As soon as the words came out, whether it was Zuo Xianggong and other officials who were watching from below, or Sima Jiao, they all looked at her... The air suddenly solidified.

  The smile on Sima Jiaos face faded away, he stared at her, not speaking for a long time, his expression looked somewhat frightening. Liao Tingyan didnt know what she was thinking either, and under the cover of everyones attention, she secretly pinched Sima Jiaos hand again with the protection of her sleeve.

  Simar nodded his hand, took a light breath, and finally frowned and threw down two words "forget it", without mentioning the matter of letting that woman enter the palace again, sparing the life of Zuo Yans daughter. However, his hand in his sleeve was still gripping Liao Tingyans fingers, which she had stretched out earlier, and he hadnt let go.

  That unlucky woman is fine, but Liao Tingyan is in trouble. After the morning court session, Sima Jiao grabbed her wrist and dragged her away, fiercely asking her: "Has Emperor Lang been too indulgent towards you lately?"

  Liao Tingyan reflected on herself: Ah, Ive gone too far. Someone who used to prioritize her own safety above all else is now daring to interfere with the Great Demon King.

  Her boldness today is probably related to Sima Jiaos special attitude towards her. Human nature is to take advantage of the situation, and now she can be said to be spoiled - those subtle ministers are probably thinking of her like this now.

  Simar Jiao dragged her all the way back to the Furuong Hall, pressed her down onto a couch, and prepared to scold her on the spot.

  Liao Tingyan sat with a clever and innocent expression, bringing out the most innocent eyes she had in this life. In fact, she was not afraid at all, and even wanted to take a nap. The weather had cooled down, making her want to snuggle up under the blankets and sleep soundly. Earlier, during the grand assembly, she almost fell asleep because the foot warmer placed under her feet felt too comfortable, especially when looking at the ministers below shivering with cold, while she had the warmth of the heater, that sense of comfort multiplied.

  Simar Jiao stood in front of her, extending a finger to lift up her chin, "Noble Consort, your courage seems to be getting bigger and bigger lately."

  "Yes, brother, its still you who are getting fatter. Liao Tingyan thought to himself, feeling the emperors fingers were icy cold, and couldnt help but ask: Your Majesty, arent you too cold? Why not have someone bring in a couple of heaters?"

  This was the first time, when he made a gesture of wanting to get angry, that he heard such words. Sima Jiaos expression on his face was stunned, and subconsciously said: "I dont feel cold, what do you want it for, no...". He only felt wrong after finishing speaking, and pulled back the topic with a sinking face, "Guifei, who gave you the guts to interrupt at the grand court meeting just now?"

  Its not the courage you gave me. Liao Tingyan used all her acting skills, wiped away the corners of her eyes, and said with a hint of resentment: "Your Majesty, those words were spoken from my heart, I really dont want to see any other women entering the palace." Good, good, a jealous wife setting, very suitable for the role of a noble concubine in a palace struggle novel.

  However, she was so serious that Sima Jiao didnt give her face, he seemed to want to laugh, but didnt want to let her off so easily, and could only hold back, forming a strange expression. "Speak properly, dont deliberately try to make me laugh." Sima Jiao rubbed her chin, saying discontentedly.

  Liao Tingyan: "......" What the hell, did I intentionally try to make you laugh? Cant you respect my acting skills a bit? Where is my acting funny?!

  She couldnt act anymore, reached out to grasp the hand that was touching her chin, her chin had been cooled by his touch. Her hands were warm and soft, pulling Sima Jiaos hand, "Your Majesty, please sit down, Ill let Guiye bring some food and autumn pear tea."

  Simar Jiaos mouth refused to say: "I wont eat." His body was naturally pulled down by Liao Tingyan and sat down.

  Liao Tingyan smiled slightly, "Im hungry." Mainly thirsty, the cold weather made her throat dry and hoarse from roasting by the fire, even her voice sounded unpleasant. She also poured some autumn pear tea for Sima Jiao to help him calm down. His expression clearly showed no anger, yet he still insisted on being angry with her, it was truly exhausting.

  "Your Majesty is having tea." Liao Tingyan presented a cup of autumn pear tea with Osmanthus leaves to Sima Jiao.

  Simu Jiao didnt take the cup from her hand, but instead took a sip directly from hers, then said with disdain: "What kind of tea is this? It doesnt have any flavor at all."

  Liao Tingyan was already used to his habit of complaining about everything. Now he complained that it had no flavor, if it had a bit more flavor, he would say the flavor was too strong. So, one couldnt listen to him, he just loved to find fault and had a natural dislike for anything that entered his mouth. Liao Tingyan thought he had simply developed this bad habit over time.

  "I think it tastes good, Your Majesty, would you like another sip?"

  Simar Jiao took another sip and then stopped drinking. He hugged her waist and lay down on the couch, warning her: "Dont do this again next time."

  "Yes, yes, I dare not." Liao Tingyan immediately admitted her mistake.

  Because of her careless tone, Sima Jiao turned her face around, with a somewhat unhappy tone, "Dont look at those old things looking pitiful, each one has more tricks up their sleeve than you. Remember, people who look pitiful arent necessarily really pitiful, and people who look respectful arent necessarily truly loyal. Ill take you to the grand court assembly to see the excitement, but youre not allowed to participate in these matters, nor should you believe anyone standing there, otherwise one day you wont even know how you died."

  Liao Tingyan nodded blankly, shocked in her heart. She felt that Sima Jiaos intelligence, which had been below average when he was with her, suddenly soared. A foolish person couldnt say such things; wasnt he supposed to be a befuddled and confused ruler who brought about the downfall of his own country? How did he suddenly become so clear-headed and able to warn her like this?

  Actually, Liao Tingyan, who has the perspective of the original reader, in a certain sense knows more about the fate of those ministers on the court than Sima Jiao. For example, that fierce and powerful Da Guo Xiang, who is said to be the substitute emperor by the people, his power is comparable to that of the emperor, he dominates the court, excluding dissenting voices, and killing whoever he wants, the emperor never opposes him.

  Such a powerful minister who was secretly despised by many ministers in the imperial court, seemed to be a treacherous minister from every aspect. However, when the rebel army led by the male protagonist and the private army of Qin Nan Wang attacked, it was the Dou Guo Xiang who led the troops to resist the rebel army. The male protagonist used an army with twice as many soldiers, but still couldnt break through his defense, fighting several difficult battles. In the end, however, Dou Guo Xiang still couldnt withstand the dazzling aura of the male protagonist and ultimately died in battle defending the capital and the emperor.

  And another Duan Taifu, although he was the maternal great-uncle of Emperor Sima Jiao, had also been representing the Duan family and other aristocratic families in their unwavering support for Sima Jiao, appearing to be loyal. However, when the male leads army approached the city, it was he who first persuaded all the nobles to open the city gates and let the male leads troops enter Luoyang, and quickly surrendered to the new emperor, then was reused in the new dynasty.

  Liao Tingyan felt that the original work was incomprehensible, wondering why Duan Taifu would treat his own grandson in such a way. In the end, she could only analyze that he made the most correct decision to protect the prosperity of the family for generations to come. After all, at that time, the imperial court was indeed precarious, and choosing the side with a greater chance of victory was justified. Isnt this how politicians think?

  There are other ministers, in the original work not everyone has appeared with a name, Liao Tingyan still remembers those who stayed in Chen Yunxins court in the later period and had a role. Like two old men who sighed every day, worrying that the imperial court would be finished and the emperor would be finished, they were promoted to new dynasties, and in the later period they were still active on the front line, often opposing Chen Yuns favoritism towards the female lead, asking him to open up the harem and have more children.

  Liao Tingyan was clear that she wasnt that clever, so her principle was to speak less and sleep more, and not interfere with trivial matters. This time, she indeed acted impulsively, and at the same time, she had a little private motive, wanting to know what extent Sima Jiaos tolerance for herself had reached.

  Now the fact is in front of us, Sima Jiao, who cant tolerate anyone disobeying him and hates it when others go against his wishes, really tolerated her behavior without any serious consequences, not even needing a comforting pat or holding hands to resolve the issue.

  Looking at Sima Jiao who was now lying lazily beside her with a harmless look, Liao Tingyan suddenly felt distressed.

  Look, previously she said that she couldnt change Sima Jiao, when the imperial concubine couldnt save the people of the country. Now, Sima Jiao has given her the treatment of being at the center of the world, making her have the illusion that she might be able to change the original disaster and save more people. As they say, with great power comes great responsibility, isnt this forcing her to become a savior?

  This is also infuriating.

  Liao Tingyan drank a cup of hot tea, calmed down, lifted the thin quilt and got in, lying beside Sima Jiao. Never mind, the emperor is not in a hurry, whats the hurry for the noble consort.

  She snuggled up beside him, and Sima Jiao effortlessly wrapped his arms around her. The two of them idly passed the time on the couch.

  No matter if it was Liao Tingyan or Sima Jiao, they were already very familiar with this kind of interaction, and the people serving them had also gotten used to it, so they wouldnt come to disturb them at this time. Its said that there are rumors in the palace that the Imperial Consort has been monopolizing the Emperor for a long time, and the two of them spend every day frolicking together in the Furuong Hall, indulging in carnal pleasures without restraint during the daytime. Some people even made comments about their complexions, saying that the Imperial Consorts face was rosy and radiant, clearly showing signs of being pampered, while the Emperors face was pale, with occasional dark circles under his eyes, which were symptoms of physical exhaustion.

  Liao Tingyan was speechless, she indeed lived a luxurious life in the palace, eating the most delicious food, sleeping on the most expensive bed, and serving the most tyrannical emperor, but if its said that she caused the emperors kidney deficiency, she didnt dare to agree with that.

  Now she is eighty percent sure that Sima Jiao has sexual dysfunction, otherwise he wouldnt be so calm every day sleeping with her. His dark circles are purely the result of poor rest. In order to let him get more rest time, she had to sacrifice herself to accompany him, except at night, during the day when there was time, she would pull him onto the couch to lie down, occasionally managing to make him sleep a little longer.

  Once Sima Jiao has rested well, her temper will improve a bit and shell be very generous. Shell give away the treasures in her private storage to anyone who wants them.

  Liao Tingyans actions led to more and more rumors inside and outside the palace that she had enchanted the emperor, causing him to be infatuated with her every day. Moreover, she gained weight. It is worth noting that Sima Jiao was not always able to sleep well, but Liao Tingyan could sleep well every time, sleeping for so long every day and still being able to eat. As a result, her figure, which had remained slim in the past few years despite eating a lot, suddenly gained weight in just a few months!

  When Guan Ye was somewhat embarrassed to hold the skirt she liked, saying: "Noble Concubine, this skirt of yours is too thin, why not let the seamstress make a new one for you according to the style." At that time, Liao Tingyan couldnt believe it and pinched her own belly, feeling so sad that she didnt even eat lunch.

  Guiye came to ask, she waved her hand and said: "No appetite, Im not eating anymore."

  After this, she ate much less and even refused her seven daily snacks.

  Attending to her, Gu Ye saw that her appetite had decreased significantly and also discovered that her waist had thickened. After a moment of contemplation, she revealed an astonished expression, "Your Highness, are you perhaps pregnant?"

  Liao Tingyan: "......Huh?"

  Liao Tingyan: "Stop talking nonsense, I just gained weight."

  But things didnt end there, as winter approached she wore even thicker clothes, and at the grand court gathering she walked twice, among the officials also began to spread rumors that the imperial concubine was pregnant, her belly slightly bulging.

  Liao Tingyan was furious at being poked in the wound, cant these old men just attend court properly? What are they staring at her belly for?!

  After getting angry, Liao Tingyan touched her own belly and felt extremely worried. She really couldnt get any fatter, or else she would cause this kind of misunderstanding again.