Fight the Giants

  Chapter 577 Pleading guilty

   "I don't want to do anything."

  Wu defended.

   "Yao'er is my own flesh and blood, I don't want to see her, okay? Am I willing to send her to the palace, to a place where it is difficult to even see her parents?"

  Ms. Wu took a veil and pressed it on the corner of her eye.

"That's the princess's mansion, not our mansion. Can I do whatever I want? Now that Yao'er is going to be sent to the East Palace, my heart is torn apart! I'm sorry son..."

   As he spoke, he frequently wiped away his tears.

   Mrs. Tai doesn't believe a word. But the matter is a foregone conclusion, what else can she do?

   Zhang Fu looked at her pretentiously, and felt powerless for a while.

  He thought about this woman who had shared his bed with him for many years, gave birth to children, and made great achievements in running the family. Even though he knew what she had done to Rou'er, he still never thought of cruelty to her.

   But she gave herself a blow to the head.

  He, Zhang Fu, a prince of a country, commanded an army of hundreds of thousands, was a minister of Long Xun, and his father deserved to enjoy the Taimiao, and now he wants to send his daughter to the East Palace!

   What is he, Zhang Fu, going to do!

  As long as Zhang Fu thinks that others outside don't know how to think of him, pointing fingers at him, saying that he is prostitution for favor, and thinking that the emperor on the Dragon Throne still doesn't know what to think of him, he will feel like falling into an ice cellar.

  This woman ruined his reputation for the rest of his life.

  Zhang Fu was cold all over, and felt that his whole body was covered with a layer of ice. make him unable to think.

   He gave the woman a cold look, and didn't even bother to talk to her.

   Putting on court clothes, riding a fast horse without a sedan chair or carriage, and hurried into the palace.

  Emperor Yongkang was in the palace listening to the report of the East Palace Chief Shi about going to the British government. The **** came to report, and the British government asked to see him.

  Emperor Yongkang's eyes flickered, and he asked Donggong Changshi to step back, and summoned Zhang Fu into the palace.

  At the entrance of the main hall, Mu Yan looked at the British prince without squinting, walking like a tiger, almost trotting towards the main hall, probably didn't see two big living people standing at the entrance of the main hall.

   secretly sighed. This time, the British Duke was really tricked by the woman in the back house.

awful. It's too awful.

   It may take a long time to regain the emperor's favor.

  When it comes to the throne, which emperor has no grudges?

  Ye Chen next to him gave him a curious look, what is this shaking head doing? What about endorsements? The two bottles of Qiulubai last time were very good, he even drank and took them, but he didn't drink the bottle he took back, and was snatched by his father as soon as he returned home.

  I will ask him out for a drink after a business trip, I don't know if that guy agrees.

  No matter how difficult that guy's situation is, it won't be more difficult than his son and grandson, right? Well, he made up his mind, and he will be dragged to drink in a while.

   Mu Yan didn't have time to pay attention to him, and listened to the movement in the hall with his ears up.

  In the main hall, as soon as Zhang Fu entered, he hurried forward a few steps, plopped at Emperor Yongkang on the Dragon Throne, and then knelt down, kowtowed three times and made loud noises.

   "Your Majesty, I'm guilty. I'm ashamed of your majesty's trust. It's my fault for failing to control the rear house. Please punish me for your crime."

  Emperor Yongkang glanced at him, sighed, and stood up from the dragon seat.

  Go down the steps, walk up to Zhang Fu, and help him up: "I still don't know what kind of person Ai Qing is?"

   "I am ashamed." Zhang Fu lowered his head.

   "What shame? Is my prince not worthy of your daughter?"

   Zhang Fu was so frightened that he wanted to kneel again, but was supported by Emperor Yongkang.

   "Your Majesty, it's my daughter who is dull and unworthy of a prince. I just want to ration her to a small family with a simpler family background, so that she can feel more at ease."

  Emperor Yongkang looked a little worried.

  Someone desperately stuffed his daughter into the palace and in front of his son. He doubted other people's intentions. But when he heard that the other party looked down on his son and tried his best to refuse, he felt that the other party was despising his son.

   I feel uncomfortable again.

   "I think this matter is very good. Aiqing is utterly loyal to me, and I know it all. In the future, the crown prince will have Aiqing to assist me, so I can rest assured."

  This matter was finalized by Emperor Yongkang.

  No matter how unwilling Zhang Fu was, he could only send Zhang Biyao to the East Palace.

   Coming out of the main hall, Zhang Fu walked out of the palace in a daze.

  When he arrived at the gate of the palace, he felt countless eyes looking at him, pointing at him, scolding him for being greedy and selling girls for glory.

  Zhang Fu closed his eyes in pain, feeling as if a piece of iron and lead had fallen in his heart, pulling him down continuously.

   Turned on the horse, looked around, for a moment, he didn't know where to go.

  Boya Shushu, Huo Nian straightened his body, with his hands behind his back, shaking his head and following his master to recite the article.

  In the classroom, the sound of reading aloud is very rhythmic.

  Zhang Fu silently looked at his son's back, just looked at him so quietly, until he saw his eye sockets sore and swollen.

   Until the break between classes.

   "...Why are you here?" Huo Nian was a little surprised.

  The son still refused to call his father. Zhang Fu was frustrated for a while.

   Still smiling: "Father came to see you."

  Huo Nian swept his face and pursed his lips. Seeing that he was smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Are you in a bad mood? Is something wrong?"

  When Zhang Fu heard this, his heart felt warm.

   "Father is in a bad mood, would Nian'er accompany father for a walk by the lake and talk?"

  Huo Nian nodded heavily. After talking to my husband, I walked out of the school with him.

  The willows by the lake have not yet grown new leaves, they are bare and lonely.

  Huo Nian took two steps and looked up at him again. Eyes worried. He is the Duke of the country, no one can bully him, right? What's making him unhappy?

   Opened his mouth: "Is it because of the yamen?"

  Zhang Fu smiled, shook his head, and reached out to stroke his head.

   Did not answer the question: "Can you keep up with your studies? Are you tired from practicing martial arts?"

  Huo Nian nodded: "I can keep up. I will study with Mr. Qin for an hour every day. Mr. Qin will teach me carefully. I don't feel tired after practicing martial arts. I like to practice martial arts. Several masters even said that I have mastered marksmanship!"

  Can't wait to share this joy with Zhang Fu, looking up at him.

Sure enough, Zhang Fu praised him after hearing this: "Very good. The spear is long and heavy. You are still young, and you have already started. It's not bad. But don't slack off, you need to practice hard every day. You must know that practicing martial arts is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will fall back." .”

  Huo Nian was happy and nodded at him: "Yes, Nian'er knows. Nian'er will work hard!"

   "Very good. In addition to practicing marksmanship in martial arts classes, you also need to practice arm strength, and you need to put more effort into bow and arrow skills."

   "Yes. When I get back, I'll ask a few masters to set up grass targets at home and practice bow and arrow."

  Zhang Fu felt relieved. This kid is...very good, like him.

   asked again in a gentle voice: "Have you ever learned horsemanship?"

Huo Nian shook his head: "I know how to ride, but I don't know how to do equestrian skills. My uncle bought two horses from Tamna Island. The foals were born, and my sister said they belonged to me. I can ride them away, but they are small horses. Very docile. I dare not ride a big horse yet.”

   "Don't worry, after a few days, my father will come and teach you horsemanship."

   "Okay!" Huo Nian responded loudly.

  Smiling at the corner of Zhang Fu's mouth, he put his arms around his son's immature shoulders. The father and son walked around the edge of Mochou Lake for several times.

  Afternoon, Huo Nian was excited. Distracted in class.

   After returning home from school in the afternoon, Huo Nian got the news from his sister that Mrs. Wu was going to send her daughter to the East Palace.

   So, is he mad?

  (end of this chapter)