I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 2 I just cry and don't speak
A deep roar sounded, and the Changxin Hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling. All the court ladies and eunuchs stopped their work tremblingly in fear.

Even Zhidu, who had been kneeling indifferently by the side of the hall, adjusted his sitting posture a little uneasily, with a slightly stiff expression on his face.

Only Liu Sheng, still kneeling with clenched fists and clenching his teeth, let his tears fall drop by drop on the old wooden floor in front of him. Click' softly.

Hearing the 'click' sound coming from her ear, Mrs. Dou's complexion became ugly again, and she couldn't help knocking the dove stick on the floor again!
Although the eyes cast on the two people in the hall were still lacklustre, but combined with the sullen anger welling up on their brows, it made people feel even more palpitating.

Hearing this muffled sound, and seeing Liu Sheng's attitude of "I only cry, not talking", Zhidu finally couldn't sit still anymore, so he had to bite the bullet and stand up.

"To the Empress Dowager."

"Yesterday, His Majesty invited Mrs. Jia to travel together in Shanglin, accompanied by my escort."

"On the way, Mrs. Jia occasionally felt unwell and wanted...to go to the toilet..."

When he said this with embarrassment, a trace of panic flashed across Zhidu's face.

But soon, the panic that disappeared like a meteor was replaced by a strong calm and fearlessness.

"Unexpectedly, at this time, a wild pig jumped out of the pot, followed Mrs. Jia, and went into the toilet."

"Your Majesty is in a hurry, and he draws his sword to save him, but the minister desperately resists..."

"You said my mother is useless!"

Before Zhidu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Sheng's roar again, and Liu Sheng turned his head slowly, his masseter muscles were heaving and wriggling due to the clenched tooth socket.

Seeing Liu Sheng's face like this, Zhidu finally panicked, he turned around hastily, and knelt down on the ground in the direction of Empress Dowager Dou.

"Queen Mother!"

"Mrs. Jia is in danger, and His Majesty wants to rescue her personally. This is ignoring the ancestral temple and the Queen Mother!"

"I advise Your Majesty: Even if one Madam Jia dies, another Madam will enter the palace. There is absolutely no shortage of Madam Jia in the ancestral temple and the community!"

"But if your Majesty makes a mistake, it will be ashamed of the ancestors, the entrustment of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and the thousands of Li Shu in this world!"

"Your Majesty wants to put himself in danger, disregarding the ancestral temple and the community, and the minister desperately stops him. Is there anything wrong?!"

He said this in a tone that seemed to be frightened, but also clearly tinged with grief and indignation. Seeing that Zhidu slammed his forehead down, he knelt down and kowtowed, unwilling to get up for a long time.

"Zhonglang's general will serve as the chief minister, and he will bow down to death!"

"I implore the Queen Mother to be the master!!!"

Following Zhidu's sonorous and forceful defense, all the maids and eunuchs in the palace turned their heads, their faces could not help but have a touch of understanding and admiration.

It's just that this admiration is not aimed at Zhidu...
"Well······"

"I said..."

A moment later, Empress Dowager Dou's deep and slightly hoarse voice sounded again from the imperial steps;
Waiting for Zhi to raise his head tentatively, he saw that Empress Dowager Dou, who was still glaring just now, had quietly sat back on the imperial couch.

"In the past, the princes often caused troubles, and Xiao Jiu never got involved."

"I never thought of Zhi Zhonglang's visit..."

Seemingly joking, but also slightly ridiculed, Empress Dowager Dou finally withdrew her complexion, and silently turned her cheek slightly to one side.

"go."

"Take a hundred pieces of gold."

In a cold tone, she explained to the eunuch beside her that Empress Dowager Dou turned her head again and swept roughly in the direction of Zhidu and Liu Sheng.

"Zhi Zhonglang is right."

"As the so-called son of a thousand gold can't sit down;"

"It is also often said: A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall."

"The emperor put himself in danger, and Zhi Zhonglang tried his best to stop him..."

"meritorious;"

"Reward."

Although she said so, Empress Dou showed no sign of appreciation, she just silently nodded to the eunuch beside her.

Then, a huge tray full of gold cakes was presented to Zhidu by the old eunuch.

"From now on, Zhi Zhonglang will be like yesterday, fulfill his duties, be loyal to the emperor..."

Looking at the rows of golden cakes in front of him, and hearing Queen Dowager Dou's gentle admonition, Zhidu stretched out his hands excitedly, took the tray respectfully, and kowtowed to Queen Mother Dou again.

"Chen, thank the Queen Mother for the reward!"

"The teachings of the Empress Dowager, ministers must keep them in mind, fulfill their duties, be loyal to the emperor and serve the Lord, and never forget it!!!"

Hearing Zhidu's impassioned promise, Empress Dowager Dou nodded calmly, then turned her body slightly, and looked at the blurry little figure in her eyes.

"As for Xiao Jiu..."

"Punching a courtier with two thousand stones is an unforgivable crime!"

Seemingly annoyed, he let out a light heh, and seeing Empress Dowager Dou turned around immediately, and looked in the direction where Zhidu was again.

"But remembering that things happen for a reason, it also stems from pure filial piety."

"I hit and beat, and I scolded and scolded."

"I ordered you to stay in the Guangming Hall and think about it behind closed doors for three days..."

"Okay?"

Hearing that his grandmother had judged him, Liu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief, but on the surface, he still looked aggrieved. He even sniffed his nose, raised his hand, and wiped away his tears angrily!
On the other side, Zhidu, who was excited just now because of receiving the reward, also froze when he heard the words.

——Guangming Hall, but it is Mrs. Jia's concubine hall, Liu Sheng's residence!

I can't help but say that I punched the two thousand stones of the current dynasty, and then I shut myself up at home and thought about it for three days...
The more I think about it, the more I feel angry;

However, Empress Dowager Dou's words clearly carried some meaning of interceding for Liu Sheng.

At this point, Zhidu couldn't say much, he could only force himself to suppress the anger in his heart, and raised his mouth as if unwilling to do so: "The queen mother has an order, my minister..."

"Don't dare to disrespect..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhi Du finished speaking, Empress Dowager Dou's face sank immediately, and the humble look that had pleaded for Liu Sheng just now disappeared without a trace!
"'Don't dare' is disrespectful..."

"Humph!"

With a gloomy complexion, she snorted a few times, and saw Empress Dowager Dou groping and reaching out her hand again, and got up with the support of the eunuch beside her.

"Since Zhi Zhonglang feels that he can't find justice in Changle Palace, he should go to Weiyang and seek justice from the emperor!"

Without concealing any malice, Empress Dowager Dou finally turned around coldly, leaning on a cane in her left hand and supported by the old eunuch in her right hand, she walked slowly towards the apse step by step.

After a while, a burst of 'mumbling' came from a distance, making Zhidu's already depressed face even more aggrieved.

"All of them are handsome, they know how to bully my blind old woman when they see the sky..."

"The emperor's high-ranking official Houlu raised them. Could it be that they are all such courtiers?"

(End of this chapter)