Zhou Beichen was so angry that he almost laughed. Well, it was obviously her fault, but he not only summoned the imperial physician to treat her, but now he was kind enough to come and see her. But she was so ungrateful that she even refused to appreciate it.
With a look, Deshun immediately understood, and under Shen Nian'an's worried look, he pushed Shen Nian'an out.
Now, the bedroom was completely quiet.
Zhou Beichen sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. He stared at the little girl who ignored him.
"Nuannuan, let me ask you a question. Are those tassels on He'er yours..."
Stolen.
He didn't say the last sentence out loud. Subconsciously, he believed his daughter. However, the evidence was irrefutable. If his daughter didn't do it, then he would investigate right away and would definitely clear his daughter's name.
But if... it was really his daughter who took it and she refused to admit it, he would definitely teach Zhou Zhaonuan a lesson and let her know that she could never lie to him as her father at any time.
Silent tears fell, "patter", and soon, the pillow was wet. Zhou Beichen felt strange. He leaned over and was about to look at Zhou Zhaonuan, but suddenly he met a pair of extremely clear eyes.
Nuannuan turned around and stared at him with disappointed and sad eyes.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
His heart skipped a beat, and he felt even more that this daughter was really difficult to discipline.
"What did I do to you? You're looking at me like that, so I'm just asking."
As he spoke, Zhou Beichen's tone unconsciously became a little harsher. "Nuannuan, you must know that deceiving me is a crime of deceiving the emperor. If I really want to pursue it, you can't bear it."
His father really didn't believe her. Zhou Zhaonuan felt a breath stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
She sat up and wiped the tears from her face with strength.
Mother's words flashed through Zhou Zhaonuan's mind. She looked at Zhou Beichen and asked in a light voice.
"Your Majesty, you haven't come to see me for a while. My second sister framed me, accusing me of stealing the tassels that Your Majesty gave her and trying to grab Brother Qingzhu's eyes. I couldn't stand it, so I went up to her and fought with her. But, Your Majesty, when you came that day, you scolded me without any reason and even beat me. Your Majesty, don't you want me anymore?"
"I don't know how that tassel got into my bag. Father, you ask this because you don't trust me. Do you really think I stole my second sister's things?"
Seeing her eyes filled with sincerity, and her calling him "Father Emperor" and herself "son and subject", Zhou Beichen paused and didn't speak for a long time. Nuannuan gave a self-deprecating smile and continued.
"Your Majesty said you were good to me, but when you came today, you simply didn't believe me. You asked me if I had stolen my second sister's things. Now, I swear on my life that I have never stolen anything from my second sister. Your Majesty, please send someone to investigate. If it is indeed me, you can do whatever you want with me."
After being questioned by her in a series of questions, Zhou Beichen was speechless and had no idea how to respond.
He wanted to say that everything he was doing was for her own good, and that suppressing the matter and not investigating it was also for her own good. But the situation was now, and his stubborn daughter was not grateful at all.
"The reason you're asking this is simply because my second sister went to you to complain. Although you don't really believe me, you're suspicious of me. Ever since you last didn't come to see me for a month, the ladies in the Shangshu Room haven't treated me with the same respect as before. Even the ladies in the harem haven't treated me as well as before."
Zhou Beichen was stunned. He suddenly understood why his daughter's personality changed in just one month. She was no longer stupid and became more and more like him.
Nuannuan continued to speak.
"Furthermore, my Lord, as the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes. You don't trust me, your son. Do you really not trust your own offspring? Or do you not trust yourself?"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Zhou Beichen's face suddenly changed. Although he had been tolerant of Zhou Zhaonuan before, that was because her mischief, eccentricity, and coquettishness made him believe in her heart that she was a kind of dependence on her father. He did not feel that his dignity was damaged, but rather enjoyed it.
Now, he stood up, pointed at her, and looked at Zhou Zhaonuan angrily.
"Zhou Zhaonuan, you... you... you are truly outrageous. How dare you be so rude and contradictory to me."
Zhou Zhaonuan pursed her lips, her big eyes filled with grievance. She just looked at him without saying a word, and she glanced back all the tears.
This was the first time since she met Zhou Beichen that she did not cry in front of him.
"I'm leaving now. You stay here and reflect on your mistakes. When you understand clearly, you can come and apologize to me!"
Zhou Beichen's voice was extremely stern. He flicked his sleeves and left. He left in a rather awkward manner. He felt uneasy and uncomfortable. Various emotions mixed together and he felt extremely suffocated.
He had never had a child before, and had no idea how to get along with a child.
After all, his blood and bones are different from those of the concubines.
Seeing him coming out angrily, Shen Nian'an met him face to face.
"Your Majesty, warm her up..."
Zhou Beichen glared at her and said, "Look at your well-educated daughter, but she doesn't learn from the good things and instead talks back at her father and the emperor. She has a lot of tricks up her sleeve."
As he spoke, he took a big step forward, and Deshun trotted after him.
Shen Nian'an looked at his back as he walked further and further away, a dark light flashed in his eyes.
In the bedroom, Zhou Zhaonuan sat on the bed and wiped away a few tears. In the past, she really loved her father very much, and now, she also loved her father very much, but this time, her father did not believe her.
She must let her father know her importance completely. She wants her father to be kind and her daughter to be filial. She wants her father to truly care about her. Otherwise, if such things happen a few more times, what will she do, and what will her mother and brother do?
Therefore, she asked her father to believe in her unconditionally no matter what she did in the future.
As for whether it is appropriate or not, we can talk about it later.
Shen Nian'an came over and comforted her daughter. She was surprised at her changes in the past few days. Besides being surprised, she felt distressed.
"Mother is so warm and beautiful, it's all my fault."
Zhou Zhaonuan's nose felt sore, and he buried his little head in Shen Nian'an's arms and rubbed it hard.
"Mother, you are so good. You have done well enough. If it weren't for you, how could Nuannuan and my brother have grown up in the cold palace?"
After Zhou Beichen returned to Xuanzheng Hall, he immediately called Wang Da out, "Quick, find out what happened to Liusu as quickly as possible."
Wang Da was indeed fast enough. When he brought Jiang Yanfeng over and listened to Jiang Yanfeng tell all the truth, Zhou Beichen, sitting on the dragon throne, was dumbfounded.
It turned out that he had really wronged his daughter. Not only that, he had also destroyed all of her good feelings towards him.
His daughter didn't lie, so he really shouldn't have asked that question, let alone been so mean to her. Thinking of Nuannuan's aggrieved eyes, Zhou Beichen wanted to slap himself.
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