Cold Jun turned to look at her, waiting for her to continue.

“You suddenly asked that, this concubine couldn’t react.” She explained again.

Cold Jun stared at her for a few seconds, his thin lips parted slightly: “It’s fine.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Yun Shu’er just wanted to go back to her cold palace at this moment. It was too frightening to be around the Emperor. Who knows what else she might do to upset him.

She and Cold Jun walked a distance in the Tranquil Spring Garden, both of them saying very little. She was scared, and Cold Jun was naturally a man of few words.

In the end, it was Cold Jun who broke the silence between them.

“You mentioned being confused just now. Are you confused about me?”

Yun Shu’er met his black eyes, her expression a little flustered as she looked away: “This concubine does have some things she doesn’t understand about Your Majesty.”

“Tell me.”

Yun Shu’er asked him truthfully: “Why is Your Majesty… so good to this concubine?” She actually wanted to ask why he was interested in her, but the words got stuck in her throat. She had to change the way she asked.

Cold Jun: “I have my reasons for being good to you.”

Reasons? What reasons? Yun Shu’er wanted to ask further but dared not.

He said: “I have my heart set on Concubine Yun.”

Yun Shu’er: “!” She didn’t expect him to confess his feelings directly.

“Why… why?” Why did he suddenly like her? What about her made the male lead like her? Besides being pretty, but she wasn’t like this for the first time.

She subconsciously asked her question, and as soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it, afraid of angering the male lead again.

Cold Jun: “I don’t know why either.” He knew, of course, but he didn’t want her to know about that past.

Yun Shu’er’s posture became even more restrained. Knowing that the male lead really liked her, her heart was very nervous.

Her identity in the story was that of a vicious female supporting character, but she was liked by the male lead…

For a moment, she didn’t know how to deal with it. She thought she would spend the rest of her life in the cold palace, but she didn’t expect the male lead to be interested in her.

Cold Jun’s black eyes reflected her restrained appearance. His tone was laced with frost: “Are you afraid of me, Concubine Yun?”

He was extremely unhappy with Yun Shu’er’s reaction. It was as if he was interested in her, and it made her feel troubled.

Yun Shu’er hesitated for a moment. She replied honestly: “This concubine… how could I not be afraid of Your Majesty.”

Cold Jun: “Is it because of the former General’s Mansion?”

Yun Shu’er didn’t dare to speak. She lowered her head and waited for him to get angry.

She waited for a while. She could feel his gaze on her, but she wasn’t sure what his mood was at the moment.

“I’m the one who wronged you.” He said.

Yun Shu’er thought: Only Cold Jun and her grandfather and father knew whether the General’s Mansion really had any intention of rebellion.

As for her original mother, she died in childbirth when giving birth to her second child. The child also suffocated in the womb.

This became a heart disease for the original owner. For a period of time, whenever she closed her eyes, she would see her mother’s dead eyes, and her father’s cold order to the servants to bury her mother.

So when the General’s Mansion was confiscated, the original owner didn’t have much feeling about it. She went crazy only because the male lead was protecting the female lead, so he confiscated the General’s Mansion and then sent her to the cold palace, where she would never see the light of day. She couldn’t bear this blow, so she went crazy.

She didn’t respond to Cold Jun. She still stood with her head lowered.

“Anything you want, I will grant it to you.” Cold Jun promised her in a deep voice.

“This concubine just wants to live in the cold palace. I dare not expect your favor. Please, Your Majesty, grant this concubine’s request.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a strong, icy chill swept over her. She thought it was bad and quickly took a half step back.

Cold Jun stared at her silently, his eyes filled with gloom.

She shivered as she met his gaze. It was no lie to say that she wasn’t afraid. She could feel his anger without even looking up.

“I only promise you that you won’t move out of the cold palace.”

Yun Shu’er could hear the icy chill in his words: “Your Majesty…”

“Are you so disgusted by me?” Cold Jun stared at her, his heart sinking.

Yun Shu’er immediately explained that she didn’t mean that: “This concubine is just afraid that your favor won’t last long, afraid that I will get hurt in the end.”

Cold Jun’s expression softened: “Concubine Yun, are you trying to coax me?”

Yun Shu’er was indeed not disgusted by Cold Jun. She was just afraid: “This concubine dares not. Your Majesty is exceptionally handsome, how could this concubine be disgusted?”

Upon hearing this, he was silent for a long time.

“I will compensate you.”

Yun Shu’er secretly breathed a sigh of relief: “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

This time, she went to the Tranquil Spring Garden to admire the flowers. On the way back to the cold palace, Yun Shu’er was still a little apprehensive. If she angered him by saying the wrong thing, she would be in deep trouble.

They walked through the long corridor, and the sedan chair carrying Concubine Li came towards them. Concubine Li had received news that the Emperor and Concubine Yun had gone to the Tranquil Spring Garden to admire the flowers. She hurriedly dressed up and went to the Tranquil Spring Garden to “happen” to meet them.

When she saw Concubine Yun on the sedan chair, Concubine Li’s expression was very unpleasant. Concubine Yun had clearly been sent to the cold palace. How could she be with the Emperor again and again?

Yun Shu’er saw Concubine Li but pretended not to see her, directly ignoring her.

This made Concubine Li very unhappy, but she couldn’t do anything to her. The Emperor was now treating her differently. She couldn’t move against Concubine Yun for now.

Yun Shu’er returned to the cold palace. Before she could even warm her seat, a tall and jade-like figure walked into the palace gate.

“Sister?”

Qi Bo’er’s expression was calm, but if you looked closely, his eyes were cold.

He sat down beside her and casually asked: “Where were you?”

Yun Shu’er hugged his left arm: “I was basking in the sun on the rocking chair when the Emperor happened to come to the cold palace. He asked me to go with him to the Tranquil Spring Garden to admire the flowers.”

Qi Bo’er made a sound of agreement: “Did he say anything else to you?”

Yun Shu’er felt that her beautiful neighbor could see through everything. She stood up and leaned close to his ear, whispering to him: “The Emperor said he has his heart set on me.”