The Cold, Proud Emperor, Don't Chase Me (74)

"Mm." Long Jingyuan finally recovered, returning to his usual cold, composed self—the seemingly unfathomable emperor.

Before Su Qiao had even had the chance to go cause trouble for the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager had already come looking for trouble with her.

Su Qiao wasn't afraid either. She followed the Old Wet Nurse straight to the Empress Dowager's Imperial Bedchamber.

The Empress Dowager sat regally in the seat of honor, staring at Su Qiao as though she were a seductive vixen who had bewitched the emperor.

"Because of you, the emperor canceled the selection of imperial concubines and personally went to the Yan Kingdom to bring you back. Now he even wants to dismiss the entire harem.

"What exactly have you done to deserve this, Su Qiao? How could you make an emperor do so much for you?"

"If you had even the slightest consideration for him, you wouldn't have made him do such a thing.

"Don't you know that the imperial court and the harem have always been inseparable? How is he supposed to balance the court? How is he supposed to answer to all those officials?"

Thinking about how this old woman, for the sake of her own grandson's future succession to the throne, had not only given her the Sterilization Drug but had also poisoned Long Jingyuan, Su Qiao felt extremely displeased.

She didn't hold back at all. "Empress Dowager, I'm sorry for making you unhappy, but there are some things I have no choice but to say."

"My man, Su Qiao's man, can have only me, whether he's an emperor or a beggar. I don't care whether he has power and influence, nor do I care whether he has any abilities."

"To me, Long Jingyuan is simply the man I, Su Qiao, love. Nothing more."

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