Sun Caiyao was taken to Mingyue Palace, where she slept soundly. When she woke up, it was already dawn.
Birds were singing outside the window. She stared at the peony pattern embroidered on the bed curtains in a daze for a long time.
Suppressed crying sounds came from outside the bed. She propped herself up and sat up, then opened the curtain to see her mother covering her face and wiping her tears.
"Miss Sun is awake."
Someone called out, and someone put a cushion behind her, someone put a robe on her, someone fed her steaming porridge, and a woman put her hand on her wrist, as if taking her pulse.
"Your Qi and blood are both deficient. Don't be too frightened. Don't worry too much." Doctor Liu withdrew her hand, walked to the table, wrote a prescription, and handed it to Madam Sun who had stopped crying: "Your daughter's health is not serious. You can go home and rest for a while."
"Thank you, Doctor Liu." Mrs. Sun knew that this Doctor Liu was the granddaughter of the great doctor Liu, and that she was highly regarded by the Empress. She politely accepted the prescription and thanked her repeatedly.
"You are welcome, Madam Sun." Doctor Liu turned around and bowed: "I will take my leave first. Please have a good rest, Miss Sun."
Miss Sun?
Sun Caiyao stared blankly at Doctor Liu's departing back. Ever since she married Yun Yanze, no one called her Miss Sun anymore. Was she dreaming?
"Caiyao, mother will take you home now." When Mrs. Sun saw her daughter wake up, she said nothing, and tears that were held back fell again: "His Majesty and the Queen have already agreed. I will take you home when you wake up. Let's go."
"Go home?" Sun Caiyao trembled and grabbed Madam Sun's hand: "Where to go?"
"Sun Mansion, your home."
"Is it really possible?" She was afraid that this was a dream.
Mrs. Sun nodded heavily.
"Okay, let's go."
Even in her dreams, she wanted to escape from this palace.
"Miss Sun, this is a gift from the Empress, please take it back with you."
"Your dowry has been sent to the Palace Department to clean it up, and it will be returned to you in a few days."
"The sedan chair is ready. Miss Sun, please watch your step and avoid getting caught in the cold wind."
It turned out to be a dream. She was a royal wife. How could His Majesty and the Queen let her go back to her parents' home, give her rewards, and even return her dowry?
Sitting in the wobbly sedan chair, watching it getting closer and closer to the palace gate, it only takes a dozen steps to walk out of the palace.
Closer and closer, Sun Caiyao held her breath until the sedan passed through the tall palace gate and into the bustling streets.
Listening to the noisy noise outside the car, she buried her head in her hands and burst into tears.
In the past, she only thought these noises were noisy and vulgar, but now she understands how precious it is to have them again.
[Because you are asking me for help. ]
This sentence popped up in her mind, and she remembered deeply every expression on Ming Jiuju's face when she said this.
She will owe Ming Jiuzhu her entire life, and there will be no time to repay her.
When Sun Caiyao returned home, everyone in the mansion treated her as if she were not married. Only then did she find out that Yun Yanze had been demoted to a commoner and expelled from the clan tree for sending people to assassinate his siblings, offending the emperor and being disloyal, unfilial and unbrotherly. He was imprisoned in the Tianlao of the clan house for the rest of his life.
Yun Yanze committed such a serious crime, but as his princess consort, not only was she not implicated, she was also sent back home?
"Not only that, His Majesty also conferred upon you the title of a noble and allowed you to remarry in the future." Madam Sun looked at her daughter's thin face and said, "Don't worry, your father and I have prepared a valuable gift and will go to the Ming family to express our gratitude."
Sun Caiyao nodded. Jiuzhu saved her from Yun Yanze, so she should thank him.
"It was Prince Chen and Princess Chen who braved His Majesty's wrath and stood up to plead for you last night." Lord Sun bowed from afar in the direction of the palace and said, "Your Majesty is merciful. In consideration of our Sun family's contributions to the people, he not only set you free, but also saved your face."
This title of a county lord does not come with a fief, and is not considered a real title, but it preserves the dignity of my daughter and grandson's family. This is a way for your majesty and the queen to show the world that the grandson's family and my daughter knew nothing about the fourth prince's treasonous behavior.
"Your Majesty is benevolent, the Queen is kind, the Prince Chen and his wife are righteous and righteous. We, the Sun family, feel so ashamed of the royal family." When His Majesty originally intended for his daughter to marry the Prince Chen, he thought the Prince Chen was unlearned and was not very happy about it, and even acquiesced to his daughter's contact with the Fourth Prince.
Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, it was Prince Chen and his wife who saved their daughter from the dire situation.
The Fourth Prince, whom he favored, was a beast in human clothing and a hypocritical gentleman.
"Prince Chen and Ming Jiuzhu... plead for me?" Sun Caiyao sat on the bed in a daze, not coming to her senses for a long time. She didn't even know when her father left her room.
The Fourth Prince was thrown into the clan prison. After his numerous crimes were exposed, the expressions of those officials who had praised him became very interesting.
In the court, no one dared to plead for the Fourth Prince.
He plotted to murder his brother, and if it didn't work once, he would do it a second time. He also planted spies in other brothers' houses and even deliberately sent people to spread rumors to discredit other brothers' reputations.
The eldest prince is reckless, the second prince is stupid, and the fifth prince is a dandy. Are the fourth prince and his biological mother actually behind all these remarks?
Listening to the officials from the Ministry of Clan Relations reading out the Fourth Prince's crimes one by one, they began to suspect that the assassination of Prince Ning last year was a self-torture trick perpetrated by the Fourth Prince himself.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he only suffered minor injuries.
After the clan officials finished reading out the crimes of the fourth prince, Emperor Longfeng blamed himself and said, "If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father. It is all my fault."
When the ministers heard this, they realized that they could not let His Majesty be sad or anything bad happen to him, so they all came forward to comfort him.
"The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each one is different. The eldest prince is good at martial arts, decisive in his actions, and very heroic." It's just that his personality is sometimes a little too straightforward.
"The Second Prince is kind and upright, and has countless merits." But his merits are not very obvious.
"The Fifth Prince is intelligent and clever, has a kind heart, and is both loyal and filial." The person who stood up to praise the Fifth Prince was not an official from the Ministry of Rites, but Old Man Chen, who loved to bang his head against the pillar whenever he disagreed with something.
After he spoke, there was a moment of silence in the court, and then many people followed suit to praise the Fifth Prince, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were particularly active.
"Are you serious about what I said?"
"Of course I do."
"I dare not deceive you, my Lord."
"I understand your intentions." Emperor Longfeng sighed and nodded, "It seems that the matter of enthroning the crown prince is imminent."
The court officials looked at me and I looked at you.
Did you just petition to establish a crown prince?
It's not me, I don't have it, is it not you?
You all look at me for what I am doing. I just politely followed the trend and praised the Fifth Prince a few times.
So no one mentioned the issue of appointing a crown prince, and it was Your Majesty who proposed it yourself?
Some time ago, they asked Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince, but Your Majesty did not respond at all. Now that they no longer mention it, Your Majesty has taken the initiative to speak up.
What is this called?
Will things that you propose yourself be more interesting?
"After the incident with the Fourth Prince, I understand one thing: leaving the throne vacant is not a good thing."
oh.
"As a father, I should teach them to grow up. As an emperor, I should teach them to take responsibility."
Keep it simple. Speak in a simple way.
"Since you all praise the Fifth Prince for his pure heart, benevolence, filial piety and virtue, then I will comply with your wishes and appoint the Fifth Prince Du Qing as the Crown Prince."
Ministers:?
Huh?!
Go along with their wishes?
How could he be an emperor? He is so shameless that most people cannot compare to him.
"Where is the Supervisor of Qintian Prison?" Having said that he would comply with his minister's wishes, Emperor Longfeng did not wait a moment longer. He looked at the Supervisor of Qintian Prison who had stepped out of the line and asked: "Which day is suitable for enthroning the prince recently?"
"Your Majesty, fourteen days from now will be an auspicious day when everything will be auspicious."
"Very good." Emperor Longfeng nodded. "Then let's set it on this day. Do you have any suggestions for the ceremony of conferring the title of Crown Prince?"
Listen, the question is about suggestions on the ceremony, not opinions on the candidate for the crown prince.
They spoke as if His Majesty would change his mind if they had any suggestions.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Minister of Rites Li En stood up and shouted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for choosing the best candidate for the crown prince."
The best?
Bah, you shameless flatterer, how many benefits did you get for the Ministry of Rites by relying on Prince Chen?
"His Highness the Fifth Prince has been canonized as the Crown Prince, which is what everyone hopes for."
The person who stood up this time was Minister Wang from the Ministry of Revenue.
Everyone turned their heads. They had never expected that even the Ministry of Revenue would be so quick in flattering.
You know, everyone in the Ministry of Revenue used to admire the Fourth Prince. I didn't expect them to change their minds so quickly and try to get close to Prince Chen.
Wow, it's so realistic.
Look at the eldest and third sons of the Ming family. Prince Chen is their son-in-law, but they didn't stand up and say a word. How upright and aloof they are.
As expected, it’s the Ming family.
The fact that the fifth prince was named the crown prince was irreversible. Although the fifth prince was not the eldest, he was born to the empress, so he was the legitimate heir.
It is not wrong to establish the legitimate son instead of the eldest son as the heir, according to the rules.
If the current Prince Chen still behaved in the same way as he did two years ago, they would stand up to oppose him no matter what, but they saw the changes in Prince Chen.
They also knew the memorials he had reviewed and the instructions he had issued for His Majesty.
The most important thing is that beneath the Fifth Prince's unruly words and deeds, he still has a kind heart towards the people.
He may not be the perfect image of a monarch, but he has the most important things for a monarch.
benevolence and virtue.
The memorials distributed to various states and counties are the best proof.
Therefore, even though the Fifth Prince's methods were sometimes a little absurd, they just acquiesced.
As night fell, Emperor Longfeng took Prince Chen to sit on the steps of the Taiyang Palace, just like more than ten years ago when the father and son sat in the weed-covered garden of the Qian Mansion, eating roasted sweet potatoes and looking at the stars.
However, what they held in their hands now were not sweet potatoes, but the exquisite snacks that Empress Su had sent over.
"Father." Prince Chen looked up for a long time, his neck was sore, "There are no stars tonight, why don't we go back. You go to accompany mother, and I will go back to accompany my wife."
What did they look like, father and son, an emperor and a prince, sitting on the steps at the gate?
When hearing his son mention his daughter-in-law, Emperor Longfeng's expression became subtle for a moment: "I never thought that Ming Jingzhou, who is so gentle, gave birth to a daughter who is so strong."
"It's not that she's strong, she's just too angry." Prince Chen retorted: "After returning to Qilin Palace last night, I massaged her legs for half an hour."
Stop it. Stop it.
For a prince, closing the door and rubbing his wife's legs for so long is not something to boast about.
"You don't need to explain, father understands." Emperor Longfeng patted his shoulder and said, "Son, as men, we must be gentle to our wives and never make them angry. Do you understand?"
The Ming family treats him loyally and is full of loyal people. If his daughter beats you, your father will not be able to stand up for you.
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