Sun Caiyao was taken to Mingyue Palace and had a sound sleep. When she woke up, it was already bright.
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 curtains. She propped herself up and sat up, then opened the curtains to see her mother covering her face and wiping her tears.
"Miss Sun is awake."
Someone called out, 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.
"You are suffering from a deficiency of Qi and blood, and you are 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 is not seriously ill. You can go home and rest for a while."
"Thank you, Doctor Liu." Madam Sun knew that this Doctor Liu was the granddaughter of the great doctor Liu, and that she was valued by the Empress Dowager. She politely accepted the prescription and thanked her repeatedly.
"Madam Sun, you are welcome." 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 Madam Sun saw her daughter wake up, she didn't say a word, and her tears that she had been holding back fell again: "His Majesty and the Queen have promised me that 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?"
"Sun Mansion, your home."
"Is it really possible?" She was afraid that this was a dream.
Madam Sun nodded heavily.
"Okay, let's go."
Even in her dreams, she wanted to escape from this palace.
"Miss Sun, this is a reward from the Queen, please take it back with you."
"Your dowry has been cleared by people from the Palace Department, and will be sent back to you in a few days."
"The sedan chair is ready. Miss Sun, please watch your step and avoid getting caught in a cold wind."
It was indeed a dream. She was a royal woman. 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, watching it getting closer and closer to the palace gate, it only took a few dozen steps to walk out of the palace.
Closer and closer, Sun Caiyao held her breath until the sedan chair passed through the tall palace gate and into the bustling streets.
Listening to the noisy noise outside the sedan, she buried her head in her hands and burst into tears.
In the past, she only thought that these noises were noisy and vulgar, but now she realized how precious it was 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 will never be able to repay him.
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 was demoted to a commoner and expelled from the clan tree, and was imprisoned in the Tianlao of the clan house for life because he had sent people to assassinate his brothers and sisters, offended the emperor, and was disloyal, unfilial, and unbrotherly.
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 has also conferred upon you the title of a local 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 go and 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 a distance in the direction of the palace and said, "Your Majesty is merciful. In consideration of our Sun family's contributions to the people over the generations, he not only set you free, but also saved your face."
This title of Xiangjun did not come with any fiefdom and could not be considered a real title, but it preserved the dignity of his daughter and the Sun family. This is a way for His Majesty and the Queen to show the world that the Sun family and their daughter knew nothing about the Fourth Prince's rebellious behavior.
"Your Majesty is benevolent, the Queen is kind, the Prince Chen and his wife are righteous and righteous. Our Sun family feels so ashamed of the royal family." At the beginning, His Majesty intended to marry his daughter to the Prince Chen. He thought the Prince Chen was uneducated and was not very happy about it. He even tacitly agreed 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 the Fourth Prince became very interesting.
In the court, no one dared to plead for the Fourth Prince.
He murdered 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 the reputation of other brothers.
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 responsible for all these remarks?
Listening to the officials from the Ministry of Clan Affairs reading out the Fourth Prince's crimes one by one, the officials 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 and 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, clever, and kind-hearted, and he 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 from the Ministry of Rites were particularly active.
"Are you serious about what you said, my dear ministers?"
"Of course I take it seriously."
"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, isn't it you?
You guys are looking at me for what I am doing. I just politely followed the trend and praised the Fifth Prince a few words.
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 His Majesty to appoint a crown prince, but His Majesty had no response. Now that they no longer mention it, His Majesty has taken the initiative to speak up.
What is this called?
Will things that you propose yourself be more appealing?
"After the incident with the Fourth Prince, I understand one thing: leaving the crown prince position vacant is not a good thing."
oh.
"As a father, I should let them know how to grow up. As an emperor, I should let them understand how to take responsibility."
Keep it simple, and speak in a simple way.
"Since you all praise the Fifth Prince for his pure heart, benevolence, filial piety and great virtue, then I will comply with your wishes and appoint the Fifth Prince Du Qing as the Crown Prince."
Ministers:?
Ahaha? !
Follow their wishes?
Otherwise, how could he be an emperor? This level of shamelessness is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Where is the director of the Imperial Observatory?" Having said that he would comply with his subjects' wishes, Emperor Longfeng did not wait a moment longer. He looked at the director of the Imperial Observatory who had stepped out and asked, "Which day is the most auspicious for enthroning the crown prince?"
"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 for this day. Do you have any suggestions for the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince?"
Listen, the question is about suggestions on the ceremony, not opinions on the selection of 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 much 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 wants."
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 that he would change his attitude so quickly and try to pull Prince Chen's thigh.
Wow, it’s so realistic.
Look at the eldest and third sons of the Ming family. Prince Chen is the son-in-law of their Ming family, but they didn't stand up and say a word. How upright and arrogant they are.
As expected, it’s the Ming family.
The fact that the fifth prince was appointed as the crown prince could not be changed. Although the fifth prince was not the eldest, he was born to the Empress, and was therefore the legitimate son.
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 the 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 crown prince, but he has the most important things for a king.
Benevolence and virtue.
The memorials distributed to various states and counties are the best proof.
So even though the Fifth Prince's methods were sometimes a bit absurd, they acquiesced.
As night fell, Emperor Longfeng took Prince Chen to sit on the steps of Taiyang Palace, just like they had done more than a decade ago when the father and son sat in the weed-covered garden of the residence, eating roasted sweet potatoes and looking at the stars.
However, what they were holding in their hands now were not sweet potatoes, but the exquisite snacks sent by Queen Su.
"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 a sight it looked like for the father and son, an emperor and a prince, to sit 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 quite 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, 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 support you.
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