Chapter 298 Naughty
"No one will marry her."
Huo Zheng said with a normal expression.
This answer was beyond Mu Qingshan's expectations. He looked at the Prince of Chang'an in surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
Huo Zheng said, "Actually, my father doesn't insist on a particular prince marrying the Princess of Xiling. He simply wants to see which of his sons is the most obedient."
When Princess Xiling proposed to stay in Daxing and marry the Prince of Chang'an, some counselors had advised Huo Zheng that it would be fine to marry Princess Xiling. The emperor would not allow Ye Ninglan to become too powerful. Even if she really became the Princess of Chang'an and gave birth to a son, she could not compete with Xiaoxing for the position of the crown prince.
Because the emperor would never allow a child with Xiling blood to inherit the throne, let alone the throne.
The emperor offered Huo Zheng the position of crown prince to make him bow down, which was more of a test than anything else.
Lord Mu is a smart man, and he can understand these words without Huo Zheng having to explain them too clearly.
If Prince Rui had not yet married, he would most likely be willing to marry Princess Xiling.
But the fourth prince Huo Lei and the ninth prince Huo Yan, one was obsessed with seeking immortality all day long, and the other was the son of the imperial concubine and was loved since childhood. Both of them did not follow the ordinary path.
After hearing this, Mu Qingshan was silent for a long time before he said to Huo Zheng, "No matter what happens in the future, I hope Your Highness will remember that you chose your own path and don't blame Chunzhi."
"Don't worry, father-in-law." Huo Zheng said seriously, "I chose this path myself. No matter what happens in the future, I won't blame Chunzhi. I just feel bad that she has to accompany me to Xizhou and suffer."
Mu Qingshan met Huo Zheng's gaze and spoke after a while, "That's good."
After they had finished talking, the two went to the main house together. Chunzhi and Madam Mu had endless things to talk about, and Xiaoxing was there too, chatting and laughing, making the place quite lively.
Seeing her father-in-law and son-in-law coming over, Madam Mu smiled and stood up and said, "It's almost time for lunch. Let's eat first."
"Thank you, mother-in-law."
Huo Zheng went forward to pick up Xiaoxing, but Mrs. Mu was reluctant to give the child to him. Seeing this, Chunzhi gave Huo Zheng a look.
The latter understood, pressed his hand but did not hug Xiaoxing back.
"Master, look, Xiaoxinghui looks so much like our Chunzhi when she was a child."
Mrs. Mu picked up Xiaoxing and handed him back to Mu Qingshan.
Lord Mu was caught off guard when a fat baby was stuffed into his mouth, so he had to hold it with both hands. Xiaoxing came closer and pulled his grandfather's beard with his little fat hands, giggling with joy.
"naughty."
As Mu Qingshan spoke, he gently patted Xiao Xinghui's butt, and a smile appeared on his usually serious face.
Seeing this, Chunzhi smiled and reminded, "Daddy, be careful with your hands. The child is a bit heavy now that he's grown up. Don't stretch his tendons."
Madam Mu said, "Your father knows how to hold a baby. When you were little, he held you every day."
Although Mu Qingshan looks serious and solemn, he actually likes children very much. He held Mu Kaiji and Chunzhi in his arms many times when they were young.
During the years when Chunzhi's whereabouts were unknown, Mu Qingshan often tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep because of missing his daughter.
Now my daughter is back, married to a good man, and has such a lovely child.
Mu Qingshan was actually very happy in his heart, but he didn't know how to get along with his daughter and grandson, so he was inevitably at a loss as to where to start.
Now Madam Mu directly stuffed the child into his arms, which was exactly what he wanted.
Xiaoxing is so brave and has a lot of fun playing with Lord Mu's beard.
"I see that the way Daddy holds the child doesn't look like a novice."
Chunzhi said this, reaching out to stop Xiaoxinghui and telling him not to play with his grandfather's beard.
Mu Qingshan also said: "He's just a kid, his hands don't have much strength, it's okay to let him grab it a few times."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Xinghui suddenly grabbed a few strands of his beard with force, causing Mu Qingshan to frown in pain.
The little guy even raised up the beard he had pulled out and showed it to his grandfather, as if to say: Who said I don’t have strength?
Seeing this, Mu Qingshan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Even so, Lord Mu was reluctant to let the little guy go. When he moved to the flower hall for lunch, he added a small chair between himself and Madam Mu for Xiaoxing to sit on.
Mu Qingshan and his wife took turns feeding Xiaoxing.
Lord Mu is an honest official. He and his wife usually have four dishes and a soup when they dine together. Today, he prepared a whole table to entertain his daughter and son-in-law.
Mrs. Mu urged Chunzhi and Huo Zheng to eat more while she peeled the shrimps, put them in a bowl, and mashed them with a spoon to feed the little ones.
The little guy wasn't picky. He took a bite of what his grandfather fed him on the left, and a bite of what his grandmother fed him on the right. He also had time to look at his father and mother, waving to them from time to time, treating everyone equally and not neglecting anyone.
After lunch, Xiaoxing felt a little sleepy. Chunzhi wanted to stay with her mother for a while longer, so she said to Huo Zheng, "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll take Xiaoxing back home later."
Huo Zheng smiled as he whispered to her, "I finally managed to steal a moment of leisure time, and you really want me to be busy?"
Chunzhi said softly, "I just saw you were idle and wasting your time in the Mu Mansion."
Mu Qingshan played with his grandson for a long time, and after lunch he went back to the study to handle official business.
Chunzhi thought that Mu Kaiji was still in Xizhou, and there was no one to accompany him in the mansion, so it would be boring for Huo Zheng to stay here.
Huo Zheng said, "If you're happy, I'm happy too. How can you say it's a waste of time?"
"It's up to you. If you want to take a nap, go to my room."
Chunzhi walked towards the main house with Mrs. Mu, who was carrying Xiaoxing back.
They had only taken a few steps when a maid came in to report, saying, "Someone from the Fourth Prince's residence has arrived, requesting to see the prince."
Chunzhi stopped when she heard this. The Fourth Prince was obsessed with cultivating immortality and refining medicine, and rarely showed up in public. Now, people from his mansion came hurriedly to look for Huo Zheng, and also found the Mu Mansion.
It's really strange.
Chunzhi turned around and asked, "Do you know what this person is here for?"
The maidservant said, "That person insisted on seeing the prince before he would tell her anything."
"Bring the person here."
Huo Zheng had already guessed about 70% of what was going on and gave orders immediately.
"yes."
The maidservant responded and left.
Huo Zheng turned to Chunzhi and said, "You two go and rest first. I'll take care of it."
"Mom, take Xiaoxing back for a nap first." Chunzhi said to Mrs. Mu.
"Okay." Mrs. Mu knew that the couple could handle the matter, so she carried the sleepy Xiaoxing back to the main house for a nap.
Huo Zheng walked towards Chunzhi, took her hand and went to the front yard. The maid brought people from the Fourth Prince's Mansion in.
The person who came was Shunzi, the Fourth Prince's long-time attendant. When he saw Huo Zheng, he knelt down and said, "Prince Chang'an, you must persuade our Fourth Prince!"
When Chunzhi saw this, her curiosity was instantly piqued.
The emperor summoned Princess Xiling today, presumably because the marriage fell on the Fourth Prince.
And the Fourth Prince... obviously would not allow himself to be manipulated.
I don’t know what I did that made the people around me come to Huo Zheng for help.
Huo Zheng glanced at Chunzhi, then asked Shunzi, "What happened? Tell me clearly."
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