The little emperor seemed a little angry, his breathing became more and more rapid, and he seemed like he was about to open his mouth, but Shuncai shook his head at him.
The little emperor naturally noticed Shuncai's actions. He was stunned at first, then frowned.
The Queen Mother thought that the little emperor had figured it out, so she spoke again, "You are the master, and they are the servants, so they naturally have to take good care of the master. If anything happens to you, it is naturally because they, the servants, did not take good care of you."
As she spoke, she turned her eyes to all the palace ladies and asked, "Who is the emperor's personal eunuch?"
The young eunuch who had been clearing the table for the young emperor stepped forward and greeted the empress dowager with a smile, "Your servant Xiao Dezi greets the empress dowager."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Queen Mother issued another order, "If you don't report it, you will be slapped in the face."
Soon, two eunuchs came forward and hit Xiao Dezi's face left and right. His face, which was delicate and fair just now, soon became swollen.
Xiao Dezi was beaten so hard that blood spurted from the corner of his mouth, but he dared not cry out in pain. He could only endure it, hoping that the empress dowager would calm down quickly and stop making things difficult for the little emperor.
After counting to fifty, the sound of slapping stopped. Xiao Dezi was already unable to face people, but he was still kneeling there trying to hold on.
"Today I am only teaching you a lesson. If you dare to do the same thing again, it means that this tongue of yours is useless. I will have someone cut it off for you."
Xiao Dezi kowtowed to the Queen Mother repeatedly, "I know my crime, and I will never do it again."
"You have a wound on your face these past two days, so it is inconvenient for you to serve the emperor. Go down and rest."
Xiao Dezi felt as if he had been pardoned, and hurried back to treat his wounds.
The sound of beating outside the hall continued. The little emperor looked like he had been hit, with his head drooping and looking very listless.
The empress dowager thought that the little emperor was not fully recovered from his illness, so she did not force him to read books now. Seeing that the emperor was becoming more and more distant from her, she could not bring herself to ask the little emperor to see the imperial physician for treatment, and only told him to rest well.
When they walked outside the Chaoyuan Hall, the empress dowager frowned when she saw two palace maids being pulled aside and beaten.
Seeing this, Shuncai hurriedly took two steps forward, muttering, "These people are really ignorant. The Queen Mother ordered them to be dragged down and beaten, but these people didn't even pull them away!"
As he said this, he was about to step forward and order them to leave.
But before he could take a step forward, he heard the Queen Mother's voice, "Alright, tell them to stop making trouble. You stay here and deal with these things before returning to Shoukang Palace."
Shuncai rolled his eyes, and it was obvious that he had other thoughts. However, he pretended to be flawless in front of the Queen Mother, and just bowed and promised, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will definitely handle the matter here properly."
The empress dowager was still at ease with the people around her, so after leaving Shuncai here, she returned to Shoukang Palace first.
When Shuncai re-entered the Chaoyuan Hall, he found that the little emperor was in a rage. He not only pushed the table full of books to the ground, but also smashed a fine inkstone.
Seeing Shuncai coming back, the little emperor was obviously flustered for a moment, but soon he calmed down, looked at Shuncai and asked, "What are you doing back here, or does the Empress Dowager think that there are servants here who have not been punished, and want to drag them down and beat them again?"
When Shuncai heard this, he knew that the emperor was angry. He didn't say much, but just sighed at the emperor.
Seeing that Shuncai was not as arrogant as other eunuchs in front of the empress dowager, the little emperor remembered that he had shaken his head at him before, and his mind became much calmer. He just asked, "Tell me honestly, what did the Empress Dowager ask you to do?"
Shuncai bowed to the little emperor and said, "There are dirty things outside. The Queen Mother ordered that you are a noble person and cannot let the dirty things outside pollute your eyes."
Hearing this, the little emperor, who had just calmed down a little, sneered again and said sarcastically, "Yes, I am a noble person, and the Empress Dowager is also a noble person, so we can punish these slaves at will, right?"
Faced with the suddenly angry little emperor, Shuncai naturally did not dare to respond.
Being reminded by Shuncai, the little emperor also remembered the two maids who were being punished outside. He immediately stood up and said, "I'll go out and take a look," and walked out.
Shuncai said anxiously, "Your Majesty, it's very chaotic outside, you can't go."
He spoke so sincerely, but his steps were very leisurely. By the time he caught up with the emperor, the little emperor had already seen the situation outside clearly.
When Shuncai came out, he saw the little emperor staring at the blood on the ground with wide eyes.
The two young palace maids collapsed and had already died.
Shuncai suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why are you here!"
The sudden voice frightened the little emperor. When he turned around, he spit out blood before he could say anything, and then fainted.
The Chaoyuan Hall, which was already in a mess, became even more chaotic. Shuncai looked at the imperial physician who was trotting to call for a doctor, and just curled his lips into a smile, then quietly retreated.
After Shuncai left, a young eunuch peeked in at the door of Chaoyuan Hall for a long time, inquired about the situation, and then quietly retreated.
In the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, the sounds of men and women laughing and making noises could be heard from time to time, but the palace servants serving around seemed to be used to it and turned a deaf ear to it.
After the young eunuch had inquired about the news in Chaoyuan Hall, he returned to Chuxiu Palace and knocked on the door of the confined room in the main hall.
The sounds of playfulness in the room stopped for a moment, then the door opened a crack and a young aunt walked out.
After the young eunuch whispered a few words in the palace maid's ear, the aunt gave her another bag of silver. The young eunuch then left contentedly.
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