Chapter 111



So soon I became the Crown Princess?

Yao Niang had no time to care about others. When she got on the carriage back to the palace, she couldn't believe how fast it was.

Therefore, there was no ecstatic expression on her face. Instead, she was still thinking. When the people in the Jianguo Marquis Mansion saw this, they couldn't help but secretly praise her, saying that she was a very stable person.

Bai Ying, Bai Zhi and the others were also overjoyed. After getting on the carriage, they said to Yao Niang, "Miss, you will be the Crown Princess and the Empress in the future. You have finally come to an end after all the hardships."

"No, this is not the end of hardship, this is just the beginning." Yao Niang smiled and shook her head, thinking that these girls were too naive.

Even though she is the queen now, she should not take it lightly.

When Li Longji was in the most difficult time, the whole family helped him, but later they just abandoned him. People's hearts are always changing, let alone when they have the throne.

Even a normal person would easily become unlucky if he sat in that position, let alone someone like Gao Xuance who has such a strong desire for power.

Since ancient times, the principle that the moon waxes and wanes, and the water overflows when it is full, tells her that she must remain calm and not be carried away. If things in the world go too smoothly, they will probably change.

Nothing is eternal. Even when you are feeling proud, you must also pour cold water on yourself.

The Prince Chen's Mansion was like the boiling water in a teapot, ready to burst the lid of the teapot, but now it was just suppressing its joy on the surface.

When the palace chief official saw Yao Niang coming back, he hurriedly said, "Crown Princess——"

"This princess has not received the imperial edict yet, so please don't address me like that. And what about Your Highness? Where is he now?" Yao Niang stretched out her hand to stop the chief historian.

The chief secretary said, "The imperial edict has been passed from the Funing Palace and announced by the Ministry of Rites. Your Highness will soon conquer the Donghu. He is still in the Funing Palace. The Empress's people have come several times."

Yao Niang nodded: "I'll trouble you first, but I don't know why His Highness was named the Crown Prince?"

The Chief Secretary thought to himself, other women would be so overjoyed and at a loss as to what to do upon hearing their husbands were named crown princes, but you are so calm. This is a little too calm.

In the end, it was Gao Xuance himself who came back to tell Yao Niang: "The Xu family has been forced to retreat in the past six months. Although King Zhou has been patient, if we lose the battle, we in Dalin will have to pay annual tribute. In addition, our ally was invaded by Japan, and Dalin had to send people to protect it. Where does the money for the court come from? It comes from the people. Father can't bear to exploit the people."

The only option was to fight the Donghu. In fact, the higher the position of the crown prince, the greater the responsibility.

Yao Niang said, "But I didn't hear that the prince was going to the war."

People will die on the battlefield, and now there is a shortage of food and fodder. Even if Gao Xuance is brave, it will be useless.

Gao Xuance laughed and said, "What's the big deal? It's like trying to fish in troubled waters. Don't you know that before Dalin, we were also a nation founded on military power? The emperor had to lead the army in person. If he didn't win a battle for three years, he couldn't enter the ancestral temple. My father is weak and wants to go to the battlefield, but he was kept in the palace by the previous emperor for many years and didn't have any experience. It's better for me to go. But if I was just a vassal king, those soldiers who were loyal to King Zhou would either deliberately frame me to death. Now that I am crowned as the crown prince, it is to make the people of the world loyal to me."

So that's the case. Yao Niang asked again: "Then can you issue a military warrant this time?"

Gao Xuance was stunned: "You really can't hide anything from me."

But he still didn't tell Yao Niang about the military order he had signed. Yao Niang didn't ask any more questions, but just said, "What can I do? I'm always worried about what you do."

"Don't worry, yes, father wants to keep Chengyun by his side." Gao Xuance said again.

Yao Niang frowned: "Why haven't you mentioned this to me?"

Gao Xuance said, "Father can take the initiative to propose this, which shows that this is a good thing. Our son can be raised in front of you, which will be of great benefit to us. Why are you not happy?"

In Gao Xuance's opinion, this is a win-win situation. If his son is named Grandson in the future, not only will his position be stable, but Yao Niang's position will also be more stable.

"Then you have to discuss it with me first." This is what Yao Niang cares about.

Of course she knew that Gao Xuance's decision must have been the quickest judgment at the time, because he never dragged his feet in doing things and was very quick. He even thought that this was good for you and was more comprehensive than you thought.

But what Yao Niang wants is respect.

Seeing Yao Niang like this, it seems that she is not happy about becoming the Crown Princess, but worried. Gao Xuance sat down and held her shoulders and said, "Don't worry, I will go to the enthronement ceremony after the enthronement. No matter what, the title has been determined. Things happened in a hurry, and I also want to give you a surprise."

Fortunately, Yao Niang was also a very easy-going person. She knew that Gao Xuance had a hard time, so she smiled and said, "Surprises are great, but I always feel uneasy. Brother Xuance, I just want you to be safe."

Not to mention that Yao Niang realized it too quickly, even Empress Hong herself was stunned by the fact that her youngest son was canonized as the Crown Prince. At this time, Xu Qingrong was accompanying Empress Hong in her evening lessons.

Xu Qingrong's husband, Prince Zhou, is seriously ill, and she is worried all day long. Her family is being targeted in the court, and she is exhausted. She can only intercede with Queen Hong, hoping that Queen Hong will do more to intercede for Prince Zhou in front of the Emperor in the future.

In any case, King Zhou is the Queen's eldest son.

Who would have known that Xing'er came in and reported the good news: "My queen, our Prince Chen has been named the crown prince."

"Really? This really came too suddenly. Send two people to check out Prince Chen's mansion." Queen Hong was overjoyed. No matter what, she felt much more at ease that the Emperor had appointed Prince Chen instead of Prince Zhou.

After she finished speaking, she realized that Xu Qingrong was here. Empress Hong also felt a little guilty. Her eldest son was seriously ill, and her youngest son was named the crown prince. She was sad and happy at the same time, but no matter what, for their faction, this was a victory and there was no threat anymore.

No matter how much Xu Qingrong usually supported the princess, she couldn't even say a word of congratulations now. She was even a little panicked and didn't know how she got back to Prince Zhou's palace.

The King of Zhou was originally feeling dizzy and not feeling well. When he heard the King of Chen appointing a crown prince, he became even more silent and said nothing.

Seeing Xu Qingrong stumbling over, he frowned: "What's wrong with you? This is inappropriate."

"Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Chen was named Crown Prince." Xu Qingrong looked sad.

King Zhou nodded: "I already knew that."

"Then you..." Xu Qingrong felt that King Zhou was too calm.

Suddenly, a fishy and sweet taste spurted out of King Zhou's throat. It turned out that he was vomiting blood. He was not very old, and vomiting blood in his prime made him even more depressed.

Xu Qingrong seemed to be frightened.

Fortunately, King Zhou said, "You don't have to stay here. Call the chief secretary over and ask him to congratulate my third brother on my behalf. I hope he gets what he wants and can share my father's worries in the future."

It was rare that Prince Zhou was able to remain calm. Concubine Gan came in with medicine just in time. She thought to herself, "If you have Yu, why don't you have Liang?" Prince Zhou was actually a very calm person who didn't get angry easily. If it weren't for Emperor Jianzhang's suggestion to send him to the battlefield, he would certainly not have been like this.

Life is so unpredictable.

King Zhou was determined to reform, but he was weak in martial arts. Moreover, as the eldest son, he was surpassed by Emperor Jianzhang. What a pity.

But if such a person becomes emperor, he will definitely do something.

The King of Zhou, who was originally a candidate for the competition, was very stable. The Fourth Prince said to Mu Wantong, "Now that the dust has settled, I'm afraid we will have to go to the vassal state. Think about it, where should we go to the vassal state?"

Ever since the incident with Concubine Yan, the Fourth Prince has been hopeless, and the reason he didn't go to be a fief was simply for the sake of his own son. Now that everything has been settled, he feels at ease and very happy.

On the one hand, Mu Wantong liked the Fourth Prince, a simple and honest man, and felt that if she was with such a man, at least she wouldn't have to worry about his character. Therefore, she almost recruited troops and horses for him, and even asked the King of Zhennan to help the Fourth Prince with all his strength. Little did she know that he was a hopeless person.

"Fourth brother, are you feeling happy?" Mu Wantong felt terrible when she thought about having to honor Luo Yaoniang as the Crown Princess or even the Empress in the future, and she would have to kneel down to pay homage to her.

The fourth prince knew that his wife was always proud and arrogant, so he could not help but comfort her: "If we become a fief, what's wrong with that? Even my uncles all became fiefs. I was born to an ordinary concubine, and I was born stupid, not outstanding. Fortunately, I was born in the royal family, and my father did not treat me differently because of my mother's matter. It's already very good."

"Anyway..." Mu Wantong didn't know what to say for a moment.

The Fourth Prince saw that she was competitive and wanted to win, and was afraid that she would continue like this, and her desires would be insatiable, so he said: "Wantong, you must know everything about life. There are always people who are better than you. This time I have made up my mind."

"No, Prince Chen has to go to the battlefield, and Prince Zhou is in poor health. If you say anything about them..." Mu Wantong was very unwilling.

The Fourth Prince thought she was possessed, so he turned around and left. He was about to go to the study, but he saw someone sending fried cherries to Madam Jia. He thought that he had spoiled Mu Wantong too much, and she seemed to want to stage a coup, which would only make things tiring for himself and others.

If she was so ambitious, why did she marry a lame prince? If she really wanted to make a name for herself, she should have married her third brother. If she was still the same as before, Mu Wantong would do things under his name, and even if she became a vassal in the future, she would still cause trouble.

There must be checks and balances in both the harem and the backyard. The Fourth Prince was unwilling to encourage Mu Wantong's ambition, so he resolutely went to Madam Jia's house.

After learning about the situation, Mu Wantong wanted to rush to Madam Jia's place in the middle of the night, but was stopped by Madam Zhen: "How can you, as a royal consort, go to a concubine's door to ask for a man?"

Mu Wantong felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. If she had known this, she would not have said those things.

Madam Jia had been in the mansion for so long, and this was her first time being a woman. Although the pain was unbearable and she was worried about being blamed by Mu Wantong, the people serving Madam Jia were overjoyed...

The Fourth Prince had only one woman, Mu Wantong, before. Now, although Jia's appearance was far from that of a beauty, he felt something special. He patted her back gently and said, "Tomorrow, many people will go next door to congratulate Third Brother on becoming the Crown Prince. If you go to Third Sister-in-law's place with the Crown Princess in the future, and if the Crown Princess says something rude or acts provocatively, you must stop her and tell me when you come back."

Madam Jia made a rare progress today and finally became the Fourth Prince's woman. Little did she know that Luo Yao, who had been exchanged with her, would suddenly become the Crown Princess. Even the plays on stage dare not play this way.

It seemed that she could never compare with him no matter how hard she tried.


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