Chapter 173 The fifth prince returns to Beijing to resume his duties
After the winter solstice, the fifth prince returned to Beijing.
He didn't even bother to return home. He just changed out of the clothes he had taken on the road before entering the palace, and then hurriedly faced the Holy Spirit and returned to his life.
Since the fifth prince had already prepared the memorial, the emperor only briefly asked about the disaster relief situation and kept his memorial for a closer look.
"It's bitterly cold in Longxi. You went to provide disaster relief and got tired." The emperor patted the fifth prince on the shoulder. "I see that you are getting darker and thinner. This shows that you worked hard and worked hard there."
"It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of my father and solve the problems of the common people. I don't think it's hard work." The fifth prince smiled.
"Good boy, you are just like your mother and concubine, honest, kind and worthy of trust." Although the emperor did not favor Concubine Fu, he recognized her character very much.
"My father has given me such a great reward, but I cannot bear it." The fifth prince has always been humble to others, and he followed Concubine Fu in this regard.
"I guess you also received the news that your wife gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson while you were not at home.
I am very happy and have given your family many things." It is rare for the emperor to smile so brightly, and he only does so when he mentions his grandson.
The fifth prince immediately knelt down to thank him.
"Okay, get up quickly! Go to the back to see your mother and concubine first, and then go home to see your wife and children." The emperor said, "I will hold a reception banquet for you in a few days. I have traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and I am here again."
It’s the middle of winter. Go back and have a good rest for a few days.”
"Thank you for your consideration, father. I will leave for now." The fifth prince left the imperial study and went directly to the harem.
Concubine Fu also heard the news that the fifth prince had returned to Beijing, so she was naturally happy, and Zhengming prepared tea and snacks.
When he met the fifth prince, he didn't ask him to say hello. He just took him and looked at him carefully and said: "He has lost weight and become darker."
Then he said: "It's solid."
"I asked my mother to worry about it. Although my son had a harder journey, he didn't get sick at all." The fifth prince knew what his mother was worried about. "The errands assigned by the father have been handed over."
"Okay," Concubine Fu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "As long as everything goes well, I'm afraid you haven't even eaten yet if you are in a hurry to enter the palace!
Let’s eat two snacks first, and we’ve already asked the kitchen to prepare soup noodles, which will be available soon.”
"Concubine, how are you these days? My son is always thinking about you when he is away. But because he is away on official business, he can't send you many letters." The fifth prince said, taking out a small poplar wood carving from his arms, "That's right.
Because I went to provide disaster relief, I didn’t prepare any local products. I just carved your zodiac sign with local wood. It can be regarded as a tribute to my son!"
"Good son, we are mother and son, and we don't talk about false etiquette. It's good for you to do this, so as not to be added to your family by someone with intentions.
The so-called caution makes a thousand-year ship, so it would be better to be more cautious.
Besides, I don't lack anything. It's rare that you have the heart to give me such a small object. I like it very much." Concubine Fu said, holding the little wood-carved rabbit over.
I looked at it from side to side and couldn't put it down.
Then the fifth prince finished his meal here, and Concubine Fu urged him to go back: "I finally got to see you, go back quickly!
In a few days, the emperor will announce your entry into the palace, and you and your wife will come together with your children in your arms."
The fifth prince finally stayed with his mother to talk for a while before leaving.
When they saw Lan Ning at home, all the maids and women in the house wisely left.
The fifth prince took Lan Ning into his arms and said distressedly: "You didn't tell me the truth in the letter. I forced the person who sent the letter to know how dangerous you were when you gave birth to your child.
Seeing that your face still doesn’t look as good as before, I’m really suffering.”
"It can be regarded as a good thing," Lan Ning smiled softly, "There was no danger, so isn't it a blessing?
I see you have lost weight. You must be working hard outside. By the end of the year, you won’t have anything to do outside. Let’s take this opportunity to rest and recuperate.”
The couple talked for a while before Lan Ning said: "Look at your son! They all say he looks like you."
The little grandson was sleeping at this time, and he has now turned into a very beautiful baby.
Her forehead is smooth and full, her face is rosy, her ears are big, and her earlobes are very thick.
"Bad boy!" The fifth prince knelt down and looked at the little guy's sleeping face, "I see that he looks like you in many ways."
"Some things really can't be said in letters," Lan Ning sighed softly, "When you were not at home, a lot of big things did happen, all surrounding this child."
Then he recounted the difficult delivery that day and the frame-up and accusations framed by Ma and others at the full moon banquet.
Although he knew that he had passed safely, the fifth prince could not help but sweat when he heard about the situation that day.
"This child has been repeatedly plotted against before he was born. Now he is no bigger than a bud, and there are so many people watching him.
I often couldn't sleep at night, feeling worried and afraid to tell others.
Husband, I want to ask you, what are our plans for the future?" Lan Ning gently rested her head on the fifth prince's shoulder and asked worriedly.
"Why don't I worry about what you said?" The fifth prince's eyes were also full of sorrow. "Others think that the descendants of the royal family are free and wealthy, but they don't expect us to be walking on thin ice all the time."
"Then what should we do? Should we continue to endure it? When will the endurance end?" Lan Ning asked.
"There is no end. If I can find peace in the end, it will be a blessing." The fifth prince refrained from sighing, but his heart was already dark.
"You have seen clearly for a long time, but you have never told me." Lan Ning smiled bitterly, "I have always regarded you as my god, but this time I made a decision without consulting you." "What have you decided?" asked the fifth prince.
"I decided to have a fight." Lan Ning's eyes became firm, "Since retreating can only lead to nowhere, then we can only move forward."
"You decided it yourself? This is a big deal." The fifth prince's tone couldn't help but become serious.
"Of course I decided to take this path, but it wasn't me." Lan Ning said, "There is also my mother-in-law."
"Mother concubine?! She..." I really didn't expect that this was the fifth prince.
"Yes, the mother-in-law has also agreed," Lan Ning said, "We only have two ways, and there is no compromise."
The fifth prince listened and did not speak for a long time.
Lan Ning didn't bother him, and the child moved uncomfortably in the cradle.
Lan Ning walked over and put a clean diaper on him gently.
The hot boy's urine has the smell of a small animal. It doesn't smell good, but it can arouse the greatest desire for protection in people's hearts.
The fifth prince looked at Lan Ning's beautiful and gentle face, and then looked at his son's ignorant and harmless little face. These are his wife and children!
There is also his loving mother in the palace.
The pile of corpses in Tonghu Mountain flashed before his eyes, and the howl of the deposed prince rang in his ears.
The rebels were killed, and it was considered a great success.
Those who are so tolerant like them will most likely be slaughtered in silence like sheep in the flock.
Two roads, one leads to death.
On the other hand, maybe there is still hope for three points.