Chapter 205: Protecting Shortcomings
harem.
Zhongcui Palace.
Concubine Shu was talking to the fifth prince, Prince of Chu Rong Jinyan. As she looked at her only son, she couldn't help but have fantasies in her heart.
Although the Prince of Jin has fallen out of favor, her son has been appointed to the Ministry of Personnel to observe government affairs!
Because he cut off the power in time and survived, the power of Prince Jin was not hit too hard, and he was still observing the government from the Ministry of War.
As for the Ministry of Personnel, this is the territory of the Crown Princess's father, the Minister of Personnel. Now His Majesty actually allowed the King of Chu to enter the Ministry of Personnel to observe government affairs.
There is a subtle trend of three-way confrontation, with the King of Jin and the King of Chu together forming a balance with the Crown Prince.
However, everyone in the former dynasty and the harem seemed to have forgotten about Prince Yan Rong Jinchen, the prince's biological brother.
But who made him ask for an imperial decree that they would be together for the rest of their lives?
The fifth prince, Prince Chu Rong Jinyan, was handsome and gentle, with the air of a noble gentleman. He looked at Concubine Shu, and seeing that there was no one around, he said directly: "Don't worry, mother, your son will definitely make you the most noble woman in the world." He saw that his mother had endured humiliation and tried to please Concubine Wu for so many years for him and his second sister.
Who can blame his mother for not having an outstanding family background?
She was promoted to concubine only because she was lucky enough to get pregnant. A few years later, she became pregnant with him again, and then she was promoted to concubine.
There are four noble, virtuous and virtuous concubines, but Concubine Shu is not the most favored. It should be said that there is no one in the harem that His Majesty truly favors.
When Your Majesty was still the Crown Prince, Empress Yuanyi, the then Crown Princess, had not been pregnant for almost four years. She could not withstand the huge pressure from the aristocratic families and took in noble concubines as the Crown Prince's concubines and concubines.
After he ascended the throne, although there were many concubines in the harem, his favorite was always Empress Yuanyi, Ye Shiyi.
Although it seemed that the young princes and princesses were shown some favor in recent years, it had not been put into practice.
Compared to what everyone in the world knows, that Your Majesty values the Crown Prince and dotes on Prince Yan, the difference is simply heaven and earth.
How could the Fifth Prince, Prince Chu Rong Jinyan, who had finally seen the opportunity, be willing to accept this?
Didn’t he know that he was another sharpening stone for the crown prince after the King of Jin? Rong Jinyan knew.
But the temptation of the throne is very great. Not everyone is like Prince Yan Rong Jinchen, who prefers beauty to the throne.
Concubine Shu looked at her high-spirited son and couldn't help but tear up. "The happiest thing in my life is giving birth to a caring son like you." She choked up and said, "Ningxia is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ningguo. She can win over these founding nobles, which will be a great help."
The fifth prince, Prince Chu Rong Jin, said, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."
The main hall of Weiyang Palace was filled with warmth. Rong Yue held the black chess piece in his hand and said as he placed the piece: "Chen'er, do you have any feelings about your trip out of the capital this time?" Rong Jinchen pursed his lips. Su Zhenzhen rested her little face on the man's broad shoulders. She watched the two of them fighting back and forth, and reached out to touch his abdominal muscles through his clothes.
Rong Jinchen's black fox cloak had been untied. His chiseled face was expressionless as he whispered, "Father, what I've seen and heard along the way has given me a deeper understanding of why you want to reform. It's true that practice brings true knowledge, and even in prosperous times, dangers are lurking everywhere."
Su Zhenzhen pursed her lips and blinked her wet eyes. Is this something she can say?
Rong Yue didn't mind at all and laughed out loud, looking at Rong Jinchen with soft eyes, "The reason why I want to reform is that I have noticed the fact that the aristocratic families are too powerful to be eliminated." He spent so many years and finally cleaned up the court, wasn't it just for this moment?
When the previous emperor was alive, the power of the aristocratic families was deeply entrenched. He had endured it for more than twenty years. Now that so many years have passed, Rong Yue can finally take action against the aristocratic families.
Rong Jinchen praised sincerely: "Your Majesty has worked hard to govern the country. Wherever I go, the people love you very much, especially in Guizhou. Some people even built a shrine for you." The Guizhou Provincial Government suffered a locust plague last year. Fortunately, Your Majesty sent people for disaster relief in time and allocated good seeds for spring farming, otherwise there would have been an uprising.
Su Zhenzhen also hid behind Rong Jinchen and poked out her little head, "Yes, father is a wise and capable emperor throughout the ages!" She blinked her clear and bright eyes and spoke in a very sincere tone. Rong Yue was so flattered by their praise that crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes, adding a bit of charm to his appearance.
"Miss Zhenzhen is really amazing. My son Chen'er has become much sweeter after following you. He used to be quiet and liked to pretend to be deep." His Majesty Rong Yue was still very satisfied. The fact that Chen'er became more lively and cheerful after getting married proved that he was living a happy life.
Su Zhenzhen rubbed her cheek against Rong Jinchen's chiseled face and put her arms around his neck, "My husband is not boring at all, I like him very much." Seeing Rong Jinchen's bony fingers pinching the white chess piece made of warm jade and landing on one piece, she explained it to him with satisfaction.
She felt that Rong Jinchen talked a lot in front of her, and the two of them had endless things to talk about.
Rong Jinchen ignored his father's teasing words and ate up Rong Yue's key piece on his own. He held Su Zhenzhen's waist with one hand and looked like a real winner in life.
Seeing that the young couple was still so affectionate after two years of marriage, Rong Yue couldn't help but smile, and didn't even realize that he was about to lose.
Not long after, seeing that he had lost, Rong Yue started to act like a rogue, "This round doesn't count. Chen'er and Zhenzhen girl are deliberately distracting me. I want to start over." He acted like a bit of an old child.
How could this be possible? He deliberately praised him so that he wasn't paying attention to the chess game. How cunning!
Rong Jinchen was patient and wanted to start over. After all, he didn't have much time to spend with his father on weekdays. Qingqing was the most important, and he wanted to spend time with her.
But since he is with his father, letting him enjoy more family happiness is what a son should do.
Rong Yue felt a little embarrassed when he saw Rong Jinchen was so good-tempered. Then he saw Su Zhenzhen's pouting lips. She complained in a delicate voice, "Father is so mean to bully my husband."
Seeing Rong Yue's expression choked, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "It's obvious that the emperor is chatting with himself, but he still refuses to admit defeat. Tsk." She was very impolite and added: "Forget it, forget it, my husband has a good temper. We should respect the elderly and love the young." Her words were very bold. At least, except for Rong Jinchen, she was the only one in the world who dared to speak to Rong Yue like this.
"You little girl, are you so protective of your own shortcomings?" Rong Yue nodded her head in amusement. Su Zhenzhen cooperated and fell on Rong Jinchen's shoulder. "Yes, my husband is my husband. If I don't protect him, how can I expect my father, the one who bullied him, to do so?" She doted on her husband.
Rong Yue simply couldn't bear to look at the gentle and soft expression on Rong Jinchen's face. He would not admit that he was a little jealous.
"Okay, then I'm the bad guy. Humph." He said this, but his expression was carefree and his eyes were full of doting. He didn't mean to blame Su Zhenzhen at all.
In this world, only Chen'er and Zhenzhen dare to speak their true feelings to him and regard Rong Yue as their father.
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