Li Chengzhen said nothing.
The Queen Mother said: "Eunuchs are also human beings. They also have parents and relatives. You killed them cruelly. Have you ever thought about their relatives?"
Li Chengzhen raised his head, his pupils dark, "Eunuchs are slaves. My mother said that slaves will always be slaves, and they are born to be lowly."
It wasn't a big deal for him to kill a few servants.
The Queen Mother sighed deeply and said sadly: "Do you know that the world of Daqing is made up of countless slaves whom you look down upon? Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
Li Chengzhen looked confused.
When the Queen Mother saw his innocent and evil appearance, the last bit of warmth in her heart gradually faded away - this child would never have a chance to be crowned emperor.
It was late at night, and the palace maids cleaned the bloody bedroom and replaced the bedding and bed curtains with new ones. Li Chengzhen lay back on the bed, and the palace lanterns in the room emitted a dim and cold light.
The Queen Mother sat beside the bed and patted Li Chengzhen's hand: "You go to sleep first. The Royal Grandmother will wait until you fall asleep before leaving."
Li Chengzhen looked at the Queen Mother eagerly, his eyes red and unhappy: "Grandmother, you haven't been with your grandchildren for a long time... You always accompany Chengtai and Chengyou."
"I don't like Chengtai and Chengyou. They took away my father and grandmother, and they want to take away my grandson's throne..."
The Queen Mother said nothing.
The room was quiet, with a drizzle of rain hitting the window frames. Li Chengzhen's eyelids gradually closed and he fell asleep.
Li Chengzhen fell asleep, his sleeping face was innocent, without any trace of his bloody and perverted nature.
The Queen Mother left Li Chengzhen's bedroom, sent people to bury the dead eunuchs, and sent generous pensions to the eunuchs' relatives. The old nanny and guards who took care of Li Chengzhen were all executed.
The next morning, the Queen Mother sent someone to invite Li Yuanjing and briefly informed him of Li Chengzhen's affairs.
The child's mentality has been distorted and it is difficult to correct it. Li Yuanjing discussed with the Queen Mother and decided to let Li Chengzhen rest for a while and stop studying and practicing archery.
...
Time flies, and another five or six days passed. Li Chengzhen lived alone in the spacious courtyard, feeling a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Without the heavy academic burden, the heavy shackles on him seemed to disappear. But he felt depressed because he had to drink meditation pills all day and stay in the yard without freedom.
That afternoon, Li Chengzhen sat alone on the stone steps in the yard. He raised his head and looked at the square area of sky surrounded by the palace walls. Two wild geese flew by.
Li Chengzhen stared blankly at the sky, his heart seemed to be filled with bitterness.
Plop——
A small stone rolled down and hit Li Chengzhen's feet. Li Chengzhen looked around in confusion and saw the grass in the corner of the yard move and two figures emerged.
It's Lee Yo and Lee Seung Woo.
Both of them were covered in dirt and their hair was messy. Li Yao brushed off the dirt on her body and saw Li Chengzhen sitting on the stone steps. She hurried over stealthily: "Brother..."
Li Chengzhen looked confused.
Li Yao lowered her voice and said, "Father sent people to guard the door and not allow outsiders to enter. Chengyou was the one who found a way to dig a dog hole in the corner of the backyard. I have never been through a dog hole before."
Li Chengyou also ran over, his dark and strong body circled around Li Chengzhen, muttering: "Second brother, did you make father unhappy? Don't be sad, Sister Yao and I will bring you some delicious food."
As he spoke, Li Chengyou lifted up his clothes and took out a fragrant oil-paper bag.
Inside is golden fried crab.
Li Chengzhen snorted coldly and turned his head away: "I don't want to eat."
Li Chengyou snorted: "It must be because of your bad temper that father is unhappy! This bag of fried crabs is delicious, try it."
Li Chengzhen doesn't like this stupid brother.
He also refused to eat the food his younger brother sent him.
Li Chengyou pouted, sat down on the stone steps next to him and started eating by himself. Li Yao worriedly held Li Chengzhen's hand and comforted him, "Father is still angry. When he calms down, you can go back to the Imperial Academy to study."
The news of the torture and killing of eunuchs did not spread. Li Yao thought her brother had done something wrong and was therefore placed under house arrest.
Li Chengzhen raised her head and looked at the wild geese flying across the sky: "Sister... I don't like reading, and I don't like archery."
He really doesn't like reading at all.
But since he learned to walk, he was forced to read every day when he opened his eyes and was forced to learn horse riding and archery. I don’t get enough sleep every day, and my mother’s voice seems to be a curse lingering in my ears.
Li Yao said gently: "Then don't study, don't shoot archery, do what you like."
Li Chengzhen lowered his head silently. Li Yao didn't know how to comfort her brother, she could only sit next to Li Chengzhen and look at the square sky with him.
Li Chengyou handed over two golden and crispy fried crabs and waved them in front of Li Chengzhen: "They smell really good, you really don't want to eat them?"
Li Chengzhen snorted coldly: "I won't eat it!"
He hated Lee Seung-tae and Lee Seung-woo. Besides being jealous of the brothers' talents, he was more envious - jealous that they had time to play and fight, and jealous that their childhood was colorful.
For the next few evenings, Li Yao and Li Chengyou would quietly come in through the dog hole in the corner to chat with Li Chengzhen.
Li Chengyou brought crispy biscuits, lotus cakes, sesame milk balls, and roast duck one after another. Finally, Li Chengzhen had no choice but to taste the crispy roast duck.
"Is it delicious?" Li Chengyou's eyes sparkled.
Li Chengzhen was chewing roast duck and glanced at his fat and dark ninth brother out of the corner of his eye.
Suddenly I felt that my ninth brother was not so annoying after all.
Suddenly I felt that the night was not so scary.
The childhood that was missing for many years was briefly made up in these few days.
After dark, Li Yao and Li Chengyou crawled out of the dog hole, thinking that no one noticed them, and ran back to the Cining Palace in a hurry.
After the siblings left, the young eunuch standing in the corner of the palace gate breathed a sigh of relief and quickly returned to Yongning Palace to report to Shen Wei.
Shen Wei was reading under the lamp. After listening to the eunuch's report, she smiled and told Cai Lian beside her: "They go through dog holes every day, so their clothes are worn out. Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a few more sets of clothes for the two children."
Cai Lian gladly accepted the order, but couldn't help wondering: "Master, the Second Prince is cruel and vicious. How do you know he won't hurt Princess Yao and His Highness Chengyou?"
Shen Wei turned a page of the book: "No matter how evil a person is, there is always a little good in his heart."
What's more, Shen Wei sent people to keep an eye on them all the time. If Lee Seung-jeong hurts Lee Seung-woo, someone will rush out to intercept him immediately.
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Kunning Palace.
There have been constant rumors in the palace these days, saying that Li Chengzhen was placed under house arrest because she had angered the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. The queen was so angry that she tore the Buddhist beads in her hand.
What a useless thing!
The entire Tan Tai family hoped that Li Cheng Zhen would achieve great things in his career, but he just didn't live up to the expectations.
The queen tossed and turned in sleep, always feeling that Li Chengzhen had become stupid because he had lost her supervision. So the queen took a lantern and quietly left Kunning Palace at night.
She wanted to meet Li Chengzhen, give him a good scolding, and guide the child back on the right track.
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