After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Shangguan Shu thought about it and decided not to tell Hu Yanxue the truth. It wasn't that he couldn't bear to embarrass her in front of everyone, but...

The "princess" who was going to Jiaozhi to marry a princess insisted on drinking aloe vera juice from an Indian vendor on the border of Da Chu. She died of exhaustion as soon as she arrived in Jiaozhi.

This means that Da Chu has to send another princess over!

No! He couldn't give up all his efforts!

He must send Jiaozhi to Huyanxue!

Shangguan Shu glanced at Zhao Ying, who was kneeling not far away, with an ambiguous expression.

He bowed and reported to Emperor Jianxi, saying, "Just as the princess said, I requested to confer the title of Hu Yanxue for the princess!"

Fortunately, Zhao Ying had already given a reason.

As soon as the words fell, the first thing that rang out was Hu Yanxue's shrill voice, "Impossible!! How could you do it for her?!"

Shangguan Shu turned his head away, averted his eyes, and ignored Huyan Xue.

Concubine Shu quickly went to pull Hu Yanxue, "Xue'er, that's enough!"

However, Hu Yanxue would not listen to her advice at all. Her heart and eyes were filled with her "uncle". She looked at Shangguan Shu mournfully and asked, "Uncle, did someone force you to say this?!"

Shangguan Shu's brows were tightly knitted together, and he could hardly hide the annoyance on his face.

What is she going to do?

Is she crazy?

Concubine Shu was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in. She tried her best to persuade him, "Xue'er, please stop talking..."

Then Hu Yanxue turned a deaf ear and continued to talk to herself, "How could you do that for her... Uncle, don't be afraid, Zhao Ying has lost her power and can no longer threaten you..."

Seeing that Huyan Xue was really disobedient, Concubine Shu was worried that she would tell others some important matters, so she pulled her over and slapped her in the face.

"Snap!" A crisp sound.

It was finally quiet.

Huyanxue covered her face and looked at Concubine Shu in disbelief.

"Grandma, why did you hit me..."

How could Concubine Shu care about her? First of all, let’s not talk about Hu Yanxue’s offense to Zhao Ying. How much did Emperor Jianxi hear? Just now, Hu Yanxue didn’t even greet Emperor Jianxi…

Concubine Shu knelt down and said fearfully: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Xue'er was just confused for a moment, she..."

Concubine Shu hung her head, sweating profusely in anxiety, and could not think of any words to plead for Hu Yanxue to be exempted from punishment.

She raised her head suddenly, glared at Hu Yanxue fiercely, and shouted, "Xue'er, why don't you confess your crime to His Majesty!"

The ferocious look of Concubine Shu frightened Hu Yanxue. She gritted her teeth, covered her face, and knelt down unwillingly, while not forgetting to cast a resentful look at Shangguan Shu...

Emperor Jianxi had long been accustomed to Hu Yanxue's madness, so he was not too angry.

Instead, he looked very concerned, as if he was just watching the fun.

When the fun is over, someone is about to get into trouble.

Emperor Jianxi opened his mouth slightly, his voice dull, "Come here, drag Hu Yanxue away and slap her fifty times... drag her to the Imperial Garden and slap her, so that everyone can see the consequences of being disrespectful and disobedient."

Hu Yanxue wanted to slap him when she heard this, but she couldn't hold back her temper and retorted: "Why did the Royal Grandfather punish me? It's obviously... my aunt who lied! The Royal Grandfather should punish her!"

What she didn't say was that Zhao Ying forced Shangguan Shu to lie!

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jianxi felt a tightness in his chest, thinking that he was truly the most good-tempered emperor throughout history. How could he have spared the life of such a fool?

But now...he couldn't let her die!

Such a woman...the King of Jiaozhi is blessed...

Emperor Jianxi was too lazy to argue with Hu Yanxue about filial piety and etiquette. He felt that talking to her too much would affect her IQ. He threw a look at the eunuchs, who understood immediately and forcibly pulled Hu Yanxue away.

Hu Yanxue kept yelling and cursing.

Concubine Shu was shaking like a sieve.

Emperor Jianxi glanced at Concubine Shu with a half-smile, "I want you to be confined to your house, but you have repeatedly disobeyed my orders... Come, take off Concubine Shu's concubine's clothes, remove her title, demote her to a concubine, and immediately move her out of Zhongcui Palace and move her to the cold palace."

Emperor Jianxi sneered, "I wanted to give you a white silk, but..."

Concubine Shu stared at Emperor Jianxi in a daze.

The next second, I heard——

"White silk is expensive, you don't deserve it!"

Concubine Shu was struck by lightning.

She had not yet obtained the position of queen that she had always dreamed of, but was demoted to a concubine!

Concubine Shu opened her mouth wide and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

After a while, he became so angry that he fainted.

The eunuch took Ji away.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, only Zhao Ying, Emperor Jianxi and Shangguan Shu were left.

Emperor Jianxi stared at Zhao Ying and asked in a deep voice, "Cheng Qian, do you admit your guilt?"

Zhao Ying glanced at Emperor Jianxi timidly, then lowered her head and stammered:

"Father, if I knew that my mother was still alive, I would never keep it a secret any longer..."

Emperor Jianxi nodded.

"Since you know you are wrong, then... just go home!"

After he finished speaking, he gave Shangguan Shu a subtle wink.

Shangguan Shu took a step forward.

Zhao Ying raised her head in disbelief, staring at Emperor Jianxi in confusion, with inexplicable emotions creeping into her eyes.

Didn't she know that this was a huge mistake?

She regretted, but only regretted that her lies had caused her mother to suffer for so many years...

Deep down, she knew that her father loved her, but she had never trusted him in a dependent way.

There are three thousand beauties in the deep palace... If my father had fallen in love with one of the concubines that day and no longer loved my mother, would he still love her as much as before?

She was just an appendage of her father's love for her mother.

The Emperor is not only the husband of the Queen Mother, nor is he only her father.

She didn't believe in her father's love for her.

In fact, she doesn’t believe anyone’s love!

Including Shangguan Shu!

Power is what these noble men love, and all women are just their pets. They pamper those they like and treat them coldly if they don't. They respect those who are noble and degrade those who are lowly...

That's right, although her father keeps saying that he loves her, she can only be a princess, not worthy of participating in government affairs, let alone... being named the crown prince.

She always thought that her father loved her more than her brother.

But on the day her brother appointed her as the crown prince, she understood something.

The favor is hers, and the prosperity of the country is her brother's...

She was nothing more than a pet bird under the imperial power.

She doesn't like being a tame bird!

She doesn't want her value to be controlled by any man!

In the past, she could convince herself to rely safely on the power of men, but the facts proved that no one could be trusted!

Her father is old.

My brother doesn't agree with me.

The husband I trusted was even more of a traitor.

That's why she and her children fell into such a miserable situation!

However, just now, Zhao Ying suddenly felt that her father really loved her... He really regarded her as his daughter, not a pet.

The guilt towards Emperor Jianxi overwhelmed Zhao Ying. Zhao Ying lowered his head, his eyes flushed, and his pale lips trembled.

Emperor Jianxi said nothing more. He turned around slowly with his hands behind his back and left.

Her fat waist was hugged from behind.

Zhao Ying stood up suddenly, and endured the piercing pain in her knees, and apologized in tears, "I was wrong, father... I shouldn't have lied to you..."

Emperor Jianxi seemed to have not expected that his naughty daughter would cry like this. His anger disappeared completely in an instant. He turned around and grabbed Zhao Ying's arms to prevent her from falling.

"Ying'er, your legs..."

Shangguan Shu, who was standing next to them, stepped forward immediately upon seeing this and wanted to help Zhao Ying, but when he saw that the father and daughter had something to say, he tactfully stepped aside.

Zhao Ying cried like a baby, with countless apologies and love in her eyes. She threw herself into the arms of Emperor Jianxi and cried in a half-coquettish tone, "Father, I was wrong. I lied to you again... I didn't lie because I was afraid that you would be angry. I was afraid that you would ruin my brother and me... Woo woo..."

"I'm afraid you don't love me anymore..."

Emperor Jianxi shook his head helplessly upon hearing this, patted Zhao Ying's back with his fat hands, and said soothingly: "I know... but I don't know your little thoughts?"

Emperor Jianxi softened his tone, "How could I not love you... You are my most beloved daughter..."