"Yuze has met his father."
After coming from the Princess's Mansion, Bei Yuze returned to the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
"You came from the Princess's Mansion?"
Bei Kangcheng looked at his son and found that he looked more and more like his second brother.
But he is also my second brother's son, and he is just like him in that he has a good talent for studying.
All the children of my second brother, whether legitimate or illegitimate, are more or less like him.
Thinking of this, Bei Kangcheng became even more suspicious that Bei Yuzhu was not his daughter.
"Yes, my son dined with my mother. She was very upset and couldn't eat more after just two bites. Father, please resolve any misunderstandings you have with my mother. I'm not that kind of person."
Bei Yuze spoke for the eldest princess. He was taken to the eldest wife's house to be raised since he was a child, and he had long regarded himself as the eldest wife's son.
Even if others said that his biological father was a hero and had made great military achievements, Bei Yuze felt nothing.
Bei Yuze even hated his biological mother, the second aunt who committed suicide for love, when others mentioned her.
He doesn't want his biological mother to abandon him like this, no matter how good the reputation she gets.
His current father is Marquis Dingyuan and his mother is the eldest princess. He only recognizes these two parents in his life.
Bei Kangcheng looked at his son with a complicated expression. "There are rumors that the emperor and Wei Zhiyong conspired to kill your grandfather and second uncle. You..."
"Father, the rumors are not to be believed. Even if they are true, if the emperor wants his subjects to die, they must die. The Bei family is loyal to the emperor and loves the country. We should worry about the emperor and devote ourselves to him until our death.
My father and mother have been in love for many years. Doesn’t my father know what kind of person my mother is?
My mother is of noble birth, a royal daughter. She has always been arrogant and dismissive. It is impossible for her to do anything that would be dishonorable to the royal family or let my father down.
General Wei is a mere soldier, born into a humble family. How could he possibly be worthy of Mother's approval, or even compare to Father's? Father, there's no need to belittle yourself. He's been misled by others and hurt Mother and my elder sister's feelings."
Bei Kangcheng was frightened by Bei Yuze's calmness, composure, cold-blooded selfishness.
He seemed to see his former self. This was the son he had raised. He was not his biological son, but he was better than his biological son.
In the past, Bei Kangcheng regarded the eldest princess as his everything, and whatever the eldest princess said was what he believed.
Now that all his dreams have been shattered, he feels very sad.
Thinking of the death of his father and brother, and thinking of his agreement to send his niece to marry, Bei Kangcheng felt that he was worse than pigs and dogs.
Perhaps it was because he was old and no longer young, but at this moment, Bei Kangcheng felt ashamed to face his father and brother when he thought about going to the underworld a hundred years later.
"You go down."
Bei Kangcheng sighed deeply in his heart, as if all his energy had been drained out of him, and there was no light in his eyes anymore.
"He really said that?"
The emperor asked the secret guard, and he sent people to keep an eye on the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. As long as the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion revealed hatred towards the royal family, the emperor would definitely get rid of it at all costs without dirtying his hands.
However, the conflict between Bei Kangcheng and the eldest princess was mainly about love between men and women and matters in the harem, which the emperor simply ignored.
However, it was Bei Yuze's words of advice to Bei Kangcheng that satisfied the emperor.
He who knows the times is a hero. The son of the Bei family is worthy of being raised by the eldest princess. He is a smart man.
Hope they continue to be smart.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, summons: ... Marquis Dingyuan Bei Kangcheng is promoted to Duke Dingguo..."
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, summons... Marquis Dingyuan's son, Bei Yuze, is appointed heir apparent to the Duke of Dingguo..."
The word "quasi" is very subtle. Those who don't know might think that Bei Kangcheng and the eldest princess requested a title for Bei Yuze.
Moreover, when the old marquis died in battle, it was a tragic victory, so he was not posthumously honored, but only given the posthumous title of Wu Lie.
The posthumous title of General Zhenbei was Zhongyong.
Such posthumous titles are outside the top ten of the posthumous title ranking list.
Princess Changning was not granted the title of Marquis of Dingyuan when she married a foreign prince.
Instead, he posthumously awarded his mother the title of First-Rank Loyal and Brave Lady.
Now that rumors were flying everywhere, Emperor Yanyang came to make amends and conferred the title of Duke Dingguo on Bei Kangcheng.
Bei Yuze was named the Prince of Dingguo.
Bei Kangcheng did not feel happy, but Bei Yuze was very happy. After waiting for so many years, he finally got the position of crown prince.
But soon after, Emperor Yan Yang sent another decree to the Bei family, granting a marriage between the Sixth Princess and the Prince of Dingguo.
This is to tie the Bei family and the royal princess together.
The princess's husband has no real power.
Bei Kangcheng is one.
Now Bei Yuze is the second one.
No matter how capable Bei Yuze becomes in the future, he can only be an idle prince consort.
If this continues for generations, the Bei family will never be able to survive.
Originally from a family of generals, they made their fortune through military achievements, and now they have turned from military to civil service.
But he couldn't even join the civil service class.
Bei Kangcheng brought Bei Yuze to the palace to express his gratitude. He was unhappy, but he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Bei Yuze was unhappy and unwilling at first. He had a talent for studying and was confident that he would pass the imperial examination, become an official in the court, and display his talents.
But if he married the princess, he would only be able to hold a sinecure like his father.
But then he thought, the royal family was worried about the Bei family, and only by marrying the princess could he gain the royal family's trust.
Otherwise, the Bei family will be finished.
Emperor Yanyang criticized Bei Kangcheng, cleared the name of the eldest princess, and belittled Wei Zhiyong, saying that Wei Zhiyong was taking revenge because he was resentful of the royal family for not marrying the eldest princess to him.
On the contrary, the emperor has already given an explanation and offered benefits and compensation. As a subject, if you still have complaints, you will be ungrateful.
Bei Kangcheng accepted the imperial edict and thanked the emperor, but he had fallen out with the princess, and neither of them was willing to give in. He had been holding an idle position, and now he simply gave up. He stayed in the Duke Dingguo's mansion every day, living a life of drunkenness and debauchery, doting on his concubines and no longer caring about worldly affairs.
The Princess's Mansion next door was extremely angry.
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