Ah Yao was a person who kept her promises. She had not told anyone else about her conversation with Xue Ru that night. However, at that time, she did not quite understand Xue Ru's concerns, nor did she understand why she was worried.
It was not until Ayao became Xie Junxi and was brought to the court by her father after her tenth birthday that she understood what Xue Ru said that day.
The people around Xie Junxi were the same as usual, but gradually, those who originally treated her innocently began to change subtly.
Every time she went to the Cao family to see her master, she would happen to meet the two most outstanding young men in the Cao family. When she met Aunt Yuchang, Old Lady He would keep praising her grandson.
There were more and more "childhood sweethearts" around her, even the most impetuous aunt Qian, although she was as kind to her as before and protected her and her mother, but her kindness was also mixed with some selfish motives to help the sons of her brothers from her mother's side.
Xie Junxi didn't think there was anything wrong with this selfish motive. She was her father's daughter and the only princess in the royal family. If this childhood sweetheart relationship could turn into something else in the future, the benefits and advantages it could bring would be enough to make everyone jealous. It was normal for them to have such thoughts, and it wouldn't even hurt her.
But at that moment, she suddenly understood Aunt Aju's mood when she said firmly that "human beings are greedy" that night.
She also somewhat understood why Aunt Aju had ruthlessly severed her relationship with General Hang from the very beginning.
At the age of thirteen, Xie Junxi had grown up very well. Although she was a princess, she was like a green pine or cypress, proficient in both civil and military affairs, humble and unrestrained. She never dressed like a man, nor did she hide her female features, but no one in the court or in the capital dared to look down on her.
During these thirteen years, Xiao Yan gave her the best of everything. She grew rapidly in the three years since she followed Xiao Yan into the court. She was intelligent and decisive, had great ambitions, was sharp in political affairs, and had Xiao Yan's fierce methods.
After experiencing all the events of the past thirteen years, everyone in the court had seen through Xiao Yan's plan.
Apart from not having the title of crown prince, everyone in the court almost tacitly agreed that Xie Junxi would inherit the throne in the future. Even if the clan members and some stubborn old ministers were dissatisfied, they could only hold their noses and bear it in the face of the tough attitude of Xiao Yan and the increasingly outstanding Xie Junxi.
But who would have thought that the queen would become pregnant again after thirteen years.
The court was in an uproar. Those who had already supported Xie Junxi began to waver, and everyone was staring at Tang Ning's belly.
You must know that His Majesty is only in his thirties now and looks healthy. It will not be a problem for him to reign for ten or twenty years. If the Queen is pregnant with a prince, His Majesty can wait and raise him. Then Princess Zhaochen will be embarrassed.
When Xiao Yan ordered Xie Junxi to come to Yongzhao Palace, the sun was shining brightly outside.
"Greetings to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress."
After Xie Junxi bowed, he slid over to Tang Ning's side, looked at Tang Ning's belly and gestured: "My little brother seems to be a little bigger than yesterday."
Not bad, brother.
Six months after Tang Ning was born, the imperial physician was able to diagnose the gender of the baby, and it turned out that Tang Ning was carrying a prince.
Tang Ning leaned back in her chair, her belly already bulging. Seeing her daughter's surprised expression, she couldn't help but laugh, "It's only been a day, how could she have grown so much?" She pulled Xie Junxi to sit beside her, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave in the middle of summer? Didn't you ask for a sedan chair? Your face is sunburned!"
Xie Junxi smiled and wiped his sweat: "Isn't this a summons from the emperor? I just came from the martial arts field. It's okay. It will cool down after a while and then it will go away."
"Girls get rougher as they grow older."
After Tang Ning scolded her, she turned around and ordered, "Yuejian, have someone bring some cold water over so that Ah Yao can wipe her face. Also, get some sour plum soup to cool her down. Remember not to add ice, or it will be too cold and hurt her stomach.
Yue Jian responded with a smile and went down.
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