"Look, the child is more sensible than you. You should go back and continue to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. When His Majesty is feeling better, he will naturally give you a result," the Empress said calmly.
Consort Zhen glanced at the child a few times with reluctance, but finally returned home.
At this time in Bailu Prefecture, Yan Nanji and Madam Yang had finished their dinner and were enjoying the moon and talking.
My daughter is asleep.
On his trip to Nan'an Prefecture, Yan Nanji was injured, but not seriously. He received a reward, though he wasn't granted any title.
That's normal. He's not in a high position, and this is his first time fighting a war, unlike his older brother.
But this is already very good; at least he is satisfied with it.
“I’ve heard something,” said Madam Yang.
"What?"
"Madam Meng... has prepared a lot of things for Miss Huo the Third. This time... she is going to the capital with her. It is said that... Miss Huo the Third has always been raised like a boy since she was a child, following her father in the army. Now that she is old enough, she needs to be sent to the capital to stay for a while so that she can find a husband."
"Madam Meng's family is from the capital, what's wrong?" Yan Nanji asked.
“Oh dear! Even if her maternal family is from the capital, why does she have to go now? And why has the Crown Prince sent someone to take her with her? She already went to Nan'an Prefecture with the people there, and she has martial arts skills. She could have just taken a few personal guards to the capital. Why does she have to go now? The legitimate daughter of the dignified General Huo, is she really so desperate that she can’t find a husband? So many people want to marry her,” said Madam Yang.
“Just say what you want to say,” Yan Nanji said, frowning.
"Oh dear, I really am... What do you mean by coming to the capital like this now? How can I just say it directly?" Madam Yang stamped her foot.
"You mean she's interested in the Crown Prince?" Yan Nanji frowned. "That depends on the Crown Prince."
"This is such a wonderful thing, how could the Crown Prince not be willing?" Putting aside the woman's background, she is the legitimate daughter of General Huo's family.
General Huo had four children, all of whom were born of his principal wife.
Madam Meng was remarkable; none of her concubines bore her a child.
The eldest son, second son, third daughter, and fourth son. This order shows how favored this third daughter of the Huo family was.
She disguised herself as a boy and followed her father in the army from a young age.
Although this woman disguised herself as a man simply for convenience, almost everyone knew that there was such a girl.
She's good-looking and very popular.
"That's true, what can I do? The Crown Prince is at the height of his power, it's normal for the General to have his own thoughts." Yan Nanji frowned: "You don't need to worry about her. I've been listening to the news from the capital, and she's not as reckless as before. She's married to the Crown Prince, so there will inevitably be these struggles in the future. Alas... it's just that when the harem is in turmoil, the court won't be peaceful either."
The "she" in question is naturally referring to the wild geese returning south.
Now, Yan Nanji naturally understands that this is the only way things can be.
If we want our family to remain strong in the future, we have no choice but to work hard and move up the ranks ourselves.
"Write a letter to her," Yan Nanji suggested.
Madam Yang nodded and sighed; life in the royal family was indeed not easy.
I just hope my sister can take good care of herself.
"Now that the Meng family is in this state, she must feel a little better. Actually, I didn't think much of the Meng family back then," Yan Nanji suddenly said.
Back then, he looked down on the Meng family, but he also didn't get along with Yan Nangui.
I was too lazy to bother with her.
The princess back then was too cunning. She had Meng Junxian lure Yan Nan back. A woman who had never received any care was too easily moved.
Even though their family backgrounds weren't a good match, she still imagined her married life to be incredibly wonderful.
It could be considered that she was acting on her own initiative.
All I can say is that Rong Ning has a real knack for manipulating her.
Unfortunately, I grew up without a mother or a confidant.
She only had one aunt, but she couldn't guide her all the time, and she ended up suffering so much that she lost her life.
Fortunately, some geese have now returned south.
Otherwise, this poor girl would have died in vain.
Perhaps my father and brother will feel sad.
But once you're dead, you're dead.
The Yan family will not pay any price, and neither will the Meng family.
At most, Yan Lingyun would only make things difficult for the Meng family out of consideration for their father-daughter relationship.
If the Meng family can produce evidence, they probably won't have any trouble.
Otherwise, there would be no reflection from the brothers today.
Unfortunately, since the mistake has already been made, there's no use in reflecting on it.
Even if Yan Nangui from the past were still alive, their reflections could not make up for her years of grievances and sorrow.
Besides, what if the person is dead?
There are all sorts of people in this world, and some people just have weak family ties.
When the letter arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, the Third Miss Huo was already on her way.
Yan Nangui smiled after reading the letter and handed it to Jiangxiang and the others.
Jiang Xiang frowned upon seeing this: "This... is it to invite her into the manor?"
“I was able to enter the household even though I was a second wife. Now that she’s come to the capital, I’m afraid she’ll be another concubine in the household before the end of the year,” Yan Nangui said with a smile.
If the New Year passes, the Empress might worry that things could change after the Emperor's death.
The Huo family is not as good as the Yan family. Although General Huo is also a first-rank official, his military achievements are not as good as Yan Lingyun's, and he has only recently caught up in terms of rank.
They had fewer soldiers under their command, and the Huo family was not as famous as the Yan family.
Perhaps that's why I wanted to catch up.
After all, who doesn't know that this third Miss Huo is the most favored girl in the Huo family?
Especially now that the country has just been pacified, the Crown Prince will definitely accept it.
"I just hope she has a good personality," Jiangxiang said.
"It's alright, as long as they don't cause me any trouble." Yan Nangui didn't care.
"Do you think that the future ranks in the palace will only be a matter of bloodshed?"
Jiangxiang and Luokui exchanged a glance, and Luokui shook her head: "This servant does not know, but I think you will definitely have a good position in the future."
Jiang Xiang sighed: "From now on, there will be no shortage of fighting."
The Crown Princess has no children, while the concubines below her all come from such outstanding family backgrounds…
Yan Nangui laughed: "I'm really looking forward to it."
It's quite interesting to think about.
The Meng family's fate is sealed; Meng Junxian can now live and enjoy his life.
As for the Yan family, there's no rush. Isn't the eldest princess already starting to enjoy good times?
Things will get better and better.
Ah, palace intrigue must be quite interesting.
It was quite a coincidence.
When the third daughter of the Huo family arrived in the capital, she happened to arrive just as criminals from the Nanan Prince's faction in Nanan Prefecture were being escorted to the capital.
They met on the same day.
However, one is a happy occasion, and the other is a funeral.
The eldest son of the Prince of Nan'an died of illness on the way.
At this time, several other sons, grandsons, daughters, sons-in-law, and grandsons arrived.
Dozens of people have now all been thrown into prison.
Miss Huo returned to the Meng family, but the Empress soon sent someone to deliver a reward and said that she would come to the palace to see her the next day.
The Meng family naturally understood what this meant and were very pleased.
As expected, the Empress met her the next day and praised the Third Miss Huo after only a few words. She immediately issued an imperial decree to betroth her to the Crown Prince.
Tell her to go back and prepare, and she can enter the manor in three days.
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