Chapter 261 Does Your Majesty No Longer Want Me?
Upon hearing that Emperor Xiao Xuan had gone to Ronghua Palace, Ye Yunshu did not roll her eyes as openly as before.
She simply said "oh" to indicate that she understood.
There will always be a few more pitiful people in this palace.
"Send breakfast to Fengtian Palace, and also send over all the memorials."
Also, send someone to check if Juege'er has woken up yet; if he has, bring him here.
He needs to learn to read official documents now; he can't wait until he's older to learn everything! Ye Yunshu made the arrangements.
Song Zhimian shed a tear of sympathy for Xiao Jingjue.
The poor Crown Prince will never have time to play again.
...
Emperor Xiao Xuan was perfectly healthy, and he got up early as usual.
But after being served and washed by the eunuchs, he suddenly had an idea.
Having attended so many court assemblies, this was the first time he had the thought of not wanting to attend.
After thinking for a while, he immediately asked Eunuch Xue to inform Ye Yunshu to go to court alone.
...
"The Crown Princess handled a lot of matters at today's court assembly. She did so in a simple and quick manner, which many court officials were not used to."
Many court officials are now waiting at the entrance of Fengtian Palace for an audience!
"The Prime Minister Lin has also come to inquire. If His Majesty is not going to the next court assembly, it would be best to inform the Prime Minister Lin, so that he is not caught off guard." Eunuch Xue whispered to Emperor Xiao Xuan about today's court assembly.
Emperor Xiao Xuan nodded with a smile.
Good job, my daughter handled the court assembly so well on her first time going alone. It seems those old fogies are in for a rough time.
"Alright, I understand. It was my mistake not to inform Prime Minister Lin in time. I will inform Prime Minister Lin first in the future."
As for the others...
They should thank me for finding such a good crown prince for them.
Look how considerate the Crown Princess is! She knows they're all old and frail and can't stand for so long, which is why she ended the court session so quickly.
"Alright, let's go to Ronghua Palace!" Emperor Xiao Xuan slapped his thigh.
Good, the day when I can finally put down this burden is one step closer.
Although it's a bit unfair to dump all the burdens on your daughter, isn't that how all the emperors of Dayu... have gone through this?
As children, we should take on more of our father's responsibilities!
Emperor Xiao Xuan walked towards Ronghua Palace while thinking about when he would leave the palace.
He hasn't even entered the harem since returning from the north! It's better to arrange some things sooner rather than later.
...
Inside Ronghua Palace, the expressions on the faces of the palace servants and eunuchs finally relaxed considerably.
Ever since His Majesty led the Prince of Zhao on a personal expedition, the palace staff and eunuchs of Ronghua Palace have been on tenterhooks.
Everyone was afraid that the once favored imperial concubine would suddenly get angry and punish them on some pretext.
Recently, everyone has been gritting their teeth and doing their jobs.
After all, His Majesty hasn't visited Ronghua Palace since returning to the capital. Before... he used to come to Ronghua Palace every few days.
With Princess Tianyuan being named Crown Princess, the Imperial Concubine felt as if the sky were about to fall.
His Majesty has finally come to Ronghua Palace today...
The palace servants and eunuchs all breathed a sigh of relief.
In Ronghua Palace, Consort Wu felt as if she had become several years younger.
Emperor Xiao Xuan sat in his usual seat as usual, with Consort Wu sitting carefully beside him.
The twelfth prince was telling Emperor Xiao Xuan what he did every day in the southwest, and when he talked about the people of Biao Kingdom, Emperor Xiao Xuan laughed heartily from time to time.
Princess Shou Kang was also summoned by Emperor Xiao Xuan.
She watched the twelfth prince chattering away with a smile.
"Father, it seems that Twelfth Prince has grown up a lot since he went to the southwest. He is no longer as naughty as before!" Princess Shou Kang said to Emperor Xiao Xuan with a smile.
Emperor Xiao Xuan stroked his beard and nodded.
"Yes, Chen'er seems to have grown up a lot."
The twelfth prince chuckled.
Consort Wu looked at everything in the palace, and her smile became much warmer.
It's better this way, with His Majesty by my side and my children at my feet. If only the Prince of Zhao were here...
"Your Majesty, have some tea!" Consort Wu quickly handed Emperor Xiao Xuan a cup of tea herself.
Emperor Xiao Xuan put down the hand warmer in his hand and took the teacup.
"Lan Qian, you haven't been staying in the palace lately? Last time I asked the Palace Attendant, and he said you've been staying in a separate residence recently?" Emperor Xiao Xuan looked at Princess Shou Kang.
Princess Shou Kang immediately came over.
"Yes! Father, I was living outside the palace before you came back, but I had my elder sister's permission."
My eldest sister said I just needed to be careful, and then she even assigned me ten guards!
"Really? Why would you want to live in a separate residence?" Emperor Xiao Xuan asked.
There's even more to say about Princess Shoukang.
"My elder sister asked me to take charge of the affairs of the charity hall in the suburbs of Beijing, saying that winter was coming and the affairs of the charity hall were not trivial matters."
Previously, it was always the Crown Princess who managed it, but now the Crown Princess is busy taking care of the Crown Prince and cannot personally handle the affairs of the charity, so my elder sister asked me to go.
My elder sister also said that it would be good for us to learn more about charitable organizations, and that members of the royal family should definitely learn more about people's livelihoods.
"Father, I only just realized that a single hairpin in my hair would be enough to feed the children at the charity hall for the entire winter," Princess Shou Kang said earnestly.
Emperor Xiao Xuan nodded, showing great admiration for Princess Shou Kang.
"That's right, your elder sister is right. We must pay more attention to people's livelihood."
"Your elder sister told me about the charity, and you did a good job. Did your elder sister suggest you do anything else?" Emperor Xiao Xuan asked.
Princess Shou Kang nodded immediately.
“I did say that! My eldest sister said that after the New Year, she will inspect the charitable halls in various parts of Chongqing.”
"My elder sister told me to go!" Princess Shou Kang said with great pride.
"Do a good job! Your elder sister trusts you!" Emperor Xiao Xuan smiled and patted Princess Shou Kang on the shoulder.
Princess Shou Kang happily agreed.
After speaking with Princess Shou Kang and the Twelfth Prince for a while, Emperor Xiao Xuan gestured for the two to go out and play for a bit.
Both of them knew that Emperor Xiao Xuan had something to say to his mother.
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Seeing that Princess Shou Kang had left with the twelfth prince, Eunuch Xue immediately signaled all the palace servants of Ronghua Palace to leave.
Emperor Xiao Xuan then looked at Consort Wu.
"The Imperial Concubine has lost a lot of weight these days."
Consort Wu almost shed tears.
"His Majesty……"
"Alright, there's no need to say anything more. As for the Ruan family... you handled it very well, saving face for the royal family."
I estimate that the King of Zhao will not return for three to five years. The Twelfth Prince has also been enfeoffed as the King of Jin. I plan to build him a royal residence.
"Once the Prince's residence is repaired, you can visit him often. That way, I won't have anything to worry about," Emperor Xiao Xuan said calmly.
Consort Wu panicked immediately and knelt down.
"Your Majesty...do you no longer want me?"
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