Chapter 890: The Young Empress (27)

"I even allow them to return home once every month, yet you, my Imperial Consort, have never received such treatment."

Tang Guo looked at Jing Cheng with a teasing smile.

"Imperial Consort, doesn't that make you feel a little uncomfortable?"

Jing Cheng immediately shook his head.

"No."

The Empress had already made her feelings obvious enough.

He wasn't the type of person who enjoyed jealousy and petty competition.

Besides, the fact that she could sit here and speak so openly in front of him without the slightest attempt at concealment was proof enough that she genuinely cared about him.

And there were many things no one else knew.

The Empress's smile was exceptionally beautiful.

She would even nap in his palace without any defenses whatsoever.

That alone showed how much she trusted him.

As for the way she treated Nan Yunchuan and Su Qing, there had to be a reason behind it.

"It seems the Imperial Consort doesn't care about me at all. Only someone who doesn't care would feel nothing about such things."

"That's not it..."

Jing Cheng hurriedly tried to explain, afraid she might misunderstand.

A trace of anxiety appeared on his face, but when his eyes met hers, he suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Tang Guo raised an eyebrow.

"Then why?"

Jing Cheng: "..."

The Empress was being completely unreasonable.

Could it be that she behaved like this with everyone?

No.

At this point, wasn't it obvious she treated him differently?

"Whatever Your Majesty does must have its own purpose," Jing Cheng finally said. "I understand that. It doesn't mean I don't care about Your Majesty."

"So you do care about me?"

Tang Guo pressed relentlessly.

What else could Jing Cheng do?

In the end, he could only nod.

He had to admit it.

He truly had fallen for the Empress.

This Empress who was several years younger than him.

The Empress who acted mature and composed before others, yet revealed her true self in front of him.

"That makes me very happy."

Tang Guo lifted her teacup and took a sip of flower tea.

"As expected, tea brewed by the Imperial Consort is still my favorite."

The system silently complained:

That's because your favorite thing is the Imperial Consort himself.

A smile also appeared on Jing Cheng's lips.

How could he not like someone who was so straightforward and honest with him?

"In truth, I don't have any particular feelings toward Nan Yunchuan or Su Qing."

Setting down her teacup, Tang Guo spoke calmly.

"It's just that they always find ways to appear before me. Their eyes clearly don't contain me, yet they insist on pretending to be deeply affectionate."

She lowered her gaze slightly.

"I was simply curious about what they were trying to accomplish."

Jing Cheng's heart trembled.

Was the Empress confiding her true thoughts to him?

"Later, I discovered that they were especially eager to leave the palace."

A faint smile appeared on her face.

"So I thought I'd let them go and see what exactly they wanted to do."

Jing Cheng's heartbeat quickened.

"Then... has Your Majesty discovered anything?"

"Not yet."

Tang Guo smiled lightly.

"But I imagine I'll find out soon enough."

Jing Cheng took a slow breath.

"Then is there anything Your Majesty needs me to do?"

"No."

Tang Guo smiled at him.

"You don't need to do anything at all."

"You only need to stay here in the palace."

Then her eyes curved slightly.

"If you ever want to leave the palace and have some fun, when I have time, I'll take you with me."

Jing Cheng was stunned.

Was the Empress always this direct?

He felt so favored that he almost didn't know what to do with himself.

"I'm going to take a nap."

Before Jing Cheng could react, Tang Guo suddenly leaned forward and rested against him.

Just like that, she settled herself comfortably in his embrace.

For a moment, he was completely at a loss.

Looking down at the young girl curled against him, his heart pounded wildly in his chest.

He had no intention of pushing her away.

Worried that her position might be uncomfortable, he carefully adjusted her posture and supported her more securely.

Although he had imagined embracing the Empress countless times in his mind, the reality was completely different.

Watching her closed eyes, Jing Cheng couldn't help smiling silently.

His arms gradually settled around her.

The Empress had already treated him this well.

Naturally, he would never disappoint her.

What Jing Cheng didn't know was that Tang Guo hadn't actually fallen asleep.

At that very moment, she was observing Su Qing and Nan Yunchuan.

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