Empress Cao was dazed by the afternoon sun, in a state of being half asleep and half awake. She quite enjoyed this kind of time, as the first lady of the harem, there were not many trivial matters, such leisure was also rare.
"Your Ladyship... Young Master Wang fell off the swing..."
The palace maid spoke with a sob in her voice, but she still had to say it. She knew that she might be doomed if the young master... wasnt just "if", but actually had something happen to him, then she would also have trouble, and it would be big trouble.
How can this be? How can this be?
Empress Cao has lost her dignity...
This time... this time... its not the fault of the disease, its negligence, my own negligence! I shouldnt have agreed to Xiers request, I shouldnt have let him go so freely!
How can I redeem myself? How can I live up to the great Song Dynasty? Xier, dont get into trouble!
……
Fortunately, Zhao Xis rope and swing seat had flown far away before Zhao Xi made the air control action.
When Zhao Xi landed, he was the only one who felt it. The moment his feet touched the ground, the movements to avoid injury quickly formed in his mind...
Zhao Xi at the moment of landing, his body leaned forward, his hands clasped his head, trying to bring his head close to his knees, placing it between his two legs.
The flexibility of childrens bodies is much stronger than that of adults, and Zhao Xi didnt think he could make such a standard move at this time.
High-ranking eunuchs ran in front, followed by a large group of palace maids and eunuchs...
"Sanlang...... wu wu wu...... Xiger..."
Translation: "Third brother...... wu wu wu...... Brother Xi..."
Run while falling, then get up and continue running, continue crying.
The little girl had a great time playing with Xiu Lang these days. She knew it would hurt to fall out like this, and she was in pain when she fell down.
So she had already cried beforehand...... At this time, what she saw was a meatball rolling forward.
"Ah...... Prince Wang......"
The palace maid and eunuch were all finished, they all knew that this time the crime was too great, death was certain, its just a matter of how they would die.
With just the thought of suffering less by dying, they supported themselves in following Tuo Nainai to run forward.
Zhao Xis movements were in place, and he successfully dissipated the forward momentum that had been thrown out by curling up into a ball shape.
But he still overestimated a two or three-year-old childs endurance for spinning around, and just as he was about to stop, Zhao Xi fainted.
When Zhao Xi opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by people, being held in the empresss arms, and the imperial physician was about to lift his eyelids...
"Mother, Im fine."
Looking at Empress Caos ruined makeup and the front of her dress wet with tears, Zhao Xi suddenly felt a pang in his heart... Alas, he had brought trouble upon himself. In the current Great Song dynasty, he truly couldnt afford to make any mistakes.
"Xī ér..."
Huh? Is Dad here too?
Zhao Xi turned his head... so many people, and they were all wearing mourning clothes.
"Dad, Im fine, dont worry."
Zhao Xi struggled to get out of the empresss arms, but Empress Cao held him tightly and he ended up squatting on the ground in a very unflattering position.
"Xier, is there anywhere uncomfortable?"
"Father, Im really fine... Mother, can I get down now?"
Zhaoxi struggled again, and the Empress Dowager also came to. Being able to hear Zhaoxi speak so clearly brought her back to life.
"Your Majesty, the king is indeed well."
The imperial physician looked at Zhao Xi and didnt seem like a seriously injured person. Combining his examination of the crown of the head and four limbs, there was no damage.
Zhao Xi stepped down and bowed respectfully to his father, the empress dowager, and several officials in ceremonial attire... The etiquette had been taught before.
Zhao Zhens heart was finally at ease...
But Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and Fu Bi were looking at Zhao Xi with great astonishment. What shocked them was not that the child was unharmed, perhaps the messenger had exaggerated. What shocked them was that a two or three-year-old child could still be so calm after being frightened and make a courtesy call.
"Speak! Whats going on?"
Zhao Zhen really wanted to kill everyone present without saying a word, but he couldnt do so in front of the officials.
The royal family has no domestic affairs; this is what the masters think.
"Your Majesty, when the king was swinging on the swing, the rope of the swing broke..."
"Has the rope broken?"
Zhao Zhen didnt look foolish for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
"Everyone present shall be flogged!"
Death can be pardoned, but living punishment is hard to escape. If no action is taken, I fear that these people will become even more reckless in the future.
"Dad, I have something to say."
Zhao Xi was very clear that this had nothing to do with these underlings, and estimated that his old man was also clear. However, for such an incident to have occurred, the old man would still have to take some action... At this time, no one dared to speak up, so he should be the one to speak.
Indeed, Fan Zhongyan and others saw Zhao Zhens handling of the matter as improper, but under these circumstances, they had no way to speak out. The King of E is too important for the Emperor, for the great Song Dynasty, indeed a solution must be found.
Your Majesty, this punishment is not severe.
"Xī ér..."
"Father, mother, gentlemen, this is not a mistake of the lower officials, its that the rope broke, its the fault of the rope, not the fault of man. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to pardon them."
Suddenly it was quiet, and there was no sound on the entire scene. Even the palace maids and eunuchs who were crying and waiting for death stopped.
The queen had just gotten up and was still a bit dizzy, needing someone to support her, but when she heard Zhao Xis words, she suddenly stood up straight and stared blankly at the child.
The reason why Empress Cao was so indulgent with Zhao Xis playful nature was mainly because this child had always been considerate and wise beyond his years.
She never told her parents about it, thinking that she would wait... But today, Xi Ers behavior was virtuous, which represented the effectiveness of her teachings.
Really cant help but be shocked.
Zhao Zhen heard Zhao Xis words and first looked at Zhao Xi in surprise, then with tears in his eyes, he raised his head to gaze at the sunset.
The sunset is beautiful, its shape seems like a golden dragon flying... Heaven has eyes!
"Your Majesty, why do you think so?"
Fan Zhongyan couldnt even ask for imperial instructions and hastily asked Zhao Xie.
"Its always been like this. The princess said children shouldnt tell lies."
Raising a child is really quite difficult.
Zhao Xi originally prepared a speech: seeking truth from facts, but really didnt know if there was such a word at that time.
Being a bit demonic is okay, but it cant be too obvious. Coining words out of thin air and having them be so apt and vivid is just a bit too demonic.
Its too much and wont convince anyone, it will only make people suspicious.
So Zhao Xi directly handed this matter over to the Empress at the moment of his departure. Does it matter whether the Empress said anything or not?
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, felicitations to Your Majesty, the Empress is virtuous and wise, the Prince is intelligent, truly a blessing for our great Song Dynasty!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty...... Congratulations to Your Majesty......"
Under the leadership of Fan Zhongyan and others, a large area was filled with cheers and applause, and the scene immediately became one of congratulation and celebration.
Its just one step away from unifying the rivers and lakes, and it will be passed down for thousands of generations.
Isnt it said that scholars have a heroic spirit? Looking at this situation... they are all old foxes, and they themselves said a ancient temple, and then they performed Liaozhai. Awesome!
This situation is not a general amnesty, and its still not quite right to deal with others in this way.
It turns out that this fall has fallen into a big celebration. Where did it go! This forced and attached ability, it seems to have been there since ancient times.