Consort Yu smiled and said, "Get up quickly and sit next to your mother."
"Thank you, Mother Consort." Mu Run went over and gracefully sat down.
"What Mother Consort just said sounded quite lively."
Consort Min said with a grin, "Tell me when you can give Consort Yu a little grandson to hold."
Mu Run blushed instantly, looking shy and embarrassed. "This... I don't know either."
"Has the imperial physician been consulted?" Consort Min continued to ask.
"I've already asked," Mu Run replied.
The imperial physicians had already informed Consort Yu of her condition, so they knew that there was nothing wrong with her health, and that she was even better off than most women.
"Alright, she's only been by the Crown Prince's side for a short time, it's only a matter of time." Consort Yu ended the topic and then said to the nanny behind her, "Didn't you say there were new plays? Come up and take a look."
"Yes, Your Highness." The nanny went to prepare.
Mu Run had her maid place the food basket she was carrying on the table, and she opened it herself, taking out plates of exquisite and beautiful pastries.
"These are special treats I made for my mother, and they are all kinds of pastries that can only be found outside the palace. I wonder if they are to your liking."
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness." Consort Yu looked at Mu Run and became more and more satisfied. She was more to her liking than the previous Lady Yan.
"Don't be busy, let's watch a play and admire the flowers together."
"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Mother."
Mu Run served Consort Yu with composure and meticulous care, leaving no detail unattended, much to the envy and jealousy of the surrounding concubines.
Fu Yunchen, dressed in a dark blue crown prince's robes, looked exceptionally noble and handsome as he came to pay his respects. He was actually looking for Mu Run, and only came after learning of her presence.
The concubines, who were already seething with jealousy from Mu Run's provocation, now had red eyes.
Fu Yunchen, who was gradually being blessed with the aura of an emperor, was even more powerful than Emperor Wende. In addition, his youthful and handsome appearance left some young and unfavored concubines in awe.
At night, Mu Run stood on the roof of the main hall of the East Palace, gazing at the starry sky, her heart filled with longing for her children.
"My mother and the others talked about having children today. Although they didn't explicitly urge me, they secretly hoped that I could get pregnant as soon as possible."
"Don't force yourself."
"Do you really not want children?"
"I have enough," Fu Yunchen said with a smile. "Six are enough."
"You said it yourself, I don't plan to have my baby here. Leaving too many ties makes it harder to leave."...
"what ever."
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Six months later, Emperor Wende passed the throne to Fu Yunchen, bestowed upon him the name Chengde, and then set off on his journey, leaving the palace.
There was another person who left with him—Consort Yu!
This woman, who had accompanied Emperor Wende for half her life in the palace, fought against the other women in the harem.
After half a lifetime, he finally achieved a great victory.
Before leaving, Consort Yu took off her gorgeous palace dress and shed her makeup, wearing simple clothes from the common people. She was exceptionally happy, like a young woman in her prime, radiant with youth.
She took Mu Run's hand and put the mutton fat jade bracelet that she always wore on her wrist on her wrist. "This was given to me by my maternal grandmother. It's not a very valuable item, but it's been with me since I was little. I'll leave it to you as a keepsake. Don't refuse."
"Thank you, Mother." Mu Run accepted the gift. Although she hadn't spent much time with Consort Yu, their relationship was quite harmonious.
"Take care on your journey, Mother and Father. Remember to send back letters frequently."
"Hmm." Consort Yu looked at her charming face and seemed to see herself when she was young. At that time, she had not yet entered the palace and only longed to be like a bird, letting the wind and rain blow as she freely flew to wherever she wanted to go.
After Emperor Wende left with Consort Yu, the concubines in the harem who wished to stay in the palace until their death were allowed to do so, while those who did not wish to stay could move to the royal villa to live out their remaining years in peace.
Mu Run is Fu Yunchen's empress and the only woman in his harem. She is always with him and helps him with state affairs.
At first, Fu Yunchen only asked her to do a little bit and occasionally throw out difficult problems. In the end, after seeing that she handled the affairs of the court with complete ease, he completely let go of her.
On his last court appearance, he cited his spiritual roots and his need to retreat from the world to cultivate as reasons for temporarily refusing to govern, and Mu Run temporarily took over his place.
There was an uproar and protests in the central government.
But further protests were useless; Fu Yunchen ignored them all. It wasn't until the officials discovered that Mu Run was doing a decent job overseeing the court, and the country was at peace and gradually reaching its peak that their objections lessened. Instead, they urged Mu Run to quickly give birth to an heir apparent to inform the people and continue the prosperous era.
Mu Run remained unmoved, and besides, she couldn't have a baby on her own.
Fu Yunchen is in seclusion cultivating at a crucial juncture. Unless she encounters danger, she will not be able to see him at all.
Just as the officials were worried about the succession of the empire and began to look at other members of the royal family, Mu Run suddenly brought a three- or four-year-old boy to court.
That face, so strikingly similar to His Majesty's, left no doubt about his identity.
Mu Run stood in the imperial court and announced that he was the crown prince!
No one doubted that the child wasn't Fu Yunchen's, because they looked so alike. On the contrary, Mu Run's magnanimity, tolerance, and prudent attitude earned the ministers' even greater admiration.
After the court session, Mu Run carried the little boy back to his palace.
After dismissing all the palace servants, he could no longer hold back his laughter and burst into tears...
"Husband, do you know how much I miss Huanhuan and the others, so you deliberately shrunk down to make me happy?"
"...I've only temporarily entered the Reincarnation Realm." Fu Yunchen frowned, his round, chubby face contorted.
The Way of the Emperor is divided into three parts: the Mortal Cultivation Part, the Immortal Cultivation Part, and the Proving of the Dao Part. In the end, one can achieve sainthood through creation, attain the Great Dao, and roam freely between heaven and earth.
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