After the princes finished speaking, they looked at the King of Jin with expectation.
The King of Jin's face turned dark, and he snorted in his heart: Humph, you guys are thinking, if one or two of you run to Chu, who will handle state affairs
Do you want to kill this old father of his
This is not the way to live off your parents!
He said with a straight face, "Your mother is pregnant now and needs to rest. If both of you go to see her off, who will handle state affairs?"
The fifth prince was a simple-minded man who spoke his mind. He said as if it was a matter of course, "Father, the Queen Mother is pregnant and needs to rest, not you. Can't you handle state affairs? Besides, Father is the ruler of a country. If you don't handle state affairs, what else can you handle? The Queen Mother needs to rest, isn't this just right? You can handle state affairs instead of disturbing the Queen Mother's rest!"
The princes above the fifth prince were immediately relieved!
Since the fifth prince said so, he must be the one who stays!
Look at how good he is to his younger brother, and how he is spoiled to the point that he dares to act disrespectful in front of his father.
The King of Jin was so angry that his beard stood on end. What kind of cruel words did Lao Wu say
Humph, none of these brats are good. They all know how to be sneaky and cunning. They just can’t make things delicious and fun.
He was too lazy to listen to a few unfilial people shirking their responsibilities: "Old Fifth, you stay and help me handle state affairs."
The fifth prince was dumbfounded: "Father, why is it your son?"
He has four older brothers, so why should he be responsible for the affairs of state
The King of Jin stared at the Fifth Prince and said, "Why? Do you think that I should handle state affairs and you, as his son, shouldn't handle them?"
The fifth prince's eyes widened. How could he mean that
But seeing that the tyrant was about to throw the throne to him and make him review memorials for the rest of his life if he said no, he lowered his head and said sadly: "... No, I should share a little bit of my worries with you! Just a little bit... not too much, I'm still growing, and I won't grow taller if I work too hard."
The King of Jin laughed angrily: "Very good, then you stay and handle state affairs."
Who cares? Just a little bit!
It’s just that the fifth brother is still young, and he has always been asked to gain experience outside. He lacks experience in handling state affairs. In terms of experience, the crown prince has more. After all, he has been leading the country all these years, and now he can abdicate and let the crown prince ascend the throne.
The King of Jin's attention fell on the Crown Prince, and he had to let the Crown Prince stay to take care of the fifth child.
As soon as the prince saw the look in the eyes of the king of Jin, he knew what he was thinking. He had been the crown prince for so many years and had dealt with so many state affairs. He was already tired of it. He also wanted to take the opportunity to take the crown princess out for a walk! He immediately bowed his head and said respectfully: "Father, thank you for your kindness and letting me become the crown prince of Jin. My status is quite noble. With this status, if I can personally send my sister to Chu, it will be enough to let the people of Chu see clearly how much we value my sister. Moreover, I think Chu has good feng shui. Sister Xingnong was born in Chu. I want to take the crown princess there to see if I can give birth to a good girl. Besides, the crown princess is a girl, so it is more convenient for her to go in and out of the harem of Chu to visit my sister than for me."
Chu Tiankuo looked up at the sky with a look of disapproval.
The King of Jin was moved. Chu was famous for its beauties. The royal family of Chu had always had many princesses and princesses. Could it be that the Feng Shui of Chu favored daughters over sons? It must be!
How could such a Feng Shui treasure land be occupied by the State of Chu!
If Xingnong hadn't married him, I would really like to destroy it and take it for myself!
The King of Jin nodded and said, "Well, what you said is right, then you and the Crown Princess will go and marry your sister off together!"
It would be best if I could bring him a granddaughter when I come back.
There are too few princesses in the family, and there are more yang than yin!
The prince breathed a sigh of relief: "I obey your command!"
The King of Jin looked at the Second Prince.
The second prince immediately bowed and said, "Father, in order to show that our Jin Kingdom values our sister, the more princes go to see her off, the better! Father, let's just leave it at that!"
The third prince nodded quickly, "What the eldest and second brothers said is true. When the people of Chu see us, they will definitely think, which princess gets married with so many princes to see her off in person? It seems that this prince is very favored in Jin. The people of Chu will have to think twice before showing him to the emperor's sister!"
Chu Tiankuo turned his head away, the corners of his mouth twitching.
The fourth prince nodded vigorously: "That's right! That's right!"
The King of Jin thought about it. If everyone went, who would review the memorials? If he had to review so many memorials by himself, he would be too busy to cultivate feelings with the little princess in the queen's belly. He said, "The second and fifth sons stay! The eldest son, the third son, and the fourth son, escort your sister to Chu together."
The three of them hurriedly said, "I obey your orders!"
The second prince immediately protested: "Father..."
The King of Jin waved his hand and said, "That's enough. You are not good at speaking, nor are you good at martial arts. You don't have a concubine, so you can't enter the harem. What are you going to do there?"
Second Prince: “… … ..”
Chu Tiankuo looked at this harmonious father and son, and brothers, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder Jin State could firmly maintain its position as the leader among the four major powers.
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The next day, at daybreak, the palace gate was filled with civil and military officials who came to see the bride off, and the streets were filled with common people who came to see her off.
Outside the palace gate, Xing Nong and Chu Tiankuo knelt on the cushions prepared by the palace maids: "Your son bids farewell to the Emperor and the Empress!"
Shen Ruoxi, who had no sadness of parting yesterday, now saw Xing Nong was about to leave. Her eyes were red. She forced herself to pull Xing Nong up, holding her hand and reluctantly said: "Get up quickly! Remember to send a message back to say that you are safe at every place you go, so that the queen mother can rest assured. Take good care of yourself and grandma!"
Xing Nong nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I will. I will take grandma and Xing Qing Xing Hui to Beijing when the time comes."
Shen Ruoxi nodded, then took Chu Tiankuo's hand, put Xingnong's hand in hers, and said to Chu Tiankuo: "Tiankuo, I'll leave Xingnong to you. This child has suffered a lot since she was a child. It didn't take long for her good life to get married again. I'll ask you to take good care of her in the future!"
Seeing Shen Ruoxi so worried, the King of Jin hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, if he dares to bully Xing Nong, I will kill him!”
Shen Ruoxi glared at the King of Jin. Will he speak properly
However, after hearing what the King of Jin said, her sadness of separation was somewhat reduced.
Chu Tiankuo pulled her closer and said solemnly: "Don't worry, mother, I will live up to your trust! I will definitely treat Xingnong well."
The King of Jin was worried that Shen Ruoxi would hurt her unborn baby because of her reluctance to leave, so he said, "It's getting late! Let's go! Otherwise, you won't be able to check into the post station before dark."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruoxi immediately said, “Yes, let’s go!”
So Xingnong and Chu Tiankuo saluted the two again and got on the carriage.
Afterwards, the wedding procession boarded the carriages and horses, and when everyone was ready, the ceremonial officer said loudly, "Let's go!"
When the wheels of the carriage started to turn, all the civil and military officials in the court knelt down and said, "We respectfully send Princess Xingnong off to get married!"
As the carriage moved forward, the people on both sides and the guards on the street knelt down one after another: "We respectfully send Princess Xing Nong off to get married!"
Shen Ruoxi and the King of Jin watched the huge wedding procession slowly leave the city until they could no longer see it.