As Xuanyuan Peng spoke, he took Bai Shi's hand and stroked it affectionately: "Ya'er, once I recognize Zhan'er, I will bring you into the palace."
Bai's lips curled slightly, a smile containing three parts mockery and four parts indifference: "Why bring me into the palace? To make me empress?"
“It has to be the Empress!” Xuanyuan Peng replied without hesitation.
God knows how much he wanted to marry her and make her his empress; it was his lifelong obsession. He wanted to marry her as his wife, as his empress and as his wife.
Bai was stunned by his thoughtless words, and the slight mockery on her lips gradually faded. She stared blankly at Xuan Yuanpeng, then suddenly raised her hand and gently stroked his face: "Xuan Yuanpeng, do you regret not marrying or becoming empress for my sake in this life?"
In the Eastern Chu, no emperor failed to establish an empress; in fact, many emperors had several empresses.
And this man never married a wife because of her. Doesn't he regret it?
"How could that be? In my heart, you have long been my wife, my empress. How could I regret it?" Xuanyuan Peng answered her without hesitation, smiling as he pulled her into his arms and said affectionately, "Besides, no woman in this world can compare to you. Having you makes me the happiest man in the world!"
Bai leaned against him, amused by his sweet words: "I'm not as good as you say?"
She is Xuanyuan Kun's wife, his queen. She is no longer a virgin, and she only followed him to save her life; she didn't love him at all.
She was hardly worthy of his devoted treatment.
Seeing her belittle herself, Xuanyuan Peng said seriously, "No, you are very good! Very good! When Zhan'er comes back, I will bring you and Zhan'er into the palace. You will be the empress, and Zhan'er will be the crown prince. I will pass the throne to our Zhan'er in the future."
Besides marrying her, there is another thing he must do in this life: to acknowledge Zhan'er as his wife.
Although he had never considered passing the throne to Zhan'er before, he changed his mind after Zhan'er risked her life to save him.
Zhan'er also cares about him as her father. He owes Ya'er and Zhan'er too much, and he must make it up to them.
As for Xuanyuan Yu, it's not that he didn't give him a chance, but he's inferior to Zhan'er in every aspect, so he can't be blamed.
Bai Shi remained silent after hearing Xuan Yuanpeng's words.
She understood his thoughts, but neither making Zhan'er the crown prince nor making her the empress would be an easy thing.
Whether he could do it or not, she knew he had done his best, and she wouldn't blame him!
Not hearing her response, Xuanyuan Peng grew anxious and asked again, "Ya'er, are you willing to be my empress?"
Fearing she might refuse, Xuanyuan Peng added, "I can disband your harem for you."
Bai Shi could naturally sense Xuan Yuanpeng's sincerity: "That's not necessary. You yourself said that you're not going to enter the harem anymore, so what difference does it make whether it's disbanded or not?"
She knew he hadn't been to the harem in a long time, and that all the women in the harem were just for show.
In fact, she didn't care whether he favored those women or not. After all, she wasn't his legitimate wife, and she had no right to demand that others remain chaste for her.
Of course, if he himself didn't want to touch those women, it was none of her business.
As for if she were to actually enter the harem in the future, she did not want to force him to disband it for her.
The palace was boring enough, so keeping those women around to keep him entertained wasn't a bad idea. Besides, he didn't have many women in his harem, and several of them had already borne him children. Even if he disbanded the harem, he would still need to find a place to house those women, so there was no need for that.
Moreover, she was a woman herself, so she naturally understood the suffering of those women who were alone in their rooms, and therefore she did not want to be the bad guy.
Seeing his gentle and generous nature, and his knowledge and manners, Xuanyuan Peng was both moved and delighted, and couldn't help but ask again, "Ya'er, you haven't answered me yet, are you willing to marry me and become my empress?"
Seeing his insistence on this answer, Bai raised her head, looked at him calmly, and said, "If you can handle everything, I'm willing to marry you!"
Perhaps she initially accepted him out of necessity to protect herself, but over the years, he has truly treated her like a precious jewel, and even her rock-solid heart has been softened by him.
So if he could truly overcome all difficulties and become an enemy of the entire court of Eastern Chu and the entire Xuanyuan clan, what else would she have to hesitate about?
But she knew that if he wanted to marry her, it would be far more difficult than making Zhan'er the crown prince. Even what he was saying now might not come to pass.
Xuanyuan Peng didn't catch Bai Shi's earlier assumption, but was overjoyed to hear her agree: "Really?"
"Really!" Bai nodded very solemnly and said with utmost seriousness, "Even if I don't like that high wall, that cage, I can go for you! I am willing to spend the rest of my life with you."
If he can do what he says, she will also keep her promise.
"Ya'er, you're so wonderful!"
Bai's words, which were tantamount to a confession, instantly made Xuan Yuanpeng overjoyed. He excitedly pulled her into his arms again: "If you really don't like life in the palace, I'll just pass the throne to Zhan'er sooner rather than later, and we'll go out and travel around."
Hearing his words about his vision for the future, Lady Bai smiled: "You're willing to give up your empire for me!"
Back then, he went to great lengths to obtain the kingdom of Eastern Chu, and now he's willing to give it up for her?
Xuanyuan Peng, however, understood very well: "The land of Dongchu has never belonged to me. It belongs to the people of Dongchu and the Xuanyuan royal family. I have already chosen the most suitable successor for them. Our Zhan'er is intelligent and brave, capable, decisive, and responsible. He will be a good emperor. I am very confident in entrusting the land of Dongchu to him."
In truth, he didn't have such great ambitions. If Xuanyuan Kun hadn't been the crown prince and hadn't taken her away, he might not have wanted to become the emperor.
He wanted her to be happy more than the throne!
Moreover, the throne passed to their son and did not fall into the wrong hands. He also believed in his son's abilities; that boy was so smart that no matter how difficult the task was, he could quickly come up with a solution. In addition to his wisdom, he was also very good at execution.
Just like the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, he not only came up with this brilliant idea at the age of twelve or thirteen, but also started implementing it. There is no one in the world as smart as him. With the land of Eastern Chu entrusted to him, what else could he not worry about?
Bai smiled and said, "Okay, from now on we'll go out to travel and enjoy the scenery, or find a quiet village to live a life of playing with our grandchildren."
Like the bamboo forest in the western suburbs where Doctor Luo lived, it was very nice and quiet. They enjoyed playing with their grandson every day.
Speaking of enjoying his grandchildren, Xuanyuan Peng also began to imagine the little grandchild in Su Xuening's belly.
Inheriting the bloodline of the two beauties of Kyoto, this child must be extremely handsome!
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