Yinreng carefully considered his words before speaking, "I won't take this as a joke or a test. But I need to think about this matter more carefully. If you're willing, I'll wait for you in the Imperial Garden at the same time tomorrow..." As he said this, his eyes showed genuine happiness. After all, after Jingrou said this, he understood what Jingrou wanted. This kind of interaction, where there was no barrier between them and they could talk about their needs and desires, made him very happy.
Because at this moment, he was no longer the fearsome or intimidating crown prince, but a man to whom he could perhaps entrust his heart, even though he still had concerns and hesitations in his heart.
Jingrou was also stunned. She didn't know what had gotten into her, but those words just slipped out. Once they were out, seeing the person in front of her considering them so seriously, she knew there was no going back.
However, she did not expect Yinreng to value it so much—not because she felt that Yinreng might not like her enough or anything, but because she felt that such a thought was very incomprehensible even in his eyes and in other people's perceptions, let alone to the royal family.
She clearly liked him and was even ready to accept his advances, but seeing his current serious attitude made her exceptionally happy.
Jingrou nodded.
"Keep the jade pendant." Yinreng pressed the jade pendant into Jingrou's hand again. To him, it was not only a token of his affection, but also a token of his love for Jingrou.
On his way back to Yujing Palace, he kept pondering this question, but none of the countless books of sages he had read could give him an answer. How should he respond to Jingrou's words? The books of sages explained what a gentleman should do and what he should want.
Some books even tell you how to be an emperor, how to handle government affairs, and how to govern your officials, but they never tell you how to handle your relationships with women, especially how to grow old with the woman you love without any other people getting involved.
Even his own father had never told him this, so he could only rely on his own exploration and inner testing...
Then he took out a sheet of Xuan paper, dipped it in ink, and began to write, constantly organizing his thoughts.
He was well aware that if he wanted to stop taking concubines, the first person who would find it most unacceptable would be his own son, who no longer had a mother and thus had less of that constraint. However, for his father, the emperor, it was impossible for him to allow his heir, on whom he had placed such high hopes, to be with another woman.
Next might be the Hesheli family, but their attitude is really unknown. First of all, they have been interfering less and less in his affairs in recent years, and his relationship with his uncles has also improved. Perhaps it is because the Hesheli family has become more open-minded and has interfered less in his affairs. If they don't interfere in what he wants to do, then Yinreng would actually be very happy to have another relative!
Moreover, Jingrou... has intricate connections with the Hesheli family, so it's uncertain whether they will support or oppose her, or which side they will side with.
Of course, if I were to become the crown prince, or even ascend to that position in the future, the strongest opposition would undoubtedly come from my ministers.
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