You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"Mother, look at what you are saying. I am just..."

Zhu Yunhao's face was full of embarrassment, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He cursed in his heart and was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.

Seeing this, Du Zhirou quickly stepped forward and knelt down, begging with a tearful voice:

"Your Highness, please calm down. It's all my fault!

I was worried that the emperor would become ill from working so hard all day, so I wanted to spend a few days with him, which is why I delayed the emperor's attendance."

"If you want to punish me, then punish me. Please don't punish the emperor."

I have to say that Du Zhirou has a talent for acting.

That pitiful look, as if she was about to shed tears, was really heartbreaking.

Zhu Yunhao felt extremely distressed in an instant. He leaned over and wanted to help her up, and his smile gradually became stiff.

"Empress Rou, this is none of your business. It's just that I've been..."

"Emperor! Are you still going to protect this little bitch in front of me?"

Unexpectedly, just as Zhu Yunhao was about to help Du Zhirou up, Empress Dowager Qiao suddenly smashed a teacup to the ground.

Her face was extremely cold, without any warmth at all.

Zhu Yunhao instantly became scared and subconsciously pulled his hand back.

"Please spare my life, Queen Mother! I meant well but ended up doing something bad. Please forgive me this time.

I will never dare to do that again! Your Majesty the Queen Mother..."

Du Zhirou knew that Empress Dowager Qiao was furious and the conflict between her and Zhu Yunhao escalated instantly, so she begged for mercy again.

But Empress Dowager Qiao had lived in the harem for many years and was already tired of such tricks, so she quickly kicked Du Zhirou away.

"Someone, drag her away and give her thirty lashes of the cane!"

Zhu Yunhao could never have dreamed that Queen Mother Qiao would actually dare to order people to drag Du Zhirou out and beat her with a stick in front of him.

This scene...seems familiar!

In just a moment, Eunuch Qi called two young eunuchs and quickly took Du Zhirou away.

She was extremely reluctant and kept turning back and crying.

"Your Majesty, please save me! Your Majesty! Empress Dowager, please spare me! Empress Dowager..."

Du Zhirou begged for mercy while being extremely terrified.

Du Zhirou had long heard that Empress Dowager Qiao was insidious and vicious. Unfortunately, she got to experience it personally today. She finally saw it for herself.

I don’t know if she can survive this disaster.

"what!"

After a short while, Du Zhirou's hysterical screams were heard outside the hall, which made Zhu Yunhao's heart ache.

"Mother! Why do you treat Concubine Rou like this?

Haven't you done enough of this kind of thing?"

Zhu Yunhao could no longer bear it, so he slammed the table and started to yell at Queen Mother Qiao.

But Empress Dowager Qiao remained calm and was not affected at all.

She suddenly stood up, stared at Zhu Yunhao, clenched her teeth and sneered:

"Why? Because you don't attend court every day!"

"But I am the emperor! I have absolute freedom!"

Zhu Yunhao was naturally dissatisfied and immediately expressed his protest.

After enduring humiliation and living in seclusion for so many years, he once again wanted to assert his authority.

But to Empress Dowager Qiao, all this was just a joke.

She quickly put away her anger and glared at Zhu Yunhao unhappily.

The corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he warned with disdain:

"I also have the power to replace you as the emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhao was stunned.

He was suppressing a lot of anger in his heart, but he couldn't vent it out no matter what.

The frustration is beyond words.

"Queen Mother! Don't go too far!"

Zhu Yunhao didn't know where he got the confidence from, but he suddenly yelled at Queen Mother Qiao, even skipping the honorifics.

Queen Mother Qiao was startled at first, then flew into a rage three seconds later:

"Emperor, I always keep my word. If you don't believe me, why not give it a try?

If you still want Yunluo to live well, then you'd better not go too far!"

"Madame Tian, ​​let's go back to the palace!"

"Yes, Queen Mother."

After Queen Mother Qiao angrily warned Zhu Yunhao, she quickly turned and left without even looking back.

All the palace maids and eunuchs in Ren'an Palace dared not say a word. They followed Empress Dowager Qiao cautiously, all of them were very nervous.

At this time, Du Zhirou had just received thirty lashes of the cane, and her face was extremely pale, with no trace of blood.

Cui'er and Bi'er supported her carefully, not daring to look up at the people from Ren'an Palace who quickly walked past the three of them.

"Empress Roufei, the Empress Dowager and the others have left. I will help you return to the palace."

Only after Empress Dowager Qiao had completely disappeared from her sight did Cui'er dare to speak, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Du Zhirou was beaten so badly that her skin was torn and she couldn't even stand steadily.

The two men had no choice but to carefully carry her back to Huaide Palace.

Huaide Palace is the new palace that Zhu Yunhao recently awarded to Du Zhirou. Its luxury is almost unmatched in the entire harem.

Huaide Palace is some distance away from Qian'an Palace, but in order to attract Zhu Yunhao's attention, Du Zhirou often plays the piano at night.

When the melodious sound of the piano reached Zhu Yunhao's ears, he involuntarily replaced the concubine who was serving him in the bedroom with Du Zhirou.

It is also because of this that Du Zhirou has offended many people.

The palaces were deeply dissatisfied with Zhu Yunhao's favoritism towards Du Zhirou. Not only were there complaints everywhere, but they also reported it to Empress Dowager Qiao.

Empress Dowager Qiao came here today originally wanting to mention this matter.

But considering that the emperor was obsessed with beauty and it was a taboo to delay state affairs, she immediately took action against Du Zhirou.

After such a commotion, Zhu Yunhao probably wouldn't dare to favor one concubine alone in the future, let alone sleep with her until noon, right?

"Hey, sister, what's wrong? It seems that you are seriously injured!"

The three of them had just taken a few steps when Du Qingwan's voice suddenly rang out.

Du Zhirou was already full of anger, and when she heard Du Qingwan's voice, she became even more furious.

"Du Qingwan? ...What are you doing here?"

She questioned Du Qingwan angrily, with a look of extreme disgust.

My dress is now stained with blood and I look in a miserable state.

How could she have the time to get involved with Du Qingwan?

"I heard that my sister coaxed the emperor into partying every night, and he even didn't attend court for a few days. This completely angered the empress dowager, and she even punished him, so I hurried over to see you!"

Du Qingwan sneered, speaking nonchalantly and with a look of sarcasm on her face.

Du Zhirou lost her composure instantly and glared at Du Qingwan fiercely:

"Du Qingwan, do you really think I will believe you?

In my opinion, you are clearly taking advantage of my misfortune and deliberately coming to laugh at me, right?"

In Du Zhirou's opinion, Du Qingwan definitely had bad intentions.

She felt humiliated and reached out to push Du Qingwan away.

But Du Qingwan didn't give her this opportunity. Instead, she grabbed her wrist tightly and taunted her with a smile:

“If my sister understands it this way, it’s not impossible.

But, sister, the difference between your miserable appearance and your coy and seductive appearance on the dragon couch is really huge!"

"I don't know what Zhu Yunhao likes about you. He actually didn't attend court for three consecutive days and pretended to be sick in the palace!"

I have to say, Du Qingwan's words are extremely sharp.

Du Zhirou was already so angry that her lungs ached, and she was so angry that her teeth ached.