October passed in the blink of an eye. Under the rule of Emperor Yongtai, the Great Jin Dynasty finally achieved prosperity and strength. For ten years, the country was peaceful and the people were safe.
Today, the Great Jin Dynasty has a full treasury, a strong and well-equipped army, and ample food supplies. The people live in peace and contentment, and are generally able to eat their fill and stay warm. The phenomenon of "the rich feasting while the poor freeze to death on the streets" is no longer a thing of the past.
At this time, Emperor Yongtai had been on the throne for a full ten years, growing from a handsome sixteen-year-old boy into a young emperor who could now control the world.
That day, the emperor was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials when the chief eunuch rushed into the Hall of Diligent Governance to announce that Zhao Guihua had entered the palace and urgently needed to see him.
"Why has Grandmother suddenly come to the palace? What has happened that has her so urgently that she needs to see me?" Wang Yu put down the memorial he had not finished reviewing and immediately got up to go to the inner palace.
Zhao Guihua has rarely entered the palace in recent years. With Xingxing not in the palace, she feels that entering the palace is meaningless, so she simply doesn't bother to go. During festivals, Wang Yu would leave the palace to visit the two elderly people at the Zhou residence. This made Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda very gratified. This little grandson is really too filial. Even after becoming emperor, he is still filial. What have they done to deserve this?
However, it was precisely because Zhao Guihua had refused to enter the palace all these years that Wang Yu thought something had happened when she suddenly came looking for him, and he felt somewhat uneasy.
However, upon arriving at Chang'an Palace, he discovered that in addition to Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda, there were two other people he hadn't seen in ten years. Upon seeing these two, Wang Yu's throat tightened, and he was unable to speak. Looking at their faces, which hadn't changed much in ten years, his eyes reddened slightly.
"Yu'er, I've missed you so much all these years. It's been ten years since I last saw you, and you've grown so tall and handsome. I almost didn't recognize you." Xingxing stood up and went to greet him, hugging her son tightly. Her voice was choked with emotion, which was very touching.
Zhao Guihua secretly glared at her from the side. This mother was truly heartless, bullying her son like this. For the past ten years, on the surface, it was said that the Emperor Emeritus and Prince Hui were traveling abroad, but apart from letters, the two had never returned to the capital.
In fact, the two of them would return to the capital once a year for the past ten years. After returning to the capital, they would first secretly visit the Zhou family. No one else knew about it. The old couple also did not mention that the two of them would return to the capital every year, because Xingxing did not allow them to say it. If they accidentally told others, she and Zhu Lin would never return to the capital again.
Look at this, they're even threatening people now, huh.
Although the Crown Prince was precocious and capable, he was still a boy when he ascended the throne. How could Xingxing and Zhulin really trust him and leave him alone? Besides, they would always miss their son whom they had doted on since childhood. If they really didn't see each other for ten years, what kind of heartless person would do that?
So Xingxing and Zhulin would return to the capital every year and sneak into the palace in the middle of the night to visit their son, but Wang Yu never found out.
Wang Yu has naturally missed his parents very much over the years. His heartless parents didn't even let him see them one last time before leaving, which made him very angry and anxious.
“Mother, you’re underestimating me by a year. I spent a year on the frontier back then, and then another ten years, which makes it a full eleven years since we last met. You and Father, you really spared your son.” Wang Yu’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm, as well as the subtle pressure of a superior.
However, Xingxing and Zhu Lin were not intimidated by him; at most, they were just a little guilty.
"Your parents had no choice. You have to grow up quickly. Your father and I have also suffered these past few years, always worrying about you," Xingxing explained weakly.
"You've been worried about me for a year but only sent three letters, nothing more. You also wouldn't tell me exactly where you are. Isn't it because you're afraid I'll come looking for you? Now you think the time is right, that I don't need to rely on you anymore, so you've shown up without worry?" Wang Yu coldly exposed their true thoughts.
This kid really doesn't give them any face at all. Oh well, they're in the wrong, so we won't argue with him anymore.
“Yu’er, you are already a mature emperor. You can no longer be childish. Even if your mother and I have made mistakes, aren’t we back now?” Zhu Lin finally couldn’t help but interject after listening for a while.
What else could Wang Yu do? He was long past the age of being able to act spoiled and throw tantrums. He was precocious from a young age and was not as childish as other children. In the past ten years, he has transformed rapidly and has already developed a strong inner strength. He does not show his emotions and his aura is very powerful. His imperial aura seems to be natural.
When his mother suddenly hugged him, he was slightly moved. He hadn't expected to say such a venting and complaining thing. After realizing what had happened, he felt a little embarrassed. He felt that his actions were too childish and did not reflect well on his imperial demeanor.
The young emperor coughed twice to cover his unease, then asked in a cool voice, "Nine years ago you said you had given birth to a little princess for me, where is she now?"
Could it be that these two heartless parents only came by themselves and didn't bring their princess to see him?
Thinking that this might really be the case, Wang Yu's handsome face, which had just relaxed a little, immediately tightened up again.
"Brother, are you calling me? I'm here." As a sweet and clear little girl's voice rang out, a white figure floated down from the beam like a fairy.
"Oh my little fairy, just calm down. Stop hiding on the roof beams all the time. You're a princess, and you're in the palace right now. You should at least be more dignified." Zhao Guihua clutched her chest. She always felt that Xingxing and Zhu Lin hadn't taught their little granddaughter well and had led her astray, making her lack any of the dignity and elegance of a princess.
But every time she talked to Xingxing about it, Xingxing would retort in the same way: "Who says a princess has to follow the rules? We don't want to be princesses bound by so many rules and regulations. We want to be carefree princesses, doing whatever we want. Anyway, A-Xun didn't grow up in the palace and probably won't go back to live in the palace in the future. Why should we learn those palace rules?"
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