"Alright, let's head back to the palace. Prepare a family feast so the three of us can catch up."
The reason why Consort Xu has not been made empress all these years is because Mingzhu is a girl and she has no sons. Now, Emperor Da'an's words about the family of three have caused the woman who came with him to welcome the princess's carriage to tear her handkerchief to shreds.
They said, how could His Majesty welcome a princess who had been rejected in a marriage alliance with such fanfare at the gates of the capital?
So that's where they were waiting.
“Mingzhu has made Father Emperor proud this time, and has solved a major worry for Father Emperor. Now, tell me, what else do you want? Father Emperor will give it to you.”
At the dinner table, Emperor Da'an asked Mingzhu, who was politely toasting him, a question.
“My father has given me more than enough. What princess has two fiefdoms? The Prince of Zhenbei of Great Yan only got one fiefdom after recovering the grasslands. I am simply the first person in history to do so.”
If Mingzhu were a prince, the Emperor of Da'an certainly wouldn't have given her so much.
But it just so happens to be a woman.
The Prince of Zhenbei is absolutely right; Mingzhu misses her again.
She said:
"Princess Mingzhu, don't you really think that being a woman is an advantage?"
"Ha, what advantages can a woman have? She can't even seize the throne. Why would those high-ranking officials or military generals who want to take sides come to me?"
"Precisely because they won't come looking for you, that's your advantage. Princess, think about it: you're a young woman, all alone with your servants, bullied and jilted, yet you resolutely brought back Marshal Huang's head. How should your father, your father the Emperor, reward you?"
"If he offers you land voluntarily, that's fine. But if he doesn't, you should find an opportunity to ask him for it. You're just a young woman, what can you do? Right?"
"Besides, you grew up in the inner palace. Your father knows your personality well. Do you think he would approve of your ascension to the throne?"
Huo Xiaolong's words hit the nail on the head, and Mingzhu smiled brightly, smiling at her father like that for the first time.
"Thank you, Father, for taking care of my mother during my mission to Great Yan. As you know, the ladies in the harem adore you. If it weren't for you protecting my mother, she would have been bullied terribly."
"You're pointing fingers at your father, the Emperor."
"No, I really thank Father."
Emperor Da'an was pleased by Mingzhu's flattery. He thought about what Mingzhu had done this time, and then he thought about his two sons who were fiercely competing but had no birth mother.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned the eunuch:
"Guards, bring me my imperial seal and writing implements."
"I hereby declare you to be the rightful and legitimate princess of Da'an. Your mother will be the Empress, and no one in the harem will be more powerful than her."
"How are you, my son? Are you happy?"
Mingzhu and Consort Xu knelt down to express their gratitude:
"Thank you for your kindness, Father/Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
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