay." Wanyan Lin said expressionless.
"Yes, your concubine obeys your orders." The empress had no choice but to stay. Although she did not care whether Wanyan Lin valued her or not, she did not want to lose face in front of all the concubines, so she turned around and said, "I will not pursue this matter with you for the time being, but if you dare to offend this palace again in the future, you will not be lenient, and each of you will go back to the palace to copy the rules ten times. When you greet me tomorrow morning, I will check and accept them one by one."
All the concubines, like an amnesty, hurried off on their knees and did not dare to delay any longer.
With no outsiders around, Yinn Yue no longer felt awkward sitting at the bottom of Wanyan Lin's seat, but Nanny Zhaang, who was holding her, was dissatisfied and resented Su Mianyue for not knowing how to behave and not daring to speak.
"As an emperor, you have to take care of everything every day. How is the situation in the Hengyuan so stable that the emperor doesn't need to be in charge?" Su Mianyue looked at Wanyan Lin with a sneer, meaning to send someone off.
Raising an eyebrow, Wanyan Lin knew that he would only lose face if he stayed. As for Yinn Yue, Wanyan Lin did not care. The best thing about this queen was that she knew how to behave herself.
"I only came here to worry about your mood. Since Yue is fine, I will go back to Mental Cultivation Hall to handle the affairs of the state and come over for dinner with you." Without giving Su Mianyue a chance to refuse, she left, only giving Yinn Yue a look when she passed by.
Looking at the interaction between the husband and wife, Su Mianyue quietly played with the teacup, a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing that Su Mianyue had stayed and did not speak, Yinn Yue said helplessly, "Why does Miss Su have to do this with the emperor? There is a limit to how much a man likes a woman. No matter why Miss Su lives in the palace, it is not good to offend the emperor."
"Thank you, empress, for your kindness, but this is my nature. I can't smile at people I don't like and I can't please them. Maybe it's me and the Hengyuan's palace who have offended. When I came here, I felt uncomfortable all over, and my heart was burning with anger. I wish I could burn this place down to make my heart feel brighter." Su Mianyue smiled, blinking her big, watery eyes and asked, "The empress feels that if I really set the palace on fire, what will wan yanlin do to me?"
Yinn Yue smiled and shook his head, "This palace does not dare to speculate on the heart of the emperor without authorization. I also believe that Miss Su will not do such a thing to hurt innocent people."
"My hands are covered in blood. How can I tell which one is innocent?" Raising his white jade hand, Su Mianyue laughed at himself. Killing a few people was nothing when it came to his life.
Yinn Yue was speechless, but his gaze towards Su Mianyue was a little complicated. After all, Su Mianyue was not a murderous woman at the beginning, but Wanyan Lin was the main cause of Su Mianyue's wanton killing.
"The word'love' has never been fully understood by this palace. Perhaps Miss Su can understand it better than this palace, but this palace is no longer a kind-hearted miss Yin Family, and these hands are filthy." Yinn Yue frowned slightly, but there was no regret in his eyes.
After looking at Yinn Yue for a while, Su Mianyue looked up at Nanny Zhaang and said indifferently, "This is Nanny Zhaang, right? Your master is not used to my tea here. Please ask Nanny Zhaang to fetch some tea that the empress likes."
Knowing that Su Mianyue was driving himself away, Nanny Zhaang looked at Yinn Yue worriedly and bowed to leave when Yinn Yue nodded.
"Does Miss Su have something to say to this palace?" Yinn Yue's attitude remained the same, but he could not guess what Su Mianyue meant.
"The empress might as well guess. If we don't say a word next, how much will he believe you if you answer Wanyan Lin honestly when he asks?" With a smile, there was a hint of narrowness in Su Mianyue's eyes.
Yinn Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Why did Miss Su harm this palace? This palace does not remember anything that offended Miss Su."
"You are Wanyan Lin's queen, and this is enough," Su Mianyue said lightly.
"It was not my wish to enter the palace. Back then..." Yinn Yue was interrupted by Su Mianyue before he could finish his sentence.
"The empress has misunderstood. Whether you and Wanyan Lin are husband and wife, or if they treat each other as guests, it has nothing to do with me. I just want Wanyan Lin to plant doubt in his heart and make the country in hengyuan chaotic." A cold light flashed in Su Mianyue's eyes and he said coldly, "Empress yin can blame me for hating me or even retaliating against me, but he will only believe a third of what you told Wanyan Lin truthfully. With Wanyan Lin's suspicious character, he will not believe anyone but himself, so please be more careful in the future."
Looking at Su Mianyue with a pale face, Yinn Yue opened his mouth but said nothing.
It was not wrong to do so from Su Mianyue's point of view, but she was an innocent person from beginning to end, and if she was not chosen to enter the palace, perhaps she could remain calm for the rest of her life.
But things didn't go as planned. Some things were destined to be doomed. Some people were destined to be supporting roles, and their fate couldn't be determined. They couldn't even say a word of resistance.
When nanny zhang came back, Su Mianyue offered to see her off, unwilling to let Yinn Yue keep staring at her. Although Yinn Yue was not a beautiful woman, her eyes made people feel guilty.
At the same time, Concubine Li, who had been beaten into the cold palace, was madly smashing the things in the room into pieces. He kept shouting and scolding but no one paid attention to her. He did not know that in the corner of the cold palace, a pair of sinister eyes were staring at her, like a poisonous snake that could bite people at any time. He did not know when he would strike.