"Your Majesty, I can't help you, let alone the Queen!"
Xiao Si thought that the Empress Dowager Zhou's reward of five thousand taels of silver could not be hidden no matter what, and sooner or later it would reach the emperor's ears.
Since the emperor is so smart and can guess the reason as soon as he hears it, it would be better for him to confess as soon as possible.
He calmed down and told everything that happened in the Empress Dowager Zhou's palace.
After he finished speaking, he knelt there with his forehead touching the ground.
"Your Majesty, it's the slave's fault. It's the slave who didn't control his mouth. It's the slave who betrayed you and the Queen. The slave is willing to accept any punishment from the emperor. Even if the emperor was angry and took off the slave's head, the slave didn't complain at all. ”
After he finished speaking, he took out the five thousand taels of silver notes given to him by the Queen Mother Zhou from his arms and placed them all on the ground.
"These are gifts from the Queen Mother, and I dare not accept them."
Although Xiaosi didn't raise his head, he could feel Mo Chuan's eyes staring at the back of his neck. His head dropped even lower, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.
But there was not much fear, because the emperor said that a man must be brave enough to bear the consequences if he does something wrong.
He felt proud and sad at the same time.
Even if his head was really chopped off by the emperor, Xiao Si felt that he had become a real man.
He is no longer the little eunuch who was always submissive.
After a long time, Mo Chuan was not heard speaking.
Xiao Si felt even more uneasy. He was not afraid of death, but felt extremely guilty.
"Your Majesty, I know that I have made a big mistake. If you are angry with me, just order my servant's head to be chopped off. But don't be angry with me because of me. Your Majesty is so kind to me, but I have failed you." I have lost your trust, slave... slave..." His voice was choked, and he tried hard to hold back the big lump in his throat.
do not Cry!
Don't cry!
Xiaosi, you are a man, a man who bleeds but does not shed tears!
"Get up."
Mo Chuan's calm voice sounded, and he didn't seem to have much anger.
Xiao Si was stunned for a moment, still lying on the ground without moving.
He knew that the emperor always kept his emotions secret, and although sometimes he could detect some of the emperor's emotions from clues, at this time he could not figure out the emperor's meaning at all.
Mo Chuan paused and scolded: "If you don't get up yet, do you really want me to pick off your head?"
Xiaosi was shocked and raised his head in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, are you not angry with this servant anymore?"
There was no expression on Mo Chuan's face, and he said coldly: "Who said I'm not angry?"
Xiaosi's heart became anxious again, and he lay on the ground and said: "If the Emperor is angry, please let it out. Don't hold it in your heart. If you hold it back, I... I will feel sad."
"How come you didn't know how to feel sad when you betrayed me?" Mo Chuan cursed and kicked Xiaosi's raised butt.
This leg really hurts.
Xiao Si gritted his teeth and cracked his mouth in pain, but a smile appeared on his face.
He knew that the emperor was willing to beat and scold him, so he was not angry anymore.
What he fears most is that the emperor won't say anything to him, nor will he be beaten or scolded. That would really be worse than death.
"The emperor kicks the slave again. The harder the kick, the better. The slave will feel better."
"You kid, you are really cheap! Well, since you want to be beaten, I will grant you a favor and send someone to beat you forty times." Mo Chuan said with a serious face.