Zhou Beichen was stunned and speechless. Most importantly, he actually thought his daughter was right.
"But Nuannuan, swearing is bad behavior after all. Nuannuan is a girl, and swearing is always wrong."
Thinking that he had always been too harsh with his daughter, Zhou Beichen squatted down, pulled her to his side, and carefully reasoned with her for the first time, trying to influence her with reason.
Her innocent big eyes kept turning around, Zhou Beichen thought she understood, and was happy, but he saw Nuannuan asked with an innocent look.
"Father said that cursing is bad behavior, but why do you always curse those ministers and hit them on the head with memorials, hitting them until their heads are broken and bleeding, but they dare not hide. Moreover, you always shout for war and killing. Father, are all these things you do good things?"
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Well, he and this stupid girl didn't talk at all.
He wanted to be furious, but looking at his innocent and naive daughter, he felt that losing his temper was indeed a bad behavior. So, the emperor paused, pursed his lips, said nothing, silently hugged his daughter, and led his son to the inner room.
At the dinner table, Shen Nian'an simply cooked a few dishes, but everyone ate happily.
The meal is closed.
Zhou Beichen looked at his two children and his wife sitting next to him, and suddenly felt like he was a family of four.
He felt that if there were no concubines in the harem and those annoying ministers, he would crown Shen Nian'an as queen, and it would be nice for their family of four to continue living like this.
The next day.
Du Mansion.
Du Ruolan's father was the imperial tutor of the current dynasty and had taught the emperor before.
As soon as he saw his daughter coming back, Tutor Du was overjoyed, and so was Du's mother, who came out to pick up her daughter happily.
However, the two old couple felt uncomfortable as soon as they saw that Du Ruolan was carrying five large carriages full of things.
In anger, Master Du, who walked to Du Ruolan first, spoke first.
"What's wrong, Ruolan? Did that old fox Prime Minister Li bully you? This time, why did you come back by yourself? Where is my unattainable son-in-law, and my ignorant little grandson?"
Since Zhou Beichen ascended the throne, Grand Tutor Du has retired from the court and has not been involved in state affairs for many years. Now, naturally, he is unaware of the changes in the court.
Mother Du followed closely behind, panting. "Lan'er, what's wrong? I see you've lost a lot of weight. Tell me, is it that Prime Minister Li who has pissed you off? If he really dared to, don't be afraid. Your parents will definitely seek justice for you."
Du Ruolan felt particularly uncomfortable seeing her elderly parents so anxious.
She looked up at the sky and barely managed to hide the tears she couldn't hold back. She grabbed Du's mother's hand, put on a beautiful smile, and said firmly.
"It's okay, mother. What happened in the past is in the past. I came back today and have already divorced Prime Minister Li. From now on, I will no longer have any relationship with those three children."
After she said this, the angry faces of Master Du and Du's mother froze. After a long while, Master Du patted Du Ruolan on the shoulder and spoke slowly.
"Divorce is fine, let's divorce. Anyway, from the beginning, I looked down on you marrying that Prime Minister Li. If you hadn't been so determined to marry him, I wouldn't have agreed to it no matter what."
Du Ruolan looked at Master Du's head full of white hair. She was already at this age, but she still wanted her father to worry about her. It was really unfilial.
Du Ruolan immediately knelt on the ground.
"Ruolan..."
"Lan'er, what are you doing? Get up quickly."
Du's mother couldn't bear to see her daughter being wronged, so she and Master Du hurriedly helped her daughter up.
Du Ruolan shook her head. "No, I apologize here. I hope you won't blame me. Also, I asked the Emperor for permission to divorce me. Now, even if Prime Minister Li wants to save the relationship, I'm afraid he won't dare."
Master Du's slightly anxious heart was immediately put at ease. Good, very good. His daughter had such a heart. He felt that his life was not lived in vain.
"With the Emperor's decree for divorce, that's great, Ruolan. Although Dad didn't like what you did before, this time, what you did makes Dad very happy. Now that we're divorced, and you've severed ties with those three ungrateful bastards you gave birth to, my heart is also brightening. Let's go back. Today, you have a few more drinks with Dad."
"Madam, please find someone to heat up a few pots of wine for me and prepare some side dishes."
Du Ruolan: “…”
Her eyes rolled around unnaturally. Before, she had thought of thousands of different attitudes of her parents after she returned home, but she really didn't expect that her parents would have such an attitude now. It really surprised and delighted her.
Seeing Master Du humming a little tune as he walked in, Du Ruolan was also infected by her father and became happy from the bottom of her heart.
She raised her foot and said, "Dad, wait for me. Today, I want to drink too. I've been married for so many years, and the people I owe the most are my parents. Today, Ruolan has to drink a couple of glasses with them."
"Come quickly, Lan'er."
Mother Du held Grand Tutor Du's hand and waited for her daughter. Above the sky, the setting sun shone warm rays of sunlight, which passed straight through the big trees in the courtyard and shone on the backs of the three people. They looked harmonious and happy.
After a while, four more figures appeared on the road, with the same harmony, the same ease, and the same happiness.
"Daddy, please walk slower. Nuannuan can't keep up."
"Mom, please walk slower. I can't keep up with you."
Zhou Beichen and Shen Nian'an heard the sound and turned back in confusion, only to find that the two little kids were very far away from them.
Zhou Beichen raised his eyebrows.
"Wait a minute! After all, a fat, round ball walks slowly!"
"Alright!"
Shen Nian'an stopped and found that someone's mouth was getting closer and closer to her, and finally, it was next to her ear.
"It's rare for me to be out with my beloved concubine. I also want to take a walk with my beloved concubine and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains. Speaking of which, the scenery of this Du Taifu Mansion is quite beautiful. It's more comfortable than staying in my palace."
Wen Xun's voice, as gentle as the spring breeze, broke into Shen Nian'an's ears, shaking her heart and making her almost drop her jaw in surprise.
"Her face was calm, with a slight smile on her lips, "I will obey the emperor."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
You are the only one who listens to me, and you are really good at playing hard to get.
Slippery.
I never knew that concubines could be like this before.
"Okay, let's go, Shen Nian'an. I think it's not important whether you listen on the surface or not. What's important is whether you listen in your heart or not."
His expression changed inexplicably, and just as Shen Nian'an was about to speak, his hand was pulled up.
Zhou Beichen happily held someone's hand and walked deeper into the mansion.
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