When he passed away, Zhu Yuancun showed up in Beichen Palace again.
It was drizzling at this time. Zhu Yuancun took off his shirt, leaving his upper body bare and wearing only single pants. He tied his hands with a bundle of barbed thorns on his back and knelt on the stone bricks outside the palace door.
Even though the rain drenched him completely, he didn't move an inch.
Zhu Ya walked out of the main hall. She had just finished visiting Zhu Sijia and was wiping her tears when she saw Zhu Yuancun coming to apologize.
She quickly held up the umbrella, ran over, stood in front of him, bent down and asked:
"Master Hou, why is this? The rain during the Qingming Festival is so cold, don't let your body freeze to death."
Zhu Yuancun lowered his eyelashes and replied: "Among the stories Mr. Zhu has written before, there is one called Bearing a Thorn to Ask for Sin. I like it very much, and I will imitate it today."
Zhu Ya: "You are asking for forgiveness while carrying your weight on a thorn tree? Who are you... asking for forgiveness from?"
Zhu Yuancun: "To Your Majesty, but also to my sister."
Zhu Ya tried to pull him away: "Don't talk about this for now. Come with me to the temple to see the saint! Your Majesty, he is taking care of the empress and has not stopped yet. How long will you wait outside the temple like this?"
Zhu Yuancun felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard that Yan Xiu hadn't stopped yet.
He originally wanted to kneel down until tomorrow, maybe Yan Xiu's anger could subside a little, but now he really doesn't dare to face it...
He shook his head and refused, gritting his teeth and persisting.
Before Zhu Ya could persuade him again, Yan Xiu's figure appeared at the door of the main hall. He leaned against the door frame, looking at the two people in the rain with no sadness or joy, and said in a cold voice:
"Wuxinghou, please enter the palace."
Zhu Ya resigned to Yan Xiu and left early, leaving Zhu Yuancun alone, who entered Beichen Palace uneasily.
As soon as he entered the palace, Yan Xiu threw a coat to him: "Want to commit suicide? Put it on for me."
Zhu Yuancun felt guilty and couldn't bear Yan Xiu's care. He said coquettishly:
"Your Majesty, I came here to apologize. Your Majesty's kindness is beyond my ability to bear."
Yan Xiu: "What are you asking for?"
Zhu Yuancun: "Death penalty."
He told Yan Xiu truthfully about letting Jiang Yuan go. He thought Yan Xiu would be furious, but unexpectedly he just smiled contemptuously and said:
"Is such a trivial matter worthy of your fear, Marquis Wu Xing?"
Zhu Yuancun didn't know that Yan Xiu was seven years older than him and had experienced all kinds of things in the world. Looking at him was like looking at a fledgling cub. Moreover, he was Zhu Sijia's biological brother, so he really couldn't think of any blame.
Yan Xiu's long fingers slowly tapped on his high brow bone, he sighed deeply and said to Zhu Yuancun:
"You have three crimes. First, as a general of the Qin Dynasty, you are greedy for beauty and have no idea how to fall into other people's beauty traps. This is stupid; second, you are willing to treat the Princess of Qi as your confidant, no matter how big or small the matter is. You told them one by one, but you were not aware of what the other party was planning. This is stupid. Third, because of your own selfish desires, you did not even care about your sister who was still in a coma, and let go of Jiang Yuan, who should have been sentenced to death. The eldest sister is like a mother, who asked for your great future today, you should know clearly that this is unfilial."
"What crime should a stupid, dull and unfilial person like you deserve?"
Zhu Yuancun replied in a low voice: "I will ask for Lingchi's punishment tomorrow. When my sister wakes up, I hope your majesty will not tell her about this."
Yan Xiu laughed and said: "Marquis Wuxing, when I was your age, I was not only able to lead troops in battle, but I was also a hundred times more resourceful than you. Where did your ingenuity to outwit Langya last year go? You are so smart today. Don’t know the severity?”
"You are young, but you have won polo, defended the palace, and suppressed mountain bandits for Da Qin. Now you have expanded the territory and annexed Da Qi's territory in one fell swoop. Your merits are not inferior to your father's. Your merits and demerits are equal to each other, so you can avoid the death penalty."
"What's more..." Yan Xiu closed his eyes, with a hint of bitterness on his brows, "What's more, if I kill you at this juncture, wouldn't it make your sister sad? Wuxing Hou, you are really not afraid of your sister's sadness."
It was true that he was a little disappointed with Zhu Yuancun.
As Zhu Sijia's younger brother, and as the second most important man to Zhu Sijia after him, why does this bastard do such irritating things every day?
Jiang Yuan was released as soon as she was released. It was difficult for an orphan to become an orphan. Today, she could not be killed. In the past, there were many opportunities to kill her to avenge Zhu Sijia. There was no rush for this moment.
It's just that Zhu Yuancun, a bastard who seeks death and survival after making some mistakes, really thinks of him as that kind of cruel and unjust emperor?
Yan Xiu had a headache, and he waved his hand: "Back off first. Remember, if you dare to commit suicide, I will not spare the sixty-two people in your Wuxinghou Mansion."
He had already known about the news that Zhu Siying and Yu Shi had moved into Zhu Yuancun's mansion. Zhu Yuancun immediately realized that Yan Xiu was threatening him with his mother and sister.
He didn't dare to mess around anymore, straightened his back and said: "I obey your order."
After walking out of Beichen Palace, Zhu Yuancun's mood was still complicated.
Too many things happened that night. He thought he would definitely die, but it was a false alarm, as unreal as a dream.
As soon as he reached the corner of the corridor, he bumped into Zhu Siying.
Seeing that he was naked, Zhu Siying covered her eyes in shame: "Brother, you, what are you doing wandering around outside without clothes at night?"
Zhu Yuancun scratched his head in embarrassment, told her everything about tonight, and asked: "What about you, why are you here?"
Zhu Siying naturally took care of Zhu Sijia according to the minister's suggestion. No matter how good Yan Xiu's physical fitness was, it was not enough to be exhausted like this. There should always be a chance to rest.
But she didn't bother to answer his questions. When she heard that he let Jiang Yuan go, she was so angry that she trembled:
"You are confused! Brother! I hate you, I hate you so much! What kind of ecstasy soup did Jiang Yuan give you to make you resist the decree?"
Zhu Yuancun hurriedly covered her mouth: "Shh, don't disturb my sister."
Zhu Siying bit his hand hard: "Sister? If you really cared about your sister, you wouldn't let her go! She is pitiful, but my sister is not pitiful? I will kill her tonight!"
Zhu Yuancun: "Can you please stop making such nonsense? It's so late and it's still raining. You should stay in the palace peacefully so as not to worry my sister."
Zhu Siying was so angry that he burst into tears. She drew out his sword and was about to chop him. Zhu Yuancun did not hide, but stood there with his hands spread out, letting Zhu Siying hold the sword against him.
Ren Huai appeared out of nowhere. Seeing that the brother and sister were at odds with each other, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Third Miss, if you have something to say, please tell me."
Zhu Siying: "Leave me alone, today I will teach him a lesson for my mother and sister!"
Zhu Yuancun shook his head at Ren Huai, telling him not to act rashly to avoid hurting others.
But after raising the sword for a long time, Zhu Siying finally couldn't take it off. She stood on tiptoes and reached out to pick off Zhu Yuancun's hair crown. Her long wet hair fell down. She grabbed a handful and held it directly in front of the two of them. Cut it off with a sword.
It is a punishment more humiliating than death for the body, hair and skin to be damaged by the parents, and for men to have their hair cut off.
Ren Huai was stunned and at a loss.
Zhu Siying cried:
"Your Majesty spared you the death penalty, but I didn't. You are my brother after all, the brother who has protected me since childhood. I can't bear to hurt you. Cutting off your hair today is worth the death penalty for you, but in my heart The anger is still there, please don’t appear in front of me again during this period.”
Zhu Yuancun nodded: "It should be."
After Zhu Yuancun walked away, Zhu Siying wiped away her tears and said firmly: "Tonight, I will definitely kill Jiang Yuan!"
Ren Huai hugged her: "I will accompany you out of the palace to find her."
