He picked up the swaddling clothes and pushed them in front of Zhu Wuhuan. "Queen, use your clever brain to think about who embroidered this?"
Zhu Wuhuan thought, I'm not a fool, of course I know.
The embroidery was so ugly that she wasn't dragged out and beheaded by your royal family. You even left it to your son to wear as a family heirloom. Who else could it be but your mother?
But it is a fact that it is ugly. If your requirements are so low, I can indeed crush it!
She suppressed her inner complaints and looked at Feng Changye with a smile, "It was embroidered by the Empress Dowager."
Without waiting for Feng Changye to speak, she took his arm and shamelessly said, "Your Majesty, look, the Empress Dowager's embroidery skills are really on par with mine! Alas, perhaps women of our noble status all have the disadvantage of not being good at needlework! There's nothing we can do about it, it's just fate."
Feng Changye stared at his queen in shock.
What a genius! How could he be so shameless!
Zhu Wuhuan met his gaze and continued shamelessly, "Since Your Majesty doesn't mind the Empress Dowager's embroidery, and even gives it to the prince as an heirloom, then you shouldn't mind my ugly embroidery, right?"
She rested her chin on his arm and smiled softly at him, "Your Majesty, you don't dislike the Empress Dowager, but you dislike me. I will be sad... You must treat us equally."
“…” Feng Changye stared at her silently for a few breaths, then took a deep breath.
Made a mistake.
You shouldn't give these things to the prince just because you miss your mother.
Doesn't this give the Queen a reason to be useless with a clear conscience?
He put the swaddling clothes back into the box and said to Zhu Wuhuan earnestly, "Empress, the emperor is still young and doesn't know what's beautiful and what's ugly. We can still fool him with something ugly. But I know what's beautiful and what's ugly. If you embroider it like this, how can I wear it to see people?"
Zhu Wuhuan looked at him silently.
If it were any other time, she would definitely say, you are wearing inner clothes anyway, I didn’t ask you to go out and meet people wearing your middle clothes!
But now...
Alas, who made her tyrant a poor little boy who is not loved by his father and mother?
She compromised.
She looked at Feng Changye very obediently and said softly, "Then I will study hard for the emperor, and I will try my best to embroider beautifully."
Feng Changye was finally satisfied.
He was very happy that the queen was willing to study hard for him.
The result is not important, what is important is the intention.
After all, no matter how good the queen's embroidery is, she can never compare to those embroiderers in the Garment Bureau who make a living by needlework. He simply enjoys seeing his queen busy and caring for him.
…
It was a sunny day, perfect for going out for a walk. Feng Changye was not too busy, so Zhu Wuhuan asked him to go to the Honglu Temple.
She had to go see those Xiyuan princesses and princes.
Feng Changye readily agreed.
Firstly, the imperial physician said that his queen should move around more, which would be good for both mother and child.
Secondly, he also wanted to see what kind of talents his queen could recruit.
So, the emperor and the empress stayed quiet for a few days and then left the palace together again.
Officials from the Honglu Temple knelt at the door and trembled as they welcomed the esteemed emperor and empress in. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have someone take Xiyuan away to wash up before bringing him before the emperor, so as not to offend the emperor and his empress—"
Zhu Wuhuan said, "No need, just take me and the emperor to where they are being held."
The official looked at Feng Changye in surprise.
Feng Changye nodded.
The official then led the way with great trepidation and took them to the large courtyard where the Xiyuan people were imprisoned.
There are a total of twenty-six tribes in the Western Yuan Dynasty, so there are quite a lot of princes and princesses.
There were sixty-seven princesses, all of whom were unmarried. The oldest was nineteen years old, and the youngest was still in swaddling clothes, being held by her wet nurse.
As for those princesses who were already married, they all had children, so if they were to be brought back, they would have to bring their families with them. Zhu Huaining couldn't bear to forcibly separate the mother and child, leaving the children without their mothers, so he simply didn't bring any of them back and left them imprisoned at the border.
There were forty-nine princes, all of whom were unmarried. The oldest was seventeen years old, and the youngest was also still in swaddling clothes.
Because of the differences between men and women, these people were detained in two large courtyards.
When they got outside the yard, Zhu Wuhuan glanced at Feng Changye.
"Your Majesty, should we go see the princess first, or the prince first?"
Feng Changye looked down at her.
He curled his lips, "What's the difference?"
Without waiting for her to speak, he leaned over slightly and whispered in her ear, "Do you want to hear me say that I should go see the princess first, and then you can accuse me of being lustful, huh?"
Zhu Wuhuan thought, I’m not that boring.
Oh, I'm just a little worried!
According to historical records, there was a very beautiful woman among the Xiyuan Princesses. She later became Feng Changjin's concubine and bewitched Feng Changjin to the point of bewilderment...
Looking at Feng Changye, Zhu Wuhuan's eyes flashed slightly.
Alas, Feng Changjin and the tyrant are brothers. What if they have the same aesthetic taste and the tyrant also takes a fancy to that beauty?
The tyrant in history didn't take that beauty into his harem because he was deeply regretting the loss of General Zhu. Therefore, he never summoned the princesses and princes of Xiyuan, and naturally never saw the beauty's stunning beauty.
Now that he is about to see her, can he resist being tempted?
"..." Feng Changye heard her inner thoughts and suddenly understood.
It turns out that the queen was afraid that he would fall in love with someone else!
He looked at his queen's conflicted expression, and somehow, he suddenly felt so happy!
It turns out that his queen is also afraid of losing him!
He felt so sweet in his heart that he couldn't help but reach out and hug the queen, chuckling softly, "I don't like beauty. I, the queen, can only have you—"
Zhu Wuhuan looked up at his gentle eyes and smiled.
She should have believed her tyrant!
Not all men in the world are unfaithful.
She took Feng Changye's arm and said, "Your Majesty, shall we go see the princess first?"
Being trusted by the Queen, Feng Changye's already happy heart became even happier.
"Okay, I'll do as the Queen says."
He nodded in agreement and motioned for the official to open the door.
The official opened the heavy locks and pushed the door open, and the chains in the yard came into view of Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye.
A chain as thick as a thumb was tied to the pillar under the eaves at one end and buckled around the ankles of the little princesses at the other end.
Dozens of chains were placed on four pillars, and each pillar bound a dozen poor little creatures.
Fortunately, the chain was ten feet long, enough for them to stand up and walk around.
At this moment, they were all sitting in the yard with their knees hugged, or leaning against the eaves, or sobbing softly, or staring at the sky numbly.
Having become prisoners, they are filled with fear and despair about the future.
Among these dozens of princesses, one of them seemed to be born with a halo. Even though she was sitting in the crowd, people could see her presence at the first sight.
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