The emperor didn't want to see the empress for a long time, if it was another prince this time, even if the crown prince was beaten by the empress - of course this is impossible, even if the queen harmed herself, she would not hurt the prince a finger - he would not pay attention.

But when it comes to Zhou Xuan, it's not good.

When the emperor hurried to the queen's palace, Zhou Xuan had already been put on a wooden bench by the eunuchs, ready to be punished with a cane.

"Stop!" The Emperor shouted, "What are you doing! Put it down! ”

The eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly put down the wooden staffs.

"What do you do?" The emperor frowned at the empress, "When his father was there, he didn't touch Ah Xuan. ”

The queen said hatefully: "It is because Dr. Zhou is not there that the palace has to discipline his son for him, he is so disrespectful, and Dr. Zhou will be angry to death again under the spring." ”

"Don't mention Zhou Qing as a reason." The emperor was also angry, "It's because I didn't discipline him well, you say, what mistakes he made, I came to punish him." ”

Zhou Xuan shouted on the wooden bench: "Your Majesty, this is my own business. ”

The emperor turned around and scolded: "Shut up, you are at fault, and I will not spare you." After that, he looked at the queen again, and his expression insisted, making it clear that except for him, no one could touch Zhou Xuan.

The queen sneered: "Your Majesty really spoils and indulges him, and that's why he has no respect." ”

The emperor did not listen to the empress's words, but asked, "You just say what happened to him." ”

"The palace called him to come and tell him about family affairs, he and Jin Yao are so old, and now that the princes and kings are over, they can handle their family affairs." The queen said, "The concubine also told Your Majesty about this matter, and Your Majesty also knows about it. ”

Ah, the queen did say this, or rather, the emperor thought the same way, that-

He glanced at Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan won't disagree, right? He and Jin Yao's childhood sweetheart have a good relationship, and everyone in the palace acquiesces that they are a pair of golden boys and girls who will marry sooner or later.

The queen sneered: "He doesn't want to, he doesn't look down on Jin Yao." ”

Zhou Xuan defended on the wooden bench: "It's not that I look down on Jin Yao, I only treat her as a sister." ”

The queen sneered: "You don't have to say these words to this palace, you men's minds don't understand this palace?" Those who look down on are sisters. "Look at the emperor again," he disagreed, Bengong said two words to him, he was in a hurry, and even scolded Bengong for meddling, Your Majesty, as the mother of a country, asked about his family affairs, is it nosy? ”

It may be for other people, but Zhou Xuan personally told the queen that he wanted to be a child, and parents are really not nosy when they ask about their children's family affairs - this kid is too ridiculous to speak!

The emperor looked at Zhou Xuan with an annoyed expression: "Ridiculous, how can you be so disrespectful to Niangniang, quickly apologize and admit your guilt!" ”

Zhou Xuan lay on the wooden bench, without the slightest apology on his face, but said: "That lady wants to promise not to ask about my family, and I will apologize." ”

The queen sneered: "Your Majesty, have you seen it with your own eyes?" ”

The emperor gritted his teeth angrily: "Zhou Xuan, what do you want to do!" ”

Zhou Xuan was on the wooden bench, looked at the emperor, and said seriously: "Please Your Majesty and Niangniang don't ask about my family affairs." ”

These words were so hurtful that the emperor looked at him with grief in his eyes: "What do you mean by this?" Am I going to hurt you? ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head: "It's not that Your Majesty and Niangniang harm me, but I just want to marry the person I want to marry, it's what I want, not what others want me to want." ”

The fifth prince couldn't help but jump up to the side: "Zhou Xuan! Why is Jin Yao not worthy of you? You've gone too far! Jin Yao has always loved you so much, you actually treated her like this! After that, he rushed over and snatched the wooden staff from the eunuch's hand, "This is not the queen mother's father punishing you, this is me, as Jin Yao's brother, angry for my sister!" ”

He raised his staff and struck it down.

Zhou Xuan didn't dodge, and let the wooden staff hit his body, making a muffled sound.

The fifth prince raised his staff and knocked it down, the emperor didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Xuan with a sad expression, and the queen saw it on the side, with a little ridicule in her eyes.

"Your Majesty." She said, "Although Jin Yao was not born in this palace, but she was raised by her own hands, and the daughter of this palace was so humiliated, even if this palace is not the mother of a country, it is only natural to be angry for her daughter." ”

The emperor looked at Zhou Xuan: "Ah Xuan, you don't like Jin Yao, you don't want this family business, I don't blame you, but your attitude is too much, do you know what's wrong?" ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head: "Your Majesty, only with such an attitude can your Majesty and Niangniang understand the minister's intentions, otherwise, the minister is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to choose." ”

The emperor's grace is vast, and the mother of heaven is rewarded, if he is polite, he will be regarded as a desire to welcome or reject, as a grateful Dade, as a self-ashamed resignation, and then pull and pull you back and forth, and then be forcibly gifted-

"So you're going to speak ill of people?" The emperor said, his voice was a little hoarse, and his eyes were full of disappointment, "In your eyes, a thousand kinds of care, are they all high and favorable?" Never a little warmth? ”

Zhou Xuan raised his body: "Your Majesty, I didn't, I didn't mean that-"

"That's it!" The emperor drank him off, and stood beside the queen with his sleeves brushed, "Guannei Hou Zhou Xuan has no words, offended the queen, and scolded fifty rods to set an example!" ”

The hand of the fifth prince holding the wooden staff trembled slightly, although he was happy to see others beaten, but a dozen was fifty rods, which was really fatal—although the emperor often punished him since he was a child, but it did not add up to fifty rods.

From this point of view, it is not a good thing for Zhou Xuan to be favored every day, once he angers the emperor, the punishment he receives is the weight of others for a few years!

Then it's better to beat these fifty canes separately in a few years, and if you hit fifty canes at once, ordinary people can't stand it!

Even if the eunuch who was executed watched the emperor's subordinates show mercy, Zhou Xuan would not want to get up for ten days and half a month.

Thinking that Zhou Xuan was useful to the crown prince, the fifth prince couldn't help but plead: "Father, too, too heavy, Ah Xuan's soldiers, if he is injured, he will suffer." As he spoke, he raised his staff and hit Zhou Xuan a few times, "Admit your mistake!" ”

Zhou Xuan was silent, and the emperor said coldly: "What are you still doing in a daze? ”

The executioner standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward, the two held down Zhou Xuan, the two stood on the left and right, and one of them did not forget to take back the wooden staff from the hands of the five princes.

With a bang, the wooden staff fell on Zhou Xuan's body, making a muffled sound, and then another sound fell, and the Ya Que in front of the queen's palace was silent, only the wooden staff hit the body rhythmically.

Qingfeng was pressed aside by the two guards, and looking at Zhou Xuan, who was motionless and silent, his eyes were red in anxiety.

Fifty rods, fifty rods, in order to be able to finish fifty rods, you have to beat from the back to the buttocks and legs, and only by beating the bruises all over the body can you protect this person from being crippled and beaten to death.

"Princess." Qing Feng turned his head to look to the side, his always smiling face was about to cry, "Please, you quickly plead for Your Majesty." ”

Princess Jin Yao, who rushed to get the news, had been watching from the side for a while, and shook her head at this time: "My father punished Zhou Xuan for me, how can I intercede and make my father sad?" There were tears glistening in her beautiful big eyes, "My father has already broken my heart by Zhou Xuan, and I can't hurt my father's heart anymore." ”

Qing Feng lowered his head, looking desperate and sad, how could he let Princess Jin Yao intercede, Zhou Xuan was so angry with the Empress Emperor because he refused to marry Princess Jin Yao, how sad it should be for a girl to be rejected in public.

The saddest and most painful thing should be the princess.