Xi Hanzhou had not expected her to dare say anything in front of His Majesty. Afraid she would be scolded for being disrespectful, he quickly tapped her on the head.
"You little girl, it's one thing for you to behave improperly in front of me. I won't hold it against you. But how can you act this way in front of Father as well? You should be like your second younger sister. I ought to find you a couple of formidable wet nurses who have left the palace to teach you some manners."
When the Emperor heard this, he immediately became even more dissatisfied with Madam Su.
"Oh? She wasn't given any wet nurses to teach her proper conduct?"
Xi Hanzhou sighed and lovingly stroked her head. "I suppose they thought she was sensible enough!"
The Emperor looked at the two of them and suddenly remembered that both had lost their mothers at a young age. Moreover, their mothers had been close friends and had both died in childbirth.
He had been there to protect his own Zhou'er, but Su Qiao had not even had anyone to protect her. One of her legs had even been broken by those heartless people, and she had only managed to heal it after gritting her teeth and setting it straight herself.
The Emperor now more or less understood why his son looked down on everyone else yet had taken a liking to the clever little Su Qiao.
They were kindred spirits who had suffered the same fate.
Love for one person extended to those associated with her. The Emperor's last trace of prejudice against Su Qiao vanished, and his gaze grew much kinder.
"I'll personally order someone to send two wet nurses over later. You must learn from them properly. The palace is