Chapter 165 Supporting My Son
The King and Queen of Pingnan subconsciously looked at their son. After a careful inspection, they found that apart from the mess of tears mixed with mud and snow on his face, there was not a single scar or bruise on his face, let alone bloodstains.
On the other hand, Asui, who was held in the arms of Emperor Jingxuan, had messy hair and a clean, fair and round face. However, the scratches on his cheeks and neck looked even more terrifying.
It's obvious that he was scratched by someone. As for who it was, who else could it be but his own son?
Asui is cute and smart, young and small in stature. Now she looks like this, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she has been badly bullied.
But he didn't cry. His eyes were red, his mouth was pouting, and he looked stubborn and aggrieved. Compared with Guo Xiong's piercing magic voice, he was even more pitiful.
Emperor Jingxuan snorted, his tone ambiguous: "Your son's injuries are not obvious, but my son's injuries are obvious."
Prince Pingnan was extremely embarrassed and had no way to refute. His old face turned red and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Princess Pingnan, skeptical, pulled her son up and examined him from head to toe. "Xiong'er, where are you injured? Tell me now, don't hide it from me!"
Her daughter was spoiled. If she wasn't injured, why would she cry so miserably?
Guo Xiong twisted his body and said, "My body hurts."
"He hurts?" Princess Pingnan said excitedly, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Xiong'er said he hurts, so he must be injured!"
Emperor Jingxuan said: "Since it is on his body, then take off his clothes and examine the injury, so that everyone can see whether his injury is real or not."
Injury examination?
Where to get tested? Stripping naked in front of everyone in this freezing cold?
Guo Xiong felt inexplicably timid, especially since he was afraid of Emperor Jingxuan. He felt that it was not impossible for him to be naked in public.
Thinking of that scene, Guo Xiong shook his head like a rattle, "No, no need, I don't feel any pain anymore."
He would rather die than be seen naked by others!
Princess Pingnan: "Why aren't you feeling any pain again, child? How could you not feel any pain?"
She didn't believe it and held his hand harder.
Guo Xiong struggled in pain: "Mother, you pinched me!"
Princess Pingnan's expression froze.
Facing everyone's meaningful gazes, she put down her hand in disappointment.
Prince Pingnan's face was burning with anger. He glared at her fiercely, then said to Emperor Jingxuan with a gentle smile, "Your Majesty, the child was misbehaving, and my wife was joking. It is the father's fault that the son is not well educated. I am willing to take the punishment on behalf of my son Guo Xiong, and I have no complaints!"
He knew very well what kind of people his wife and children were. He thought that it was most likely his son who had caused the trouble today.
His intuition told him that nothing good would come of it if he continued to dwell on it, because he wanted to simply take the blame and put the matter behind him as soon as possible.
But how could Emperor Jingxuan let it go so easily?
He raised his eyelids and said in a cold tone, "Prince Pingnan is willing to take the blame, but everything should be done with reason."
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Sui'er has always been well-behaved and sensible, devoted to learning, and never causes trouble. This is obvious to all. I also want to know what happened today."
He looked at the crowd and gave an order: "Everyone present today, please stand up."
"His Majesty--"
Prince Pingnan wanted to speak out to stop him, but Emperor Jingxuan did not give him the chance, and the Yulin Army did not let him get close.
Emperor Jingxuan looked at the palace maids who had stood up and said, "To prevent outsiders from thinking that I am protecting my child, when I ask, you must answer truthfully and not conceal or lie."
"Otherwise, you'll be beaten to death."
When these words came out, the palace maids all shuddered and bowed their heads in response: "Yes!"
Asui was still sitting on the arm of his new father, looking at the shivering person on the ground, and then looking at the old father in front of him who was giving orders and looking majestic.
What I was thinking was: It’s so great to be an emperor.
Noticing his son's admiring gaze, Emperor Jingxuan curled his lips slightly, his expression becoming more resolute and majestic.
He asked the palace servants: "What happened before the two of them started fighting?"
The palace maids looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally a maid stepped forward to answer, "Your Majesty, when Young Master Guo first saw the young prince, he said he had finally caught you and that he wanted to teach you a lesson. Fortunately, his attendants intervened."
"But Young Master Guo seemed unwilling to give up. When he saw the young prince's jade pendant, he wanted to snatch it away. When the young prince refused to give it to him, he started to insult him."
When she said the last sentence, her expression paused noticeably.
Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "What insults were you making?"
The palace maid swallowed her saliva and said, "Young Master Guo said, said..."
Sweat broke out on her forehead, and she couldn't utter a single word. Finally, she knelt on the ground and trembled, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Those words were extremely disrespectful. I dared not say them!"
It would be fine if Asui's identity had not been made public, but now His Majesty has personally acknowledged that he is the royal heir, a bloodline of sky-high value.
To speak out the content of Guo Xiong's insults is tantamount to cursing the emperor and the royal family, and it would not be an exaggeration to kill all nine generations of his clan.
She kowtowed twice, her body shaking like a sieve, fearing that she would be punished if she told the truth.
Emperor Jingxuan's eyes darkened. "I forgive you, just repeat it word for word."
Palace maid: "Yes."
"Young Master Guo insulted the young prince, saying he was a posthumous child, born by a mother but not raised by a father. It was the young prince who killed his own father. Such a person should not live in this world..."
"I have said everything I should say. Every word is true and I am not lying!" After saying this, she crawled on the ground, her voice tinged with fear.
Seeing this, the few noble sons who stayed behind agreed, "That's what Guo Xiong said. We tried to stop him, but he threatened to have his father, Prince Pingnan, beat us up!"
"That's right! He's so vicious at such a young age!"
“........”
The atmosphere was terribly cold, and there was silence everywhere. No one dared to look up to see the expression on the emperor's face.
Waves of cold sweat soaked Prince Pingnan's back. He opened his mouth, but was choked and unable to make a sound.
"That's what he said?"
The low voice was mixed with softness, and these words were spoken to Asui.
Asui nodded, "Yeah!"
He curled his lips, looked at Guo Xiong with disgust, who was stunned and didn't dare to make a fuss, and said, "I'm very angry."
"Who started it first?" Emperor Jingxuan's tone was frosty.
The maid lowered her head, "...it was also Young Master Guo who pushed the young prince, forcing the young prince to fight back."
As he finished speaking, a sigh escaped from Emperor Jingxuan's lips, "Good, it's really good."
"Guo Quan, look at your good son. He has mistaken the imperial palace for your Prince of Pingnan's residence and is running wild."
The King of Pingnan lost all his courage and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty dare not..."
"Don't dare?"
In an instant, Emperor Jingxuan's expression changed drastically, and he raised his leg and kicked fiercely, "I think you dare!"
Before taking action, he did not forget to raise his hand to cover Asui's eyes to prevent him from seeing the violent side of his father.
Being kicked in the chest by the burly Emperor Jingxuan, who was in his prime, Prince Pingnan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flew several feet away, and a long mark was left on the ground.
"Your Majesty!"
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