With a chuckle, Shen Nian'an laughed and tapped her nose. "Still venting your anger? You thought giving birth to a daughter was just for me to vent my anger, then why did I give birth to you?"
"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, you've grown up and have your own ideas. Wherever you want to go, just go there steadily. I can't control your thoughts. But, Nuannuan, you have to ensure your own safety."
"That's natural, mother. You don't know how sensible I am to your daughter."
When Shen Nian'an heard what she said, her mind was a little confused for a moment, and soon she withdrew her hand and teased.
"If you really have a sense of propriety, it is a sense of propriety beyond propriety."
"Oh my, as long as you know your limits, it's fine. It doesn't matter whether she's within or outside the limits."
Zhou Zhaonuan didn't care whether Shen Nian'an ridiculed her or not. Anyway, as long as she could leave the palace and go to the border, a big stone in her heart would fall to the ground.
He turned his gaze to Zhou Beichen with a smile, and an idea came to his mind.
"Daddy, let's do that another day. Wait for Daddy to pass by. Nuannuan will be gone in a few days."
Zhou Beichen didn't say anything in the end. Since it couldn't be changed, it would be better to let his daughter go happily. Otherwise, he would be more worried if she went secretly. Zhou Beichen nodded, and Zhou Zhaonuan then remembered something and asked.
"Dad, it was Master Jiang who brought me back. Is he waiting outside now, or have you already sent him back?"
When Jiang Yanfeng was mentioned, Zhou Beichen instantly became furious. He had intended to cultivate a childhood sweetheart with his daughter, but who would have known that Jiang Yanfeng would team up with his daughter to bully him? It was really infuriating.
He originally wanted to find a son-in-law for his daughter who would not be bullied, but now this man dared to collude with his daughter to deceive him. If they really got married in the future, these two people would be together all day long, and their tacit understanding would deepen, and he would be deceived all the time.
Zhou Beichen glared at Zhou Zhaonuan unhappily, his whole body filled with rage, his eyes stern.
"You're still asking him to go back? He actually dared to team up with you to deceive me. He should have been prepared to never come back."
Zhou Zhaonuan shrank her neck. She knew that although her father could easily forgive her, he might not be so tolerant towards others.
"Dad, it was my daughter who forced him to do that. You can't blame him."
Zhou Zhaonuan was anxious and hurried to get down. She couldn't let Jiang Yanfeng be really implicated by her.
Zhou Beichen's face turned even darker, and just as Zhou Zhaonuan was about to step on the ground, he said in a deep voice.
"Stop, kneel back down. You want to plead for Jiang Yanfeng, right? Well, kneel down for a few hours first. Zhou Zhaonuan, you're really getting bolder and bolder. You actually dare to deceive me again and again."
After being yelled at like that, Zhou Zhaonuan carefully glanced at Zhou Beichen's face and found that her father was really angry and was not joking with her. She stepped back obediently, knelt on the bed, and stared at him timidly with her big watery eyes.
"Daddy, I was wrong. I kneel down. Please don't be angry, and don't vent your anger on others. I am a princess, and Jiang Yanfeng is just a tutor. If I force him, he will have no choice but to obey."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
His beard puffed with anger, and he pointed at Zhou Zhaonuan, "The princess has given orders, and he can only obey. I think Jiang Yanfeng is also a stubborn calf. If he really gets angry, ten cows can't pull him back. I think that today, he helped you, at least 90% of his heart is willing."
Zhou Zhaonuan pouted and couldn't help but refute, "But even if he is willing, he can't do anything unless his daughter asks. Daddy, why don't you treat him like you dealt with your daughter, lift him up high, put him down gently, and just fine him some salary and let him go."
In the end, Zhou Zhaonuan felt that he had gone a little too far.
Zhou Beichen was obviously furious, but the person in front of him was his daughter whom he had loved since childhood. If he really wanted to punish her, he really couldn't bear it. So, he could only let Jiang Yanfeng kneel for a while longer to let him vent his anger.
Thinking of this, Zhou Beichen took a deep breath and finally felt much better. So, seeing Zhou Zhaonuan kneeling on the bed with her head down, brows drooping, and her pitiful and humble appearance, his heart suddenly ached uncontrollably.
He took a few steps forward and pulled her arm. "Alright, alright. I didn't ask you to kneel all the time. You're still not feeling well. Go lie back down and have a good rest. Once you've rested and healed your body, you'll have the strength to run around."
Zhou Zhaonuan's heart brightened. She got up along Zhou Beichen's arm, rubbed her head on his arm, and lay back in the quilt with a happy look on her face.
"Daddy, you are not angry with your daughter anymore? Then Jiang Yanfeng, you won't punish him either."
Zhou Beichen tucked the corner of the quilt for her and tapped her forehead unhappily.
"After all these years, if I were really angry with you, I'm afraid I would die of anger, so I won't be angry anymore. As for Jiang Yanfeng, considering that he is a first-time offender, let him kneel for a few hours as punishment. Oh, right, he is kneeling at your door now, confessing his fault."
"Really?"
Zhou Zhaonuan was so excited that she almost danced with joy. If she wasn't in poor health, she would have gone out to celebrate with Jiang Yanfeng.
"Of course it's true. You've dispelled all my doubts in this life. Besides you, who else in the world would dare to keep asking, 'Is it true? Is it true?'"
It was obvious that his father often did not take his words seriously. Sometimes he would say something first and then deny it later. Zhou Zhaonuan originally wanted to refute him, but then he thought, he had finally managed to appease the father, and if he made him angry again, he was afraid that the situation would be very bad.
She nodded obediently, and her well-behaved appearance gave Zhou Beichen a bad feeling.
"You, little girl, usually have a disagreement with me and argue with me. Why don't you argue with me today? Nuannuan, you are not criticizing me in your heart, are you?"
When Zhou Zhaonuan heard this, her face, which had just turned rosy, turned a little paler. She quickly waved her hands and denied it repeatedly.
"Father...Father, I am wronged. You have been so tolerant and generous today. How dare I criticize you in my heart?"
Zhou Beichen didn't believe what he said. He had to admit that he felt really bad when he saw Zhou Zhaonuan's face. She and Zhou Zeyun were obviously born of the same mother, so why were their personalities so different?
"You have a good rest. I am leaving. Queen, you stay with her."
Fearing that his daughter would really be frightened by him, Zhou Beichen specifically told Shen Nian'an to stay here with her for a while longer. Before he even reached the door, Concubine Liang could no longer hold back, and her worried and anxious voice came out.
"Your Majesty, since Princess Chang'an is fine now, then, shouldn't you at least check to see if the man in black has hidden anything in Yingyue Pavilion? This will be safer for Princess Chang'an, and you and the Empress will be more at ease."
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