"Wan'er, do you know the Prince of Anqing?"
Anqing Wang Zhenwanwan naturally knew this; just from the name, she knew that Anqing Prefecture was his territory.
I've heard that the Prince of Anqing loved war and went wherever there was a battle. He only had one son who was fond of pleasure, and for some reason, he died young.
After that, the Prince of Anqing had no descendants, and not long after, he was killed by foreign enemies. Zhen Wanwan looked at Zhuyuan in confusion.
Could it be that Zhuyuan has some connection with this vassal king who is completely unrelated to him?
Seeing Zhen Wanwan's confusion, Zhu Yuan first laughed self-deprecatingly, then explained, "The Prince of Anqing is still my blood-related grandfather."
"What?"
Zhen Wanwan exclaimed in surprise, "That's spinning way too fast!"
"Then, A-Yuan, wouldn't you be a member of the royal family?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhu Yuan shook his head. When his ancestor was alive, he had not been recognized as a member of the family and was not considered a legitimate grandson of the Prince of Anqing.
Therefore, the throne of the Prince of Anqing ended after his death, not to mention that Zhuyuan and the Yuan family had no blood relation and could not be considered imperial relatives.
“Wan’er, Prince Anqing is not related to the current royal family by blood. In the early days of the founding of the country, Emperor Gaozu of Yuan and Prince Anqing fought together to establish the country and became sworn brothers.”
"After Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, he granted Anqing Prefecture to the Prince of Anqing as his fief, but these titles and positions had nothing to do with me."
When asked about his identity, Zhu Yuan paused, then lowered his head with a hint of self-consciousness.
"My birth mother was a courtesan in the palace. One day, my birth father forced himself on her, and that's how I came to be... That woman thought that by giving birth to me, she could enter my birth father's family..."
Zhen Wanwan frowned, her heart aching as she gripped Zhu Yuan's hand tightly.
Feeling comforted by Zhen Wanwan, Zhu Yuan smiled.
“That man refused to acknowledge me or accept her, so she abandoned me and seduced the then-Crown Prince, who is now the late Emperor.”
When Anqing Wang's subordinates learned of my situation, they took it upon themselves to take me out of the palace and entrust me to an old servant to raise. After a few years, the old servant passed away, and I wandered the streets alone.
Until the man was assassinated, which alarmed Prince Anqing who was away on a campaign, the emperor at the time prepared to welcome me into the palace in order to appease Prince Anqing's anger.
However, on his way to the capital, Prince Anqing was unexpectedly discovered by foreign enemies, who ambushed him along the way.
After hearing the whole story, Zhen Wanwan felt even more sorry for Zhu Yuan; he had suffered so much.
“Ah Yuan, you have me now. We already have two lovely children, and our family will stay together happily.”
When Zhu Yuan spoke of these things, he acted as if he were merely an observer, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
He had little family ties from a young age and had long since stopped expecting his parents' love.
Now that he has Zhen Wanwan and her two children, as well as the Zhen family and others, he is completely satisfied.
Suddenly, Zhen Wanwan remembered something and asked in confusion, "Was that Yuan Yongtai who was screaming outside just now?"
Zhu Yuan nodded in agreement.
Zhen Wanwan frowned, though she didn't know what had happened between Zhu Yuan and these princes.
From what happened today, she knew that nothing good was going to happen.
Zhu Yuan is already hers, and she will never let anyone who dares to bully her get away with it.
Not to mention that Zhu Yuan injured that person today, and he will probably have to guard against his revenge from time to time in the future.
Although she had a small pistol, she was still vulnerable to hidden dangers. She was no match for those who came from the palace when it came to those shady dealings.
Seeing that Zhen Wanwan remained silent for a long time after asking the question, Zhu Yuan assumed that she was afraid, so he spoke up to comfort her.
"Madam, please don't worry. I have already sent people to keep an eye on him and will not let him harm you."
Zhen Wanwan sighed, touched his chin, and smiled, "I'm more worried about you!"
"It's too late! Let's go to sleep! We can talk again tomorrow..."
Perhaps because the two were too noisy, the baby was sleeping very restlessly and even reached out to pick at his ears like an adult.
The intention was to complain that the mother and father were too noisy.
Zhen Wanwan thought she wouldn't sleep well, but unexpectedly, she fell into a deep sleep shortly after closing her eyes.
The next day, Zhen slept until noon as usual, and there was no one by the bed.
She stretched and yawned lazily.
Hearing the commotion, Rou'er carefully brought over a basin of warm water to help Zhen Wanwan wash up.
"Rou'er, where are your husband and the others?"
Rou'er curtsied politely before slowly replying, "The young master is teaching the two young masters to walk in the courtyard!"
"My lady! Are you hungry? This servant will bring you the pork rib soup that the young master made!"
Zhen Wanwan washed up and responded, and Rou'er went out to the kitchen.
After washing up, she opened the door and could see Zhuyuan carefully leading Tianbao to learn to walk under the guidance of Zhang Mama.
Seeing Zhu Yuan half-holding the child, reluctant to let Tianbao touch the ground with her feet, and Zhang Mama's hesitant expression, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Hearing the sound, Zhu Yuan looked over and came over with the child in his arms.
He proudly boasted to Zhen Wanwan, "Our sweet baby is really amazing! She's practiced for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks this year."
Sweetie nestled in her father's arms, too embarrassed to look up and meet her mother's gaze.
She sighed inwardly at her father's stupidity; what kind of good person doesn't stumble when learning to walk?
Her father might praise her, but she wouldn't dare admit it!
Since Zhu Yuan had this intention, Zhen Wanwan naturally didn't want to discourage him, so she gave him a thumbs up to encourage him.
"My husband is wonderful too! He's raised the children so well!"
Seeing her mother and father being so affectionate, Tianbao covered her face and sighed.
Her parents were true love, but she was an accident!
No! The older brother was also an accident!
The little boy was too lazy to watch his father and mother interact and show off. With the help of Granny Zhang, he was practicing walking step by step.
They're walking with a rather convincing air about them.
While everyone in the new house was enjoying a peaceful and harmonious time, chaos erupted in Kyoto, thousands of kilometers away.
At the foot of the Kyoto Imperial City, people stood in two rows, weeping in grief.
A stranger who had just entered the city gate grabbed a man and asked in confusion, "Young man! What are you doing?"
The man being questioned sized up the stranger a few times, making sure he didn't look like an outsider, before explaining.
"You must be new here from out of town! Our General Xiao is nearing his end, so we've gathered here to bid him farewell!"
"What? General Xiao is dying?"
The outsider looked incredulous; he had clearly seen living people standing on the city wall when he entered the capital that morning.
How could someone die so quickly while eating a meal?
"Alas! You don't know! I heard that someone had an accident. General Xiao went to rescue them but was accidentally wounded by a poisoned arrow. I heard that the poison is incurable. The Emperor has already sent word outwards."
"But he's not dead yet, so why are you all wailing and mourning here?"
Someone angrily retorted, "What do you know! If it weren't for General Xiao guarding us here, the capital would probably be a river of blood by now!"
"Waaaaah... What am I going to do now?!"
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