“Wuwuwu…”
She wanted her mother's warm embrace, and Zhou Zhaonuan couldn't help but burst into tears.
Zhou Beichen looked at her, and suddenly, he stretched out his arm, picked up the round dumpling, and held it in his arms.
"Don't cry. I don't like daughters who cry. Remember, girls, especially those of my Zhou family, can have their heads cut off, their blood shed, and their lives sacrificed, but they cannot shed tears. That is a symbol of incompetence."
He wiped away Zhou Zhaonuan's tears rudely and even said seriously.
"Remember, from now on you are the princess of my Zhou family, my daughter of Zhou Beichen. You can learn literature, learn martial arts, go to the battlefield, and fight. I will never ask you to get married. You just can't be weak, let alone cry. If I find you crying again in the future, I will beat you."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand. Zhou Zhaonuan was startled and immediately buried her head in his arms and hid. The little person's expression changed, and she thought to herself.
"Mother lied. What she said was not true at all. She also said that Daddy would treat her well, but the reality is not like that. As soon as she came, she was kicked."
Zhou Beichen looked at the child with quails in his arms, a sly smile on his face, and he felt very happy.
It turns out that scaring the imperial physician is not only interesting, scaring the daughter is even more interesting.
He paced back and forth in the bedroom holding Zhou Zhaonuan in his arms. Just as he had roughly pulled Yuantuanzi's head out of his chest, he heard footsteps at the door.
"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Should we give it to this girl?"
"Enter!"
Zhou Beichen said a brief word, and the imperial physician came in tremblingly. When he saw the scene in front of him, he immediately understood what was going on.
It turned out that this girl was really the emperor's princess, otherwise why would he hold her in his arms without any disgust?
I just don't know where the emperor got it from.
Zhou Beichen put Zhou Zhaonuan on his lap, clumsily took a spoon from the jade plate held high by the imperial physician, scooped a spoonful of medicine, and brought it to Zhou Zhaonuan's mouth.
"eat."
Yuantuanzi looked at his expressionless face, then at the trembling imperial physician, who was treading on thin ice, and the palace maid who had just knelt down in front of him, and resigned himself to his fate... and opened his mouth.
"Wow...it's so bitter!"
“It’s not tasty.”
Yuan Tuanzi was so bitter that tears fell. She opened her mouth to spit it out, but was frightened by Zhou Beichen's serious look. She quickly closed her mouth and swallowed hard.
"You have to eat bitter medicine. Good medicine tastes bitter, but it is good for the disease. If you dare not eat it, I will throw you out. If you eat it obediently, I will give you candied fruit."
Zhou Beichen quickly scooped another spoonful. The round dumpling was so bitter that her tongue was tied, but she didn't dare to spit it out even after spoonful.
This father is so mean. When she was sick before, her mother was so gentle and kind to her.
Finally, after finishing the bowl of medicine, Zhou Beichen showed a smug smile to Deshun who had just come in, as if to say, you see, raising a child is easier than being an emperor.
Deshun: “…”
He quickly turned his head and walked out the door.
Heaven has its own way of retribution, and no one can escape it.
"I'll go out and guard it."
Not long after, Deshun came back and bowed his head respectfully.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived with all the concubines."
Zhou Beichen paused, his face not looking very good. Those useless women, after so many years, couldn't even give him a child, how dare they come here.
A bunch of waste.
"Go away, don't let them get in my way."
Deshun was startled and ran out wildly.
"Empress, ladies and gentlemen, the Emperor is inside with that little girl, and I'm afraid he can't see her right now. How about you all go back first? When the Emperor is free, he will naturally come to see you."
The queen's handkerchief was almost crumpled to pieces, but her expression remained dignified. The other concubines' expressions were not very good either, but they still had understanding smiles on their faces.
"That's fine, sisters. Let's go back first."
As soon as everyone left, it became quiet outside. Zhou Zhaonuan nestled in Zhou Beichen's arms, stretched out her little head, looked outside, then opened her big, innocent eyes and asked.
"Daddy, what exactly does Daddy mean? Why did Mommy ask me to cling to Daddy's thighs, saying that if I cling to Daddy's thighs, Nuannuan will have a good life, won't die, and can even get out of that good place in the cold palace."
"That good place, the cold palace?"
Zhou Beichen couldn't deny it. When did the cold palace become a good place? He subconsciously touched Yuantuanzi's forehead and found that he didn't have a fever.
"Yes, the cold palace is indeed a good place. Mother planted many vegetables in the cold palace, and we ate them in different ways. Mother also asked some people to bring us delicious food, drinks, and clothes from outside. The cold palace is not cold at all, it's great."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
The scene from five years ago flashed through his mind, and in an instant, he suddenly understood something.
This child was born to that damn woman five years ago. After she offended him, he originally intended to throw her into the cold palace and let her fend for herself. Unexpectedly, she is actually doing well. This woman is quite interesting.
"Go to the cold palace!"
Deshun shook off the dust and called out at the right moment, "The palace is cold...what's cold? The cold palace."
He shuddered and suddenly fell in front of Zhou Beichen, knelt down, and tried to persuade him earnestly.
"Your Majesty, the Cold Palace is such a filthy place. Your Majesty cannot go there. If you offend the emperor, it will be disastrous. Moreover, how can you expect me to explain to the Queen Mother?"
She glared at him coldly, "I am the emperor. I don't believe that a mere cold palace can cause any trouble. And you, you actually dared to tell the Queen Mother about my affairs. I think you are courting death!"
Deshun immediately put on a flattering smile and shouted loudly.
"The Emperor is in the cold palace."
On the way, Zhou Beichen couldn't figure out a problem, so he asked Zhou Zhaonuan in his arms.
"The gate to the cold palace cannot be opened casually. So, how did you get out?"
Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and Yuantuanzi's brows were beaming with joy, and he spoke so proudly.
"Mom said that at my age, I'm the most impatient person, so she dug a dog hole in the wall for me. She said that if I get bored, I can sneak out through the dog hole, take a look outside, and then sneak back in. After all, I'm small, so if I choose to go out and play for a while at noon, no one will see me."
Zhou Beichen was furious. What on earth did this woman teach her child? She was not worthy of being a mother. He should have chopped off her head with a knife.
"Don't ever crawl through the dog hole she dug for you again."
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