Chapter three hundred and ninety sixth husband and wife
Two days later, the prince and his entourage returned to the palace safely.
Hearing that the Crown Princess was ill, the Crown Prince immediately returned to the East Palace and went straight to the Crown Princess's bedroom. The Crown Princess felt unkempt and embarrassed: "Why did Your Highness come suddenly? You didn't send a letter in advance. I can also be clean."
Go ahead and put on your makeup and change into some clothes."
The prince smiled silently and reached out to caress the prince's cheek: "In my eyes, you are beautiful no matter what."
The Crown Princess was so coaxed that she snuggled into her husband's arms and asked in a low voice: "Has Concubine Cao been buried?"
A sharp look flashed in the prince's eyes, and he hummed.
As for the fact that the King of Han was "invited" to see Concubine Cao off on her last journey, it sounded a bit bloody. The prince didn't mention it at all, and the princess didn't ask much.
She has long been accustomed to a life where her husband has to worry about everything. As for herself, it would be great if she could take care of herself and not cause any trouble to her husband!
"The funeral has been completed, and now it's time for you to ascend the throne." The Crown Princess raised her head, her dark eyes full of joy: "You have been waiting for this day for a long time."
I have been waiting for more than twenty years.
He has been waiting for this day since he made up his mind to save money when he was fourteen years old.
Now that his wish has come true and he is about to ascend the throne, even though the prince is calm and calm, he still feels his blood is surging.
He hugged the Crown Princess tightly: "Yes, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"My dear, my biological mother died young. When I was in the palace, my grandmother treated me quite well. At that time, my eldest brother was the eldest son of my father and was the most respected by him. The third and fourth brothers all had their own mothers, especially the fourth brother.
My younger brother has just learned to walk and talk. He was born fair, plump and cute. His father loved him like a treasure and always held him in his arms. He also personally taught his fourth younger brother how to read. Concubine Cao Guifei was with her, talking and laughing. That is what a family looks like.
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"Every time that happens, I feel like an outsider. I feel envious and sad at the same time."
"I really hope that I can marry a beloved girl, get married to her, and have a son. That is my home."
"I still want to be a prince and an emperor. As a prince, who doesn't have the ambition to aspire to the throne? So, since I was young, I have been secretly planning and recruiting spies to work for me."
Having said this, the prince paused and lowered his head to look at his wife who had been with him for many years: "I know that this is not enough. I must get into a supportive marriage and use the strength of my in-laws' family to gain savings."
"The Yuan family is the top general in Daqi. My father-in-law and uncles are in charge of the border army, and they have many powerful generals under their command. I fell in love with the Yuan family from the beginning."
"The only legitimate daughter of the Yuan family, she has been frail since she was a child. She was carefully raised by her family and almost never leaves the house to meet people. If I want to get married to the Yuan family, I have to put some effort into it."
"That year, it was no coincidence that I went to Yuan's house. I made a special trip to see you, hoping to impress you."
The couple have been very close for many years. But this is the first time the prince has said this.
The Crown Princess slowly stopped smiling and looked at the Prince.
The prince took a deep breath and continued to whisper: "I won't hide it from you. No matter what you look like or how pampered you are, I have made up my mind to marry you. I do have evil intentions and deliberately approach you. My father-in-law knows this very well.
, it is natural that he does not want to enter into this marriage. A biological father who loves his daughter will naturally not want to marry his precious daughter to an ambitious prince."
"I expected everything. But I didn't expect that on the day we first met, I would fall in love with you at first sight, and from then on I would have you in my eyes."
"My dear girl, now my wish has been fulfilled and I will soon ascend the throne as emperor. From now on, you will be the only one in my harem."
"I will never let you down."
The princess's eyes were red, she wanted to laugh and cry, and tears suddenly welled up.
The prince lowered his head and kissed her cheek, her wet tears had a salty taste.
"My dear, let's grow old together and be a loving couple forever. Okay?"
"Okay." The princess choked her answer and started to cry.
The prince was amused and distressed. He raised his head and wiped away the tears on her face with his fingers: "Look, you said it well, why are you crying again?"
The Crown Princess put her face into his palm like a fool: "It's all your fault. If you have to say this, how can a soft-hearted person like me not cry after hearing this?"
Anyway, the princess has never been unreasonable in front of the prince.
The prince raised the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of pampering and indulgence: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I won't say this anymore. In short, no matter who talks nonsense in your ears in the future, you should ignore it. Except for you, there is no one else in my heart.
No one else."
The Crown Princess pursed her lips and smiled: "I am getting older day by day, and when I am old and lose my beauty, wouldn't you be tempted by a fresh beauty dangling in front of your eyes?"
The prince replied solemnly: "I am three years older than you. If you want to say that old age has faded, that's me. Just don't dislike me when the time comes."
The princess was amused and laughed.
The Crown Princess, who was almost forty years old, still smiled as sweetly and cutely as she did when she was a girl. Just like when they first met her. At that glance, his heart fell, and now he could no longer tolerate any woman.
The prince's heart felt warm and he hugged the princess into his arms again.
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After the national mourning, Feng Shilang of the Ministry of Rites was the first to submit a memorial to invite the prince to ascend the throne.
Immediately afterwards, the civil servants and military generals presented memorials one by one, including Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Zheng Ge, who also submitted memorials, asking the prince to ascend the throne as the new emperor immediately.
The royal family members did not dare to show weakness, and memorials were sent to the prince one after another.
After making three concessions, the prince endured the grief of losing his father and his grandmother and accepted the memorial for his ascension to the throne.
The enthronement of a new emperor is a major event for the country. The Ministry of Rites has a set of complicated regulations and etiquette. It will take three or four months to complete the entire process.
Seeing that the twelfth lunar month of winter is approaching the New Year, the ceremony for the new emperor's enthronement is scheduled for February of the following year. Before then, the prince will still supervise the country's governance as the crown prince.
Due to the national mourning, this New Year was spent in the palace in a low-key and deserted manner. On New Year's Day, there was no banquet in the palace. All the imperial concubines went into the East Palace to kowtow in greeting, and then went back to the palace to disperse.
On the Lantern Festival of the New Year, Crown Princess Yuan Min suffered from abdominal pain and gave birth to a son at night.
This birth was a bit difficult, almost dystocia. Grandson Zhu Yun was so anxious that he ignored everyone's persuasion and rushed into the delivery room, shouting to the midwife: "I don't care about the child anymore, I must keep you."
In the end, there was no danger, and the mother and child were still safe.
Yuan Min suffered a physical injury and had to have a good life. She would not be able to get pregnant again within a few years. Fortunately, she already had two sons and a daughter, which could ensure the inheritance of the throne.
The prince himself gave his grandson a nickname, next to the word "wood", "Brother Liang". One of the two grandsons was named Zhu Dong and the other was named Zhu Liang. This shows the prince's love and ardent expectations for these two grandsons.
At this time, Feng Shaojun was seven months pregnant.
