Looking at his daughter, Zhou Beichen's eyes showed satisfaction. When he looked at Zhou Zeyu again, his face suddenly changed into a stern one.
"Yu'er, I tell you, your mother has a pure heart, which is a good thing. If you were living among the common people today, you would not be a prince, and I would only have your mother as my wife, not a concubine. If she had not done anything against heaven and earth, I could forgive her. But you are a prince, I am the emperor, and she is the imperial concubine. I tell you clearly today, because your mother has done unforgivable things. She knew that forming a clique and treason is a capital crime, but she still did not report it and even joined forces with Li Cheng. This is a capital crime. I have already sentenced her to suicide, so even if you come to plead for mercy, it is useless."
"Yu'er, remember this: your mother deserved her death. You must grow up to be a man of integrity."
Zhou Beichen spoke every word with extreme seriousness and solemnity.
Zhou Zeyu couldn't hold back his tears any longer. It turned out that what his mother said was really true. He was not wrong. His mother was going to die. She was killed by his father. His father killed his mother. This was hard for the little boy to accept.
Zhou Beichen never liked boys crying, so he scolded him when he saw his tears constantly flowing.
"Don't cry, wipe your tears away. Crying is the most useless thing, no matter when."
His biological father holds the power of life and death over everyone. Ever since he was old enough to understand, and every time he saw his father scold him, he was afraid.
Zhou Zeyu was frightened by Zhou Beichen's words and his body tensed up. He wiped his tears and nodded frantically. He only had a vague understanding of what Zhou Beichen had just said. He only knew that his mother had committed a great crime and was going to die. It was what she deserved. He should not blame his father, let alone hate him. However, he felt so uncomfortable and suffocated.
After wiping away his tears, Zhou Zeyu calmed down and still mustered up the courage to ask.
"But, Father, there are some things that I have done as well. Why shouldn't I be held accountable?"
Zhou Beichen thought about it, and seeing that his eyes were red from crying, like a frightened little rabbit, his fatherly heart made him feel sorry for him. He pulled Zhou Zeyu to his arms, wiped the tears that he couldn't help but shed again, and answered.
"Because you are still young, you don't understand, Yu'er. If you were ten years old today, you would think the same as them and would be punished for not reporting the knowledge. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime."
"Ignorance is not a crime?"
Zhou Zeyu read the words again, and this time he seemed to understand, but his tears were like beads that had broken off the string, and he couldn't stop them. Zhou Beichen wanted to get angry again, but then he changed his mind and thought about how he was going to lose his mother at such a young age, so his words were inevitably gentler.
"Yes, ignorance is not a crime. Therefore, Yu'er, you must be a righteous and responsible person in the future. You must not knowingly commit crimes and do things that violate the laws of the court."
Zhou Zeyu nodded in confusion. Just as he was about to ask something, Zhou Beichen spoke directly.
"From now on, you and the third brother should not return to Li'an Palace. How about this? From now on, you two will go to Shufei Palace and let her be your mother."
Shufei has been with him for more than ten years. Zhou Beichen has always respected and trusted Shufei. He believes that she can help him take good care of the two children.
Zhou Zeyu's heart trembled violently, and his head immediately became hot. He shook his head vigorously, "No, Father, I don't want Madam Shu to be my mother. I want my own mother. I beg you, Father, please don't let me be Madam Shu's child."
Seeing his look, Zhou Beichen paused, stunned, thinking, this kid, I clearly explained everything to him just now, why is he going back on his word now? He was a little dissatisfied.
He never thought that Zhou Zeyu had been confused all the time. He understood it just now, but his brain didn't react. There was no child who didn't want to follow his own mother.
Zhou Zeyu hugged Zhou Beichen's thighs, crying and begging bitterly, but no matter how he begged, the superior remained indifferent.
"Father, I beg you, please don't let me leave my mother."
After saying so much, he was still like this. Zhou Beichen was almost laughing with anger. He flicked his sleeves, stood up, moved his legs away, and said to the outside.
"Someone come."
Xiao Shunzi had been waiting outside, but he rushed in immediately. Seeing Zhou Zeyu lying on the ground crying, Zhou Beichen with a dark face, and Zhou Zhaonuan with a worried look on his face, he guessed that something was wrong.
"The servant is here."
"Find a reliable person to send the Second and Third Princes to Concubine Shu, and have her take good care of them. From now on, the Second and Third Princes are Concubine Shu's biological mother."
"yes."
Xiao Shunzi responded obediently, walked forward and pulled the second prince, intending to carry him away, but the second prince refused to go and just clung to the table rock and refused to move. His big red eyes from crying stared at Zhou Beichen and begged continuously.
"Father, I beg you, please don't let me go to Concubine Shu."
Zhou Beichen sneered, "I won't allow it. Forget about it. From now on, you have nothing to do with Li Shuren. Xiao Shunzi, take him away."
This time, Xiao Shunzi was no longer cautious. He stepped forward and carried the struggling Second Prince away. When the two of them walked out of the palace, Zhou Beichen was still angry and slammed his hand on the table.
"You said the second and third children are obviously my children, but when they get stubborn, they're like donkeys. I don't know who they take after."
Nuannuan couldn't smile anymore. The separation of mother and child was not only painful for the mother, but also for the child. When she was four years old, she was forced to stay with her bad father. She missed her mother, but it was very painful.
Nuannuan rubbed her forehead and pretended to have a headache.
"Isn't that just like Daddy? Even Nuannuan, when she gets stubborn, becomes like a donkey. Isn't that just like Daddy?"
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He looked at her, gritting his teeth in anger. If this girl was still as little as she was back then, he really wanted to punch her twice.
But now, it’s impossible, he waved his hand impatiently.
"You bastard, get out of here now. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do. You're just making things difficult for me. Sooner or later, I'm going to be pissed off to death by you."
He looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with disgust. Nuannuan was not polite either. She stood up from the chair and said she would kneel down to pay her respects, but her knees didn't even bend and she ran away in a flash.
Pepper Room Palace.
Zhou Zhaonuan came out of Xuanzheng Hall and went directly to Jiaofang Hall. At first, she wanted to ask her father to come to her mother's place to rest, but now it seems that it will not be easy. Her father will probably stay in Xuanzheng Hall to sleep tonight.
"Mom, I'm back."
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