Concubine Li was about to plead for herself, but suddenly she remembered that Zhou Beichen was angry, so she could only follow his words.
"Your Majesty, I am ill and have become insane."
Zhou Beichen, who had just walked to the door, paused and gave the order in a cold voice.
"Deshun, summon the imperial physician to Li'an Palace to prescribe medicine for Concubine Li."
Deshun, who was guarding the door, showed a look of joy and ran quickly to the Imperial Hospital. This was the happiest time he had ever had to run to see an imperial physician in all these years.
When he reached the door, Zhou Beichen remembered one thing, that is, how to deal with Zhou Bihe. After thinking about it and combining it with the matter of General Ye, Zhou Beichen decided to imprison Zhou Bihe like Concubine Li. As for the rest, he would let his daughter deal with it herself when she was no longer angry with him.
As for General Ye, he just needs to show some mercy.
But within two days, the news that Concubine Li had gone crazy had spread throughout the entire imperial court and harem. The news that Ye Bihe, out of concern for her mother, had asked to be confined to Li'an Palace to take care of Concubine Li also spread like wildfire.
General Ye was the first to smell something unusual. He felt that Concubine Li and his stupid granddaughter must have made some mistake, which was why they were confined by the emperor.
General Ye rushed into the palace and enthusiastically and domineeringly rejected Deshun's report. He broke in alone. As soon as he entered the hall, Zhou Beichen snorted coldly, and General Ye immediately knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty and come to apologize. I know that the matter of Concubine Li is definitely not as simple as madness, and the Second Princess is definitely not so filial. It must be that the two of them got together and did something shameful."
Zhou Beichen coughed awkwardly a few times, and Prime Minister Li realized it belatedly. Oh my God, this is the Xuanzheng Hall, and there are many palace servants. How could he say everything in such excitement?
Now, General Ye was almost crawling on the ground.
Zhou Beichen waved his hand, and after all the palace servants left the hall, the world seemed to quiet down. General Ye raised his head, calmed himself, and continued speaking.
"I know that Your Majesty's handling of this matter is already the most lenient. I came here today not for anything else, nor to plead for mercy for the Second Princess. Simply, if the Second Princess has truly committed an unforgivable crime, I only ask Your Majesty to give her a quick death."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
The corners of his mouth twitched, "You are quite good at putting justice above your own, and you are also quite good at guessing my thoughts."
When General Ye heard this, he kowtowed several times.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not intend to guess your thoughts. I really did not mean to do so."
General Ye is a sincere man, but he is a little too impetuous. Even his daughter is completely different from him.
Zhou Beichen pondered for a moment and decided to sell General Ye out.
"Don't worry, I'm not a heartless person. After all, she has called me father for several months. As long as she doesn't commit irreparable harm, I will naturally spare her life. Since I've spared her life, I will naturally not let her live too comfortably."
Now, General Ye’s face was full of joy.
"I thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor. I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave. Your Majesty, you are so magnanimous. I am deeply grateful to you and your eighteen generations of ancestors. I swear that I will be loyal to you. Otherwise, you will kill all ten of my clans, the Ye family."
Zhou Beichen, who was about to speak: "......"
Although he is old, his legs are quite fast. No wonder he is such a majestic and loyal general. He likes him.
After thinking for a moment, he knocked on the table and gave the order.
"Reduce Concubine Li's allowance in half, and leave her with a personal maid to serve her. The Second Princess will remain as usual. By the way, Deshun, where is the kite I asked you to find for me?"
Deshun was delighted and immediately ordered a eunuch to bring out a butterfly kite.
"Knowing that the Emperor wanted to appease the Princess, I went to buy it last night. I just didn't know what pattern the Princess would like. I figured little girls like bright colors and butterflies, so I bought this one."
Zhou Beichen took a look and saw that the butterfly kite had eyes as big as broad beans and were extremely black. Its head, body and wings were made of bamboo fences, and there was a ribbon specially hung on the butterfly's tail.
Zhou Beichen thought it was a bit vulgar at first glance.
"You're quite good at shopping."
He stood up, took the butterfly kite, and walked towards the Pepper Room with it.
Deshun immediately trotted to catch up. The emperor praised him. It seemed that the princess really liked this thing.
Zhou Beichen rarely rode in the imperial sedan chair. As he walked along the palace road, the image of his daughter's happy face when she got the kite emerged in his mind. Zhou Beichen felt that his heart also became comfortable.
It was noon, and several people were having lunch. As Zhou Beichen walked in, there was a loud and cheerful "The Emperor has arrived!"
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, your father!"
Zhou Beichen helped Shen Nian'an, and then pulled the two little ones up. As expected, Zhou Zhaonuan did not call him daddy. Zhou Beichen smiled gently, put one hand behind his back, squatted on the ground, and touched Nuannuan's soft hair.
"Nuannuan, look what Daddy brought you."
As he spoke, Zhou Beichen held the thing in front of his daughter like he was presenting a treasure. "Wow, it's a kite!" Nuannuan clapped her hands, looking very excited.
The little round girl grinned, revealing two dimples, and Zhou Beichen couldn't help but feel better.
"Nuannuan, do you want it? After dinner, daddy will accompany you out of the palace to fly a kite, okay?"
Faced with his patient persuasion, Zhou Zhaonuan looked suspicious and squinted at him with an expression of disbelief.
For the first time, Zhou Beichen was not so confident in himself, and he handed the kite to his daughter.
"Nuan Nuan, do you want it?"
Nuannuan acted very happy at first, but then a distorted and uncomfortable expression appeared on her little face. Finally, as if after a strong inner struggle, Nuannuan took a step back.
"Your Majesty, it's against the rules for your son to fly a kite outside the palace. I shouldn't let your son become arrogant because of your favor."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He smiled awkwardly, but saw Zhou Zhaonuan step forward and bow, "Your Highness, I am having dinner with Mother and Brother. Your Highness must not have eaten yet. Would you like to eat something too?"
Zhou Beichen's depressed mood improved a lot. No matter what, at least his daughter still recognized him as her father, which was a good thing.
He nodded, and Zhou Zeyun came to Zhou Beichen and smiled, "Father, I don't want this kite, why don't you give it to me? I want to go with you."
Seeing the kite being taken away, Zhou Beichen quickly took it back, frowned, and scolded lightly.
"You're already so old, and you're still fighting with your sister for things. Go away."
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