After reading the whole family's minds, the eldest daughter awakened

Chu Wangchen asked the eunuch on duty and went directly to the Yangxin Hall.

When he arrived, he met Chu Jinhong again. It turned out that Queen Murong was also here.

"Chu Wangchen, you must know what you should and should not say when you meet your father, the emperor, and your mother later."

"Brother, don't worry, I will act based on your expression."

"Well, also, I will tell you first when you get in. I won't let you speak, so you are not allowed to speak."

"Yes."

Chu Wangchen was very submissive, completely different from the arrogance he showed on the boat today.

Emperor Dongzhou asked the two of them to go in together.

The two entered the Yangxin Hall. Queen Murong and Emperor Dongzhou were sitting together and playing chess.

Queen Murong put down a white stone, turned to look at the two people kneeling on the ground, and immediately frowned.

"Hong, how can you come to see your father like this? It's just nonsense. Why don't you hurry up and freshen up before coming back?"

After Queen Murong scolded Chu Jinhong, she quickly apologized to Emperor Dongzhou.

"Your Majesty, it is my concubine who failed to teach Ahong well. Please punish me."

Empress Murong and Emperor Dongzhou were a young couple, the woman who accompanied him to conquer the world, and the woman he loved most.

Chu Jinhong is the first child of Emperor Dongzhou. It can be said that he has been pampered since childhood.

It was because of this special love for him that he was allowed to do whatever he wanted. After he killed several loyal ministers and embezzled money from officials, he only deposed him as the crown prince and waited until everyone had almost forgotten what he did. After the incident, he was quickly crowned King Jin.

Emperor Dongzhou was a little unhappy at first, but after hearing Queen Murong's words, his anger turned to pity.

"Hong, tell Father, why did you end up like this?"

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Father, I bumped into the Third Emperor’s younger brother when we were swimming in the lake today. I originally intended to reminisce with him, but he used his status as the prince to ridicule me, and in the end, he even made me sad. ship."

"Pa." Emperor Dongzhou slapped the table with a heavy palm.

"Chu Wangchen, you are so brave. You really think that once your wings are strong, you can bully others at will. Since you use your status as the prince to bully others, I will take it away today."

"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive. It's better to clarify the matter first before making a conclusion." Empress Murong stood up and stroked Emperor Dongzhou's back, comforting him softly.

"Zitong, you are so kind, but don't forget that Jinhong is your biological son."

"Your Majesty, in my heart, Wangchen and Jinhong are the same. They are both my good children."

When she said this, Empress Murong had tears in her eyes. Anyone who saw it would be moved by her words.

The affection in Emperor Dongzhou's eyes became even stronger, "Okay, Chu Wangchen, since the queen speaks for you, tell me why you sank your brother's ship."

"Back to my father, today is indeed my fault. I should not retort when my brother insults Yao's concubines, let alone reject his teachings. I have nothing to defend. I ask my father to punish me."

Yao concubine is Chu Wangchen's biological mother. After he became the prince, he was named Yao concubine by Emperor Dongzhou.

Emperor Dongzhou frowned slightly as he looked at Chu Wangchen who kept kowtowing.

"Hiro, is that true?"

Chu Jinhong's eyes hid with guilt, "Father, I have no son. It was Chu Wangchen who lied."

Emperor Dongzhou knew his eldest son very well. When he saw his unnatural expression, he knew that he was lying. With just one check, he would know what happened on the boat today.

"Okay, since they are all at fault, let's punish them together and take them all out to play thirty boards."

Chu Jinhong immediately became anxious. He stepped forward and hugged Emperor Dongzhou's thigh and started crying.

"Father, please don't. I just fell into the water today. If I hit the board again, I will die." Empress Murong saw Chu Jinhong crying with snot and tears, and she felt a little soft-hearted immediately, but she didn't look away. Begging for mercy for him, he choked with sobs instead.

"Your Majesty, if Hong really insults Yao's concubine, he will be severely punished."

"Zi Tong, you are just too strict with Ah Hong. He has been weak since he was a child. Let's just give him ten board strokes as punishment. Chu Wangchen will take the remaining twenty board strokes."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Why don't you just fine Wangchen ten boards?"

Queen Murong looked at Chu Wangchen who was kneeling on the ground with pity.

"Zi Tong doesn't need to say anymore. No matter how Hong fell into the water, it was because he failed to protect his brother and he deserves to be punished."

Emperor Dongzhou made the final decision and ordered the two of them to be taken down to fight, without giving the queen a chance to speak.

As soon as he left Emperor Dongzhou's sight, Chu Jinhong changed his pitiful expression and looked at Chu Wangchen mockingly.

"Chu Wangchen, you have seen that one's fate is determined by one's birth. If you crawled out of the belly of a humble person, you are destined to be stepped on by me for the rest of your life.

You think it’s great that you are the prince now, but actually everything is just... hahaha. "

Chu Jinhong still had some sense, so he didn't continue what he said next.

Chu Wangchen looked at Chu Jinhong's arrogant back. He adjusted his sleeves and accepted the punishment calmly.

He has received too many punishments since he was a child, and this time is not the least of them.

"Your Highness, I'm offended."

The imperial guards who carried out the execution said they were offended, but their eyes were full of contempt. They were the people around the emperor, so they naturally understood the holy will better than anyone else. His Royal Highness, the prince, who was born in a humble background, despite his current scenery, he didn’t know what he would do in the future. .

After all, the eldest prince is orthodox, and they know how to stand in line. So during the fight, Chu Jinhong's ten blows were just for show, but Chu Wangchen actually received fifty blows.

Chu Jinhong's ten boards didn't even hurt his flesh, but he cried out for father and mother in pain, while Chu Wangchen's fifty boards were rough to the flesh, but he didn't say a word. He was not a child who didn't know how to cry. There is milk to eat, but I know that it is useless to cry out for pain, because people who are not loved do not have any privileges.

After Chu Jinhong was beaten, he was taken to her palace by Queen Murong, while Chu Wangchen was helped out of the palace by Chu Ning.

When they returned to the Prince's Mansion, Gongsun Qiao was pacing anxiously at the door of the mansion.

Seeing the carriage from the Prince's Mansion, she rushed to greet it.

The curtain on the carriage opened, and Chu Ning helped Chu Wangchen get down from the stairs.

"Cousin Prince, Your Majesty didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

Gongsun Qiao asked with concern.

"Princess Anping, Your Highness was beaten fifty times."

When Chu Ning said this, his eyes were red. It was really worse than the beating he suffered. Your Majesty was too cruel. He was also his son. This was too serious of favoring one over another.

"Let's go back home first."

Gongsun Qiao wanted to hold Chu Wangchen's other arm, but he dodged it.

"Men and women are not close to each other, so don't get too close to me."

Gongsun Qiao was speechless, "Please, I'm just your cousin. Are you thinking too much?"

"I want to give You Wei enough sense of security."

Gongsun Qiao gave Chu Wangchen a big roll of his eyes, "You are overthinking, I have long disliked you, I just want to help you."

"That's not OK."

After saying this, Chu Wangchen entered the house.