He regretted listening to the rumors back then and mistakenly believing that she was willful and spoiled, mistakenly believing that she was vain, and mistakenly believing that the reason she had married him was solely for power and for the sake of the Su Family.
On the surface, he had treated her with warmth and courtesy, showering her with sweet words. In reality, he had always guarded against her in secret and despised her. When they had married, he had even sent his imperial younger brother in his place.
He just hadn't expected everything that followed to spiral beyond his control.
On their wedding night, someone had drugged their nuptial wine, and so... he had personally sent her away. Now, she was even pregnant with an illegitimate child.
Whenever she gazed at him with deep affection, happily called him Brother Li, considered his needs in everything, changed her former temperament for his sake, and became sensible and yielding, he felt a pang of heartache.
Yes, he had to admit that he truly regretted it.
Why had he made that decision back then?
Even if he had been wary of the Su Family, he shouldn't have sent his own woman away.
She had only been a young girl who understood nothing—and one who had wholeheartedly adored him at that. So what if he had kept her by his side?
Was he really afraid that he couldn't control even a young girl?
Su Qiao had no idea that Jin Moli had already classified his own behavior as perverted. She waved a hand in front of him. "Your Majesty, what are you staring blankly at?"
Jin Moli came to his senses and coughed awkwardly twice. "Ahem, Qiao'er, I was just thinking about some state affairs."
*The Emperor's look at you is strange. He