When Xiao Jiaojiao got married, the crippled king stood up and pampered her.

As the man approached from afar, the oppressive aura around him faded away, and he looked more noble and pure.

Although he is wearing a golden dragon robe, one can still see that his jade-like face is extremely noble and elegant, and naturally exudes the beauty of jade.

When Chen Yuanzhen saw him, the worry that had been lingering in his heart suddenly dissipated.

She knew that she had succeeded.

When the emperor disappeared, he saw her still standing there, and his long eyebrows slightly frowned:

"You have been here all this time?"

Chen Yuanzhen lowered her eyes and replied, "There are many matters piling up in the court, and I just happened to come here to look for you, Your Majesty."

Di Taiyin had no doubts as always, with one hand behind his back, and nodded slightly:

"I was rude the other day. If the Queen has any wish, please let me know."

Chen Yuanzhen slowly raised her red lips and saluted:

"I only wish that everything goes well for your Majesty, and that the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

She is always like this, a woman brought up in an aristocratic family, dignified, elegant and magnanimous.

Di Taiyin never forced her and kept this gratitude in his heart.

He was about to leave when he remembered something and stopped to ask her:

"Was this Qingyin cottage built by the Queen herself?"

Chen Yuanzhen immediately gave an excuse that he had already prepared: "Yuanzhen was worried a lot.

But it was the Regent Princess who wrote to me earlier, asking me to do this, and I also brought a lot of people to do it."

Otherwise, if Di Taiyin knew that she had spent a whole year working hard here, given his personality, he would definitely feel guilty towards her.

She didn't want his guilt.

And if he knew that she loved him but didn't touch him, he would probably blame himself even more, or force himself to do things he didn't want to do.

Chen Yuanzhen had thought about this earlier, but the Princess Regent and the Prince Regent were still traveling around the world, and it was unknown when they would return, so this matter would not be easily exposed.

Di Taiyin thought of Yun Jinghuang, lowered his eyes slightly, and left.

He began to return to the imperial study to handle state affairs.

He used to think that the palace was a cage that imprisoned him, but although he feels regretful now, his gentlemanly heart is more tolerant of the world.

Serving the people and the country is what a gentleman should do.

Chen Yuanzhen also continued to manage all affairs in the harem and lived her life as usual.

The emperor treated her very well and any tribute she brought would be sent to Fengchao Palace.

Chen Yuanzhen thought that it would be nice if he could live like this forever.

only……

She has not been pregnant for more than a year.

The former Grand Tutor Feng He began to persuade the emperor to secretly take a concubine.

Because royal heirs are particularly important, they must be nurtured from a young age so that if anything unexpected happens to the throne in the future, the country will not be shaken and there will be successors.

The queen has never had any children, and this is related to the country and the people.

Despite the advice of his ministers, the emperor postponed the selection of concubines many times.

Although the Fu family only married one person, they also arranged for Fu Chengqi to take Chen Yuanzhen's pulse many times and regulate his body.

The entire palace began to be shrouded in a thick atmosphere of labor.

The previous and the next dynasties are full of rumors.

Fengchao Palace.

at night.

Chen Yuanzhen was sitting in a pavilion painting when she heard the maids talking not far away:

"The Emperor is so good to the Empress, and has stayed at the Fengchao Palace many times, but the Empress is still not pregnant. Maybe there is something wrong with her body, right?"

"The Emperor has not yet taken a concubine, which shows that he truly loves the Empress."

"But when Imperial Physician Fu came to check the Queen's pulse that day, I heard him say that the Queen's health didn't seem to be seriously ill."

"Could it be... that there is something wrong with the Emperor?"

"It is said that before the emperor ascended the throne, he was imprisoned and nearly died. Could it be that..."

These rumors are not new.

But Chen Yuanzhen heard it for the first time tonight.

She frowned, her usually dignified and calm brows, and instructed Xiao Tao:

"Drag it down, Palm Mouth."

If there is no dignity in the palace, the harem will be in chaos.

When it comes to his affairs, she is never soft-hearted.

only……

When there was no one around, Chen Yuanzhen stopped writing with the brush in his hand again.

On the drawing paper was a newly completed landscape painting, but between the green mountains, she had painted two white cranes flying side by side.

Chen Yuanzhen's eyes fell on it, and a deep layer of worry surged up in him.

Almost all the civil and military officials in the court were urging the emperor to take a concubine, and in fact she also wanted to.

I want him to choose someone he loves and experience the beauty of love instead of just dealing with politics every day.

But the emperor was secretly unwilling.

She understood better than anyone that Di Taiyin felt that there was probably no one in the world that he liked.

Secondly, he was grateful and remembered that she had previously helped the emperor to cultivate the Qingyin Courtyard in seclusion.

She didn't want her to be a queen in name only and even marry other women.

But his pressure...

The whole court was intimidated by civil and military officials.

Rumors were spreading in the palace.

This is extremely detrimental to the stability of the country.

She was even more reluctant to let him bear such a heavy burden.

Chen Yuanzhen's brows were filled with deep thought, and finally, her gaze fell on the cold lake.

The lake is very calm in winter, without a single ripple.

Chen Yuanzhen suddenly thought that if she accidentally drowned, contracted a severe cold, and became weak, she would no longer be able to be the mother of a country.

For the sake of the overall situation, Di Taiyin should choose another woman to enter the palace, just like he chose her in the first place, right?

At that time, as the queen, she can help him select a more suitable woman.

On that previous occasion, the ones arranged by Prime Minister Chu and others were always fresh, elegant, and intelligent.

But she knew clearly that the one who was more suitable for the Lord, or who could impress the Lord, should be someone who was cold, smart, and resourceful.

She would be able to find it for him no matter how hard she tried.

By the time they consummate their marriage and the new queen becomes pregnant, the false rumors about him will be dispelled...

The more Chen Yuanzhen thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible.

She took a step and walked towards the cold lake.

Just then, I heard footsteps outside, a little fast. It must be Xiaotao coming back.

Chen Yuanzhen pretended to walk, but his body tilted and he couldn't control himself and fell into the cold lake with a "plop".

only……

The person striding in from outside was not Xiao Tao, but Di Tai Yin.

Earlier, Di Taiyin thought about it and decided to add a sentence of thanks to Yun Jinghuang in the government affairs report.

Yun Jinghuang replied, saying that she had never done anything.

At that moment, Di Taiyin suddenly realized that Chen Yuanzhen had deceived him.

When I walked out of the courtyard, there was snow everywhere, except where Chen Yuanzhen was standing, which was clean.

How could she just come?

She stood there for a long, long time and never left.

Di Taiyin had already honed his wisdom and strategies by following Yun Jinghuang. He was so smart that all the truth came to him clearly.

When he arrived at Fengchao Palace without any warning, he happened to see Chen Yuanzhen's figure falling into the lake.

Di Taiyin's long eyebrows suddenly frowned, and he immediately strode over.

The noble jade-like figure jumped into the water and swam towards the woman.

Chen Yuanzhen didn't expect that the water was even colder than she imagined.

She thought it was Xiaotao who came. Xiaotao was good at swimming, so when someone approached her, she hugged the other person's neck immediately.

A force grabbed her waist and pulled her out of the water.