Xiao Xuanrui's face turned pale, and he subconsciously wanted to defend himself. Aunt Li glanced at her coldly: "You don't need to say more, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I know exactly what happened. Your Majesty said, you deserve this punishment. The Zhao family If a direct relative dies, we must give an explanation to Prime Minister Zhao and the Zhao family."

"Otherwise, if this tone is not allowed to spread out among the Zhao family, Prince Rui's Mansion will definitely have a quarrel with the Zhao family in the future. So if the prince is offended, not only will you not be able to resist, but after you have finished your punishment, you will have to go to Zhao with your injuries. Please forgive me."

After she said that, she waved her hand and let people control Xiao Xuanrui's hands and feet. The speed was so fast that he had no chance to react. Kong Wu's powerful guard came over and carried Xiao Xuanrui towards the courtyard... Xiao Xuanrui only felt that his head was in a state of confusion. Blank... For the first time, he felt so powerless. He was now an adult and had controlled a lot of political power, but his mother-in-law still punished him for the way she treated him when he was a child. Xiao Xuanrui's heart gradually It got colder. After all, he is also a king. His mother and concubine want to punish him without saying a word. What do the courtiers think? What dignity does he have? In the future, which minister can he command to do something for him? What's the purpose? He was so annoyed that he couldn't struggle or resist. The memories of his childhood were sweeping towards him bit by bit. When he was five years old, he was just having fun and raised his wife behind his mother's back. He was a cricket. When his mother and concubine found out, she punished him by kneeling in the yard all night. That night, he was infected with a severe cold and almost didn't survive. When he was older, he didn't study well because he was naughty. Knowing that, I personally took the board and hit his palm hard. His palm was red and swollen, almost bruised and turned black. For a whole month, the black and blue marks did not dissipate. He failed in his homework and could not achieve the goal. As the mother and concubine expected, she punished him by not allowing him to eat or sleep. He cried and begged for mercy and admitted his mistake, but it was all in vain. If he cried and shed a tear, the mother and concubine would ask Nanny Li to hold the cane. Hit him. The scars almost never healed. The scars were just right, and new marks were added. The thing he remembered most clearly was another time, when he was fifteen years old. A palace maid seduced him. , he had a taste of lust for the first time, but who knew that after his mother-in-law found out, she beat the palace maid to death in front of him. That picture was deeply imprinted in his mind. The blood on the ground, that The dazzling red color... made him unable to dispel the fear for a long time. After the death of the palace maid, he had a high fever day and night, but his mother and concubine did not let him rest or recuperate, and still cruelly let him sleep in the snow in the cold winter. Practicing in the ground... Thinking of those nightmares, Xiao Xuanrui's face became paler, his body couldn't help but tremble, and a wave of coldness couldn't help but come out. Grandma Li noticed something strange about him, in her eyes She felt a little worried and touched his shaking arm. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this is for your own good. Don't blame her. For so many years, she has wanted you to have a successful son. You should be able to understand her painstaking efforts." ?”

Xiao Xuanrui's nose could not help but tingle slightly, and there was a bit of resentment in his eyes. "For my own good? Ha, I have heard such words almost countless times over the years. From her, I will never experience the tenderness that belongs to a mother. .Sometimes, I wonder, am I her son?"

"Or am I just a tool for her to fight for power? When I was injured and painful, did she feel half-hearted? Aunt Li, my mother-in-law, her heart is really hard. Most of the injuries on my body are It was a gift from her. I thought that as I grew up and became better, I would be able to meet her expectations and control my own destiny..." "Oh, it turns out that all of this was just my wishful thinking. No matter how high I climb and how powerful I am, I am still her son after all, right? I am the prince, and she is the prince’s biological mother, the aloof Concubine Zhao! I become the emperor, and she is the queen mother, but she can still dominate me. .I will always be suppressed. I will always be like a puppet on strings, letting her train me. Step by step, I must follow the path arranged by her..." Aunt Li heard the affection for Zhao Guifei in Xiao Xuanrui's voice. Grieving. She couldn't help but frown slightly, and she quickly explained: "Prince, you have misunderstood your Majesty. You are her son, how could she not care about you and not love you? My Majesty just has too high expectations for you and does not allow you to do so." If there is even the slightest mistake, the overall situation will not be missed.”

"The prince is really wrong about this matter. If the prime minister hadn't taken the blame for the prince, I'm afraid the emperor would have criticized you a lot this time. You don't want this incident to affect the emperor's feelings towards you, right? After all, someone in the Zhao family died. Although the development of things was not what you wanted, the sixth son of Zhao died because of you."

"This punishment must be carried out. This is the attitude that Concubine Zhao, the prince, and you give to the Zhao family. Otherwise, if it is not handled well, it will really affect the relationship with the Zhao family. Even if Prime Minister Zhao doesn't care, Zhao, who lost his son, Second Master and Second Mrs. Zhao, can they really swallow this breath?"

Aunt Li tried to persuade Xiao Xuanrui almost sincerely. Xiao Xuanrui curled her lips and smiled mockingly. "It's not that I don't understand these principles. In this matter, I did something wrong, and I should be punished. But, Aunt Li Ask yourself, besides the authority in my heart, does my mother-in-law ever feel sorry for my son?"

This sentence completely silenced Nanny Li. She opened her mouth, wanting to answer yes without conscience, but when she saw Prince Rui's mocking eyes, she couldn't help but spit out every word. Not coming out. Xiao Xuanrui lay on the stool and slowly closed his eyes. "Let's carry out the execution... I will not embarrass Aunt Li. If this is what the mother-in-law wants, I will do as she wishes."
Chapter completed!