"Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly a rare talent.
"I have to say, I had good judgment back then. Out of so many princes, I chose him as your future husband, Jing'er. At that time, he hadn't even been appointed crown prince." General Bai said proudly, stroking his graying beard.
"Grandpa..." Bai Bingjing wanted to say something in her defense, but her father stopped her with a look.
"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned, we should urge them to get married as soon as possible. After all, this wedding should have taken place three years ago, and it has been delayed for quite some time. If it goes on any longer, our Jing'er will become an old maid!"
"Father is right." General Bai echoed his father.
After finally getting rid of him, he turned to Bai Bingjing and asked, "Jing'er, what are you thinking now? Are you going to choose the Crown Prince or the Third Prince?"
General Bai naturally knew what his daughter was thinking. He knew that she had disliked the Crown Prince before, but was deeply in love with the Third Prince. So, when the Crown Prince disappeared, he secretly had the idea of switching sides in his heart.
I also had some contact and communication with the Third Prince and the Imperial Concubine's men.
But he didn't know what the Imperial Concubine, the Third Prince, and his own daughter had done to the Crown Prince.
After all, their Bai family has been loyal and brave for generations. Even if they can have their own ideas for the happiness of their daughter, the power in their hands can only be used towards the imperial power from beginning to end.
He still couldn't do anything dirty like disobeying or framing others.
"Daughter..., daughter doesn't know, wuwu." Bai Bingjing thought of these two experiences and felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.
"Crown Prince..., Crown Prince will definitely not marry me again," she sobbed, "But Third Prince..., Third Prince, I don't want to get married now either!"
"How can you do this?" General Bai saw her like this and scolded her, "Girls should never be fickle. When you wanted to abandon the Crown Prince and join the Third Prince, I, your father, strongly opposed it!
What did you tell me at that time?
You said that if you were to marry the prince, you would definitely be a widow and would rather not marry!
As a father, I felt sorry for you at that time, so I had to agree with you.
Now, more than three years have passed. You thought the crown prince was dead. Although you have been waiting secretly for so many years, as soon as the third prince ascends the throne, you can naturally take the throne and be proud of yourself.
Why, now that the prince has returned, are you wavering again?"
"Father, it's not me who wants to waver." Bai Bingjing felt extremely aggrieved. "If it were the same as before, even if the Crown Prince came back, I would follow the Third Prince without hesitation and fight to the bitter end.
But, but..., the situation is different now, woo woo!"
"What's the difference? Did you have a fight?" General Bai asked. Sometimes he felt embarrassed. The women in the Bai family passed away early. Old Madam Bai and Madam Bai both passed away when Bai Bingjing was still a child.
He later remarried, but he couldn't even take care of his own children, so naturally he had no real intention to teach his stepdaughter.
Therefore, this legitimate daughter can be said to have grown up with a bunch of rough men, and as she is the eldest legitimate daughter, she is naturally spoiled.
They really didn't take into account the delicate thoughts of some little girls.
"Ever since the Third Prince got married, he has despised my daughter and doesn't like her anymore. Woohoo, I don't know what to do!" Bai Bingjing wiped her tears with poison in her eyes. She blamed Li Shushu for all the changes in Xia Muyu.
All of this, whether it was Xia Muyu's change of heart or impotence, changed because of the appearance of Li Shushu.
No matter what the final outcome between her and Xia Muyu was, she thought that she would never forgive Li Shushu.
She would never be able to swallow this humiliation unless she destroyed that bitch.
"How could this happen?" General Bai looked very disappointed with his friend and shook his head in anger.
At this moment, he began to feel uneasy. Who should their Bai family support in the future?
…
After Xia Muyan gave the emperor Li Shushu's elixir, the emperor's health suddenly improved.
Before, I was always half asleep and half awake, confused, coughing all night long, my face was sallow, and I basically didn't eat or drink.
Seeing that he was on his deathbed, one day he suddenly found that he could sleep through the night, eat half a bowl of rice at each meal, and feel much better.
The time I can stay awake and talk to him every day has also increased from very little to one or two hours now.
Xia Muyan was delighted and his gratitude towards Li Shushu increased a little more.
At the same time, he became even more convinced that those people had poisoned his father, and the fierceness in his eyes became even stronger. As long as the time was right, he would definitely catch those people in one fell swoop.
Xia Muyan called the imperial physician to come and see, and the imperial physicians exclaimed: It's a miracle, it's really a miracle!
The old emperor, who was originally thought to have no more than ten days to live, looks like he can hold on for a while longer as long as he continues to take good care of himself. Three months should be no problem.
Xia Muyan was in an even better mood when he heard the confirmation from the imperial physician!
He is indeed a filial child. Moreover, now, in this world, the only relative who truly cares about him is his father. He cherishes every day he can spend with him.
After finishing his daily routine of handling government affairs at the morning court, he would go to his father's bedroom to accompany him.
He was a genius in governing the country by applying classics and history. He handled all the affairs of the previous dynasty without mercy, and those that could not be handled in a hurry, he arranged silently and waited patiently for the right time.
Therefore, even though he was only in temporary control, he was still able to handle the situation quite well. In fact, his views and handling of many political affairs were much more appropriate than those of the old emperor. More and more officials in the court supported and trusted him...
Sometimes when his father was asleep and he had some free time, he would take out the storybooks that Ali bought for him and read through them.
Some of the stories in those storybooks are wonderful, some are bizarre, and some are ridiculous.
But he has a high level of comprehension and can read ten lines at a glance.
In the past, he was devoted to reading books of sages, all of which were related to state governance. Later, he went to Qinglong Village, where he was surrounded by a group of rough men. They drank and ate meat with big mouthfuls, and were straightforward. Naturally, they didn't have many concerns about their children.
Soon, he understood some of the common principles of how men and women get along with each other from those touching and dramatic stories, and also learned some skills and tricks, which he could put into practice when he found the right opportunity.
When he closed the last storybook, he was full of confidence.
This time, he will make sure Shu'er belongs to him from body to soul, and only to him!
She can't run away!
His eyes were like a wolf's, as if he had set his eyes on the little sheep he had set his eyes on and that it would not be able to escape his trap.
Confident and persistent!
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