"I don't dare, slave."
Su Jin pretended to be scared, which once again made Empress Dowager Zhou burst into laughter.
Hearing the word "girl", Sujin felt moved again.
She didn't know how long it had been since she heard Queen Mother Zhou call her girl in such an intimate tone.
She was no longer young. Everyone in the palace respectfully called her aunt when they met her. Only Queen Mother Zhou would call her maid when she was in a good mood.
Mo Chuan lowered his head, pretending to drink porridge, and quietly wiped away the tears that overflowed from his eyes.
It feels really good to be able to see my mother again.
He decided never to make his mother sad again, and never to go against any of her wishes.
After he returned to the palace, Queen Mother Zhou still came to the imperial study every day. Although she didn't say anything when she came every day, it was good as long as she could sit there quietly and look at him.
However, although Empress Dowager Zhou did not punish Mo Chuan, she severely punished Xiao Si.
The reason was very simple. It was because Empress Dowager Zhou casually touched the tea cup in Mo Chuan's hand and found that the tea was actually cold, so she sent for the guards, tied Xiao Si to the torture bench, and beat her twice. Ten note boards.
Xiao Si was so frightened that he didn't even dare to cry. He lay on the stool obediently, staring at Mo Chuan with both eyes.
He knew very well that the Queen Mother was not trying to beat him, she was clearly trying to scare the emperor.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this slave is clearly receiving these twenty blows for you.
Butt, butt, you are going to be wronged today. However, if you are not wronged, the emperor’s butt will be wronged. As slaves, of course we have to bear it for the emperor when such things happen. So, you Don't feel wronged.
With tears in his eyes, he waited for the thick board to fall heavily on his butt.
Why didn’t Mo Chuan know why Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to beat her mistress
He originally wanted to be punished by his mother. If the Queen Mother Zhou ordered him to be beaten with twenty boards, he would be willing and even happy to do so. Let alone twenty boards, even two hundred boards, he would not even frown.
But Queen Mother Zhou not only did not scold him nor hit him, she treated him with kindness and kindness.
It was not him who was beaten today, but Xiaosi.
Mo Chuan understood that Xiaosi was taking the blame for him because he left the palace without authorization and because he had an unexplainable scar on his face when he came back.
He gritted his teeth.
He never told the Queen Mother Zhou about the scar on his face because he didn't want to deceive the Queen Mother with lies. But could he tell the real situation
After Empress Dowager Zhou found out, it would only cause her old man more embarrassment and heartache.
"Mother, Xiao Si has a weak body and may not be able to bear these twenty boards. I can't help but let my son bear it for him."
When the executioner raised his stick high and was about to lower it, Mo Chuan suddenly spoke.
When Xiao Si heard this, tears rolled out of his eyes.
Your Majesty, your words are enough. Even if Xiao Si is beaten to death by the Empress Dowager, she will not be abject.
Empress Dowager Zhou took a sip of hot tea and seemed to have expected that Mo Chuan would plead for Xiao Si.
She said calmly: "When a slave makes a mistake, the master must be punished for him. When was this rule established? Why doesn't Aijia know about it?"
She choked Mo Chuan speechlessly with just one word.