diskusbooks Chapter 486: When she was beaten, she must have felt very painful, right?
Chapter 486: When she was beaten, she must have felt very painful, right?
The attic behind the Taiji Hall is built by the water and is surrounded by mountains and waters on the opposite side, creating a pleasant scenery.
To the east is an imperial garden with hundreds of flowers in full bloom. The faint fragrance of flowers flows with the breeze, refreshing the heart.
On the attic terrace, several tables were filled with exquisite desserts and fruits.
Emperor Qiwen sat behind the desk, his hair raised high by the black-gold jade crown, his thick eyebrows as sharp as blades, his slightly upturned phoenix eyes revealing a touch of the emperor's unique dominance, making him look even more majestic and inviolable.
At this moment, he looked at Yi'er, and his eyes, which were originally full of majesty, now showed a bit of softness and smile.
Pointing to the pastries on the table that he had tried before, he said gently to Yi'er, "That's the date paste pastry, that's the pine nut and lily pastry, and that's the honeycomb cake. They're all delicious, little brat, try them all!"
"Grandpa, do you eat so many delicious foods every day?" Yier held a piece of crystal clear osmanthus cake in her hand, her little mouth bulging, like a little squirrel that couldn't stop eating.
"Of course not!" Emperor Qiwen leaned back in his chair, his eyes fixed on the adorable little girl. "This is specially prepared for you."
"Ah?" Yi'er was startled and waved her hands quickly and seriously, "But Yi'er is so young, she can't eat so much food!"
She looked at those things eagerly, with a hint of cunning and cleverness in her eyes.
Emperor Qiwen looked at her like this, raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "Why, Yi'er, do you have any ideas?"
After hearing this, Yi'er nodded her little head like a chicken pecking at rice, "Hmmmmmm!"
"Mom said that we shouldn't waste food. We can't throw away what we can't finish. We can give it to others!"
"Mother also said that there are many people in this world who have no food to eat, just like Yi'er did before! So, we must cherish food and help those people to the best of our ability!"
"Grandpa, you have so much food here, it can't be wasted! Can Yi'er help you deliver it to those who can't get enough food?"
Emperor Qiwen's expression turned cold, and the gentleness on his face disappeared in an instant, and his whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Shu He watched this scene from the side, his palms sweating, and the poison hidden in his hands was ready to be thrown out at any time.
Yi'er saw his expression suddenly change, and a bit of nervousness appeared on her little face. "Grandpa, are you angry?"
"Then, then Yi'er doesn't want it anymore..."
Yi'er subconsciously wanted to get closer to Shu He, but Emperor Qiwen grabbed her arm.
Baili Moqing moved his feet slightly, with a hint of indifference and danger hidden in his eyes.
Yi'er looked into his eyes timidly and shouted in fear, "Grandpa..."
"You said you once had no food to eat?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Yi'er.
Her eyes were bright and watery, and beneath the water curtain, there seemed to be a lot of sadness and pain.
"Not only did I not have food to eat, I was also beaten! Madam and Miss would beat Mother and me with thin bamboo sticks, and they would also make Mother and Yi'er wash clothes, mop the floor, and even clean the stinky bucket..."
"boom!"
"You were born a princess. Who dares to hit or scold you? Who dares to be above you?"
The thick and heavy solid wood table was broken by Emperor Qiwen's palm, and the exquisite cakes on the table were scattered all over the floor. The palace servants serving behind it also knelt on the ground.
Everyone was trembling with fear, afraid of being affected.
Shu He looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and for a moment he wondered if he should also kneel down to show respect?
But seeing Baili Moqing standing straight, her knees stiffened again.
Since he doesn't kneel, there's no need for me to kneel, right?
Suddenly, Emperor Qiwen's cold and angry eyes turned to Shu He, and his voice was tough and unhappy, "As a mother, is this how you protect your child?!"
Seeing her mother being scolded for no reason, Yi'er immediately pushed away Emperor Qiwen's hand in anger, and shouted fiercely, "Grandpa, you can't bully mother! Mother is the best person in the world to Yi'er!"
"When Yi'er was beaten, it was mother who protected her with her body!"
"When Yi'er was hungry, it was Mommy who went to the kitchen to steal food for Yi'er!"
"Yier, you've grown up. You have to protect your mother. No one can bully her!!" Not even Grandpa can do that!
Shu He felt a pang of pain in her chest. Hearing such words with her own ears was a huge shock to her.
Her child is a good child!
Baili Moqing also felt mixed emotions.
This was the first time I heard Yier talk about the past in person. It turned out that she had such a deep memory of those things!
She must have felt pain when she was beaten, right?
Did she call him "Daddy" at that time?
However, he, this incompetent father, never responded to her or saved her once...
It was also the first time he felt that he was such a jerk that he had actually let his child endure such a tragic life...
Emperor Qiwen seemed to have thought of that scene as well. His heart ached slightly, and his tone softened immediately. "Okay, okay, don't cry, don't cry. Grandpa won't blame your mother anymore, okay?"
Looking at the little face that seemed to be about to cry, the coldness in Emperor Qiwen's body faded a lot, and he patiently tried to coax her.
After hearing this, Shu He rolled his eyes silently in his heart.
Does she need him to blame her?
After coaxing Yi'er, he asked with a slightly gloomy expression, "Seventh Brother, what is going on?"
"As a prince, even if you were exiled, you are still the blood of the emperor. How could you allow your child to be abused like this?!"
"If you can't even protect a child, what do you do for a living?"
From these few simple sentences, Shu He could tell that the emperor didn't really like Baili Moqing, and even felt a little repulsed by him.
"Father, do you still remember the banquet at the Prime Minister's residence five years ago?"
Baili Moqing's expression remained calm, and he did not feel any emotion at all because of Emperor Qiwen's rebuke.
Apart from what Yi'er said before, which made his face show pain and self-blame, his expression management has always been perfect.
When Emperor Qiwen heard this, his expression changed slightly, and a hint of unnaturalness seemed to flash across his eyes as he looked away.
"How dare you bring up such an ugly thing!"
Baili Moqing heard this and a sneer flashed in his eyes, but he didn't show it on his face. "Of course I have to mention it, because my wife is the eldest daughter of the Shu Kelin family, Shu He."
He was the other protagonist in that scandal.
Emperor Qiwen's face showed an uncontrollable look of surprise, and he looked at Shu He again, "Are you the daughter of the Shu Kelin family?"
Isn’t it said that Shu He is a fat and ugly woman?
But the one in front of me has a stunning face, gentle temperament, and dignified manner. She is not at all similar to the rumored "Shu He"!
Shu He folded her hands at her side, knelt down and saluted, and replied: "This subject is indeed the daughter of the Shu family, Shu He."
Baili Moqing continued, "After the flower banquet incident, she was sent to a remote farm by Shu Kelin's wife and left to fend for herself."
He briefly recounted Shu He and Yi'er's experiences in Yuancheng.
Although it was a simple description, he included all the necessary verbs, "beat, scold, kick, whip..."
He used almost all the words he could use, but he still felt that these adjectives could not express even a fraction of the hurt Shu He and Yi Er had suffered.
"So, this child grew up in abuse?"
The expression on Emperor Qiwen's face was somewhat complicated. There was heartache, anger, and a hint of apology mixed in, and beneath the apology there was a hint of struggle...
Such complex emotions appearing on the same face at the same time don't seem out of place at all!
Shu He didn't quite understand why there was such a look of guilt on Emperor Qiwen's face?