coobybook Chapter 133 The Prince is Caned
Chapter 133 The Prince is Caned
That night, the imperial study was brightly lit.
The chief steward, Eunuch De, was waiting at the door and sighed secretly when he saw the prince kneeling outside the imperial study on time.
"The prince has gone crazy for a woman!"
Emperor Kun in the Imperial Study was so angry that he lost interest in his official duties. He threw the memorial away and pointed at Eunuch De angrily, saying:
"Send him in to me."
"Yes. Your Majesty."
As soon as the prince entered, he was about to speak, but he heard Emperor Kun say:
"Dezi, go get me a ruler."
"Ah? Your Majesty, please calm down! The prince knows he was wrong. The prince really knows he was wrong!"
Eunuch De no longer cared about the difference in status. He knelt down behind the prince and pulled his arm to persuade him to admit his mistake.
But the prince seemed not to have heard anything. He was so stubborn that he seemed determined to continue to fight against Emperor Kun.
"Dezi, even you want to disobey my will?"
"Here!"
When Eunuch De saw this, he knew there was nothing he could do, so he had to get up and get the ruler.
Before he could offer his hands, the fist was snatched away by the aggressive Emperor Kun, who started hitting the prince on the back.
"I ask you if you know you are wrong?"
"Clap clap clap..."
"Answer me, do you know you are wrong?"
After a dozen hits, the prince's face turned pale. He bit his lower lip tightly and continued to resist in silence, which only made Emperor Kun so angry that he hit him even harder.
"Pa pa pa..." After another dozen or so fierce beatings, Emperor Kun was panting and his voice was trembling.
"I ask you again, do you know you are wrong?"
At this time, the prince was in so much pain that cold sweat rolled down his forehead. His body was shaken by the beating and blood oozed out of the white brocade on his back.
Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out of the prince's mouth.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and raised the ruler in his hand high but couldn't put it down.
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Just at this time,
A panicked voice sounded along with the sound of the door being pushed open.
"Oh, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Anger is bad for your health! Please sit down and take a rest.
"Oh my, the prince is a delicate and precious person, so no matter how wrong he is, you can't beat him like this!"
Concubine Xiao rushed in and hugged Emperor Kun's waist.
She snatched the long ruler from his hand and threw it to the ground. The rosewood ruler made a heavy echo when it struck the marble surface.
"Eunuch De, hurry up and help the prince back. Call the imperial physician to see his wounds immediately?!"
"this?"
When Concubine Xiao saw that Eunuch De looked at the emperor with a hesitant expression, she said to the emperor coquettishly:
"Your Majesty, may I ask Eunuch De to send the Crown Prince back to the East Palace?"
After saying this, seeing that the Emperor did not say anything, he quickly gave a look to Eunuch De, who then quickly called on the guards to send the prince back to the East Palace.
"Your Majesty, why are you so angry with the child?"
Imperial Concubine Xiao massaged Emperor Kun's chest to help him breathe more smoothly, while she also asked a few questions.
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Perhaps he was really angry, Emperor Kun said angrily:
"This prince has become more and more rebellious since he fell seriously ill after returning from the North. Ahem…
He said he had fallen in love with a commoner girl and threatened me not to touch her, and also said that if one of us died, the other would not live alone.
Do you think this is something a prince could say?"
Concubine Xiao knew the reason in her heart, but she still pretended to be extremely surprised. Her mind was also working quickly, and she pretended to complain,
"Ah? The prince has become like this?!
Your Majesty, you are really a fool. The prince is still young, you can just talk to him in a gentle way, why do you have to resort to violence?
Look how angry you are. If you get sick from anger, I will be heartbroken. If I didn't have something to ask you tonight, I don't know how angry you would be. "
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun patted Concubine Xiao's hand and said,
"He's still young? Oh! I won't say anymore.
My beloved concubine is sensible. My second son is also the most sensible. How could he make me so angry? ! "
"Your Majesty, please drink some water to calm down."
Emperor Kun took the teacup handed to him by Concubine Xiao and took a sip of hot tea, looking at Concubine Xiao, who still had her charm, smiling at him like a flower.
His heart and eyes were filled with him, and he couldn't help but feel warm inside. He grabbed Concubine Xiao's pair of soft hands, which seemed to be as soft as those of a young girl, and stroked them again and again, and only then did his anger subside.
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Concubine Xiao helped the emperor sit down, leaned on him and said coquettishly:
"Your Majesty, are you willing to listen to what I have to say?"
"My dear, there is no strangeness between you and me. Tell me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. To be honest, there is nothing wrong with the prince pursuing his own happiness.
You should be magnanimous and not bother with him. Just give that commoner girl a position as a concubine and bring her into the East Palace."
"Humph! If that's the case, I won't be so angry. This rebellious girl actually asked me to give her the position of Crown Princess. Ahem…"
Emperor Kun started coughing angrily when he reached this point.
While Concubine Xiao was trying to calm Emperor Kun, she knew from the emperor's tone how determined the prince was.
She was already extremely curious in her heart, wondering what kind of woman could make the cold-hearted prince bow down to her.
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After a few pauses, she looked at Emperor Kun and said affectionately,
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten our first meeting? Just one glance at you made my heart flutter and I was completely attached to you.
Love at first sight is nothing more than this. At that time, you were still the prince. You were thirteen years older than me, and you already had a wife in the palace.
But Ruyue would rather be a concubine than marry anyone but you. Ruyue will live her whole life only for your love!"
Emperor Kun touched Concubine Xiao's wrinkle-free face and said,
"I remember that you were only fifteen at that time. You were so brave despite your young age that you dared to come to me and confess your love.
And they also said that if you love someone, you should speak out boldly. And they said that life is precious, but love is even more precious. Hehehe…what they said is a bunch of nonsense.”
Concubine Xiao's words evoked Emperor Kun's memories. The passion of his former love pleased him and suppressed the displeasure that the prince had just brought.
Concubine Xiao put her arms around Emperor Kun's neck and continued to act coquettishly.
"Your Majesty, Mingyue has no regrets in her life. Especially with the fruit of our love.
More than 20 years have passed, and I am old. Now that the Second Prince has grown up, and seeing him become sensible and motivated, I am even more content with my life!"
Emperor Kun chuckled.
"Your Majesty, I have no respect for etiquette and I have a bold and reckless character. Do you regret that I am a burden?"
"Nonsense, I am satisfied with having only one beloved concubine in my life!"
Concubine Xiao smiled happily and changed the subject:
“Your Majesty, seeing the Crown Prince like this now, I am reminded of us back then.
Your Majesty, why don't you fulfill the prince's wish? She is just a commoner girl! Give her a higher status, below the prince's concubines. Wouldn't it be best if everyone is happy?"
Emperor Kun heard this but did not express his opinion.
Concubine Xiao was gentle and affectionate for a while, but knowing that Emperor Kun was very busy, she tactfully took her leave.
Emperor Kun was so angry that he even forgot to ask Concubine Xiao why she came to see him.
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