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

"Your Majesty, please calm down! I didn't mean to push the Queen!

Yes, it was her! She was the one who hit me first, and I just dodged for a moment out of fear..."

What shocked Du Zhirou and Zhao'er was that Zhao'er would actually say this, clearly wanting Zhu Yunhao to punish the two of them.

It is a fact that Cui'er attacked first, and there were a few people present who saw it with their own eyes, so it is probably not so easy to fool her.

In order not to implicate Du Zhirou, Cui Er quickly knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Your Majesty, I was just too happy and was playing around with Zhao'er, but I didn't know... I got into trouble.

Please, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, do not punish Concubine Rou. If you want to punish someone, punish me instead!"

Cui'er originally thought that Zhu Yunhao liked Du Zhirou so much that he had just ordered Du Zhirou to be confined to her house yesterday, and he visited her again at night.

And she was Du Zhirou's personal maid, so Zhu Yunhao would not punish herself harshly in front of so many people.

After all, as the saying goes, when beating a dog, look at its owner; if you don't look at the monk, look at the Buddha.

No matter what, Cui'er did this to speak up for her master Du Zhirou, and Zhu Yunhao would definitely show leniency.

"Your Majesty, Cui Er has been with me for many years and I can be a little reckless sometimes. I did accidentally bump into you just now.

Please, for our sake, spare Cui'er this time?

I promise that such a thing will never happen again."

Fearing that he would not come forward to plead for Cui'er, Du Qingwan took the initiative again, causing Zhu Yunhao to become furious and punish Cui'er.

Du Zhirou quickly shook Zhu Yunhao's arm gently, acting coquettishly and cutely, looking very pitiful.

"Okay, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't punish you. Go down now!"

As Cui'er expected, although Zhu Yunhao's face looked very ugly and his tone was very unfriendly, he did not punish her for Du Zhirou's sake.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Cui'er thanked him tremblingly and prepared to escape behind Du Zhirou in shame.

I originally thought that as long as Zhu Yunhao opened his mouth, I could escape this disaster.

Who would have thought that before she could leave, Du Qingwan suddenly reached out to stop her and said coldly:

"What? You bumped into me and you want to leave without even saying sorry?

Is this the good maid my sister has trained with so much difficulty? "

"Du Qingwan? You? ... Your Majesty, look at my sister!"

As soon as Du Qingwan finished speaking, Du Zhirou started to act coquettishly again.

The soft and sweet call was like down, constantly teasing Zhu Yunhao's heart, instantly making him tremble all over, breathe heavily, and gradually become hot.

At the same time, Du Zhirou was quietly observing Du Qingwan's reaction out of the corner of her eye.

I was thinking: [Du Qingwan is definitely going to lose this time.]

But surprisingly, Du Qingwan remained calm and composed, with no intention of not pursuing responsibility.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhao was very embarrassed for a moment.

On one side is his beloved Concubine Rou, and on the other side is the stubborn queen who cannot get the love she wants. What should he do?

"Oh, Concubine Rou, the Queen is absolutely right.

When it comes to disciplining servants, you can't spoil them. You still have to follow the proper rules.

How about this, Cui Er offended me and the Queen, so I will hand her over to the Queen for personal discipline!"

After pondering for a moment, considering that he still had to rely on Du Qingwan to win the martial arts competition today, Zhu Yunhao could only bear the pain and fall to Du Qingwan.

In Zhu Yunhao's opinion, Du Zhirou is a softie who can be coaxed into submission with just a little sweetness.

But Du Qingwan is different. She has a stubborn personality and will not be persuaded by anything. She can even stab someone to death with a needle if she disagrees with her.

The most important thing is that Du Qingwan is now a popular figure around Empress Dowager Qiao, and can cure the poison of Empress Dowager Qiao and Zhu Yunhao.

Zhu Yunhao naturally didn't dare to offend Du Qingwan rashly.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely teach this slave well and will never let you down!

Zhao'er, take her away and give her fifty lashes of the cane first!"

Du Qingwan was very good at judging the situation and knew that Zhu Yunhao was on her side, so she immediately stopped while she was ahead.

He quietly winked at Zhao'er, indicating that she should take Cui'er away from the scene. The corners of his lips twitched slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Yes, Queen! Take him away!"

Zhao'er understood instantly and responded quickly, with a smug look on his face.

Seeing this, Cui'er became extremely panicked and struggled continuously.

"Empress Rou, please save me!

I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have played too much with Zhao'er."

"Empress Roufei, I beg you to say something for me.

This servant really did not intend to offend His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress..."

Cui'er completely ignored the surprised looks of the crowd, and paid no attention to the pointing and criticizing of others, and kept begging desperately.

Du Zhirou glanced around and was immediately confused.

In the current situation, all the criticisms are directed at me, which is very disadvantageous to me.

"Damn you, bitch! What did I teach you?

Whatever you do, don't be reckless!

Even though you didn't intentionally offend the Emperor and my sister today, my sister, as the head of the harem, should discipline you for me!"

Thinking of Zhu Yunhao's moodiness, if this matter is not handled properly and is seen by the three Loulan envoys, she will be doomed to fall out of favor again.

So, Du Zhirou quickly raised her hand, closed her eyes and slapped Cui'er hard, feeling completely humiliated and ashamed.

"Empress Rou! Please save me..."

Cui'er was still hugging Du Zhirou's thighs tightly, crying loudly.

Seeing this, Du Zhirou was afraid that Cui'er would continue crying and make Zhu Yunhao unhappy again.

She quickly kicked Cui'er away and scolded her harshly:

"Take her away! The Loulan envoy will be here soon, and we can't let this unruly slave completely ruin the reputation of our Daye.

Your Majesty, do you think what I said is correct?"

At this time, Zhu Yunhao was already a little embarrassed.

Subconsciously he reached out and touched his nose, pretending to smile and said:

"My beloved concubine is right. Don't let a small thing affect your mood.

The competition is about to begin, everyone go away!"

Zhu Yunhao pretended to be calm when he finished speaking, and soon sat on the dragon throne.

She waved to Du Qingwan to sit next to her, smiling happily.

Seeing this, Du Zhirou was so angry that she really wanted to fight with Du Qingwan on the spot and fight to the death.

She suppressed her anger, bit her lips, sat gently on Zhu Yunhao's right, and tried to force a smile on her pale face.

Seeing this, Du Qingwan's face was full of pride, and the corners of her lips involuntarily rose slightly, revealing a smile with ambiguous meaning.

Soon, everyone dispersed and quickly stood in two rows.

"Prince Loulan has arrived! The competition is about to begin!"

At this moment, three Loulan envoys also arrived.

What shocked Du Qingwan completely was that among the three Loulan envoys who came to participate in the fighting this time, there was no Sun Shangde, but they were replaced by the handsome man in black from last night - Wanyan Hongze!

[How could it be him? Didn’t I drug him and make him hide under the bed? Why is he here?]

The moment she saw Wanyan Hongze, Du Qingwan's head was undoubtedly buzzing and she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

She glanced at Wanyan Hongze with a fake smile, but quickly took the opportunity to stroke her hair to look away, her heart pounding.