"Be angry, be angry. Anyway, I have angered Daddy no less than a hundred times since I was a child. This is because Daddy is young. I should be angry with him more often. When he is old, I will be a good son to him and be filial to him."
Shen Nian'an rolled her eyes, not knowing how to respond to her daughter's words.
However, she really wanted to know what Zhou Beichen's expression would be if he heard this.
As they were talking, the sedan chair stopped and Biyu came forward, "Your Majesty, Princess, we're here."
Zhou Zhaonuan stood up, jumped out of the carriage, turned around to help Shen Nian'an. No matter when, she had to be a filial daughter.
As soon as the two entered the hall, they heard Zhou Beichen's extremely angry and suppressed voice.
"Tell me, you two, what on earth do you want to do without eating or drinking?"
Zhou Beichen was furious and was spinning around on the ground. Why was he so unlucky today? First, the traitors wanted to seize his throne, and the ministers' disloyalty had already given him a headache. Then he lost the chess game to his daughter, and then he ordered the death of his concubine. Finally, these two ignorant little bastards actually dared to try a hunger strike with him.
“Wuwuwu…”
Then, there was a burst of suppressed crying.
When Zhou Zhaonuan and Shen Nian'an came in, they saw this scene. Zhou Beichen was pacing back and forth on the ground with his hands on his hips. The second prince and the third prince were kneeling on the ground, crying and trembling. The concubine Shu was standing beside them with a look of helplessness and anxiety on her face. The whole scene was in chaos.
When Concubine Shu looked up and saw Shen Nian'an and Zhou Zhaonuan, she instantly felt like she had seen a life-saving straw. She rushed over, pulled Nuannuan over, and whispered.
"Nuan Nuan, please help Madam Shu persuade your father and your two younger brothers. Just now, your father almost killed the Second Prince because of their suicide attempt."
Shen Nian’an: “…”
I widened my eyes in surprise. Is it that serious?
Zhou Beichen: “…”
This Concubine Shu, do you know how to speak? She said that he almost killed his son and she is not afraid of scaring his daughter.
Mu turned around, and now he also disliked Concubine Shu. Walking in front of the two of them, Zhou Beichen stared at Concubine Shu steadily, and the intimidation in his eyes was self-evident.
"Shufei, what did you just say? When did I want to kill the second son? Am I such a cruel person that I would even kill my own son? Nuannuan, don't listen to Shufei. Your father is a kind father. How could he kill his own son? I was just angry and wanted to beat him up."
Nuannuan was stunned by Zhou Beichen's pull. She looked up quickly and found that Zhou Beichen was evasive in his gaze. The little girl immediately understood that her father was afraid of scaring her.
The little girl immediately showed her starry eyes, clenched her little hands into fists in front of her chest, and looked at Zhou Beichen with admiration.
"Daddy, don't be afraid, Nuannuan is a kind father, and Nuannuan has always known it."
Feeling relieved, Zhou Beichen heaved a long sigh. Now, when he looked at Concubine Shu again, his eyes were much gentler.
Even though his eyes suddenly met the second and third princes, he still frowned heavily. He waved his hands and forced a smile.
"An'an, come here. You said that the Second and Third Princes are threatening to kill themselves, demanding that I release Li Shuren. What should I do? My imperial decree has been issued, so how can it be changed overnight?"
As Shen Nian'an walked forward, Concubine Shu pulled her, and the two came over together.
Over there, the Second Prince and the Third Prince were still crying. Zhou Beichen was so angry at their crying that his face turned as red as pig liver. Shen Nian bowed, thought for a moment, and said.
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
It's not that Shen Nian'an didn't know that she thought Li Shuren should be killed, but if she said directly in front of the two children that your mother had committed an unforgivable crime and deserved to be killed, it would be too cruel.
"Otherwise, regarding Li Shuren's matter, could Your Majesty please wait a little longer? If that doesn't work, could you let Li Shuren talk to them for a few more words? Sometimes, a mother's words might be more effective than others. If that doesn't work, could you let Li Shuren stay with them for a few more days?"
Zhou Beichen felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, and then he saw Shen Nian'an quietly approaching and whispering, "Just give me a few more days, and I have a way to make the Second and Third Princes hate their mother, and naturally recognize Concubine Shu as their real mother."
Even so, Zhou Beichen's tense face finally showed a smile. He lowered his head and looked at the two sons who had let their father down again. Zhou Beichen felt that he could not laugh again.
He took a few steps forward and stopped in front of the second and third princes. When the two little guys saw him coming, they couldn't stop shaking, and it was obvious that they were scared. Zhou Beichen was so disappointed with them that his words were cold.
"Am I a tiger, and that's why you two are so scared?"
The second and third princes immediately lowered their heads, sobbing slightly, their bodies still shaking violently, unable to utter a word. To be honest, the situation just now scared them to death. If Empress Shu had not stopped them, their father would have really beaten them to death.
Seeing that Zhou Beichen's face turned gloomy again, Concubine Shu became more cautious, walked over hurriedly and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I'm afraid you must have been frightened by your words when they threatened to kill themselves: if they dared to commit suicide, you would just beat them to death."
The first thing Zhou Beichen did was to glance at his daughter beside him from the bottom of his heart. He felt relieved when he found that the little girl was not afraid at all.
However, Zhou Beichen still blinked guiltily and cursed at Concubine Shu.
"Can't you see Nuannuan is here? Why are you saying this? You're scaring the child for no reason."
Concubine Shu: “…”
So, in your eyes, except for the one in front of you, those two are not your children. Why weren't you afraid of scaring those two just now? You picked up two sons for no reason, which just happened to dispel the loneliness in the deep palace. Concubine Shu was very happy.
However, this scene now makes Concubine Shu quite worried.
Hearing this, Nuannuan felt warm in her heart. She rolled her bright eyes and said, "Daddy, I'm used to being scolded by you. I'm not afraid of your nonsense at all. How could a father kill his own son? Just now, you said those words in anger, right, Daddy?"
"Of course, I was angry."
When Nuannuan said this, her eyes fell on the second prince and the third prince. When they stopped crying for a moment, Zhou Zhaonuan blinked at Zhou Beichen. The little girl pretended to be sad, lowered her eyebrows, and even her voice was filled with deep sadness.
"Besides, second brother, third brother, you two are much better off than me, your sister. You have been spoiled and loved since you were born."
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