Chapter 370
The small interaction between mother and son made Shen Zheng feel uneasy. He couldn't help but say sarcastically, "His Highness the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine truly have a deep mother-son bond. I wonder if the late Empress's spirit in heaven would be happy for His Highness the Crown Prince if she saw this."
He said this intentionally to provoke the young prince. When the young prince was first born, he was very close to him. Before the imperial concubine entered the palace, the young prince would write to him from time to time. But since the imperial concubine entered the palace, all of that has stopped. It was all because of the imperial concubine's instigation. She really deserves to die!
Upon hearing Shen Zheng's words, Xiao Yanqing snorted coldly, waved his hand directly at the attendant he had brought, and said in a childish voice with a straight face, "If Prime Minister Shen wants to see my father, I will be considerate of him and help him remove his clothes so that my father can see his sincerity!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the young prince before him. He blurted out, "Yan Qing, I am your maternal grandfather! How can you treat me like this!"
“Wasn’t my maternal grandfather also a loyal minister of the Emperor? Didn’t he also disregard the Emperor’s orders and insist on barging into the tent?” Xiao Yanqing’s face was filled with anger, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he felt that his maternal grandfather was no different from the treacherous minister in the book.
"You, you..." Shen Zheng was speechless, choked by Xiao Yanqing's words.
The next moment, a servant stepped forward, stripped off his clothes, and threw them on the ground.
The autumn wind was bleak. Shen Zheng, dressed in his undergarments, knelt outside the main tent. His body trembled slightly. No one passed by, and even the servants avoided him.
Shen Qingnian and Xiao Yanqing stayed by his side, while Zhu Lan and Xiao Xiazi thoughtfully brought him a cloak and a chair, and even a small table and snacks.
The mother and son sipped their tea while watching Chen Zheng shivering in the cold wind.
Kneeling on the ground, Shen Zheng felt utterly humiliated. He recalled Shen Zheng's words to him that day and wished he could immediately send a message to the Crown Prince Chongmeng, ordering him to lead troops to Da Xuan...
Not far away, Xiao Yanqing keenly sensed the resentment emanating from Shen Zheng and couldn't help but ask, "Mother, will he hold a grudge against you?"
He worried that Chen Zheng would be detrimental to his mother.
Shen Qingnian took a sip of hot tea and lowered her voice, saying, "What we need is to make him hold a grudge. If he doesn't hold a grudge, how can we lead him to make a mistake?"
After Shen Zheng was flogged during the autumn hunt and suffered such humiliation, the father and son could no longer tolerate it.
Xiao Yanqing paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded: "As long as it doesn't cause any problems, that's fine."
He could probably guess what his mother meant, but this wasn't the time to talk about it; he could find out later.
The mother and son drank tea outside for an hour, until Shen Zheng, who was kneeling outside the tent, became somewhat unsteady.
Just as Shen Qingnian was about to order the servants to help Shen Zheng back, Xia Zi suddenly came out from inside the main tent. He walked straight to Shen Zheng's side and whispered a few words, then glanced at her in a very subtle way.
Shen Zheng was helped up by Fu Hai and limped towards the main tent.
Shen Qingnian stood up, her eyes fixed on Shen Zheng as he entered the tent.
Xiao Yanqing asked anxiously, "Father, wasn't it inconvenient for you? Why did you summon Shen Zheng to the palace again?"
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