Zhou Beichen's silence made Concubine Liang relax her vigilance. She felt that no one had noticed what she had done before. During this period of time, she was still waiting for time, thinking about passing on the message. Now, after Concubine Liang's body trembled violently, she stared at Zhou Beichen's eyebrows quietly, and suddenly she calmed down.
She slowly and tentatively stretched out her hand, and finally placed it on Zhou Beichen's hand. When she was not pushed away, Concubine Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Beichen took advantage of the situation and pulled the man up.
When she was nestled in Zhou Beichen's arms and he didn't get angry at her, nor did he throw her away or slap her, Concubine Liang actually felt that in that short moment, it was like a dream.
"Your Majesty, I have been dormant for many years. I have betrayed you like this, why haven't you..."
Her mood calmed down again. Concubine Liang looked up. This time, she felt a little more confident and looked straight into Zhou Beichen's dark eyes.
Someone smiled faintly, reached out, lifted her chin, and said with a cold look, "If you are forced to do so and have your reasons, I can give you a chance, but only one. Concubine Liang, today, I will give you two choices."
Looking down and seeing Concubine Liang's surprised look, Zhou Beichen spoke directly without waiting for Concubine Liang to speak.
"First, after a while, I will withdraw the guards. You can spread false news outside the palace to confuse your father, mother, and your beloved sister. Once I have eliminated all internal and external troubles, I will naturally let you live a life of wealth and glory in the harem. If you want a child to accompany you, I will naturally do everything I can to give you a child. However, you must not interfere with how I deal with your parents, brothers and sisters. Otherwise, you will be punished as well."
Concubine Liang was horrified when she heard this. She consciously grasped Zhou Beichen's collar and naturally leaned her head on his chest, "What about the second one?"
It would be best if she could live a peaceful life with her family, but if not, she can only seek peace for herself.
"The second one is very simple. I will give you a cup of poisoned wine right now to send you to hell. Or, I can show mercy and let you live a few more months in dignity."
Concubine Liang subconsciously closed her eyes and blurted out the words without even thinking.
"I choose the first one."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He raised his eyebrows and thought she would choose the first one, but he didn't expect that Concubine Liang would choose so quickly.
Zhou Beichen paused, pulled Concubine Liang out of her arms, and inexplicably thought of Zhou Bihe who was still imprisoned.
"How about this, I'll put Zhou Bihe under your wing for now. She's so young, but she's full of bad intentions. If you can reform her, that would be great. If not, you can come to me directly when the time comes."
Concubine Liang nodded, but she didn't refuse. She just knew in her heart that Zhou Beichen was not only giving her the last chance, but also using Zhou Bihe to intimidate her.
However, she would not change her decision easily. She wanted to save her life, so when Zhou Beichen was about to step out, Concubine Liang hugged him even tighter, almost pressing her whole body against him.
"Your Majesty, you said that you would do everything you can to give me a child. I have been taking medicine for a long time. Now, I want to try..."
A hint of shyness suddenly appeared on Concubine Liang's face.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
His steps froze there. Damn it, he had originally wanted to deal with this matter and then go find Shen Nian'an, but now...
He raised his eyes, looked at the sky, smiled evilly, picked up the woman in his arms without saying a word, and walked towards the bedroom.
As for children, the more the better.
The next day.
After the morning court session, Zhou Zhaonuan went to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager first. She was going to go yesterday, but Zhou Beichen said she was tired and stopped her.
After coming out of the Golden Palace and having a quarrel with the ministers inside, Zhou Zhaonuan felt much more relaxed. These guys, she closed down the brothels and asked them to pay more taxes, what did it have to do with them?
"Sister, sister, where are you going? Wait for us, sister, are you going to leave the palace? Take us with you, our father won't let us go out at all."
Zhou Zhaonuan had not walked a few steps when she heard a voice and turned around. She suddenly saw four little kids coming out from behind the stone lions outside the Golden Throne Hall, running towards her hand in hand.
Zhou Zhaonuan: “…”
She stood there dumbfounded. Taking care of children was the most boring thing and she didn't want it. However, several little ones had already run over and were circling around her, their big eyes bright and gleaming, which gave Zhou Zhaonuan a headache.
She squatted down, tapped Zhou Zhaoyan's nose, glanced at the little guys, and smiled.
"Sister, it's been a while since I last visited the Queen Mother. Now's the perfect time to pay my respects to her!"
"Ah... Sister, you have to go pay your respects to the Queen Mother, but we've already been there."
After saying that, seeing the little guys lowering their heads, Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes brightened.
Long live the Queen Mother!
Zhou Zhaonuan patted Zhou Zeyu's little head and gave him earnest instructions.
"Yu'er, you are the oldest among the four of you. Since you don't have to go to the Shangshufang today, you can take your younger brothers and sisters to play in the Imperial Garden."
After saying that, Zhou Zhaonuan lifted up her skirt and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, Zhou Zeen blinked his eyes, ran quickly, intercepted Zhou Zhaonuan, and asked innocently.
"Sister, now that you've paid your respects to the Queen Mother, are you going to leave the palace?"
Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes rolled left and right, their eyes were completely distorted, and he couldn't think of any reason not to take them with him.
"Yes, yes, that's it, sister. Sister, go quickly, we are waiting for you at the gate of Ciwan Palace."
Several little guys pushed Zhou Zhaonuan hard. She tried to talk them into waiting here, but they refused and pushed her hard, as if they were afraid she would run away. They stayed by her side all the time, giving Zhou Zhaonuan a headache.
I said both good and bad things, but he just wouldn't listen and continued to do as he pleased.
Finally, Zhou Zhaonuan couldn't stand it anymore, so she turned around, changed her expression, and kicked Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Zeen hard on the buttocks.
He kicked the two of them far away. Now, the little guys immediately wilted. Zhou Ze'en covered his butt, grimacing in pain, and looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with an accusing look. There was a tear mark on his round face, and his big eyes were full of tears, looking very pitiful.
He said aggrievedly.
"Sister, it hurts. Why did you kick me so hard? I don't care. This time, when you leave the palace, you must take me with you. Otherwise, I will roll around here and cry for you to see. I won't even eat or sleep."
Zhou Zhaonuan: “…”
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