"Jia Jing, that kid, is finally willing to come back from Jinling?" The Emperor sat on the dragon bed and looked at the Jia Daishan.
He asked.
"The mourning period is over.
Naturally, he will come back, "the Jia Daishan said.
"His son and daughter-in-law didn't come back with him?" The Emperor continued to ask.
Obviously,
He knew Jia Jing's situation very well.
"They have to mourn for three years. Zheng 'er still wants to take advantage of the mourning period.
He wants to study more.
When the time comes, he will take the imperial examination in Jinling and come back. "The Emperor knew about the Jia family.
He was not very surprised, even if their relationship since childhood was not fake.
The Emperor still had spies in the East and West Mansions.
"That's not bad. The sooner you become a talent, the sooner you can become a pillar of the country. However, I heard that Jia Jing wants to go to the Ministry of Rites, right?" The Emperor asked.
"I can't hide it from Your Majesty.
Jing 'er really wants to go to the Ministry of Rites. During the mourning period, he was obsessed with some sentence division study.
He thinks that there are too many things to do in the Ministry of Revenue.
It's just right for him to study.
This old man doesn't understand him.
It's hard for these scholars to understand, "the Jia Daishan said helplessly.
"Since he wants to go to the Ministry of Rites, go. Each of you can see more clearly than the other. I'm old and useless," the Emperor sighed. At this point, only Zhu Lin and the Jia Daishan could talk to him. However, the Jia Daishan had his own family. There were many things that he was afraid of. After all, he could not be as pure as when he was young. Even he himself had changed in order to become a qualified emperor.
"Why do you say that, Your Majesty? It's just a minor illness. I'll recover soon. When I recover, this old minister will invite you to drink again," the Jia Daishan said.
"Oh, you should take care of your body first." The Emperor sneered. This old man was the only one left of the old man. However, this old man worked too hard when he was young, so he had hidden diseases all over his body. The imperial physician had told him about his physical condition.
"Haha, that's right. Your Majesty, please take care of my son's wife," Jia Daishan said.
"Don't worry, I won't forget." Thinking that the Jia Daishan had exchanged his merit for bestowing another wife to his son, the Emperor felt that it was unfair to the Jia Daishan. However, he was the Emperor and could only do so. Fortunately, Dai Shan was tactful.
After talking with the Emperor for a while, the Jia Daishan proposed to leave.
The Emperor nodded and signaled Zhu Lin to send Jia Daishan out. Before stepping out of the bedroom, the Emperor finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Do you hate me?"
The Jia Daishan stopped. After a while, he turned back and said, "This old man doesn't hate you. This old man said that I will be your saber and your sword, didn't I?" After the Jia Daishan finished speaking, he turned and left the bedroom.
The Emperor looked at the door and smiled. He didn't expect that this old man still remembered. He was raised by the old Duke Rongguo's wife and grew up with the Jia Daishan. When he was young, he swore to the Jia Daishan that he would be a wise emperor. He would make the world stable. The Jia Daishan said that he would be his sword and saber and fight for him.
When the Jia Daishan walked out of the Emperor's bedroom, he met Consort Zhen who was walking towards him.
"Imperial Concubine Zhen." Jia Daishan bowed to Imperial Concubine Zhen. He thought to himself that this woman was quite lucky to have a loyal servant who wore her clothes and hid her away. In the end, the servant died while this woman lived well.
"Duke Rongguo, quickly get up. Are you here to see His Majesty? This consort hasn't seen the Duke Rongguo for a long time. I heard that his old illness has relapsed. Is he better now? " Consort Zhen naturally knew the importance of the Jia Daishan in the Emperor's heart. It wasn't easy to see the Jia Daishan. She wanted to rope him in and help her son in the future.
The Jia Daishan pursed his lips and said, "This old man still has things to do. I won't stay any longer."
"Alright, Duke Rongguo, go ahead." Consort Zhen said.
The Jia Daishan had just taken two steps when he stopped. He turned and said to Consort Zhen, "Consort, please pay attention to your words in the future." After that, the Jia Daishan strode out of the palace.
Consort Zhen was so angry that she trembled. What did he mean? She was just expressing her closeness.
Zhu Lin took in the scene but didn't say anything.
"Eunuch Zhu!" Consort Zhen calmed down and noticed Zhu Lin. She quickly called out.
"Consort Zhen is here? His Majesty said that he won't see anyone. "
"This consort heard that Duke Rongguo came and His Majesty let him in. I thought that His Majesty was willing to see this consort. Since His Majesty still doesn't want to see outsiders, this consort personally ordered someone to make this bird's nest porridge. I'll have to trouble Eunuch Zhu to bring it to His Majesty." Consort Zhen gave a look to the palace maid behind her. The palace maid came out and handed the bird's nest porridge to Zhu Lin.
Zhu Lin took the bird's nest porridge and said, "Consort Zhen, please help yourself. This old servant will go in and serve His Majesty." After that, Zhu Lin took the bird's nest porridge back to the palace.
"Consort Zhen is here. She brought the bird's nest porridge. She should still be outside. Does His Majesty want to see her?" Zhu Lin brought the bird's nest porridge to the Emperor and asked.
"Put it aside. Let the palace servants share it later." The Emperor didn't even look at the bird's nest porridge.
Zhu Lin put the bird's nest porridge aside and told the Emperor what had happened outside the palace.
"Dai Shan's personality is still the same. The entire court is waiting for Zhen's reply. Forget it. Zhu Lin, you can announce the decree tomorrow morning," the Emperor said.
"Yes," Zhu Lin replied.
The next morning, Zhu Lin announced three decrees. The first decree was to allow the Minister of Rites to retire and return to his hometown. Jia Jing was to temporarily take over the position of Minister of Rites. The second decree was that the Heir Apparent of Rongguo Province, Jia Xie, had already lost his wife for a year. He was to bestow the Fourth Prince's wife's younger sister as Jia Xie's second wife. The third decree was that the Emperor abdicated and the Fourth Prince would take over the throne.
As soon as the three decrees were announced, the entire court was in an uproar. The first two decrees were easy to understand. They were both related to the Jia family. After all, the Duke Rongguo had entered the palace the day before. With his friendship with the Emperor, it wasn't surprising that the Emperor would make such a decree. However, the second decree made them panic. They all thought that the Emperor would only choose one of the two princes to be the Crown Prince and temporarily take over the country's affairs. How could he abdicate so suddenly?
Tu Chen was also at a loss. When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly went to the Emperor's palace and asked the Emperor to withdraw the decree.
The Emperor didn't appear. He only asked Zhu Lin to do it. "Your Majesty, the Retired Emperor said that the Emperor's words are not joking. With the decree, the outcome has been decided. He wants you to prepare. At the end of the month, the ascension ceremony will be held." After Zhu Lin finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Consort Zhen clenched her fists. She was about to faint. If the Emperor abdicated just like that, then what was the point of her meticulous care for the Emperor during this period of time? If it was only the Crown Prince, if it was only the Crown Prince, there was still room for maneuvering. However, he abdicated directly. Why did he abdicate directly? Consort Zhen was so angry that she trembled.
No matter how angry Consort Zhen and the Sixth Prince were, the outcome was already set.
Jia Zhen and Xia Lu were in Jinling when they received a letter from the capital saying that the Fourth Prince had ascended to the throne. They were speechless. "When I met him before, he was being strangled. At that time, he was still the least favored prince. I didn't expect him to become the Emperor now. This person's fate really is hard to predict." Jia Zhen shook her head.
On the other hand, Xia Lu was thinking that the plot was still the same. She, as a little butterfly, didn't seem to have much influence. However, there were some changes. Xichun had become Jia Yao. Xia Lu watched as Jia Yao walked over shakily. She hugged one of Xia Lu's legs and raised her head. She gave Xia Lu a big smile and said in a childish voice, "Sister-in-law."
Xia Lu squatted down and picked her up. He said, "Fortune, why did you come here alone? Where's Lian 'er?"
"Lian 'er is sleeping." Jia Yao hugged Xia Lu's neck. She was very happy.
"Little brats, your brother is here. Where are you running to?" Jia Zhen was dissatisfied. What was wrong with Jia Lian and Jia Yao? Why did they like to stick to his wife so much? Jia Zhen went forward and took Jia Yao from Xia Lu's arms and hugged her.
Jia Yao pursed her lips and looked as if she had been wronged. She looked at Xia Lu with a pitiful expression.
Xia Lu laughed and didn't take Jia Yao. She happily watched the interaction between Jia Zhen and Jia Yao. However, in her heart, she was complaining. She really didn't know what her father-in-law was thinking. He gave Jia Zhen a girl's name and gave Jia Yao a girl's name. When Jia Yao was one year old, when Jia Jing said the name he had given Jia Yao, Xia Lu had a thousand complaints in her heart.
When Jia Yao saw that Xia Lu didn't have any intention of carrying her over, she put away the wronged expression on her face and calmly nestled in her brother's arms.
Xia Lu looked at Jia Yao. This child was also two-faced.
"Fortune, why didn't you sleep with Lian 'er?" Xia Lu asked.
"I want sister-in-law." Jia Yao stretched out her hand towards Xia Lu.
Jia Zhen angrily said, "Little brat, this is my wife, she has to accompany me to sleep. Don't reach out for a yard after taking an inch." Jia Zhen was extremely angry. Ever since one night when Jia Yao and Jia Lian were crying uncontrollably, Xia Lu had placed the two brats on their bed to sleep for a night. After that, the two brats refused to sleep on their bed. If they were not placed on their bed, they would not sleep and would even cry and make a fuss. His wife felt that they were pitiful, but he was the one who was pitiful.
Xia Lu gently patted Jia Zhen and glared at him. "How can you say that? Aren't you afraid of teaching your children the wrong things?"
Jia Zhen pursed his lips and felt wronged.
"Hehe." At this time, Jia Yao was happy. Her small face revealed a big smile as if she was laughing at Jia Zhen.
Jia Zhen: "…" He was so angry. He couldn't do anything to these two brats. Jia Zhen thought to himself, Little brat, you better pray that you don't grow up. Otherwise, your big brother will let you know why the flowers are so red.
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