Zhou Beichen gritted his teeth, his voice even higher and heavier than before, squeezing out heavily from between his teeth. Anyone could tell that he was angry.

"Zhou Zhaonuan, not only did you commit insubordination today, but you also refused to change despite repeated warnings. I must teach you a lesson. I will not let you admit your mistakes, and I will let you learn everything in the Shangshufang."

Suddenly, all the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall were so frightened that they fell to their knees, lowered their heads tightly, and dared not even to breathe.

Zhou Beichen looked left and right but couldn't find anything suitable to beat anyone. Finally, he waved his hand impatiently, and a large group of palace maids and eunuchs ran out in a hurry, as if there was a flood or a beast in the palace.

Immediately afterwards, there were "pa pa pa" sounds coming from inside, as well as Zhou Zhaonuan's crying and shouting, mixed with Shen Nian'an and Zhou Zeyun's pleading voices.

"Hit me, hit me as hard as you can. Even if you kill me, I'm not wrong."

"Your Majesty, Nuannuan is still young and ignorant. She didn't mean to contradict you, your Majesty. Please forgive her this time. Otherwise, you can punish her by grounding her to the house or making her copy books. You can't hit her like this. The child is too young and will be hurt."

"Father, if you are really angry, hit me instead of my sister."

When Deshun heard the voice, his heart trembled and he became more worried. As a last resort, he lay down at the door and secretly looked inside.

I just can't see anything.

"Ah...it hurts so much, why are you really using so much strength, you are not my biological father after all, wow wow wow..."

"I hate you, I hate you!"

The sound of crying came from inside. Deshun closed his eyes and narrowed his mature eyes slightly. Even if he was beaten severely, the princess could not say such words. This was a great act of treason.

With his mind cleared, Deshun rushed in without fear of death.

The princess is still so young, and she will feel uncomfortable no matter where she is beaten. He doesn't believe that one or two people can't persuade her, and he doesn't believe that three people can't persuade her. What's more, he is an old eunuch who has been with the emperor for many years. He has to go in and stop the emperor from making the mistake he made in a fit of anger. Otherwise, if the princess is really beaten to death, the emperor will be the one who feels heartbroken in the end.

Deshun was trembling in his heart, but he spoke in a loud and clear voice. He slid to his knees and spoke in front of Zhou Beichen without daring to look up.

"Your Majesty, I have risked my life to come here. The princess is still young. If you continue to beat her like this, her small body will not be able to bear it. Please have mercy on me and stop beating her."

The sudden rush in stunned the three people acting inside. Zhou Beichen glanced at the door and found that the door was opened and then closed by Deshun. He breathed a sigh of relief and then slammed the table several times.

"Zhou Zhaonuan, admit your mistake!"

"I won't admit it! Unless you beat me to death, I won't admit it no matter how hard I try."

"Pah~"

Another fierce sound shocked Deshun so much that his mind was almost stunned. How could the emperor be so cruel to the princess all of a sudden just because of Noble Consort Li? And Noble Consort Hui too, he didn't even try to stop her. Okay, you don't feel sorry for her, right? He felt sorry for the little princess who was extremely sensible, always smiled and talked to him without any airs.

He knelt down and crawled towards the source of the sound without caring about anything, hugged Zhou Zhaonuan in a daze, and almost shed tears with heartache.

"Princess, Princess, are you okay? Your Majesty, if you are really angry, just beat me. I am willing to take all the beatings for you."

Zhou Beichen glanced at him with a half-smile, then casually threw the ruler, which hit the ground with a crisp sound.

Deshun was holding Zhou Zhaonuan in his arms when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He pursed his lips and looked again. Oh my god, the princess was not injured at all. She was still alive and well, and was staring at him with gratitude.

Deshun: “!!!”

My heart suddenly began to gallop. The princess was grateful to him. The princess was grateful to him. This feeling was so good.

Deshun was so happy that he couldn't control himself, but suddenly, he felt a burning gaze coming from behind, staring at him closely, as if to burn him to pieces.

Deshun: “…”

He blinked his eyes for a long time before he figured out what he had done. He let go of Zhou Zhaonuan's hand as if he had seen a ghost, and Deshun crawled to Zhou Beichen and said unhappily.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have overstepped my bounds. I beg your Majesty to punish me."

Zhou Beichen's eyes were dark and unclear, and he didn't say anything. The longer Deshun waited, the more uneasy he felt. Finally, when he closed his eyes and thought that he would at least be skinned alive if not dead, Zhou Beichen's slow voice came.

Not big, but extremely shocking.

"Okay, get up first. Since you have devoted yourself to the princess, I will forgive you, but..."

Zhou Beichen paused, "For the time being, you don't have to follow me. You stay here to serve Concubine Hui and the princess, and you will be confined here together. Wait until I eliminate Concubine Li and her gang, then you can come back."

In one sentence, Deshun understood the whole truth. He originally wondered why the emperor had to perform such a drama, but now he finally understood everything.

The emperor trusted him more than before. Just as De Shun was about to stand up, a pair of small hands rested on him. Looking up, De Shun met Zhou Zhao's warm smiling eyes.

"Eunuch Deshun, Daddy doesn't blame you. The ground is cold, get up quickly."

These words moved Deshun to tears. He had never imagined that the princess of the royal family could be so humane and virtuous.

"Slave...slave thanks Your Highness for your compassion, thank you Your Majesty for your compassion."

Zhou Zhaonuan smiled warmly again, "Alright, Eunuch Deshun, you're already such a grown-up, why are you still crying? During this period, Daddy is busy, so you can just enjoy your life with Mom. Don't worry, here, you won't have to worry about unknown objects being thrown at you or hitting you at any time."

Zhou Beichen: “…”

The look he gave the little girl became more and more unfriendly. Why did this girl always expose his shortcomings?

He smiled and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Zhou Zhaonuan, if possible, I really want to beat you up so hard that I won't be angry anymore."

The little girl stuck out her tongue, took a few steps, ran to Shen Nian'an, got into her arms, and looked at her father with a resentful look.

"Zhou Zhaonuan, come here."

The little girl hugged Shen Nian’an’s thighs tightly and shook her head frantically, “No, I won’t go over. I just pretended to be beaten. If I go over now, you might really beat me.”

The veins on Zhou Beichen's forehead were throbbing. He looked left and right, as if looking for something handy. The moment his eyes slowly fell on the ruler on the ground, Zhou Beichen smiled gently.