Save my man, why does he always turn out to be the savior?

Chapter 221 Palace Intrigue World: A Harem Pierced Through Like a Sickle VS An Awakened Emperor with

Xiao Jing'an lectured Su Jinyue for a long time, but Su Jinyue remained silent, her thoughts quiet as well.

Xiao Jing'an was very curious. What was wrong with Su Jinyue?

He looked at Su Jinyue, scrutinizing her closely, only to find that her dark eyes were staring straight at him, a glint of unreadable light in them.

Xiao Jing'an listened carefully, but the surroundings were extremely quiet, and he still couldn't hear any of Su Jinyue's thoughts.

He looked into Su Jinyue's eyes, which seemed to see right through people, and suddenly felt a little flustered.

He discovered that he had become accustomed to hearing Su Jinyue's inner thoughts. Through Su Jinyue's inner thoughts, he could know what Su Jinyue was thinking and what she wanted.

He could know Su Jinyue's mood anytime, anywhere—whether she was happy, sad, or heartbroken—as if he could control everything about her.

But now he can't hear her thoughts, and without the aid of her voice, Xiao Jing'an finds himself unable to accurately analyze Su Jinyue's feelings.

Xiao Jing'an felt a sense of panic. What would he do if he could no longer hear Su Jinyue's thoughts?

Xiao Jing'an subconsciously grasped Su Jinyue's hand, squeezing it tighter and tighter...

Su Jinyue was somewhat curious about Xiao Jing'an's expression at this moment. She was just a little dissatisfied with Xiao Jing'an's conversation with Jiang Lingyao in the main hall.

Then she complained about him in her mind, and then why did Xiao Jing'an look so heartbroken and abandoned?

"Strange, what's wrong with Xiao Jing'an? He lectured me so much, and I haven't even gotten angry with him yet, so why is he acting like this?"

He's already mine, yet Empress Jiang Lingyao still covets him!

I've made it so obvious I'm angry, why isn't Xiao Jing'an trying to coax me? ..."

Hearing Su Jinyue's heartfelt words again, Xiao Jing'an felt as if he had been redeemed, like a fish that had been thrown ashore and was struggling to survive, only to be put back into the water.

Amidst his fluctuating emotions, Xiao Jing'an suddenly pulled Su Jinyue into his arms and held her tightly.

Then he whispered gently in Su Jinyue's ear, "I am yours. I won't even glance at the others in the harem."

Su Jinyue buried her head in Xiao Jing'an's broad chest, and her heart softened when she heard his confession.

"Then you should try to keep your distance from them in the future! If possible, you should let them all leave the palace."

At this point, Xiao Jing'an has not consummated his marriage with Jiang Lingyao, and the newly selected concubines have not yet served him in bed. Even if Xiao Jing'an were to release them from the palace to marry elsewhere, it would be acceptable.

However, it's not possible yet. Xiao Jing'an hasn't fully taken control of the court. Once he has straightened out the government and subdued the various factions under his command, then he can bring it up.

Xiao Jing'an understood Su Jinyue's meaning; Su Jinyue was still kind.

She pitied these innocent women who wasted their time in the harem.

She found happiness, and she hopes that others can also be happy.

These women in the harem were all sacrifices pushed out by the families of court officials. Even if Xiao Jing'an issued an edict allowing them to marry on their own, there was a high probability that they would not have a good end.

But never mind.

Out of respect for Su Jinyue, as long as they weren't up to any bad intentions and were willing to leave the palace, he would help them settle down, so as not to waste Su Jinyue's kindness.

Xiao Jing'an and Su Jinyue understood each other's feelings and smiled at each other.

Both of them were completely immersed in the wonderful atmosphere, unable to extricate themselves.

But in an instant, something unexpected happened!

Xiao Jing'an was smiling at first, but the next second, his expression turned extremely cold, his eyes were lifeless, and his expression was wooden.

"Guards, I am going to Consort Chun's palace now."

The words Xiao Jing'an spoke now seemed to be mechanically squeezed out one by one, completely unlike his usual tone.

Moreover, Xiao Jing'an acted as if he couldn't see Su Jinyue at all. After saying this, he immediately turned around and walked towards the direction of Consort Chun Ruan Ruolan's residence.

Su Jinyue was terrified and went to Consort Chun's palace?

It's Ruan Ruolan! Xiao Jing'an has fallen victim to it?! When did this happen?

Li Derang, as the chief eunuch by Xiao Jing'an's side, was also the person who understood Xiao Jing'an's thoughts best.

Xiao Jing'an never goes to the inner palace. Besides, with the incident involving Prince Han, Xiao Mohan, just today, Xiao Jing'an has even less of a mood to enter the inner palace.

Moreover, with Su Jinyue by his side, Xiao Jing'an couldn't see anyone else.

However, Li Derang was also somewhat baffled by the current situation.

Xiao Jing'an had been whispering to Su Jinyue, and he didn't dare to listen. Could it be that the two of them had a fight?

Thinking this, Li Derang looked at Su Jinyue with a questioning gaze: What does Your Majesty mean by this?

"Your Majesty, something is wrong! Chief Steward Li, send someone to follow him quietly, without disturbing him."

While giving instructions to Li Derang, Su Jinyue urgently summoned Kongkong in her mind.

"Kongkong, what's wrong with Xiao Jing'an? He said he's going to Ruan Ruolan's place. Did Ruan Ruolan do something to him?"

However, throughout the entire palace banquet, Ruan Ruolan did not approach Xiao Jing'an, and her system remained silent. When exactly did Ruan Ruolan make her move?

Kongkong: [Host, don't worry, I'll check right away!]

Kongkong went to find out the reason, and Su Jinyue followed Xiao Jing'an anxiously, silently following him.

Xiao Jing'an is really acting strangely now. He seems to have no consciousness of his own, like a puppet or a mere puppet, only obeying his master's orders and having no emotions or will of his own.

At first, Su Jinyue thought that Xiao Jing'an was being controlled by the system, so she immediately sent her divine sense deep into Xiao Jing'an's mind.

However, Xiao Jing'an's mind was normal, and there were no traces of him being controlled by the system in the past.

Su Jinyue waited anxiously for Kong Kong's reply, feeling as if each second was an eternity. She dared not directly stop him, for fear of harming Xiao Jing'an's health.

She thought that if she still couldn't find a solution when she got to Ruan Ruolan's place, she would just kill Ruan Ruolan!

Su Jinyue refused to believe that killing her directly wouldn't solve the problem!

Fortunately, Kongkong returned before they even reached their destination.

Kongkong: [Host, I'm back. I secretly left a backdoor in Ruan Ruolan's system before, and I just checked it out. It was indeed Ruan Ruolan who did it; she put a puppet talisman on Xiao Jing'an!]

"Puppet Talisman? How do I remove it?"

Now is not the time to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes. The most important thing is how to get Xiao Jing'an back to normal.

Kongkong: [The puppet talisman is working in Xiao Jing'an's mind. Host, your spiritual sense is strong enough; you can just break it through brute force.]

"But I just used my divine sense to examine Xiao Jing'an, and there's no puppet talisman in his mind at all?"

Su Jinyue was anxious. What was going on?

Kongkong: [Host, don't worry, the puppet talisman might be hidden. Let me check.]

That's right! The puppet talisman was hidden by that damn system, but I've removed the hiding effect. You can operate it now, host.