What's going on? Is he dissatisfied with her causing trouble and delaying his efforts to coax his daughter?
Fool, you will suffer in the end if you insist on saving face.
Also, how come she suddenly has a father?
Finally, it was quiet, with only the sound of crying. Zhou Beichen let out a long sigh. He pulled the quilt and found that his daughter was holding the quilt very tightly. In desperation, he could only pick up her and the quilt and coax her.
"What's wrong with Nuannuan? Nuannuan is angry with father. It's father's fault. He was in a bad mood just now, so he was a little harsh to Nuannuan. Otherwise, as long as Nuannuan is not angry and stops crying, father will let mother sleep with Nuannuan for one night, okay?"
Zhou Beichen waited quietly. After he said that, his daughter would not cry any more. This girl stayed with him every day just to please him. If she knew that she could be with her mother, her expression would definitely change in an instant.
"Daddy~"
The daughter's buzzing sound came from under the quilt, with a heavy nasal tone. She stopped crying and Zhou Beichen showed a smug smile.
"Nuannuan, is daddy angry? As long as Nuannuan comes out, daddy will take you out of the palace."
He was just imagining his daughter saying something like "Daddy is the best" when Zhou Zhaonuan pouted from under the quilt, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"Daddy, let's talk about leaving the palace later. Now, can you turn Nuannuan over? She's about to faint."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
It was over. He was so anxious that he mistook his butt for his head and quickly put Zhou Zhaonuan on the bed. Zhou Beichen lifted the quilt for her and looked at his daughter nervously.
"Daddy."
Zhou Zhao cried out warmly. Looking at his daughter lying on the bed with red eyes, trembling eyelashes and tears on her eyes, Zhou Beichen felt so distressed.
"Don't cry, Nuannuan. Father shouldn't be so mean to you. But you saw that the door to Xuanzheng Hall was closed, but you still forced your way in. That's also wrong. After all, I am your father, and you can't yell at me."
Zhou Zhaonuan lowered her head and buried it deeply in his arms. "Daddy, it's Nuannuan's fault. Nuannuan admits it. But, Daddy, you just closed the door tightly. Are you doing something shameful with my mother?"
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He didn't understand what this meant.
"I'm not, I'm busy. Nuannuan, go play for a while. Your Majesty will go to the Xuanzheng Hall. Tomorrow, Your Majesty will take you out of the palace."
Zhou Zhaonuan was still very happy at the thought of leaving the palace, and asked hurriedly.
"So, Mother is going today? Otherwise, Daddy, please let Mother go tomorrow as well."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
According to his imperial decree, this was nothing to his daughter, even worse than a fart. Even a fart makes a sound, and he didn't even have the power to refute it.
"Okay! You have the final say. Just be good, stop crying, and go play by yourself."
Zhou Zhaonuan's little face, which had just been wrinkled from crying, immediately put on a bright smile. She clapped her hands and jumped up and down, "Daddy is the best. Long live Daddy."
Zhou Beichen blinked, quickly stood with his hands behind his back, and slipped away pretending to be majestic.
Run quickly, your daughter will realize what's going on soon and might even sign a series of unequal treaties with him.
Then he would suffer a great loss.
He quickened his pace. It usually took him a quarter of an hour to reach the Xuan Zheng Hall, but today, for the first time ever, it took him less than half a quarter of an hour.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites has been waiting outside for a long time."
Deshun's apprentice, Xiao Shunzi, came in with a low body, hunched over, and knelt on the ground.
Zhou Beichen then remembered that after finding a father for Shen Nian'an, he summoned her father into the palace.
He summoned the Minister of Rites to come in solely for the imperial examination, and now it was just the right time, as it would save him a lot of trouble.
"Has Concubine Hui returned?"
Xiao Shunzi said hurriedly.
"No, Eunuch Deshun is getting her a token, so I guess she hasn't left."
"Go call Concubine Hui over here. Also, have the Minister of Rites come in."
Xiao Shunzi went in a hurry to look for someone, and during this time, Zhou Beichen read a few nonsense books.
A memorial said that a pig was slaughtered and a lot of pork was produced. Some of it was sent to the emperor at full speed. Please accept it.
There is also a story about a man who was shopping with his wife and daughter and happened to see an old man who returned lost money, so he returned the money he had lost to him.
Another one is that my eldest son picked up a white tiger with wings while hunting in the mountains. He thought it was rare and that such an extinct white tiger should appear in Kyoto, so he brought it to Your Majesty.
Zhou Beichen threw the memorial aside in anger. These guys must have seen that he was too idle every day, so they wanted to use these memorials to tire him out, piss him off, and torture him.
Zhou Beichen thought depressedly, he hadn't killed many people during this period, so why did these officials want him dead so much? This was not the way to pay respects.
He looked down and saw a wooden box. Driven by curiosity, Zhou Beichen opened the box and saw a little white tiger with black patterns on its body, sleeping limply.
The most eye-catching thing was the pair of white wings on the white tiger's back. At this moment, the white tiger's eyes opened brightly and suddenly bent its knees towards him, stood on its hind legs, and bent its two front paws on the ground.
Zhou Beichen was shocked. He had never been so shocked in all these years.
He stood up, and Deshun happened to come in with Shen Nian'an, followed by the Minister of Rites, Shen Zishan.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
"Get up."
Zhou Beichen stared at Shen Nian'an who was standing there, murderous in his eyes, and squatted down at the right time. Shen Nian'an had no choice but to salute.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
Zhou Beichen breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't easy. This damn woman finally knelt down to him.
"Get up, Xiao Shunzi, send Hanhan back and bring Nuannuan here."
Zhou Zeyun, who was following Shen Nian'an, glared at Zhou Beichen fiercely, puffed up her round face, and ran away.
He wasn't even given a straight face, let alone asked to leave.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He was feeling very upset, and when he looked at the Minister of Rites, his eyes were even colder and more frightening than before.
The Minister of Rites knelt down without saying a word. Zhou Beichen felt depressed again. Why should both good officials and corrupt officials be afraid of him? He hadn't said anything yet. Besides, he summoned him to the palace to instruct him about the imperial examination.
He raised his hand and said, "Minister of Rites, please stand up. Someone, please give him a seat."
This is the only extremely upright official he has seen in his ten years in office. He must treat him well, otherwise he will be scared away.
"Your Majesty, thank you very much."
The Minister of Rites' heart beat faster. He vaguely felt that the Emperor was looking for him because of something bad. Why was his left eyelid twitching so violently?
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