Chapter 198 Prince of Jin
"No need. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already given me a date. I chose next year's Mid-Autumn Festival."
Feng Shenyu's face fell immediately after hearing this, and he said unhappily:
"Wouldn't the baby be born in March next year?
Why do we have to wait another half a year to get married during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Don't I need time to recover?" Li Yueyao asked back.
Feng Shenyu stopped talking.
"Forget it, I've already waited for ten years, so a few months won't make a difference." Feng Shenyu comforted himself.
"Then Your Highness, after we get married, can we go to Chunshan to live? The things in the capital are almost settled." Feng Shenyu asked.
What he waited for was the sound of Li Yueyao's even breathing.
Feng Shenyu became even angrier when he saw Li Yueyao fell asleep.
"Every time when it comes to the crucial moment, you pretend to be asleep..."
He wanted to reach out and wake her up, but was afraid of disturbing her rest. After struggling for a long time, he sighed.
He moved closer to Li Yueyao, held her in his arms, and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Li Yueyao stayed at home to take care of her pregnancy and did not go to the morning court.
The capital city was very cool in October, and Li Yueyao's frustration caused by the weather also ended.
The new residence of Prince Jin has been almost cleaned up by the people of Prince Zhongshan's Palace, so the Princess of Jin decided to move today.
Prince Li Pei of Jin, formerly the Seventh Prince, has been playing with the Fourth Prince every day since the last palace coup.
The Fourth Prince had already told him his life story.
The emperor originally wanted to keep the seventh prince's name unchanged and just call him Li Sheng, and keep him in the palace.
But what Li Yueyao meant was that if he always was Li Sheng, he would always have a spy mother, which would be detrimental to his growth.
It would be better to let him restore his identity as Li Pei, stay away from the palace, and start a new life in the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
The emperor thought about it and agreed.
Let the Fourth Prince take Li Pei with him. The Fourth Prince's methods are not something a four-year-old child like Li Pei can resist.
In a month or two, Li Pei became his little tail, following him wherever he went.
He calls me "Fourth Brother" every day.
Later, the second prince also heard about his life story and sighed deeply. He often took him riding and archery.
The two of them also took the little one to visit Prince Jin and Princess Jin twice.
Later, the Fourth Prince told him Li Pei's life story, and the four-year-old boy's face showed maturity beyond his age.
"So, Father, my mother is not my biological parent. Prince Jin and his wife are?"
"Yes."
The Seventh Prince was silent for a long time before saying, "Then is Fourth Brother still Fourth Brother?"
"Fourth brother is still fourth brother, and second brother is still second brother." The fourth prince touched his head and said.
Li Pei nodded and asked, "Then what should I call Father from now on?"
"Although the Emperor still allows you to call him Father, in reality you should address him as His Majesty or Imperial Uncle."
Li Pei nodded silently.
The next day, when Li Pei saw the Emperor, he called out, "Your Majesty."
The emperor was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why don't you call me father?"
"Fourth brother said that my name is Li Pei and my biological father is the Prince of Jin. I should call you Your Majesty or Imperial Uncle."
As Li Pei spoke, his eyes turned red and it seemed like he was about to cry in the next second.
The emperor sighed and waved his hand to call the person over.
"Your fourth brother is right. Your name is Li Pei. When you were a child, you were swapped by bad guys and brought to the palace to be my son.
Once we are father and son, we will always be father and son.
You can always call me Father. Now you are the Prince of Jin. When you grow up, I will confer you a new title, just like your second and fourth brothers."
Li Pei nodded ignorantly.
Finally, he asked, "Fourth brother said that I will be living in the Prince of Jin's mansion from now on. If I miss you, can I come to the palace to see you?"
After listening to Li Pei's childish words, the emperor suddenly remembered that the prince had said the same thing when he was a child.
[Father, I miss you. Can I come to see you?]
In an instant, the emperor's eyes were filled with tears.
He pulled a badge off his waist and hung it around Li Pei's neck.
"This waist badge is given to you. If you miss me, you can come to the palace to see me anytime."
Li Pei looked at the token around his neck and felt a little happier.
"Thank you, Father."
The fourth prince stood nearby and saw that the emperor seemed a little sad, so he guessed that he was thinking of the crown prince.
He stepped forward and coaxed Li Pei away, leaving the emperor sitting alone in the hall feeling sad.
One day, when he heard that Prince Jin had moved to a new mansion, the Fourth Prince brought Li Pei with him to visit Li Yueyao.
When Concubine Xian heard that he was going to visit Li Yueyao, she asked the Fourth Prince to bring a lot of things over.
Princess Jin was very happy to see Li Pei and talked to him a lot.
Li Pei stood there listening quietly, and finally asked in confusion:
"Father said that you are my mother and Prince Jin is my father?"
After hearing this, Princess Jin's eyes turned red and she nodded.
"Father and Fourth Brother told me to live in Prince Jin's Mansion from now on. Do I have to call you Mother from now on?"
Princess Jin's tears welled up in her eyes. She nodded heavily, hugged Li Pei and started crying.
"Son, it's because I didn't protect you well. You've suffered so much. I'm so sorry..."
Li Pei was held by Princess Jin. Listening to her sobs and her longing, he gradually began to cry as well...
The fourth prince followed and sent Li Pei to his new home.
When he was about to leave, he saw Li Pei's reluctant eyes and couldn't bear it, so he asked Princess Jin:
"Auntie Huang, how about I stay here for two nights to let my seventh brother get used to it?"
Princess Jin naturally agreed and was overjoyed. She quickly sent someone to arrange accommodation for the Fourth Prince.
In this way, the Fourth Prince took Li Pei to stay in the new palace for two days, and before leaving, he called the Second Prince over.
When the second prince left, he called the sixth prince over.
When the Sixth Prince left, he called the Fourth Princess over.
Each of them stayed in the palace for two days to accompany Li Pei.
Princess Jin did not restrict them and even asked people to go to the market to find many small gadgets that could not be found in the palace.
The princes and princesses were also very curious, so they took Li Pei to run around the palace and play all kinds of games they had never seen before.
Half a month had passed unknowingly, and Li Pei had become familiar with this new home and the Princess of Jin.
He could feel that his mother was very kind to him, his father was very gentle, and everyone in the mansion respected him very much.
The princes and princesses in the palace seemed to sense his emotions and began to come in intermittent bursts.
Most of them are children. They heard that there is fun in Uncle Jin’s mansion, so they come here to play and visit their younger brothers.
After two months of recuperation, Prince Jin was able to speak fluently.
He was then carried into the palace to meet His Majesty and express his gratitude.
The emperor looked at the frail Prince of Jin and felt sad for a long time. After Prince of Jin left, the emperor did not eat at night.
On the second day, rewards flowed into the Prince of Jin's Mansion like a stream.
When Li Yueyao heard about it, she also sent people to deliver a lot of things.
Feng Shenyu watched Li Yueyao directing people to deliver things and said:
"Don't forget to prepare something for the prince."
"I know. Do I need to tell you?"
Feng Shenyu smiled after hearing this and said, "I heard that the emperor still wants the prince to call him father, according to the order of the princes' generations."
"It's fine now, but in a few years, when he grows up, he won't call me father anymore.
But as for the names of the princes, if you don’t want to change them, then don’t change them. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
"Good and bad are interdependent. The Prince of Jin will be a blessed man in the future." Feng Shenyu said.
"I hope so." Li Yueyao replied.
"By the way, did you know that the Fourth Prince has been making a fuss about going to Chunshan recently?" Li Yueyao turned and asked Feng Shenyu.
"Yeah, I know."
"Why is that?"
"I've been keeping him busy lately, studying court affairs. He's probably tired of it and wants to go out and have some fun."
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