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The thirteenth prince’s upper body was soaked with water, his buttocks and legs were covered in blood, and he lay back on the ground with no energy left: “I know I was wrong.”
Emperor Wen Zhao was too lazy to look at him again. “Liang Quan, have him carried away. He is not allowed to go out for three months. Consort Li is also confined to her house for a month. She must reflect on her mistakes.”
Liang Quan responded and hurriedly asked the eunuchs who had been waiting outside to bring in a sedan chair, put the Thirteenth Prince on it, and carried it away.
Consort Li received the imperial edict outside. After she kowtowed to express her gratitude, she stood up and ran crying to chase the Thirteenth Prince.
Unexpectedly, Liang Quan chased out again, “Consort Li, His Majesty has ordered that the Thirteenth Prince is being taken care of by palace servants, and you are asked to return to the palace and be confined.”
The child was beaten like that, but she was not allowed to see him or take care of him. Consort Li was angry and anxious, but she did not dare to disobey the emperor’s order. She ran away crying, wanting to take a few more glances at him on the way.
The Chongde Hall, which had been noisy for a long time, finally calmed down. Emperor Wen Zhao looked at the Fourteenth Prince who had been kneeling on the ground from beginning to end and said, “Fourteenth Prince, do you know your mistake?”
The Fourteenth Emperor kowtowed and said, “Father, I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have bullied my Fifteenth Brother.”
He took the initiative to confess, telling how he and the Thirteenth Prince had snatched the Fifteenth Prince’s food and how they had beaten him.
Seeing another stupid son of his, Emperor Wen Zhao had a headache. He then looked at the Fifteenth Prince who was standing quietly beside him and said, “Fifteen, is what he said the truth?”
The fifteenth prince nodded: “That’s right.”
Emperor Wen Zhao nodded and said, “Fourteenth, you also go and get five strokes of the cane. Be more smart in the future and don’t listen to Thirteenth in everything.”
The fourteenth prince kowtowed and said, “I understand. Thank you, father, for your grace.”
After saying that, he got up, walked out, and went to find the guards to beat him.
The Fifteenth Prince thought of the miserable state of the Thirteenth Prince, hesitated for a moment, and saluted to Emperor Wen Zhao: “Father, my Fourteenth Prince has already apologized to me before, please forgive him this time.”
Emperor Wen Zhao patted him on the shoulder and said, “If you make a mistake, you will be punished. You can’t just apologize and get away with it. Fifteen, don’t be too soft-hearted, or you will hurt yourself in the future. Get up.”
”Thank you for your teachings, father. I understand.” The fifteenth prince kowtowed and stood up.
The five blows came very quickly, and while the two were talking, the beating had already been completed outside.
From beginning to end, the Fourteenth Prince gritted his teeth and said nothing.
After the beating, he climbed down from the stool, thanked the master loudly, and then, without anyone to see him off, he limped out, dragging his blood-soaked clothes.
Liang Quan shouted anxiously from behind: “Your Highness the Fourteenth Prince, please wait a moment, the sedan chair will be here soon.”
The fifteenth prince heard the noise and looked at Emperor Wen Zhao: “Father, do you have anything else to tell me?”
Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand and said, “Go ahead.”
The fifteenth prince thanked him, took two steps back, hurried out, caught up with the fourteenth prince, got under his arm, and helped him walk.
The two little boys walked in silence for a while, looked at each other, and smiled for no apparent reason.
Emperor Wen Zhao stood in front of the window, watched this scene, and nodded with satisfaction.
There is no family affection in the royal family, and it has been a common practice for brothers to kill each other since ancient times. He grew up like this, but he was still very happy to see that his sons could live in harmony.
When Emperor Wen Zhao returned to the main hall, the Imperial Noble Consort stood up and saluted, holding Xiao Jiu in her arms. When Emperor Wen Zhao walked over and sat down, she refused to sit down and was about to leave, holding the child in her arms.
Emperor Wen Zhao raised his hand and pressed it down, saying dissatisfiedly: “Why are you in such a hurry? Sit down and talk to me.”
The Imperial Noble Consort rolled her eyes: “Your Majesty said you didn’t want to see me.”
Ji Jinyou nodded and chimed in, “Yes, Youyou heard it too.”
Emperor Wen Zhao was choked by the two, and glanced at the Imperial Noble Consort: “I told you to sit down, so sit down.”
The Imperial Noble Consort then sat back down with the little girl in her arms, and said politely, “Your Majesty, please speak. I am all ears and will never talk back.”
Emperor Wen Zhao was too lazy to care about her sarcasm, otherwise he would be angry to death.
He picked up the already cold teacup and took a sip: “I just think that the little hostage will be a big shot when he grows up. If he goes back one day, he will be a threat to Dasheng.”
The Imperial Noble Consort thought the Emperor was going to nag about his useless and stupid sons, but when she heard that he was talking about this, she became serious and asked, “What do you plan to do, Your Majesty?”
Upon hearing this, Ji Jinyou pricked up her ears and listened quietly.
After a brief thought, Emperor Wen Zhao said, “Da Yao is becoming increasingly powerful. It is no longer the mess that was beaten by Da Sheng and forced to beg for peace. They are watching us eagerly, and they are eager for us to give them a reason so that they can use it as an excuse to start a war and avenge their defeat that year.”
”This little hostage must not be killed, otherwise there will be another round of war.”
Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn’t killed.
That little hostage is only nine years old. He has been bullied for so many years and has had a hard life. Besides, he hasn’t done anything yet. We can’t kill him now just because he will be a big shot in the future.
Emperor Wen Zhao leaned back in his chair, patting his armrests in deep thought. After a long while, he still couldn’t come up with a clue. He turned to ask the Imperial Noble Consort, “What do you think, my beloved concubine?”
The Imperial Noble Consort rolled her eyes again. Now he remembered that she was his beloved concubine. Why didn’t he remember that she was his beloved concubine when he was sentenced to death for those little bitches?
After rolling her eyes, she still spoke: “I dare not speak rashly about these national affairs.”
The Imperial Noble Consort was usually overbearing and irritating, but she was always very clear-headed on important matters and would not say a word about things that she shouldn’t have said.
Emperor Wen Zhao knew her temper very well and waved his hand: “Forget it, I’ll think about it later.”
Seeing that the opportunity was right, Ji Jinyou raised her chubby little hand and said in a baby voice, “Father, Youyou knows.”
He couldn’t figure it out, and the little baby actually said she knew. Emperor Wen Zhao was amused, “Okay, Xiaojiu, tell me.”
Ji Jinyou stood up and said seriously: “Father, you can be nice to him, give him delicious food, give him nice clothes, he will be grateful to you, father, and Dasheng, isn’t that enough.”
According to the system, Little hostage turned evil because he was bullied too badly and his followers were killed. He came back for revenge when he grew up.
If everyone was nicer to him, he would have no reason to turn evil and would not come to destroy Dasheng in the future.
Now the plot has changed, maybe she and her mother can live well forever, and she must also hope that her country will be well.
When everyone saw the little girl finish her words, she spread her hands, looking disdainful as if he was so stupid that he couldn’t think of such an easy solution.
”Xiaojiu is right.” Emperor Wen Zhao’s eyes lit up.
You can’t kill him, but you can keep him alive.
Providing him with good food, drink and other useful things, he has been raised into a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Even if he returns to Dayao in the future, he will probably not be able to achieve anything great.
When he grows up, I will grant him a mansion and send him some beautiful concubines. He may be reluctant to leave this comfortable home in Dasheng and refuse to go back.
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed loudly, called Liang Quan in, and ordered: “From now on, the food, clothing and expenses of Prince of Yao will be the same as those of other princes, and you must not treat him harshly. Select some items from the storehouse and send them to him. Also, check if there is anything that needs to be repaired in his residence. Do all that. Oh, and select a few eunuchs and palace maids and send them to him.”
Liang Quan replied, “Yes, I will do it right away.”
Emperor Wen Zhao stretched out his hand and rubbed the small tuft on Xiaojiu’s head: “Our Xiaojiu really has the talent to govern the country. She can share the worries of the father. Concubine Ru has made great contributions to her teaching.”
”Liang Quan, give Concubine Ru another 1,000 taels of silver and ten night-shining pearls as a reward to show your appreciation.”
After hearing the long list of rewards, Ji Jinyou was so happy that she immediately clenched her fist and bowed: “Thank you, father, for the reward.”
My mother has never received so many rewards before, she must be very happy.
The little girl smiled and looked adorable. The Imperial Noble Consort liked her very much and reminded Emperor Wen Zhao: “Your Majesty, why don’t you give our little Jiu something as a reward?”
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed: “Reward, of course I have to reward, what does Xiaojiu want?”
Ji Jinyou tilted her head and thought for a while, then said with a smile: “Father, Youyou has never seen her grandmother, and Youyou wants to see her.”
In the dead of night, she heard her mother nagging several times, saying that she had not seen her family since she entered the palace, and she didn’t know when she would be able to see them again.
If she and her mother could survive the Double Ninth Festival, there would be chances in the future. But if they couldn’t, her mother would regret it for the rest of her life.
Emperor Wen Zhao thought it was no big deal, so he smiled and agreed: “Okay, then your father will have someone summon your grandparents to the capital, and then you can meet them.”
Imagining how happy the mother would be when she saw her grandmother, Ji Jinyou clapped her hands happily: “Thank you, father.”
Xiaojiu walked up to him, hugged him for the first time, patted his shoulder, and praised him: “Father is the best father for Youyou.”
The Imperial Noble Consort couldn’t help laughing. The little clever girl was the best at tricking people into believing in something magical.
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed heartily at the girl’s sweet words and picked her up. “Our Xiaojiu will be your father’s little counselor in the future. Get up early and go to the morning court with your father.”
Ji Jinyou’s eyes widened in shock: “……?”
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