Chapter 154: Daddy open the door

All those years of tenderness—what were they worth?

Suddenly, a cold and stern face flashed through her mind.

The Emperor…

Though the Emperor had neglected her and didn’t care for her, at least he had always treated her with basic respect.

He had never laid a finger on her.

Even when her brother committed an unforgivable crime, the Emperor never let it affect her.

At this moment, Concubine Hui felt a tiny bit of regret in her heart.

She should have lived well with the Emperor, like Concubine Rou or Concubine Chun.

“Jiao’er, this is your punishment for breaking my blood jade, do you understand?”

“Woo… woo…” Concubine Hui cried, tears streaming down her face.

Feng Sheng looked at her coldly, merely sneering.

He no longer spoke to her gently as he once did.

“Feng Sheng, you lied to me! You’ve been deceiving me all along!” Concubine Hui was furious. She couldn’t understand why a man who had once been so tender suddenly became so heartless.

“Lie to you? What is there about you worth deceiving? This worthless body or your aging years?”

“Then why are you treating me like this?”

He was never like this before!

“Because…” Feng Sheng looked at her face, a flicker of affection mixed with a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes—a very complex emotion.

He seemed utterly mad.

“I like you, I really like you, do you know that?” he murmured.

Then he began to undress.

Concubine Hui resisted. Her shoulder hurt so much that she couldn’t possibly have the mood to be intimate with Feng Sheng.

But Feng Sheng had already taken off his clothes, forcefully tugging at Concubine Hui’s belt.

“The Emperor is here—”

Both Concubine Hui and Feng Sheng were stunned. The Emperor, the Emperor is here?

“Why is the Emperor here at this time?” Feng Sheng gritted his teeth.

Concubine Hui’s mind went blank; she couldn’t think at all.

When the tyrant entered the Qingyun Palace holding Ah Bao, the entire place was shrouded in a layer of eerie silence.

For the first time in two months, the tyrant set foot here.

Before, the palace was never short of people, yet at this moment, not a single maid or old servant was in sight.

【Daddy, open the door! Catch the adulterers!】

Ah Bao’s eyes sparkled as she was held in the tyrant’s arms.

Originally, Daddy was supposed to send her back to the Yihe Palace tonight, but before she could see her mother, Daddy said they were going to Qingyun Palace.

He claimed he had received news that something had happened in Qingyun Palace.

Ah Bao was nosy.

She also loved to join in the excitement.

She waved her little arms, insisting on coming along, so the tyrant brought her with him.

Ah Bao had no idea that all this was just a performance by the tyrant to avoid making her suspicious of his ability to hear her thoughts. The purpose was simply to bring Ah Bao along naturally.

The tyrant entered the hall.

Concubine Hui, wrapped in a crimson cloak, came out to greet him. “Your Majesty, this concubine greets the Emperor. Why have you come at this hour?”

She thought the Emperor had finally remembered her.

But she didn’t expect that he had brought the Tenth Princess along.

“Thinking that I haven’t visited Qingyun Palace in months, I brought Ah Bao to play and stopped by to take a look. You don’t look well, Concubine Hui. Are you ill?”

Concubine Hui gazed at the tyrant, and suddenly a wave of grievance surged in her heart.

The Emperor was the epitome of manliness, and he was naturally handsome. Even as the supreme ruler, he had never once insulted her.

Yet she, who had been with Feng Sheng for nearly twenty years, never expected him to treat her so ruthlessly.

“Your Majesty…” Concubine Hui felt wronged, her eyes reddened, and she quietly moved closer to the tyrant.

The tyrant frowned, “Concubine Hui, what is that smell on you?”

Concubine Hui was startled.

“There’s no smell.”

【Hee hee, it’s the smell of blood. Daddy, Concubine Hui was beaten! Beaten so badly!】

【Concubine Hui regrets it now; Concubine Hui wants to be close to Daddy.】

【Feng Sheng isn’t even fit to carry Daddy’s shoes! Daddy doesn’t hit women! Feng Sheng does, and he hits them hard, making them howl in pain!】

The tyrant: “…”

Ah Bao’s thoughts were all over the place.

The tyrant was very intrigued.

【Feng Sheng is right here in the hall. Daddy, you’re about to meet your love rival—there’s going to be some serious tension!】

【Fight! Daddy, beat Feng Sheng to a pulp! Even though Concubine Hui isn’t a good person, a man who hits women is even worse. Beat him to death!】

“Mother Concubine.” Di Li’s voice suddenly rang out as he quickly approached, looking very anxious.

Just as he entered the hall, he heard his younger sister saying something about “beat him to death.”

Beat who to death?

Concubine Hui had been feeling uneasy all night. “Lier, why are you here?”

“Mother Concubine…” Di Li hurried in, about to speak, when he saw the tyrant and quickly bowed.

This… Father is here?

“What’s so urgent that you’re stammering? Speak up!” The tyrant was impatient.

Di Li lowered his head, glancing at Concubine Hui, then at the tyrant. “Reporting to Father and Mother Concubine, I…”

He had seen a figure enter the Qingyun Palace, so he had come to check.

But he didn’t expect his father to be here.

Naturally, these matters couldn’t be discussed in front of his father.

【It’s understandable that Third Brother wants to protect his mother.】

【But even if Third Brother wants to protect her, he won’t be able to. Feng Sheng is right by the window, and he’ll be out soon.】

“Madam, Madam, there’s someone over there!” A maid screamed, swinging a stick at the corner of the window.

Thud!

With a muffled sound, Feng Sheng, who had been hiding by the window, was hit so hard that he saw stars.

It hurt like hell!

“Outrageous! Who’s there? Bring them to me!”

Immediately, Qingyun Palace was brightly lit.

A group of guards rushed in.

The maids and older servants stood outside the hall.

Feng Sheng was dragged in by two burly guards, blood flowing down his forehead, dripping along his temples.

And more importantly, Feng Sheng wasn’t wearing a coat!

He was only wearing underpants, his upper body bare…

This stark display left nothing to the imagination; everyone could see what had been going on.

“Your Majesty, there’s an assassin.” Concubine Hui sobbed and hurriedly moved closer to the tyrant.

Feng Sheng had been exposed.

It was the end.

Concubine Hui didn’t want to die with Feng Sheng, so she had to find a way to distance herself.

Concubine Hui glared at Feng Sheng. Despite his high martial skills, in front of the Imperial Guard, he was nothing!

“Outrageous! Who are you, and how dare you sneak into Qingyun Palace looking for death?”

She kept blinking, giving Feng Sheng a look.

If he kept his mouth shut and obeyed, he might still survive.

Di Li’s face darkened. “Mother, stop the act. Father is here and watching. What kind of assassin would come into your palace bare-chested? Don’t play the fool with Father.”

【Don’t panic, don’t panic. There’s a bigger scandal coming.】

What could be bigger than catching a criminal in the act?

Di Li didn’t want to be part of his mother’s scandal, but she was really hopeless.

He was both angry and anxious, unable to do anything.

*Smack!*

The tyrant flipped over a nearby table. “Concubine Hui!!”

“Your Majesty, are you angry?” Concubine Hui looked at the tyrant with a hint of joy in her eyes. “Your Majesty, you still care about me, right? That’s why you’re angry seeing me with another man.”