Half a minute later, the imperial physician packed up his medicine box, left alone, and went to boil some medicine.
At some point, there were only two people left in the bedroom. As soon as the imperial physician left, Zhou Zeyu buried himself in the pillow.
Zhou Beichen lowered his eyes, his expression was stern at first. Just as he was about to curse, he noticed that his shoulder blades were moving up and down violently, and his expression couldn't help but ease a little.
"Okay, lift your head up."
It was obvious that Zhou Zeyu's whole body shuddered and he quickly raised his head. His face was covered with tear marks, pale little face, and dry lips. After all, he was his son. Zhou Beichen sighed and spoke sternly.
"Alright, stop crying. If I don't let you lift your head, are you going to suffocate yourself to death?"
Silent tears slid down again. Zhou Zeyu was not pretending. It hurt, too much. Also, why couldn't his father be gentle to him a few times like he treated Zhou Zhaonuan? If he really didn't beat him today, maybe he would give up those bad thoughts.
He shook his head vigorously, "I dare not, I know I am wrong."
Zhou Beichen almost couldn't breathe. This kid was just trying to piss him off. His answer was totally irrelevant.
He reached out and covered him with the quilt. Seeing that he wanted to look at him but his eyes were evasive, he understood, raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Why is it that just now, even though so many people asked you to apply medicine, it didn't work, but when I came, you obeyed me."
Zhou Zeyu told the answer he had prepared in his heart.
"If I don't obey, you might beat me to death. I'm afraid."
Zhou Beichen felt a pang in his heart when he saw Zhou Zeyu's ignorant look and the way he buried his face in the pillow and sobbed again after he finished speaking.
No matter what, he is his biological son. As long as it does not involve the country, how could he possibly take his life?
He gently touched Zhou Zeyu's head with his hand, took him out from the pillow, and spoke earnestly.
"Originally, when Concubine Shu came to see me today, I didn't want to come and turned her down. It was your sister Nuannuan who said you needed me the most right now and that the person who tied the bell must untie it. Yu'er, you are my son. As long as you don't interfere in state affairs and don't collaborate with the enemy and sell out the country, how could I possibly take my own son's life? I was just talking in anger, and you really took it seriously."
Zhou Zeyu looked listless. After listening, he lowered his head and looked at the blue crane pillow on the bed without saying anything. Zhou Beichen touched his head and had to speak again.
"Your sister Nuannuan is my child, and you are also my child. From the bottom of my heart, I treat you all the same. But you, you are so angry, isn't it time to change? I only beat you with the stick because I was angry, and afterward I called the imperial physician and came in person. You are still angry with me and holding a grudge against me. It is really wrong."
Zhou Zeyu still felt aggrieved when he heard this. He curled his lips and retorted in a weak voice.
"This son does not bear any grudge against the Emperor, nor is it possible for him to do so. This son is simply afraid. I'm afraid that one day, if I really anger the Emperor, he will order me to be executed."
Zhou Beichen was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he still did not answer the question, but changed the subject.
"After you recover from your injuries in the Pepper Palace, return to Chonghua Palace. Concubine Shu will naturally treat you well. Look, isn't your brother doing well in Chonghua Palace now?"
Seeing Zhou Zeyu's red eyes and hesitant look, Zhou Beichen continued.
"Li Shuren has committed such a serious crime. There is absolutely no way I will release her. Forget about it and don't make me angry again."
"I understand. I won't dare to do it again. I will be obedient."
Zhou Beichen's expression looked visibly more relaxed.
After what happened today, Zhou Zeyu would never dare to make trouble again. He nodded obediently, thinking about how to achieve his wish.
The slightest movement of his body caused him to break out in cold sweat. Zhou Beichen's eyes were filled with worry. "Yu'er, it hurts so much."
After enduring the pain, Zhou Zeyu regained some strength. He crawled forward and hugged Zhou Beichen's waist.
"Father, Father, I have nothing else to do. I am obedient, but I just want to see my biological mother one last time. I beg you, please let me fulfill my wish. As long as I can see my mother one last time, I promise that I will do whatever you ask me to do in the future. I will never dare to threaten you with death again. I beg you, please, please..."
Tears as big as beans rolled down from the corners of his eyes and disappeared into his clothes. As he spoke, Zhou Zeyu was already hoarse.
"If your Majesty is truly angry, you can drag me out and give me another beating. I just want to see her..."
There was no coercion, no arrogance, only soft pleading, and Zhou Beichen softened his heart a little.
After a while, his Adam's apple trembled up and down, and he finally let go.
"Okay, after you recover from your injury, I will let Xiao Shunzi go with you."
Zhou Zeyu was so overjoyed that his eyes suddenly lit up. He lay on the bed and kowtowed to Zhou Beichen frantically.
"Thank you, Father! I will be obedient from now on and will never dare to contradict you again."
Seeing him so grateful, Zhou Beichen actually felt a little sad. However, as a member of the royal family and a prince, he often had to sacrifice himself to fulfill everyone's wishes.
......
"Mom, you, you're clearly pregnant, but you didn't let Daddy tell Nuannuan. Nuannuan even wondered why only Daddy came and not Mommy."
Zhou Zhaonuan lay on her belly and looked left and right. Shen Nian'an smiled helplessly. Looking at her daughter's clever and playful appearance, her heart was so soft.
"The Emperor didn't want to tell you. He said you two have been too tired lately and need to rest. What if he finds out I'm pregnant, especially you, and you sneak back here?"
Seeing her daughter throwing herself into his arms and acting coquettishly, Shen Nian'an touched her nose with a little more anger.
Nuan Nuan stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes left and right, "Look at what mother said, it seems like Nuan Nuan is a little troublemaker."
However, given her personality, it is indeed possible for her to ride back overnight.
Shen Nian’an rolled his eyes at her and said unhappily.
"You're the only one who's not a troublemaker. Tell me what other girl is like you, either brandishing swords or running out every day. Last time, you even killed a minister. I won't say much about that. Just tell me that since you were seven years old, you've been climbing roofs and trees, and going into the water to catch fish. You said the study partner your father found for you was a girl, delicate and weak, and you couldn't play with her. But all day long, you've been playing around with some boys from the duke's family. You don't act like a girl at all."
Shen Nian'an became more and more angry as he spoke, reaching out and tapping Nuan Nuan's head hard, saying with regret that he was not as good as steel.
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