Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1760: Chapter 1761: Every Time I See You, I’ll Beat You

With suspicion in her heart, An Jing asked, ”You must be the youngest son of Minister Shen, right? I ask you, how did you offend the Third Prince?”

The young master Shen felt very guilty. He just deceived his father because he didn’t want his father to blame him. He never expected that his father would bring him to confess, so at this moment, he could only tell the same lie with a stiff face: ”This commoner was playing with companions and didn’t notice the Third Prince passing by, so I didn’t timely salute him, causing the Third Prince to beat and kick me.”

Minister Shen immediately added, ”It was my son’s failure to salute the Third Prince promptly, my son is at fault first. My son being beaten is truly deserved, I hope the King and Queen will forgive my son this time.”

”Nonsense!” It was Xiao Changyi who spoke. His third son was naughty, but he wouldn’t randomly hit people. He didn’t believe a word the young master Shen said.

An Jing, Tobanya, and Meng Zhuqing didn’t believe it either.

Hearing Xiao Changyi’s anger, Minister Shen immediately kowtowed in fear, ”Emperor, please calm down! Emperor, please calm down! Emperor, please calm down!”

The young master Shen was also trembling with fear. He had heard that the King and Emperor could take a person’s head at will.

Xiao Changyi didn’t even look at them but instead ordered Meng Zhuqing, ”Go and find Qinger, I need to personally ask what exactly happened!”

”Yes!” Meng Zhuqing immediately went to find An Yiqing.

The three little beauties had never seen Xiao Changyi angry before, and seeing how ferocious he was, they immediately stopped playing with water and quickly hid behind An Jing and Tobanya.

An Jing then asked Tobanya to take the three little beauties to play elsewhere.

Tobanya was worried and, after taking the three little beauties to another place and having maidservants look after them, she returned.

An Jing saw Tobanya return and didn’t say anything. She believed Tobanya was sensible; since Tobanya had returned, it meant the three little beauties were properly settled.

Xiao Changyi sat silently in the main seat.

An Jing, disinclined to stand, also took a seat. She gave Tobanya a glance, and soon, Tobanya sat down as well.

Minister Shen and the young master Shen still knelt on the ground.

An hour later, Meng Zhuqing brought back An Yiqing. As soon as he saw the young master Shen, An Yiqing got furious and rushed forward to hit him again.

”Did I not say I would hit you every time I see you? How dare you appear before me!”

An Jing and Tobanya quickly stood up and held back the furious An Yiqing.

Seeing An Yiqing return made the young master Shen tremble even more. Would his lie be exposed? Would it cause trouble for him and his father?

Minister Shen, completely unaware that his son had deceived him, kowtowed respectfully, saying, ”Queen, please release the Third Prince. If beating my son to death can vent the Third Prince’s anger, I am willing to give up this son.”

An Jing ignored Minister Shen, sincerely thinking of him as an annoying old fox. She only asked An Yiqing, ”Qinger, what’s going on? Why did you want to hit him?”

An Yiqing didn’t speak, he just glared angrily at the young master Shen, looking extremely resentful.

”Qinger, tell Mother, why did you want to hit him?” An Jing asked gently again.

”Yes, Qinger, if he did anything wrong, just say it, your King Father and Mother are here and will stand up for you,” Tobanya also coaxed warmly.