After Imperial Noble Consort Li and the others left, Zhou Beichen felt much better. He waved to Nuannuan with a good temper, "Come, Nuannuan, come here. Your father will teach you how to review memorials so that you can share my worries in the future."
"Also, if you dare to attack the Prime Minister's Mansion again, I will break your legs. Later, come with me to Qianyuan Palace and bring your homework. If I find out that you are being perfunctory and sloppy about it because you have to leave the palace, I will really beat you."
Before the little girl could react, there was a sudden muffled sound outside the door, and then the door opened, and the hurried Shen Nian'an and the Queen Mother walked in in unison.
When the empress dowager saw that the Xuanzheng Hall was filled with smoke and the beams had collapsed, she wondered if the emperor had beaten her little granddaughter to death.
He immediately scolded Zhou Beichen, "Emperor, tell me, as the ruler of a country, why are you always so obsessed with your daughter? What terrible sin did she commit? Did she commit murder, arson, or robbery? Not only did you order someone to flog her, you even sent for the imperial physician to wait outside. Are you trying to beat her until she can't even get up? And, the beams in the roof are fine, why are they collapsing?"
The Queen Mother noticed the sword on the ground and became even more furious. "Could it be that you chased Nuannuan with a sword and forced her to jump onto the roof? Is this the kind of father you are? Look at how scared you scared a good child."
"Come on, Nuannuan, follow me and stay with me for a few days so that your father can't beat you."
The Queen Mother finished her scolding, panting, and was about to pull Zhou Zhaonuan away.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He stood up and spread his hands helplessly. "Mother, do you think she looks scared? Also, I'm sure you've been Queen Dowager for too long and have a very stable life. There are many reasons why your son wants to hit her. Your good granddaughter did kill a corrupt official, led the shadow guards to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion, and even talked back to me several times. As for that beam, it was your good granddaughter who chopped it down herself. Let her tell you."
The Queen Mother: “…”
A face that was originally full of majesty immediately wrinkled into an old chrysanthemum shape, which was extremely ugly.
When the Queen Mother looked at Zhou Beichen's half-smile again, she was so incredulous that she asked again.
"Really? My granddaughter really did these things?"
Zhou Beichen nodded seriously, and finally added, "Mother, your granddaughter is not like those younger ones. She has been a troublemaker since she was young, and now she is even more unruly. To her, even going to the roof and tearing the tiles off is nothing."
"I really wanted to give her a beating for breaking into the Prime Minister's residence without regard for her own safety. However, this time, not only did this girl refuse to be beaten, she even dared to run away while joking with me."
Glancing at the Queen Mother with a sidelong glance, Zhou Beichen put his hands behind his back and took Shen Nian'an's hand as he walked.
"Deshun, tell the Ministry of Works that the beams of Xuanzheng Hall have been in disrepair for a long time and collapsed today...because of the rain a few days ago. Tell them to come and repair it quickly. As for me, I will be going to Qianyuan Hall during this time. I am also with Nuannuan. If Queen Mother wants her to accompany me, please let her go."
"emperor......"
When Zhou Beichen was about to leave, the Queen Mother looked at her granddaughter, whose face and ears were flushed, and suddenly felt that what her son had just said was very credible.
"Is there something wrong, Mother?"
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