"Empress Hui, if you don't allow me to go to the cold palace to see my mother today, I will die here. How will you explain this to my father then?"
Zhou Zeyu was furious, his eyes revealing a strong sense of frustration. Shen Nian'an's pupils suddenly dilated. She never thought that the young man in front of her would use such a trick and threaten to die.
She stood there without saying a word. Madam Xu protected Shen Nian'an tightly, fearing that the dagger would accidentally hit Shen Nian'an's stomach.
Zhou Zeyu saw her standing there, silent, as if thinking about something. He laughed decadently and continued to pressure her.
"Empress Hui, today, whether Yu'er lives or dies depends on you..."
As he spoke, he exerted force with his hand, leaving a red mark on his neck. Today, he had come with all the preparations, and he was determined to make this bet.
If he loses the bet and dies, it will probably cause some rift between Shen Nian'an and his father. If he wins the bet, he can easily achieve his goal and have fun without doing anything.
"Yu'er, don't..."
Seeing that he was really rude to himself, Shen Nian'an became anxious and tried to grab the dagger regardless of his body. Fortunately, he had a foundation in martial arts and did not fall down.
Zhou Zeyu was just about to thrust hard when he encountered a resistance that pushed the dagger out of his hand.
There was a "bang" sound, that was the sound of the dagger falling to the ground. Then, Zhou Zeyu looked up and couldn't help but see a pair of eyes full of anger.
He recognized these eyes, which had frightened him countless times. He had never expected that Zhou Beichen would come back today, and it was such a coincidence that he ran into him when he was threatening to commit suicide.
Zhou Zeyu collapsed to the ground, as if he was very scared, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
Zhou Beichen's face turned pale. If he hadn't just used his folding fan to push away the dagger, the consequences would have been disastrous. He never allowed his children to commit suicide because of depression.
Suddenly remembering that Shen Nian'an was still pregnant, he subconsciously glanced at Shen Nian'an, and saw Zhou Zeyun. Zhou Zhaonuan had already run to her side, and his heart was relieved.
When he raised his eyes again and looked at Zhou Zeyu, his expression was completely different.
"Asshole!"
Zhou Beichen flicked his sleeves, and his suppressed anger burst out. A strong chill swept across the entire palace. The palace maids and eunuchs all knelt on the ground with plops. Even Deshun knelt on the ground secretly.
Although he did not like the second prince, he did not want the emperor to get so angry as soon as he returned to the palace. He was already very tired after traveling for so long, and being angry was harmful to his health.
Zhou Beichen walked forward step by step, approaching Zhou Zeyu. Although he was scheming, Zhou Zeyu was not that old after all. He only felt a strong chill emanating from his whole body. He didn't know whether it was fear or cold. Every time Zhou Beichen got closer to him, he trembled more violently.
"You want to commit suicide? Or...you want to threaten Concubine Hui with death to make her promise you something."
With his mind racing and nowhere to retreat, Zhou Zeyu curled up in the corner in fear. Facing the emperor's questioning, he didn't know how to answer.
The emperor had already guessed it, and he couldn't help but close his eyes. It seemed that today was really going to be very dangerous.
"say!"
Suddenly, a gloomy and cold voice broke the silence again, and everyone shuddered in fear.
Zhou Zeyu's brain was working rapidly as he stared at the bright yellow dragon boots under his eyelids. He thought of hugging Zhou Beichen's thighs, acting coquettishly, and saying that he was wrong. Maybe he could get a lighter sentence from him, but at this time, he was very scared.
My mind went blank and I didn't know what to say.
This deadlock seems to require someone to break it, and that person must be willing to risk his life.
After a long time, Zhou Zeyu still didn't speak. Zhou Beichen lowered his head and pulled Zhou Zeyu's small body up with his big hands. Seeing that his eyes were bloodshot, his nose was red, and there were still traces of tears on his face, it only took a moment for him to determine why Zhou Zeyu stabbed him with a dagger.
He pointed at the knocked-off dagger.
Suddenly, he sneered, "Good! Good! Good! Zhou Zeyu, you are truly a good son. I raised you with all the best food and drink. Over the years, Concubine Hui, Nuannuan, and Hanhan have all been very kind to you. I never thought that you would be so heartless now. For your own selfish reasons, in order to see that person in the cold palace, you actually threatened to commit suicide while I was away from the palace. I have so many children, and you really opened my eyes."
Silent tears fell again. There were obviously many things he could say to make the bet, but at this moment, Zhou Zeyu was suppressed by Zhou Beichen's powerful aura and couldn't say a word.
Zhou Beichen's anger reached a new level.
He said coldly, "Since you want to die so badly, very good, I will grant you your wish. Come, pass on the stick and beat him to death!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings became even quieter, with only the faint whistling of the wind coming from afar, as if a storm was about to come.
Even at this time, Zhou Zeyu still refused to beg for mercy. It was obvious that he was dumbfounded. He never thought that Zhou Beichen would beat him to death. No matter what, that was his biological father. How could he be so heartless?
However, at this moment, both sides just need a way out.
With his eyes downcast and his gaze fixed on Zhou Zeyu, who was still trembling all over, Zhou Beichen had a gloomy face. No one could guess what he was thinking at this moment.
Nuannuan watched everything from behind, rolled her eyes, and after some consideration, lifted her skirt and came to Zhou Beichen.
"Dad, even though Yu'er wanted to commit suicide, there must be a reason. This beating... Dad is too cruel."
After blinking her eyes, Nuannuan gritted her teeth and said this.
"Oh! Cruel?"
In the past, Zhou Beichen would have given in after hearing Zhou Zhaonuan's words. However, today, he glanced at Zhou Zeyu with cold eyes again, but still received no response.
"Nuannuan, you say I'm cruel, but why don't you think about it? If I hadn't come back today and he really died here, who would be so cruel? By then, even Concubine Hui wouldn't be able to break away so easily. She would threaten to kill me if she wasn't happy with me. I don't have a son like that."
Zhou Beichen scolded in a deep voice.
Zhou Zeyu didn't remember a single word of what he said before. He only remembered Zhou Beichen's last words, "I don't have a son like you."
Jealousy and resentment grew wildly again. Why? Why on earth? Since he was born in an imperial family, why did he have to shatter his hopes? His father, why did he say this to him now?
What made him unworthy of being his son? Why was he so partial to him? He could just laugh it off no matter what Zhou Zhaonuan did, but when this happened to him, he actually wanted to beat him to death with a stick. He had done almost nothing.
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