Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 709 How Dare to Follow in Liu's Footsteps

Shen Zhinian bit her lips gently, and a look of confusion and grievance appeared on her charming face.

"In fact, I could already sense that His Majesty was unhappy that day in the Imperial Garden. At first, I didn't understand what I had done wrong to anger His Majesty."

"I only thought about it slowly afterwards. Could it be... Could it be that your Majesty was angry because I asked the eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department to remind Your Majesty that Concubine Chun had not slept with you for many months after entering the palace?"

"But I really don't know what I have done wrong..."

At this point, the grievance in Shen Zhinian's words became more and more obvious.

In the past, emperors would certainly not bother to talk about these things with their concubines.

Even when this incident just happened, Shen Zhinian took the initiative to ask about it. The dignity and pride of the emperor would not allow Nangong Xuanyu to admit it.

He would just get angry and let Shen Zhinian reflect and guess on his own.

But after half a month of settling down, Nangong Xuanyu finally realized how important Nian Nian was in his heart...

He was afraid that Nian Nian would become like Liu, and because of various things, she would drift away from him...

A combination of many reasons, plus the fact that they were the only two people in the inner room at the moment, created just the right atmosphere.

Nangong Xuanyu stared at Shen Zhinian's face and completely opened his heart to a woman for the first time: "Shouldn't I be angry about this?"

"Nian Nian, oh Nian Nian, you know how I feel about you. If you really loved me, how could you push another woman to my side with your own hands?"

"Do you really have half a place for me in your heart?"

Listening to Nangong Xuanyu's questioning and seeing the slight pain in his eyes, Shen Zhinian could only sneer in his heart.

So?

Did his pretending to be deeply in love with her prevent him from favoring other concubines and from turning over the name of Concubine Chun?

She had never asked for it. Nangong Xuanyu only loved her and she understood that as an emperor, it was impossible for him to do this.

If that's the case, who is Nangong Xuanyu pretending to be a chaste and virtuous man for at this moment?

This man is indeed much stronger than Lu Jianglin, but he still cannot change his manly nature and bad qualities.

Shen Zhinian was really annoyed.

But for the sake of his high status, power and wealth, Shen Zhinian took a deep breath and suppressed his impatience.

She looked at Nangong Xuanyu, her slightly raised eyes showing a bit of confusion, a bit of grievance, and... a bit of disappointment.

"So, what exactly does Your Majesty want me to do?"

"As the head of the harem, I manage the six palaces, advise Your Majesty to treat everyone equally, and balance the relationships among the palaces. This is my duty."

"I really don't understand. I am just doing my job and not asking for your majesty's praise. Why... why did I anger your majesty?"

These words left Nangong Xuanyu speechless.

As an emperor, he never had to consider other people's feelings. Anyone who dared to displease him would be punished.

This is the only exception.

Because Nangong Xuanyu also knew that Nian Nian had done nothing wrong.

If he got angry with her because of this, even if everyone didn't dare to say anything, they would think that he was unreasonable and moody.

But... looking at Shen Zhinian like this, the pain in Nangong Xuanyu's heart not only did not ease, but he felt a dull pain in his heart again...

He stared at Shen Zhinian intently, his eyes as deep as the sea, surging with emotions: "In your eyes, all you care about is your duties as a concubine and the rules of the harem?"

"What about me? What does the relationship between you and me mean to you?"

What kind of?

When Liu talked to him about feelings, his mind and eyes were filled with rules.

She followed the rules, and he came to talk to her about feelings again.

No matter what they did, he would never be satisfied.

If Shen Zhinian was fooled by Nangong Xuanyu, she would be confused. It would be her fault even if it wasn't her fault.

Therefore, Shen Zhinian did not fall into the trap in his words, but turned her face slightly to prevent him from seeing the heartbreak and sadness in her eyes.

She sniffed and suppressed the sobs in her voice: "...Your Majesty, do you really think that I am willing to watch you favor a new person? I am willing to watch you have a different beauty in your arms every night?"

"Do you think...I am really willing to be a virtuous and kind imperial concubine?"

"You think I don't want to be jealous, stingy, or envious? Don't you want you to belong to me alone?"

What Nangong Xuanyu cares about most is whether Shen Zhinian's feelings for him are sincere?

Did she love him as deeply as he loved her?

After hearing these words and seeing Shen Zhinian's sad and lonely look, all the unhappiness in Nangong Xuanyu's heart disappeared for a while.

Even... a faint feeling of joy arose.

It turns out that Nian Nian doesn’t really not care.

Nangong Xuanyu did not show this secret joy, but continued to ask with a stern face: "If so, why are you..."

Why did he have to turn over Concubine Chun's name?

Why, in the past half month, no matter how much he doted on Concubine Chun, she remained indifferent?

Saying this now, isn't it really just to make him happy?

"Your Majesty, do you think I dare?"

As he said this, Shen Zhinian slowly turned his head and looked up at Nangong Xuanyu.

The moment their eyes met, Nangong Xuanyu's heart ached when he saw the suppressed sadness and pain in her eyes...

Shen Zhinian's tone was filled with fear and panic: "I understand that everything I have now is due to your majesty's favor."

"Your Majesty is pleased with me, so he made me the Imperial Concubine. He made me the most honorable woman in the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Little did I know that the more this happened, the more I would not dare to make any mistakes, fearing that one day I would be disliked by Your Majesty and completely lose this relationship..."

Nangong Xuanyu subconsciously asked: "How is it possible?"

"The heaven and earth can bear witness to my love for you!"

Shen Zhinian just kept shaking her head: "I didn't mean to say this and make Your Majesty unhappy."

"But since Your Majesty has asked, I will forgive you for being so bold."

"When Liu was the imperial concubine, didn't Your Majesty dote on her?"

"As Your Majesty wishes, she loves you deeply and has no room for any other woman in the harem."

"As your majesty wishes, I have a strong desire to possess you."

"But in the end, what happened to her?"

"Her jealousy and pettiness are the reasons why Your Majesty hates her."

"The lessons of the past are clear in my mind. How dare I follow in Liu's footsteps?"

"So, in the past half month, even though my heart was bleeding... I didn't dare to show my sadness at all, let alone disturb Your Majesty's interest..."