Zhou Beichen remained unmoved. Deshun was helpless and sat down on the ground. He stood up silently and stood aside.
Jiang Yanfeng has been imprisoned here since Zhou Beichen came in. He has no control over whether Zhou Beichen goes or not, but he wants to go. However, the look of the superior makes him dare not step forward or speak.
After half a minute, Jiang Yanfeng finally couldn't bear it anymore. He was afraid that if he waited any longer, Nuannuan would have left the palace.
Jiang Yanfeng took two steps forward and stood in front of Zhou Beichen. "Your Majesty, I guess the princess is just a child and is angry with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is the ruler of all people and it is impossible for you to be angry over a child."
Raising his eyes and squinting at someone, Zhou Beichen's gaze fell on the book again.
Jiang Yanfeng: “…”
What should I do? What should I do?
This is a great opportunity to get in touch with Nuannuan, how could it be wasted like this? Jiang Yanfeng was tortured like an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.
Jiang Yanfeng finally decided that he would go all out no matter what. He took a deep breath, straightened his posture, walked up to Zhou Beichen, and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I wish to leave the palace to protect Princess Chang'an. I will take my leave!"
After saying this, Jiang Yanfeng felt his legs go weak. Just as Jiang Yanfeng quietly turned around to leave, Zhou Beichen suddenly looked up, his eyes widened, and the suppressed anger in his tone seemed to be about to burst out.
"I let you get up and leave?"
Jiang Yanfeng, who was halfway through raising his leg, said: "......"
He was stunned, blinked his eyes, and quickly knelt on the ground.
"I took the initiative to leave. Your Majesty, please punish me."
Jiang Yanfeng closed his eyes and waited for the next storm.
Over the years, Zhou Beichen was originally quite satisfied with Jiang Yanfeng. He was young, able to draw inferences from one instance, had a straightforward mindset, was smart and studious, and handled things properly. However, when Zhou Beichen looked at the person kneeling in front of him with neither arrogance nor humility, he felt annoyed for no reason.
Protect Nuannuan. Does a child of Nuannuan's age need his protection?
Besides, doesn’t Nuannuan dislike him now? Why does he keep trying to get close to her?
"Take off your clothes, she doesn't need your protection."
Jiang Yanfeng: “…”
He raised his eyes, and when he saw Zhou Beichen's unfriendly look, he immediately lowered his head. That's not right, he didn't offend the emperor.
Jiang Yanfeng was puzzled, cupped his hands, and asked without giving up.
"But Your Majesty, I..."
"Deshun, make sure he changes his clothes. As for leaving the palace, he shouldn't go out this afternoon. He'd better stay in the palace and think about how to teach the students. I'm tired, so please leave."
When Jiang Yanfeng walked out dejectedly, he happened to meet Zhou Zhaonuan who was coming towards him. The little girl was in high spirits, while Jiang Yanfeng was frowning, forming a sharp contrast between the two.
However, when he saw Zhou Zhaonuan, Jiang Yanfeng's eyes lit up.
"I ask the princess..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Yanfeng only felt a "swish" sound in front of him, and something quickly passed by, leaving him with nothing.
Hearing no footsteps behind him, Zhou Zhaonuan was secretly happy and raised his eyebrows proudly. "That's great! I made you reject me again and again before."
After Jiang Yanfeng was driven out, the people serving in Xuanzheng Hall felt like the sky was falling and the emperor was about to show his power, so all the palace servants immediately paid their full attention to serve.
"Daddy, Daddy, I'm here. Daddy, please, please leave the palace with Nuannuan."
Suddenly, a loud child's voice came from the door. To the palace people, it sounded like the sound of nature.
Zhou Beichen's expression didn't change much. He still held the military book firmly in his hands and even turned a page.
As soon as Zhou Zhaonuan walked to the door of Xuan Zheng Hall, De Shun immediately came to greet him with a whisk in his hand.
"Your servant greets the princess! My little master, the emperor has been silent since his return. He hasn't even drunk the tea he usually eats and drinks. Look, he's just sitting there reading a military book. You'll have to persuade him when you go in later."
Zhou Zhaonuan showed a generous and confident smile. She patted Deshun on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about this. I'll take care of it."
The moment Zhou Zhaonuan stepped into the palace, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Daddy~"
Zhou Beichen didn't look up at her as usual. Zhou Zhaonuan stopped one step away from Zhou Beichen and twisted her body. The little girl's slightly aggrieved voice made people feel distressed.
"What? Didn't you leave the palace?"
She just raised her eyes, glanced at her sideways, and said something indifferent, and then Zhou Beichen ignored her again.
Zhou Zhaonuan stood there in a daze. She said that she had never seen such a childish father in her life. Thinking that it was indeed she who started to act like a spoiled brat, Zhou Zhaonuan felt inexplicably guilty.
He moved closer step by step until he was next to Zhou Beichen. Then, Zhou Beichen found a smiling, grinning little face appeared on the book.
"Daddy~"
Zhou Zhaonuan called out sweetly, snatched the military book and threw it out with force. Then, she hugged Zhou Beichen's arm tightly and started to act coquettishly.
"Daddy, it's Nuannuan's fault. Nuannuan shouldn't have said those things today to make Daddy angry. Daddy finally had a day off, but Nuannuan ruined his mood. It's all Nuannuan's fault. Daddy, I will change. I will definitely change next time and never make you angry again."
Hearing this, Zhou Beichen was so angry that he laughed. He looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with displeasure, and an expression of "disdain" appeared on his face. "Alright, you're the only one who wants to change. Can you really change? Anyway, you've been mad at me for a long time. Go ahead and be mad at me. Wait until I'm really mad to death, and then we'll see who will help you clean up the mess."
Looking at her face now, Zhou Beichen felt bad, but Nuannuan was not frightened by his disgusted tone.
"That won't do, Daddy. Nuannuan didn't mean to anger you. Please calm down, calm down. Otherwise, Daddy, please leave the palace and relax."
Zhou Beichen was speechless. Looking at her mischievous appearance, he knew that no one would come to see her for no reason. This little girl might have some unsolvable troubles waiting for him.
Otherwise, with her personality, she would never come back to admit her mistake to him.
Zhou Beichen raised his eyebrows slightly and saw the cunning in Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes. He became curious and stood up along Zhou Zhaonuan's arm without forgetting to give her a warning.
"This is just one time, and it won't happen again."
“I know, I know!”
"Daddy, let's go quickly. Look, you haven't even changed out of your casual clothes. Nuannuan knows that you must leave the palace."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He glanced at Zhou Zhaonuan with a frown on his face. Very good, this girl always has the ability to make people angry to death. His hands were itching again.
Bear with it.
As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, the four anxious little people frowned and instantly lost their happiness when they saw Zhou Beichen beside Zhou Zhaonuan.
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