Chapter 58 Kowtow to Save Mother
Liu Yuetang quickly let go of Xiao Cheng'an's hand and bowed: "I am sorry for frightening the eldest prince. I beg your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
When Xiao Chengan saw Concubine Mi coming in, he rushed into her arms and cried loudly: "Mother... The moon is going to cut off our ears, the moon is going to cut off our ears."
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed instantly.
Concubine Yu's joy turned into shock. She pointed at Concubine Mi and said sternly, "Great! Concubine Mi, you actually used your own child to frame Concubine Liu."
Concubine Mi's face turned pale and she loudly retorted, "I didn't."
"It's her—"
She pointed at Liu Yuetang and tried to defend herself, "She was the one who tricked An'er into telling such nonsense. Your Majesty... I am innocent, Your Majesty. I love An'er so much, how could I disregard his safety and frame Concubine Liu?"
Xiao Heng didn't look at her, but pulled Xiao Cheng'an from Mi Fei's arms.
He cried so hard that he couldn't speak, and had no idea what had happened. He only knew that he had lied and the moon was going to cut off his ears.
Xiao Heng tried his best to make his tone gentle, stroking Xiao Cheng'an's shoulder and said, "An'er, as long as you tell father the truth, Yueliang will not cut off your ears."
Xiao Cheng'an cried a little softer, and looked at his father's broad body in front of him with tearful eyes, and his heart finally felt a little relieved.
"Tell the Emperor, was it your mother who made you fall and put the blame on Lady Liu?"
Xiao Cheng'an hesitated to speak and wanted to look up at Concubine Mi.
Xiao Heng stopped him: "You know, father doesn't like children who lie. As long as you admit your mistakes and correct them, you will always be father's favorite son."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chu clenched her fists tightly. Even though the eldest prince had evil intentions, the emperor still loved him the most.
What about her Yi'er? What is her Yi'er?
"If you don't tell me, I will throw you into the yard and let the moon cut off your ears." Xiao Heng's tone suddenly became gloomy and his face stiffened.
Xiao Chengan burst into tears, "Father, please don't throw me out into the yard. I'll tell you right now... I'll tell you right now."
"It was Mother...it was Mother who caused me to fall, and then she said it was Consort Liu who pushed me."
The veins on Xiao Heng's forehead were about to burst out, his black eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised the sharp cold knife and pointed it straight at Mi Fei.
Mi Fei's knees softened and she knelt down, feeling a darkness before her eyes that seemed to be swallowing her up.
She moved her bloodless lips weakly: "It's not like this... It's not like this..."
The Queen shook her head in grief, "Mi Fei, you are so confused. The Emperor only favors Consort Liu a little bit. Why would you use your own child to frame Consort Liu?"
Concubine Yu looked at Concubine Mi with disgust: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, how can she be worthy of being a mother?"
As she spoke, Concubine Yu knelt down first and said righteously, "Concubine Mi has framed the concubines and harmed the heir to the throne. Her crimes are extremely heinous. I beg Your Majesty to banish Concubine Mi to the cold palace immediately and rectify the situation in the imperial harem.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Chu also knelt down hurriedly: "I beg the Emperor to banish this evil woman to the cold palace and stop her from causing harm to the people in the harem."
Immediately afterwards, Concubine Ming also knelt down.
People in colorful clothes knelt in two rows.
Xiao Heng had a cold face and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Cheng'an rushing towards the concubines and punching and kicking them like a demon.
"You are all bad people! You are all bad people!"
"You are not allowed to banish my mother to the cold palace."
Although he was small, he was very strong and hit the kneeling concubine hard.
Finally, he walked up to Yu Fei and glared at her fiercely with red eyes: "You are the worst! You bad woman, bad woman."
Concubine Yu was furious but dared not lash out. She could only cover her face with her hands and shouted at the palace attendants beside her: "Hurry and take the eldest prince away!"
"Ean'er! Don't mess around."
Xiao Heng's scolding finally made Xiao Cheng'an stop punching and kicking.
He rushed to Xiao Heng and knelt down, tearfully pulling at his robe and begging, "Father, I beg you... Please don't banish my mother to the cold palace."
"I will definitely listen to you from now on, practice calligraphy, and memorize my lessons well. I will obey you in everything. Please don't banish my mother to the cold palace, okay?"
Xiao Heng had always loved his eldest son, and seeing him crying so heart-wrenchingly, his heart was also torn into a ball.
The Queen's eyes were also blurred with tears. Why did Concubine Mi not cherish such a sensible and filial child and chose to go to his death?
Mi Fei had already burst into tears and stepped forward on her knees with a broken heart.
"An'er! An'er! This is my good son."
She held Xiao Cheng'an in her arms, trembling with heartache and crying inconsolably.
Xiao Heng felt more disgusted as he looked at the tears on Mi Fei's face.
She kept saying that she loved An'er, but she was willing to use An'er as bait to frame Liu Yuetang. This shows how hypocritical her love as a mother is.
If An'er continues to stay with such a mother, I'm afraid she will become useless.
He said coldly: "Come here, drag Concubine Mi to the cold palace."
When Xiao Cheng'an heard this, he quickly grabbed onto Concubine Mi's robe and cried out, "No, I don't want my mother to go to the cold palace."
Zhou Defu stepped forward and pulled Xiao Cheng'an away: "Prince, please let go and come to the emperor. Concubine Mi has made a mistake and must be punished."
Xiao Cheng'an shook his head and held Mi Fei's hand tightly.
Watching the small hand slowly slipping from hers, Concubine Mi's tears rolled down like a flood. She kowtowed desperately to Xiao Heng, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please don't take An'er away from me. I can't live without him."
She, who always looked the best, had a bloody head but she still kept kowtowing and admitting her mistake.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for giving birth to your eldest son."
Upon seeing this, Xiao Cheng'an also knelt down and kowtowed, "I beg you, father, to forgive my mother."
As the kowtow sounded again, "I beg you, father, to forgive my mother."
"Please forgive my mother, my father."
One, two, five...
A dark red bloodstain suddenly appeared on the ground.
However, the little child seemed to be insensitive to the pain and continued to kowtow, his voice getting louder and louder: "I beg you, father, to forgive my mother."
Liu Yuetang couldn't help but frown as she watched this scene.
Xiao Heng was separated from the Queen Mother and her son when he was young. The scene of separation and kowtowing to save his mother must have touched the deepest part of his heart.
She looked up, and sure enough, a complex emotion was secretly flowing in the emperor's gloomy eyes. He bent down as if he couldn't bear it and helped Xiao Cheng'an up.
"Alright! You're a prince, how can you kowtow like this?"
Xiao Cheng'an's body stiffened, and he raised his eyes filled with tears: "Then my mother..."
Xiao Heng took his son's hand and gently wiped the blood from the corner of his eyes, saying softly, "I can give your mother a lighter punishment."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mi Fei and Xiao Cheng'an's eyes lit up, flashing with ecstasy.
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