Chapter 299 Don’t worry, I’m here
Shunzi said with a bitter face, "The Emperor wanted my master to marry the Princess of Xiling, so he immediately took off his brocade robe and jade crown and became a Taoist monk! Now he has gone to Nanshan. I beg the Prince of Chang'an to persuade my master, please!"
"I suspect Fourth Brother is just taking advantage of this situation." Chunzhi whispered in Huo Zheng's ear, "Has he been waiting for this opportunity for a long time?"
Huo Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, "You seem to know Fourth Brother quite well?"
Chunzhi thought to herself that she had the Thirteenth Princess and Song Wan'er by her side, so she could naturally hear as many rumors as possible about the capital.
The fourth prince, Huo Lei, is twenty-six years old this year and has not yet married. It’s not that the emperor doesn’t care about his son, as he has arranged three marriages for him.
Three of the prince's fiancées died before they even got married, and the reputation of the fourth prince being unlucky in marriage spread throughout the capital.
In addition, Huo Lei was obsessed with cultivating immortals and had no intention of getting married, so his marriage had been delayed until now.
The emperor had many sons, but the only ones who survived to adulthood were Prince Rui Huo Yang, the fourth prince Huo Lei, Prince Chang'an Huo Zheng, and the ninth prince Huo Yan, and only those two did not marry.
When it comes to marrying the Princess of Xiling, Huo Lei should be the first one to do so according to the seniority list.
Seeing Shunzi crying miserably, Huo Zheng said to him, "Although Fourth Brother is obsessed with cultivating immortality, he hasn't really made up his mind to become a monk in recent years. You don't have to be too nervous."
The key is that after becoming a monk, he must cut off ties with the royal family. Who will then give Huo Lei so much money to support him?
What does he use to make the elixir?
Shunzi cried, "But, but the emperor blamed us who served the master, saying that we were spreading evil words and misleading the master, causing him to become obsessed with cultivating immortals. He wants to hold everyone in the Fourth Prince's mansion responsible..."
When Chunzhi heard this, she wanted to say a few words of greeting to the emperor.
People say that it is the father's fault if he fails to educate his son well, but the emperor is different. His own son is obsessed with cultivating immortals, and he blames all the mistakes on others.
How can you be a father like this?
The emperor may have done this to force Huo Lei to come back and admit his mistake.
But Huo Lei is only focused on cultivating immortality and refining medicine, and he is oblivious to what is happening outside. He probably doesn't care about the lives of these people.
If the emperor gets angry, these people will probably die.
Huo Zheng frowned slightly when he heard this. "You go back first. I will go to the palace and persuade the emperor to calm down."
"Thank you, King Chang'an. Thank you very much, King Chang'an. I will always remember your great kindness."
Shunzi kowtowed repeatedly, making loud noises.
Chunzhi quickly asked the maid to stop him, "Okay, you can go back first."
Shunzi was sent out by the servants.
Only Chunzhi and Huo Zheng were left in the courtyard.
Chunzhi was originally looking forward to watching the fun, but after hearing that the emperor was going to hold everyone in the Fourth Prince's Mansion accountable, she could no longer laugh.
Under imperial power, these human lives are like ants.
They are also in the same situation and can only take one step at a time.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine with me here." Huo Zheng raised his hand and stroked Chunzhi's hair. "You go and accompany your mother-in-law and Xiaoxing back. I'll go to the palace."
Chunzhi nodded, "Then you should be careful."
Huo Zheng said "hmm" and strode away with Chunzhi watching him.
When Chunzhi returned to the main house, Xiaoxinghui was already asleep, and Madam Mu was sitting beside the couch fanning him.
Madam Mu saw Chunzhi coming in and asked softly, "Is the prince gone?"
Chunzhi came to sit beside the couch and said softly, "The Fourth Prince refused the marriage and ran away to Nanshan to become a monk. Father is now going to punish everyone in the Fourth Prince's mansion. His attendant came to the prince for help, and the prince went to the palace to put out the fire."
"Put out the fire." Madam Mu was quite moved when she heard this. "The prince is very talented and kind-hearted. My son, you have married a good husband who is rare in this world."
There is no father-son relationship in the royal family. In order to fight for the supreme position, brothers often kill each other.
If it were someone else, they would have been lucky not to take advantage of the Fourth Prince's misfortune, and would never have tried to save him.
Those servants and maids were like grass and ants in the eyes of the superiors. When one group died, another group would be replaced. They didn't care about their life or death at all.
But Huo Zheng was born into the royal family, but he understood the sufferings of the people. Unlike those royals who were high and mighty and only cared about fame and fortune, he was a person who truly cared about the people.
Chunzhi said, "Huo Zheng once said that saving thousands of people is saving people, and saving a single person is also saving people. Therefore, there is absolutely no reason to turn a blind eye just because there are not many people who died in vain."
Madam Mu nodded. "I was originally worried that Prince Chang'an would regret giving up the crown prince's throne for you and go to Xizhou, and might resent you in the future. Now it seems that I was worrying too much."
Mrs. Mu lived more than twenty years longer than Chunzhi. She had seen some couples who were so deeply in love when they were young that they would give up everything for each other, even their lives. However, as time went by and they had experienced enough hardship and their love was gone, they began to resent each other for bringing them to this state. Love and hate are the most impermanent things.
So when Madam Mu learned that Prince Chang'an was demoted in name only and sent to Xizhou to be a vassal king in order to avoid marrying Princess Xiling, she was actually not happy.
This means that Prince Chang'an gave up the extremely important position of Crown Prince for Chunzhi. Xizhou is a poor place. If they don't live well there, Huo Zheng will inevitably feel resentful in the future and blame Chunzhi for causing him to miss out on a high position.
Now it seems that Prince Chang'an is even better than they thought.
He is kind-hearted and will surely benefit the people when he goes to Xizhou. Chunzhi will have a good life following him.
"Mother is really worrying too much. Huo Zheng won't do that."
Chunzhi no longer called Huo Zheng "Prince" in front of her mother, but called him by his name, intimately and casually.
She whispered, "When he came back from the palace that day and saw me, there was a smile in his eyes. He told me that it was all thanks to the princess that I was able to turn a disaster into a blessing."
"A blessing in disguise?"
When Mrs. Mu heard this, she was so surprised that she stopped fanning herself.
"Yes," Chunzhi said, "He said that his achievements now surpass his master's. Rather than staying in the capital and being at the center of the storm, it would be better for him to withdraw in time, live in the present, and wait for the opportunity."
"He said that Xizhou had suffered greatly from the rebellion and war and was in need of reconstruction. Everything was in ruins, and he would be the perfect person to show his abilities as the King of Xizhou."
When Chunzhi recalled what Huo Zheng had said at that time, every word was clearly imprinted in her mind.
Xizhou has indeed become impoverished, but compared with the cage-like imperial palace, isn't it a different world where birds can fly freely in the sky?
After hearing this, Madam Mu's eyes became more and more sore. She reached out and hugged Chunzhi, "My child, you are a rare good girl in this world. You can meet such a loving and righteous husband."
Chunzhi snuggled up to her mother, feeling extremely warm. She said very seriously, "Mom, Huo Zheng and I will be fine, and we will grow old together."
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