Chapter 432 Wishing my brother eight sons
I wish my brother would have eight sons, so that he would be so noisy at home that he would have a headache and be unable to leave the house.
"Then what are you going to do, brother?" Prince Jin blinked his pitiful eyes as he stared at Pei Yanchuan's retreating figure. "You're not planning to secretly attack the Southern Li Kingdom, are you?"
"Using the fact that their ruler is in our Eastern Mausoleum to threaten us?"
Pei Yanchuan turned his head slightly to look at Prince Jin, who tactfully gestured for him to shut up.
"Go, go, go for your sister-in-law's sake. I'll be your servant here."
On the other side, when the emperor learned that the empress had given birth to a prince, he specially named him Xiao Cong and appointed him as the crown prince.
Three days later
Emperor Xiao Yu passed away, and Crown Prince Xiao Cong, who was only three days old, ascended the throne. Regent Pei Yanchuan temporarily managed the government until the Crown Prince came of age.
However, the regent was never there, and no one knew where he had gone.
Meanwhile, the Prince of Jin was miserable, reviewing memorials every day and listening to officials talk about these trivial matters.
Xiao Rui had only one thought in his mind: 'Thank goodness I wasn't the emperor back then, otherwise I would have worked myself to death sooner or later even without taking elixirs.'
Changchun Palace.
Empress Song Zhuyi is now the Empress Dowager.
The wet nurse held the crown prince, and the Empress Dowager looked at the crown prince with a loving mother's smile.
"Your Majesty, the peony has arrived."
A glint flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, thinking that Jiang Wan Ning had returned safely, but when she saw Shao Yao's expression, she knew that it was not what she thought.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress." Peony bowed.
Empress Dowager Song Zhuran quickly gestured, "Rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Peony said, "This servant brought some nourishing medicinal food for Your Highness. These were all arranged by our Princess before she gave birth, and she asked me to bring them into the palace after Your Highness gave birth."
"I have already handed it over to the kitchen."
Peony was somewhat downcast as she spoke, and Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi also felt a little disappointed.
She hadn't expected Jiang Wan Ning to be so thoughtful and meticulous, preparing everything for her.
"Your Highness, the Princess is very lucky and will be alright," the wet nurse reassured her. "It's especially important for a woman who has just given birth to be in a bad mood."
"Your Majesty, even if not for yourself, you must take good care of your health for His Majesty's sake."
Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi looked at Xiao Cong in the wet nurse's arms, reached out and touched Xiao Cong's fair and tender face, "If possible, I would not want him to be a prince."
"I only hope that my son can grow up safely and healthily."
But she had no choice. At such a young age, she was, to put it nicely, the most noble woman in the Eastern Ling Kingdom; to put it bluntly, she was nothing more than a widow.
She was also raising a child, living in this miserable palace.
Fortunately, there was a regent.
But with Ningning not around, she always felt uneasy.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort will be alright. The Prince went to search for her body himself, but he couldn't find it, which proves that she is still alive and well."
"Peony, you're right." Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi nodded. "Ningning will definitely be alright."
"I need to take good care of myself; I might be able to help Ningning in the future."
Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi gently raised her hand to wipe away the tear stains on her cheeks.
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Inside the Prince's Mansion
Mo Ran guarded the door tightly, preventing Haitang from leaving.
"Even if you plead until the end of time, I will not let you leave. You have already threatened miscarriage these past few days. The imperial physician said that you cannot move around too much and need to rest in bed."
Haitang looked anxious and pushed Mo Ran hard, saying, "Move aside and let me out."
"The princess is missing. It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of her. I need to go find her."
"His Highness has already gone to look for it personally, and even deployed spies from Nanli and Xixia. Haitang, you just need to rest quietly, and I'll take care of the rest, okay?"
Mo Ran's voice was almost choked with sobs, "I'm begging you."
Mo Ran was about to kneel down when Haitang stopped her, saying, "But I don't feel at ease sitting here. Please let me go out and let me go find the Princess."
“I’d feel a little better this way. If you don’t let me go out, I’ll suffocate sitting in this room, and that’s not good for the child either.”
"No, the imperial physician said that if you walk around or move around too much, it will be bad for both the baby and you." Mo Ran refused to let it go no matter what. "I'll go find him."
"I promise you, I will definitely bring you news of the Princess, okay?"
"Just stay here obediently and don't go out."
Mo Ran was usually very composed, but this was the first time Hai Tang had seen panic and pleading on his face.
"Then you must help me find the princess, you must find her," Haitang said.
Seeing that Haitang had relented, Mo Ran smiled and took Haitang's hand, "Don't worry, I will definitely find the princess."
Mo Ran looked back at Haitang as she left, taking three steps forward and then turning back again.
He then specifically instructed Peony to watch over Begonia before taking his sword and leaving the palace.
Two days later, at night.
As soon as Pei Yanchuan returned, Mo Qing rushed in. "Your Highness, is there any news of the Princess?"
Pei Yanchuan pinched the bridge of his nose and shook it. "Not yet."
He had searched everywhere he could, including the informants in Nanli, but there was no news of Jiang Wan Ning. Could a person just disappear into thin air?
"There's something I haven't told you yet," Mo Qing said hesitantly.
Pei Yanchuan looked up and stared at Mo Qing with a serious expression.
Mo Qing clasped his hands and bowed his head. "Mo Ran left the palace two days ago to search for the princess's whereabouts on her own. A spy from Nanli sent word that he had met Mo Ran in Nanli."
"They went straight to the Nanli Imperial Palace."
Seeing the unreadable expression on Pei Yanchuan's face, Mo Qing continued, "I originally wanted to take men to stop Mo Ran from coming back."
"But the prince knows Mo Ran's temperament; none of the people who went could stop him..."
“Send some people to follow him,” Pei Yanchuan said after a long pause. “If it really was Yan Changfeng’s doing, he would have been prepared long ago.”
"It would be good to send Mo Ran to investigate."
Mo Qing looked up in surprise. In the past, no matter whether their actions were right or wrong, the prince had never acted like this.
Now it's unbelievable...
In some ways, he and Mo Ran felt the same way.
"yes."
Five more days passed.
Mo Qing rushed into the study, "Your Highness, Mo Ran is back."
"The person was seriously injured, and it was Momo who saved him."
"Have we been able to enter the palace?"
"The palace in Nanli is like an iron gate, and ordinary people cannot enter. Mo Ran was surrounded outside the palace. It didn't seem like he was going to die, but rather like he was being driven away."
He examined Mo Ran's injuries. Although they were severe, none of the wounds were fatal.
"That would further prove that Yan Changfeng is the problem. If Yan Changfeng didn't die after falling, then Ningning was very likely saved as well."
"Go to the palace and tell Prince Jin that the invitations to various countries for the new emperor's ascension to the throne can be sent out."
"yes."
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