Lu Jinshu shook his head. "Your Majesty is young and healthy. There will be more and more princesses and princes in the palace in the future. If you can kill one, you can't take care of the other. If I touch Pei Jiuyan, it will only cause trouble for myself. In the future, you should never mention such things again. Ling Xihe is now the heir and the eldest. We have already taken the lead. There is no need to block the way for others. Even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. I don't want to cause trouble for myself."
Shangguan Xu nodded. "You always look at things more comprehensively and long-term than I do. I'll just follow your lead."
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In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.
He Huiyuan led his troops to war and signed a military order in front of the emperor, stating that within a month, all the bandits in the Qilan Empire would be expelled.
That night, Ling Shumo summoned He Huiyuan's younger brother He Huaichen and conferred on him the title of fourth-rank Fanghua.
That same day, Pei Jiuyan finally arrived in the imperial capital. When he entered the palace, Ling Shumo was attending the morning court session, so Shi Qi took her to Chenyou Palace first.
The little princess, born to Pei Jiuyan, was cradled in the arms of his attendants. Her face had been peaceful as she slept, but perhaps due to the overpowering incense from the Moon Scale Incense burning in Chenyou Palace, she sneezed several times and woke up. She looked around, eyes wide open, something not quite right. Her mouth pursed, and she burst into tears. Suddenly, the child's cries echoed throughout the palace.
Pei Jiuyan didn't care about the half-finished greetings to Lu Jinshu, and immediately turned around to comfort her child, "Oh, what happened? You were fine all the way here, why did you cry so hard as soon as you entered Chenyou Palace?"
Jiufu's brows furrowed immediately. "What do you mean, Master Pei? Are you blaming our master?"
Lu Jinshu was about to speak when a voice called out, "Welcome Your Majesty!"
After many years, Pei Jiuyan finally saw Ling Shumo again. Tears streamed down his face. "Your Majesty, I and your child have missed you so much that we've lost our appetite. Now we finally see you."
Ling Shumo walked forward and gently poked the little princess's chubby cheek. Miraculously, the little princess's crying stopped abruptly, and she even raised her head and smiled at Ling Shumo.
Ling Shumo's face was filled with joy. She had previously paid no attention to the child, but now she reached out and took the child from the attendant's arms. The little princess, not at all shy, struggled to raise her short arm and gently touched Ling Shumo's face.
Ling Shumo couldn't help but feel even more pleasantly surprised. She held the child in one hand and gently covered the little princess's hand with the other. "I haven't given you a name yet. Since you're so lively and clever, I'll call you Ling Xijie. I'm looking forward to you growing up and becoming a heroine who can stabilize the country."
Seeing that Ling Shumo was in high spirits, Pei Jiuyan brought up something that had been on his mind for a long time. "Xi Jie is back now. I wonder what position His Majesty wants her to rank among her siblings?"
Ling Shumo then remembered that, according to the birth time, Jiang He's fourth prince, Ling Shuming, was a year younger than Ling Xijie. If the order of the two children was reversed, the family tree would also have to be changed.
Ling Shumo hadn't originally planned to bother with that, but seeing how well-behaved the child in her arms was, she immediately changed her mind. "Xijie will be the Fourth Princess from now on, and Ling Shuming will be ranked after him based on his birthdate. From now on, both the master and the palace maids must change their address and address him as the Fifth Prince."
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