37.
A few days later, the Queen Mother gave birth to a daughter in the palace, becoming the first princess of the dynasty.
When the little prince heard about it, he couldn't wait to hug the baby. It happened that the emperor and Lord Yan were there, and the three of them lined up to hug each other in turn.
The little prince had never held the child before, and his movements were awkward. The little princess was kicking and kicking in his arms and crying non-stop. The little prince was at a loss and handed her to Lord Yan tremblingly.
As a result, she stopped crying as soon as she received it from Lord Yan's arms. Lord Yan patted her on the back, and she would grin at Lord Yan with a wide grin.
The little prince thought it was very miraculous. Lord Yan, who is usually so cold and stubborn with a knife and a gun, is extraordinarily skilled in holding the child.
The emperor smiled and said to the little prince, "Because you often let Lord Yan hug you when you were young."
When the little prince heard this, his face was immediately dyed with a layer of crimson, and Lord Yan also coughed unnaturally.
38.
Less than half a month after the little princess was born, the emperor suddenly decreed that the daughter of the prime minister should be registered as a concubine.
When Lord Yan heard it, he subconsciously reached out to the jade pendant around his waist, but at the moment he touched it, he suddenly realized that this piece of jade was no longer the previous one.
Lord Yan rubbed the bluish-white Ruyi cloud pattern on his head, and was stunned for a moment.
The matter of establishing a concubine quickly spread throughout the palace, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. Some say that the relationship between the emperor and the empress has developed a rift, and some say that it is because the emperor is eager to ask for a child.
One day Lord Yan happened to be walking with Lord Prime Minister when he was retreating from the DPRK. Lord Yan folded his fists and said, "Congratulations."
The prime minister agreed and left without saying anything.
Lord Yan frowned. It is reasonable to say that sending a daughter into the palace is a happy event. Why does the Prime Minister seem to be very worried, and even his hair is a lot white.
That afternoon, Lord Yan and the little prince circled the palace as usual, and heard that there were two guards in front of them quietly discussing the matter.
One person said: "It is said that the emperor's move is to win over the prime minister."
Another person said: "The emperor is the emperor of the dynasty, how can anyone dare to oppose the emperor, how can he win over him?"
The man in front lowered his voice: "Don't you remember when the previous emperor died?"
"Oh hey, this can't be said nonsense..."
39.
The two guards drifted away, but their conversation was remembered by Lord Yan, and doubts arose immediately.
Lord Yan turned his head and asked the little prince who was bowing his head to play with the corners of his clothes: "Didn't the prince say before that the prime minister intends to betroth you a thousand pieces of gold?"
"That's what he said." The little prince raised his head and looked at Lord Yan with bright eyes, "But I told him that this prince already has a place in his heart, and he never mentioned it again."
The words "I belong to the heart" popped out of the little prince's mouth without warning. For some reason, Lord Yan suddenly moved in his heart, and quickly closed his eyes, not daring to look at the little prince again.
In order to hide the inexplicable embarrassment, Lord Yan asked again casually: "Then will he often walk with the prince these days?"
The little prince briefly recalled: "It seems to have been a long time since I came."
Lord Yan nodded. In fact, he still had a lot of questions in his heart, but at the moment he didn't know what to ask, and the two walked silently for a while.
At this time, the little prince opened his mouth again, and asked without thinking: "If the emperor's elder brother quarrels with me, who will you help Yan elder brother?"
"Why did you quarrel with the emperor?"
"I'm so good-tempered, of course I won't take the initiative to quarrel, I mean if the emperor's brother wants to quarrel with me." The little prince defended seriously.
Lord Yan jokingly said: "If you don't help the emperor, you will be beheaded." The implication is that you will definitely help the emperor and not him.
The little prince pouted angrily, and instructed Lord Yan to say, "You should say that you will help me even if you want to beheaded."
Lord Yan couldn't help laughing, and after a while he said one word: "Okay."