Out of sight, out of mind. She did not go to the Ministry of Justice the next day.
Now she was only worried about when Meng Min would give birth. She would always feel uneasy if she didn't see her give birth.
Finally, the departure date was set for the 16th. At around noon on the 15th, Meng Min went into labor, and the birth went very smoothly. After less than two hours of pain, she gave birth to a handsome little boy.
Yan Shiyue was thinking of staying at home for two days and then going to the palace by herself, but Emperor Ming Yan and the Empress each sent two groups of people to call her, so she had no choice but to pack up and set off.
Fortunately, Yan Chengyuan is not going this time, so there is no need to worry too much.
She took another walk in the morning, then hurried into the palace and got directly on the queen's carriage.
The temporary palace is only about 300 miles away from the capital. One has to go through Qishan, cross Jiankuoling, and then travel north along Yong'an River for a while. It only takes two or three days to travel by horseback, but it takes seven or eight days for the emperor to travel.
This time, Emperor Ming Yan brought the crown prince with him, but left the fourth prince behind, and then brought her and the fifth, seventh, and eighth princes, including the mothers of the three princes, and two young noble ladies. They only met her once, and when they saw her, they behaved like a mouse seeing a cat, very obedient.
Yan Shiyue also brought Yan Shitu and Huo Qiyang with her. Yan Shirui was also among the accompanying officials, but Qiao was pregnant, so she was not brought along.
When they were on the road, Yan Shiyue read to her in the Queen's carriage.
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When Emperor Ming Yan finished his work, he asked his subordinate, "Where did she go to make trouble again?"
Gu Jiuxing didn't need to think about who this 'she' was referring to. He bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the little prince is in the Queen's carriage. She said she wanted to do 'prenatal education' and was reading to the Queen. She just asked someone to ask me for books. I gave her a few books, but she said they were not good, so she asked me to give her a few more."
Not good? Maybe I don’t know him well!
Emperor Mingyan said, "Call him here quickly and ask a female official to read it to the empress."
Gu Jiuxing quickly called a eunuch to call her over. Emperor Ming Yan saw that she was still holding a book, so he said, "You are half-baked, don't mislead the students! What if you read the wrong words?"
"How come?" Yan Shiyue disagreed: "If I find a word I don't know, I will skip the whole sentence!"
Emperor Ming Yan held his forehead with his hand.
He said, "At this time, the baby in the belly can hear it?"
"It is said that it is possible, so you can read or listen to some music. For example, if it is making a fuss in your stomach, you can ask someone to play a soothing song and you will slowly fall asleep."
Emperor Mingyan nodded and said, "What book did you get? Come here and I will tell you about it."
Yan Shiyue showed him the "Yanshi Chunqiu". Emperor Ming Yan asked, "Why are you reading this?"
"My family!" Yan Shiyue said, "Yan Zi!"
Emperor Mingyan was speechless: "Yanzi's surname is not Yan!" Halfway through, he laughed again: "Forget it, forget it, I don't count on you, what do you not understand?"
Yan Shiyue closed the book and said, "The car is shaking, let's not talk about the book anymore, let's chat."
As she spoke, she poured herself some tea. Gu Jiuxing was very perceptive and immediately brought up some snacks. She picked out two not-too-sweet, crispy snacks for him, and Emperor Ming Yan ate them.
Yan Shiyue said: "Father, you asked me to go to the Ministry of Justice, what do you mean?"
Emperor Mingyan said casually: "I just don't want you to be idle and cause trouble for me every day!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at her, seeing her big eyes rolling around, and couldn't help laughing again. He said softly, "I'm here, I can protect you, you can make as much noise as you want, but after I die, I'm worried about your temper, so I want you to temper yourself and learn how to behave."
Yan Shiyue was unhappy at that time.
She said, "I won't! I don't want to help the prince, I don't want to help anyone! I only like Aye, I only want to help Aye!"
Emperor Ming Yan said helplessly: "Look, he is so outspoken, alas!"
He wanted to say something, looked at her for a long time, and sighed: "Can I still protect you for the rest of your life?"
"Yes!" she said, "You must protect me forever! Isn't Aye long-lived? When I am eight hundred years old, Aye will still be more than nine thousand years old!"
No matter how many times this question is raised, the result is the same.
Emperor Ming Yan simply stopped talking and started chatting with her.
Yan Shiyue is definitely a talent when it comes to small talk. By the end, he has no idea what he was talking about at the beginning.
When Emperor Mingyan was busy, Yan Shiyue held her book and rode back on her horse. She randomly found a court official's carriage and got on it. It was Prime Minister Xu, who was slightly surprised to see her come in suddenly.
Yan Shiyue sat down very casually and said with a smile: "The journey is boring, please tell me about this, Lord Prime Minister."
What else could Xu Mingxiu say? He could only read books to her.
We had lunch in the car at noon. The emperor stayed for a while and everyone got off and evacuated.
When Lin Fujian saw Prime Minister Xu, he smiled and said, "I heard that the young prince got on the Prime Minister's carriage?"
"Yes," Xu Mingxiu said, "Her Highness brought a book and asked me to read it to her."
Lin Fujian looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "So that's why it took so long!"
The implication is: Who would believe it? Everyone knows that she doesn't like reading. Who would believe a book that she has been talking about for more than an hour? She doesn't even take her lies seriously!
Xu Mingxiu knew that he didn't believe it, so he could only smile bitterly.
In fact, he was weird too.
Yan Shiyue got off Emperor Ming Yan's car and came over directly. Was this really an unintentional move? ?
Was he really going to invite him to give a lecture, or was he trying to show his goodwill? Or was he just pretending?
Why did she choose "Yanzi Chunqiu"? She asked, "If the left and right are like community rats and the people in power are like fierce dogs, how can the ruler be free from trouble and the country be free from danger?" Did she really not understand? Or was there something else behind her words?
What kind of book is "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi"? It records the words and deeds of Yan Ying, a famous minister of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period. It contains many examples of Yan Zi advising the king, which makes people think a lot.
Yan Shiyue, who just randomly picked up a book and found a random person, said: "......?"
Other officials were also talking to each other.
When Qu Sinian came back from the toilet, he saw Prince Yu walking around with his hands behind his back. He seemed to have slipped, so he helped him up and said, "Be careful, Your Majesty."
Prince Yu smiled and said, "No defense."
Qu Sinian loosened his hand, stepped back calmly, got on the carriage, and then spread out his hand. There was a small paper scroll in his hand. When he opened it, there were two small words "Qishan" written on it.
After a brief repair, the carriage continued on its way.
Yan Shiyue rarely used her own car and usually stayed with the Queen. As soon as Emperor Ming Yan was free, he would send someone to call her.
All the ministers saw it.
Even Lin Fujian was a little surprised. Even if he wanted to use her and win her over, he didn't have to do this, right?
After walking for a few days, they entered Fufeng County.
To be honest, Yan Shiyue has always been wondering, if Qu Sinian’s guess is correct, then how will they appear?
You know, although operas often feature people stopping the sedan chair to appeal for justice, in fact, the king was very averse to such appeals across levels of authority.
According to the laws of this dynasty, cases must be appealed step by step through the county, state, central government, province and ministerial levels. Skipping a level is considered "overstepping the appeal". Unless the officials do not accept the case after appealing it step by step, you can then beat the drum to appeal directly to the emperor.
Stopping the sedan chair to appeal for justice is called "inviting the emperor to drive the carriage", which is also a case of appealing too far. Appealing too far is a crime, punishable by 60 strokes of the cane. It is also a crime for officials to accept appeals too far.
The emperor has layer upon layer of guards of honor, so if someone outside cries out for injustice, it is estimated that no one inside can hear it.
Besides, Huo Qijing is in charge of the emperor's safety. How can they shout and hand the matter over to her? You know, the Dali Temple is also here! She is just a soy sauce in the Ministry of Justice and doesn't even have a position. Why should she be in charge?
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