Seeing the emperor's lonely figure, Qiao Qiu, as if possessed, reached out and patted his shoulder.
The emperor turned his head, took her small hand that was resting on his shoulder, squeezed it affectionately, and whispered in her ear, "Is my beloved consort comforting me?"
Shameless! Qiao Qiu resisted the urge to slap him and said, "What did you want to say before the Empress Dowager came in?"
The emperor casually put his arm around her shoulder, inhaling the pleasant floral scent emanating from her, feeling particularly at ease. "I was saying, my beloved consort is too lazy to even have me help her take off her clothes, and she'd rather do the troublesome things like removing hairpins and scratching her face?"
Qiao Qiu's lips twitched, her palms itching with desire. "The Emperor's skin is truly thick."
It's amazing that he came up with such a bizarre way of reasoning.
"Sister, sister, I was wrong. I'm sorry. Please save me, for the sake of us having the same father." Qiao Dong crawled over and grabbed Qiao Qiu's skirt with all his might, as if he were grasping at a lifeline.
The emperor reached out and tugged, but couldn't budge it, so he simply pulled hard and tore the hem of the skirt.
The emperor pulled Qiao Qiu back several steps to protect her, and said coldly, "Qiao Dong, people have to have face, and trees have to have bark. Don't think I don't know what you've done. You threatened my beloved concubine, framed her, and wanted me to throw her into the cold palace. Now you still have the nerve to beg my beloved concubine to save you? Your face has long been eaten by the dogs, hasn't it? Guards, drag Qiao Dong out and give her ten heavy lashes, then throw her into the cold palace."
Qiao Qiu glanced at the emperor in surprise, tsk, she didn't expect the emperor to be so sharp-tongued.
"No, sister! Sister! I beg you! Please, for Father's sake, don't let the Emperor beat me!" Seeing the Imperial Guards enter, Qiao Dong almost forgot about her words of shame and anger, and shrank back in fright, exposing almost half of the wound on her left cheek to the air, looking extremely ferocious.
She was scared; she was really scared.
"etc."
The Imperial Guards stopped, and Qiao Dong's eyes shone with hope. The Emperor was also taken aback, thinking she was going to plead for him. "My beloved concubine, when did you become so kind?"
Qiao Qiu's fists were also itching to punch. A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, and she said in a forced smile, "Your Majesty, please find her an imperial physician, then lock her in another room, and finally, bring Father here."
When the emperor heard Qiao Qiu say "father" instead of "my father," his peach blossom eyes narrowed with laughter. He was overjoyed and almost jumped for joy. "Did you hear what the Empress said? Go quickly."
"Yes!" The Imperial Guards dragged Qiao Dong, who was both crying and laughing, away.
Qiao Qiu glanced at him, feeling both angry and amused. She wanted to punch him in the face, but in the end, she didn't.
With a wave of his hand, the emperor dismissed everyone from the imperial study, pushed Qiao Qiu against the wall, kissed her soft lips, and savored her taste.
Half an incense stick later, his hand was about to slip inside her clothes when Qiao Qiu caught it precisely. He pulled away from her lips and instead stroked her back. Looking into her eyes, which were filled with desire and slightly reddened, he couldn't resist kissing her lips again.
Qiao Qiu pushed his chest, "Doing this in broad daylight, shameless and brazen."
"I'm just getting to know my wife. What's wrong with me?" The emperor hugged her tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move. I won't be able to hold back in a minute."
Feeling something pressing against her waist, Qiao Qiu chuckled softly, "Zhao Yuce, you've really shown me a different kind of emperor."
"My beloved concubine, what brings you here to see your father?" the emperor asked, kissing her forehead.
"Let's just forget about the rules altogether." Qiao Qiu couldn't stop laughing, but she still answered him, "You'll see in a bit."
"Why are you keeping me in suspense? Do you want me to teach you what 'husbandly authority' really means tonight?" the emperor said unhappily, poking her with his penis.
Qiao Qiu's body went limp, and she lost control of her strength, pushing him away.
"Ouch!" The emperor stumbled back several steps and fell flat on his back on the ground.
Qiao Qiu was startled and ran over to help him up. "Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"Oh dear, my beloved concubine, how can you be so strong? My dragon buttocks are about to be smashed into eight pieces."
"Pfft—" Qiao Qiu burst out laughing, and loosened her grip.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" The emperor lost his balance and instinctively caught her, causing them to fall to the ground together. "Ouch!"
Qiao Qiu lay on him, laughing, too lazy to move.
The emperor embraced her, his heart filled with satisfaction for Qiao Qiu, and sighed comfortably, "My beloved concubine, do you know? The night I saw your portrait of a lady, I actually disliked you quite a bit. The one I set my sights on was the stunningly beautiful Qiao Dong."
Qiao Qiu stopped laughing. How could she not know? Of course she knew; the person he originally doted on was Qiao Dong.
"My beloved concubine, please don't be angry. Let me finish." The emperor became a little nervous when he heard her stop laughing immediately.
"Okay, go ahead."
"So on my first night with her, I summoned Qiao Dong to serve me. But to my surprise, when I got close to her, I smelled my third brother's scent on her. What that means is self-evident. I was very angry at the time, but I couldn't act rashly. After all, without concrete evidence, I couldn't bring these two adulterers to justice."
"I've been in this position for a long time, and apart from the initial power struggle with the Empress Dowager, it's actually quite boring. I sent people to monitor you purely to see if you would cause any trouble. But to my surprise, my men came back and told me that you were actually looking at the stars without making any noise, which is nothing like the legendary Qiao Qiu."
"And so the second night..."
The emperor stopped there, not daring to continue. A hand was resting on his waist, gently pinching a spot on his waist.
"Fine, Zhao Yuce, you finally admit that you were spying on me!"
"My dear consort, calm down, calm down."
"If I said I went into Zhao Yucheng's room last night, you better calm down and show me!"
Hearing these jealous words, the emperor couldn't help but laugh. "It was my fault, but I didn't sleep with her. Don't be angry anymore, okay?"
Qiao Qiu raised an eyebrow and removed her hand from his waist.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I like your little 'temperament'."
Qiao Qiu knew what the emperor meant: you can know a person's face but not their heart. Some people may seem better than others on the surface, but they may not be as good as others on the inside.
"I am so glad that I fell in love with you. If I hadn't fallen in love with you, I don't know what I would have become."
Qiao Qiu paused, suddenly realizing something. That was why, in her previous life, the emperor had executed Qiao Dong on a charge that was clearly a frame-up, and had even confiscated the Prime Minister's residence in a fit of rage.
It turns out that it was all because the emperor discovered Qiao Dong and Zhao Yucheng's affair.
At first, Zhao Yucheng had never touched Qiao Dong. The emperor naturally liked the gentle, charming, and beautiful Qiao Dong, who belonged only to him. But later, when Zhao Yucheng touched Qiao Dong, the emperor lost his mind.
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