I am favored by the tyrant, so what if I am vicious?

Concubine Liu was ecstatic and was waiting with glee for the emperor to get angry and scold Concubine Jia.

Unexpectedly, the next moment she opened her eyes wide with disbelief on her face. The emperor, who should have been angry, actually grabbed Zhou Lingge's waist again and pulled him into his arms.

Qin Feiling held her waist tightly and held her wrist gently.

He lowered his eyes and stared at the red and swollen area on her palm.

And then... he opened his thin lips and blew a breath towards the red and swollen area.

Concubine Liu was completely petrified, frozen in place!

Zhou Lingge paused and looked at Qin Feiling in surprise.

The hot air that blew out brushed across her palms gently like a feather.

"Does it hurt?" The man's low and magnetic voice bewitched her eardrums bit by bit.

Zhou Lingge nodded: "It hurts!"

"You are so stupid... Who told you to do it yourself? Can't you tell those servants to do it?" Qin Feiling's eyes were full of anger and he scolded coldly.

Zhou Lingge bit her lips gently with her white teeth, and looked up at Qin Feiling with tearful eyes.

She didn't say anything, just stared at him with her tearful eyes!

Qin Feiling's breathing stagnated, and he raised his hand to cover her bewitching eyes.

He frowned and looked at Eunuch Liu who was waiting at the palace gate: "Why hasn't the imperial physician come yet? Hurry and urge him..."

Eunuch Liu agreed happily and ran out grabbing his whisk.

Not long after, he ran in pulling the imperial physician.

Concubine Liu's eyes turned red with anger.

Your Majesty, what does this mean?

Not only did he not scold Jiapin for her arrogance, but he even cared about and protected Jiapin's hand?

Concubine Liu couldn't help stamping her feet: "Your Majesty, Qiujuan's face is rotten, and Concubine Jia's hand is just swollen..."

Qin Feiling's eyes were as cold as frost as he glanced at Concubine Liu.

"How dare you compare a mere slave girl with Concubine Jia?"

"She's not even worthy of carrying Jiapin's shoes... Her face is just rotten, she's not dead, what's there to yell about?"

Concubine Liu was startled and looked at Qin Feiling in a daze with fear in her eyes.

Your Majesty... he has really gone astray.

He actually favors Jiapin so much!

Her heart was beating so hard that it seemed like it was going to jump out of her throat.

The imperial physician took the ointment and carefully applied it to Zhou Lingge's wound.

Zhou Lingge was afraid of the pain, so she frowned and groaned, hiding in Qin Feiling's arms.

Qin Feiling's eyes were full of annoyance. He waved away the imperial physician and applied medicine to Zhou Lingge himself.

But Concubine Liu continued to sob in his ear, which made him annoyed.

He was so angry that he grabbed the teacup beside him and threw it at Concubine Liu's feet: "If you want to cry, go out and cry."

Concubine Liu was almost frightened to death. She took a step back, her legs went weak, and she fell to her knees on the ground.

Her face was filled with fear and she stopped crying immediately.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Qin Feiling's face was as cold as ice, and there was no warmth in his eyes as he looked at Concubine Liu.

"A mere maidservant, who committed treason, was kind and merciful enough not to kill her. If you cry again, I will order your maidservant to be beaten to death."

Concubine Liu's face turned pale and she quickly prostrated herself and kowtowed.

"Don't think I don't know that you're relying on your pregnancy to bully others in the harem. In the past, I turned a blind eye to it for the sake of the heir. But not only did you not restrain yourself, but you indulged the servants and dared to be rude to Concubine Jia..."

"Jiapin is clearly superior to you, yet you don't take her seriously and even wantonly provoke her... In my opinion, Jiapin should have slapped you in the face." Qin Feiling spoke sternly, emphasizing each word: "I decree that Liupin has committed insubordination and offended Jiapin... Demote her to the rank of noble lady as a warning to others."

"Drag her out and don't show up in front of me for a while!"

Concubine Liu's eyes were filled with astonishment, and her head went blank.

She never imagined that His Majesty would actually demote her to a noble lady.

What happened today was clearly her fault!

Your Majesty...how could he be so indulgent towards Concubine Jia?

Liu Guiren was so angry that his eyes went dark and he fainted with a groan.

Eunuch Liu acted quickly and immediately had a palace servant hold Concubine Liu's arm and drag her out of the inner hall.

The hall suddenly fell into silence.

All the outsiders also retreated.

Zhou Lingge raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Feiling in surprise.

"I thought... Your Majesty would punish me for provoking Concubine Liu."

Qin Feiling pursed her thin lips and did not respond.

He lowered his eyes intently and applied ointment to Zhou Ling's heart.

He didn't dare to use force, and his fingers were like feathers, gently stroking her palm.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Lingge asked again tentatively, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that Concubine Liu might suffer a miscarriage and harm the unborn prince?"

"As far as I know, the Empress Dowager attaches great importance to Concubine Liu's pregnancy. If Concubine Liu were to have a miscarriage, the Empress Dowager would probably be very angry...hiss...it hurts."

Qin Feiling used some strength in his hands.

Zhou Lingge couldn't help but take a breath and stopped talking.

Qin Feiling opened his eyes and stared at Zhou Lingge with a dark gaze. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms, his slender fingers tightly pinching her jaw.

He held the jade pendant close to her eyes and asked word by word, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"

Zhou Lingge knew that... the matter of the jade pendant would not be easily over.

She didn't intend to hide it. After all, Qin Feiling also knew about her relationship with Han Mubai.

She said directly without fear of death: "Han Mubai sent it."

The aura around Qin Feiling suddenly became cold.

He pinched her jaw with increasing force.

Zhou Lingge frowned: "It hurts."

Qin Feiling pressed down on her and couldn't help biting the corner of her lips: "Are you so confident?"

"Zhou Lingge, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you... or him?"

Zhou Lingge glanced at him seductively and raised her arms to hold his neck.

She curled her lips and chuckled softly, her red, plump lips close to his ear, and blew a breath into his cochlea: "Your Majesty, are you willing to kill me?"

Her soft lips kissed his earlobe.

Qin Feiling's body stiffened, and suddenly a heat rose up uncontrollably.

His breathing gradually became heavier.

His eyes were filled with lust.

With a tug of his big hands, he tore the gauze covering her body.

He grabbed her waist fiercely...

Zhou Lingge couldn't help but tremble, and her voice immediately became tearful: "It hurts."

"Where does it hurt?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer...it's all swollen."

"You're so spoiled... Weren't you the one who seduced me first? If you don't give me a satisfactory answer about the jade pendant, I'll kill you today..."

Ah... Zhou Lingge is like a flower violently destroyed by wind and frost.

Not long after, she began to cry and beg for mercy: "Your Majesty..."

Qin Feiling's eyes were bloodshot and he pinched her neck fiercely.

"Tell me, where did the jade pendant come from?"