Emperor Xuande was not one to travel around.
Even when traveling incognito, one inevitably needs to bring along some guards and servants. However, traveling incognito also presents some security risks. Emperor Xuande understood the principle that a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.
However, using the standard imperial procession protocol would be too wasteful of resources and manpower. It would be better to use that money to do good deeds for the people.
However, sometimes necessary travel still needs to be taken.
The last time the Xuande Emperor went out was five years ago. So much time has passed, it's time for him to go out and see the world.
The main purpose of the spring tour to the south was to inspect the officialdom in Jiangnan, check the river embankments, and tour the local area.
Although imperial envoys would travel to various places every year to investigate, the emperor also needed to understand the outside world, rather than entrusting everything to his subordinates and controlling everything only in the vast palace, which would make him easily deceived.
Upon hearing that a southern tour was to be arranged in the spring, Prince Ping hesitated and did not immediately agree.
Going out to play is indeed comfortable, and Jiangnan is a good place to go. It would be even better if you went there in the spring. However, Prince Ping is lazy by nature, and going out will inevitably be tiring. It is impossible for him to just go out to play. He must also have important business to attend to.
In short, I don't really want to go.
Princess Ping hasn't been able to go out for a long time, and now that there's a good opportunity to travel to Jiangnan, she'll probably want to go and see it.
And there's Ah Shou.
Given the personalities of Ah Shou and Lin'er, they would definitely want to run away; the capital city simply isn't enough for them to cause trouble.
Whether Consort Yang will go out or not is still uncertain, but she will probably be willing to take this rare opportunity to go out.
The Prince Ping's mansion only has five masters, and I reckon four of them want to go.
King Ping: "..."
Being the head of this household is really tough.
"Ah, go then." After considering for a while, King Ping finally gave a positive answer.
Emperor Xuande was speechless. Accompanying someone on a southern tour was a great honor that clearly showed the emperor's favor, so why did it seem so reluctant when it came to the sixth prince?
"If you don't want to go, I won't force you. Staying in the capital will allow you to help the Crown Prince oversee the country."
Don't act like I'm begging you to go!
King Ping was genuinely moved for a moment.
The so-called role of accompanying the crown prince to oversee the country didn't actually require him to do anything. He could continue living his own life and only show up when needed.
"Then, Your Majesty, if I don't go, can you allow Ashou to bring his mother, wife, and my concubine, Lady Yang, along with me to Jiangnan?"
Emperor Xuande: "..."
"cannot!"
You've driven away all the masters of the Prince Ping's residence. The Crown Prince is busy overseeing the country. If the Princess Ping isn't here, who will stop the Prince Ping if he acts recklessly in the capital?
That's definitely not going to work!
However, Emperor Xuande now understood why Prince Ping had hesitated earlier; it turned out that this was his purpose.
When King Ping saw that he had been rejected, he was immediately disappointed. "If it can't be, it can't be. Your Majesty, I'll go and see the Queen Mother."
While you're at it, tell on me!
After Prince Ping left, Emperor Xuande shook his head helplessly and smiled at Marquis Jing'an, "My younger brother, his temperament is really something, I don't know who he took after, all he does is play all day long."
Marquis Jing'an smiled but remained silent.
This is not a question he can answer.
However, if Lin'er is going to accompany him on the southern tour, should he also try to bring his wife along? That way, he'll definitely have many opportunities to see his daughter.
Lady Jing'an was alright, having met Jiang Xuelin quite a few times, but Marquis Jing'an had barely seen her since her marriage.
Thinking about spending more time with his daughter, Marquis Jing'an became even more attentive.
Emperor Xuande could tell what he was thinking at a glance. After all, Marquis Jing'an hadn't hidden it and seemed to want Emperor Xuande to see right through him. Anyway, he had originally planned to bring Marquis Jing'an along, so he was just giving him a definite answer now.
With this good news, Marquis Jing'an returned to his residence to share it with his wife.
However, Lady Jing'an Marquis did not show much joy on her face.
"My lord, the Princess Consort has sent me an invitation, saying that she is inviting me to visit her residence."
Marquis Jing'an was immediately envious upon hearing this.
After I get there, I'm sure I'll see my daughter.
"There's nothing much going on at your residence. Since it's the Princess Consort's invitation, Madam, please go."
Lady Jing'an immediately understood that her husband had no idea what she was worried about.
well.
Previously, Princess Ping had not had much contact with her, only meeting her a few times at banquets, so they were not very familiar with each other. However, since they became in-laws, the Ping Prince's Mansion has been sending her invitations from time to time. As they spent more time together, Lady Jing'an, the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an, also quite liked Princess Ping's personality, and the two are now good friends.
Whenever we meet, we always end up talking about the same topics.
For example, someone collecting debts from their own family.
At times like these, Lady Jing'an felt somewhat guilty and ashamed.
After all, her family only had one debt collector, and that debt collector has now married into the Prince Ping's household.
Lady Jing'an was naturally overjoyed to be a guest at the Prince's residence, but she was worried that something uncontrollable might happen again.
I have a feeling that this trip might be related to that girl again.
A troublesome person.
After thinking about it, and considering that Lin'er and Ashou hadn't caused any trouble for quite some time and had been quiet, Lady Jing'an could roughly guess that Princess Ping was preoccupied with something.
Not to mention Princess Ping, even the Lady of Jing'an Marquis has been feeling uneasy these days.
I always felt that the two younger ones were going to have a big one.
Fortunately, the two have now consummated their marriage; otherwise, she would be even more at a loss as to how to face Princess Ping.
"I'm worried that Ah Shou and Lin'er are young and inexperienced, and that they might cause trouble again."
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