Chapter 1113 The Best of Both Worlds
Princess Hua'an murmured as she looked at the baby in the cradle.
"His eyebrows and eyes look exactly like his mother's."
Speaking of the child's mother, Princess Hua An couldn't help but feel nervous.
She had never seen Xia Yuran again after she was captured by Tianmen. After the imperial court crushed the rebellion, it never mentioned Xia Yuran again, which made Princess Hua An very uneasy.
She looked up at the Emperor cautiously.
"Your Majesty, is Yuran okay?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "According to the explanation of the Tianmen Sect Master, Xia Yuran's pregnancy was very unstable. Being able to give birth to the child safely was already the limit. As for Xia Yuran herself, she died shortly after giving birth."
Princess Hua'an opened her eyes little by little, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
No matter how arrogant and domineering Xia Yuran had been, she was still Princess Hua'an's daughter after ten months of pregnancy, and a piece of Princess Hua'an's flesh and blood.
Now she has to send off her son when she's old, how can she accept it? !
Her figure swayed and she almost fainted.
The young eunuch next to her quickly reached out to support her.
After Princess Hua'an stood firm, she pushed away the young eunuch's hand.
She wiped away her tears with her sleeves, trying to suppress the grief in her heart, and choked with sobs.
"Your Majesty, I know that my actions have caused you trouble. I am willing to take responsibility for my actions. I only ask that you show mercy and spare the child's life. He is just a child and knows nothing. He is innocent."
Luo Qinghan said expressionlessly: "If I wanted to kill him, I would have done it in Youmen County. Why would I bring him back to the palace? Or is it that in my aunt's heart, I am a big villain who would not even let go of a newborn baby?"
Princess Hua'an choked.
She lowered her head in shame: "Your Majesty is kind and generous, I am too narrow-minded."
In her opinion, anyone who could ascend to the throne must have his hands stained with blood, and Luo Qinghan was no exception.
People like them would definitely not take the life of a mere baby seriously. Instead of keeping the child, it would be better to kill him once and for all.
But he didn't expect that Luo Qinghan had no intention of harming the child.
Luo Qinghan didn't want to say too much to her, and said coldly: "I will keep this child in the palace and ask someone to raise him. You can go back."
Princess Hua'an pleaded, "This child has lost his parents. He may not live well if he is kept in the palace. Why not give him to me? I can adopt him under Yifei's name and let him recognize Yifei as his father. From now on, he will be Yifei's eldest son and he will never be a hindrance to Your Majesty again."
Luo Qinghan sneered: "After all, you still don't believe me."
Princess Huaan was speechless.
She was indeed afraid that Luo Qinghan would not take good care of the child.
People in the palace are used to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. When everyone knows that this child is not favored by the emperor, they will definitely bully him secretly. Such a young child may die if he is not paid attention to. It is unknown whether he can grow up in such a harsh environment.
If this child could be adopted under Xia Yifei's name, he would belong to the Princess's Mansion in the future. With the Princess's Mansion protecting him, his life would definitely be much more comfortable than in the palace.
Luo Qinghan: "If you want to adopt this child to Xia Yifei, that's fine, but there is a condition, Xia Yifei cannot be granted the title of King in the future."
Xia Yifei is the only legitimate son of Princess Hua'an. According to the rules, he can benefit from the emperor's favor in the future through his mother's relationship.
Once Princess Hua'an agreed to this condition, it would mean that the title of Prince would be gone.
Princess Hua'an naturally did not want her son to suffer this injustice.
But judging from the emperor's attitude, he would not give her any room for bargaining.
She now has only two choices: either keep her grandson in the palace or give up her son's title of prince.
In fact, even without the title, Xia Yifei could still enter the officialdom through the imperial examination.
But she knew very well how much knowledge her son had.
With Xia Yifei's level, he can only barely pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, but his ranking will definitely not be high.
According to the rules, ordinary Jinshi would usually be transferred to other places and would definitely not be able to return for three to five years.
To Princess Hua'an, who grew up in luxury, all places except Shengjing were remote and poor areas. She could not allow her precious son to be sent to a remote area to be a minor official.
She pursed her lips, but finally compromised and let the child be taken away.
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this result.
No matter how much this woman values her grandson, he is not as important as her biological children.
This was her nature as a mother that she could not escape.
Princess Hua'an returned to the princess mansion.
Facing the worried gazes of her husband and son, Princess Hua'an pulled the corners of her mouth and forced a smile.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm fine."
The prince consort and Xia Yifei still don't know that Princess Hua'an is secretly colluding with Tianmen. They just think that Princess Hua'an's mental state has been very bad recently. When they ask her what happened, she refuses to say. Both father and son are very worried about her.
She didn't know what she was thinking of, and spoke to her son in a tired tone.
"If you really like Lu Xinyao, then marry her."
In the past, she had thought about finding a good marriage for her son, but after the Tianmen Rebellion, the emperor was probably no longer fond of her family.
Now, the weight of her family and the Lu family in the emperor's heart should be almost the same.
From this perspective, Xia Yifei and Lu Xinyao can be considered a perfect match in another sense.
Xia Yifei didn't understand why his mother suddenly brought up this matter.
He wanted to ask why, but Princess Hua An didn't want to say more. She waved her hand and said, "You guys go ahead and do your own thing. I'm tired and want to take a rest."
Princess Hua'an went to the small Buddhist temple alone.
This stay lasted the entire night.
The next day, when she walked out of the small Buddhist temple, her long black hair had disappeared, replaced by a blue-gray monk's hat.
She was wearing a round-necked, wide-sleeved Fukuda robe, and with her hands clasped together, she bowed to the extremely shocked prince consort.
She could neither expose her collusion with the rebels and bring shame to the royal family, nor let the emperor punish her by force. So the best solution was for her to take the initiative to become a nun and live out the rest of her life in seclusion.
This way, the royal family's reputation can be preserved and she can also pay the price for her actions.
The best of both worlds.
The news that Princess Hua'an had shaved her head and become a nun quickly spread throughout Shengjing City.
After Luo Qinghan learned about this, he did not react much. He asked someone to send a string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads to Princess Hua'an, and also asked someone to convey a message to her.
"Your Majesty said that the child's name from now on will be Ye Lei."
Ye Lei means open and aboveboard.
The emperor hoped that the child would become an upright person when he grew up.
Don't become like his father, who would do anything to achieve his goals.
Princess Hua An held the Buddhist beads in both hands and murmured, "Ye Lei, Ye Lei, it's a good name."
She wrapped the Buddhist beads around her right wrist, faced the direction of the imperial palace, and bowed deeply.
"Thank you for the name, Your Majesty."
(End of this chapter)
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