Zhou Beichen: “…”
His daughter nestled in his arms and said this with confidence, but he responded with gritted teeth.
"Don't be so sarcastic to me, Deshun. Take the princess away and let Biyu help her to sleep. If she doesn't want to sleep, take her to see the King of Yan."
Deshun said hurriedly, "I obey your command."
What a good thing, what a great thing. After so long, he can finally hug the princess again.
Deshun understood and came to hug Zhou Zhaonuan. The little round girl was unexpectedly well-behaved and didn't seem to want to disturb his father and mother's good things.
As soon as the person left, Zhou Beichen's romantic nature came out. Although he didn't like beautiful women, he was a man who had to release some potential to a certain extent, otherwise he would suffocate himself to death.
"My dear, I haven't come to see you for a long time since I left your place that day. It's getting late now, why don't we go to bed?"
Zhou Beichen quickly took off his outer robe, with a naughty smile on his face. He walked to the bed, reached out and grabbed Shen Nian'an's two white and tender hands, pressed her against the wall, wanting to have a passionate lovemaking with the woman in front of him.
"Your Majesty, it's not too dark yet. Otherwise, I'd like to chat with you. If that doesn't work, we can play chess."
Zhou Beichen paused. All the concubines in the harem tried their best to throw themselves at him when they saw him, but Shen Nian'an was the only one who was never so impatient.
There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and Zhou Beichen couldn't stop himself.
He picked the person up, but before he took a step, he heard Deshun standing at the door, shouting and testing loudly.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived with the Second Princess."
Zhou Beichen was slightly stunned. It was so late, what was he doing here? At this moment, he regretted being soft-hearted that day. The queen asked the palace maids around her to come and beg her, saying that the queen knew her mistake and would never dare to do it again, so he lifted the house arrest.
Zhou Beichen's expression did not change. He put Shen Nian down, sat up straight, and straightened his expression before speaking.
"Let her in."
As soon as the queen came in, she saw Shen Nian'an so close to Zhou Beichen, hatred flashed in her eyes, and she greeted him first.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May your Highness be well and at peace."
Zhou Beichen looked the man up and down and nodded, "Get up."
Shen Nian'an knelt down and saluted, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Please stand up, Concubine Hui. You are a person with children. You must cherish this blessing. Unlike me, I have been with the emperor for so many years and still have no children."
Shen Nian'an didn't stand up, but lowered her head even more, "Your Majesty, I will follow the Queen's instructions and will not go beyond the rules. I will definitely cherish it."
Zhou Beichen looked at the queen's aggressive look and his face looked unhappy.
The queen continued speaking regardless, her voice full of regret and sorrow.
"That's good to know, Concubine Hui. Although Princess Chang'an and Prince Yan are not my biological children, in my heart, they are just like my own children. However, I really didn't expect that, Concubine Hui, you would dare to do such a thing that is against the will of heaven and is so treasonous. It really makes me heartbroken..."
Shen Nian’an: “…”
She lowered her head, completely unaware of what the Queen meant. She had not yet had the chance to expose the Queen's big mistake, but the Queen couldn't wait any longer.
She was still kneeling on the ground with her head down, but her voice was clear.
"I don't know what I have done that is so unjust and treasonous. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
The queen seemed to be confident, looking at Shen Nian'an, with a monstrous hatred hidden under the hatred for iron and steel.
"Ms. Shen, if I hadn't run into the chief eunuch in your palace in the Imperial Garden a few days ago, I would have been fooled by you."
Zhou Beichen stood up, walked in front of the queen and said seriously.
"What do you mean? What did Concubine Hui scare you about?"
The queen looked at Zhou Beichen lovingly, then knelt down.
"Your Majesty, not only have I been fooled, but even you, the ruler of your country, have been fooled."
As she spoke, the queen grabbed Zhou Beichen's trouser leg, lowered her head, turned her eyes left and right, pointed at Shen Nian'an, and finally, raised her head and looked at Zhou Beichen with the most sincere eyes.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that we have all been deceived by this bitch. Clearly, so many years have passed, and the concubines in the harem have never been able to conceive. How come Shen Nian'an was the only one who was able to conceive, give birth to a child, and raise it to this age? Your Majesty, didn't you ever have any doubts about this?"
The Queen said firmly, "After investigation, I have found out that the two children of Chen Nian and Ansheng are not of royal blood at all. They are the illegitimate offspring of the eunuch in charge of the Pepper Room, who was also the eunuch in charge of the Cold Palace. Your Majesty, you have mistakenly recognized the children and gave this bitch a position in vain. Your Majesty, we have all been deceived."
Shen Nian’an: “…”
She bit her lip, raised her head, and looked at the queen indignantly, but she knelt even straighter.
Shen Nian'an said firmly.
"Your Majesty, I, Chen Nian'an, have been in the cold palace for five years, raising these two children all by myself, without ever leaving. How could Nuannuan and Hanhan be someone else's children, let alone a eunuch's? Isn't what the Empress said absurd? Please understand."
The queen glanced at Zhou Beichen and spoke hurriedly.
"Concubine Hui, don't try to quibble. That eunuch didn't get it clean back then. I've asked the imperial physician, and he says that if you have sex frequently and at the right time, you can get pregnant."
"Queen, you are absolutely absurd."
Ignoring her, Shen Nian'an kowtowed to Zhou Beichen, then stood up again and looked directly at Zhou Beichen.
"Your Majesty, I have never served two husbands. From the beginning to the end, I have only regarded Your Majesty as my husband, and have never done anything shameful with anyone else. The Empress is truly framing me. I beg Your Majesty to clear the injustice for Nuannuan and Hanhan."
Seeing Zhou Beichen’s cold expression and motionless appearance, Shen Nian’an clenched his fists, struggled, kowtowed again, and said sincerely.
"If Your Majesty truly doesn't believe me and wants to torture me to extract a confession, please start with me. Please don't hurt Nuannuan and Hanhan. They are your own children."
Seeing Zhou Beichen's gloomy face, to be honest, the queen was also nervous.
After all, her husband was too smart, and she was too stupid. If her husband didn't believe her, she would be in trouble.
However, for the sake of the Li family and her own position as queen, she had to take the gamble.
Zhou Beichen's eyes were dark and unclear, staring at Shen Nian'an closely, as if he wanted to see through this woman. After a long time, he squatted down and personally helped Shen Nian'an up.
"My dear, what are you talking about?"
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