Come on, Your Highness

What happened in Jing'an Palace is not very clear outside, but Emperor Tiangan went to visit as soon as he came to court, and he also brought a reward of water, which shows that he attaches great importance to and loves this prince.

This is not over yet, He Xichao said that when the emperor finds out the truth, these children who were only beaten by Xiao Hong will not be let off so easily compared to the seriously injured Xiao Hong.

In the afternoon of the same day, the servants of the Punishment Department took part of the court battles to the harem, and part of them went out of the palace gate and entered the palace.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Great Qi establishes the country, filial piety is the first, and you should be an example for the world, but you disrespect your elder brothers, persist in the strong and bully the weak, worsen the situation, and become lawless. This is the shame of the royal family and should be punished! Today, regardless of status, Each received twenty large boards, and now executes the sentence."

After the servant of the Department of Punishment finished reading the imperial decree, the prince who finally got out of bed turned pale and crumbling.

Especially in Fanghua Palace, Concubine Shu watched Xiao Ming, who was still bruised on his face, being pressed on the bench and beaten twenty boards again, almost fainting.

Xiao Ming didn't have Xiao Hong's endurance, so he cried and begged for mercy, but it didn't help.

If Emperor Tiangan didn't come, the punishment would not be interrupted.

After twenty boards, the servant said again: "Your Highness, the Emperor ordered you to copy the "Book of Filial Piety" ten times, and read it in three days."

Concubine Shu hugged her son, unbelievable, "He is already like this, and he still wants to copy the "Book of Filial Piety"?"

"Yes, Concubine Shu, that's what the emperor ordered." The servant said expressionlessly.

There was despair in Xiao Ming's eyes, he really wanted to just faint like this, he could only look at Concubine Shu begging for help, but Concubine Shu had no choice.

As for Zhongcui Palace, Xiao Yi also used the same twenty boards, plus ten times of "filial piety". The difference is that there is another emperor's decree following the punishment department, which is the decree ordering Concubine Lan to take charge of the harem.

As soon as this decree came out, no matter how big Concubine Lan's resentment was, it dissipated in an instant, and instead she happily thanked the Lord for his kindness.

"Stealing a chicken doesn't cost you a lot of rice. I'm talking about Concubine Shu. Yi'er, you deserve it."

Apart from the princes and sons, the companions were also the same, but this decree was not so polite. The emperor used harsh language, and said all the following offensive words, which scared the whole house to kneel down to receive the decree.

And those [-] sticks are not as easy as the princes, Xiao Hong can get out of bed with [-] sticks in a few days, and he has to lie down for at least half a month here.

The "Book of Filial Piety" is also exempt.

When he arrived at Duke Wei's mansion, He Mingrui's status was special after all. Although the degree of punishment was not as high as other companions, he still had to cultivate for a few days.

This just happened to be hurt again, and the second wife almost broke her heart from crying.

Mrs. Guogong directly said to Wei Guogong: "Master Guo, not only Mingrui, but also the third prince has been beaten, what should we do?"

The second lady said bitterly: "It's all that bastard, it's all his fault, and I don't know where the ability came from. The reason why the eldest prince obeyed him was that he disturbed the whole study room. It's all his fault." ..."

Wei Guogong suddenly shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

The second lady's voice stopped abruptly, her eyes widened in disbelief, and even the Duke's wife also silenced.

Wei Guogong said coldly: "Since Xi Chao has admitted back to the mansion, he is the second young master of the He mansion! One mouthful and one wild species, who asked you to call it? What about education? The headed mistress of the dignified Duke's mansion is like this Vulgar appearance? That’s how you teach Mingrui to hate his cousin? Whoever messed it up, ask yourself! If Mingrui doesn’t provoke Xichao, and doesn’t bring the third prince to bully him, will he annoy the eldest prince? Will he suffer from this? fight?"

The second wife has never been scolded by Wei Guogong before. Because the Duke's mansion owes her, they give her face in every way, but today Wei Guogong will shame her in public.

Duke Wei doesn't get angry easily, but when he gets angry, even Mrs. Duke doesn't dare to breathe out, no matter how dissatisfied she feels, she can only bear it, twisting the veil hard to swallow the embarrassment.

However, Wei Guogong did not expose it like this, and continued: "No matter what old grievances there are, Mingrui and Xichao are a family in the eyes of outsiders, representing Wei Guogong's mansion. Every word and deed should pay attention to protecting the face of the mansion. As elder brothers, he It's fine if you don't protect your younger brother, but you still take the lead in bullying him, how many people have you seen the joke?"

Wei Guogong thought of He Xichao's sloppy lips yesterday, how he shot a sharp arrow at a young age, and the arrow pierced his heart, that sneer, sneer, and ridiculous appearance, and he couldn't get angry.

"If you can't teach Mingrui to take care of the overall situation, then think about the consequences. Duke Wei's mansion has stood for a hundred years and cannot be destroyed in the hands of descendants."

These words were already quite serious, the second lady didn't dare to be angry, she was only flustered, she looked at her mother-in-law helplessly with tears in her eyes.

After all, Mrs. Guogong has followed Wei Guogong for many years and understands his temperament. She shook her head at the second lady and said, "You go and take care of Mingrui first, and reflect on yourself."

The second lady quickly retreated.

Mrs. Guogong sighed, and said to Wei Guogong: "Is it a concubine or not? I didn't discipline my daughter-in-law. It's just the Duke of the country. Now is not the time to pursue who is right and wrong. I don't know what is going on in the palace today. If you are not a concubine Pass the sign to see Concubine Shu, the third prince... and the eldest prince."

Duke Wei looked back at her, pondered for a moment and said, "It's time to go and have a look."

"The concubine will prepare immediately."

However, Wei Guogong stopped her, and said with deep eyes: "It's not you, I'm going."

Duke Wei asked to see him, and Emperor Tiangan agreed.

But this time, he didn't have a good face towards the head of the country. After all, it was the trouble caused by the He family.

Wei Guogong put his posture extremely low, knelt down and repeatedly pleaded guilty, and repeatedly promised to discipline his two grandsons, so Emperor Tiangan let him go.

He first went to Fanghua Palace to meet his daughter.

Concubine Shu lost half of her power in the harem, lost the imperial concubine position she was about to obtain, and her son was beaten again. Now she is copying the "Book of Filial Piety" while gritting her teeth and crying. It is a huge blow to her.

Just when she was in a panic, her father came, which shocked her whole body, and complained to Wei Guogong with tears in her hands.

"Daughter is really suffering. She is full of grievances and has nowhere to tell. The emperor doesn't believe my words. Father, my daughter really didn't want to invite the imperial doctor on purpose. She was really anxious and delayed the time. I didn't expect Xi Chao to even have a trace of aunt and nephew friendship." Don’t talk about it, just broke into the Qingzheng Hall, how will my daughter explain to the emperor!”

Wei Guogong looked at Concubine Shu who was crying like pear blossoms and rain, and his heart felt even heavier.

He said: "When you are complaining to your father about a six-year-old child who doesn't respect his aunt and nephew, first ask yourself if you have ever really treated him as your nephew and the eldest prince as your nephew?"

Concubine Shu was startled, and then quickly said: "That's natural. Every time I come to Fanghua Palace, doesn't my daughter eat, drink, and comfort me? Is there anything good that I can send to Jing'an Palace? Ming'er doesn't have this kind of treatment." .”

"This superficial skill can only deceive the former eldest prince." Wei Guogong said coldly, "If that's the case, why didn't you stop Mingrui and the third prince from bullying Xichao? These two children came to you in person Please, have you ever taken it seriously?"

Concubine Shu's eyes moved slightly, she bit her lips and defended, "Daughter said that Ming'er and Mingrui agreed, and they agreed. Who knew that children's fights would be so serious..."

Wei Guogong just stared at Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu couldn't continue talking.

"At this point, I'm still pretending to be confused with my father." Concubine Shu's heartbeat quickened instantly, only to hear Wei Guogong say mercilessly: "You are so complacent! When you forgot that the eldest prince is still the prince, are you How cautious you are. Think about the last time the eldest prince fell from the horse, how did you do it? Your consideration of the overall situation, your virtuous and virtuous? You actually refused to hire a doctor for the eldest prince out of anger, are you still thinking about it? It would be better to burn him? Weifu was shocked when he heard the news! Do you know that the emperor could see through all your hypocrisy based on this incident alone? Without the imperial concubine, is it enough to lose half of the palace affairs?"

Concubine Shu was still angry when she heard it, but she couldn't help turning pale and her heart was pounding. She didn't care about other things, grabbed Wei Guogong's sleeve, and begged: "Father, what should we do now, my daughter can't fall out of favor. ah!"

Concubine Shu was really in a hurry, Wei Guogong sighed and said: "For now, we can only let this matter go, let the emperor forget it, and then slowly find a way to win back his heart. You also remember, don't worry about it in the future." To provoke Jing'an Palace, no matter what the Eldest Prince is like, good or bad, that's his business, how others target him, you can't act rashly, let alone trouble him and give the Emperor a chance to anger you."

Although Concubine Shu was unwilling to do so, but now, there really can't be any more mistakes.

"Teach the third prince well, teach him to be respectful, humble and reasonable. Only in this way can he be loved by the emperor. This is what the "Book of Filial Piety" means."

Concubine Shu thought for a while, then nodded, "My daughter knows."

Xue Ling sent Wei Guogong away, while Concubine Shu sat on a chair with a disappointed and absent-minded face.

Not long after hearing the sound behind her, Concubine Shu came back to her senses and asked casually, "Has my father left the palace?"

But Xue Ling didn't reply immediately, so Concubine Shu turned to look at her, "What's wrong?"

Xue Ling said in a low voice: "Madam, the direction Wei Guogong is going is not the palace gate, but... Jing'an Palace."

In an instant, the porcelain fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the pieces of broken porcelain splashed all over the floor. Concubine Shu's face was grim and distorted, and then she smashed all the utensils in the hall that could be smashed.

She gritted her teeth with anger in her heart, and said, "Don't provoke me! Don't act rashly! He never thought of really supporting Ming'er, and he hasn't given up on Xiao Hong yet!"

"And He Xichao, nephew? Is he worthy? Why is such a stupid thing brought into the palace? He caused all this trouble! Ming'er suffered such a serious injury, but he is still intact. Why? !"

Xue Ling stood beside her quietly, sighing in her heart, but didn't say a word, letting Concubine Shu vent.

When Wei Guogong came to see Xiao Hong, the latter was taking a nap, his face was still pale, and he had lost a lot of weight.

And He Xichao was sitting next to him, turning the pages of the book, and walking lightly. The two little guys had a feeling of being dependent on each other, and he couldn't help but feel emotional.

When He Xichao heard footsteps, he turned his head. He didn't seem surprised by his arrival, but looked at Xiao Hong who was sleeping soundly, he was a little embarrassed, "Grandfather, do you want to wake up the eldest prince? But he just fell asleep."

The implication is, don't call it.

Wei Guogong glanced at him and said: "No need, I will leave after a few words with you."

He Xichao then put down the book and took Wei Guogong to the side hall.

Wei Guogong said: "The old man has already been to Fanghua Palace and persuaded Concubine Shu. From now on, as you said, the wells of Fanghua Palace and Jing'an Palace will not interfere with the river water, and each will be safe."

He Xichao tilted his head and asked, "Concubine Shu agrees?"

"Naturally." Wei Guogong said without hesitation.

He Xichao looked at his confident appearance, and clicked his tongue, "Really, don't just talk to you casually, right?"

Wei Guogong's face turned dark immediately, and he said angrily: "Presumptuous, since the old man told you so, I am sure."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, what are you talking about, there is no reason why you are always unsuccessful, right? Thank you, thank you! You have worked hard!"

He Xichao's face is really summer weather, it can change at will, Wei Guogong doesn't know how to evaluate his ability, so he can only nod expressionlessly.

"It's good that you know, Xi Chao, grandfather has no other requirements, just don't cause trouble."

He Xi pouted her lips, feeling unhappy, "What you said, whenever my grandson gets into trouble, it's all because of it getting into trouble with me."

Wei Guogong didn't listen to his nonsense, he brought the words to him, and saw that Xiao Hong was fine, so he was relieved, "The old man is leaving first."

"I wish to see you off."

"No, just take good care of the First Prince."

Before he finished speaking, He Xichao stopped in his footsteps. He was just putting on a show and being polite.

Wei Guogong held his breath in his chest, and it took him a long time to spit it out, cursing inwardly, brat.

The author has something to say: Wei Guogong: You can't be gentle with a brat!

He Xichao: When have you ever been gentle, old man?