The Prodigal Son

When Qin Yu saw Zhao Luan walking in with a riding whip, a bad feeling immediately welled up in his heart.

So what if he didn't go to court?

Is it really necessary to do this?

Qin Yu struggled to sit up, and said weakly, "Your Majesty..."

"My dear minister, you are ill; there's no need for such formalities!"

Zhao Luan raised her hand to stop Qin Yu, then turned to look at Nan Que'er, "Is his illness serious?"

"this……"

Feeling guilty, Nan Que'er forced a reply: "I just caught a slight cold. It doesn't seem to be a big problem. I should be fine after resting for a while."

"That's good."

Zhao Luan was relieved. "Alright, you may all leave now. I'll have a talk with him."

"yes!"

Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi bowed and took their leave.

Before leaving, the two gave Qin Yu a "good luck" look.

Don't be fooled by Zhao Luan's calm demeanor now; once they leave, the whip will likely fall on Qin Yu.

With the two women taking their leave, only Zhao Luan and Qin Yu remained in the room.

Qin Yu felt uneasy under Zhao Luan's gaze. He coughed twice, feigning concern, and asked weakly, "Your Majesty... is there something you need?"

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to come and see you."

Zhao Luan looked at Qin Yu with deep concern, "You are one of my most trusted advisors. How could I not come to see you when you are ill?"

"Cough cough..."

Qin Yu coughed twice more, then chuckled dryly, "Your Majesty's words sound a bit untrue!"

Zhao Luan narrowed his eyes slightly: "You're saying I'm being hypocritical, aren't you?"

nonsense!

It's so fake it couldn't be more fake!

Qin Yu inwardly complained, his gaze falling on Zhao Luan's hand. "Your Majesty, could you please put down the riding whip first?"

"That won't do!"

A smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Luan's face, and she leaned forward, saying, "This is the medicine I brought for you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Luan lashed the horsewhip in her hand at Qin Yu.

I rely on!

Really!

Qin Yu's eyelids twitched, and he instinctively dodged away.

"Snapped!"

The whip lashed against the edge of the bed.

Zhao Luan feigned surprise, "Oh, you're back to your old self so quickly? It seems my medicine is quite effective! A few more lashes should cure your illness!"

As he spoke, Zhao Luan raised his whip again.

"No, no!"

Qin Yu stopped Zhao Luan and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, let's talk this out properly, lest it tarnish the dignity of an emperor."

"How can it be said that my treatment of my trusted ministers is beneath the dignity of an emperor?"

Zhao Luan smiled and drew her whip again.

Qin Yu quickly dodged again.

Seeing that Qin Yu still dared to dodge, Zhao Luan immediately became furious and lashed out with her horsewhip repeatedly.

clap clap...

Zhao Luan kept cracking her whip, and Qin Yu dodged and weaved on the small bed.

Zhao Luan lashed out several times, but couldn't even touch Qin Yu's clothes. Instead, she got really angry.

The whip missed its mark again, and Zhao Luan's face immediately fell. "Qin Aiqing, have you thought this through? If Nan Que'er doesn't let me properly treat your illness, she's committing the crime of deceiving the emperor! I can let your merits and demerits offset each other, but she won't have that chance!"

As soon as Zhao Luan finished speaking, Qin Yu's expression changed instantly.

Grass!

No wonder she asked Nan Que'er about her illness as soon as she arrived; it turns out she was waiting here!

Qin Yu looked at Zhao Luan with a pained expression, as if his lifeline had been seized. "Your Majesty, I am truly exhausted! I am a human being, not an animal! I want to rest too!"

tired?

Zhao Luan almost laughed out of anger.

He's probably exhausted from excessive indulgence.

Why didn't he seem tired after all that last night?

"Want to rest? It's simple!"

Zhao Luan gripped her riding whip tightly, glaring at Qin Yu with an unfriendly expression: "Go to the Forbidden Courtyard! I'll assign you a few more palace maids to serve you personally! Let you get some rest!"

Got it!

So you want to put yourself under house arrest again?

Qin Yu sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, you can't be like this!"

"Alright, then I'll be magnanimous!"

Zhao Luan's lips curled slightly. "I don't know what to reward you with, but I can reward Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi! The palace happens to be short two female officials, so I've decided to send Nan Que'er to the Imperial Hospital! Luo Qingyi will manage the imperial treasury for me!"

Correct!

Arrange official positions for Nan Que'er and the others in the inner palace!

That way he won't be constantly messing around with that woman next to him!

Xu Wan was also transferred to the Imperial Guard!

Let's see who he'll associate with next!

"I……"

Qin Yu's face twitched slightly, his expression one of frustration.

This is going to ruin my sex life!

"Look, Nan Que'er committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, yet I not only did not punish her, but also rewarded her. Am I not very magnanimous?"

Seeing Qin Yu unhappy made Zhao Luan happy.

asshole!

Do you really think I can't handle you?

Meeting Zhao Luan's gaze, Qin Yu already understood.

It seems that this matter won't be over until I get a lash from her today.

Her appreciation of Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi was perfectly reasonable, and no one could find fault with it!

This female devil is really tough to deal with!

Qin Yusheng lay down on the bed, utterly dejected, and closed his eyes: "Come on!"

Qin Yu spread his arms wide, as if he had completely given up resisting.

However, Zhao Luan found his posture rather strange.

It felt like a submissive wife giving up and waiting to be ravaged by a burly man.

Thinking of this, Zhao Luan couldn't help but blush secretly.

Just as she was about to raise the whip to lash Qin Yu, he suddenly opened his eyes, pulled the disheveled blanket from the side to cover his genitals, and said, "I can't whip him!"

After saying that, Qin Yu closed his eyes again and opened his arms.

"I……"

Zhao Luan was filled with shame and indignation, and really wanted to press Qin Yu's stinky face to the ground and stomp on it a few times!

I have no interest in slapping your lousy place.

Enraged, Zhao Luan gritted her teeth and growled, "Get up and stand properly!"

"Why make such a fuss over picking someone up!"

Qin Yu muttered under his breath, feeling utterly hopeless, and got out of bed.

As soon as he stood up, Zhao Luan lashed his chest with a horsewhip.

Snapped!

The whip cracked loudly in the air; just hearing it made you feel pain.

Qin Yu quickly gathered his inner energy.

However, the tip of the whip brushed past Qin Yu's body.

Ok?

It didn't land on you?

She couldn't even draw a card from herself without even moving?

That's a bit too amateurish, isn't it?

Snapped!

Zhao Luan lashed out again, but the whip still grazed Qin Yu's body without landing on him.

Upon seeing this, Qin immediately grinned.

It seems that it wasn't that she was too bad, but that she deliberately avoided being the one to suffer the consequences.

Yes, that's right!

"Still smiling at me, huh?"

A sharp glint flashed in Zhao Luan's eyes. "You think I wouldn't bear to punish you, huh?"

"No, no!"

Qin Yu shook his head repeatedly, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I am under tremendous psychological pressure. I don't know which whip Your Majesty will strike, and every time Your Majesty lashes out, my heart trembles! This feeling is truly unbearable..."

Snapped!

Zhao Luan's whip fell again.

But this time, it fell on Qin Yu's back.

"hiss……"

Although the whip wasn't heavy, Qin Yu still gasped dramatically.

"Are you relieved now?"

Although Zhao Luan was also in pain, a smile appeared on his face. "Am I being very considerate of you?"

"I didn't say anything."

Qin Yu was secretly depressed.

Depend on!

He's even playing military strategy with himself?

Two shallow and one deep?

Oh no!

It's two fakes and one real!

She deliberately missed the first two lashes, making me think she didn't really want to whip me. Once I stopped trying to withstand the blows with my inner energy, her whip landed on me!

A cunning and scheming woman!

"I'm going to beat you to death today!"

A fierce glint flashed in Zhao Luan's eyes as she circled around to Qin Yu's back from the side.

Qin Yu sensed something was wrong and immediately channeled all his inner energy.

However, Zhao Luan did not raise the whip, but instead kicked Qin Yu in the buttocks.

Bang!

Zhao Luan kicked Qin Yu squarely in the butt.

Qin Yu's true energy suddenly erupted, repelling Zhao Luan's force.

The force rebounded from Zhao Luan's leg, causing her to stumble backward and fall.

Qin Yu felt a sense of foreboding. The moment Zhao Luan fell, he suddenly appeared in front of her and caught her just as she was about to fall.

Zhao Luan remained in the position of having fallen, half-lying in Qin Yu's arms, staring blankly at Qin Yu.

I was just held in this bastard's arms yesterday, and today... it's happening again?