Chapter 173 The Cycle of Cause and Effect

"I don't have any other intentions..."

Afraid that the emperor would misunderstand, Jiang Xinyue looked at him with tears in her eyes and explained, "Maybe it's because I'm about to be a mother, so I get along very well with the Fourth Prince. When I look at him, I feel very close to him as if I saw the emperor when he was a child. My little six is ​​about to be born, and the Fourth Prince will stay here to keep her company. I believe he will be a good brother."

Emperor Xuanwu thought about it. He really wanted to give the Fourth Prince to a concubine to raise. Originally, he planned to give him to Concubine Li, but Concubine Li was the most favored in the harem at that time. He hinted at it several times, and Concubine Li spoke with contempt for the Fourth Prince. She felt that he was the result of his biological mother's medication, which was very shameful, and she was unwilling to accept a son with such a humble background.

He let the matter go.

Seeing that the emperor did not seem to object, Jiang Xinyue struck while the iron was hot: "Fourth Prince, are you willing to stay with Empress Zhen from now on, and let Empress Zhen be your mother?"

Of course the Fourth Prince agreed!

But he still secretly glanced at his ancestor, and seeing that his ancestor also nodded, he quickly climbed down from the emperor and threw himself into Jiang Xinyue's arms: "I am willing, I am willing."

When he said this, his expression was pious and happy, and the emperor was also moved.

He stood up and touched the head of little Radish Ding lovingly: "Has the fourth prince been named?"

Qian Sheng immediately replied: "In reply to the emperor, he has not been named yet. I am afraid to ask the emperor to give him a name."

Naming the prince was originally the emperor's job. If he didn't do it, who else would dare to take over?

It was early spring. Outside the palace, the sun was shining brightly. A breeze blew in. Even the inner palace could smell the refreshing fragrance of flowers.

The third prince was named Shen Mingxuan, the fifth prince was named Shen Mingsheng, and the fourth prince...

Emperor Xuanwu thought for a moment, and when he saw Jiang Xinyue looking at him expectantly, a word suddenly popped up in his mind: "Just call him Shen Mingman."

Jiang Xinyue instantly understood the meaning of the emperor's choice of the word "Man", and said to the fourth prince: "Your father hopes that your future life will be full and happy, and you will no longer suffer from the pain of displacement. It's a good name! From now on, your mother will call you Xiaoman!"

The fourth prince didn't know what the word "Man" meant, but he knew that if he had a name, he would have a mother, so he was particularly satisfied with his name.

He nodded vigorously and ran happily around Emperor Xuanwu and Jiang Xinyue: "Xiaoman has a father and a mother! Xiaoman has a father and a mother!..."

Children's emotions are always shown on their faces. His happiness infected Emperor Xuanwu, and he laughed out loud.

Qian Sheng looked at all this with satisfaction. As expected of the person he personally chose, Concubine Zhen was kind-hearted and full of love.

This should be what the Buddhists said, sow good seeds and reap good fruits.

He believed that he should have died in his previous life and did not meet Concubine Zhen, and that Concubine Zhen was also killed by the small box in her world.

In this life, he met Concubine Zhen, who saved him from death and allowed his soul to travel through time and space. Concubine Zhen in that time and space was killed by the small box in order to save him, so the moment he was rescued, his soul dragged Concubine Zhen's soul back together.

It was like a reincarnation. If either Concubine Zhen or he was missing a link, this reincarnation would not exist. If

he died here, Concubine Zhen over there would also die.

If Concubine Zhen over there died, he would also die here.

Or maybe when he died in his previous life, his soul traveled through another world, Concubine Zhen saved him, and he was brought back by his obsession.

In short, the cycle of cause and effect is very wonderful. In

any case, Concubine Zhen is the mother of the fourth prince from now on.

He will keep this secret in his heart and take it to the grave.

Jiang Xinyue's adoption of the Fourth Prince did not cause any big response. In fact, the Fourth Prince had a poor background and was not seen by everyone.

She was just showing her kindness in front of the emperor. She was about to give birth to a child. Could she still treat the Fourth Prince as her own?

The most pitiful thing is the child.

"Fourth Prince, here, here, kick the ball over."

Yan Xinyi had already entered the palace, and Jiang Xinyue asked her to go out and play with the Fourth Prince when she had nothing to do.

The child was bullied too much before, and she was afraid that he would be mentally unhealthy. He should go out more often to breathe fresh air and play interactive games with others.

At first, the Fourth Prince was reluctant. Seeing that the palace maids and eunuchs always hid behind Yan Xinyi, he was afraid that they would bully him.

But Grandma and Aunt Yan encouraged him, so he mustered up the courage to come out.

After more than ten days, he had already started running around the palace by himself.

But he remembered what his mother said, not to go to dangerous places to play.

Aunt Yan said that his mother would give birth to a younger brother for him in a few days, and he would have company then.

"Isn't this the Fourth Prince? Your servant is here to pay his respects to the Fourth Prince!"

Three or four eunuchs came over and surrounded the lonely Shen Mingman.

"You...you..."

These people were the ones who bullied him and Grandma in the cold palace.

The fourth prince looked at the tall and strong villains and fell to the ground in fear. However, he still suppressed his fear and shouted angrily: "How dare you! I am no longer the child who allows you to bully me. I have a mother and a father. I am the fourth prince! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, my mother will not let you go."

"Hey! Do you really think that Concubine Zhen is sincere in adopting you?"

The eunuchs took him to a secluded place: "Don't forget, Concubine Zhen is still pregnant! When her biological child is born, how can she remember you, a bastard?"

"You are the bastard that the emperor doesn't want. You have killed your own mother. How can Concubine Zhen like you? The emperor loves you a little bit for Concubine Zhen's sake. As long as Concubine Zhen's child is born and Concubine Zhen doesn't want you anymore, you will be a bastard again and the emperor won't like you."

"You are talking nonsense!"

The fourth prince's face turned red: "Mother really likes me, you are talking nonsense! I will play with my brother, and mother will not abandon me."

"Fourth Prince... Fourth Emperor, where are you? Come out quickly, it's going to rain, Concubine Zhen asked me to call you back."

The fourth prince has recently loved playing hide-and-seek with others. The palace maids in Hexi Palace pamper him. He seems to want to make up for the childhood fun he missed in the past. He enjoys the pleasure of hiding and being found by many people.

Yan Xinyi picked up a ball, and in the blink of an eye, the fourth prince hid again.

"Boom--"

A thunderclap struck the sky above Yu Garden, and several little eunuchs came out from their hiding place with a giggle, holding a warm jade pendant in their hands and shining it in the sun.

"Stop right there!"

Yan Xinyi shouted, "Catch them!"