Chapter 397: The Concubine Who Was Buried with the Emperor VS The Ruthless and Romantic Emperor 45
Of course Yu Yao didn't sleep. She sneered in her heart as she listened to the words of the Dog Emperor outside the door.

She lay in bed and ignored it, pretending she didn't hear anything.

But he deliberately turned over and made some noise.

When Emperor Jing heard the noise inside, he knew that she was still awake and still angry.

"Yao'er, I know that I have wronged you today. I have already punished the servant in the imperial kitchen. I have also sent you the sea cucumber. Please don't be angry anymore."

Emperor Jing spoke softly outside the bedroom with a rare hint of flattery in his voice.

Yu Yao cursed inwardly in the room: The dog emperor is pretentious, but he is first-rate at coaxing women.

The corners of her mouth curled up in a mocking arc, and she spoke, but her voice was filled with tears:

"Your Majesty, please go. Today's incident has completely chilled my heart. I thought that because I was pregnant with a dragon descendant, I would always have some weight in your heart, but who knew..."

At this point, she sobbed a few times on purpose to make her voice intermittent.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing became even more anxious, "Yao'er, you hold a different position in my heart. What happened in the imperial kitchen today was my negligence. I shouldn't have let those servants treat you so badly."

"Your Majesty, are you still negligent?"

Yu Yao raised her voice a little, "You are now so fascinated by that noble concubine Shu that you are dizzy. What am I? What is the child in your belly?"

Don't think she doesn't know that the dog emperor has not been coming here quietly at night recently. He has been having fun with Concubine Shu and they are playing too crazy.

When Emperor Jing heard Yu Yao's accusations outside the door, his face turned pale and blue.

As the Son of Heaven, he had never been criticized like this before, let alone in the harem, where his romantic affairs were exposed so ruthlessly by his own concubines.

"Yao'er, stop talking nonsense. How can you make up my affairs like this?"

There was a hint of annoyance in Emperor Jing's voice.

Yu Yao was not afraid at all. She continued crying and said, "Your Majesty, how dare I tell you a lie? Everyone in the harem knows your romantic habits. I am just sad. I am pregnant and should have received your love and care, but your Majesty was bewitched by that noble concubine, and he couldn't even get me a little sea cucumber from the imperial kitchen."

Emperor Jing took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger. "Yao'er, I have already said that it was the fault of the servants in the imperial kitchen, and I have already punished them. As for Concubine Shu, she and I were just playing around. You are the one who is truly important to me."

"Just for fun?"

Yu Yao sneered, "The emperor is really good at acting. Concubine Shu did everything she could to win the emperor's favor, but the emperor still flirted with her. I am in Xinghua Palace, watching the emperor dote on her every day. Who can understand the pain in my heart?"

To be honest, the Dog Emperor is the most disgusting male protagonist she has ever met.

If she didn't want to give birth to this man's child, she would have run away long ago.

Emperor Jing was silent for a moment. He knew that although her words were harsh, they were not without reason.

He sighed and softened his voice and said, "Yao'er, I know I have been neglecting you during this period, but now I know I was wrong. Please open the door, and I will make it up to you."

Yu Yao was secretly calculating in her heart. She knew that she couldn't push the dog emperor too hard, otherwise it might backfire.

So she softened her voice a little, but still with grievance: "Your Majesty, I am very confused now and don't want to see anyone. Your Majesty, please go back. I want to be alone and quiet."

Emperor Jing stood outside the door for a while, knowing that he could not get her to open the door today.

He sighed softly and said helplessly: "Then Yao'er, you should have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow."

After saying this, he slowly left with Lu Xi and a group of eunuchs and palace maids.

Inside the house, hearing the footsteps of Emperor Jing leaving gradually fading away, the tears in Yu Yao's eyes instantly disappeared, replaced by indifference and ridicule.

Liuli immediately opened the door and entered the room. "Your Majesty, your actions are really amazing. You have the Emperor under your control. But, Your Majesty, what are you going to do next?"

Yu Yao smiled lightly, "Of course, we will continue to lock the dog emperor out tomorrow."

Liuli listened to Yu Yao's words and showed a worried look on her face, "Your Majesty, will there really be no problems if you keep the emperor out like this? After all, the emperor's patience is limited."

Yu Yao waved her hand nonchalantly, "Liuli, don't worry, I know what to do."

The dog emperor was so disgusting that after giving birth and finishing her confinement period, she took the child away from the palace and traveled around the world.

Anyway, the system's task is just to let her give birth to the dog emperor's child.

Once the child is born, the mission of this world is completed.

If her child wasn't still young and she wasn't reluctant to leave immediately, she would probably leave after giving birth.

The night was like a huge piece of black silk, weighing heavily on the Yong'an Palace.

In the palace, candlelight flickered in the night wind, and light and shadows swayed between the exquisite murals and carved beams and pillars, as if they were ghosts being manipulated by invisible hands.

Concubine Shu was sitting on the couch in the bedroom, looking very bad.

She had no idea what happened in the imperial kitchen today.

It was only when she heard that the emperor had punished the servants in the imperial kitchen and demoted them to slavery in the Xinzheku that she asked Xiangju to find out what was going on.

After asking around, I found out that it was related to me.

Originally, it was Xiao Shunzi in his own palace who stole Qin Zhaorong's sea cucumber, and somehow this matter reached the emperor's ears.

The emperor was very angry in the imperial study. Not only did he punish the people in the imperial kitchen, he also gave the sea cucumber that originally belonged to him to Qin Zhaorong.

What does this mean? This shows that in the emperor's heart, Qin Zhaorong has a special importance.

She bit her lip, thinking it would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous.

But she had no time to be jealous at the moment. The emperor did not pick her card tonight, but went to Xinghua Palace.

Concubine Shu paced back and forth in the bedroom, like a wild animal trapped in a cage, "Xiangju, do you think the emperor is angry?"

Xiangju hurriedly comforted her, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The emperor is only taking extra care of Qin Zhaorong because she is pregnant with the Dragonborn. You still hold a very high position in the emperor's heart."

"Hmph, what do you know?"

Concubine Shu glared at Xiangju angrily and said, "I am just a concubine. How can I be as important as the dragon fetus?"

She still had some self-awareness, and was afraid that the emperor would ignore her from now on, so she was frightened and panicked. Then, she ordered Xiangju to call Xiao Shunzi, who was going to the imperial kitchen to get sea cucumbers today.

Xiao Shunzi was the eunuch in Yong'an Palace who was responsible for obtaining food ingredients.

Because Concubine Shu was extremely favored, there were naturally many people who tried to curry favor with the Yong'an Palace, so Xiao Shunzi inevitably became arrogant and domineering.

Xiao Shunzi knew the trouble he had caused, and came before Concubine Shu trembling with fear.

As soon as he entered the room, he fell to his knees with a plop, his body trembling like a leaf in the wind.

Concubine Shu looked at him, her eyes full of anger, her voice as cold as the wind on a cold night: "You little dog slave, do you know what you have done? Where has your usual arrogance gone? Now you are like a quail."

Xiao Shunzi kowtowed and cried, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. At that time, I just thought that you always liked to eat sea cucumbers, and there was only one portion in the imperial kitchen, so I wanted to bring it back to you quickly. Who knew that I would cause such a big disaster."

Concubine Shu was so angry that she stood up, walked up to Xiao Shunzi, and slapped him in the face. "You idiot, how can the things in the harem be as simple as you think? Qin Zhaorong is pregnant with the Dragon Offspring, and she is important to the emperor. You made such a fuss and made the emperor think that I am bullying her. Are you deliberately trying to kill me?"

How much had she paid to keep her favor? But this dog slave almost ruined all her efforts with just one move.

Xiao Shunzi's face instantly swelled up. He didn't dare to reach out and touch it. He just kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I just said a few words. It was the eunuch in the imperial kitchen who wanted to curry favor with the Yong'an Palace, so he gave the sea cucumber to me."

After hearing what Xiao Shunzi said, Concubine Shu was so angry that she kicked him hard again, "You still dare to quibble? Go kneel outside the palace. Without my order, you are not allowed to get up."

Xiao Shunzi was kicked and staggered, but he dared not say anything. He could only move out of the hall obediently and kneel down on the cold ground.

Concubine Shu sat on the couch, rubbing her temples, feeling very upset.

She knew very well that her current situation was very bad. The emperor's emphasis on Qin Zhaorong made her feel a strong sense of crisis, and she had to find a way to win back the emperor's heart.

So, she instructed Xiangju, "Xiangju, ask someone to find out what the emperor is doing now."

Qin Zhaorong was pregnant, and the emperor couldn't sleep there at night.

I guess I won't be here for long and will leave.

After Xiangju received the order, she quickly sent someone to investigate.

The servant who went to inquire came back soon and said that the emperor had returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

When Concubine Shu heard this, she was delighted and suddenly came up with an idea.

She carefully selected a gauze dress as thin as a cicada's wing, embroidered with delicate peach blossom patterns, like the first touch of tenderness blooming in spring.

However, her thoughts are far more complicated than just this peach blossom.

She took out a piece of bright red silk and skillfully wrapped it around her body, concealing her beauty while revealing a hint of unspoken temptation.

As the night deepened, Concubine Shu went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony holding an exquisite palace lantern.

Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the eunuchs on night watch were accustomed to her various methods, so they just lowered their heads and dared not say much.

Inside the palace, Emperor Jing sat upright on the dragon throne, his brows revealing a hint of fatigue and annoyance.

Hearing that Concubine Shu wanted to see him, he couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart, with both nostalgia for the past happiness and annoyance towards the uninvited guest tonight.

"Let her in."

Emperor Jing finally sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

Concubine Shu pushed the door open and walked in, her light veil dancing gracefully, her red silk trailing lightly. She slowly walked into the hall in an almost ritualistic manner.

Hearing the sound, he slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Concubine Shu. When he saw her dress, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, and then he returned to his usual indifference.

"Shu Guipin, what brings you here so late at night?"

Emperor Jing's voice was low and majestic, without any emotion.

Concubine Shu first performed a standard palace etiquette.

Then she walked to the side of Emperor Jing with light lotus steps and said softly, "I know that Your Majesty is worried about trivial matters today, so I came to accompany Your Majesty and share your worries."

Her words were gentle and sincere, but she did not mention the sea cucumber. It was obvious that she was deliberately avoiding that sensitive topic.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing raised his lips to a barely perceptible sneer, "Shu Guipin is considerate, but how can you solve my worries?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, and it was obvious that he knew Concubine Shu's intentions very well.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu quickly adjusted her mood and gently unbuttoned a corner of her outer robe, revealing the red silk ribbon wrapped around her body, but she did not reveal it completely, only expressing her feelings in a subtle way.

"Your Majesty, I know I am wrong. I am willing to use my body to relieve your worries. I only hope that Your Majesty can smile and forget his troubles."

Emperor Jing put down the pen in his hand and his eyes fell on Concubine Shu again. This time, he looked more carefully.

He had never denied the beauty of Concubine Shu. At this moment, she seemed even more beautiful, with a fatal temptation.

If it were a normal day, he would be in a good mood and have a romantic night.

But now, I don’t feel like it, and I even feel a little annoyed.

He stood up and slowly walked towards Concubine Shu. He stretched out his hand, but instead of untying the silk ribbon, he gently pressed it on her shoulder and said earnestly, "Concubine Shu, you know that what I want is not just pleasure, but understanding and companionship. Although you can bring me physical pleasure, you will never understand my heart."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's face turned pale instantly.

She had never thought that her position in Emperor Jing's heart would be so fragile.

She bit her lip, holding back the tears in her eyes, and said, "I know I was wrong, I am willing to correct it, and I am willing to learn how to become the person in your heart. Please give me a chance."

She knelt at Emperor Jing's feet, reached out to lift his robe, and tried to pull off his trousers.

Emperor Jing knew what she wanted to do. With a complicated expression, he stepped back and gently pulled the corner of his robe out of Concubine Shu's hand.

He sighed and said, "Shu Guipin, please go back. I am tired and need some quiet time."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu felt disappointed and a little sad.

But he didn't dare to stay any longer and retreated obediently.