That night, the old emperor held a banquet for his ministers in the palace.

The important officials of the imperial court all came with their families to attend. After An Jingzhi was granted the title of Duke, he naturally brought Princess Ningyue to the banquet as well. The banquet was filled with joy and happiness as people kept toasting each other.

With the old emperor's permission, An Jingzhi sat below the old emperor, and the princes sat side by side with him.

During this period, many wives of officials wanted to befriend Princess Ningyue.

Two months later, Xu Yanrui and Chen Kaishi returned to the capital.

The old emperor bestowed rewards lavishly in the hall.

Three months later.

Prince Fu's eldest son, Ning Zhongwang, eventually became the general who conquered the north and destroyed the Tieldan tribe.

But it was more than a year earlier than the original world.

With the help of several generals and gunpowder, the territory of the Jing Dynasty continued to expand to the north and south, becoming the dynasty with the largest territory in history!

Ten years later, the old emperor passed away!

During the reign of the old emperor, although he became obsessed with Taoism in his later years, he later expanded the territory and swept across the grasslands, making great contributions to expanding the territory.

Known in history as Emperor Jingwu!

Emperor Jingde, the historical leader of the revival of the country, ascended the throne.

It was nine years later than the original time, and he was more mature and very skilled in handling government affairs.

After the old emperor passed away, An Jingzhi resigned from his official position and retired to live with Princess Ningyue in Dengxi County, the fiefdom bestowed by the old emperor.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, with the preparations laid by the old emperor and having assisted the emperor in handling government affairs for many years as the crown prince, he secured the throne in less than a month.

He is still young and does not need to seek help from immortals.

He greatly admired An Jingzhi's decision to voluntarily resign from his post, even though he was at the peak of his power and was highly favored by the Emperor Jingwu.

After repeatedly rejecting the other party's petition, he finally agreed.

As for Zhao Wenyuan, who was refining elixirs in the palace, he had long since left the inner palace and entered the court.

An Jingzhi also knew that the emperor would not trust him, after all, the gunpowder was in his hands, so he took the initiative to ask the emperor to send someone to protect him.

The new emperor agreed.

An Jingzhi first lived with Princess Ningyue in Dengxi County for three years.

When their son was eight years old.

An Jingzhi took Princess Ningyue to tour the mountains and rivers of Dajing, and the palace guards followed to protect them.

Princess Ningyue and An Jingzhi returned to Dengxi County after traveling together for five years.

An Qikang, who went to visit Prince Fu, heard that his parents had returned, and went back to the Duke's Mansion with Prince Fu.

Prince Fu was old and his legs were not very flexible. An Qikang supported him as he walked in. "You two! What the hell are you doing? Your child is only seven or eight years old, and you're letting him live alone?!"

An Jingzhi and Princess Ningyue looked at each other and couldn't help laughing secretly.

An Jingzhi replied: "Father, don't you still exist?"

Princess Ning Yue responded, "Yes, Father, don't you like Kang'er? Wouldn't it be nice if we let him accompany you?"

Prince Fu was furious: "What's good about that? Such a young child, without a parent by his side, aren't you afraid he'll grow up crooked?"

Prince Fu really didn't understand what his daughter and son-in-law were thinking. Who wouldn't treasure a child like a pearl, especially an only son?

After Princess Ning Yue gave birth to a child, An Jingzhi said that he would not let her have more children no matter what. Princess Ning Yue naturally would not refuse. She was satisfied with having a child of their own.

Only after An Jingzhi and Princess Ningyue admitted their mistakes for a long time did Prince Fu reluctantly let them go.

An Qikang, who was standing aside, had a resentful look in his eyes and an expressionless face, and no one paid any attention to him.

He had long known that his father only had eyes for his mother. He had been trained to be independent by An Jingzhi since he was a child. He used to be unhappy about it, but gradually got used to it. After all, his parents loved him. But his father loved his mother more.

After finding him a master, the two of them went traveling and would send him and his grandfather some strange gifts every year.

Now that he has grown up, he can't help but yearn for his parents' daily interactions, hoping that he can find a woman as interesting as his mother as his wife, and that the two of them can spend every day together...

Of course, he would not be as partial as his father. He would love his children and wife equally!

Time flies.

Before going to bed, the eighty-year-old Princess Ningyue pulled the handsome old man An Jingzhi to talk: "My lord, I am very happy to marry you."

An Jingzhi took her hand and said, "I am also very happy to marry a beautiful princess."

"You always said you were from the future. I didn't believe it at first, but later I did. You are indeed different from others. You have so many wonderful ideas. Your thoughts are always different from those of the people in Jing Dynasty. You know so many things. You are a rare good man in the world.

You may not know this, but even if you try your best to hide it, I still see something about you that doesn't fit in here. I guess there's no other explanation except that you're from the future.

I am very grateful to time for bringing you to me. I am very happy in this life.

Please forgive me for selfishly keeping you by my side for so many years. I hope that after I leave, you can return to your own world."

After saying this, Princess Ning Yue loosened her hands, smiled, and closed her eyes forever.

"Ning Yue, I am very happy too."

An Jingzhi covered Princess Ningyue with a quilt, lay down again and closed his eyes.

An Qikang, who was already a first-rank official in the court, took his only wife to deal with his parents' funeral.

The current emperor is Princess Ningyue's junior who has succeeded to the throne.

The emperor granted the two men a grand burial according to the regulations for princes.

An Qikang finally got his wish and found a woman as lively and lovely as his mother. They stayed together for half their lives. It was only after they got married that he understood why his father was so partial to his mother.

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