Chapter 161 Two in One, The Princess Goes to South City
Turning around, he looked at his daughter-in-law with a face full of grievance: "Xiaotong, he doesn't let me come home for the New Year." It was as aggrieved as it could be.
Not like that murderous emperor at all.
Xia Yutong glared at Wen Li: "Father can come whenever he wants, do you have any objection?"
How could he dare to object when his wife spoke? "No." Wen Li also felt aggrieved.
Fortunately, thanks to Xia Yutong's suppression, the two of them stopped bickering all the time.
After the people brought by the emperor entered the palace, they were assigned by the steward.
In the Prince Li's Mansion, they all knew that His Majesty did not want them to disturb him.
"Father, Happy New Year." After sitting down, Xia Yutong raised her glass to congratulate the emperor.
"Okay, okay, okay, Xiaotong, you are so thoughtful. If you can give me a big fat grandson next year, your father will be even happier." The emperor raised his glass and said happily.
Wen Li was afraid that Xiaotong would be unhappy, so he immediately intervened: "Don't bother with us, and don't meddle in our affairs. I don't want a child yet."
As soon as Wen Li finished speaking, the emperor became unhappy, "What do you know, kid? Don't you know how old your father is?"
You know, when Zuo Dai was fifty years old or above, he was at the age of knowing his destiny.
It is normal for the emperor to be anxious.
People of his age would have already become grandfathers.
After drinking a glass of wine, the emperor glared at Wen Li and said, "Don't you see how old you are? People your age have already become fathers, and in a few years they will become grandfathers."
Well, it’s a habitual blow to my own son.
But after seeing the coldness on Wen Li's face, the emperor glanced at his daughter-in-law.
He immediately put on a smile and said, "Xiaotong, this is the New Year's gift that your father prepared for you. Come and take it."
He took out a small box from his arms.
Xia Yutong took it and thanked him: "Thank you, father."
She pulled Wen Li away.
At that time, there was something she had never had the chance to tell him.
That is, she has been pregnant for more than a month.
These days, they rarely slept together as he was busy in the palace.
She wanted to tell him but she didn't have the chance.
She didn't want to tell him about it afterwards and planned to give him a surprise on New Year's Day.
I just didn't expect it.
He defended himself, this man, it was worth it.
"Father, I'm afraid this gift is not enough." Xia Yutong said with a smile after taking it.
Then he pointed to his belly and said, "Father, what about him?"
This time, not only Wen Li was shocked, but the emperor was also frightened.
"you…"
"Xiaotong..."
"Well, I'm pregnant, and I've been pregnant for more than a month." Seeing how silly they looked, Xia Yutong smiled unkindly.
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After the beginning of the year, King Li stopped attending court.
Not only that, His Majesty the Emperor would often leave the palace with his ministers after court.
Just because Princess Li is pregnant.
Many people were happy to hear this.
The entire family of Prince Chen was killed, not a trace of their bloodline was left.
Now that the princess is pregnant, it is of course a big deal.
To prove that the emperor had made great contributions in cleansing the world, God sent down a noble grandson as a reward.
Otherwise, how could Princess Li, who has been married for many years, not get pregnant when she was young? How could she get pregnant now?
The people's thoughts are controlled by those in power, which shows that the emperor did a very good job.
Look, everyone in the world is looking forward to this embryo which is only a few months old.
It is now the early spring of the twenty-sixth year of Dayan. In March, Xia Yutong's belly changes every day.
The eldest princess was frightened when she came to see.
She was relieved only after she learned that it was twins.
"You are a lucky person." Looking at her belly, the princess thought.
"I don't know how Shanyu is doing." Shanning has been married for more than a year and doesn't know when she will get pregnant.
"Aunt, Shanning and the others are still young, there's no need to rush." She held her belly and said with a smile.
"You are still young. You are the youngest among the three of you." The eldest princess said with a displeased smile.
"You, stop comforting me. I know that children are a matter of fate. It's just that their fate has not arrived yet. I'm not in a hurry." The eldest princess is a broad-minded person.
"By the way, I plan to go to South City in a few days. Do you have anything to bring to your parents?" She came here mainly to talk about this.
Shan Ning and the others hadn't come back yet, and she was worried.
"Aunt is going to Nancheng?" Xia Yutong was stunned. "But what happened to Shanning and the others in Nancheng?" She was worried about the Jiang family.
"No, don't think too much. I just miss Shanning. I'm old and I want my children to be around." The eldest princess sighed.
"My husband passed away early, and Shanning has been with me all these years. It's been so long since we last met, and I feel so empty inside."
Xia Yutong cannot understand this emotion for the time being. She thinks she will only understand it when her child grows up.
"Don't worry, Auntie. Shan Ning and the others will be back in a few days. You know the situation at Jiang Ce's home too well. It's impossible for him to take Shan Ning back with him."
Otherwise, Jiang's mother wouldn't have accompanied him back to Nancheng this time.
"Well, that's what I said, but I still feel uneasy."
Xia Yutong was unable to comfort her and could only change the subject.
Finally she took some things and asked her aunt to help her bring them back.
The eldest princess then happily left the palace.
She came here mainly to gain people's recognition of what she did.
She just couldn't bear to part with her daughter, even though she was married.
But she just didn't want to let go.
If possible, she would like to raise Shanning's child with her.
As for Nancheng, the reason why Shan Ning and the others didn’t return for a long time was not because of other things, but because Shan Ning was pregnant.
She had a big reaction and started vomiting as soon as she found out she was pregnant.
Until now, he has been getting thinner day by day, which makes Jiang Ce very distressed.
"Let's not go back to the imperial city and just stay here to take care of the baby, okay?" Jiang Ce looked at his wife with tearful eyes and said with great concern.
Shan Ning shook her head and said, "No, I'm worried about staying here. I want to go back to the imperial city." Mainly, she had never been pregnant before, and she was unsure about getting pregnant all of a sudden.
Although there is the Jiang family here, she doesn't want to live there.
These days, she lives in An Xiaoxiao's house.
For this, Lord Jiang was so angry with Jiang Ce that he didn't know how many times he got angry.
"But how can you drive the car like this now? What if something happens? Shan Ning, I'm worried." Jiang Ce felt very uncomfortable when he saw her like this.
"What should I do then?" She was also worried about what would happen if she hurt the child while riding the carriage.
"How about we ask our mother to come to Nancheng?" Jiang Ce asked.
Shanning thought for a moment, "Will my mother come?" She was a little undecided.
"Yes, mother loves you so much, she will definitely come." He would feel more at ease if his mother-in-law came.
Jiang Ce finally managed to comfort the man, and he immediately wrote a letter to his mother-in-law.
On the other side, the eldest princess received a letter from Jiang Ce when she was halfway there.
When she saw that Shan Ning was pregnant, her troubled heart finally settled down.
"It turns out that the reason I was so anxious was because my grandson was calling me." The eldest princess laughed after reading the letter.
"Mammy, tell them to hurry up, we have to get to South City earlier." After reading the letter, the eldest princess was so happy that she immediately said to the nanny outside the carriage.
"Hey, I'll have someone speed up right away." The nanny outside didn't know what made the eldest princess so happy. She just had to do what her master ordered.
Everything depends on the master.
Chang Gongfang was riding his horse as fast as he could towards Nancheng, but the situation in Nancheng was not so peaceful.
When Lord Jiang learned that the princess was pregnant, he immediately asked his wife to go and invite her home.
No matter what method he used, the only result was that the princess would move into his house.
Now everyone in South City is laughing at him.
He said that his son, whom he looked down upon, now has a higher status than him, and that he is blind.
But what was he wrong about?
In Dayan, legitimate sons are more noble than illegitimate sons.
He did not favor his concubine over his wife, and everything was done according to the rules.
What's wrong with him?
Is Lord Jiang wrong?
No, he is not wrong.
He's just an ordinary man.
Even though he had many concubines in his house, he did not favor his concubines over his wives. In this respect, he was better than other men.
But Jiang Ce is an exception.
His father is happy for him that he has the peace he has now.
But what about him?
After becoming so successful, he no longer cares about his father at all.
To be honest, he was very angry.
The Jiang family’s biggest mistake is that the mother is not kind.
Does the Jiang family know about these things?
Of course he knew.
He could understand that his wife wanted to suppress his illegitimate son, but what he didn't know was that his wife was suppressing him too much.
Mrs. Jiang felt very uncomfortable as she watched her husband leaving.
Indeed, her own son is not as good as a bastard's son. How can she hold her head up high?
But that bastard was so disrespectful to her that it really made her angry.
"Hmph, isn't it just because you see his potential that you want to curry favor with him now? But what were you doing before?" Mrs. Jiang understood her master's thoughts very well.
If there are any mistakes, they are always others'; he is never wrong.
I am the legitimate wife, so everything in this house belongs to her children, and no one else can touch it.
She would not covet what they fought for.
She is a rational person.
"Madam, do we still need to go?" asked the maid serving Madam Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang curled her lips and said, "Go, why not go."
She has to give this face, but her son is not so capable.
After packing up, Mrs. Jiang went to the An family.
When Jiang Ce learned that his stepmother was coming, he still let her in.
Mrs. Jiang does everything according to the rules.
"Greetings, sir." She performed the necessary formalities.
She follows all the necessary rules.
"I wonder what brings you here, mother?" Jiang Ce might have harbored some hatred towards his stepmother in the past.
But after seeing Huang Xu more, he felt that he was still very grateful to her.
If she had prevented these illegitimate children from being born when they were young, he would probably not be here today.
He knew what his father was thinking.
He has been back for so long, but his stepmother has never come to visit him. This time, I'm afraid...
"I wonder what brings you here this time, mother?" Jiang Ce did not sit in the main seat, but sat opposite Mrs. Jiang instead. This was his filial piety.
Mrs. Jiang looked at Jiang Ce, who was so tactful in his actions, and had to admit that he was indeed capable.
"Your father asked me to ask you and the princess if you want to go home and stay for a few days." She was just a messenger.
Not to mention that the princess is surrounded by maids given by the emperor in the palace, and their small Jiang family cannot shake them.
"No need, mother. Shanning hasn't been feeling well recently, so it's better not to move. Besides, she has sent a letter to my mother-in-law, so I think my mother-in-law will come over soon." He told the truth.
When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she opened her mouth but could not say anything. After drinking a sip of tea, she said goodbye and left.
Looking at his stepmother's back, all the depression in Jiang Ce's heart dissipated.
It really proves the saying that the higher you stand, the farther you can see.
He is no longer the illegitimate son of Lord Jiang.
They now live in a small courtyard in Ouyang Hao's home.
The people serving here were all brought by themselves.
"My Lord, what does Madam Jiang mean?" He was the man given to you by the eldest princess, and he had never acted too powerful in front of you.
I have always served my master sincerely.
"Alas, power can move people's hearts. She's just a girl from the backyard, what could she possibly mean to us? She'd rather we didn't go back. I'm afraid it was my father's idea to come here this time."
Jiang Ce said with a sigh.
This time, he told them that the eldest princess was coming, and he thought that they would be quiet for a while.
Just as he thought, after Mrs. Jiang returned, she told Lord Jiang directly that she no longer needed the Jiang family and that her mother-in-law had rushed over directly from the imperial city.
After hearing this, Lord Jiang cursed his son for being unfilial.
After scolding, he had the servants beaten, saying that some things could not be spread outside.
Lord Jiang was quiet for a few days.
However, he always asked people to pay attention to the city gate and tell him immediately if the eldest princess appeared.
He will go to greet him personally.
The eldest princess knew nothing about this.
However, when she arrived at South City, she frowned when she saw a group of people standing at the city gate.
"Mammy, let's go and ask what's going on." She was a little anxious to go into the city.
"Hey, I'll go right away."
The nanny quickly stepped forward to find out, and it turned out that Lord Jiang was here to welcome the eldest princess.
After returning to report, the eldest princess's face immediately turned bad.
However, she immediately came with royal momentum.
"Okay, let's go into the city and don't delay the people." As a member of the royal family, the people are the most important thing.
This is the education they have received since childhood.
Soon the carriage arrived at the city gate.
The eldest princess lifted the curtain and said, "Master Jiang, you don't have to be polite. Everyone can go away. I don't want to disturb the people." After saying that, she lowered the curtain.
He immediately ordered a carriage to be driven into the city without even getting off the carriage.
What can Lord Jiang say?
He could only follow without even paying his respects.
The eldest princess came to Ouyang Hao's mansion according to the address on the letter.
Ouyang Hao and others were waiting at the door early.
"Aunt, you're finally here. How was your journey? You must be tired. Get off the car quickly. Your nephew has prepared some tea for you."
Seeing the carriage stop, Ouyang Hao immediately stepped forward, pulled open the curtain, and said with a smile to the people inside.
"You naughty boy! You didn't even tell your aunt about your marriage. You have no manners at all." The eldest princess scolded with a smile as she helped Ouyang Hao get off the carriage by the hand.
"You are lucky enough to marry Xiaoxiao. You must be nice to her in the future, otherwise your aunt will not forgive you." The eldest princess treated An Xiaoxiao as if she were her own daughter.
"Of course, if anyone dares to bully my wife, I will fight him to the death."
"You barbarian, okay, let's not stand at the door, let's go in quickly. I'm tired after driving all the way here." After the prince said this, he took An Xiaoxiao's hand and walked into the mansion.
He didn't even look at Jiang Ce.
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