Chapter 45: Attacking the Heart is the Best Strategy

Chapter 45: Attacking the Heart is the Best Strategy

Chapter 45: Attacking the Heart is the Best Strategy

In the Imperial Garden.

Li Changzai walked behind Shen Qingtang, his face full of doubt and uncertainty.

Is she...really Shen Qingtang?

She thought about it carefully. In her impression, Shen Qingtang was timid and weak. Although she was beautiful, she didn't seem as dazzling as she is now...

This feeling is like——

"what--"

Li Changzai was lost in thought when he suddenly felt something under his feet. He screamed and was about to fall down when someone grabbed his wrist and pulled him back with force.

She looked up and found Shen Qingtang looking at her with concern.

"Sister Yueying, what are you thinking about so intently? If Amber hadn't reacted quickly, she would have fallen into the flowers and scratched her face."

Shen Qingtang seemed to be frightened. He patted his chest lightly and looked at Li Changzai with some resentment.

"That Wan Jieyu is really arrogant and unreasonable. Why didn't you help me when she treated me badly just now?"

Something is wrong with Li Changzai.

When he came out of the pavilion, he looked at her suspiciously.

And her personality is similar to that of the original owner...

As he thought about it, Shen Qingtang's look towards Li Changzai changed a little.

No one remains unchanged, especially after rising from the mud, her change is reasonable!
Shen Qingtang narrowed her eyes and said preemptively: "Sister Yueying, you said that you are the only one in the palace who treats me sincerely, but when Wan Jieyu humiliated me, you turned a blind eye and let her beat and scold me. Is this what you call sincerity?"

“No, no! I am——” Li Changzai’s thoughts were interrupted.

Noticing Shen Qingtang's mood changes, Li Changzai opened her mouth to explain, but Shen Qingtang didn't give her a chance to explain.

"I don't want to listen!" Shen Qingtang interrupted coldly, "Maybe you have been lying to me from the beginning to the end!"

Shen Qingtang's emotions changed very quickly. After a trace of hurt flashed across her face, the door of her heart that had been opened to Li Changzai was once again covered with ice.

"I now have every reason to suspect that you have colluded with Wan Jieyu and tricked me out so that she could humiliate me and avenge the embarrassment caused by my previous neglect of you!"

Under Shen Qingtang's suspicious gaze, Li Changzai almost fainted.

"Shen Qingtang, you don't believe in me?!"

"How can I trust you if you just stand by and watch?"

"you--"

Just when Li Changzai was pointing at Shen Qingtang angrily, Xia Zhi, who had finally found them, suddenly ran out in a hurry from the hanging flower gate behind the flower garden.

She didn't notice that the atmosphere in the room was not right. As soon as she saw Li Changzai, he rushed towards her with an excited look on his face.

"My lady, I have finally found you. Come on, let's go back quickly. The Emperor has arrived at Chenglu Palace and has summoned you to accompany him!"

"You, what did you say?!" Li Changzai was stunned by the unexpected surprise, "The emperor wants this young lady to accompany him?"

"You heard it right, the emperor is waiting for you."

After confirming it again and again, Li Changzai no longer cared about whether he had broken up with Shen Qingtang again. He immediately raised his chin towards Shen Qingtang with a proud look on his face.

"Although you have misunderstood me, I am still willing to give you a chance—"

Before Li Changzai could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Qingtang with a cold voice.

"You want to invite me to see you?"

Would Li Changzai be so generous?

of course not!

If Shen Qingtang was the leader, she would naturally want to get a piece of the pie.

But if it were her, how could she share her favor with others! Li Changzai, who was choked, gritted her teeth and said, "After all, you are my sister. After you meet the emperor, I will speak a few good words for you in front of the emperor. I hope my sister won't—"

Before Li Changzai could utter the word "let down", she was interrupted mercilessly by Shen Qingtang.

"I don't care!" Shen Qingtang followed suit and said arrogantly: "No matter what, I am also the noble lady appointed by the emperor himself, and you are just a mere concubine. What can I expect from you?!"

"After all, my face is countless times more beautiful than yours!!"

After saying this, Shen Qingtang turned around and left quickly without any reluctance under Li Changzai's furious gaze.

Watching her proud figure getting farther and farther away, Li Changzai's chest heaved violently with anger, and his teeth creaked.

"You are so good, Shen Qingtang. If the Japanese mistress can be favored, she will make you kneel down and beg me!!"

……

The atmosphere in Fanghua Palace was solemn.

Amber and the others who were locked outside the study huddled their heads together, worried expressions on their faces.

After returning from the Imperial Garden, the young lady locked herself in the study. Even though they almost broke the door down, there was no sound from inside.

I'm really worried. What if the young lady gets upset and hurts herself?

"...Try again?" Pomegranate suggested in a low voice.

"The emperor has gone to Chenglu Palace, and my lady is very sad right now..." An Lan shook her head, "I'm afraid my lady still won't open the door."

"Meow meow meow..."

While they were discussing how to comfort Shen Qingtang, Amber was holding Xiaojuzi and calling out at the door.

"Little Orange hasn't seen you for a while, and now it misses you. Will you come out to see it?"

However, no matter how much Xiaojuzi called out, Shen Qingtang, who had locked himself in the study, was writing something leisurely at his desk.

When he finished the last stroke, Shen Qingtang immediately put the pen back on the pen holder with satisfaction.

This dog-like character was finally tamed by her!

She picked up the paper from the desk and admired it leisurely. "You have made rapid progress. Let's celebrate with a drink tonight. Then--"

Thinking of something in his mind, Shen Qingtang dipped his finger in water and flicked it onto the paper. Looking at the words on the paper being smudged by the water stains, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised a meaningful arc.

Don't think she doesn't know. Although Emperor Yu Ji hasn't been to Fanghua Palace in the past half month, he has checked her daily calligraphy practice notes one by one.

presumably--

Shen Qingtang smiled sweetly, "Serving someone with beauty will not last long, the best strategy is to conquer their heart."

When Emperor Yu Ji saw this poem, he could imagine how heartbroken and miserable she was when she wrote the poem, even without her acting it out herself.

"Alas~ It's not easy to be a favorite concubine, and it's even harder to be a sincere favorite concubine!"

She performs meticulously every day. How can she not be worried and distressed as she is constantly planning how to conquer Emperor Yu Ji?
Tsk~
Thinking of Emperor Yu Ji who went to Cheng Lu Palace today, Shen Qingtang couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

"My dear cousin, please don't let me down~"

While Shen Qingtang was planning something, Amber and others who were locked outside by her also made up their minds.

Fuan made up his mind, "Knocking is useless, let's just knock on the door!"

The young master was kind-hearted and would not punish them even if they banged on the door.

Of course, even if they are punished, they are willing to do it!
Their eyes met for a moment, but just when they were about to break down the door, it was suddenly opened from the inside.

When I looked up, I saw Shen Qingtang's beautiful face with red eyes and sad and broken beauty.

"Bring me some wine, I want to get drunk!"

　Thanks to Yu Qiqi baby for the reward~biubiu
　　
　
(End of this chapter)