Concubine Zheng was completely stunned.

Chu Heyi also suddenly looked at the emperor. Her guess was right. The emperor heard what Concubine Zheng said when she was frightened.

She said that she had calculated the time accurately and made Concubine Zheng admit what she had done, and it was impossible that the emperor did not hear it.

Now it seems that the emperor was angry that she brought a bow and arrow into the palace and shot Concubine Zheng to death. He thought that she really did not take him, the emperor, seriously, so he wanted to make trouble for her.

Later, news came about the war in the north. The emperor thought that Dongfang Shuo was the hero of the victory, and he wanted to favor Concubine Zheng even more.

As a result, Dongfang Shuo not only failed to win, but his entire army was wiped out. The people who made great military achievements were those from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Concubine Zheng was no longer the mother of the prince who had military merit, so the emperor naturally had to punish Concubine Zheng.

Chu Heyi also knew that if it was her father and brother who lost the battle, the emperor would not care why she appeared in Yiyang Palace. The emperor would only punish her for entering the palace with a bow and arrow and shooting Concubine Zheng.

The emperor is indeed the emperor. He does everything from the emperor's perspective.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "The Chu family has been guarding the northern border for many years. In order to relieve the worries of the father and son of Zhenbei Marquis, I specially brought the people of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to live in the palace for a while. But Concubine Zheng wanted to kill them. Does she take me seriously? Do you care about the lives of the people in the northern border?"

Concubine Zheng shrank her shoulders, feeling both fearful and angry, tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time."

Concubine Zheng crawled over on her knees, put her hands on the emperor's knees, and looked at him pitifully.

The emperor pried her hands apart. "I didn't punish you severely, did I? You are still my concubine."

The emperor did not lose his temper, but his actions and words were unusually cold, which made Concubine Zheng feel cold in her heart.

"Your Majesty, I was at fault first. If you want to punish me, I will accept it." Concubine Zheng said, "But Chu Heyi is so arrogant that she dared to enter the palace with a bow and arrow and even shot me. Do you think Your Majesty will let her go?"

The emperor looked at Chu Heyi and asked, "Do you know your mistake?"

Chu Heyi knelt down and lowered her eyes obediently: "I know I was wrong."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Since you know your mistake, I will take your bow and arrows. From now on, you are not allowed to bring any weapons into the palace. Do you have any objection?"

"I have no objection. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"Take your second mother and the others back, Yao An, and ask the imperial physician to go to Changqing Palace to check their pulses."

Chu Heyi put the bow and arrow on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now."

The second wife also immediately expressed her gratitude with her children and left Yiyang Palace with Chu Heyi.

The first heavy snow of early winter had stopped, but it was still cold when the wind blew outside. The second lady stepped forward and held Chu Heyi's hand.

The whole family, young and old, walked in silence towards the Changqing Palace. Except for the occasional words like "Are you cold?", "Be careful?", "Walk slowly", they basically kept silent.

The lights in Changqing Palace were bright.

The palace maid has already lit the candle.

The maids and servants who followed them into the palace from the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion were looking forward to it. When they saw the Second Madam and Chu Heyi and the others, they hurried forward to greet them.

"It's nothing, just a false alarm." The Second Madam said this to comfort the old women and maids, and also to calm the children's emotions who were frightened today.

After entering the house, the maids served hot tea and took the children to wash and change clothes.

The second lady lowered her voice and spoke to Chu Heyi.

"He Yi, what you did today was too dangerous. If the news of the victory in the North had not arrived in time, I'm afraid you would have been severely punished."

Finally, the battle was won. The Second Lady was happy, even to the point of trembling with excitement. But along the way, she recalled Chu Heyi's behavior today, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on her back.

Naturally, she had to have a good talk with Chu Heyi.

She said severe punishment was too light.

The emperor was furious and beheading was commonplace.

Chu Heyi raised his eyebrows: "But Second Mother, I am very lucky. The news of my father and brother's victory happened to come at that time."

"It's just good luck. What if you do something so dangerous next time and don't have such good luck? We are abused, so we are abused. No one will die for the time being. But if you do this, you will put yourself to death. Do you know that?"

"Second Mother, the more you give in to someone like Concubine Zheng, the more she will push her limits. Only if you point your weapon at her and make her suffer, will she restrain herself next time and know that there is a price to pay for hurting you."

Chu Heyi said: "If this is something we need to consider, then we also need to consider that. When we have taken all the advantages, I am afraid we will not even be alive. Second Mother, you should fight back when it is time to fight back, and don't worry about the rest, because if you don't fight back, you will die first."

In Chu Heyi's opinion, the most important thing is to stay alive.

Only by staying alive can the situation be reversed. What’s the point of being right after you’re dead?

The second wife pursed her lips and felt that it seemed to make some sense.

If Chu Heyi had not arrived in time, how could the young children have endured the torture from Concubine Zheng?

Even if they managed to leave Yiyang Palace alive, the children's bodies were damaged and they might be killed by a serious illness.

Thinking this way, it would be better to fight back in time, at least to save life and health temporarily.

The second wife, who originally wanted to preach, was "preached" by Chu Heyi instead.

"Second Mother can't argue with you. Wait until your father and brother come back and see what they say about you. Go change your clothes quickly and prepare for dinner. Your brothers and sisters must be starving."

Chu Heyi smiled playfully, got up and went back to her room to wash and change clothes. She was really tired today. She went to rescue Qiao Wanwan first, and when she came back, she learned that Nuo Qing came to see her. She realized something was wrong at that time.

After changing clothes with Baihua, she rushed to Yiyang Palace with a bow and arrow, and asked Baihua to find a way to notify the emperor.

Chu Heyi thought about it and felt that she and the emperor arrived at the right time.

If she had come a little later, who knows how badly her stepmother and her younger brothers and sisters would have been abused.

If the emperor had arrived any later, he would not have been able to hear Concubine Zheng's words.

Chu Heyi smiled.

Smile at her "recklessness" tonight.

Erxiao's father and brother finally won a victory in the northern border. From late spring to early winter, no one was optimistic about this battle, but she waited for nearly a year and finally received good news.

Her first goal after her rebirth was to protect her family and save their lives.

Now this goal has been achieved.

Chu Heyi stood in front of the window, looking at the vast night sky, as if she saw the scene of her father and fourth brother dying in the battlefield in her previous life, and the scene of her eldest brother with disabled legs fighting with others to protect her reputation and dying on the street...

Chu Heyi closed her eyes tightly, shattering the images in her mind. She tried to raise the corners of her lips and told herself: That was in the past life, everything is different in this life! !

A pair of eyes were looking at her quietly from outside the window.

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