Ji Lingzhou was slightly stunned when he heard this, and the scene of Cheng Mingran covered in wounds automatically appeared in his mind again.

The words about the execution were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them. He felt that if he was beaten twenty times today, some things would be really unpredictable.

He thought again of what Cheng Mingran had just said.

"What about your majesty? Have you ever looked at me more? Have you ever been more compassionate to me? Does your majesty have any affection for me? Is there any partiality towards me? Is there any emotion in my heart?"

"..." (The words in chapter 78 of Zhilu)

The Queen Mother saw the scene and had no intention of intervening. Now that it had come to this, she sat down beside them and began to drink tea.

"I don't know about what happened in the cold palace..." Ji Lingzhou said.

He really didn't know much about it, because he didn't have the time to care. Even if someone occasionally told him who went to the cold palace to see Cheng Mingran today, he remained indifferent.

Later, the people around him also knew his attitude, and they stopped bringing up Nangong's affairs in front of him.

But...his indifference was seen as tacit approval by these people, so they became even more unscrupulous. How could Ji Lingzhou not know this? But he still didn't respond?

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and will not pay attention to these little matters of mine. I was just disliked by Your Majesty and demoted to the cold palace as a guilty concubine. Naturally, that is what I deserve." Cheng Mingran said again.

Ji Lingzhou felt a slight pain in his heart for a moment, but the two of them were in a stalemate, and finally he was the first to soften his attitude.

"Everyone go down." Ji Lingzhou said again.

"...Yes" The palace maid looked around and finally agreed. As palace maids and servants, they had no right to interfere in their master's affairs.

Cheng Mingran still didn't make a sound. She was helped to stand up, but she still kept her brows lowered and was unwilling to look up.

Ji Lingzhou took a step forward, and Cheng Mingran looked at the figure that appeared in front of him without saying a word.

"Empress Dowager!" Ji Lingzhou suddenly shouted.

The Queen Mother looked at Ji Lingzhou: "What does your Majesty want to say?"

"I'm afraid I can't have dinner with you today." Ji Lingzhou replied.

The Queen Mother naturally didn't care, so she also said: "Your Majesty is busy with affairs, and I will naturally not force Your Majesty to stay. If Your Majesty has something to do, please leave first."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your consideration, but I want to take Concubine Shu with me." When Ji Lingzhou said this, both of them were a little slow to react.

The Queen Mother was fine, and her expression returned to calmness in just a moment. But Cheng Mingran…she had been refusing to look up at Ji Lingzhou, but she finally set her eyes on his face.

Ji Lingzhou was standing right in front of her, and he wasn't joking at all.

"Your Majesty, what are you busy with? Do you need to take Ranran away with you?" the Queen Mother asked.

But Ji Lingzhou obviously had no intention of answering seriously, and just answered casually: "Your Highness, please don't ask about this matter, I will take the person away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Lingzhou grabbed Cheng Mingran's wrist and walked out. Cheng Mingran's heart tightened. She, who was not afraid of being beaten just now, began to panic and even had a little fear.

Cheng Mingran struggled hard, but her strength was nothing in Ji Lingzhou's eyes.

The Queen Mother also stood up again. Cheng Mingran was resisting with every fiber of her body. Now that the surface layer of her skin had been torn off, she didn't need to pretend to be compliant now.

"Your Majesty," the Queen Mother called out. But Ji Lingzhou had no intention of stopping.

But as she watched Cheng Mingran and Ji Lingzhou walking further and further away, she finally didn't say what she was about to say.

"Empress Dowager..." The nanny who had been serving her closely called out with a worried look on her face.

The Queen Mother shook her head gently: "It's okay, you can send someone to follow behind and watch. If His Majesty really hurts Ranran, you can ask someone to stop it and then inform me." The Queen Mother did not seem panicked.

Mammy answered, "Yes," but she didn't understand in her heart. Didn't the Empress Dowager love Consort Shu the most? But what happened today?

Just now when His Majesty wanted to punish Concubine Shu, the Queen Mother did not plead for mercy. Now that Concubine Shu was taken away by His Majesty in anger, she did not protect her either...

Ji Lingzhou led Cheng Mingran out of Shoukang Palace. Li Sheng had already prepared a sedan chair outside. He pulled Cheng Mingran to sit on it. Cheng Mingran was still struggling.

"Don't forget your current situation, and don't forget the situation of the Queen Mother and the Cheng family!" Ji Lingzhou lowered his voice, but still contained a warning.

Cheng Mingran's movements instantly stiffened when she heard this. Ji Lingzhou didn't waste any time: "Go back to Zichen Palace!" He was obviously suppressing his anger.

Cheng Mingran did calm down, the words just now did work. However, after she calmed down, Cheng Mingran kept suppressing her hidden emotions. The words just now from Ji Lingzhou made her almost chilled all over, and she couldn't help shivering from head to toe.

He... was threatening her with the Cheng family and the Queen Mother. The chill in her heart grew stronger and stronger, and she no longer put up any resistance.

The two of them returned to Zichen Palace, and Ji Lingzhou did not notice anything unusual about Cheng Mingran. As soon as they arrived, he directly dragged Cheng Mingran to the inner hall. Cheng Mingran did not continue to struggle, but she could not keep up with his pace.

After arriving at the inner hall, Ji Lingzhou threw the person onto the bed. Cheng Mingran was dizzy from the impact. Before she could react, Ji Lingzhou was already on top of her.

"Aren't you asking for punishment? Then I will change the punishment today." There was obvious anger in his eyes. Looking at the situation in front of them, Cheng Mingran roughly guessed what the punishment he was talking about would be.

But before she could say anything, Ji Lingzhou reached out and tore all the things on his body to pieces, and Cheng Mingran was startled.

"Let me go, let me go!" Cheng Mingran's struggle became more intense. It was a subconscious resistance.

Unfortunately, Ji Lingzhou didn't care about all this. He was serious this time, so in a few moves he stripped Cheng Mingran naked.

Cheng Mingran's body was completely exposed in front of him. Her eyes instantly turned red. She felt like she was just an object for Ji Lingzhou to vent his anger on...

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