Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Baili turned his head and quickly knelt down and said, "My lord, empress, why did you two come to the servant's room?"

"Get up quickly," Defang said, "the lonely king and the empress will enter the palace to see you soon, and they just want to talk to your majesty about the child. The empress is also worried about the child's injuries, so she came to have a look, but even he called I don't know anything."

Baili stood up and wiped off his sweat and said, "Go back to the prince, his name is Bengzi"

"Bengzi? What's your name?"

"The records sent from the palace only state that his name is Biaozi, and he was picked up by people in the palace from outside. It seems that he has been called this name since he entered the palace at the age of three, without a surname."

"Get it back?"

"In addition to accepting some children who were sold into the palace by their parents and relatives, the palace will also accept some fatherless children like beggars into the palace."

"So that's how it is." Defang nodded, "Bengzi, okay, the lonely king will enter the palace with your empress right now."

"My lord" Baili knelt down and said, "I beg you, my lord, to save him, and don't let him go back."

"Baili, what are you doing, get up quickly." Defang pulled Baili, but Baili said, "My lord, I beg you, don't let him go back, or he will really be beaten to death."

"Baili" Defang squatted down and supported Baili's shoulders, "Yesterday the lonely king promised this child to be your adopted son, and he also sent all his records and items from the palace, he will not go back. "

"But my lord, he...he is from the palace after all, if His Majesty knows, I'm afraid..."

"Baili, since the lonely king agreed to your request, this child is a member of the lonely king's Nanqing Palace. Even if he begs His Majesty, the lonely king will keep him and will never let him return to the palace."

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!" Baili kowtowed, Defang comforted Baili, and then he and Concubine Di entered the palace with a bell. Concubine Di thanked Emperor Taizong for the reward. After the two sat down, Defang stood up and cupped his hands and said, " I apologize to Your Majesty."

Taizong looked at Defang, "Nephew, what crime are you asking for?"

"Yesterday, I taught a lesson to Hu He, a servant in the tea room of the palace, and took away a little servant, Bengzi, and even privately ordered someone to send his recorded items to Nanqing Palace."

Taizong smiled when he heard this, "I already know about this."

"The minister didn't report this matter to His Majesty, and took away the servants of the inner palace without authorization. Please forgive me."

"Imperial nephew, I know the whole story. Your majestic lord should teach his servants a lesson. As for that Hu He, I have ordered him to be imprisoned. Once his crimes are found out, he will be severely punished."

"Your Majesty...then...he..."

"I heard that Baili, the emperor's nephew, has recognized him as his adopted son, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The imperial nephew also agreed to his request on the spot, didn't he?"

"Yes... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"The imperial nephew has agreed, I can't refute the imperial nephew's face, can I?"

"I'm guilty!" Defang quickly bowed and said, "Baili has been with me for 30 years and has never begged for anything. This time he kowtowed and begged for the injured bunny. The bunny was brought back to the mansion, and I knew I was guilty, so I pleaded guilty to His Majesty, but I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and agree to grant Baili's request to admit his son."

"It's too serious for the emperor's nephew to say that." Taizong smiled, "It's just a servant. Is the emperor's nephew asking for a servant to report to me? Hehehe, well, I promise you."

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