When she said this, the guilt in Shen Nian'an's heart finally weighed down. Seeing the relationship between the two siblings since childhood, Shen Nian'an felt that if she didn't tell her daughter about this, the little girl would blame her afterwards.
Zhou Zhaonuan was in a daze. When he heard this, he suddenly sat up from the bed, grabbed Shen Nian'an's arm and asked.
"Mother, what did you just say? What happened to my second brother?"
Unable to resist rolling his eyes at her, Shen Nian'an forcibly retracted his arm, "Your second brother was beaten yesterday at Chonghua Palace. He took medicine and applied medicine to his wounds, but for some reason, he suddenly developed a high fever last night and it hasn't subsided yet. Also, tell me, how old are you? What were you doing last night? Why did you come back so late?"
After hearing what her mother said, Zhou Zhaonuan's face suddenly turned red. She couldn't tell her mother in person that she went to the brothel to arrest someone and saw her mother's father soliciting prostitution there with her own eyes.
"Well, don't worry, Mom. Nuannuan knows her limits no matter what she does. Don't worry, Dad, I'll make it right."
Shen Nian'an couldn't help but tap her nose. He wanted to scold her, but his daughter was growing up, and it was getting harder and harder to scold her. He wanted to hit her, let alone. In the end, looking at the little girl sticking to his arms and acting coquettishly, he could only roll his eyes at Zhou Zhaonuan several times.
"Okay, hurry up and get up. Mommy prepared some food for you. Eat as much as you can. I've told you so many times that no matter how busy you are, you must have breakfast. Otherwise, don't cry when you have a stomachache again."
Nuannuan trembled all over and couldn't help shivering. She touched her chest, as if she was still frightened by the sudden pain last time.
"Mom, this is really strange. Nuannuan has been eating and drinking well for so many years, but why does she always have stomachaches?"
Shen Nian'an withdrew his gaze from his daughter, patted her shoulder, and said a few words of comfort.
"The imperial physician said your stomachache isn't particularly severe. You should eat on time. By the way, Zhou Zhaonuan, why do you have a stomachache? It's because you've been living alone in Yingyue Pavilion for the past few years. No one's there to look after you in the mornings, and you've been skipping breakfast every day without telling your father and me."
"...Oh, so that's the reason."
Zhou Zhaonuan remembered. She vaguely remembered that the imperial physician had indeed said this when she had stomachache for the first time, but she had forgotten it. At this moment, seeing that Shen Nian'an was not as kind as before, Zhou Zhaonuan stuck out her tongue, showed a flattering smile, and snuggled in Shen Nian'an's arms again.
"Mother~"
"What's wrong?"
When Shen Nian'an thought about this, his face turned bad, and Nuannuan reached out and touched Shen Nian'an's belly, and said sincerely.
"Nuannuan sincerely hopes that my second brother is a good child and not a wolf in sheep's clothing. Also, in a few days, Nuannuan will be leaving the palace and will probably not be back for a month or two. Mother, if Yu'er comes to see you again in the future, please make sure to let Madam Xu accompany you from beginning to end. Before mother gives birth, you must never be alone with my second brother."
After saying this, Zhou Zhaonuan moved away from Shen Nian'an's arms with a heavy face. Shen Nian'an's expression was stern. Although he didn't quite understand why for a moment, he nodded and said as he was told.
"Okay, I'll listen to our Nuannuan and not be alone with him. By the way, Nuannuan, have you noticed anything? Is it Yu'er..."
While they were talking, Zhou Zhaonuan had already dressed neatly, and a palace maid came in to help her wash up. At this moment, the little girl had already sat on the chair and was having her meal.
Taking a bite of the bun, Zhou Zhaonuan said vaguely, "It's not that I noticed anything, but I just feel that Yu'er's behavior recently is different from before. There's always something wrong in his eyes. If I think too much, it would be the best. If I don't think too much, if he really dares to hurt others in the future, I, as his sister, will be the first to forgive him."
Shen Nian'an found a chair and sat down casually, not wanting to talk about this topic anymore, and touched his belly, with a hint of resentment in his tone.
"Nuannuan, look at you. You run outside all day long and are even more noisy than your brother. Look at you, do you act like a girl?"
After being told this countless times by Shen Nian'an, Zhou Zhaonuan not only did not feel guilty, but accepted it with peace of mind. She rarely nodded and agreed.
"Daddy said that a princess of the Zhou family who can't make trouble is not a good princess."
Shen Nian’an: “…”
A black line flashed across her forehead. Many times, she had doubted Zhou Beichen. Was that guy a time traveler like her? But she had tried many times and proved that it was not the case. Then why was Zhou Beichen's thinking so advanced? Not only that, he also raised his daughter to be a little bully.
Looking at her daughter who seemed to be pretending to eat elegantly, Shen Nian'an couldn't help shaking her head. Many times, she felt as if she had been assimilated by the concept of this feudal era, where the emperor was supreme and women were just accessories, only fit to serve their husbands and raise children in the inner house.
Instead, it was her daughter who broke all kinds of etiquette time and time again. She never dreamed that the little kid from a few years ago would be the regent princess today.
After the meal, when Nuannuan arrived at Chonghua Palace, she was shocked when she saw Concubine Shu. In just one night, Concubine Shu had dark circles under her eyes.
"Nuan Nuan has met Madam Shu."
Zhou Zhaonuan squatted slightly. She was a princess of a certain rank and did not have to salute the concubines, but she was always polite to someone who was in the same camp with her or who was truly kind to her.
"Nuannuan, you're here! Come and see your brother. He had a fever for most of the night. This morning, we finally managed to feed him some medicine, but he vomited it out again after a while. The imperial physician said that this was a huge blow to Yu'er. Although the wounds on his body were only superficial, his desire to live was extremely low. Plus, the wounds became infected, which led to a high fever."
The heartache in Concubine Shu's eyes was beyond words, and her motherly love was fully revealed. Zhou Zhaonuan opened her mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.
However, before going to Zhou Zeyu's bedroom, seeing that there were not many people around, Zhou Zhaonuan couldn't help but remind Concubine Shu.
"Madam Shu, it's a good thing that you feel sorry for Yu'er, but many times, the interests of all of us are intertwined. Ever since what happened yesterday, I feel that Yu'er is no longer the ignorant little kid he used to be. He is often scheming. Normally, if it doesn't involve anything serious, you can do whatever you want to him. But if it involves something serious that he wants to harm someone, please don't show mercy, no matter how much you feel."
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