After the morning court session, Chu Tianling smashed up the entire imperial study...
"What gives Chu Tianze the right to throw such a grand full-moon banquet for his son, when he's just a prince..."
With the heir apparent of the Prince of Yan making such a grand display, what about his own son...?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The King of Huainan of Xiyue is also going. I fear they are plotting something, which would be detrimental to us. Your Majesty should send someone there immediately, firstly to prevent them from reaching a private agreement, and secondly, it would be even better if we could take this opportunity to cooperate with the King of Huainan!"
Chu Tianling sat back in his chair, calming down a bit. "Minister Lü is right. This Prince of Yan isn't even the emperor yet, and he's already entertaining a prince from another country. This time, I'll make him lose face properly..."
After saying this, he picked up a brush and wrote something on the Emperor's silk, then stamped it with the imperial seal.
"Announce Bai Li Nan to the palace!"
"yes!"
After recuperating for more than half a month, Bai Chuxiao was finally reborn. After taking good care of herself, she reappeared in various parts of the Prince's mansion...
Since the birth of the little bun, although our Prince Yan outwardly expressed his dislike, he was actually quite happy. With a wave of his hand, he directly exempted Yongzhou from most of its taxes.
The Shen family, which had been silent for a long time, finally got out and about. The siblings Shen Xuanxuan and Shen Yiyu reported to the Prince of Yan's mansion and, after receiving permission, organized a charity event in the city, saying it was to pray for the Prince of Yan's heir.
Originally, Madam Shen's matter had nothing to do with these people, and Bai Chuxiao did not intend to condemn the Shen family outright.
Inside the flower hall, Kong Xihan and Bai Chuxiao sat to one side, leisurely drinking tea, while Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Baozi played together, the two babies curiously looking around with their big eyes.
"Your Highness, Second Young Mistress, Baozi and Huanhuan are so cute!" Song Le'er couldn't help but tease them.
Bai Chuxiao smiled, "Then why don't you just have one of your own to play with? The ones you have yourself are the cutest..."
Song Le'er blushed, "Your Highness, what are you saying? I haven't even been engaged yet, where am I going to have a baby..."
"Le'er, how about you become my sister-in-law?" Kong Xihan said with a smile.
“Sister Kong, you…” Song Le’er stamped her foot.
"Sigh, how come my seniority is so low? From now on, I'll have to call Le'er Third Sister-in-law."
"Your Highness, it's not even close to happening yet!"
"Then I'll have to call my third brother over and ask him..." Bai Chuxiao said with a half-smile.
Because Gu Songyue was coming to visit Yongzhou, the two brothers, Murong Che and Murong Shuo, who had been guarding the front lines in Shuozhou, had already returned.
No sooner had he finished speaking than several figures approached from afar.
"What are you talking about!" Chu Tianze strode in, followed by the three brothers Murong Che, Murong Shuo, and Murong Xuan.
As soon as Chu Tianze entered, he immediately began to tease Murong Changhuan, saying, "Our little Huanhuan is getting cuter and cuter..."
Little Huanhuan smiled incessantly, much to Chu Tianze's delight. The little dumpling beside her, however, was unhappy, waving its little paws, tears welling in its eyes…
Seeing the chubby boy about to cry, Chu Tianze raised an eyebrow, looking on with amusement. He didn't believe it was so strange that this brat would cry as soon as he saw him.
Murong Che, who was standing nearby, scooped up the little boy who was about to cry, held him in his arms, and comforted him, "Our A-Ce is cute too, don't listen to your dad's nonsense..."
Chu Tianze snorted coldly, "That's called Baozi, what's with this A-Ce..."
Bai Chuxiao glared at him and waved her hand, "You're not allowed to ruin his reputation. There are only a few days left. When will the Prince of Huainan arrive?"
"I don't care when he arrives. Once he's in Shuozhou, he won't get lost. With my eldest and third brothers-in-law watching over him, what do I have to worry about..."
Chu Tianze took her hand and smiled.
Holding the steamed bun, Murong Che was exasperated. "Your Highness, we don't have clairvoyance, and besides, we came back to see our nephew..."
Chu Tianze's face was grim. "I didn't send you back to see this brat!"
Xia Fan had also appeared in the hall at some point, and cleared his throat twice, saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, gentlemen, the Prince of Huainan has already arrived outside the city..."
Everyone's here, and you don't even know where they are? Is that really okay? Aren't you afraid he might sneak in and do something bad...?
Bai Chuxiao rolled her eyes at them, "Xia Fan is still the most reliable person..."
Xia Fan coughed twice more, "The imperial envoys have also arrived, and now the two groups of carriages have collided at the city gate, neither willing to let the other go first."
Why didn't you say so sooner?
"I was just watching the princes and young masters having such a lively discussion, so I didn't want to interrupt..."
Bai Chuxiao rolled her eyes. Well, it was all just empty praise; not a single one of them was reliable.
"Who did the imperial court send? They actually dared to compete with Gu Songyue for passage. They've got guts, their courage is commendable!"
Xia Fan blinked and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's your father, Princess..."
Bai Chuxiao nearly fainted from anger, asking incredulously, "How dare he?"
"Perhaps he felt he was on the Princess's territory; after all, he is the Prince of Yan's father-in-law?" Xia Fan voiced his guess.
Even Chu Tianze was amused by this, "Well, it's been more than half a year since I last saw you, Bai Xiang has improved quite a bit."
Xia Fan asked cautiously, "Your Highness, Your Highness, shall we send someone to greet you?"
"I won't go. Just keep an eye on things secretly and make sure no spies get in. Let them fight it out..." Chu Tianze said without hesitation.
"Well, those from the imperial court, besides Bai Xiang, also include the Earl of Cheng'en, Lord Fan, and His Highness Prince Duan..." Xia Fan quickly added.
"Anything else? Tell me everything at once..." Bai Chuxiao said, her face darkening.
Xia Fan quickly shook his head, "That's all, that's all..."
"Who is the Marquis of Chengen? I don't recall such a person being in the capital." Bai Chuxiao stared blankly.
Chu Tianze calmly replied, "I don't know either..." If these two don't know, then Murong Che and the others know even less.
Xia Fan chuckled, "This Earl of Chengen is General Yu's father, the head of the Yu family. He's recently been appointed as a concubine, and General Yu has a younger sister who has entered the palace and been granted the rank of Consort..."
"Chu Tianling does have the demeanor of the late emperor. He wasn't a very good emperor, but his harem is certainly quite full..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Does Your Highness intend to follow suit?"
"Xiaoxiao, you've misunderstood. I think this kind of behavior is despicable and should be stopped as soon as possible. How could I possibly imitate it?" Chu Tianze quickly explained obsequiously.
The others in the hall were utterly disgusted by his shameless behavior. "Are you still the Prince of Yan?" they thought.
Bai Chuxiao snorted coldly, "Tell Fan Ziming not to show his face, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble!"
"yes!"
"His Highness Prince Duan is also here. Is Your Highness sure you don't want someone to go and greet him?" Murong Che asked, holding a steamed bun.
"Then let my second and third brothers-in-law go!" Chu Tianze said lazily.
A question mark appeared above Murong Xuan's head, "Why didn't you let my older brother go...?"
"You two have no sense of propriety! Your brother-in-law likes steamed buns so much, so he's been in charge of making them lately. You two have nothing to do, so hurry up and get to work..."
Murong Che was speechless and quickly put down the steamed bun. "Your Highness, I don't know how to raise children. I don't want one. I'd better go and receive the envoys..."
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