As he spoke, a light suddenly gleamed in the eyes of the Duke of Zhongwu. "Later, His Highness the Crown Prince learned of this matter and reprimanded me! That's why I thought of submitting a petition to fill the position of lecturer and perform meritorious service to atone for my crime!"
He spoke with such confidence that anyone who didn't know better would really think that the Duke of Zhongwu was willing to take care of a bunch of little brats, and that he was not coerced or tempted by the Crown Prince to agree.
Huo Chengche watched as the Duke of Zhongwu desperately tried to embellish his reputation, but he only gave a cold laugh and did not expose him.
The words of the Duke of Zhongwu calmed the Emperor and Empress Dowager's anger slightly.
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, that's more like it."
Emperor Chongjin's dark anger subsided, and he glanced at Duke Zhongwu, coldly saying, "It seems you have quite a few things to redeem yourself with. Perfect timing, I have a task for you, so you can redeem yourself while you're at it. Otherwise, you'll be punished for all your crimes!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Duke Zhongwu already knew that Emperor Chongjin had something to tell him. Anyway, he was already used to the itch, and he had already gritted his teeth and endured the hardship of disciplining those brats. He just didn't believe that there was any task more despairing than this.
Then, Emperor Chongjin immediately told him: Yes!
“These days, I have assigned some tasks to Che’er and Xuan Di, and I have sent you to stay by their side. With you here, I feel at ease entrusting them to you. I don’t want any trouble to come to my desk.”
Lord Zhongwu:...? ? ?
Mysterious, profound truth?!
With Xuan Di around, do you really think you can't cause trouble?
"Oh, by the way, Niannian wanted to bring Pang Tuantuan with her two older brothers, and I granted that request. They are all being handed over to you, my dear minister. Remember, I will not allow anything to happen to Niannian. Also, I do not wish to see any strange memorials on my desk."
Lord Zhongwu:? ? ? ! !
And, I also have to bring my little darling and chubby little dumpling??
After Emperor Chongjin finished speaking, there was no response from Duke Zhongwu for a long time.
He patted the little baby in his arms who wanted to eat, and took a moment to look up amidst his busy schedule. He saw the Duke of Zhongwu kneeling in the center of the hall, like a lifelike living sculpture, with his small eyes wide open and his mouth slightly agape, motionless.
He looked into his eyes and saw surprise and astonishment. Upon closer inspection, he could even see a hint of... speechlessness at a blind man.
At this moment, what Duke Zhongwu was thinking was: He looks...like the Prince of Hengchang? I've never heard of the Emperor being blind before.
Emperor Chongjin had no idea what Duke Zhongwu was thinking.
He felt that the Duke of Zhongwu was staring straight at him, as if he were frozen in place, or as if his soul had left his body, which gave him a strange sense of unease.
Emperor Chongjin raised his hand and waved it in front of him, saying in a deep voice, "Qin Tangzhi! Didn't you hear my order? I'm not discussing this with you!"
Duke Zhongwu slowly came to his senses, but his soul seemed to have not returned. He remembered to shut his mouth first, then swallowed and tentatively said, "Your Majesty, I think... you might as well just deal with me directly, and I won't waste your time."
Emperor Chongjin: ...
"Fine!" Emperor Chongjin was so angry at the Duke of Zhongwu's spineless behavior that he felt a lump in his throat. He laughed in anger, "Guards! Write down everything that happened in the Qin residence yesterday, every word spoken by the Duke of Zhongwu's wife and eldest daughter, and tie them up along with Qin Tangzhi and send them to Hengchang, to be delivered to the Prince of Hengchang!"
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