diskusbooks Chapter 545: Beyond the Line, Beside the Imperial Case
Chapter 545: Beyond the Line, Beside the Imperial Case
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shu He.
Baili Moqing subconsciously stepped forward and wanted to speak for her, but Shu He pulled him aside in a place where no one noticed and stopped him.
"Your Majesty, this is my fault. I failed to teach Yi'er well, allowing her to take your joke seriously and even take it to heart."
"If she hadn't heard that joke, Yi'er wouldn't have attacked the little emperor's grandson without any scruples, causing him to be injured."
Having said this, she knelt down before the emperor and said, "As Yi'er's biological mother, I am willing to accept the punishment for the mistakes Yi'er has made!"
Yier saw her mother kneeling down and was about to be punished on her behalf, so she immediately knelt beside Shu He.
She asked with tears in her eyes, "Mother, did Yi'er make any mistakes? Why are you being punished for Yi'er?"
"Didn't mother say that a man without integrity cannot stand? A gentleman values his word, and once it's spoken, it's as good as gold! Wasn't what grandpa said that day a promise? So Yi'er can't take it seriously?"
Both are three or four-year-old children, one grew up in a pampered aristocratic family, the other suffered hardships since childhood, but the words spoken by the two children are as different as heaven and earth!
Emperor Qiwen's expression changed again and again, and he even felt his cheeks getting hot for the first time.
How many years has it been since I last felt this way?
Those words were clearly a promise, but now I have to change them into a "joke" by default?
"Yier! You can't talk like that!" Shu He scolded Yier quickly, then pulled her behind him and quickly apologized to Emperor Qiwen, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yier is young and doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. It was my humble teaching that caused her to offend Your Majesty. I accept the punishment!"
The grievance and self-blame on Yier's face deepened, and tears as big as beans fell down one by one, "Mother! Yier doesn't want you to be punished!"
She turned to Emperor Qiwen crying and shouted, "Grandpa, if it is really Yier's fault, then Yier is willing to be punished!"
"This matter has nothing to do with mother. It's Yi'er who is ignorant. Yi'er has failed mother's teachings. It's all Yi'er's fault!"
"Grandpa, please don't punish my mother. It's all Yi'er's fault!"
"Yier!" Shu He hugged Yier, the anger and heartache in her heart almost swallowed up all her sanity!
Although she said these words intentionally, Yi'er didn't understand the truth. She really thought she was wrong and that she had caused trouble for her mother.
She really feels sorry for her!
Baili Moqing half-knelt, holding Shu He and Yi'er in his arms, and looked at Emperor Qiwen with a bit of coldness, "Father, if you think Yi'er is at fault in this matter, then punish me!"
"I am Ah He's husband and Yi'er's father. If they are wrong, it is my fault! I am willing to accept any punishment from my father!"
The cold and hard expression carried a sense of alienation and disappointment, making Emperor Qiwen feel even more complicated.
Fu Qingrong looked at the unity of the family of three and Baili Moqing's protection of Shu He, and the jealousy and resentment in her heart almost reached its peak.
Looking at the way the three members of the family protected each other, Emperor Qiwen felt that what he had done was indeed a bit unkind.
He showed some heartache on his face and picked up Xiao Yier.
"Okay, okay! Don't cry, Yi'er. You're not wrong! Your mother was right too!"
"A man without integrity cannot stand. A gentleman values his word. Once a word is spoken, it is worth a thousand gold coins! This is well said!"
Emperor Qiwen looked at Shu He with some admiration in his eyes. At least, her education of children was positive, unlike the other one!
"Shu He, get up!"
After hearing this, Baili Moqing immediately helped Shu He to stand up. She lowered her eyes and no special emotion could be seen on her face, but he could feel that there was an undercurrent surging in her heart.
"Ordinary people value trust and commitment, let alone me, the ruler of a country?"
"Yier, what Grandpa Emperor said to you earlier was not a joke! It was an imperial decree! It was a promise worth a thousand gold!"
"In the future, if someone insults you again, you will break his teeth just like you did today!"
"No matter who that person is! Whether he's an elder or a junior, you can fight him! When the time comes, Grandpa Emperor will support you!"
Yier's tears were still falling silently, and now she didn't dare to believe what Emperor Qiwen said.
She also didn't want her mother to be punished because of her in the future.
Seeing her with her head down and eyes cast down, with the grievance and fear still lingering on her face, Emperor Qiwen felt a pang of heartache.
He carried Yi'er to the dragon throne behind the imperial desk and coaxed her softly, "Yi'er, are you still angry with Grandpa Huang? Grandpa Huang didn't mean to punish you just now! Don't be sad, okay?"
After hearing this, Yier's eyes were filled with more grievance, and tears could not stop falling. "Yier is not angry with the emperor. Mother said that the emperor is the most powerful person in the world. Yier must listen to the emperor!"
"It's Yi'er's fault. She caused trouble for Grandpa Huang!"
She looked at the old man, her eyes full of tears, "I promise, I will never hit anyone again! Even if someone hits or scolds me, I will never hit anyone again! Grandpa Huang, please don't blame me, don't blame my mother, and don't blame my father!"
Baili Moqing's heart sank, and he stared at Yi'er with a pair of deep and dark eyes, and he could hardly believe his ears.
Did he just hear it wrong?
Yier, call him daddy?
Emperor Qiwen was deeply distressed and kept wiping the little girl's tears. "Oh, my dear granddaughter, it is your grandfather who has wronged you and made you suffer!"
When Yier heard the apology, she couldn't stop crying.
Emperor Qiwen was at a loss, not knowing what to do. He quickly waved to Shu He, "Seventh Elder, come quickly, comfort this child! If he keeps crying, his eyes will swell up!"
Upon hearing this, Shu He hurried forward. When she approached the dragon throne, she stopped and dared not move.
The forbidden area must never be crossed!
"Why are you standing there?" Emperor Qiwen saw that Yi'er couldn't stop crying and couldn't help but urge her again.
Shu He looked at the dragon throne in front of him, his eyes changed, and he took firm and decisive steps forward.
This scene made everyone standing below change their expressions.
No one dared to step beyond the dragon throne except the chief eunuch and the regent prince!
But now, in order to coax a child, Emperor Qiwen actually let a woman step into the side of the imperial desk! !
There was shock and a strong sense of crisis in Baili Moyin's eyes.
Is the weather in Kyoto going to change again?
Fu Qingrong was deeply hurt by this scene, and her heart was also pierced!
As the mother of the little emperor's grandson who was the "reincarnation of a star of fame" and the legitimate daughter of the left prime minister, she had never been treated like this before!
And Shu He is the daughter of a lowly fourth-rank military officer, and the most unethical woman with the worst reputation in the entire capital! How could she have such treatment and opportunities?
She suddenly remembered that Li Meiqian had written her a letter many days ago. She vaguely remembered that the letter seemed to mention this woman. However, she was so preoccupied with the affairs of the third brother at that time that she didn't have time to read the letter carefully.