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

Zhou Lingge's expression remained calm. "Okay, I understand."

"I'm hungry, please prepare some food."

Qiao'er quickly ordered Jinxin to prepare. She looked at Zhou Lingge cautiously, "Your Majesty, don't be sad. His Majesty was just playing along... After all, last night, His Majesty received an urgent military letter eight hundred miles away. The general currently stationed at the border is Concubine Shu's brother. His Majesty is simply reassuring the soldiers on the frontier."

Zhou Lingge was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and turned to look at Qiao'er.

"Which eye of yours saw that I was sad?"

"Your Majesty is the emperor, and the entire harem is made up of his women. He is free to stay wherever he wants, and this is also his right and responsibility as the ruler of a country."

She didn't love him, she just wanted to gain his favor.

She never expected Qin Feiling to remain a virgin for her. After all, that was unrealistic. Asking an emperor to remain a virgin for a woman? Such a ridiculous thing was laughable even to think about it!

Zhou Lingge tapped Qiao'er's forehead and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild and dwell on the relationship between men and women. There's more to this world than just love...men and so on."

"As a concubine... if I get madly jealous and angry because the emperor favors someone else, that would be truly foolish. There are so many women in the harem. If I get jealous and angry about each one, won't I be so angry that I'll die?"

Qiao'er's eyes were full of surprise. She looked at Zhou Lingge with admiration: "Your Majesty is a very insightful person. It is this servant who has a narrow mind."

"This servant should learn from the Majesty."

Zhou Lingge touched Qiaoer's face.

"My dear, you still have a lot to learn. Now, go get me some food. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow, you know?"

Qiao'er couldn't help but burst out laughing, and she quickly retreated to prepare dinner.

Zhou Lingge leaned on the beauty couch, lazily fanning herself with a folding fan and slowly closing her eyes. She didn't care at all about Qin Feiling's plan to stay overnight at Fenghe Palace.

Ha... She just didn't believe it. She had just fed Qin Feiling, so how could he eat Shufei, that mediocre woman?

-

Concubine Shu received the news that Qin Feiling had called her early in the morning. She did not go anywhere that day and stayed in the inner hall to take good care of her body and skin.

She took a bath with goat's milk and roses, and applied a balm that would make her skin fragrant and smooth.

She sat in front of the bronze mirror, gently applied the ointment on her face, and rubbed it slowly.

She touched her smooth and fair face, her eyes full of joy.

"What's my complexion today?"

Yan'er quickly held Concubine Shu in her arms and said, "Your Majesty looks radiant today, very beautiful and charming. Your skin is white with a rosy glow, as delicate as the finest pearls..."

Concubine Shu was so coaxed that she couldn't stop smiling.

She asked Yan'er to serve her and put on the white gauze dress that was as thin as a cicada's wing and very valuable.

She wore a flesh-colored bellyband under her white gauze dress.

Because she has been practicing martial arts for many years, she has a well-proportioned and slender figure, and her waist is soft and elastic.

This outfit invisibly weakened her heroic and upright appearance, and added a bit of gentleness and charm.

After applying rouge, she looks even more beautiful!

Yan'er couldn't help but admire and flatter her: "Your Majesty, you are truly beautiful now. If I were a man, I would certainly be unable to restrain myself and fall at your feet."

"Your Majesty has always been fond of beauties of this style. Tonight, Your Majesty will surely be captivated by the Empress."

The corners of Concubine Shu's lips curled up as she stared at her beautiful and flawless self in the bronze mirror.

She gave a satisfied smile.

In order to cater to His Majesty's taste, she tried her best to dress herself in a gentle and charming manner.

She thought... His Majesty would probably change his mind about her and feel a sense of freshness.

Concubine Shu looked at the sky outside the window and couldn't help but urge Yan'er: "Send someone to find out when His Majesty will arrive."

Yan'er quickly agreed and immediately sent someone to ask.

Half a minute later, she reported back, "His Majesty said he would come back after dinner."

There was a flicker of disappointment in Concubine Shu's eyes: "I thought His Majesty would come over to have dinner with me."

Yan'er comforted Concubine Shu a few more words.

Concubine Shu held herself together and smiled, "But it doesn't matter. As long as Your Majesty is willing to come and stay overnight in Fenghe Palace, I will be very satisfied."

She waited and waited in Fenghe Palace.

Time passes little by little.

Just as Concubine Shu was getting drowsy from waiting, she suddenly heard the voice of a palace attendant greeting her: "May Your Majesty be blessed with good health."

Concubine Shu immediately perked up. She excitedly stood up and walked to the door of the palace.

From a distance, she saw His Majesty wearing a navy blue casual suit, walking towards her with grace.

Shufei's eyes suddenly became hot and tears almost fell.

She quickly knelt and greeted: "Your Majesty."

Qin Feiling stepped forward and supported her arm: "No need to be so polite, Concubine Shu."

"It's a bit chilly today, why are you wearing so little?"

Concubine Shu glanced at Qin Feiling shyly. She couldn't help but feel overjoyed at his casual concern: "I'm not cold. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

She welcomed Qin Feiling into the hall.

Yan'er quickly asked someone to serve tea and snacks.

Concubine Shu immediately sent all the outsiders away and personally handed the teacup to Qin Feiling.

Qin Feiling just raised her hand to take it, but Concubine Shu's hand slipped and the teacup fell to the ground.

Her body tilted and she fell into Qin Feiling's arms.

She couldn't wait to sleep with him.

She missed His Majesty's embrace so much.

Qin Feiling didn't expect such a sudden change to happen. He frowned and dodged... and perfectly avoided Shufei's advances.

He grabbed Concubine Shu's arm and asked her to stand up straight: "Be careful."

Concubine Shu's body stiffened, her mind went blank, and she stood there in a daze, looking at Qin Feiling at a loss.

"Your Majesty..." She pinched her voice and called out coquettishly.

Qin Feiling's scalp tingled when he heard this. He looked at Concubine Shu with some confusion: "What's wrong with your throat? Did you catch a cold?"

"I told you that you were wearing too little, but you insisted that you weren't cold."

Concubine Shu was so angry that she didn't catch a cold.

She was acting coquettishly towards him!

But His Majesty didn't hear it and even said that she was not wearing enough.

Concubine Shu's eyes turned red with anger. She raised her hand and grabbed Qin Feiling's sleeve: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Let's go to bed early."

As she spoke, she threw herself into his arms again.

Qin Feiling blocked her way impatiently. He looked outside the hall and called out, "Liu Quan, haven't you brought the memorial yet?"

Eunuch Liu had actually arrived a long time ago, but was stopped outside the palace by Concubine Shu's maid Yan'er.

As soon as he heard Qin Feiling's voice, he quickly responded, "Your Majesty, I am here."

He quickly opened the palace door and placed the memorial on the desk behind the screen.

Qin Feiling pushed Concubine Shu away, suppressed his temper and said softly, "If you feel sleepy, go to bed first. I have a lot of memorials piled up today, and I can't rest until I finish reviewing them."

During the day, he had been accompanying Zhou Lingge, so naturally he had no time to review the memorials. But now that he was at Fenghe Palace, he had the energy to deal with them.

There are so many memorials piling up, it looks like I'll have to stay up late tonight.

Concubine Shu was so angry that her heart ached, and she stared at Qin Feiling's figure... It was late at night, and His Majesty was not sleeping and was actually reviewing memorials?

Your Majesty, what does he do during the day?

Didn’t he approve the memorial?