Chapter 136 A First Marriage is Better Than a Second (12)
Prince Jin couldn't bear to part with his principal wife, preferring that his brother share a wife. When Prince Jin returned to the capital from the battlefield, the current Empress would return to Prince Jin's residence to become his Princess Jin. The three of them lived a pretty good life together.
These are minor matters for the sake of the dynasty's succession.
He now hopes that the other princes will have a son or daughter, even if it's just a daughter, so he won't have to worry about the crown prince having designs on his wife.
Unfortunately, he didn't get to see the princes and princesses have children; instead, he received two imperial edicts bestowing titles upon him.
The following August, Ning Yan gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the youngest of whom was a daughter.
The news of the birth of three healthy children quickly spread back to the capital, and many people couldn't sit still.
The Crown Prince was urgently summoned back to the capital by the Emperor.
Subsequently, two imperial edicts were issued to the border.
One was an imperial edict bestowing the title of Marquis Zhongyong upon Wen Jue, the second son born to Ning Yan, and the other was an imperial edict bestowing upon her the title of Crown Princess.
Ning Yan was completely dumbfounded when she received the imperial decree. "No way, you guys can really do this!"
She didn't say anything when she gave the title she earned by offering her own cultivation techniques to her son.
Neither way, it benefits outsiders.
Sooner or later, they will be children's children too.
How could a duke's wife be made the crown princess?
In this river?
She got up to complain to Wen Xiangyan, but he smiled brightly and said, "Yanyan, I'm so glad. The Emperor has been kind to us. He didn't ask you to divorce me, so we're still husband and wife. We can live together again after you give birth to the Crown Prince's child."
Ning Yan: ...I haven't seen enough of the world!
A few days later, Wen Xiangyan personally escorted his wife and children back to the capital. Old Madam Wen had been waiting outside the mansion gate for a long time. When she saw Ning Yan, she took her hand and said to her that she had worked hard, "You have given birth to six children for our Wen family. You are a great contributor. Your grandmother is grateful to you from the bottom of her heart."
The Wen family has had only one son for three generations, and her grandson has not married yet. She really thought that her family line was about to end.
Now that her granddaughter-in-law is able to have children, she's overjoyed with her six babies in three years. If it weren't for her health, she would have gone to the border long ago to personally take care of her granddaughter-in-law during her postpartum period.
Ning Yan: ……
Ning Yan remained silent. The old lady must already know about the imperial edict, and it seemed that she had no grudge at all.
No wonder the old lady didn't complain at all when her only grandson married a divorced woman; it really was just the way things were.
Back in the main hall, the old lady patted Ning Yan's hand to comfort her: "I know you're upset, but this concerns the succession of the Xuan Dynasty, and everyone in the Great Xuan Dynasty has an obligation to cooperate."
Besides, the Emperor didn't order Yan'er to divorce you; we should be thankful.
Ning Yan: ...This damn world.
But she didn't want to resist, understand, join, or enjoy!
Ning Yan stayed at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for one night, and the next day she was sent back to the Ning mansion by Wen Xiangyan. Oh, it shouldn't be called the Ning mansion anymore, but the Mingwei General's mansion.
My elder brother has made great contributions in the army and has been promoted to General Mingwei, a fourth-rank military officer.
Wen Xiangyan was reluctant to part with Ning Yan, but his wife would be marrying into the palace in a month. He had to be self-aware and not cling to her anymore. At the same time, he also wanted to make sure that the child his wife gave birth to next would definitely be the Crown Prince's child.
A month later, Ning Yan was welcomed into the palace by the Crown Prince in a grand sedan chair carried by eight men.
Officials of high rank from the capital all attended the Crown Prince's wedding banquet. It is worth mentioning that Prefect Fu was transferred back to the capital last year and is now a third-rank official.
When a former father-in-law comes to attend his former daughter-in-law's wedding, he has to kneel down and kowtow at every opportunity. The feeling is indescribably bittersweet.
After Ning Yan and Chunyu Mo completed their wedding ceremony, they were led to the bridal chamber.
Chunyu Mo went to the front to socialize for a while and then came back.
This person was a bit impatient; as soon as the veil was lifted, he started to take off his clothes.
To be honest, Ning Yan was really frightened. Seeing his hand about to land on her, she quickly stopped him, "Your Highness, there are people eavesdropping outside."
Chunyu Mo grasped her wrist, while continuing to undo her belt with his other hand. "It's alright. I am brave and fierce. They will only feel ashamed and jealous when they hear this."
He's eavesdropped on other people's conversations quite a bit, so what's there to be ashamed of?
Ning Yan: ……
The bed curtains were quickly drawn down.
Inside the tent, two figures, one tall and one petite, were visible. Ning Yan was completely enveloped by the Crown Prince's tall frame.
The hall was deserted overnight.
...
Chunyu Mo lost control of his strength and knocked the person unconscious.
But there's nothing I can do; these things are truly uncontrollable.
Afraid that the person in his arms would be angry, after taking a bath, he quickly applied the best external medicine to the person's entire body.
He had never seen such a delicate person before. Even though he hadn't used much force, he had managed to leave two bruises on her body.
He hoped the medicine in the palace was really that effective; otherwise, he feared the Crown Princess would make him sleep in the study at night.
Well, the little woman threatened him last night that if he didn't stop, she wouldn't talk to him anymore. How could she just ignore him?
In just one night, he became addicted to the taste.
Moreover, he had taken a liking to her long ago, when she was still Wen Xiangyan's wife. After thinking about her for so long, he finally got his wish and wanted her to live a good life with him.
"Go to sleep, it's past 5 a.m. (Mao Shi)."
Ning Yan rolled over out of the man's arms, turned her back to him, and fell into a deep sleep.
Chunyu Mo pulled her closer, placed a kiss on her smooth, fair shoulder, and then closed his eyes contentedly.
Those who eavesdropped left in the middle of the night, and they were all dealt a heavy blow.
They never believed others who boasted about being able to perform seven times a night or an hour at a time. After all, they had overheard so many stories where people finished quickly the first time, and the second time was better, but it never lasted more than 45 minutes.
Today they have truly witnessed the Crown Prince's bravery.
They worked until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) without taking a break, and then started again.
If they listened any longer, they feared they would never be able to sleep with a woman again.
Ning Yan finally woke up at the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
When Xiangling came in to serve Ning Yan, her eyes were full of heartache.
Ning Yan: "...What kind of look is that?"
A blush crept onto Xiangling's face.
"You've worked hard, Crown Princess."
Ning Yan: ...Needless to say, this girl also listened outside all night!
Ning Yan strongly suspects that the royal family has difficulty producing offspring because their abilities are too abnormal. No wonder the palace concubines are replaced so quickly; those with weaker stamina simply cannot withstand such treatment!
Chunyu Mo has such good stamina that she doesn't give anyone a chance to catch their breath when she's up and running around. If it weren't for her good stamina, she probably would have had to sleep in bed for three days and three nights to catch her breath.
Where is His Highness?
"His Highness has gone to practice martial arts. The servants who serve him say that His Highness practices martial arts without fail, rain or shine, and has never stopped since he was five years old."
Ning Yan: ...There's definitely a reason why I have such good stamina.
Knowing that the Crown Princess had woken up, Chunyu Mo sheathed his sword, went back to his room to wash up, and then came to see Ning Yan.
Seeing that the maid was applying makeup to Ning Yan, he waved her away.
Ning Yan glared at him, "If you send them away, who will help me with my makeup?"
(End of this chapter)
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