Except for Princess Xiaoan, Emperor Xiaozhi had no other heirs.
The crown prince of the East Palace has always been vacant.
Emperor Xiaozhi can no longer be reborn, so the candidate for the crown prince can only be selected from the grandchildren of Emperor Xiaozhi, or his brothers, or their descendants.
Princess Xiaoyu, who was originally the daughter of Emperor Xiaozhi, passed away unexpectedly, leaving Emperor Xiaozhi devastated.
Fortunately, the legacy of Princess Xiao'an has returned to the royal family. With a face that is exactly the same as Princess Xiaoyu's, no one will doubt her bloodline.
What’s even more surprising is that Tan Hwa Lang is Princess Xiao’an’s husband. It’s a match made in heaven.
The prince-in-law has a great talent, but the court is in urgent need of pillars, so His Majesty seizes the love and does not let the prince-in-law idle, but continues to serve as an official in the court.
However, what is puzzling is that as the prince-in-law rose to the top, the relationship between the couple became increasingly indifferent. Not to mention the birth of children, even the mansions were separated in the east and west.
Ma Shizhong's words made all the civil and military officials in the court begin to whisper again. Especially those who didn't like Fu Yunchen were particularly excited.
The Taiwei group quietly observed Emperor Xiaozhi's reaction.
The most unfilial thing is to have no offspring. The consort and the princess have been living apart in two houses for several years. How could they have a child? If Princess Xiao'an can give birth to a son, given His Majesty's favor and love for the princess, he might even make the princess's son the heir apparent.
Emperor Xiaozhi looked around at everyone, and finally said to Ma Shizhong: "This is a private matter between the princess and the prince-in-law, not a state matter. It is not appropriate to discuss it in the court. If Mr. Ma does it again next time, he will be severely punished."
After saying this, Emperor Xiaozhi left the Yizheng Hall, leaning on a dragon-headed crutch.
All civil and military officials knelt down to send him off respectfully.
Ma Shizhong's face turned almost paper-white, he stood up tremblingly from the ground and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Tutor Yan Su walked to Ma Shizhong and asked, "Shizhong, are you coming together?"
"Please, Master Taifu." Ma Shizhonggong took a step back, not daring to go with Yan Su.
After exiting the gate of the Political Palace, Yan Su asked Ma Shizhong, "Why did you bring up the matter of the consort and the princess in the court?"
Ma Shizhong shook his head and sighed, "Xiaguan is not a nosy person. I wish there would be less trouble, but... alas!"
"Shi Zhongdan said it doesn't matter."
"To be honest, this is what the princess means. She doesn't want to be separated from her husband-in-law. The last time I went to the princess's house as a guest, the princess said something to her, which meant that she wanted the husband-in-law to step down and return to the princess's house."
"I see. But Shi Zhong never thought about it. What does the princess mean by telling your wife instead of telling your majesty?"
"This..." Ma Shizhong was covered in cold sweat.
The Taifu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go and check the room. Don't come in like this in the future."
"Yes, thank you, Master Taifu, for the tip."
"Go ahead."
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Mu Run stretched out easily. The past few days had been really uncomfortable.
"Okay?" Fu Yunchen rode to her carriage and saw that she looked relaxed, so he thought she was fine.
Mu Run's face suddenly turned red... This kind of thing was originally extremely private, but now that it is known to many people, it is embarrassing.
The culprit was Fu Yunchen. He knew it, let it go, and even asked Qiao Dongzi for his experience. Qiao Dongzi was not a woman, so after making random suggestions... he spread the news about her.
Well, as long as those who know her now probably don't know that she is a great aunt.
"You're so bad!" Mu Run thought and felt ashamed.
"As long as you are well, we have to speed up our march. Your Majesty has rushed the troops back to the court for 800 miles. I don't know what else will happen."