"Father, how dare my son do such a treasonous thing? Father, please be aware that this matter is a frame-up!" Zhou Chengzhang completely denied the matter of forcing the palace, and knocked his head on the ground with a bang.
Lin Qingge's mouth twitched when he heard it, and he finally understood the kowtow technique.
But who was Emperor Zhou?
I don't know how many people I have seen kowtow in front of him and beg for mercy since he was a child. If kowtowing louder can change anything, then the ministers don't need to speak and just kowtow.
The key point is that although she has never been an emperor, she knows very well the truth of being in a high place.
People in that position are extremely sensitive to everything related to 'rebellion'.
Now that Zhou Chengzhang has touched Emperor Zhou's enemy, things will definitely not be good.
She knelt there quietly, neither arguing with Zhou Chengzhang nor shouting grievances.
In the entire study, the only voice was Zhou Chengzhang's cry of injustice.
Emperor Zhou picked up the memorial at hand and threw it at the man kneeling on the ground: "Unjustly accused? I punished you to be banned from your own house. What about you? What did you do?"
Zhou Chengzhang didn't dare to move after being hit. His forehead was red from the hit, and there were faint beads of sweat.
Emperor Zhou was furious, pointed at Zhou Chengzhang and rebuked him again: "Why are you mute? I heard that you are quite powerful in the Liu family, and you call a group of servants to fight and kill. Isn't it that no one noticed that you just wanted to kill him?" You brought that group of people into the palace! You are a traitor, you are a traitor! I shouldn’t have tolerated you again and again. I got to know you personally today!”
When he stood up to go around the desk, he was stopped by Zhou Chenghan, who had been sitting crookedly.
"Father, cough cough cough..."
A violent cough sounded, interrupting Emperor Zhou's behavior.
He glanced at Zhou Chenghan distressedly, and shouted loudly: "Where are the people? Where have they all died? If you can't hear King Qin coughing, hurry up and serve tea!"
Soon, the curtain was opened and tea at a suitable temperature was brought in.
As Zhou Chenghan drank the hot tea, the sound of coughing gradually disappeared, and most of the tense state just now seemed to have slowly dissipated.
Emperor Zhou frowned and sighed: "Han'er, if you are not in good health, don't run to the palace all the time when the weather is freezing. Your imperial grandmother knows your filial piety and won't care."
"Father," Zhou Chenghan's cheeks were flushed after a violent cough, which looked very abnormal, "It is already unfilial for a son to not serve his father and grandmother. It would be too much to refuse even a simple greeting now. It’s not time.”
Lin Qingge felt something was wrong when she saw his expression.
Ever since he made the deal with Su Yunting, Zhou Chenghan's body has been being nursed by her hands.
Although his body is still weak at all, he is not as weak as before. What is the reason for the sick look on his face now?
If it weren't for the wrong place and people, she really wanted to rush over and pull Emperor Zhou away to check Zhou Chengzhang's pulse.
But thinking about what Emperor Zhou had just shouted about cutting off his son's head, she calmed down.
Zhou Chenghan couldn't die after coughing a few times. If she jumped up now, her head would definitely not be saved.
She tilted her head slightly and looked at Chu Nanfeng standing next to her, and found that he was also staring at her.
His dark eyes were calm and far-reaching, as if they had no focus. If you look closely, you will find that all his attention is on her. But other than that, everything around him has nothing to do with him.
This feeling of being noticed made her feel at ease.
She just gave him a look that said she was fine, and Emperor Zhou spoke again: "Han'er, you are just too kind-hearted. If your brothers are half as good as you, I don't know how much less I can worry about!"
"Father, your words are serious. My seventh brother is smart by nature, and his personality is the most similar to that of my father. He has been taught horsemanship and archery by you personally. He will definitely take on a big responsibility in the future."
Lin Qingge calmed down and listened to the conversation between their father and son.
The more considerate Zhou Chenghan is now, the worse Zhou Chengzhang becomes.
More importantly, Zhou Chengzhang does look like Emperor Zhou, and Emperor Zhou got his position by forcing the palace!
This is not to excuse Zhou Chengzhang, it is simply to tell Emperor Zhou——
History will repeat itself!
Sure enough, Emperor Zhou's expression, which had softened, turned gloomy again, and his eyes when he looked at Zhou Chengzhang were like steel knives.
Zhou Chengzhang was trembling at the sight, but he had to speak: "Father..."
"Did you let me speak?" Emperor Zhou walked over, kicked Zhou Chengzhang to the ground, and kicked him a few more times, then gasped and glared at Zhou Chengzhang who was lying down again, "Say, Why on earth did you show up at Liu’s house!”
"Reporting to my father, various things happened frequently in the Liu family during this period. My son was worried about Yun'er, so he went to visit him. He had absolutely no other intentions!" Zhou Chengzhang said.
"Really?" Emperor Zhou glanced at him coldly, his eyes falling on Liu Yun, "You two have a deep relationship. What's going on with the soldier, and what's going on with Lin Qingge?"
"My son, my son saw the young lady and was worried that she would reveal her whereabouts, so a conflict broke out."
Obviously, he had thought of this rhetoric on the way here.
On the surface, there is no problem at all.
But who was Emperor Zhou?
As an emperor, he faces the smartest people in the country every day. How can he be deceived so easily?
He narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to ask: "Those servants were holding weapons and were obviously prepared for it. Now they met Lin Qingge unexpectedly? Why, before going there, you couldn't even take care of this? Why, did you expect to meet Lin Qingge?" Kill everyone on board?"
Emperor Zhou would be worried that his son would be too powerful and seek to seize his throne.
But his son is too stupid, and he will only dislike it even more!
Zhou Chengzhang looked uneasy and opened his mouth to refute, but Emperor Zhou stared at him so that he dared not speak.
Emperor Zhou looked at Liu Yun beside him: "What exactly is going on? Tell me."
Liu Yun was a rich young lady who had grown up with many spoilers, so naturally she would not be timid about meeting the emperor.
She kowtowed on the ground, lowered her head and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have offended the Young Madam because my parents, so I hope His Highness King Qi can make peace and let the Young Madam show your respect. I never thought..."
Liu Yun gritted her teeth, but her tears still leaked out.
After a few seconds, she cried and looked at Zhou Chengzhang: "Your Highness, at this time, don't miss those childhood friendships. From the beginning, she deliberately designed you. Before, I thought those The rumors were false, but now that I think about it, they are all true.”
How could he not attract the attention of Emperor Zhou with such concealing words?
He narrowed his eyes and his voice became a little lower: "Now that things have happened, do you still want to hide it from me?"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare! I just figured it out," she knelt down in front of Emperor Zhou, raised her face full of tears and said, "I went to beg the young lady to let my parents go. The young lady said that His Highness should be the lobbyist, and she agreed. Only now did she realize..."
Liu Yun turned back to look at Lin Qingge, her red eyes full of resentment: "She is simply using me to murder His Highness!"
