Wei An and Shen Chen lived a very peaceful life in the following days.
Apart from being summoned from the palace from time to time, Shen Chen simply stayed at the Phoenix Tower and did not go out. Everyone said that he was practicing the flute hard for Ji Dajia, hoping to impress Ji Dajia with his flute music.
He didn't refute, but just smiled it off every time.
Queen Fang couldn't do anything about him, but Prince Linjiang and Princess Linjiang went to the palace again to complain to the Emperor and Empress respectively about this matter.
King Linjiang was so angry that he regretted sending Shen Chen away. "He is still young and can't tell right from wrong. He will become a bad person once he is out. Look at what he does with his friends all day long..."
Emperor Longqing coughed, and when he saw that Prince Linjiang regretted his words, he shook his head calmly: "Young people are always disobedient. You were too strict in the past..."
King Linjiang shook his head and sighed, feeling somewhat disheartened: "I raised him. No matter how many faults I have, I have brought him up. But look at him... How can he understand our suffering?"
Emperor Longqing consoled him for a few words, then asked him, "I heard from the Queen that you plan to keep Awu here as well?"
It was clearly what he had revealed at the beginning, but now he had to pretend to be a good person. The King of Linjiang knew it very well, but he answered without revealing anything: "In the family, he is the only one who makes me worry. It's better for him to stay in the capital. When he grows up, you and the Queen can find a good girl of equal status for him. Our fiefdom is in Jiangzhou, and there are no girls of equal status there..."
After saying all this, he began to talk about the Taoist temple: "I would like to ask for your permission. Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi is the authentic Taoist temple. I have always wanted to visit it, but I never have the chance. The prince cannot leave his fiefdom without your permission. Can you please give me an approval..."
Emperor Longqing was both angry and amused: "Do you really want to become an immortal?"
King Linjiang's eyes widened and he said confidently, "If I could become an immortal, wouldn't that be a great merit and a good thing? What's wrong with that?"
It's really crazy.
Emperor Longqing couldn't help coughing. Seeing that he had stopped, he shook his head helplessly: "You, you are already old..."
I heard that King Linjiang almost died from taking elixirs a while ago.
Emperor Longqing asked him if this was true: "I heard that the imperial physician was alerted. If it is true, how did you almost get into trouble? You even blamed Achen for not listening. As a father, you can't even set a good example for others!"
Prince Linjiang stepped back and became less confident. He discussed the matter of going to Mount Longhu with Emperor Longqing with a bit of pleading.
Emperor Longqing was so annoyed that he had no choice but to nod and agree to his request for the time being. He then added: "Go back, but you can no longer take pills carelessly. This is not a joke!"
Ever since the Embroidered Uniform Guards heard that Prince Linjiang nearly died from taking elixirs, and Kong Gongfeng said that the situation was indeed very dangerous, Emperor Longqing began to believe that Prince Linjiang was obsessed with Taoism.
My wariness towards him also faded a lot.
King Linjiang was delighted and expressed his gratitude immediately.
Princess Linjiang, however, lingered at the Queen's place for quite a while before leaving the palace.
When Emperor Longqing asked Princess Linjiang what she was doing here, Empress Fang laughed, "Besides criticizing Shen Chen, what else can she do? I think the fifth son's wife has really planted a demon in her heart, and she is like a demonic person day by day."
It's not a mental disorder, it's just that the calculations are too clear.
The family was in such a mess, no wonder Shen Chen was determined to split up the family, and Prince Linjiang was devoted to Taoism.
Emperor Longqing seemed to be thinking about something.
Queen Fang then talked about another matter: "The young lady from the Ding family just came to the palace to pay her respects the other day. I noticed that her spirit and energy were different from before. It was obvious that she was going to be a princess, and her back was a little stiffer."
Emperor Longqing smiled, "With the personality of Prince Zheng, if he is married to someone who can't talk, won't he be suffocated to death? It's good that he can change his petty temper."
That's true.
Speaking of Prince Zheng, Queen Fang remembered another thing: "There is another thing. The old lady of the Wei family will leave for Huizhou after the Lantern Festival. She said she is going to visit her eldest granddaughter."
Emperor Longqing paused, but didn't take it seriously: "Let her go. She used to love walking around."
When she was young, she was doted on by everyone. Everyone indulged her and pampered her. The old Marquis Dingbei loved his wife very much and took her wherever she wanted to go.
Just think about it, someone who loves traveling so much has been trapped in the capital for decades.
When Emperor Longqing thought of Old Lady Wei, he inevitably thought of Empress Ming and the eldest prince, and his mood suddenly became depressed.
Sometimes when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he regretted being the emperor.
If he had not been pushed onto the throne, perhaps he would not have been so worried and anxious, and would not have become suspicious of everyone he sees now.
But things in this world, once they happen, they are done. There is no medicine to regret.
He paused, and said to Queen Fang, "Give some ceremony."
Queen Fang responded in a low voice.
Emperor Longqing sat there for a while and felt bored. He sat there in silence with Empress Fang, feeling awkward. So he simply made the excuse of reviewing memorials and left Fengyi Palace.
When we were on the way, I thought that the only people who had a say in the palace were Concubine Lin Shufei and Concubine Defei.
It's better with Concubine De, after all, the Fifth Prince is there.
Thinking of the fifth prince, a smile unconsciously appeared on Emperor Longqing's face, and he ordered Eunuch An to go to Lanyue Palace.
Queen Fang knew where he had gone.
Emperor Longqing has been going to the Lanyue Palace more and more frequently recently, and she has gradually gone from being panic-stricken to numb and now to being calm.
As soon as Aunt Xiao came in, she shook her head at her and told her about the Prince Zheng's Mansion: "Send a young eunuch out of the palace to tell Old Madam Wei that Princess Shouning is the daughter of Prince Zheng after all, and she should be present on the wedding day."
Since there is no way to tie down Emperor Longqing with emotions, we naturally have to take another path.
She is not one to sit back and wait for death.
As mentioned before, she is now the empress in the imperial palace, which gives her a natural advantage in terms of etiquette and law, not to mention that she also has a son.
As long as her son was safe, she had hope.
As long as she doesn't do anything out of line and behaves as the queen, it doesn't matter how favored Concubine De is? She can't be better than her!
Xiao Gu knew what she meant and quickly agreed.
Then he asked Queen Fang: "Princess Yonghe has left the palace again. Do you think it is... After all, the princess is a daughter of a rich family. It is not good for her to leave the palace so often."
When Empress Fang talked about Yonghe, her eyes softened a lot: "This girl is also possessed. No matter what I say, she won't listen." After a pause, she said: "Let her be. Anyway, she knows her limits and has the support of the emperor. Just do whatever she likes."
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