Chapter 362: The Cold Tyrant & the Scheming Concubine 6
Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh?" Looking at the wine pot in her hand, he said, "No need, I just like you playing the piano."

Lin Zhi gritted his teeth secretly. He was indeed a difficult emperor that all officials wanted to kill.

"But." She raised her miserable hands, "I still want to continue playing for Your Majesty in the future. If it is ruined today, wouldn't Your Majesty lose an interest in the future?"

Holding back the fear of being thrown out by him, she brought the wine glass to his lips and said, "Your Majesty, try it. This wine is good."

The smile on Xiao Yuan's face turned dangerous: "Yesterday, my beloved concubine was so scared of me that she was trembling with fear, but today she is so brave."

Lin Zhi looked at him, observing how serious his words were.

He lowered his eyes, held her hand, took the wine glass and drank it, then put it on the table. Then he took her hand and pulled out the handkerchief from her waist to wipe the scars on her fingertips.

"But my beloved concubine's hand is ruined. It's really a pity."

The man raised his handsome face and said, "How about I chop it off and keep it?"

Lin Zhi froze. What kind of devilish statement was this? Xiao Yuan laughed when he saw her like this, as if he was pleased by her frightened look.

"So, my dear, will you choose to cut off your hand or continue playing?" He looked very interested.

Lin Zhi believed that if she chose to cut off her hand, he would cut it off without hesitation, and said with an unpleasant smile: "Your Majesty, I choose to continue playing the piano."

He laughed and let her go.

Lin Zhi returned to the piano table, took a deep breath, raised her hands and continued to play, while Xiao Yuan opposite her was holding glass of wine, drinking one glass after another while enjoying the sound of the piano, his brows relaxed and his expression happy.

When they heard the piano sound again outside the house, Lu Ru and the others finally put their minds at ease.

…After playing for more than two hours, until his hands were numb from the pain, Xiao Yuan put down his wine glass, stood up and said, “Okay, let’s stop here today.”

He leaned over to look at her pale face, revealing his white teeth: "I hope that when I come again tomorrow, your piano playing will be better than today."

Lin Zhi forced a smile and said, "I obey your order."

Xiao Yuan laughed and walked out of the house. Lin Zhi got up with difficulty and followed him. At this time, her brain was almost paralyzed by the pain. Suddenly, she took two steps and bumped into Xiao Yuan. She was immediately frightened and quickly stepped back.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it..." When she looked up, she saw Xiao Yuan holding the door, veins bulging on his hands, and his breathing was heavy.

She paused, then turned boldly to face him. Sure enough, she saw that Xiao Yuan's expression was not right, his thick brows were furrowed, and his face was shrouded in shadow, as if he was enduring something.

His eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand tentatively: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

When he was about to touch her, his hand was suddenly grabbed. Xiao Yuan opened his eyes abruptly: "What are you doing?" He turned her over and pressed her against the door with astonishing strength.

There seemed to be a fierce light flashing in his eyes, and the hand on Lin Zhi's neck gradually tightened.

Lin Zhi was first hit to the point of feeling dizzy and having pain in her back, and now she was strangled by the neck and almost suffocated. She opened her eyes with difficulty and was shocked when she saw his current appearance, but unfortunately she could not make a sound.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan, who felt as if his head was being hit by a hammer, suddenly felt a faint fragrance inhaled into his nose, which eased the pain in his head.

He opened his eyes and saw Concubine Yi with her eyes closed, her red lips slightly parted, and her whole body hanging weakly on his arm. Her once beautiful face was now flushed red, like a white flower ravaged by wind and rain, almost strangled to death by him. His head was still aching, he frowned and let go of his hand.

Lin Zhi slid to the ground in an instant, covering his neck and coughing hard, trying to get fresh air.

She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Xiao Yuan frowned with a gloomy expression, as if a storm was about to come.

The eunuch in charge outside the door seemed to have noticed and was shouting "Your Majesty". Xiao Yuan pushed the door open and walked out: "Let's go." He walked outside quickly, his face terribly gloomy, and his hands clenched tightly behind his back.

The steward's face changed and he came closer, worriedly: "Your Majesty, is your head aching again?"

"Shut up and go back!"

The emperor's sedan chair quickly left Cuiwei Palace.

The palace maids who were standing outside the palace and dared not breathe dared to breathe at this time. Lu Ru and others hurried into the room and saw Lin Zhi slumped by the door, gasping for breath, with the appearance that he was breathing out more than in.

He hurried over: "My lady, are you okay?"

Lu Rong was filled with fear. Fortunately, they did not enter the house, otherwise if His Majesty got angry, they would also be implicated. She remembered the last time, they were in the house with the Queen, the Queen was playing the piano and they were beside her, and suddenly His Majesty broke the cup without any warning.

The queen screamed immediately, and the scream seemed to make His Majesty even more impatient, so he told her to shut up.

But the queen was so scared that she kept crying, and His Majesty kicked over the zither in anger. They knelt on the ground and trembled. Later, when His Majesty went back, the steward came over and said that they had not served His Majesty well, so they were all beaten.

Lin Zhi shook her head: "It's okay, help me up, then clean the piano and bandage me." She just remembered that in the plot, Lin Xieruo's shouting caused the emperor's head to hurt even more, so she tried to hold back her shout.

However, the shocking scar on the neck could not be concealed.

Several palace maids looked at each other, then helped her in to sit down and started to clean up. Naturally, they all saw the bloodstains on the zither and Lin Zhi's miserable hands.

After a moment of shock, he slowly calmed down. Seeing Lu Ru wiping Lin Zhi's wound, he couldn't help but say, "It's been so long since the Queen angered His Majesty, but you've just angered His Majesty when you arrived. Tell me, what did you do just now? You didn't tell her about the exchange with the Queen and angered His Majesty."

Lin Zhi raised her eyelids and glanced at Lu Rong: "If I tell you, will you still be able to stand here?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhi, who had always been gentle and weak since entering the palace, would suddenly start to sneer.

Lu Rong was shocked, and then she was furious: "You!" Before she could speak, she was stopped by Lu Ru, "The queen was frightened today and is in a bad mood. Don't provoke her again." She closed her mouth unwillingly, but still couldn't help but sneer, "His Majesty has a bad temper. If you provoke her again and implicate my queen, the queen and Prince Rui will definitely not forgive you."

Lin Zhi simply closed her eyes and ignored it, thinking about the thrilling scene just now. However, she also confirmed that the emperor could indeed get sick at any time, and the system was still somewhat useful, but the effect was not obvious. Xiao Yuan was obviously still suffering from a headache when he left.

She breathed a sigh of relief. This was not bad. If it got better all of a sudden, the emperor would have suspected her.

Moreover, as long as the emperor was slightly sober when he had a headache, he would not kill people at will.

That night, Lin Zhi endured the pain in her hands and barely fell asleep until midnight.

In Prince Rui's mansion, Lin Xieruo, who had finally left the palace, threw herself into the arms of Prince Rui who came to pick her up. Then the two returned to the mansion and went into the room. They told each other about their lovesickness, and then they hugged each other again. They didn't come out until dinner, and even called for water several times at night.


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