Chapter 202: Spoiling
Zhou Ru accompanied her parents to salute Emperor Dezhao and the Empress Mother on the seat, and looked at the two people who looked exactly the same while sitting at the bottom of the seat...... Juvenile?
The twins in front of them look exactly the same, and they are both wearing men's clothes, with a jade crown on their heads, and their faces are handsome, with a bit of juvenile childishness.
Even the expression on his face is exactly the same, his eyebrows are slightly raised, the corners of his lips are slightly hooked, and he looks unruly.
The two of them seemed to sense her gaze and turned their heads at the same time, several gazes nailed into her face like nails.
Zhou Ru hurriedly lowered her head, her fingers tightly picking at the hem of her clothes.
Normally, ministers enter the palace to meet them, either standing or giving seats, but today Emperor Dezhao silently turned the bead string in his hand and let the three of them kneel on the ground.
The queen watched this scene from the sidelines, and out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the two twins sitting on the side.
Looking at this posture, Her Majesty is determined to give these two little guys anger today, and she can't keep it even if she wants to protect the Zhou Mansion.
In fact, she didn't care about Zhou Fu at all, but Zhou Ru had been her daughter Princess Rong'an's companion for so long after all, but she was punished by Emperor Dezhao for provoking Princess Huiming, which made their mother and daughter somewhat unhappy in terms of face.
And if she doesn't open her mouth to help and ask for intercession, it will inevitably make people think that she is cold and doesn't miss the old love, which is not a good thing for her now.
However, if Emperor Dezhao was resolute, she didn't need to make him unhappy for a useless chess piece, which would only add to her troubles.
Therefore, the queen glanced at Emperor Dezhao again. After confirming his attitude, he dispelled the idea that he was originally going to "remind" him to let Zhou Feng and the others get up. Ai Mo looked at Mrs. Zhou and shook her head silently.
Mrs. Zhou was shocked. His face suddenly turned a little pale.
"Snort."
There was a soft sound in the hall.
It was said to be one, but in fact it was two, but because it sounded at the same time, it was as if it was made by one person.
Everyone looked at the source of the sound, and saw Mulan Muli pouting and rolling his eyes with disdain, and his expression was exactly the same.
Emperor Dezhao coughed lightly, and the two hurriedly had plastic surgery and hung their heads, looking well-behaved and obedient.
Sure enough...... Twins, you can't tell who's who.
Everyone present was amazed in their hearts.
Because Princess Huiming and the Fourteenth Prince rarely appear in front of people. Not to mention that they appeared in front of everyone's eyes together, so few people saw them at the same time.
Although everyone knew that they looked alike, they didn't know that they would look like this, and ...... Princess Huiming is still wearing men's clothes and sitting here openly?
That's a ...... Ignoring etiquette!
"Zhou Qing."
Emperor Dezhao on the seat called.
"Do you know which one is Huiming and which one is Fourteen?"
He pointed to Mulan Muli on the side.
Mulan Muli turned his head at the same time, his eyes were fixed on Zhou Feng, his lips were also hooked, his eyes were sly, and his eyes were full of malicious smiles.
Zhou Feng chuckled in his heart. A layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
The rest of the people in the hall also suddenly understood, it turned out that Princess Huiming was sitting here in men's clothes.
The two look exactly the same, if Lord Zhou can't tell the difference, it is very likely that her daughter will recognize the wrong person.
Zhou Feng trembled and looked at Mulan Muli again. Finally shook his head: "Wechen...... Can't tell. ”
Emperor Dezhao nodded, and looked at Zhou Ru who was kneeling behind her: "What about Miss Zhou?" Can you tell who is who? ”
Zhou Ru's teeth trembled, and her fingers clenched tightly on her legs. He turned his head to look at the two "teenagers".
The delicate face of the "young man" gradually transformed into two cannibalistic demons in her eyes, and pounced on her with their bloody mouths open.
She snapped her eyes shut and turned her head back. shook his head vigorously: "Courtier...... The courtiers couldn't tell the difference. ”
Can't tell? That is, it is not certain who saved her that day?
"I can't tell the difference, and I dare to talk nonsense!"
The two "teenagers" stood up and spoke in unison.
But the voice is obvious, one is a man and a woman, and the people who have been confused about the identities of the two will naturally distinguish them.
The queen, who had been silent, frowned. finally spoke: "Your father is asking, you two children are interjecting, don't sit down quickly." ”
Mulan Muli glanced at each other, Muli sat down with an unwilling look, but Mulan still stood upright, not taking the queen's words into account at all.
"Father, the son really shouldn't interject. But this matter started because of Erchen, and Erchen really couldn't just stand by and watch, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain it to his younger brother. ”
Can't explain to my brother? When did she have to think about whether she could explain it to her brother?
Emperor Dezhao almost couldn't help laughing, and he held back his smile for a long time.
"Since this matter started because of you, it should naturally end up with you. Since Miss Zhou Fusan is here today, if you have anything to say, you can say it yourself. It's just a misunderstanding between children, and that's it. ”
As he spoke, he picked up the teacup on the side, and it looked like he was leaving it to them to solve it and not going to care about it anymore.
The queen's rebuke just now seemed to be said to the air, but it didn't have the slightest effect, and she couldn't help but turn blue with anger.
She just said that it was wrong for this girl to intervene without authorization, and Emperor Dezhao immediately said that it didn't matter, didn't she slap her in the face in public!
Although she knew that Emperor Dezhao had always been fond of this unruly wild girl, she didn't expect that she would give her such a faceless face for this girl! She really underestimated these twins in the past!
The three Zhou clans who were kneeling below breathed a deep sigh of relief, since it was a misunderstanding between children, it would be good to say it, then it seems that today's matter only needs to follow Princess Huiming's will and admit that she was the one who saved people in Muqing Lake.
With the permission of Emperor Dezhao, Mulan looked at Zhou Ru, who was kneeling there tremblingly, and asked with a sneer: "Third Miss, let me ask you, who was the person who rescued you in Muqing Lake that day?" ”
"It's Princess Huiming. It was Princess Huiming who rescued the courtiers, and the courtiers thanked Princess Huiming for saving her life. ”
Zhou Ru hurriedly kowtowed and said.
"yes, yes. Thank you Princess Huiming for saving the little girl, thank you princess. ”
Zhou Feng and Mrs. Zhou also hurriedly agreed.
Mulan raised an eyebrow. His face was full of puzzlement: "Didn't you insist that it was my brother who saved you before?" Why is it backlash now? ”
"Before, it was the courtiers who recognized the wrong person, and it was all the courtiers' fault, and I hope that the princess will have a lot of them, and don't be like the courtiers."
Zhou Ru tried her best to restrain the trembling of her body, but the white joints on her hands revealed her apprehension and nervousness.
"This is fresh," Mulan said, "You can't tell who is me or Fourteen just now, how can you be sure that the person who saved you is me again?" ”
Zhou Ru was stunned, this ...... Isn't that what she said? Didn't she say that she was the one who saved her?
The queen frowned again, quite feeling that this Hui Ming kicked her nose in the face.
"Alright." She put on a smiling face and said angrily: "The girls of the Zhou family have admitted their mistakes to you, why should you bother with this child." ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to Emperor Dezhao and smiled: "Your Majesty, I think this matter will ...... today."
"This must be explained today! You can't just leave it at that! ”
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Mulan answered crisply.
The queen was so angry that she almost spit out a mouthful of blood, and wanted to scold this girl for being uneducated.
My grandmother has no part to interject when she speaks! What's more, her mother-in-law is still a dignified queen, the mother of a country!
"Your Majesty, Hui Ming is also too ......"
"It's just a quarrel between children, if they want to quarrel, they will quarrel themselves, what are you elders mixing blindly in the middle."
Before she could finish speaking, Emperor Dezhao frowned and interrupted.
Blind mixing? She's an elder who mixes blindly?
The queen didn't catch up in her chest in one breath, but she felt that her chest was tight, and she was about to faint.
Mu Li tilted his head and snickered. The three members of the Zhou family who were kneeling on the ground and the rest of the palace people who were waiting in the hall lowered their heads and didn't dare to say a word.
His Majesty reprimanded the queen in public, this is not what they should hear, I am afraid that the queen will record each of them when they go out of this door, and I don't know how to look at them unpleasantly in the future.
Mulan hooked her lips and smiled. Immediately, he pouted and made a look of grievance: "Father, the son is not messing around!" Erchen must make his words clear, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble in the future! ”
Emperor Dezhao hummed lightly: "I didn't let you say it." Pose like this to someone. ”
Although his expression was indifferent, his words seemed to blame. But the pampering in the tone is unmistakable.
The queen turned her face and didn't say a word, but the three Zhou people who were kneeling became more and more frightened.
Has His Majesty spoiled Princess Huiming to such an extent?
Where is this Emperor Dezhao who does not smile in the court. is clearly an ordinary father who coaxes his daughter to be happy.
Mulan, who was "connived" by Emperor Dezhao, also fully played the image of an arrogant and willful little daughter, and said to the three Zhou family angrily: "I didn't plan to make a big deal out of it, but you don't know what to do!" Zhou Ru, you can't tell who the person who saved you is at all, but you open your mouth on the street and shout that it was my brother who saved you, you are not ashamed! ”
Not ashamed? Don't be ashamed!
Zhou Ru's daughter's family, how could someone have ever said such ugly things in public, and she couldn't put her face on the ground with shame and hatred.
But thinking about the rebellious words she said to Princess Huiming in the forest, where did she dare to refute half a sentence, biting her lip and shaking her body, she didn't dare to say anything.
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, the little girl just admitted that she was wrong for a while and said the wrong thing, and I hope the princess will forgive me and don't be angry with her."
After all, Mrs. Zhou couldn't see her daughter being humiliated like this, so she couldn't help but explain.
"Recognize the wrong person?"
Mulan snorted.
"Everyone knows that I look exactly like Fourteen, why does she think that Fourteen and not me are the one who saved her after just one glance? It's not because I want to marry Fourteen and be the princess! So that we can climb the high branches of our royal family! ”
"Nonsense!"
The queen endured and endured, and finally couldn't help but reprimand.
This uneducated girl, what she says is too ugly!
The princess of a dignified country is so vulgar and unbearable, she is simply embarrassed by the face of the queen!
"Your Majesty," she looked at Emperor Dezhao again: "Huiming is too ignorant of the general situation, and if she is allowed to mess around like this, how can we have royal face!" ”
This is to remind Emperor Dezhao that no matter how much he favors Huiming, he should also focus on the overall situation, how can he let her be embarrassed in public here.
Emperor Dezhao glanced at her coldly, his eyebrows were cold: "The queen thinks that my daughter is ashamed?" ”
The queen gasped, and she didn't say a word for a long time.
This...... What the hell is going on?
Although His Majesty also favored Huiming in the past, it didn't come to such a point where right and wrong were indistinguishable!
Emperor Dezhao only said this sentence and turned his head to look at her, looking too lazy to pay attention to her.
Zhou Ru, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled so hard that her fingers almost scratched her skirt.
"Courtier...... The courtiers were delirious at the time, and vaguely saw that the person who saved me was wearing a man's clothes, so she thought it was His Highness the Fourteenth. But I didn't want to, I didn't want that person to be a princess. So, so ...... I recognized the wrong person for a while, and I hope the princess will forgive me. ”
Yes, then there will be no problem, so that it will make sense, Zhou Ru picked his fingers and bit his lip nervously.
Who knew that Mulan, who had been ignoring the queen, turned to the queen at this time, frowned and said: "Queen Mother, you see that I am not wrong, she is just not ashamed!" ”
The queen, who had a headache and was holding her forehead, was called out by her, her heart trembled, and she gritted her teeth and raised her head.
She just decided to kill her and didn't care about today's affairs, and this girl forced her in, what a bastard!
"Okay," the queen tried to put on the dignified appearance of her usual life: "You have nothing to do and run around in men's clothes, it is inevitable that people will misunderstand, since it is just a misunderstanding, it is just a matter of saying it, why bother to ignore people." ”
"I want to turn this matter over, it's their Zhou family who is holding on to it!"
Mulan's face was full of grievances.
"I was afraid that I would be misunderstood by wearing men's clothes, so I hurriedly left after rescuing Miss Zhou Jiasan."
"Third Miss, am I right?"
She said and asked Zhou Ru again.
Zhou Ru nodded tremblingly: "Yes." ”
Yes, she saved the master and left, so the two of them didn't say a word, and those big rebellious words naturally didn't exist.
"Since you knew that it was a man who rescued you, and this man left without waiting for anyone to come, it was natural that he didn't want to have any misunderstanding with you, so he deliberately avoided suspicion."
"Since I, a 'man', know how to avoid suspicion, why do you know that it is inconvenient to mention this matter, but you shout it out in front of your house? Join...... Even the words of pressing your chest are spoken! ”
Mulan hid her face and made a look of shame, but in fact, she hid the smile at the corner of her lips.
Zhou Ru's face turned pale, and Zhou Feng hurriedly said: "The princess is angry, the little girl fell into the water and almost drowned, and she is grateful for the life-saving grace of the person who saved her life, so she will not choose to speak." In this generation, the little girl accompanies the princess, and hopes that the princess Haihan. ”
"Don't, don't."
Mulan hurriedly waved her hand.
"If you want to compensate, you shouldn't compensate me, you should compensate my brother. Your good daughter didn't choose what to say for a while, and in the end it wasn't me, but him! ”
"Brother, right?"
She raised her eyebrows and glanced at Mu Li.
Mu Li gritted his teeth, but he wanted to put on a look like this, and the fists in his sleeves couldn't help but clench.
Mulan smiled with satisfaction and looked at Zhou Feng again.
"If this matter only involves me, it would be fine, but innocently involved my brother. I, as an older sister, got into trouble, and I never had a reason to let my brother be responsible. ”
"Originally, I apologized to my brother, and he didn't care about me anymore, this matter could have been turned over and not mentioned, and the rumors between the people were only three or two days, and I forgot about it when I turned my face, and we didn't take it seriously."
Speaking of this, her brisk tone suddenly sank, and her eyebrows cooled, and she was as pressuring as Emperor Dezhao.
"But I didn't expect that in order to seize this opportunity to cling to the royal family, your Zhou Mansion deliberately expanded the rumors and forced my younger brother to marry your third young lady! Don't take my royal family seriously at all! (To be continued......)