Zhou Beichen, who was drinking tea, was caught off guard and spat out a mouthful of tea.
"You admit your mistakes every time, but you never change. How dare you say that?"
Nuan Nuan couldn't help but stick out her tongue, "Didn't Daddy always say that his daughter looks like you?"
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He slammed the table, his eyes widening, "Zhou Zhaonuan!"
The little girl stood up straight and said, "Daddy, your daughter is here. Don't be angry, don't be angry. It will hurt the relationship."
Zhou Beichen shook his head again and looked at her, and all the words he wanted to preach turned into a sigh.
"You."
At this moment, Deshun carefully avoided the collapsed beam and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Noble Consort Li requests an audience."
Zhou Beichen's brows were furrowed, and his voice couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.
"What is she doing here? Let her in."
A moment later, Imperial Noble Consort Li came in with the Second Prince Zhou Zeyu and the Third Prince Zhou Zeen.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father!"
Looking at Noble Consort Li in the shadows, whose expression could not be seen clearly, and Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen, who were timid when they saw him, Zhou Beichen frowned again.
"Get up!"
At Zhou Beichen's signal, Zhou Zhaonuan quickly ran downstairs, "Your son greets Empress Li. How are you, Empress Li?"
In the past few years, after that incident, Zhou Zhaonuan, apart from being unruly in front of his parents in private, has done a very good job on the surface and never let outsiders see any mistakes.
When Imperial Noble Consort Li heard that Zhou Beichen had prepared a ruler, she brought her two sons to watch the fun. She originally thought that Zhou Zhaonuan would not be able to get out of bed, but now seeing her standing on the ground safely and soundly, and the father and daughter being so happy, Imperial Noble Consort Li looked unnatural and said dryly.
"Warm yourself up."
"Big sister, how are you!"
Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen also squatted slightly. Nuannuan liked children, and when she heard the word "Okay", the little girl called out softly.
"Good boy, it's good for you guys too!"
Zhou Beichen leaned on the dragon throne with a faint smile on his face as he looked at his daughter. She loved her younger siblings very much, had her family, country and the world in her heart, knew etiquette, knew when to advance and retreat, and was good at socializing. His daughter was truly the best.
Imperial Noble Consort Li secretly glanced at his expression, feeling delighted, and gently nudged Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen.
"Yu'er, En'er, didn't you two clamor to see the emperor? Now that you see him, why don't you go over? Are you so happy that you've gone crazy?"
Noble Consort Li winked at her two sons. Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen looked at each other, then both of them slowly lowered their heads and walked towards the dragon throne step by step.
After finally reaching Zhou Beichen, he looked at him timidly again. As the older brother, Zhou Zeyu was frightened and spoke first.
"Father, I haven't seen you in the past few days and I miss you so much...I specially recited the Three Character Classic for you to listen to, to help you relieve your boredom."
Zhou Beichen's expression changed slightly, but he still controlled his temper and spoke slowly.
"Recite it. Father is listening. It's a good opportunity to see how well you've learned it."
Zhou Zeyu was delighted when he heard this, but for some reason, he was extremely afraid of this moody father since he was three years old and began to understand things.
Especially when he saw Zhou Beichen's serious expression without a smile on his face, he stuttered even more when reciting the Three Character Classic.
"Human nature is... inherently good..."
The second prince's hesitating look made Zhou Beichen furious. He didn't understand why he was so scared of him, whether he was a tiger or a wolf?
He even had to stutter when reciting a word, which really ruined his mood. He stretched out his hand and slammed it on the table with a "bang", shocking the second prince and the third prince.
Pointing casually at the Third Prince, Zhou Beichen said coldly, "You take over."
Imperial Noble Concubine Li twisted her handkerchief and looked at the performance of her two sons. She was extremely anxious and angry. Why wasn't any of her two children any better? They were simply stumbling blocks on her way to winning favor.
After hearing this, Zhou Beichen was so angry that he threw the teacup at the feet of the second and third princes.
"You're reciting it in a mess. It's totally incomprehensible. Go back and recite it again."
When the two heard it, they knelt down with a plop, so quickly.
"Son...I understand. I will go back and recite it again. I will take my leave."
Zhou Beichen grinned and looked at his two sons. He disliked them no matter what he saw. Therefore, he disliked them even more when he saw Concubine Li.
He waved his hand impatiently, "Li'er, hurry up, take your two sons and get out...go."
Imperial Noble Consort Li: “…”
Before she could figure out what was going on, Deshun came to ask for help. On the way back to the palace, Imperial Noble Concubine Li was still wondering why giving birth to a child was a tool to consolidate favor for others, but when it came to her, the child she gave birth to became the reason for her to fall out of favor.
It was fine when the child was young, but the older he got, the angrier the emperor became, and he even disliked her. Thinking of this, Imperial Noble Concubine Li also became a little displeased with her two sons and returned to Li'an Palace.
Imperial Noble Consort Li shouted fiercely, "Kneel down!"
The second prince and the third prince looked at each other and knelt on the ground resigned to their fate. Imperial Noble Concubine Li walked back and forth on the ground, and finally, she couldn't help but scold him.
"I just don't understand. The Emperor is your biological father. Even though there's a difference between the monarch and his subjects, you don't have to be so afraid of him that you stutter every time you see him. You really are bringing honor to your mother."
The Second Prince's eyes were red, and he glanced at Imperial Noble Consort Li with a feeling of grievance.
"Mother, the Emperor is fierce, too fierce. If I make the slightest mistake, he will scold me. You just saw it. My son and I can't help but be afraid."
The corner of Imperial Noble Consort Li's mouth twitched. "You haven't seen how your father beats Princess Chang'an at every turn, and you haven't seen how afraid she is of your father. When she was your age, your father beat her until she was bloody and torn, but she still threw a tantrum. And your father seemed to enjoy it so much that he couldn't help but coax her away in a short while. In my opinion, you two are just too timid."
The more Concubine Li thought about it, the angrier she became. She grabbed one of her sons' ears with one hand and twisted it hard.
"I don't care. From tomorrow on, you two, be bold. He's your father. No matter what happens, as long as you don't make any serious mistakes, he won't kill you. What are you afraid of? Stand up to him, argue with him. Maybe he'll like you as much as he likes Princess Chang'an."
The Second and Third Princes couldn't help but shrink their necks, "No, Mother, I dare not."
Imperial Noble Consort Li: “…”
Well, she gave birth to two idiots, so it was all in vain.
Xuanzheng Hall.
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