Concubine Liang closed her eyes angrily, stood aside politely, and saluted Shen Nian'an, only to see Shen Nian'an kneeling on the ground.
"I request Your Majesty to restrain Princess Chang'an to prevent her from sneaking out of the palace."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
After being stunned, he asked in confusion.
"Queen, please get up first. What do you mean by this? But what has Nuannuan done wrong recently?"
Nanny Xu immediately stepped forward to support Shen Nian'an. After she got up, Shen Nian'an looked at Concubine Liang, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you, it's about Nuannuan, I wonder if I can..."
This is just to drive people away.
Concubine Liang was unhappy in her heart but she did not show it on her face. Although her motherland had declared war on Guochao, she was not worried about either side now. Anyway, no matter which side won, she would simply cry a few times and clear herself of the charges.
Why worry about that now? Her parents don't care about her, so naturally, she doesn't want her parents in her heart.
"I have something else to think about. I'll take my leave now and come back later."
Concubine Liang bowed gently, and after receiving Zhou Beichen's nod, she retreated.
The hall was quiet. Unlike before, Shen Nian'an was frowning and serious at this moment. Zhou Beichen still didn't understand what she meant. He stood up from the dragon chair, walked to Shen Nian'an, pushed her to a chair beside him, took a deep breath, and then asked.
"What's wrong, An'an? What happened to Nuannuan? When I left, the wound on her neck didn't seem serious. Could it be that the sword is really poisonous?"
Shen Nian'an was determined and immediately confirmed in his heart that Zhou Zhaonuan was going to sneak out of the palace for something, and he really didn't know.
Shen Nian'an sneered, "Zhou Zhaonuan, what a Princess Chang'an, it's all because of you being lawless all these years."
Zhou Beichen became even more ambiguous. Seeing that the woman in front of him was angry, a sense of evil suddenly arose in his heart.
"An'an, what happened to Nuannuan? Tell me, why are you saying all this nonsense here? Why did I spoil her so much? Nuannuan is quite sensible."
Mu Ran turned around, his angry face facing Zhou Beichen's face that seemed to be restraining his anger. Shen Nian'an couldn't bear it anymore and said unhappily.
"You don't know that your good daughter planned to secretly bring people with her after you left and follow you to the border. She never told you about this, nor did she ever show you anything."
"What???"
Zhou Beichen was so surprised that he was furious. He slammed the table.
"No, how could she dare? How could she dare to go to such a dangerous place?"
"Why would she be afraid to go? It's just a border area. Have you forgotten that last time she went to visit her fiefdom, she killed the governor?"
Zhou Beichen naturally didn't forget this, but at the moment, he completely stopped Zhou Zhaonuan from thinking about running away secretly. Fortunately, Shen Nian'an found out, otherwise, he would definitely be scared.
Thinking of this, Zhou Beichen unconsciously wiped out the anger that had not yet fully risen. He smiled apologetically and said something.
"Well, An An, I was not thoughtful enough about this matter. How about this? Before I leave, I will issue an imperial decree, forcing this girl not to leave the palace until I return. Otherwise, you will take her token to leave the palace and the imperial sword."
Shen Nian'an forced a smile, "That's great. You don't know that the girl injured her neck. Instead of thinking about how to take good care of it, she actually tried to hide it from me."
When Shen Nian'an thought of this, he became angry, but Zhou Beichen couldn't help laughing with a "puff".
"You're still laughing. Nuannuan is like this, and you're still laughing."
Shen Nian'an slammed the table twice. Zhou Beichen was not annoyed by such a rude action, but his smile became even gentler.
"An'an, look, Nuan Nuan kept it a secret from you because she was afraid you'd worry. This is also a manifestation of filial piety."
"You are the only one who can flatter her."
Shen Nian'an was almost speechless. The look in her eyes when she looked at Zhou Beichen was filled with disgust.
"It doesn't matter whether you praise her or not, she's your own daughter anyway, so it's nice to praise her more."
When Zhou Beichen thought of having a daughter who was worried about him, he raised his eyebrows proudly. Shen Nian'an didn't know what was wrong with him suddenly. He grinned and left.
There are many children in the palace now. As the queen and the mother of all the children, she has to take good care of them.
The next day.
When the news of the death of the man in black reached Zhou Beichen's ears, Concubine Liang happened to be in the Pepper Room Palace. During this period, she seemed to like running to the Pepper Room Palace very much. She said that the war was imminent and she was very distressed and wanted to talk to Shen Nian'an.
"What did you say? The man in black is dead."
As soon as Zhou Zhaonuan entered the Pepper Room, she knelt down in front of Zhou Beichen without saying a word.
Zhou Beichen's emotions didn't fluctuate much. Zhou Zhaonuan lowered her head even more and said softly, "Daddy, it's my fault. I thought I could find out the truth through interrogation, but unfortunately, just as I was about to interrogate him, the man in black took advantage of the situation and committed suicide."
Concubine Liang's fingers, which had been clenched involuntarily, relaxed instantly. Although a death warrior would only recognize one master in his life, he was still afraid of accidents. Fortunately, he still had some conscience.
"Daddy, I am arrogant. If you want to punish me, I am willing to accept it."
Zhou Zhaonuan knelt obediently, and carefully raised her head, first glanced at Shen Nian'an, then glanced at Zhou Beichen, her eyebrows lowered even more, these two glances made her heart beat violently.
As far as she could remember, Daddy and Mommy were rarely so strict with her, especially Daddy. Could it be that Mommy had told Daddy that she was planning to sneak out of the palace?
Before he knew it, Zhou Zhaonuan was covered in cold sweat.
No one answered her, so she pretended to be wronged and wiped away her tears, "Daddy, Mommy, this is all my fault."
If she wants to sneak away afterwards, then during this period of time, she must be well behaved and let her mother, especially her father, relax their guard. As for the matter of the man in black, if it is strange and not urgent, she can wait and see. At least she still has her brother in the palace.
If her brother was really busy, when Tangtang woke up yesterday and told her what happened, the two had already reached a consensus that Tangtang would secretly help her observe the matter of the man in black.
After such a long time, no one talked to her. A hint of joy flashed in Concubine Liang's eyes. Great, this time she had offended both the emperor and the empress. Then, the next step would be to become alienated from her.
Zhou Zhaonuan choked slightly, as if she had suffered a great injustice. She wiped her eyes gently with a handkerchief, and her expression was even more bitter than if she had eaten coptis chinensis.
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