I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

"The Poet Immortal?"

"What is Father Emperor saying? I don't understand."

Qin Feng frowned as he looked at the Xuan Emperor in front of him, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

Since arriving in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had indeed considered becoming a poet.

Leaving aside the vast collection of poems spanning five thousand years of Chinese history, the poems he memorized during his nine years of compulsory education alone are enough to make him a "Poet Immortal."

But he hadn't even started large-scale practice yet; he had simply given Xiao Xue'er a poem. How did that make him a poet immortal?

What exactly is going on?

Pretend?

Still putting on!

Seeing Qin Feng pretending to be stupid, Emperor Xuan really wanted to slap him hard and turn his face into a pig's head.

It's one thing to conspire with Qin Li to gain his trust, but now that he's publicly exposed it, they still won't admit it.

This isn't cleverness, it's stupidity!

Forcibly suppressing his anger, Emperor Xuan continued patting Qin Feng's shoulder and said with a smile to those around him:

"Look at him, our Seventh Prince of the Great Zhou is so humble, my son is so humble..."

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials quickly surrounded Emperor Xuan to flatter him:

"Yes, yes, His Highness the Seventh Prince is so humble, his future achievements will surely be great."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! It is truly an enviable honor for an old minister to have such a humble son."

"The Seventh Prince's reputation as a poet has long been known throughout the capital, yet he remains unperturbed, all thanks to His Majesty's excellent guidance!"

"..."

Hearing these words, Qin Feng felt his head spinning, and his brows furrowed into an inverted V shape.

What exactly happened? Has anyone told him? Why can he understand each word people say individually, but not when they're put together?

Qin Li, who was standing to the side, was struggling to suppress his laughter, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

"alright!"

Emperor Xuan gestured downwards with his hand, and only then did the ministers stop flattering him.

Emperor Xuan looked at Qin Feng, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

"My son, humility is a good thing, and having the title of 'Poet Immortal' is even better, but I will not reward you. Do you know why?"

Qin Feng shook his head blankly.

He didn't even know why he was called the "Poet Immortal".

How could he possibly know why the Xuan Emperor didn't reward him?

Seeing Qin Feng like this, Emperor Xuan could no longer hold back.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his arm and swung it hard at the top.

Snapped!

A crisp, clear sound.

The sound suddenly rang out in front of the city gate.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, stunned.

One second Emperor Xuan was praising the Seventh Prince?

Why did she slap him the next second?

rustling sound—

Although the slaps didn't land on their faces, they landed on a proper prince.

Which of the civil and military officials present wasn't a shrewd person? They quickly knelt down, heads bowed low, not daring to raise their heads.

My cheeks are burning!

The seventh prince, Qin Feng, stiffly turned his neck and stared at the Xuan Emperor in front of him.

All sorts of complex emotions were concentrated in those brown eyes.

Shock, confusion, bewilderment, anger... Qin Feng didn't know why the Xuan Emperor suddenly slapped him.

"Seventh Brother!"

Emperor Xuan stared at Qin Feng with eyes blazing with fury, his face ashen!

"Father..."

Qin Feng did not kneel down, but the muscles on his face twitched incessantly. He wanted to confront the Xuan Emperor directly, asking why he had been hit and what he had done wrong!

"Kneel down!"

With a sharp shout, Emperor Xuan roared, "Don't think that just because you have the title of 'Poet Immortal' and bring glory to the royal family, I will be happy to reward you."

"Not only will I not reward you, I will severely punish you!"

"Keeping male concubines? As a prince, you actually keep male concubines?! Are you trying to kill me?! How could I have such an unfilial son?!"

By the end, Emperor Xuan's old face was flushed red, and he spat everywhere, spraying saliva all over those around him.

Everyone then understood why Emperor Xuan had slapped the Seventh Prince.

It turns out that the Seventh Prince was keeping male concubines, which tarnished the royal family's reputation!

Indeed, in the past few days, the only news that spread throughout the capital was that the Seventh Prince was a poet incarnate, and that he openly kept male lovers.

All three poems were recited by the male concubine.

"Kneel down!"

Emperor Xuan gave a stern shout.

Most people would have been so frightened that they would have knelt down, their faces pale.

But Qin Feng, as expected of the protagonist, not only did not kneel down, but also stared straight at the Xuan Emperor in front of him, without a trace of fear on his face.

Emperor Xuan was even angrier. He didn't need to say another word; he just sent out a cold look.

Emperor Xuan's personal bodyguard, Han Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guards, rushed forward.

A large hand pressed down on Qin Feng's shoulder, and his leg swept like a steel whip across Qin Feng's knees.

thump!

How could Qin Feng, now, be a match for Han Zhen, the number one expert in the Great Zhou Dynasty below the Grandmaster level and a peak ninth-rank expert?

He was easily swept away and forced to his knees!

Immediately afterward, Emperor Xuan reached out his hand, and someone quickly handed him a whip.

Holding a whip, Emperor Xuan walked behind Qin Feng. "Today, I will personally teach you a lesson to uphold family values ​​and national prestige!"

Just as the whip was about to strike hard on Qin Feng's back, Qin Li was finally no longer invisible.

He stepped forward and stopped the Emperor Xuan from raising his whip, saying, "Father, please calm down. Seventh Brother certainly didn't mean it."

He also needs the protagonist Qin Feng to go to the border to help him fight against the Northern Barbarians.

Now, Qin Feng is completely ruined, and Qin Li is a hundred times against it!

Furthermore, he had already made up his mind that he would protect Qin Feng, and he would fight anyone who dared to mess with Qin Feng.

Now is the time for him to stand up for Qin Feng!

No one else dared to stand up for Qin Feng, for fear of completely angering Emperor Xuan. Only Qin Li dared. When the ministers saw this, they exchanged glances, and their impression of Qin Li changed drastically once again.

"Get out of here!"

"If you dare to obstruct me again, believe me, I'll whip you too!"

Emperor Xuan's eyes were bulging, his gaze already bloodshot.

What the hell!

Is this old man, Deng, really that serious?

In Qin Li's opinion, Qin Feng's keeping of male lovers outside the palace was not enough to make Emperor Xuan so angry.

The reason why Emperor Xuan was so angry was that he still resented Qin Feng for deceiving him and thought that Qin Feng was in cahoots with him.

"Get out of here!!"

With another sharp shout, Qin Li had no choice but to back down.

No matter what, Emperor Xuan was still an emperor.

Even a common man's anger can cause blood to splatter five steps away.

Not to mention that if the emperor were to become angry and he were to forcibly obstruct the process, he would certainly suffer the consequences.

Right now, all we can do is silently pray that Qin Feng can hold on.

As soon as he stepped back, Emperor Xuan's whip lashed hard across Qin Feng's back.

Snapped!

Qin Feng's back was instantly torn open, and the whip sent a trail of blood flying.

Qin Feng, kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but groan in pain, his brows furrowed, but he managed not to make a sound.

The more Qin Feng acted this way, the angrier Emperor Xuan became, and the stronger he became with his hands!

Snapped!

"Speak up! Did you do something wrong? As a prince, you've actually kept male lovers! You've utterly disgraced the royal family!"

Snapped!

"You possess the talent of a poet, why didn't you reveal it sooner? You deliberately deceived me, what exactly are you trying to do!"

Snapped!

"You've been hiding your true abilities for so many years, Seventh Prince! You've truly mastered the art of concealing your flaws, even fooling me! Tell me, are you plotting to seize my throne?"

"..."

With each word the Emperor Xuan spoke, he would lash out with his whip.

Qin Feng's back was quickly turned into a bloody mess.

Qin Feng was in so much pain that large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. At first, he could grit his teeth and bear it, but in the end, the pain became unbearable, and he collapsed to the ground, curling up into a ball.

Emperor Xuan was furious and kept whipping Qin Feng.

In the end, the whip broke, and only then did they reluctantly stop...