Liu Zhao's brothers have probably been busy having sons in recent years.
Yu Ge'er has at least twenty cousins.
I have more than a dozen cousins.
There was a bunch of little kids, and Gu Jiu couldn't tell who was whose, nor could he call out their names.
During a palace banquet, the Cining Palace became a nursery.
There are a lot of children in the room, and the oldest one, Liu Zheng, is already eleven or twelve years old.
The youngest is still in swaddling clothes.
You can imagine how noisy it would be when so many children get together.
Gu Jiu was so annoyed by the noise that he asked Yu Ge'er to take good care of Heng Ge'er, then left quickly and went to the main hall to pay his respects.
She complained to Liu Zhao, "Your brothers are really good at having children."
Liu Zhao grinned, "I'm also quite fertile. I even gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him.
The two entered the main hall and kowtowed to Empress Dowager Xiao.
Gu Jiu looked at the people around Empress Dowager Xiao, but Aunt Jia was not there.
It seems that Aunt Jia's status in the Cining Palace is really ordinary, and she is not even qualified to serve Empress Dowager Xiao personally.
Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes were blurry due to her old age and she could not see clearly.
"You two, come forward and let me take a closer look. I haven't seen the eldest brother's wife in almost two years, and she's still the same."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "The Empress Dowager is becoming more and more energetic."
Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand and said, "Don't try to flatter me with nice words. Did you bring the twins?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the two children are weak. It's so cold, and my granddaughter-in-law doesn't dare to take them out."
"So you didn't bring twins into the palace. I've been longing for twins for almost a year, but I haven't even seen them. You two despise me so much that you'd rather die than bring the children into the palace for me to see."
Empress Dowager Xiao was angry and vented her rage.
Liu Zhao stepped forward and said, "Grandmother, please calm down. It was my grandson who made the decision not to allow Xiaojiu to bring the children into the palace. Grandmother, you also know that these two children were born prematurely and were weaker than other children. After almost a year of raising them, it was only with great difficulty that they gained some weight. I really don't dare to take the risk of taking them out in such cold weather."
Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly, "Forget it, forget it. I am just an old fool, annoying everyone. If you two don't want to bring your children into the palace, I won't force you. There are so many children in the palace, we don't need your two."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your understanding." Liu Zhao smiled playfully and didn't take Empress Dowager Xiao's complaints to heart at all.
Empress Dowager Xiao was angry all night.
No matter how old you are, as people get older their tempers get worse. They need to be coaxed and they tend to hold grudges.
Liu Zhao refused to coax her, and Gu Jiu was even more unwilling, so Empress Dowager Xiao could only sulk.
Emperor Wende was filial and concerned about why Empress Dowager Xiao was angry.
Empress Dowager Xiao snorted, "They are not your good sons and daughters-in-law. In their eyes, I am just a nuisance."
Emperor Wende said, "My Queen Mother must have misunderstood. No matter how many shortcomings that brat Liu Zhao has, he dare not be unfilial."
Empress Dowager Xiao said, "I am not old and confused yet. I can distinguish between sincerity and pretense."
Emperor Wende had no choice but to summon Liu Zhao to his side and ask him to apologize to Empress Dowager Xiao.
Liu Zhao was very tactful and kowtowed directly to Empress Dowager Xiao, "Grandmother, I kowtow to you and wish you all the best in the coming year."
Empress Dowager Xiao said, "I just want to see your twins, a boy and a girl."
Boy and girl twins are so rare!
Liu Zhao laughed, "Don't worry, Grandmother. I will definitely bring the children into the palace when they are one year old."
Empress Dowager Xiao's expression softened slightly. "Remember what you said. When the child turns one year old, you must bring him into the palace."
"My grandson will definitely not forget it."
Emperor Wende also said: "I will send someone to remind him. If he does not bring the child into the palace, I will whip him."
Empress Dowager Xiao finally smiled. "The boss is always reliable in what he says and does. I trust him."
Liu Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandmother, for trusting me."
This year's palace banquet was obviously more lively than previous years.
Because there are so many people and the quota is high.
Emperor Wende’s concubines, the little princes born in recent years, and the sons born to Liu Zhao’s brothers.
A large group of children, including princes and grandchildren, could not sit still and ran outside the hall to set off fireworks and play.
The concubines said auspicious words to each other and toasted each other.
Gu Jiu calculated the time, and when the time came, she would take the child back to the palace to stay for one night.
The city gates are closed and there is no way to leave the city tonight.
Staying in a palace occasionally is a fresh experience.
"Wow……"
Outside the palace gate, the sound of a child crying was heard.
When one child cries, the other children start crying too.
The crying sounds came one after another, alarming everyone in the hall.
Emperor Wende ordered the palace servants, "Go out and see what's going on."
The palace maid took the order and went out to check the situation.
The palace servant quickly returned, "Your Majesty, the young masters are fighting."
When they heard about the fight, everyone couldn't sit still.
They all stood up and walked out of the hall.
It turned out that Yu Ge'er was fighting with a little prince.
Liu Zhengze fought with other cousins.
Yu Ge'er rode on the little prince and punched the little prince in the face with his little fists.
"ah……"
All that was heard was Xiao Zhaoyi's exclamation.
"Stop it now, pull that brat away. The Ninth Prince is about to be beaten to death."
Xiao Zhaoyi rushed out of the crowd, grabbed Yu Ge'er, raised her hand and was about to hit Yu Ge'er in the face.
"What is Empress Zhaoyi going to do?"
Gu Jiu held Xiao Zhaoyi's wrist tightly.
"put……"
Xiao Zhaoyi wanted to scold him for being so rude, but when she saw that the other person was Gu Jiu, she swallowed the rest of her words.
She angrily said, "He is your son? Didn't you see him hitting someone? How do you discipline your child?"
"My child never hits anyone randomly. If he hits someone, it's because that person deserves it."
“You, you…”
Xiao Zhaoyi sneered, and tears began to fall.
She broke free from Gu Jiu's grip and cried, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for the emperor!"
She cried beautifully and pitifully.
Like a helpless and bullied woman.
"Stop it! Fighting on New Year's Day. What do you think the palace is? A market?"
Emperor Wende roared, and the palace servants hurriedly pulled all the people fighting apart.
Gu Jiu protected Yu Ge'er, "Are you hurt?"
Yu Ge'er winked secretly, smiled mischievously, and whispered, "My son is not injured. The Ninth Prince is no match for my son."
"Why fight him?"
"He bullied Heng Ge'er. My son warned him, but he didn't listen. He deserves a beating."
Gu Jiu chuckled, "Well done. When the Emperor asks you questions later, you must behave well, okay?"
"My son knows."
"You little brat, how dare you fight?" Liu Zhao shouted, and winked at Yu Ge'er while turning his back to Emperor Wende.
Yu Ge'er quickly made an expression of guilt and admitted his mistake.
Over there, Liu Yi had already started to take action and slapped Liu Zheng on the head.
"You've made it big. You dare to fight in the palace."
Liu Zheng cried out, "They were the first to attack."
Xiao Qin'er was heartbroken and scolded Liu Yi, "Why did you hit him when you didn't even ask for the details?"
Liu Yi was furious, "Does he have any reason to fight?"
"That's enough! Shut up!" Emperor Wende said angrily, "Everyone, regardless of age or seniority, whether or not they participated in the fight, go to the side hall and question them one by one. Chang En, you are in charge of this matter."
"I obey your command."
At Emperor Wende's command, all the children were taken to the side hall.
Xiao Qin'er was very worried that Liu Zheng would be punished.
She quietly came to Xiao Zhaoyi's side and said, "It's better not to be caused by your son."
Xiao Zhaoyi sneered, "If you dare to fight in the palace, wait for the beating."
After saying that, he turned and left.
As for the child's matter, Chang En led the professionals and quickly found out the whole story.
A group of half-grown children were playing with fireworks outside the hall.
Several princes and grandchildren relied on their status and height to snatch fireworks from other children.
Heng Ge'er was robbed and couldn't fight back, so he cried like a baby.
As an elder brother, Liu Yu demanded an apology from several princes and grandchildren.
The ninth prince stepped forward and bluntly refused, and then a fight broke out between the two sides.
Liu Yu specifically targeted the Ninth Prince and beat him.
Liu Zheng, out of brotherly loyalty, helped Liu Yu beat up the cousins. Perhaps there was also some old grudges that had accumulated over the years.
Anyway, the two sides had a fight.
Liu Zheng was the biggest and tallest, and he could fight several of them alone without being at a disadvantage at all.
Liu Yu specifically greeted the Ninth Prince in the face.
Liu Zhao was so angry that he complained bitterly, "Stupid boy, how can you fight with someone in the face? It's like giving them a handle. Father will definitely not let you go."
Then he complained about Gu Jiu, "You turned Brother Yu into a fool."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him, "It's obvious that you made him a fool. He only knows how to swing his fists and doesn't know how to use his brain."
The two parents complained harshly about their son, calling him a fool and a moron, without considering Yu Ge'er's personal feelings at all.
Please find out the psychological shadow area of Yu Ge'er.
Yu Ge'er had a look of despair on his face: I feel so tired after meeting such weird parents!
My parents are unreliable, so my brother can only rely on me to protect him.
Now that the matter has been investigated, the next step is to figure out how to deal with it.
According to Liu Zhao's idea, the Ninth Prince and his group of arrogant kids deserved to be beaten.
Liu Yi also had the same thought in his heart.
A bunch of young boys, who haven't even grown any hair yet, dare to bully others by taking advantage of their power. They deserve to be beaten.
Obviously Emperor Wende didn't think so.
The one who was beaten was his son, and the one who beat him was his grandson.
He has to show an attitude.
As a junior, Liu Yu punched his elder, which was obviously disrespectful.
As an elder brother, Liu Zheng does not know how to love his brothers. Instead, he raises his fists at his younger brothers. This is a very bad example.
Liu Yu and Liu Zheng, two brothers in distress, were punished by being struck five times with a ruler each, forced to reflect on their mistakes facing a wall for ten days, and required to copy a book a hundred times.
Liu Zheng endured the punishment of being punished with a ruler and facing the wall.
I can’t stand copying books!
His biggest headache was reading and copying books.
When I heard about copying books, I wanted to die.
Liu Yu, on the other hand, wanted to die the moment he heard about the ruler. As for facing the wall and copying books, that was a minor problem.
Emperor Wende's next words were like another bucket of cold water poured on the two brothers in distress.
"Just copy the book on the wall inside the palace. When you have copied it a hundred times, you can leave the palace."
It’s so annoying!
The two brothers were in the same trouble and could only smile bitterly together.
Emperor Wende continued, "As for the Ninth Prince and his companions, they stole the fireworks and provoked trouble, and they deserve severe punishment. However, since they have already been beaten, I will spare them the rod. However, they will still have to face the wall for ten days and copy the book a hundred times."
That's about right.
Liu Zhao reluctantly accepted the defeat.
Gu Jiu grumbled quietly, "The Ninth Prince and his companions provoked the incident, so they deserve ten lashes of the ruler. Considering that they were beaten, they should also receive five lashes of the ruler."
Liu Zhao knew that Gu Jiu felt sorry for Yu Ge'er being beaten, so he quietly comforted him: "After all, the Ninth Prince is the emperor's late son, he will definitely not be willing to hit him."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao felt wronged.
Xiao Qin'er also felt sorry for Liu Zheng being beaten.
She found Xiao Zhaoyi and got angry at her.
Xiao Zhaoyi sneered and said, "If you are not convinced, then go before the Queen Mother and ask her to judge the matter."
"You think I'm scared?"
"Of course I'm not afraid, sister. Let's go, the two of us sisters will go see the Queen Mother together. Sister, please don't be afraid."
"Let's go!"
Xiao Qin'er followed Xiao Zhaoyi to the Cining Palace and asked Empress Dowager Xiao for justice.
Gu Jiu wiped Heng Ge'er's tears and said, "Don't cry! I've already beaten them for you."
"But my brother was also beaten, wuwu... I am useless and cannot help my brother."
"If you know how to care about your brother, then grow up quickly. You will protect him in the future."
Heng Ge'er nodded while crying, "Son, you must remember this day. You must fight back. They are going too far."
“Ambition!”
Liu Zhao was very pleased. He was not afraid of the situation and even thought about revenge. Not bad, not bad! He was worthy of being his son.
Hengge'er threw himself into Liu Zhao's arms and cried, "My son wants to learn martial arts and beat up bad guys."
Liu Zhao was very pleased and said, "After the New Year, we will start practicing martial arts."
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