"Even if Nuannuan and Hanhan are truly not my children, they have called me father for such a long time. Don't worry, if they are indeed the eunuch's children, I will leave your bodies intact and hang them on the city wall, exposing them to the sun for 49 days, so that you can die peacefully."
"If I'm in a good mood, I might even perform a ritual for you to help your souls rest in peace."
"As for the way of death, you can choose for yourself?"
Shen Nian’an: “…”
She was stunned. No, she had to find a way to turn the situation around quickly.
This tyrant is such a dog.
The palm slapped Shen Nian'an's shoulder heavily, and the person who was slapped was stunned.
"So, my beloved, you have to think carefully. Besides serving me, have you ever served other men?"
Zhou Beichen said this with a smile in his eyes, but the smile did not reach his eyes, just like now, he clearly grabbed Shen Nian'an's hand, but everyone in the hall was wondering if Shen Nian'an's neck would be broken if he stretched out his hand in a moment.
When the queen heard this, her heart was pounding violently. If the truth came to light, she would suffer the consequences that the emperor had just mentioned.
That's too scary.
When the queen thought of her whole family hanging neatly on the city wall with their tongues stretched out, she shuddered at her own thought.
As Nuannuan listened, she felt something was not right. It was not right. Her mother had clearly said that she was indeed her father's child, otherwise she would not be so irritating.
Xiaoyuantuanzi looked at Zhou Beichen's ashen face. Although she was afraid, she still mustered up her courage.
She muttered, "Brave Nuannuan, don't be afraid of difficulties," and ran towards Zhou Beichen, looking up at him. Her big watery eyes were so lively.
She hugged his thighs tightly and talked to him.
"Daddy, Nuannuan is really your child, right? Daddy won't kill Nuannuan, right?"
This innocent childish voice warmed Zhou Beichen's heart. Mu Ran let go of Shen Nian'an's hand. Zhou Beichen lowered his head and looked at his daughter whom he had doted on for so long. He even patted her face affectionately and said with a smile.
"Nuannuan, be good. Even if you are not my child, I will not torture you. At most, I will give you a bottle of poisoned wine and quickly send you to the city gate to hang."
"If you really aren't, then Nuannuan, come back and be my daughter in your next life, okay?"
Sure enough, Yuantuanzi's happy little face immediately changed, becoming very ugly. She slowly backed away towards the corner, speaking timidly.
“No, no!”
"Daddy... Daddy, please don't believe what the Queen says, okay? Nuannuan, Nuannuan is really your child. If Daddy doesn't believe it, then..."
As she spoke, Zhou Zhaonuan opened her mouth and burst into tears, and Xiaoyuantuanzi broke down.
"How...how is it possible? Daddy is so good to me, how could Nuannuan not be Daddy's daughter? Daddy, please believe in Mommy and your daughter, okay?"
Zhou Beichen's expression changed slightly. The Queen was extremely angry. She really couldn't understand why the Emperor still wanted to hold this bastard in his arms after all this happened. She turned around and looked at her niece, her niece, her current daughter. How was she any worse than this little bastard?
Seeing that the situation was not good, the queen immediately came forward, pulled the corner of Zhou Beichen's clothes, and said with a look of concern for Zhou Beichen.
"Your Majesty, the royal bloodline cannot be confused. If all else fails, Your Majesty, please torture us. If that doesn't work, the only option left is to use blood tests to prove our kinship."
Looking back at her, Zhou Beichen's eyes became more meaningful. He didn't look at Zhou Zhaonuan, but stood with his hands behind his back.
"That's fine, but, Queen, if Nuannuan and Hanhan are truly my children, then you are slandering them."
The queen's face turned pale and she nodded with forced composure.
"I understand that I will bear all the consequences myself. I just don't want the emperor to be deceived and mistake the thief for his daughter."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
have to!
Don't flatter yourself. You are clearly doing this for your own selfish desires.
The queen had already prepared the water for the blood test, so she was not afraid that Shen Nian'an would not fall. By then, the harem would still be her world.
When she heard about the blood test to identify her relatives, Shen Nian'an felt much calmer. As long as the queen did not do anything, the two children would be safe. But the queen must have made full preparations this time, so she must keep a close eye on them.
Clenching his palms into fists, Shen Nian'an looked at the queen, hatred buried in his heart, Queen, if you can't defeat me today, I will definitely kill you with a fatal blow tomorrow.
While the imperial physician was preparing water, Zhou Beichen couldn't help but look at Zhou Zhaonuan.
Seeing his daughter huddled in the corner crying helplessly, Zhou Beichen couldn't bear it. In public, he picked up Yuantuanzi, even wiped her tears himself, and said seriously.
"Zhou Zhaonuan, have I ever told you that as a daughter of the Zhou family, I can have my head cut off and my blood shed, but I cannot easily shed tears. How can you cry like this?"
Nuannuan looked up, and in a trance, she found that the father who loved to scare her but would not really hurt her was back again. She felt a little bit safe in her heart. She tried hard to look at Zhou Beichen, her clear eyes full of tears. She grabbed a corner of Zhou Beichen's clothes tightly, and spoke with a twisted and tangled face.
"But you don't want me anymore. I'm no longer the daughter of the Zhou family. I'm going to turn into a ghost and hang on the city wall. Why do you still care about me? You might as well let me cry myself to death."
Zhou Zhaonuan was crying with tears and snot, but Zhou Beichen's face immediately turned cold. He looked at Zhou Zhaonuan and said seriously.
"Don't think you know a lot just because you've been in the Shangshufang for a few days. What's the point of living or not living, you little kid? Why are you dying? If I hear you say that again, I'll give you a good beating."
Zhou Zhaonuan: “…”
The little girl felt even more aggrieved. She really didn't understand why her father always had anything to do with beating her. Did she really deserve a beating?
She really couldn't understand some complicated things. Fortunately, she was still being held by her father. Before the result came out, she was still her father's daughter. She had to seize the time and stay in her father's arms for a while.
What if there really is no chance in the future?
She really couldn't bear to leave her father, and even more so, she couldn't bear to die with her mother and brother.
Zhou Zhaonuan buried her head in Zhou Beichen's chest, hiding herself.
There was a moment of sadness. Before Zhou Beichen could say anything, the Queen's anxious voice came.
"Your Majesty, I have brought the imperial physician with me. The chief eunuch is already waiting outside. I will call him in and have the imperial physician fetch some water."
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