He just wanted to achieve his own goal. Is he really that evil?
After he finished speaking, Zhou Beichen didn't look at Zhou Zhaonuan who was pleading for Zhou Zeyu, but his eyes fell faintly on Zhou Zeyu. At this moment, he only needed to say something like "I admit my mistake" and "I promise not to threaten to commit suicide again", and Zhou Beichen could take back his previous order.
However, Zhou Zeyu was not like that. His mind was completely occupied by Zhou Beichen's words "I don't have a son like you".
His nails dug deeper and deeper. He would not allow it. He absolutely would not allow his mother to live in the cold palace in silence. He had to rescue his mother.
Still having some rationality left, Zhou Zeyu closed his eyes and knelt in front of Zhou Beichen.
He decided that no matter what, he had to take a gamble, betting on whether Zhou Beichen really treated him as his son. If he was reluctant to beat him, or even beat him to death, then he and his mother still had hope. Otherwise, he probably would have no hope in this life.
Zhou Beichen thought he was admitting his mistake, but he didn't expect that he was here to make things difficult for him.
"Father, I beg you, please, please let me see my biological mother. Otherwise, I really don't want to live. I am still young, and I miss my mother. I think of her words, her voice, her smile, and her care for me. I can't leave her. I just want to see her once. Please, if you don't let me see my mother, the son is separated from the mother, the mother is the son, and I will never let her down. I would rather die..."
Zhou Zeyu's voice was not loud, but it struck everyone's heart hard. The hall became deserted again, quiet, extremely quiet.
Zhou Zeyu knelt on the ground, hardly daring to look up at the person in front of him. He tried his best to restrain himself from being afraid and trembling. In his sleeve, he had hidden a piece of silver given to him by Concubine Shu. He had poisoned the silver. Once smelled, people would become unconscious or even die. But as long as they were treated quickly, they would be fine.
Zhou Zeyu planned to use this piece of silver to work with Li Shuren to drag Concubine Shu into the water. In this way, Shen Nian'an's help would be much smaller.
He is already at the end of his strength, and today, he must do this.
“Tick! Tick!”
A cloud floated across the sky and it started to rain. Shen Nian'an watched from the side, afraid that if the situation continued to stalemate, it would not be good for anyone. Zhou Zeyu had grown up under her care, and if he was really beaten to death like this, she would also feel heartbroken.
Her mind sank as she stepped forward. "Your Majesty, the children of the imperial palace are all very thoughtful. They have lived in an environment of intrigue and deception since childhood. It's not wrong for Yu'er to miss Li Shuren, but he really can't see Li Shuren today. Your Majesty, calm down and explain things to him clearly. This matter will be over. I believe that Yu'er is a sensible child."
Zhou Beichen lowered his eyes and stared at him closely, as if waiting for an apology. Zhou Zeyu turned his head to the side and said something in a sullen voice.
"Empress Hui, I have only one wish today. I want to see my mother. Father, today is my birthday. Please fulfill my wish today, okay?"
Zhou Zeyu cried and begged, saying that they were his children after all. Zhou Beichen felt a little soft-hearted and asked in a cold voice.
"What if I don't agree? Will you still seek death?"
When their eyes met, Zhou Zeyu's clear eyes were filled with determination, "As long as the emperor doesn't agree, I will still seek death!"
“Okay, okay!”
Zhou Beichen was so furious that he couldn't control himself. That was great. He was so young, yet he was already threatening to commit suicide. Who knows what he would become when he grows up.
He never threatened to commit suicide when he was young, so what right does he have?
"You really like to threaten me with death, don't you? Then I'll show you what true death is. Come on, beat me."
The young eunuchs in the palace were very smart. As soon as Zhou Beichen finished speaking, a young eunuch came up and dragged him. The eunuchs who were carrying out the execution were instantly troubled when they saw the small figure on the bench. This person was too small. If they really used force, the person would probably die within five hits with the board.
Therefore, the eunuch frowned, held up the rod, and hesitated whether to bring it down.
Nuannuan was startled and ran to Zhou Beichen in a few steps, very anxious.
"Daddy, Daddy, you got the wrong cane. It's too big. If you let them hit you hard, I'm afraid you won't have this son in just a few hits."
After hearing his daughter's words, Zhou Beichen had some doubts in his mind. He turned around and was shocked when he saw the heavy board.
"Change to a smaller one and hit him hard."
The young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and ran out. When he came back, he was holding a board that was much smaller than the previous one.
Zhou Beichen wasn't going to let me off the hook this time. He pointed at Zhou Zeyu and said, "You like to threaten me with death, don't you? I just like to torture him into confessing. Beat him, beat him hard, until he truly recognizes Consort Shu as his mother and forgets about Li Shuren in the cold palace."
Zhou Zeyun stood at the back, watching all this with gloomy eyes. His father had a son and a daughter in his old age. Over the years, he had been much more tolerant towards these children than previous emperors.
The words just now sounded harsh, but in reality, they were just a lot of noise but little action. As long as Zhou Zeyu admitted his mistake, everything would be fine.
It can be said that those who are involved are often confused, while those who are watching can see things clearly. Zhou Zeyu was pressed on the bench, watched by so many people. They watched him being beaten and suffering under the sticks. His heart suddenly felt empty, as if he had lost all his strength.
Could it be that his father really wanted to kill him?
Ever since he was old enough to understand, he knew that if the person in front of him wanted someone to die, it would only take a moment and a word.
Before he came back to his senses, the young eunuch tested the strength, and finally, seeing Zhou Beichen's eyes burning with anger, he hit him hard. As long as he didn't kill him or cripple him, it would be fine.
In just a moment, Zhou Zeyu felt the pain piercing his heart, which quickly spread to his legs and then to his whole body. The second stroke of the stick caused his legs to spasm in pain. The stick was not heavy, and the person who was hit was too young to withstand it. After three tight strokes, his clothes were already stained with blood.
In the past few years, for the sake of a grand plan, Li Shuren deliberately got close to her mother, thinking that the young child was innocent, and made her relationship with Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen particularly good.
After all, he was her younger brother. Zhou Zhaonuan was a little anxious. She ran to Zhou Beichen in a few steps, running around in a panic. She said to stop the beating, but the little eunuch didn't listen to her at all, which was the same as if Zhou Beichen was here.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his back to Zhou Zeyu, without saying a word.
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