kingnovel Chapter 109 Death with a Rod
Chapter 109 Death with a Rod
It has been said since ancient times that emperors are heartless.
Today... I really broadened my horizons, but it was quite disgusting.
Your Majesty knew very well that if he sent those things over, anyone would have to come and express his gratitude.
How could he... just lose control and favor Concubine Wan at this time?
Qiao Er was afraid that the Imperial Concubine would be sad, so she asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, how about... we go back first?"
Zhou Lingge chuckled, without any sadness or distress on her face.
She just stared at the palace servant who kept his head down with a half-smile.
She had a feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Based on Qin Feiling's style of doing things, even if he liked Ye Wanxi very much, he would never favor Concubine Wan in the imperial study.
Besides... Qin Feiling is now very obsessed with her, and she is eager to ask Eunuch Liu to give her so many treasures.
He must have really wanted his feedback.
He knew that she would come over to express her gratitude today, so how could he possibly abandon her and favor Ye Wanxi, a person he was not very familiar with?
And this palace maid...she looked very unfamiliar.
Logically speaking, the door of the imperial study should be guarded by Eunuch Liu himself.
But now, a strange palace maid is waiting here?
The more Zhou Lingge thought about it, the more unreasonable it seemed.
She walked up to the palace maid, reached out and pinched her chin, asking her to lift her face.
"Did you know... that if you lie to me, your tongue will be cut off?"
The palace maid's eyes were filled with fear. She quickly took a step back and knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Your Highness, calm down. This servant... this servant did not lie."
Zhou Lingge sneered, "If I think you're lying, then you're lying."
"How dare a mere palace maid pretend to be mysterious in front of me?"
"By the same token...if I wanted to sentence you to death, it would only take a word."
The palace maid's face turned pale and she couldn't help trembling.
"I was just speaking the truth. I don't know how I offended the Imperial Concubine."
"Your Majesty, although you are a noble concubine, you do not have the right to kill innocent people. Moreover, I am still a servant in the imperial court. I am afraid that my life or death can only be judged by Your Majesty."
Zhou Lingge's eyes were filled with sinister intent, and she couldn't help but sneer, "Then I'll let you see if I have the right to kill innocent people."
She took two steps back, raised her hand to touch her belly, and unconsciously raised her voice: "You dog slave... How dare you push me?"
The palace maid looked up at Zhou Lingge in disbelief.
He shook his head with fear in his eyes: "No, I didn't push the Imperial Concubine..."
Zhou Lingge turned to look at the sword-wielding guards standing not far away: "Come here, this son of a bitch is trying to persecute me and my unborn heir. Drag him away and beat him to death immediately."
The palace servant was terrified. He never expected that Zhou Lingge would suddenly attack and want to execute him.
"I am innocent. I did not push the Imperial Concubine."
"Your Highness, why do you lie and slander me? I am a servant in front of the Emperor. You cannot treat me like this."
Zhou Lingge chuckled, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
Her red lips curled up, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes: "So what if you are in the imperial court? If you offend me... you will still die."
"Drag him away and punish him immediately."
The guards with swords did not dare to disobey and responded immediately. They dragged the palace maid aside and began to execute her.
Qiao'er asked someone to move a chair and put it under the eaves.
Zhou Lingge sat down slowly, her body leaning softly against the spacious chair back, her white and slender fingers holding a round fan embroidered with exquisite flowers.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, with a nonchalant yet perverse smile on her face.
She watched the execution of the palace maids with great interest.
The board hit the palace maid hard, and blood splattered everywhere.
Zhou Lingge couldn't help but curl her lips and smile.
No matter how the palace servants cried and howled, she did not show any mercy. Instead, she became more and more interested.
Blood gradually spread all around.
Ye Wanxi frowned and walked out of the imperial study. She was wearing a moon-white palace dress today. The color was like the bright moonlight, giving people a fresh and elegant feeling.
The palace dress is free of excessive patterns and decorations, with only a few simple lines outlining a delicate silhouette, making the whole outfit look elegant and generous. The dress is tailored to fit her perfectly, cleverly highlighting her graceful figure while maintaining a sense of dignity and stability.
Her eyes were full of confusion as she looked at the palace maid being caned not far away.
"What are you doing? Why are you suddenly punishing the palace maid with a stick?"
"Your Majesty is very tired and is resting. Are you able to bear the responsibility of disturbing His Majesty's rest?"
The guards who were carrying out the execution stopped and looked at Zhou Lingge hesitantly.
Zhou Lingge chuckled and smiled sweetly: "What are you looking at me doing? Keep going... Don't stop."
The sound of caning rang out again immediately.
Only then did Ye Wanxi notice Zhou Lingge.
She quickly restrained her expression, walked up to Zhou Lingge and bowed to her.
"I would like to pay my respects to the noble concubine."
Zhou Lingge sat there calmly and composedly... She looked at Ye Wanxi's unbending back and her perfunctory greeting, which made her laugh: "Concubine Wan has just entered the palace, so perhaps she doesn't know how to perform the greetings."
"How about I let my maid teach you how to perform the ceremony properly?"
Ye Wanxi's expression changed slightly, and she quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please calm down... It was I who was ignorant of etiquette and offended Your Majesty."
As she spoke, she even kowtowed to Zhou Lingge.
Zhou Lingge raised her eyebrows... She just meant to make her etiquette more standard, but she didn't ask her to kneel down and kowtow.
Who would have thought that he not only knelt down and kowtowed, but also kowtowed?
Tsk...it turns out that none of the women who can enter the palace have simple roles.
Blood immediately appeared on Ye Wanxi's forehead.
Xiao He, the maidservant beside her, knelt down and kowtowed in fear with red eyes.
The two men were extremely terrified when facing Zhou Lingge, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
It was as if Zhou Lingge was a monster, and the next moment she would open her bloody mouth and swallow them, the master and servant, into her stomach.
Zhou Lingge supported his chin with his hands and watched Ye Wanxi act nonchalantly.
She didn't even call her to get up.
Ye Wanxi's knees were red from kneeling and her forehead was bleeding. She thought Zhou Lingge would immediately have someone help her up because he was afraid of His Majesty.
After all, this is the imperial study, under the emperor's nose.
Even if Zhou Lingge was favored, she would not dare to be arrogant and domineering in the imperial study and bully other concubines openly.
But she waited for a long time, but Zhou Lingge didn't speak to excuse her from the etiquette.
She gradually couldn't hold on any longer.
Her knees hurt so much that she tilted her body and fell to the ground.