Emperor Mingyan said: "I have read Wulang's letter. You are a good boy with a kind heart. I am very happy."
The fifth prince suppressed his joy and bowed his head, saying, "Thank you, father, for your praise."
"Well," Emperor Ming Yan said, "Follow Yue Er's lead and do your work well. Although she is younger than you, you can learn a lot from her!"
Yan Shiyue immediately: “Hehehe…”
Emperor Ming Yan also laughed: "It's just that I have a seizure from time to time. There's no need to learn this." As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing. The fifth prince couldn't help laughing and laughed a few times.
The next day was the ceremony of crowning the queen.
Although it seemed that the preparations had not taken long, the celebration was extremely grand, and it was obvious that it had been secretly prepared for an unknown period of time. Moreover, the Imperial Concubine was really suitable for such a luxurious dress. When she walked hand in hand with Emperor Ming Yan, her appearance was so dazzling that it was impossible to look at her directly.
From then on, the Imperial Noble Consort entered the palace and became the mother of the country.
Yan Shiyue had been wearing the princess's crown and clothes for a whole day and was extremely tired. She went back to the palace to change her clothes before attending the palace banquet. After all, she couldn't avoid being lazy in an occasion like today.
The women in the palace were all colorful and beautiful, and as soon as she passed by, many people came to talk to her.
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First was the fifth prince’s biological mother, Concubine Wan.
She was obviously the type of person who was timid and didn't like to talk much. She mustered up the courage to approach her and talk to her, "Your Highness, I heard from Wu Lang that Your Highness has been taking care of him. I haven't thanked Your Highness yet."
Yan Shiyue gave her a helping hand and said, "You're welcome."
The mothers of the Seventh and Eighth Princes, Consort Ning and Consort Shu, also came over to talk to her: "The Emperor said that the Seventh/Eighth Prince will be vaccinated against smallpox this year. Your Highness, is this kind of smallpox really safe?"
She said, "It's just a slight fever at most. If you take good care of yourself, you'll be fine. So many people in Jubao Village were fine back then, even those who had smallpox were fine."
When several people saw that she was willing to answer, they came up to talk to her.
There was also someone who kept smiling shyly at her. It was Concubine Jia, the little white lotus... No, it should be Concubine Jia.
Her eyelids were still open, revealing a pair of big, innocent eyes like a deer, with a curious and dreamy look on her face like a girl.
However, Concubine Jing, the little cannon fodder in the palace fighting, no longer dared to "speak her mind" after losing Empress Su. She stood far away and was frightened by Yan Shiyue's glance at her.
Someone said, "I heard that a few days ago, Prince Jiacuo came to the mansion and was defeated by Marquis Jinrong. He is indeed worthy of being a god-like general who cuts down the flag and seizes the general in the midst of thousands of troops. A mere barbarian is no match for him."
She liked to hear this and smiled.
Someone else said, "I heard that this Prince Gyatso is born with supernatural powers. Many people who challenge him are no match for him."
"These people are really rude. They claim to admire Your Highness. The Mobei prince is a barbarian and doesn't know etiquette. Don't they know it either?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Those are the dragon guards around me. The prince of Mobei doesn't know the etiquette of Dayan. It's useless to reason with him, and I can't just beat him up. So I simply asked them to use this as an excuse to beat him into submission."
Everyone suddenly understood.
Only Jiapin said, "This is inappropriate. Your Highness is worth a ton of gold. How can you be associated with such a vulgar person?"
She shook her head gently at her, disapproval written in her eyes.
Maybe she was trying to compliment her, but why did it look so disgusting?
Concubine Shu smiled and said to her, "I heard that the emperor wants His Highness to marry Marquis Jinrong this year! I have a precious treasure at home, and I will send it to His Highness to add to his dowry."
Others asked, "What kind of treasure is it that makes you talk so mysteriously?"
Concubine Shu smiled and lowered her voice: "It's Prince Guangchuan's painting."
Although Yan Shiyue had never heard of who Prince Guangchuan was, she could guess what it was after hearing this. She just smiled, but heard Jiapin timidly say, "I wonder what painting it is?"
Meeting everyone's gazes, she continued, "I wonder if it's a landscape painting or a flower-and-bird painting? I've always loved painting, could you please appreciate it?"
Everyone turned around and didn't bother to pay attention to her. Only one person said sarcastically, "Don't you know about the dowry painting Jiapin?"
Jiapin opened her eyes wide in surprise and stepped back, looking extremely embarrassed.
However, no one appreciated the performance and they continued chatting.
Yipin said to her, "My little princess, I actually met Marquis Jinrong's father before."
Yan Shiyue raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"
Yipin said, "When I was young, I went back to my hometown with my grandparents to worship our ancestors. Unexpectedly, we encountered the Mobei people attacking the city. At that time, there were some Mobei people inside the city. Seeing that they could not break through the city after a long time, those people killed people wantonly. Then the Dayan army came. Your Highness, General Huo Yi looked elegant and like a scholar, but he was also very skilled. I saw him rushing over with his horse and killed the Mobei man with one spear."
She paused, as if hesitating, but continued, "I'm not saying that the people of Mobei really have no humanity. I've heard from the older generation that once they break through the pass, they will burn, kill, plunder, and loot without restraint. They will also gather the prisoners together, make them run and shoot arrows, and even gather a group of women, undress in public, and cut open the stomachs of people while entering. They are simply worse than animals..."
The people around them cried out in low voices and covered their mouths, unable to bear to listen.
Jiapin also cried out and shook her head: "How can you say such a thing? What's the point of saying it's not allowed... You are too, too dirty!"
Concubine Yi's expression suddenly turned cold.
Yan Shiyue's face darkened as well, and he turned to look at her: "Are you addicted to pretending to be innocent? If you are so innocent, why do you choose words like this to ask? You are always right! You are so old, why are you pretending to be a virgin? I think your brain is much dirtier than her mouth! People are talking about the cruelty of war, but you can pull out something lewd from it. What else is in your mind besides this disgusting thing?"
Jiapin was stunned for a moment, her body began to shake, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes.
Yan Shiyue said coldly: "Today is the ceremony of the Queen's coronation, a festive day... Think about it now, do you want to offend me just to pretend to be weak?" She pointed at her: "Hold back your tears!!"
Jiapin was so frightened that she didn't dare to cry and moved away.
The others exchanged glances.
Wanpin urged: "Your Highness, don't be angry."
Yipin also said: "Thank you for your protection, Your Highness, but it's really not worth getting angry about this."
Yan Shiyue said to her gently, "People who have witnessed war may want to kill all the people in Mobei, but Aye considers the overall situation and the long-term. You have to understand that the population of Mobei is less than half of ours, but the territory of Mobei is half the size of Dayan. In such a large area, there are no houses or towns, only large tracts of grassland, so it is not easy to control."
"In other words, it is not easy for us to deploy our people there, so we should make them submit and manage themselves, while we have enough strength to suppress them and prevent them from making any rash moves. This is the best way to solve the problem at the moment."
Yipin looked confused for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you, Your Highness."
She didn't expect that Yan Shiyue would immediately understand the intention of her words, nor did she expect that after she understood it, she didn't get angry but instead tried to reason with her.
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