Chapter 1220: Surrender
His second son’s thoughts were written all over his face. As the Emperor, how could Qi Xiuyuan not tell?
Qi Xiuyuan took a deep breath and forced a smile, then waved at him and said, "Come here. Royal Father won’t beat you up."
Qi Wensu retreated another two steps and looked at his Royal Father warily.
Mingzhu and her four younger brothers looked at their Royal Father, then at Qi Wensu. In the end, they placed their hands on their waists and shouted, "Royal Father, it was my idea to trim the flowers and trees. You’re not allowed to hit them."
As Qi Xiuyuan only had one daughter, he had always doted on her. Until now, he had never so much as given her a stern look, so he had been shouting at the boys without reprimanding her. Now that he heard that she was protecting the boys, he was instantly angry and troubled. "My good daughter, look at what they’ve done to Royal Father’s imperial garden."
Mingzhu patted her chest and took full responsibility. "This was my idea!"
Qi Xiuyuan thought that he couldn’t let this stalemate continue, so he waved his hand helplessly and said, "Alright, I won’t beat them up anymore. Just get Wensu, Tiger Head, and Little Lion to come over and apologize."
There were many ways to punish them even if he didn’t beat them up. The key was to capture them first.
Mingzhu believed him and waved at the three of them. "Hurry over to apologize."
However, the three brats didn’t believe it at all. After all, they had grown up by Qi Haoran’s side, and he had lied to them like this many times in the past. After capturing them, even though Qi Haoran didn’t beat them up, he would torment them in other ways. In addition, Little An wasn’t around, so the three of them were afraid of being at a disadvantage and refused to go over no matter what.