"You, give him twenty lashes of the cane. Let him bully my sister and my study partner again."
Then, the frightened Li Liluo saw Zhou Zhaonuan waving her hand domineeringly, and the long line of eunuchs following her rioted.
His eyes turned red in an instant, scarlet red. This man had to bow his head under the eaves.
Biyu hurried to Zhou Zhaonuan's side to protect her, fearing that Li Liluo might accidentally go wild and bully their princess again.
Seeing that the servants really brought the bench, Lili Luo felt a little discouraged and really wanted to throw him on it and beat him. He had never suffered such an injustice before.
"You guys, get this playboy over there and give him a good beating."
Zhou Zhaonuan was full of energy and glared at Li Liluo and the several study partners beside Li Liluo.
"If you dare to bully my sister again, I will not forgive you."
Seeing Lili Luo being pressed on the bench, the other study companions didn't dare to make a sound.
They had guessed today that the Queen was under house arrest and that the Emperor would not care about the Second Princess at all, so they took action here. But they didn't expect that there would be such a little thing.
"We understand. We won't dare bully others anymore. Thank you, Princess, for being so generous and forgiving us this time."
The oldest study companions were no more than twelve, and at this moment all of them knelt down to Zhou Zhaonuan, which made Li Liluo feel very uncomfortable.
If only his father were the emperor, he would never let them go.
Seeing that the little eunuch refused to hit her, Nuannuan got angry, put her hands on her hips, and walked to the stool.
"Why don't you beat him? I told you to. He bullied my two sisters, so he deserves to be beaten."
Ye Bihe looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with gratitude and cried even more pitifully in the corner.
Caramel looked at her own princess, her eyes already sparkling with gold, and she was so happy that she was in a daze.
She is Nuannuan's sister now. It's great that Nuannuan finally admits that she is her sister.
From then on, she could openly call Nuannuan "sister". When she was very young, she wanted a sister who would be very kind to her, but all she had was a bullying brother.
Zhou Zeyun stood behind his sister and looked at the eunuchs but didn't take any action. He walked straight to the front and looked at the eunuchs domineeringly.
"You are so brave! Didn't you see Princess Chang'an told you to fight? Why haven't you done it yet?"
Although he was a small person, the tone of his voice was exactly the same as Zhou Beichen's, which scared several eunuchs.
One of the leading eunuchs said stubbornly.
"Princess Chang'an, Your Highness the Prince of Yan, it's not that we servants won't punish him, but Li Liluo is the son of the Prime Minister. It's said that the Prime Minister loves him so much that he wants a son in his old age. Even if he wants the stars in the sky, the Prime Minister will find a way to pluck them for him. Now, you two have offended the Prime Minister because of the Second Princess, an unfavored princess. Although it's nothing on the surface, what if he tries to use force against you behind your back?"
This eunuch was sent by Zhou Beichen to follow Zhou Zhaonuan. Zhou Zeyun rolled his eyes, but Zhou Zhaonuan refused.
"I don't care whose son she is. Today, he bullied my two sisters first, so he's always wrong. Xiaoluzi, don't worry about it. Beat him. If anything happens, I will take the responsibility alone."
Xiao Luzi looked at Zhou Zeyun again, and the latter nodded.
When the first board hit him, Lili Luo felt as if a layer of skin had fallen off his body. He looked at Zhou Zhaonuan hatefully, with hatred burning in his eyes.
He harmed my aunt and beat me today. He has remembered this grudge and will take revenge one day.
After twenty strokes of the cane, Lili Luo was already dying and almost fainted. Xiao Luzi looked at the person lying on the ground and shook his head helplessly. If he had used too much force with the cane just now, he would have been killed with three strokes.
"Princess Chang'an, Your Highness the Prince of Yan, otherwise, I will send a royal physician for him. What if he dies again?"
Zhou Zeyun nodded, frowned, and thought to himself, if beating him really has any consequences, let him bear the consequences.
Seeing this scene, looking at Li Liluo's bloody back, Ye Bihe suddenly felt much more relieved in her heart, and even her back, which had just been beaten, felt much more comfortable.
She stood up with Huan'er's help, walked tremblingly to Zhou Zhaonuan, and knelt down.
"He'er, thank you for helping me, sister."
With a slightly surprised look on his face, Zhou Zhaonuan looked at her carefully and found that what she was wearing today was a little different from usual.
She took a long breath and helped her up.
"You don't have to thank me. You're not the only sister I have. There's also Tangtang. She's my sister too, and she was almost bullied, too."
Ye Bihe was stunned for a moment and smiled decadently.
"It turns out that my sister did this for Sister Tangtang, but I was overthinking it. But today, I still want to thank my sister, otherwise, I would have been kicked to death by her."
Zhou Zhaonuan waved his hand generously, pulled up Caramel Tang, and the two ran away.
A trace of envy flashed in Ye Bihe's eyes. She used to have good friends in the private school outside the palace, but everything was different since the queen passed away that day.
She went from being the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking aristocratic family to an unpopular royal concubine. In a short period of time, she was covered in wounds.
Limping towards her seat, Ye Bihe wanted to cry again.
When the Grand Tutor came, he immediately noticed that Lili Luo was not there. After learning the reason, he looked at Zhou Zhaonuan meaningfully, and then asked someone to tell Zhou Beichen about it.
When the eunuch arrived at Xuanzheng Hall, Prime Minister Li repeatedly talked about the opening of the Grand Canal, as if he would not give up unless the Grand Canal was opened.
"Li Pan'an, I've told you so many times, let's discuss this later, let's discuss this later, why don't you understand?"
A teacup was thrown violently towards Prime Minister Li. He wanted to dodge it, but he didn't dare. As a result, a hole was smashed in Prime Minister Li's forehead, and blood was oozing out.
He wiped the blood, still kneeling on the ground with composure, and spoke.
"Your Majesty, opening the Grand Canal would be a great benefit. With convenient transportation, the people will only live better, and the transportation of food and other things will be faster. If Your Majesty is concerned about wasting time and money, you can take five, ten, or even twenty years to build it..."
Prime Minister Li was filled with righteous indignation when he spoke. Zhou Beichen thought about it carefully and said, "That's true. Since Prime Minister Li is so insistent, if not, let's give it a try."
Prime Minister Li's eyes lit up with joy, and Zhou Beichen continued.
"Then, my dear Lord Shen, I will leave the construction of the Grand Canal to you. Remember, you must not rush for success, and you must not waste people's money and labor. You can be slow, but you must not ignore the interests of the people."
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