Chapter 382: The Lady of the Marquisate vs. the Younger Prince 125
Song Yan lived in Ji Mansion for three months, holding the little prince in her arms every day. Today, she brought the little prince back to the palace.
The little prince was not afraid of seeing so many people suddenly. He blew bubbles happily, stretched out his chubby little hands, and moved his head closer to Ji Yunhuan.
Ji Yunhuan could only hold her son in her arms. Her son was not at all quiet and kept moving around, which made her even more tired, but she could not do anything about it.
Such a young child, whose speech is hard to understand, is very energetic. Fortunately, she is not the only one taking care of her, otherwise she would have gone crazy.
The court officials kept their eyes on the little prince. He grew very strong and did not look like a newborn at all.
But the emperor lied with open eyes, insisting that the child was just born, and the court officials had no choice but to accept it.
The emperor is really uncouth, actually coveting a married woman. I'm afraid he has already secretly gotten pregnant with the eldest daughter of the Ji family. But since she is the emperor, no one dares to say anything.
A group of old officials were worried. Would the emperor be a good wife? What kind of chaos would the harem become in the future?
With the Queen setting an example and the Emperor's strong support, remarriage of widows in the capital has become the norm. Gradually, the customs of the entire Jing Kingdom have become more open, and women are no longer required to be faithful to one man.
In the past, the law encouraged widows to remarry and divorced women to remarry, but in many cases it was just empty words. Now it has become a reality.
There are also provisions in the household registration law for women to establish their own household, but except for very few women, such as the eldest princess who is in a high position of power, very few women can establish their own household.
Jing State has a vast territory, and the customs and habits of different places vary. Many local officials don’t even know that there is such a law.
If the father and brothers are gone, the family assets will be divided up by the people of the same clan, and the women will be married off randomly. If a woman dares to "commit treason" and take the family property to set up a household on her own, she will not only be isolated and suppressed by her original family, but even the government will not help her to seek justice.
The three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight. Ji Yunhuan was not in a hurry. He started from the capital, established a few models, and then gradually promoted it to other places.
If the leader likes something, the subordinates will follow suit, and things will get better and better in the future.
Ten years later.
The chaos in the harem that the ministers worried about did not happen. There was only the empress in the emperor's harem. The harem was empty, without even four concubines. This made many ministers who wanted to send their daughters into the palace panic.
Someone was clever enough to present a "married woman" to the emperor, but was dragged out by the royal guards on the spot. The emperor stated that he only loved the queen in his life and there was no need for other concubines in the harem.
If the queen had not become pregnant repeatedly and the harem had not been filled with princes and princesses, the ministers would have even suspected that there was something wrong with the emperor and that was why they were unwilling to get close to other women.
The little prince Jingrui grew up to be ten years old with many setbacks. No one else could understand the blood, tears and sadness he went through, only he knew it.
Jingrui knew from the time he could remember that if he had something to do, he should go to the Empress Dowager and not bother his mother. Otherwise, his father would dislike him for disturbing his mother's rest, or even dislike him for hurting her while breastfeeding, or dislike him for being so energetic that he tired her out...
Since he was a baby, he had to learn to read people's expressions, especially his father's, for fear that he would throw him out of his mother's bedroom if he was unhappy.
Of course, the Queen Mother still loved him and would occasionally drive the Emperor Father out. But the Emperor Father was a very narrow-minded guy and would find an opportunity to retaliate later, such as giving him more homework or watching him practice martial arts!
It is euphemistically said that jade cannot be made into a useful object without being polished, but he suspected that his father had failed in the "competition for favor" and was seeking revenge!
I heard that the emperor's grandfather doted on my father when he was young and almost raised him into a spoiled child. Fortunately, my mother encouraged him from a young age and he became a wise ruler.
Therefore, his father was extremely strict with him and did not allow him to slack off for even a moment. In addition to sending him to the Royal Academy, his father also hired many teachers for him, all of whom were famous contemporary masters.
However, his favorite was Mr. Kong. Mr. Kong was witty and humorous, and he would not read by rote. He was also willing to join him in scolding his father. He was much better than those gentlemen who only knew how to apologize timidly.
He was so busy that he didn't even have time to look for his mother.
Jingrui sat in the pavilion, his short legs swaying unsteadily, and said indignantly: "This must be my father's conspiracy! My mother obviously likes me the most, and he can't compete with me, so he uses these despicable tricks!"
"And those two little idiots were completely fooled by Father's sweet talk and became his lackeys. They just follow behind Father every day. Shouldn't sisters follow their brothers? They are so stupid!"
The second prince Jing Xuan said coldly: "You are jealous! My sisters don't like you and don't like to play with you. It's because you always tease them. You deserve it!"
Jingrui's chubby face fell, and he muttered quietly: "Who knew they were so fond of crying? I just wanted to take them out to play!"
"I'm so pitiful, can't you say something nice? Father will exploit me. If I were like you, always sick, crying, and looking like I could be blown down by a gust of wind, I would have died hundreds of times. Big brother is so strong and brave, you should learn from him!"
Jing Xuan sneered, thinking that his brother was a big fool!
My father is a person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. If he shows a little weakness, he can avoid a lot of boring homework. He hates practicing martial arts the most, because it is tiring and dirty. If he doesn't pretend to be sick, won't he have to go out and suffer every day?
He was not stupid, so he just did whatever made him feel comfortable. He also did not like those pedantic teachers. Instead of listening to their lectures, he would rather spend more time entertaining his two younger sisters.
Jingrui sighed and saw from afar that there was some movement in his mother's room. His mother had woken up from her nap. He immediately revived to full health, jumped down from the pavilion, and ran towards his mother.
Jing Xuan followed slowly, without any hurry.
Ji Yunhuan was playing on the swing with her twin daughters.
After giving birth to two sons, Jing Yu dreamed of having a daughter, but he was afraid that it would be dangerous for her to give birth. He couldn't bear to let her suffer, so he was always very restrained, fearing that she would get pregnant again.
Princess Kangle is already married and has given birth to a fair and lovely daughter. Originally, this child would not have a title. Even the title of Princess Kangle was carefully planned by the eldest princess.
But Jing Yu really loved his daughter, and he was also envious of other people's daughters, so he made her a princess.
Ji Yunhuan found it very funny. When her second son was a little older, she used the Shuangshu Pill and gave birth to a pair of beautiful twin daughters.
Jing Yu loved them like treasures and even held a ceremony to confer the title of princess. Back then, when the prince was conferred the title of crown prince, the ceremony for the princess was extra grand. Jing Yu just wanted to show off his twin princesses and asked all the ministers in the court to see his babies.
Although the court affairs are busy, Jing Yu will run back to spend time with Sister Huan and see his two precious princesses even if he has a little break.
When Jing Rui saw his father coming, he tried to run away, but his father caught him and brought him back like a chicken, scolding him:
"You should be in the Royal Academy right now, right? I think you are itching to play with me. Just wait. When I am free tomorrow, I will definitely practice with you, little brat!"
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