Chapter 50 Return to Beijing
After listening to this, Yan Shixu narrowed his eyes slightly.
He, the little imperial uncle, must not let the imperial grandmother down.
Yan Shixu asked Zhang Sicheng to arrange for someone to stay in Xizhou and closely monitor Prince Yu's every move, while he himself set off for Beijing the next day.
It is now late October.
As soon as he returned to the palace, Yan Shixu went to see the emperor first.
The emperor, seated at the head of the table, naturally knew of the Crown Prince's performance during his visit to Fuzhou to provide disaster relief. He took a rare, serious look at his son and praised him, saying, "You handled the Fuzhou matter very well."
Yan Shixu replied respectfully, "I, your son, dare not forget your father's teachings."
What I mean is that it was only with your guidance that I was able to handle everything properly during this disaster relief effort.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction.
He doted on Yang Guifei because she was deeply in his heart.
Most of the time, he felt that Yang Guifei and her three children were his family.
Therefore, they subconsciously ignored their other children.
But fortunately, with the Empress Dowager's supervision and a group of capable ministers to help him, the emperor did not make any major mistakes in major matters.
He suddenly asked, "Weren't the officials who were involved in corruption with Huo Yunqi arrested this time?"
Yan Shixu shook his head. "From my observations in Fuzhou this time, there are very few officials who are not corrupt. If we eliminate them all at once, it will easily lead to trouble. The only solution now is to place an honest person above them to control them. If we can't control them, we can eliminate them one by one."
"Oh? That honest person is the Wang Yangde you promoted?"
"Exactly."
Yan Shixu briefly told the emperor about Wang Yangde's role in the disaster relief.
The emperor was also very happy to hear this.
Although he is somewhat incompetent, he is not actually stupid.
Naturally, he was happy that his country had such an honest and people-loving official.
He nodded and said, "Xu'er is right. The best plan for now is to properly resettle the people. Whether those officials are corrupt or not, as long as they can play their own roles and value and hide their fox tails, I will pretend I don't know."
Yan Shixu nodded without commenting.
At this moment, the father and son seemed to be in a rare state of harmony.
The emperor even stood up and said to Yan Shi: "Let's go. I will go to the Cining Palace with you."
Yan Shixu remained calm and went with him.
Cining Palace.
When the Queen Mother saw the father and son walking side by side, she felt a little dazed for a moment.
She had almost forgotten whether she had seen such a scene before.
She thought to herself, if it weren't for Yang Guifei, the emperor would probably be nicer to the prince.
But there are no ifs in this world.
The Queen Mother asked about what happened to the Prince on his way to Fuzhou, and asked about his well-being with genuine concern in her eyes.
Yan Shixu felt warm in his heart and smiled, "Grandma, don't worry. My grandson is already grown up and knows how to take care of himself when he's away from home."
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly: "That's good... That's good..."
Yan Shixu also told the Queen Mother about his trip to Jizhou.
The Queen Mother asked with concern, "Are Lin'er and his wife doing well in Jizhou?"
Yan Shixu nodded: "Okay, now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, A-Lin has matured a lot."
Upon hearing this, tears instantly welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes.
Naturally, she knew about Princess Lin's pregnancy more than two months ago.
The Queen Mother also felt a little guilty towards Lin'er.
Since the death of the previous emperor, she had to pressure the emperor to do the right thing, help the queen and Yang Guifei in a battle of wits and courage, and also take care of the prince's safety, studies, etc.
I have a lovely Taiping by my side all the time, but I often ignore Lin'er.
The child has had a good relationship with Xu'er since childhood, and fortunately Xu'er takes care of him.
Otherwise, how could that child, whose father didn't love him and whose mother died young, survive in this palace all alone?
The emperor was standing by, listening to them talk about his second son, and a look of shame appeared on his face.
He found that he even had a vague idea of what his son looked like.
He interrupted, "Lin'er hasn't been back to the capital for over three years, right? How about I issue an order for him to bring the princess back to the capital for the New Year this year?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Queen Mother glared at him.
"What were you doing earlier? Lin'er's princess is pregnant now. Her belly will be so big by the New Year that she won't be able to travel long distances!"
The emperor touched his nose awkwardly, becoming more and more embarrassed.
At this moment, a group of people entered the inner hall together.
The empress, the crown princess, the married Yan Shishu, and the three children born to Yang Guifei all came.
They all came to visit Yan Shixu.
Yan Shixu had already heard from Yongtai that the letters he wrote to Wen Li'er were withheld by the Crown Princess and not sent to Yaohua Palace.
Apart from this, she was very attentive to the child and did not skimp on Wen Li'er's food, clothing and other expenses.
It was impossible for Yan Shixu to blame her for a few letters. When he saw her walking towards him, his expression softened a little.
"Thank you for your hard work these past few months. I brought back a lot of things from Fuzhou and Jizhou. Please have someone count them and take anything you like to Fuyao Palace."
Xie Zhenrong looked at him in a daze.
He had handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, and a gentle expression. Her figure was clearly reflected in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Xie Zhenrong's heart was beating fast and her face turned red instantly.
Then her eyes became red again.
He was so kind to her after not seeing her for several months. He must have missed her.
In an instant, Xie Zhenrong felt that the fatigue brought by the busyness of the past few months disappeared without a trace.
She put on a gentle smile: "Your Highness, it's just some of my duties. I'm not tired."
Seeing that the couple lived in harmony, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.
Only when a husband and wife are united can they achieve success. No matter what problems they encounter in the future, their relationship will be good as long as they can discuss them together.
In this palace, Yan Shishu is extremely concerned about her younger brother Yan Shixu, and they have a very good relationship.
Yan Shishu came forward and asked him if he had eaten and slept well, and asked him what happened along the way.
Yan Shixu picked up some interesting things to talk about.
He expressed himself clearly and was extremely entertaining.
Yan Shicheng and Yan Shilin, who were standing by, also had their eyes light up when they heard this.
Especially Yan Shicheng, his eyes gradually showed yearning and expectation for life outside the palace.
The group was chatting about all sorts of things when a palace maid came to report that the welcoming banquet for the prince was ready.
It’s not a big banquet, just a meal for the family to get together.
Seeing Yan Shixu looking a little tired, the Queen Mother instructed:
"After dinner, go back and rest early. Once you've rested, you can deal with the affairs of the court. It doesn't matter if Deli Pavilion starts two days later."
Yan Shixu responded in a low voice and personally helped the empress dowager to the dining hall.
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