Pei Yuanhao didn't raise his head and just wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief: "If there are rules, follow the rules."

Eunuch Yu immediately said: "Yes."

After saying that, he turned around and pointed at the little eunuchs behind him: "Take them down."

The little eunuchs immediately came forward to drag the people. They were so scared that they kowtowed and cried and begged for mercy. However, Pei Yuanhao didn't even look at them. Soon the people were taken down, and their crying could be heard from afar.

My brows were frowning, and at this time I turned to look at Pei Yuanhao.

He also looked at me, and said in silence: "What's wrong?"

I said, "Your Majesty really wants to punish them?"

“It is to act according to the rules.”

"Lipin is dead. After all, they are master and servant. It is normal for them to come to pay tribute to memorial service."

"That's why I let it follow the rules."

He said lightly: "Rules are rules. I cannot change my orders every day, otherwise it will be difficult to cure the world."

I know his words are reasonable, and more importantly, these people are hitting him. The dynasty has always been loyalty and filial piety. If there are elderly people in the family, then the child cannot be tributed to him when he dies. What's more, secretly sacrificial sacrifices in this palace are a serious crime, and it is also a forgivable to not be beaten to death in person. Following the rules is indeed the best way to deal with it.

So I stopped saying anything and just nodded slightly.

None of the two spoke again, and the pavilion became quiet.

After a while, he suddenly said, "You are not still unhappy, are you?"

I turned to look at him and shook my head: "No."

He looked at me, and his eyes were filled with a faint smile: "Don't you persuade me to say something compassionate?"

I laughed, but said seriously: "Your Majesty is overthinking. Rules are a good thing, because others can't pick on the assassination when doing this. Your Majesty acts according to the rules, how can I have something to say?"

"oh?"

"Besides, be compassionate, that's what the Queen Mother would say."

When the empress dowager was mentioned, for some reason, both of them were silent. The smile in his eyes slowly faded. After a while, he said: "If you don't say that, you don't think so, it's naturally good."

I nodded gently.

After sitting for a while, I saw that he had nothing to do, so I used the excuse to go back to see Miaoyan and surrender. He didn't keep me. He still sat in the pavilion and drank tea in front of the calm lake. I didn't know what I was thinking.

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Back from the lake to Yuhua Palace, I walked all the way back. The little coolness that had just stopped was sunburned by the sun, but the news spread to the palaces faster than me. When I went back, Su Su and the others knew that the people around Lipin had bumped into the emperor because they went to the lake to pay tribute and were punished heavily.

Su Su said while serving me to take off her clothes, “They are really unlucky, why did they hit the emperor?”

Madam Wu took the clothes and quit it, hung it up, and said, "That's their own fault. The palace clearly has rules, but if you want to break the rules, who can you blame?"

Su Su thought for a while: "That's true."

"But, hey... they are really miserable."

"Yes, I bumped into the emperor."

I was just listening and tugging my sweaty hair behind my head. When I heard them discussing this, I said casually: "It's just that I'm just doing things according to the rules, so what's the point?"

This time, Su Su didn't say anything, but Madam Wu looked at me: "Didn't they burn papers and hit the emperor?"

"yes."

"Then it's just--"

Seeing them all stunned, I said, "The emperor did not punish them severely, but just asked Eunuch Yu to deal with it according to the rules."

"real?"

"Of course, what am I lie to you?"

Madam Wu and Su Su both looked at each other, and Su Su then said, "Oh, we thought that even if they didn't die, they would be skinned."

Madam Wu nodded too.

I couldn't help laughing. Even Madam Wu, who has always been cautious in her words and actions, would take it for granted. It seems that Pei Yuanhao is really "notorious".

But...who did the news come out?

Since it has been reported, why did Pei Yuanhao deal with these people but not? It has caused the people in the palace to make alarmist guesses. I am afraid that if those people are going to be killed on the spot, they will be revealed if they are going to be killed by the successor.

I asked Su Su and the others not to go out and talk nonsense, and asked by the way. Sure enough, the news had spread, and without exception, almost everyone thought that those palace maids and eunuchs would definitely be punished and severely tortured. None of them really knew that in fact, those people were punished just by the rules.

This incident made me feel a little amused.

Pei Yuanhao's violent temper and ruthless methods are no secret. The crimes he was aware of when he fought for the throne were already known to everyone. Today, he was very compassionate, but no one really believed that he would be compassionate. It seems that how important the impression a person gives is, sometimes it exceeds the truth.

In the evening, Pei Yuanhao came to Yuhua Palace.

He has been busy with his trip these days. Not only did I rarely see him, but Miaoyan also rarely see him. So when he came today, Miaoyan was so happy that he knew that he would accompany us for dinner, and even sat next to him in a regular manner.

The imperial kitchen brought a more abundant meal than usual, and a full table was set up.

Miaoyan first served a bowl of soup, and gave it to him by himself, saying, "Father has lost much weight these days."

Pei Yuanhao smiled gently and took the bowl: "With the filial piety of Miyan, the father will soon become fat."

Miaoyan's eyes were curved, like a crescent moon. I sat beside me, looking at their father's kindness and filial son, and smiled gently. I took the bowl Miaoyan gave me, and was about to take a spoon to drink soup, when I looked up, I saw the people who followed him to serve him outside - there was no Eunuch Yu, no Xiao Fuzi, only a few little eunuchs.

I asked casually, "Hey, where are Eunuch Yu and the others?"

He lowered his head and took a sip of the soup: "I'm going to do the business."

work?

It's getting dark, what's the matter?

I was confused, but I didn't ask much. I just took a spoon and drank a few sips of the soup. My stomach was warm, and then I started eating.

As he was eating, there was a sound of footsteps outside. A little eunuch ran in and knelt at the door and said, "Master!"

I held the bowl and looked up at him. Pei Yuanhao didn't raise his head and asked, "Have you found it?"

"I found out that there was indeed someone in the harem who was offering sacrifices privately."

"Which palace is from?"

"Yunhua Palace."

Yunhua Palace? Private sacrifices?
Chapter completed!