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"Feng Guang wondered why the person in the palace, upon learning of my impending marriage, did not object but instead agreed to my taking a wife outside the palace." He no longer even wanted to call him "Father."
Indeed, he was still the Crown Prince, so it was unreasonable for him to marry a daughter of a merchant family. However, the emperor still agreed and did not object. He even sent someone to deliver congratulatory gifts.
Feng Guang quickly realized, "He wants to... he wants to..."
Looking into his eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say those words.
Zhou Xing smiled, took her hand, and let her sit in his lap. He stroked her head and said, "I injured my legs while suppressing the rebellion of my maternal clan. No matter how you look at it, I am no longer qualified to be the crown prince. The only reason he didn't directly depose me from the position of crown prince is because... I lost both legs while suppressing the rebellion."
After all, he did not participate in that rebellion. If he hadn't injured his leg, it would have been fine, but the fact that he did prove his loyalty. If the old emperor directly deposed the crown prince and established a new one, it would have drawn criticism from the public.
But now more than a year has passed, and the time has come.
Moreover, news also came from the palace that the Second Prince, who had disappeared many years ago, had finally been found.
The imperial family had few heirs. Apart from the eldest prince born to the empress, there were only the young third and fourth princes. Their mothers were of low social status and they were only seven or eight years old, so they were not considered. However, the second prince, who had been lost and then found, was different. His mother was the son of the old emperor's most favored concubine and was only a few months younger than Zhou Xing. According to palace secrets, the empress was afraid that the second prince would affect her child's position as crown prince, so she sent someone to secretly send the second prince out of the palace when the emperor went on a military campaign.
Since the Queen had been dead for many years, she could neither refute the accusation nor deny it. Therefore, she could only admit that she had done it.
This shows that Zhou Xing's position as crown prince had indeed reached its end.
Zhou Xing explained the whole situation to Feng Guang. She understood that this trip to the capital was unavoidable, and even more so... Zhou Xing might not be able to come back. Perhaps she would be imprisoned for life, or perhaps she would die in secret.
She gripped his clothes tightly, saying, "No matter where you go, I will be with you."
“Of course I wouldn’t want Fengguang to leave me either.” He kissed her forehead. “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
"You can't let anything happen to yourself."
He smiled and pulled her into his arms. "Okay... I won't let anything happen to myself, and I certainly won't let anything happen to you."
Because of Zhou Xing's leg problems, it took them half a month to return to the capital. After entering the palace, Zhou Xing first took Feng Guang to the East Palace, which was the Crown Prince's residence. Only the Crown Prince could stay there. However, Zhou Xing would soon be moving out of there. But before he relinquished the title of Crown Prince, he could only stay there for a while.
Soon, a eunuch from the emperor's side came over and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty is overjoyed to learn that you have returned to the palace. He has specially ordered me to invite His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to the Imperial Study for a chat."
"Thank you for conveying the order, Your Excellency. I will make some preparations and go soon."
The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree left quickly. Feng Guang held Zhou Xing's hand nervously, not because she was going to see the most honorable emperor in the country, but because she was very worried about how the emperor would deal with her.
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