"Hongli." Guarjia called softly. Following her voice, Hongli reluctantly withdrew his gaze, but still held his hands tightly.
Seeing his appearance, Yinzhen's originally unkind expression suddenly darkened. Before, Fupei said that Hongli beat him, and he was half-convinced, but now it seems that he is right.
"I would like to express my regards to the Emperor, and to Concubine Nian, please express my regards." Guarjia rolled up her sleeves and saluted.
Yinzhen waved his hands and said: "Get up, why did you come here with Hongli?"
Guarjia said slowly: "Just now, the fourth elder brother went to Xianfu Palace to find my concubine. I saw that the fourth elder brother was injured. When I asked, I found out that it was caused by a fight with the third elder brother. The fourth elder brother was also impulsive at the time.
I felt extremely regretful afterward, so I brought him here to confess my mistake to the emperor. Please ask the emperor and Concubine Nian to spare him this time because of his young age."
Nian snorted coldly and said, "What Jinbi said is really an understatement. Look at what he did to Fupei. It can't be revealed by just saying repentance at a young age. What's more, look at his appearance after coming in.
There was never any sign of regret."
Guarjia lowered her head and said nothing. As soon as she learned that Hongli and Fupei were fighting, she immediately brought Hongli to the Yangxin Hall, just because she was afraid that Nian would come to complain. However, she was still a step too late. Seeing Nian
In this way, he must have cried a lot in front of Yinzhen.
"Hongli, did you ever know that you were wrong when you beat your brother?" Yinzhen looked at the son who trusted Ling Ruo 50-60%, with mixed feelings in his heart. He had not seen Ling Ruo much since she left the palace.
The betrayal of Ling Ruo, the son he left behind, and his doubts about Hongli's origin made him deliberately avoid it, and even turn a blind eye to it.
Hongli stood there without saying a word. Seeing this, Guarjia felt anxious and whispered: "Hongli, have you forgotten what my aunt taught you? Why don't you admit your mistake to Huang Ama!"
Hongli gritted his teeth and said loudly: "My son and I are not wrong, why should we admit it! What's more..." He pointed hard at Fu Pei and said: "He should be beaten!"
"Bold!" Nian yelled angrily and said with a sneer: "You hit someone and you feel you are right, but you are talking nonsense here. You are so naughty at a young age. I don't know how you will be able to survive in the future.
How does E Niang always teach you!"
Hongli met her angry gaze and said without giving in: "My mother-in-law has taught me very well. I don't have to worry about Concubine Nian. If Concubine Nian has time, she might as well teach my third brother how to speak human words!"
"
"Shut up!" Yinzhen, who spoke out this time, frowned and said with great displeasure: "Since you admit that Fupei was injured by you, then it is a mistake. If you don't correct your mistake, you are here to use strong words. This is because
Why? Also, Concubine Nian is your elder. How can you be so rude when talking to an elder and still not apologize to Concubine Nian?"
Hearing Yinzhen's words of questioning, Hongli's eyes flashed with water, but his expression became more stubborn. He pursed his lips and stood there without saying a word. This look made Yinzhen startled for no reason, as if he saw Ling Ruo standing there.
There.
"I don't dare to accept the apology from Fourth Elder Brother, otherwise who knows if he will hold a grudge and beat Fupei for an excuse." Nian's sharp voice pulled Yinzhen back from his thoughts and looked at the unrepentant Hong.
Li, his expression gradually turned cold, "Hongli, I will ask you one last time, do you know you were wrong?"
After a moment of silence, Hongli clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you are right. It was the third brother who made the rude remarks first!"
The last trace of Yinzhen's patience was worn away by him, and he shouted angrily: "Even so, you shouldn't hit people. Have all the sages' books for so many years been read into the dog's belly?"
Seeing that Yinzhen was angry, Guarjia quickly knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, the fourth elder brother is only eleven years old. He is often impulsive. Besides, the fourth elder brother is not the only one who was wrong in this matter. It was the third elder brother who first
…”
"What's wrong first?" Nian's eyes flashed, and he grabbed her words and said: "Fupei is the elder brother, why not say a few words to him, not to mention Fupei is also doing Hongli's good, otherwise it would be too lazy to change someone else.
Go talk to him!"
"Your Majesty..." After all, Guarjia's position was much lower than that of Nian's, and he did not dare to argue with her too much. Moreover, Gualjia knew that the control of this matter was in Yinzhen's hands, and there was no need to argue with Nian.
A waste of words.
"Okay." Yinzhen pinched his brows, took a deep breath and said: "Hongli beat his brother first, but refused to admit his mistake later. He was so surly and untamable that he was punished by kneeling outside until he was willing to admit his mistake.
"
Hearing this treatment, Nian was quite dissatisfied, but she was smart enough not to say anything, and a trace of complacency flashed across her eyes. Hum, it would be best if this little evildoer refused to admit his mistake and knelt down to die outside.
Hongliwang didn't say anything, he just wiped his eyes hard, and then silently walked outside and knelt down. The sunshine in early summer was much stronger than in spring, and there was no obstruction outside the Yangxin Hall, so he knelt down like this.
He had to suffer from heat stroke. Guarjia knew Hongli's temperament well, he was stubborn and independent, and based on what Fu Pei said, he would never admit his mistake. What should we do?
Guarjia was worried and was about to beg again. Yinzhen had already seen through her thoughts and said coldly: "If you protect him again, I will punish you as well!"
"Okay, everyone, please stand down." Yinzhen has not been able to sleep well these days. The earthquake relief work and Ling Ruo's disappearance made him sleep less than three hours a day.
More tired.
"My concubine, please retire." Nian gave up as soon as he saw what was good, not to mention that Fu Pei's injuries had to be treated quickly. Just now, in order to let Yinzhen see the miserable look of Fu Pei being beaten, he didn't even call the imperial doctor.
Guarjia knelt down helplessly after Nian. After walking out of the Yangxin Hall, she saw Hongli kneeling under the scorching sun. She felt distressed and pitied her. She had no children of her own, so Hanyan and Hongli were in her care.
In her heart, she was no different from her own child. She walked over and knelt down and said to Hongli, who had his head lowered all the time: "Hongli, why didn't you listen to your aunt just now? Just admit your mistake. Why do you want to anger your emperor?"
Isn’t this making yourself suffer?”
Hongli raised his head and saw a few crystal marks on his face, and his eyes were even red, "Auntie, Hongli is right, it's Fupei who should be beaten!"
"My aunt knows, my aunt knows everything." Guarjia stroked Hongli's face distressedly, "But your emperor doesn't know. He only sees you being stubborn and willful, and speaks out to contradict you."
"Then why don't you let me tell Huang Ama the truth?" Hongli asked with aggrieved face.
"Oh, I'm afraid that if you say it, your Majesty will be even more angry." Guarjia sighed, and the look in her eyes dimmed a bit.
Hongli bit his lip and hesitated for a while and asked: "Why, aunt, tell me where my mother went and why she suddenly disappeared. Is it really like what Fu Pei said, she had an affair with... with Dr. Xu...
..." What happened next was too difficult for him to say, and he even didn't want to think about it.