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Xu Qinghan was the youngest son of the late emperor. Both the late emperor and the queen mother were grown-up sons, and they were held in their hands and doted on since they were young.Today's Holy One is the eldest son, 20 years older than Xu Qinghan, raising this young brother who is two years younger than his own son as his son, so good that the crown prince is jealous of this little uncle.

The court was closed during the Lantern Festival, and the emperor also had half a day's leisure. He didn't have to get up early to wear a cumbersome and heavy dragon robe and a nine-pronged crown of pearls and jade to summon civil and military officials.He lay on his side on the bed and was not in a hurry to get up. While reading the memorial, he ordered the old eunuch who was bowing down to serve him, "Wang Xi, Han'er will probably come to the palace to visit me in a while, so you can let the small kitchen in the queen's palace Hurry up and make hazelnut cakes, Han'er likes to eat theirs the most."

Wang Xi nodded and said with a smile, "I have already ordered you to go down, and you will be able to eat fresh and crispy food when His Royal Highness King Yan comes down."

It was said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao had arrived, and as soon as the two finished speaking, Xiao Huangmen walked in lightly and knelt down to report, "Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan is asking to see you."

"Let him in quickly." The emperor was obviously very happy, he closed the memorial and put it on the carved lacquer rosewood stool beside him, leaned back and waved to Xu Qinghan who came in, "Come here, come and sit next to me. Has the princess gone to the Queen's Palace?"

Xu Qinghan replied, "Yes, she has gone to honor the emperor's wife."

Wang Xi hurriedly moved a round stool and placed it beside the bed.Wang Xi is an old man in the palace. He has been on the job longer than Xu Qinghan. He watched Xu Qinghan grow up. He is well-known in the palace. The most important thing is that he is kind and does not fight. Xu Qinghan has always treated him with courtesy, " Thank you, Eunuch Wang."

Wang Xi smiled wrinkled, and repeatedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you have beaten this slave."

Xu Qinghan never had to greet his imperial brother in private, he was the only one in the whole country to have this honor.Xu Qinghan sat on the stool with his robe lifted, the emperor patted the back of his hand and said with concern, "Why did you lose weight after the new year? Did you not eat well? Is there a shortage of money? I will send a few boxes of gold to the palace in the past two days .”

"No, my brother has been very happy for the past half month." Xu Qinghan took an orange and peeled off the skin and white veins, and said with a smile, "I lost weight because I went to the border, thinking about that People think too much about food and drink.”

The emperor frowned, "That guard again?"

"Yes, his name is Shen Ci, and I have liked that man since I was an ignorant teenager." Xu Qinghan picked out the plump orange and handed it to the emperor as if to please the emperor.

"Don't mention him to me! You are humble and polite, you respect your father and brother, and you have studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since you were young. I am proud of you everywhere, but he, a slave, stepped in and smeared ink spots on you." The emperor frowned. Shu, with a cold snort, took the orange and put it in his mouth.

Xu Qinghan bit his lower lip, knelt down and kowtowed resolutely, "Brother Huang, treat one person all his life, and I can only be good to Shen Ci for the rest of my life. Prince Yan's mansion cannot accommodate a princess. I implore Emperor Brother, allow me Brother divorces his wife!"

The emperor was choked in the trachea by a mouthful of juice, and the ground shook from coughing.Wang Xi patted him on the back with a disheveled face, not daring to breathe, for fear of being angered by the emperor.

The emperor beat the edge of the bed with a "bang bang" sound, and said hysterically with a blushing face, "Evil, evil! You have no regard for human relations and have favored a male guard for so many years. I tolerate your nonsense and turn a blind eye. It is connivance. You, how dare you make such a ridiculous request to me?!"

Xu Qinghan knocked on the ground without raising his head, but his tone was so resolute that there was no room for change, "My brother's heart is heavy, but my heart is full of stones, so I can't change it."

"The concubine is virtuous and kind. She has done a lot of hard work in the palace for so many years. Why do you want to divorce her?"

Xu Qinghan felt it was difficult to speak, but he had to say it, so he could only close his eyes and said quickly, "The princess has been in the palace for six years and has had nothing to do. Just because of this, my younger brother is famous as a teacher."

"Enemy!" The emperor pointed at Xu Qinghan with trembling fingers and said with grief, "Isn't it because of that dog slave that the princess can't bear children? What did you say back then, you said you didn't care whether the princess could leave an heir, and you would protect her forever?" Lady, the princess is grateful for your kindness, so she magnanimously spared that dog slave's life! Now that his dog's tail is standing up, he wants to sweep a weak woman instead?"

"There may be other secrets about what happened back then. Shen Ci has never pleaded guilty to the law. It is not known whether he was wronged. Linghu must have reported to the emperor about Miss Nine of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Was Shen Ci that time like Miss Nine? Is it the same as being wronged and punished?" Xu Qinghan took a deep breath, and said without any wavering, "My brother has made up his mind, I have already sorry Shen Ci many times, and I will never let him be wronged again."

"Then you will be sorry for the princess, sorry for me?!" The emperor stroked his chest and said, "The prime minister has served the country and worked hard for many years. Two of the three elder brothers of the princess died in battle and made great achievements in battle. You let me have How face face to face with heroes?"

Xu Qinghan only said, "My brother has made up his mind."

"It's against you! You have grown up and your wings are stiff, and you dare to disobey me?" The emperor covered his lips and coughed anxiously, and roared angrily, "Come here, pass the stick!"

Wang Xi jumped anxiously, and swung his whisk around Xu Qinghan, "Little Ancestor, what are you doing, quickly admit your mistake to His Majesty, and promise not to say such nonsense in the future, huh?"

"Elder-in-law, I didn't say anything stupid." Xu Qinghan knelt up straight, talking to Wang Xi, but stared at the emperor without blinking, "I like a person and want to give him the best. In the past I have repeatedly backed down and caused him to suffer countless grievances, and now I want to make it all up to him."

"Your Highness, you... Alas!" Wang Xi was powerless, stomped his feet and retreated to the side.

Xu Qinghan has been extremely favored since he was a child, with privileges one after another, box after box of gold, silver and jewelry, not to mention sticks, and he has never even had a few harsh words from His Majesty.How could the young eunuch who was executing the sentence dare to offend this powerful prince, but he didn't dare not to listen to His Majesty's holy name, and finally knelt down beside Xu Qinghan with a trembling "Putong" and said with a mournful face, "Your Highness, please remove the crown!" Take off your clothes and respectfully receive the grace of God."

Xu Qinghan lowered his eyes and pulled out the jade hairpin that bundled his hair, and put it by his side together with the purple-gold hair crown, then raised his arms and took off the Shu embroidered robe with black sleeves, wearing only a snow-white jacket, with long hair hanging down, quietly He knelt down on the ground of white marble with his arms propped up.

The little eunuch's hand holding the stick was trembling, he lifted the stick tremblingly, and tremblingly landed on Xu Qinghan's buttocks, like chasing mosquitoes, not to mention the pain, if it wasn't for brushing it over, Xu Qinghan wouldn't have felt it at all. Knowing that he had hit him, he couldn't help but look back at the little eunuch in surprise.

With a cold face, the emperor flipped through the memorabilia, "Have you not eaten?"

The little eunuch trembled even more in fright, as if to prove that he had eaten, he used all his strength to strike Xu Qinghan to the ground.Xu Qinghan was caught off guard and bit the tip of his tongue. The place where he was beaten and his legs were numb for a while, and then the overwhelming pain swept over him.

"That's it!" the emperor ordered sharply.

Xu Qinghan couldn't get up, his legs felt numb from the shock, and he couldn't exert any strength.The superimposed pain intensified, tearing him apart like a gust of wind and a tsunami. He was biting his cuff sweating profusely, trying not to cry out, maintaining his last dignity.

A dozen sticks were neither fast nor slow, and they were struck in an orderly manner. Xu Qinghan felt miserable in his heart. The pain was so painful, he must have been beaten to blood and flesh, right?He was flustered by the pain, and waved his hand feebly to signal the little eunuch to stop, completely unaware of being beaten.

Xu Qinghan carefully touched behind him, expecting to touch his hands full of blood, but the snow-white jacket was still white, not to mention the skin was ripped, not even a trace of skin was scratched.

How could the little eunuch dare to beat so hard, a dozen sticks with heavy thunder and little rain would at most be red and swollen, not even a bruise.

This cane reprimand was equally thunderous and rainy, and after a few hasty beatings, it stopped.Because Xu Qinghan was stunned for a moment and then suddenly lay down on the ground, buried his face in his arms and sobbed.The emperor couldn't bear it at all, and he regretted crying so much. He invited more than a dozen imperial physicians just to heal His Royal Highness King Yan's slightly red buttocks.

Xu Qinghan cried not because of pain, but because he thought of Shen Ci.He didn't have anything to do and just hurt like this. In the past, Shen Ci was bullied and saw blood at every turn. How unbearable should he be?