Chapter 296 - Giving the powers to the Empress. (1/2)

Xiao Li looked at Zhao Ming with gloomy expressions when she heard her words. Her eyelashes were fluttering in nervousness as she opened her mouth to say something but no words come out.

She clenched her fists tightly and wanted to say something when she heard cold and stern manly voice coming by Zhao Ming's side.

” Yes. You did the right thing to punish someone who disrespects you. My Empress.” Ji Cheng suddenly spoke as he turned towards Zhao Ming and looked at her with a tender gaze.

Her gaze was soft and gentle. He was assuring Zhao Ming that she did right by punishing someone who disrespects her.

Xiao Li and others were stunned when they heard Ji Cheng's words. It was the first time, he said something like this and that too in public.

Xiao Li's mouth was open in a daze as she looked at Ji Cheng with perplexed expressions on her face. She has no idea how to react in this situation.

Though Xiao Li has seen the different side of Ji Cheng in the banquet, but he did not say much at that time either.

But this time, Zhao Ming openly went against her and Wen Xu while Ji Cheng surprisingly supported her.

' Since when his highness has become so expressive?' Xiao Li was speechless as she looked at Ji Cheng in disbelief.

Her expressions turned sour seeing her looking at Zhao Ming with tender expressions on his face.

He never looked at her with such expressions but when he looks at Zhao Ming, his expressions changes and becomes soft and gentle.

Even Zhao Ming was surprised and startled when she heard such warm words from Ji Cheng. She has not expected to interfere and support her statement.

When she spoke her mind earlier, she was slightly nervous what if Ji Cheng opposed her or did not support her?

But when she heard his warm words, her heart melt away.

Especially the words, ' My Empress.' when he said these words, his gaze was extremely gentle and his voice was warm and tender. She felt that those words were dipped in honey because they were extremely sweet that she could get diabetes from them.

It was the first time that she felt her body trembling and something felt different about him. She never expected that despite his cold and stern image, he would show such side of him in public.

She was baffled and don't know how to react. She just looked at him with her puppy-like a confused gaze and stared at him in a daze.

She felt that these words felt more sweet and intimate than, ' My Wife'. For some reason, she will choose My Empress over cheezy loving words like baby, honey or wife.

Because baby, honey or wife could be anyone but the Empress of Ji Dynast could only be one.

There could be only one Empress in Ji Dynasty at this moment and that is her. She felt her worth and the importance she held as an Empress.

He was looking extremely handsome and charming at this moment when she looked at him. His face was glowing and his eyes were glistening like the moonlight in the starry night.

Ji Cheng saw the bewildered gaze in Zhao Ming's eyes and smiled. Her face has turned crimson because of his words and her eyelashes faltered because of it.

He resisted the urge to touch those flushed cheeks and tried to control his heart racing emotions.

He shifted his gaze away from her and turned to face Hao Mei and then looked at Xiao Li, ” From now on, Zhao Ming, the Empress of Ji dynasty, will have all the powers to control this harem. No one could interfere in her decision, not even Empress Dowager or someone else.” he looked at Xiao Li when he said, ' someone else'.

” Not only they could not interfere but they cannot influence her decision in any way as well. The Empress will have every right to decide for this harem in every sphere be it punishing someone, setting the budget for other consorts, including Empress Dowager.” His tone turned firm and cold when he said Empress Dowager.

Xiao Li was shocked when she heard Ji Cheng's words. He not only gave her rights to maintain the harem but also gave her financial power as well.

Moreover, now she can decide Empress Dowager's budget as well. She was thinking to use Wen Xu as her shield but she could not believe that Ji Cheng could not only give Zhao Ming some power but he has taken powers from Empress Dowager as well.

In the past, Zhao Ming was supposed to maintain the harem but Empress Dowager always interfere in her decisions and never let her exercise her rights.

Because she had the power to make budgets for everyone. And in every field financial power is the most important power that can ever have.