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

The concubines' eyes were filled with astonishment, and they immediately prostrated themselves and kowtowed.

"His Majesty."

Why did Your Majesty come here at this time?

Did he just finish court? He was still wearing his dragon robe. His Majesty never came to Fengluan Palace at this time before.

When Qin Feiling stepped into the hall, she saw Zhou Lingge crying and banging her head against a pillar.

His face darkened, and he strode over, clasped his large hands around her waist, and pulled her into his arms.

"Jiapin, what are you doing?"

Zhou Lingge's eyes were red, with crystal clear tears hanging in the corners of her eyes. She looked at Qin Feiling in despair and pain.

"I have been wronged, and I cannot defend myself. Only death can prove my innocence."

Qin Feiling's face was as dark as ink. He raised his head and glanced at the concubines kneeling in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Zhou Shiya.

"Queen...what on earth is going on?"

Zhou Shiya was also a little confused. She didn't expect His Majesty to suddenly come to Fengluan Palace.

And coincidentally, he saw Zhou Lingge about to hit the pillar.

How could this all happen so coincidentally!

This bitch Zhou Lingge is so crazy, she doesn't play by the rules at all.

She had been in the palace for many years and had never seen a concubine as crazy and without any rules as Zhou Lingge.

She calmed herself down and bowed quickly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Perhaps this is all a misunderstanding..."

Zhou Lingge trembled, looking at Zhou Shiya heartbrokenly: "Misunderstanding? Big sister, the misunderstanding you're talking about is forcing me to die?"

"I originally thought that in this cannibalistic harem, my elder sister would at least protect me, but I didn't expect... you, my elder sister, would actually take the lead in bullying me."

Zhou Shiya's face turned pale and she was very angry.

What would His Majesty think when Zhou Lingge gave her this compliment?

Your Majesty has been somewhat dissatisfied with her these past few days.

Zhou Shiya suppressed her anger and quickly shook her head: "No, Ge'er, that's not what I meant."

"Qiu Hui nearly drowned. Nanny Zhou was so worried that she was flustered. I was also impulsive, so I spoke a little harshly. I just wanted to ask about the situation, but who knew you, Ge'er, would be so excited..."

Zhou Lingge bit her lip and looked up at the man, blatantly complaining, "Your Majesty...Eldest Sister is convinced that Qiu Hui was persecuted by someone I sent. You have to help me make the decision...I am really going to die unjustly."

Zhou Shiya's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

This concubine's daughter...how could she slander her so blatantly?

She hadn't been like this before. In just two or three days, she had become a completely different person, as if possessed by a ghost.

Your Majesty would probably get tired of such an arrogant and wanton character after a few days.

Zhou Shiya tried her best to control her emotions and act according to her understanding of Qin Feiling.

He would never allow his concubines to behave recklessly and challenge her authority as queen.

Zhou Shiya couldn't help but straighten her back and looked at Qin Feiling with burning eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have always treated all the sisters in the harem equally and never showed partiality. How about letting someone investigate the truth of this matter?"

Qin Feiling nodded lightly.

"Okay, then we'll send someone to investigate. Eunuch Liu, you go and supervise."

Eunuch Liu was cheered up and understood the emperor's intention. He quickly responded respectfully.

Zhou Shiya instructed Eunuch Hu, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, to be in charge of this matter.

The palace maid moved the dragon throne to the first seat, and Zhou Shiya gently invited Qin Feiling to take a seat.

Zhou Lingge grabbed Qin Feiling's clothes tightly and refused to let go.

Her eyes were red and she continued to sob softly.

Qin Feiling had no choice but to stand there without moving.

He asked all the concubines to stand up, but he did not sit down, and the concubines did not dare to sit down either.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was inexplicably strange.

Zhou Lingge didn't care whether it was weird or not, she continued to complain.

"Your Majesty tormented me so much last night that I'm almost falling apart."

Qin Feiling couldn't help but cough softly a few times. He was not angry, nor could he bear to scold Zhou Lingge. He looked at her with gentle eyes from beginning to end.

When Concubine Shu looked at His Majesty like this, her eyes were red, tears were flashing in her eyes, and she was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe!

Your Majesty...how could he indulge Concubine Jia like this?

The rest of the concubines all had ugly expressions on their faces, but they didn't dare to say a word.

Everyone suppressed their dissatisfaction and flirted with Qin Feiling in an attempt to gain his attention.

Unfortunately, when the man entered the hall, his eyes were attracted by Zhou Lingge and he could not look away even a little bit.

Zhou Lingge didn't feel embarrassed, nor did he care about Qin Feiling's expression.

She continued to complain coquettishly, "Your Majesty is considerate and specifically instructed me to excuse myself from paying my respects today. I didn't want to come, but my eldest sister sent Qiu Hui to pass on the message... But Qiu Hui, relying on our long-standing acquaintance, spoke rudely, calling me an ungrateful person."

Qin Feiling's face darkened: "Is there such a thing?"

Zhou Lingge pursed her lips and nodded aggrievedly: "Well, I felt very aggrieved at the time, but Qiu Hui was my eldest sister's person, so I endured it and didn't argue with her. Qiu Hui left very soon, and I even sent Qiao'er to see her off. I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at Fengluan Palace, you sisters would punish me by making me kneel..."

Zhou Shiya clenched her fists tightly, and the veins on her forehead bulged out from her endurance.

"This is all a misunderstanding. I was so busy that I forgot the message from Your Majesty..."

Zhou Lingge continued crying.

"Since my elder sister said she forgot, then she has forgotten. Anyway, I am a nobody and my words carry no weight. In this cannibalistic harem, I can only be bullied. I was almost punished to kneel, and before I could even catch my breath, Nanny Zhou came in to report that Qiu Hui fell into the lake and nearly drowned. She insisted that I had someone do it."

"Wuwu... Your Majesty, I am truly wronged... I know nothing. I cannot understand why Nanny Zhou would wrongly accuse me without any evidence."

Nanny Zhou knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

"This old servant did not slander Concubine Jia. This is what Qiu Hui said herself."

Zhou Lingge's eyes shifted slightly, and he asked word by word, "Are there any other witnesses?"

Nanny Zhou shook her head hesitantly. "There weren't any eyewitnesses. When I found Qiu Hui, her body was already floating on the lake. There was no one else around."

"I sent someone to pull her ashore, but she grabbed my sleeve...she said...she said that Concubine Jia ordered the palace servants to deliberately drag her into the lake."

Zhou Lingge narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Nanny Zhou's flickering eyes.

"You're lying! There's a contradiction in what you just said. Didn't you notice it yourself?"

Nanny Zhou was startled and looked up at Zhou Lingge.

"what?"

"You just said Qiu Hui's body was floating on the lake, and then you say Qiu Hui grabbed your sleeve again and said I was the murderer. Don't you think that's contradictory? Qiu Hui was almost dead and should have fallen into a deep coma. Madam Zhou, you tell me, could it be that she suddenly had a moment of consciousness, woke up, told you the truth, and then closed her eyes and passed out again?"