Shen Nian’an: “…”
Zhou Beichen: “…”
The two men looked at the greasy claw marks on the folds of their clothes that were clearly left by their daughter's claws. After looking at each other, they both closed their eyes in disgust.
"My beloved, I don't want this dress anymore."
"Your Majesty, I don't want this dress anymore."
The two said in unison.
Zhou Zhaonuan: “…”
The little guy rolled his eyes. Are her hands really that dirty?
He raised his hand, looked carefully at the greasy little paws, rolled his eyes at his parents, and spoke vaguely.
"If you don't want it, then don't. You all dislike Nuan Nuan anyway."
As he was talking, a few golden beans fell out.
Zhou Beichen's head hurt a lot, but he still insisted and spoke with embarrassment.
"Nuannuan, Daddy doesn't dislike you. Daddy's dragon robe is not a big deal. But these clothes, Deshun, these clothes, let's send them to the laundry bureau for cleaning, and take Concubine Hui's clothes along with them."
Deshun blinked and immediately said yes. Zhou Zhaonuan then burst into laughter and a snot bubble blew out of his nose. Zhou Beichen lowered his head and watched curiously as the snot bubble grew bigger and expanded, and then... sprayed all over his face.
Something sticky exploded on his skin. Zhou Beichen resisted the urge to vomit and said, "Ugh..."
He really couldn't bear it anymore and retched. All the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe, for fear that they would be in danger if they were not careful.
The emperor was reluctant to punish the princess, but he was willing to punish them.
"Come here, I want to take a bath."
"Daddy, I'm sorry, Nuannuan didn't mean it."
Finally, she glared at Zhou Zhaonuan, who was staring at her with wide eyes and feeling very innocent.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He was in a state of panic. "Nuannuan, you're not wrong. It's all Dad's fault. Don't worry, next time you cry, I will definitely stay away from you."
Seeing Zhou Beichen's quick-walking back, Zhou Zeyun chuckled.
Shen Nian'an tapped her son's forehead, told Aunt Xu to bring a handkerchief, and helped her daughter blow her nose.
"Mother, does Father like being bullied by his sister?"
Shen Nian'an thought carefully about his son's innocent question, "Maybe, but, Hanhan, you have to recognize your own identity. Your father is not angry with Nuannuan, but it doesn't mean he is not angry with others. You can't try it. What if he gets crazy and beats you up again?"
Zhou Zeyun thought about it seriously and realized that his father did treat him differently. He nodded helplessly.
He immediately decided that no matter how his father treated him now, he would treat his father the same way when his father got old.
The second day.
The news and reasons behind the queen's dethronement spread not only throughout the palace, but also to every street and alley.
The General's Mansion is no exception.
"Dad, Dad, something bad has happened."
General Ye was reading a military book. He was old, but his heart was not old.
"What's going on?"
Seeing his impetuous second son, General Ye put the military book down heavily and felt unhappy.
"Dad, you don't know yet, sister, sister..."
The appearance of the second brother of the Ye family made General Ye's face change suddenly, and a bad feeling came over him.
"What happened to your sister? Did she get into trouble again?"
The second brother of the Ye family nodded dejectedly, squatted down, reached out and held General Ye's hand, trying to give him some strength to fight against the difficulties.
"What happened back then was exposed. In addition, my sister has been using my eldest brother's daughter to win his favor, which really made the emperor disgusted with her. Now, my sister has become Concubine Ye."
"What?"
Veins bulged on General Ye's forehead. He grabbed the second brother of the Ye family tightly. Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest, a pain in his head, his neck tilted back, and he fainted.
The second elder brother of the Ye family was extremely anxious. "Someone, go get the doctor."
When General Ye woke up again, he didn't care about anything. He didn't even put on his clothes properly. He just put them on casually without any care, and walked into the palace without even doing his hair.
He wanted to apologize to the emperor and tell him the whole truth. Otherwise, he was afraid that after the emperor's final decree, everything would be hopeless.
Zhou Beichen was discussing matters with a group of ministers. When he saw that the disheveled man who rushed in was General Ye, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Queen, no, it's Concubine Ye. All the mistakes she has made over the years are due to my poor teaching. It's all my fault. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, and punish me, and..."
General Ye closed his eyes, made up his mind, and was about to tell all the facts, but unexpectedly, Li Panan rolled his eyes at him, stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, General Ye's disheveled appearance is truly disrespectful to His Majesty. He deserves twenty strokes of the cane."
Prime Minister Li angrily threw his sleeves.
Zhou Beichen said angrily, "Prime Minister Li, I haven't said anything yet."
Prime Minister Li immediately lowered his head, and the atmosphere eased slightly. Zhou Beichen thought about it carefully. Although General Ye had forced him that year, he had always been doing his duty since his daughter was crowned as queen, and had never had the intention of rebelling.
He glanced at Prime Minister Li coldly and said, "Prime Minister Li, how to deal with General Ye is my business."
Prime Minister Li shuddered all over and immediately dared not speak.
Zhou Beichen stared at General Ye, his fingers drumming on the table. His heart was in turmoil.
"General Ye, please tell me everything else."
General Ye's scalp was tingling, but the knife was really on his neck at this moment, and he dared not not speak.
"Your Majesty, this is all my daughter's fault, as well as mine. It was my doting on my daughter from childhood that led to her suffering such a terrible disaster today. Not only did Concubine Ye prevent all the concubines in the harem from getting pregnant, but when Concubine Ye returned home to visit her parents, she also forced her eldest brother and his wife to commit suicide so that she could give her He'er's child to bring back to the palace to raise."
"I couldn't bear to part with either my daughter or my son, so I came up with a solution that would satisfy both parties. I had my eldest son and his wife run away secretly."
Zhou Beichen's expression suddenly changed.
"But is there anything else? Or, besides this, has the Queen done anything treasonous behind my back?"
General Ye looked up, his eyes full of integrity.
"No more, all gone. I have come here specifically to plead guilty to Your Majesty. The fundamental reason why Ye Jiao'er committed the crime of deceiving the emperor is me. I beg Your Majesty to execute me and Ye Jiao'er, but please spare my two sons and all the relatives of the Ye family. Oh, and the Second Princess, she is just a child who knows nothing, please have mercy on her as well."
"If Your Majesty is still angry, you can have me and my daughter burned with fire, torn into pieces by five horses, or even turned into human pigs. I only beg Your Majesty to spare my entire clan."
Zhou Beichen changed his sitting position and suddenly sighed.
"You're right about that. You're indeed to blame. After all, if a son isn't well-educated, it's the father's fault."
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