On the first day of court after the Lantern Festival, the ministers heard from the emperor himself that a son who had been lost among the people had been found, and the identity of the child's biological mother was announced to the world, causing an uproar in the court.
The people did not expect that the emperor did not treat them as outsiders. He even told them about his visit to the flower boat and sleeping with an innocent flower girl.
Many women did not expect the emperor to be so bold and responsible, and they admired him even more.
Some people even went to Qinhuai River to see the elegance of the Huaihe women who even fascinated the emperor.
In short, many people who were ready to discredit the emperor had their plans aborted.
Prince Dongshan did not expect that the emperor would admit his mistake first. He scolded the emperor in the palace. If he did not have another trick up his sleeve, he would have been very angry!
Those who also wanted to see the emperor make a fool of himself were waiting in vain.
Only the business on Qinhuai River was so booming that all the boats were full of guests. The prostitutes made a lot of money and thanked Lian Nu privately. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't be as wealthy as they are now.
Now that Ah Huai's identity was revealed, the emperor naturally would not treat Ah Huai's mother unfairly.
The emperor named Ah Huai's mother Consort Lian and gave her a grand funeral.
Ah Huai had to go back to Jingzhou to take charge of the matter of his mother's posthumous title.
When Ah Huai left the capital, he asked Yan Bao, "Do you want to go to Jingzhou to see Brother Shen and Sister-in-law? They missed you very much after you left last year."
Yan Bao thought, isn't it because she is one year older this year and can no longer go out casually? Her parents don't allow it, Yan Bao can only shake her head.
Ah Huai planned to leave with regret.
Yan Bao stuffed three lucky bags into his hands and told him to open them when he encountered troubles, as they might help him.
Ah Huai was so moved that he wanted to hug Yan Bao. The Thirteenth Prince coughed softly and said, "Brother, have a safe trip. When you come back, Yan Bao and I will come to pick you up."
The Thirteenth Prince glanced at him and said, "Take good care of Yan Bao. If Yan Bao gets thinner, it's your fault for not taking good care of him."
The Thirteenth Prince nodded: "Don't worry, my brother."
Ah Huai was worried. If the Thirteenth Prince had not known Yan Bao first, how could he have become Yan Bao's child husband? It had to be him.
When Ah Huai thought about the fact that he and Yan Bao were not destined to be together, he looked at the Thirteenth Prince with dissatisfaction.
Yan Bao: “…”
She is not a three-month-old baby who needs someone to take care of her. She is almost six years old and can take care of herself.
When Ah Huai left this time, the emperor was afraid that something might happen to him, so he sent a lot of useful people, including a guard with good kung fu skills, to protect Ah Huai closely and let him keep fit.
The main reason is that the Thirteenth Prince is good at light work. When Ah Huai heard that he was learning kung fu, he was envious. If the Thirteenth Prince can learn kung fu, why can't he?
You can't just keep waiting for others to rescue you when you encounter bad guys in the future, right?
Ah Huai thought about Yan Bao's performance against the pirates that day and knew that Yan Bao also knew kung fu.
Ah Huai is a bit too old to practice martial arts. I’m afraid he won’t be able to learn much light skills, but he can still climb over a wall.
I can only learn some martial arts.
Ah Huai doesn't mind, as long as he can kill a bad guy with one punch.
Guard: “…”
After seeing Ah Huai off, Yan Bao and the Thirteenth Prince went to the Shen family together. Madam Shen knew that Yan Bao wanted to go to Jingzhou, but she did not agree. She also wanted to go, and it was not that Prime Minister Shen disagreed.
A few days after the court session began after the New Year, a minister proposed a beauty contest.
Many ministers who had daughters and granddaughters of marriageable age echoed this sentiment.
The emperor declined a few words and then nodded to participate in the selection.
The beauty pageant was a big deal. After Yan Bao knew about it, she didn't want to go to Jingzhou anymore. She wanted to see how many beauties could be selected from this batch of pageants first.
Speaking of which, there are indeed many women in the emperor's harem, but there are only two or three who are favored.
The most favored one at present is Concubine Jiang. She is favored in the harem because of her son's status, and the emperor is also willing to favor her.
Concubine Jing was also able to endure it. The child was almost three months old, but Concubine Jing did not reveal any information. The Thirteenth Prince knew about it but did not say a word.
Yan Bao is not a talkative person.
Therefore, everyone was only staring at Concubine Jiang's belly. If it weren't for the emperor's protection, it would be hard to say whether Concubine Jiang could keep her belly!
The selection process became lively as soon as it began. Many women of appropriate age were reported and entered the palace for selection. If the emperor liked one of them, they would stay, and if he didn't, he would send her back to marry freely.
Yan Bao didn't expect that her cousin was also on the list.
She is the daughter of an aunt on his father's side. She married and worked as an official in another place. In recent years, except for giving gifts during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, they have not had any contact with each other on other days, mainly because the distance is too far.
There are no planes, no high-speed trains, no trains, and it takes several months to go back and forth. No one wants to go out.
No, after the quota was registered, Shen Shoufu found out that the Shen family was also selected.
He is already on his way to the capital and will temporarily stay at the Shen family.
Chief Minister Shen talked to Madam Shen. Madam Shen had an impression of this aunt. Although many people in the family were weird, this aunt was still acceptable, and there were empty rooms in the house.
Mrs. Shen agreed.
Yan Bao knew about this but didn't say anything: "The Emperor wouldn't choose this cousin. The Emperor isn't stupid. My father is already a favorite minister, and I'm a princess, and the future prince's consort."
"My eldest brother has a good career and will definitely be given a position of power when he returns to the capital. If a family with such a good arrangement produces another empress, the emperor will be afraid of fostering the ambitions of our Shen family and will definitely not allow my cousin to be selected."
Shen Shoufu and the others listened to Yan Bao's thoughts and knew the fate of this distinguished guest, but they did not want to tell him.
They knew how their aunt felt, and that she wanted her daughter to enter the palace as a concubine.
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