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

Concubine Shu was furious, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of Qin Feiling.

She had no choice but to suppress her anger, pretend to be understanding, and personally brewed a pot of tea and brought it to Qin Feiling.

"Your Majesty, you have been troubled."

"I am not sleepy. I have been wanting to embroider a purse for Your Majesty these past few days. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I will embroider it by candlelight at night, which can be regarded as following Your Majesty's lead as husband and wife."

Qin Feiling raised her eyebrows and seriously corrected Concubine Shu: "Between you and me, we are the emperor and his concubine, not husband and wife. Concubine Shu, you'd better be careful with your words and actions..."

Concubine Shu was almost on the verge of tears. She had just said this casually. Was it necessary for Your Majesty to be so serious about it?

She quickly apologized: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I just made a slip of the tongue."

Qin Feiling shook his head indifferently, and no longer paid attention to Concubine Shu, and began to review the memorials seriously.

Concubine Shu took the embroidery needle, sat next to Qin Feiling, and began to embroider a purse.

She took advantage of Qin Feiling's inattention and secretly winked at Yan'er.

Yan'er's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded slowly and lit a stick of incense in the hall.

The scent of that incense is very light, and if you don't smell it carefully, you can't even detect it.

The fragrance was refreshing and silent...it gradually invaded the nostrils, and Concubine Shu's body began to feel hot.

She suppressed her excitement and slowly looked up at Qin Feiling.

Qin Feiling didn't seem to feel much. He just picked up the teacup, took a few sips of tea, and continued to review the memorials.

As time passed, Concubine Shu gradually became unable to sit still. Her body became increasingly hot and her face became flushed.

Her eyes moved, and she looked at Qin Feiling with a burning gaze. She said in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Why don't you rest?"

As she spoke, she raised her hand, grabbed Qin Feiling's sleeve, and shook it gently.

Her white teeth bit her lips unconsciously, making her look shy and coquettish.

When Qin Feiling heard this, she felt nauseous in her throat for some reason.

He glanced at Concubine Shu indifferently.

The fingers holding the brush were clenched so tightly that they turned white.

"Shufei, how old are you? You're already over 20, right? Do you think it's appropriate for you to act so cute and coquettish?"

Shufei's body stiffened and her face turned pale.

"His Majesty."

"I feel a little disgusted..." Qin Feiling took a deep breath and criticized mercilessly.

Shufei's heart was broken into thousands of pieces at this moment.

Her eyes were red and she looked at Qin Feiling with great sadness.

"Your Majesty, you...you actually said that I am disgusting?"

Qin Feiling shook off her hand and slowly stood up. "I have no choice but to come to Fenghe Palace to appease the soldiers on the border. If you are a good person, you should cooperate obediently... instead of using these low-class and dirty tricks."

"That incense... was put out. Concubine Shu, please don't let me down any further..."

He did not leave, but went to the side hall, moved the memorial there and continued to review it.

Concubine Shu stared at his departing figure in a daze. She fell to the ground in exhaustion and was unable to recover for a long time.

How could it become like this?

His Majesty did not treat her like this before.

Although I'm not very keen on her, I'm not that averse to her either.

He actually called her disgusting without any hesitation!

The word "disgusting" was like a sharp sword, piercing into her heart.

She was heartbroken.

Shufei could no longer control herself and began to sob with her head down.

That night, Qin Feiling stayed up late to review memorials, and was extremely focused.

Concubine Shu stayed up all night crying, and when dawn came, her eyes were all black and blue.

All her preparations were in vain.

But she was unwilling to give up, and she vowed to win back His Majesty's heart.

Hearing that Qin Feiling was leaving for court, she immediately tidied herself up, with dark circles under her eyes, and knelt in front of Qin Feiling, helping him dress and wash.

"Your Majesty, I will change anything you don't like. This time, I was so desperate to please Your Majesty that I made a mistake. Please don't blame me."

She was humble and kept her attitude to the lowest level.

Qin Feiling didn't bother with her for the sake of the Zhao family.

The Zhao family is made up of military generals who have shed blood and sweat to defend their country. He will not blame Concubine Shu for such a small matter.

"As long as you behave yourself, I will not treat you unfairly."

Concubine Shu agreed meekly and respectfully saw Qin Feiling off.

As soon as Qin Feiling left, he asked Eunuch Liu to send some rewards over.

This is all done for the Zhao family to see.

The harem is closely related to the previous dynasty. Sometimes, even though he is the emperor, there are many things that he cannot control.

For three consecutive days, Qin Feiling turned over the name of Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu has been enjoying great popularity in the harem these days.

The whole harem was filled with gossip about how the emperor favored Concubine Shu...

Zhou Lingge rubbed his waist and leaned against the pavilion in the imperial garden with a frown.

She didn't know how Qin Feiling doted on Concubine Shu.

She only knew that this dog emperor would come to her Yuanchen Palace every day at noon, and he would come secretly.

He pestered her under the pretext of wanting to take a nap together, and then he pinched her waist...

She has been entangled so much these days that her waist is about to break.

She wanted to hide at noon today, and used the excuse of feeling bored, so she went out for a stroll in the Imperial Garden. She thought that Qin Feiling would definitely go back tactfully if he couldn't see her.

Zhou Lingge really didn’t understand. Didn’t Concubine Shu feed him enough?

Why does he come to bother her every noon?

Zhou Lingge was in a daze when she suddenly heard someone greeting her.

"This concubine pays her respects to the Concubine Jia."

When Zhou Lingge looked up, she saw Concubine Liu with a slightly bulging pregnant belly.

After not seeing each other for a while, Concubine Liu's belly became a little bigger.

This time when they met, Concubine Liu was not as arrogant and domineering as before.

She seemed to have tucked in her tail, being cautious and well-behaved in front of Zhou Lingge, like an extremely docile cat.

Zhou Lingge suddenly became interested: "Oh, it turns out to be Concubine Liu."

"Since you are pregnant, then there is no need for formalities."

Concubine Liu lowered her head and slowly stood up.

Cuirong was frightened by the beating and huddled beside Concubine Liu, not daring to look up at Zhou Lingge.

Zhou Lingge asked Concubine Liu some questions, and she responded respectfully.

She was well-behaved and quiet, not at all like the tense and reckless person she was when we first met.

Zhou Lingge's mood suddenly improved.

It seems...the slap in the face before took effect.

This kind of Concubine Liu is much more pleasing to the eye.

She didn't keep Concubine Liu for long, and soon let the master and servant go.

Qiao Er watched them leave and couldn't help but frown. "Your Majesty, why do I feel so strange? When did this Concubine Liu become so obedient? Is she really afraid of you, Your Majesty? Or is she just pretending?"

Zhou Lingge looked at Qiao'er in surprise.

"Girl, you are getting smarter and smarter."

Qiao Er was stunned: "Ah? Lady Liu was so docile and well-behaved just now, was she really pretending?"

"Then why did she do this?"

Zhou Lingge fanned herself with a round fan, her eyes narrowed slightly. "I'd also like to know what she's planning. Or...what tricks will the people behind her use? Honestly, I'm really looking forward to it."

"If there were no palace fighting in the harem, wouldn't it be too boring?"

"Counting the days, the Queen Mother should be back soon!"

One month is up.

So...should her belly...should there be some movement?

Zhou Lingge thought about it and lowered her head, gently stroking her flat belly with her hand.