Xinghui Danzhu's palms were red and swollen, and she couldn't hold the chopsticks steadily. Han Ze felt so distressed that he cursed and threatened to beat the old woman's palms until they were swollen. He rolled his eyes and pointed at the two young maids outside, pretending to be serious and said: "You two serve the young master at dinner. If you serve the young master well, you will be rewarded. If you don't serve well, you will be beaten with a stick."
The two maids were only about ten years old and had never served their master before. They were frightened by Han Ze's deliberate majesty and hurriedly stepped forward cautiously, not daring to say much, and only said, "Yes."
Han Ze looked at the two children, his dark eyes sparkling. He pointed at the food on the table and said, "Let them pick out whatever you like. Don't go hungry."
Han Danzhu pointed at the dish of duck in soy sauce, sniffed delicately, and asked carefully: "Dad, I want to eat the duck meat, can I?"
Han Ze waved his hand and said, "Why not? We are in the countryside now. Your grandfather has given us a lot of gold. You can eat whatever you want. You don't have to go hungry anymore. If Xiao Zhuzhu likes to eat, you can eat it all."
Danzhu picked at her nails and shook her head reluctantly: "Mammy said that I am a princess and a noble lady, so I should eat elegantly and not eat without any care. I'd better not eat."
Han Ze slammed his hand on the table and said, "I know why that old woman is so hateful. She told you not to eat without food because she wanted to save the remaining food for herself. She is so mean. I must not let her off."
Xinghui took the soup handed over by the maid and drank it in small sips. Although the old woman taught them a lesson under the pretext of teaching them etiquette, it must be said that after these days of study, they have understood a lot about palace rules and etiquette. At least they would not make any major mistakes. The reason why they did not salute their father was that they were not used to it.
Hearing Han Ze's words, he asked, "Dad, how are you going to punish that nanny? We are the masters and she is the servant. If she hits our palms, we will hit her palms as well. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
Han Ze paused, and asked him in distress: "I used to ask Diejin when I had any problems, but Diejin is in cahoots with that old woman, and she is on her side. What should I do now? Should I hit her on the palm of her hand?"
Xinghui's eyes lit up and he said, "She hit my sister and me so hard that our palms were swollen. Of course, she should have a taste of what it feels like to be hit on the palms. As for the punishment later, we need to think about it. What do you think, Danzhu?"
Danzhu said dissatisfiedly: "Not very good."
Han Ze looked at the two siblings and asked Danzhu, "What do you think we should do, Xiaozhuzhu?"
Danzhu looked at her red and swollen little hands, which were still in pain. She pouted and said, "She beat our hands until they were swollen, so I beat her hands too. She can't eat with her swollen hands. I've been hungry for two days, so I want to make her hungry too."
"What? Xiao Zhuzhu, you've been hungry for two days?" Han Ze shouted, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Danzhu looked at her father aggrievedly and sniffed: "That Diejin wouldn't let me look for you, saying that you were going to marry the princess and didn't have time to take care of us. The maids in the mansion even said behind my back that if you married the princess, you wouldn't want me and my brother anymore."
Xinghui was also a little sad. Maids and servants were slaves and could be beaten and scolded, but his father was going to marry the princess, and the princess was not a servant. What if the princess didn't like them and beat them
Han Ze stared at them blankly and explained hurriedly: "Who said I don't want you? We agreed to live a good life together in the capital, how could I not want you?"
Danzhu pouted: "But you are going to marry the princess, and the princess doesn't like us."
Han Ze stammered, "How could the princess not like you?"
Xinghui said at the side: "Dad wants to marry a princess, and the princess is a stepmother. The little boy in our village used to be fat, but when his mother died, his father married a stepmother. His stepmother didn't even give him food to eat. When we came, the little boy was so skinny that he was just skin and bones. Stepmothers are all bad people."
Han Ze continued, "When we had nothing to eat at home before, Xiaodunzi sent us meat. When we came to the capital, I told Xiaodunzi that if we had a good life in the capital, I would let him come and enjoy it with us. We have meat to eat every day now. I don't know if Xiaodunzi's stepmother has become a better person. Will she let him go hungry again?"
Danzhu burst into tears: "Bad father, don't marry a stepmother, I don't want to starve."
Han Ze seemed to be frightened by Danzhu's crying. He looked at Danzhu helplessly and comforted her: "Little Zhuzhu, don't cry. Miss Shen is a good person and will not let you go hungry."
Danzhu thought of the rumors in the mansion over the past two days and yelled, "Dad is lying."
Han Ze picked at the tablecloth, scratched his ears and cheeks, and was so anxious that he asked after a while: "How about this, I'll ask Miss Shen to promise that you won't go hungry, how about that?"
Xinghui pursed her lips and asked unwillingly: "Dad, do you have to marry Miss Shen?"
Han Ze said shyly, "Your grandfather said he would choose a good day before granting the marriage."
Xinghui was a little sad. His father still wanted to marry Miss Shen. In that case, he could only try to get Miss Shen to marry him and not abuse him and his sister. He said, "Dad, you just said that you want Miss Shen to promise not to starve us. Is that true?"
Han Ze nodded and said happily: "Do you agree that I can marry Miss Shen?"
Xinghui said, "Dad, you can marry Miss Shen, but I heard that some stepmothers not only starve their stepchildren, but also beat and abuse them. Can you make Miss Shen promise not to abuse us?"
Han Ze's eyes lit up and he said quickly, "Of course. Miss Shen is a good person. She has helped me a lot. She doesn't like gold and silver, so you can rest assured that she will not fight with us for gold and silver after marrying into our family. All the gold and silver in the house belong to the three of us. You can buy whatever you want."
Danzhu pouted: "You're lying, who doesn't like gold and silver?"
Xinghui also felt that Miss Shen was lying. Although he didn't like gold as much as his father did, he knew that without gold and silver, nothing could be bought.
Han Ze waved his hand and said, "You have never been out, so you don't know that the people in the capital are all weird. Many people don't like gold and silver, and think they are tacky. They only like flowers and plants, and say they are elegant."
Danzhu Xinghui: "..."
They should eat quickly and then punish the nanny. As for Fengya, how could he know the importance of gold and silver if he had never been hungry
Nanny Xing and Diejin knelt on the ground, listening to the children's chatter in the room, and couldn't help but feel anxious.
Nanny Xing quietly pulled at Diejin's skirt and said, "Diejin, you should think of a solution quickly."
Diejin almost hated Nanny Xing to death. If she hadn't spoken for her, the prince wouldn't have been angry with her. She knew better than anyone that although the prince was not very smart, he was difficult to please.
When Nanny Xing saw that Diejin ignored her, she pulled her arm anxiously.
Diejin shouted impatiently: "I can't even protect myself, how can you let me think of a solution?"
Nanny Xing said, "The prince has always believed in you. If you go and beg him again, he will definitely listen to you."
Diejin was distraught and shook her head in silence. She overestimated her position in the prince's mind and underestimated the position of the little prince and princess in the prince's mind. Unfortunately, it was too late to regret.
After dinner, Han Ze asked the doctor in the mansion to examine Xinghui Danzhu's hand and apply ointment. The two siblings couldn't wait to punish Nanny Xing, but Han Ze said, "Your hands hurt, let the maid punish her."
Xinghui Danzhu had no intention of doing it herself. She looked at the two maids behind her and said, "Madame Xing used to bully you all the time. Now it's your turn to bully her. See if my palm is swollen. Whoever hits her palm first will be rewarded with one tael of silver, not half a tael."
Han Ze said reluctantly, "Half an ounce of silver can buy a lot of buns, how can I just give them a reward?"
Xinghui said, "The grandmothers in the village say that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. We should let the maid help punish Aunt Xing. If we don't give them some sweet treats, how can they be scared and cruel?"
Han Ze thought about it and nodded: "Xiao Xingxing is still smart, so I'll listen to her."
Xinghui quickly said, "Whoever is smart, we will listen to him from now on?"
Han Ze looked at him and said as a matter of course: "You should listen to whoever is smart. This way you won't be cheated."
Xinghui patted himself: "You just said I'm smart, so you will listen to me from now on?"
Han Ze exclaimed, and said reluctantly: "Well, then I'll just listen to you, right?"
Xinghui confirmed: "You can't regret it, okay?"
Han Ze said unconvincedly: "I won't regret it."
Xinghui was happy and ordered the little maid: "Start fighting."
Nanny Xing's heart skipped a beat and she clenched her hands tightly.
Han Ze stepped forward and said loudly: "Open your hands quickly, old woman."
Nanny Xing was unwilling and had to open her hands.
The two little maids were usually beaten and scolded by Madam Xing, and they dared not speak out their resentment towards her. Now that their master asked them to punish the old madam, they had to beat her severely.
The servant outside heard the screams from inside and couldn't help but shiver. He felt that Nanny Xing deserved it. She relied on being the Queen's person to show off her power in the palace. Why didn't she think that the prince, the little princes and the little princesses were the Queen's sons, grandchildren and granddaughters? She actually dared to hit the little princes and the little princesses. She was simply tired of living. The Queen didn't even need to do anything, the prince could have dealt with her.
Nanny Xing's punishment let the maids and servants in the mansion know that although the three masters had just arrived in the capital not long, they were not easily fooled. If you angered them, even if you were the Queen's person, you would be punished and beaten. Those who originally had some small thoughts now calmed down, behaved themselves, and no longer dared to make any small moves.
The next day, after breakfast, Han Ze suddenly realized something and said, "Yesterday, your grandmother asked you to go to the palace to accompany her. Do you want to go?"
Although Xinghui Danzhu was reluctant to leave her father, she also missed Grandma Huang very much, "I want to go."
Han Ze sent them to the palace. When they came out of the palace and returned to the palace, the doorman came to report that Shen Jiaqing had arrived.
Han Ze went to the reception room and smiled innocently: "Jiaqing."
Shen Jiaqing stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty."
Han Ze hurriedly said, "Sit down, you are just being polite."
Shen Jiaqing sat down and said, "My Lord, about the marriage?"
Han Ze smiled and said, "Father has already agreed to grant the marriage, you just have to wait, there is no rush."
No rush
Shen Jiaqing was secretly annoyed. If he wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have rushed over to ask Prince Chun what the emperor thought. However, since Prince Chun said that the emperor had agreed to grant the marriage, he felt relieved and just went home and waited.
Han Ze added: "Jiaqing, there have been rumors in the mansion these past two days that I married a princess, and that the princess would abuse Xinghui and Danzhu..."
Shen Jiaqing interrupted him: "How is that possible? Mingya would be sad for a long time if she stepped on an ant to death, how could she abuse the little prince and princess?"
Han Ze laughed and said, "I also said it's impossible. Mingya is so kind. She even spoke up for me when others laughed at me and said I was a fool. How could she possibly abuse Xinghui Danzhu?"
Shen Jiaqing's expression relaxed, and he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please don't believe the words of those villains. How could Your Majesty not know what kind of person Mingya is?"
Han Ze's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd. "But Xinghui and Danzhu don't believe it. They are afraid that if I marry the princess, the princess will abuse them. They must ask Miss Shen to promise not to abuse them. Why don't you go back and talk to Miss Shen and ask her to give a promise?"
Shen Jiaqing was annoyed, and the fingers holding the teacup turned slightly white. He smiled slightly: "Are you joking, Your Majesty?"
Han Ze looked at him blankly: "I'm not laughing. I'm almost dying of worry."
Shen Jiaqing gritted his teeth: "..." M's mentally retarded.
Seeing that he remained silent, Han Ze continued, "Didn't you understand? That's right, maybe this hasn't happened to your family before, so it's normal that you don't understand. But you should go back and tell Miss Shen to write a guarantee and show it to Xinghui Danzhu, so that they can believe that Miss Shen is a good person and don't wrongly accuse her."
Shen Jiaqing: "..."
Han Ze continued, "Fortunately, Miss Shen has been studying since she was young. It's just a promise. She will definitely write. Unlike me, I can't even recognize a few words. If you ask me to write a promise, I can't write it, hehe..."
Shen Jiaqing stood up suddenly, and Han Ze looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Shen Jiaqing took a few deep breaths and said, "I'll go back and ask Mingya to write a guarantee."
Han Ze smiled: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Shen Jiaqing: "..."
Shen Jiaqing couldn't bear it any longer and strode out.
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