Chapter 633 Results
Chu Yunzhao understood what Chu Jinnian meant and couldn't help but smile, "That's true."
"But the Empress Dowager is extremely happy. She has already ordered people to start preparing your betrothal gifts and the rewards for Princess Ninghe. She said that there has been no happy event in the palace for a long time, so we must make good arrangements."
"I heard that the Empress Dowager opened her private vault and carefully selected things there every day, from big things like property deeds to small things like earrings and pearls. She was always happy."
In fact, speaking of the Queen Mother, it's not just the Queen Mother, but also his mother, who has been extremely busy these days.
The reason for being busy was, of course, the same as the Queen Mother's, selecting wedding items for Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning.
"If the Empress Dowager is happy, let her do what she wants." Chu Jinnian still disagreed, "But if you want to reward her, jewelry and antiques are fine, but you can bring more land deeds and shops."
I knew it! Chu Yunzhao curled his lips.
In other words, he knew that Chu Jinnian liked to hoard shops because of Zhuang Qingning. If those who didn't know about it, they would probably think that Chu Jinnian had some special hobby.
"By the way, the Liang family's matter has come to an end."
Chu Yunzhao changed the subject, "Concubine Liang was given poisoned wine, and the public was told that she died suddenly of illness. The child who was found from outside was also raised by a reliable family. Liang Xuelin and his father were both dismissed from their posts and exiled to the western frontier."
"In addition, I heard from my father that Elder Wei also wants to make a move..."
"The reason why Elder Wei fanned the flames behind the eldest prince's back must be very clear to the emperor. Now that the eldest prince's deeds have been exposed, the emperor must deal with this matter and eradicate the root of the problem."
"The elder Wei is trying to support the eldest prince to ascend the throne, and then use the emperor to control the princes and become a disguised emperor. This is really wishful thinking."
"Of course he is wishful thinking, but Lord Wei has been a minister for two dynasties and has many followers. It may be a bit troublesome to eliminate them one by one." Chu Yunzhao said with some concern.
"It's not a difficult thing. People gather for profit, and they will disperse when the profit is gone. What's worse, if they see that the momentum is not right, I'm afraid they will temporarily change sides." Chu Jinnian said, "Since the emperor is determined to rectify the situation, I'm afraid he has already started to use people."
"Yes." Chu Yunzhao nodded, "I think my father has made a decision."
Just comparing it this way, he still didn't see the power struggles within the court clearly enough.
Not to mention being better than Chu Shengrui, he can't even be better than Chu Jinnian.
When will he be more mature and stable, without the need for others to worry about him? Chu Yunzhao thought about this and sighed.
Chu Jinnian seemed to be able to see what Chu Yunzhao was thinking, and patted his shoulder. "It's okay, you will just need to gain more experience in the future. From the looks of it, I think the emperor will let you go and gain experience boldly. I'm afraid that in the future, you will only be calm and steady, without even a hint of liveliness."
Chu Yunzhao heard Chu Jinnian's hint and took his hand away, "I hope so."
Although he had not particularly cared about the position of crown prince before, he just wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace with his loved ones.
But later, he saw very clearly that since he was born in the royal family and was a prince, he was destined to be inseparable from these things, and in the eyes of others, he would always be an obstacle to others.
Since he is destined to be an obstacle, he will be the biggest one, so big that others cannot reach him and dare not touch him. Then, he and his loved ones will have relative peace.
"That's for sure." Chu Jinnian laughed and stood up while speaking.
"Isn't it too early to leave the palace at this time?" Chu Yunzhao followed Chu Jinnian who was walking out. "Why don't you come with me to the library to take a look? I remember the travel notes you mentioned earlier. I have asked someone to look for it."
“No.” Chu Jinnian shook his head. “It’s just the right time to leave the palace. It won’t delay our departure.”
Departure?
Chu Yunzhao was stunned at first, then he laughed mischievously, "No way, are you so impatient to go see Princess Ninghe?"
"Since it's an appointed marriage, how can I justify it if I'm not by her side?" Chu Jinnian said, with his hands behind his back, "Things in the capital have been settled for the time being. I have already explained this to the emperor, and he has granted me a year's leave, saying that I can concentrate on preparing for the wedding."
Chu Yunzhao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
You asked for a year's wedding leave right away. You really are worthy of being Chu Jinnian.
"Since you have made up your mind, I will not keep you here. But you should still think about your grandmother and mother, and write to them from time to time to let them know you are safe."
Chu Yunzhao dared to guarantee that Chu Jinnian left in such a hurry that he must not have said goodbye to the Empress Dowager and Concubine Hui.
I wouldn't expect to come back to Beijing to visit you from time to time, and writing a letter is the limit for me.
"Don't worry." Chu Jinnian patted Chu Yunzhao on the shoulder and strode away.
At the palace gate, Jing Zhao was already waiting with his horse.
Chu Jinnian jumped onto the horse and raised the whip in his hand.
The chestnut horse under his crotch neighed, then galloped away south.
The autumn chill is strong, but the sun is shining brightly today. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and everything is clear and bright as far as the eye can see.
Especially at this time, it is the harvest season.
The corn is golden yellow, the cotton is snow-white, and the sorghum is fiery red. In the fields, people are busy working everywhere, bringing the crops they have worked so hard to grow into their homes.
Winter is coming soon after autumn, and business in several workshops is becoming increasingly busy.
Zhuang Qingning wandered between several workshops, and was busy almost from morning to night.
Xiang Qiao felt very distressed when she saw Zhuang Qingning was so busy, and often advised Zhuang Qingning to take more rest.
Zhuang Qingning listened to this and smiled, "It's true that you need to take a rest, but when you are idle, you have a lot of thoughts. It's better to be busy so that you don't have any thoughts."
Although this was not made clear, Xiang Qiao understood it. She knew that Zhuang Qingning missed Chu Jinnian a little, but she was thousands of miles away in the capital, so she had to keep herself busy to reduce her longing for him.
Xiangqiao stopped persuading Zhuang Qingning to rest more, and instead tried her best to prepare daily meals and take care of the housework at home, so that Zhuang Qingning would not worry too much about trivial matters. —— "Is Big Brother coming back today?" Chu Jinzhou asked Banqing beside him with his little face raised.
"The letter was sent back ahead of time. If we calculate based on the departure date, it's today." Ban Qing replied, looking at Chu Jinzhou who was sitting in the carriage bored, he laughed, "The eldest master will definitely go back to Qingzhu Garden first after he comes back, so the third master really doesn't have to wait for the eldest master on the road."
(End of this chapter)
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