Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 625 Punching Bag

"Of course, you shouldn't always treat Chengrui like a child."

He's only twelve years old.

“You were only eleven years old when you entered the palace, and by twelve you were already my concubine.”

Upon hearing this, both Emperor Kangxi and Ji Nai fell silent.

Cheng Rui was still a child in Ji Nai's eyes at the age of twelve, but back then... Kangxi was a year younger than Ji Nai.

Both of them were a little embarrassed, especially after seeing Saiyinchahun's indescribable expression and Chengrui's hesitant manner.

Ji Nai forcefully changed the subject, "This time they all acted recklessly, so naturally they were all wrong. What I mean is, Your Majesty, you can't blame Cheng Rui just because he's the eldest brother and didn't set a good example."

"Ah."

Silence fell over the hall once again.

Cheng Rui sensed something was amiss and tentatively asked, "Father, you're not angry anymore?"

Emperor Kangxi said angrily, "You all cause trouble every day. If I get angry at you all, I won't be able to keep up with your anger."

“My son wasn’t talking about that… it was… those things outside…”

Kangxi was taken aback, then realized what was happening and said in disbelief, "So you heard about what's going on outside and deliberately came to provoke me?"

".…..Um."

Ji Nai frowned and rubbed his forehead. This must be the "magical thought process" that Yuan Xu was talking about.

Kangxi held back for a long time, but finally couldn't resist the urge to hit the children, so he went straight for Chengrui and the others' bottoms.

Before Chengrui could react, he had already received several slaps on the bottom. When he realized that he had been spanked by his father in front of his mother, younger brother and sister, his ears turned red.

"Father! How could you... You just said I'm not a child anymore!" Even a slap on the palm, or even a spanking, would be better than a spanking.

Kangxi ignored him because he was chasing Saiyinchahun all over the house.

Rongxian glanced at his eldest brother, who had already been beaten, and then at his second brother, who was being chased and beaten. After thinking for a while, he led his two younger brothers to hide behind their mother.

As Saiyinchahun ran, he kept shouting that he was innocent. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that his younger brother and sister had abandoned him and withdrawn from the battlefield, which made him even more grief-stricken.

"Father, this isn't the first time I've acted like this. Did you really have to chase after me and beat me this time?"

Kangxi was shocked by Saiyinchahun's self-righteousness, and after realizing what was happening, he pursued him even more enthusiastically.

"How dare you say that! You know I'm in a bad mood, yet you deliberately try to upset me, as if you're afraid I'll be alright!"

Saiyinchahun realized something and quickly explained, "I'm innocent! I never intended to add fuel to the fire while you were already angry."

"Then why?" Kangxi was also tired of chasing and stopped to catch his breath, just in time to hear how this brat would try to explain himself.

Sainchahun kept a certain distance from his father, remaining vigilant at all times, and cautiously said:

"I was thinking that you were in a bad mood, but you also had to maintain the emperor's dignity and not act too harshly. Otherwise, if word got out, wouldn't that be embarrassing for those rebels?"

The imperial physician previously said that negative emotions shouldn't be bottled up inside, but if it's just your sons being mischievous, you can vent your anger there, and then everything will be fine.

Kangxi asked suspiciously, "You're really that kind?"

Upon hearing this, Saiyinchahun jumped up and said, "Father! How can you think of your son like that? Your son... Your son may be a bit naughty, but he still cares about you."

Even if you don't believe your son, don't you believe your older brother? If it weren't for you, how could someone as obedient as him have joined us in this nonsense!

When Saiyinchahun mentioned Chengrui, Kangxi's initial skepticism turned into complete belief.

"So, you were deliberately putting on an act for me outside just now?"

"Hehe, it was all improvised, it was all improvised."

"Hmph! I thought you had all turned into fools, spouting nonsense."

Don't think he didn't know. He said it was just a spur-of-the-moment, silly act, but it was also mixed with genuine feelings.

Although the story was fabricated, their desire to protect their mother was genuine.

After reading the case, Ji Nai couldn't help but pull the three little ones beside him into his arms and asked with amusement:

“What are you thinking? Father is in a bad mood, shouldn’t you comfort him? Why do you have to cause trouble?”

"Because a few words of comfort are completely useless."

We were also very angry when we first heard the news. We felt that they were all talking nonsense and deliberately smearing Ama.

The old nanny next to us tried to comfort us, but it was no use; we were still very angry.

Therefore, Amma should be the same.

Since comforting them is useless, we should vent our anger. But there's nothing we can do; we can neither stop those people from slandering Father nor arrest the traitors.

Sigh! My second brother said, "We're small, so we can only sacrifice ourselves and become Father's punching bags."

Although they were all mentally prepared, Rongxian still chickened out when faced with his father's rage and urge to hit him.

Ama is so scary. He even beat up his older brother. How can he and his younger brother, with their small bodies, withstand it?

After hesitating for a few seconds, Rongxian reluctantly led his two younger brothers to safety. As for the plan they had discussed, he could only entrust it to his second brother to carry out.

Rongxian initially felt quite guilty and ashamed, but when she saw that her second brother hadn't held out for long before revealing their entire plan, her guilt vanished.

Kangxi looked at Saiyinchahun meaningfully, "Oh, a punching bag, huh? How come my punching bag grew legs and ran away on its own? I'm still angry."

Saiyincha said guiltily, "You can't blame your son. It's all because Rongxian and the others were disloyal and ran away. I can't bear it all by myself. Your grip is quite strong..." Even though he had a lot of flesh on his buttocks, it really hurt.

Cheng Rui's voice rang out softly, "In the end, I was the only one who got hit."

Ji Nai couldn't help but laugh out loud. Even after receiving Cheng Rui's resentful look, she still couldn't suppress her laughter for a long time. Helpless, she could only pick up Rong Xian and use her small body to cover her face.

Rongxian flailed twice, then dared not move under the watchful eye of his elder brother.

If it were her second brother, even if she felt guilty and ashamed, she would still have the courage to turn a blind eye. But now, it is her eldest brother who has been tricked by them, the eldest brother who has always taken good care of her and treated her very well.

Although he didn't think the children's method would work, Kangxi's mood did improve considerably. He sat down next to Ji Nai and, as he passed Cheng Rui, he patted his head.

"You're just too honest."

When your younger brother used to misbehave and I beat him, he wouldn't stand still seven out of ten times.

"Didn't you see that I just got up and Sainchahun had already dashed far ahead? And you, seeing me coming, are still standing there dumbfounded."