The King of Qin was promoted to the crown prince, and his staff became subordinate officials.
Although the name has become brighter, in reality it is still the same group of people.
It's just that the East Palace is located in the heavily guarded imperial city, and the prince's news channels are now a bit more expensive than those of King Qin.
"Ning Wangjiajuan is preparing to head north to Star City!"
The prince was so anxious after receiving the news.
"Everyone must quickly think of a way to stop them. We can't let them get on the royal jade plate."
Nowadays, the matter of being crowned king that is making a lot of noise outside is actually only temporarily existing in newspaper reports.
Once Ren Ning's family is on the royal jade plate, both the clan and the imperial court will officially issue a document announcing it to the world.
The prince couldn't help but feel troubled when he thought of this.
Thinking about the power in Ren Ning's hands, he could almost imagine his miserable future.
"Your Highness," the staff said, but they were not in a hurry, and they were all laughing and joking.
"My subordinates feel that not only should we not stop her, but we should try our best to create convenience for Princess Ning to return to Beijing to attend the Jade Disc as soon as possible."
"Why?" The prince was a little dumbfounded.
A prince who knows everything about heaven has the support of the people and has military power in his hands. The prince does not feel that he has any advantages.
"Your Highness may not know something, but Princess Ning is actually from Xiliang..."
The more the prince listened, the bigger his eyes got, and finally he couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed.
"I see, then we should work hard to create convenience for Princess Ning to get on the jade plate as soon as possible."
cough.
"Your Highness," a staff member reminded, "we hope that Xiliang woman will become the princess as soon as possible, but I'm afraid some people don't think so."
"For example, King Qi and King Ming."
The prince was stunned for a moment and soon became thoughtful.
Ren Ning was too powerful, and the prince felt that he was under great pressure.
But the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the other princes probably hope that the newly promoted Prince Ning will pull the prince down first, so that they can have some hope.
"That's right," the prince responded and nodded repeatedly, "it seems that we have to send someone to protect Princess Ning on the road to prevent her from having any accidents when she goes north."
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Prince Ming's Mansion, inner chamber.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Chang Shi called cautiously.
"What's the matter?" Chen Xiujian had just woken up from a hangover.
well.
Old Changshi sighed secretly.
Chen Xiujian had been lost for a long time because he had no hope of becoming the heir apparent. Especially when the more powerful Queen Ning emerged, he became even more desperate.
For the past two months, Chen Xiujian locked himself in his room almost every day and got drunk, sleeping until the afternoon every day.
Sometimes he finally wakes up, but before anyone can persuade him to stop him, he will grab the bottle and continue drinking the next round...
The cycle begins again and again.
boom.
Seeing his master reaching out again, Old Chang Shi quickly kicked the nearby wine bottle away.
He didn't talk about anything, he just shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Po Wen said that the princess is going to give birth in the next two days. Are you sure you don't want to go see her?"
"Labour?"
Chen Xiujian was a little confused.
He had been drinking continuously for the past few days, and he couldn't figure out what it meant.
"Yes!" Seeing that he had listened, Old Changshi beamed with joy.
"My lord, you are going to be a father soon."
"When you become a father, you must behave like a father. Get up quickly, wash up, and go with the old slave to meet the princess."
Father?
Chen Xiujian was shocked, and something called a sense of responsibility suddenly appeared in his bones.
He quickly got up.
However, as soon as I walked out of the room, I realized that the sunlight outside was so dazzling.
How long has it been since you went out?
Chen Xiujian was a little confused for a moment.
After washing, he changed into clean clothes and felt much drier immediately.
Chang Shi couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Your Highness, you must be hungry. I've prepared this for you..."
Chen Xiujian waved his hand and ignored the loyal old housekeeper. He went to the back house to see the pregnant Princess Ming before returning to the front yard.
"Your Highness," Elder Chang Shi breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at his master who was drinking fish, meat and millet porridge.
He asked cautiously: "How is the princess doing now?"
Although Chang Shi is the general manager of the entire Ming Palace, he can only take care of the affairs of the front yard, and the back house is almost inaccessible.
"It's okay." Chen Xiujian said with a happy smile on his face, "I just asked Po Wen and the female doctor. They all said that the princess is healthy and the fetal position is correct. She can definitely give birth to the little prince smoothly."
"I have been confused during this period, and I will bear you down for my hard work."
"It's not hard." Old Changshi waved his hand quickly, "As long as the prince can pick himself up again, it will be worth it no matter how hard or tired I am."
Chen Xiujian nodded.
He changed the topic, "A lot of things must have happened in Xingji City or Yunchui during this period. Go notify Mr. Wu and all the guests and ask them to come to the study to discuss the matter."
"yes."
Chang Shi was about to get up when he suddenly remembered, "Your Majesty, Mr. Wu is not in the palace now. He returned home a month ago."
Mr. Wu has returned home?
Chen Xiu Shu was slightly startled.
Five years ago, civil unrest broke out in four western counties. Chen Xiujian, who was just an ordinary prince at the time, led troops to quell the rebellion.
Mr. Wu appeared out of nowhere, and his self-recommended ability helped him make suggestions. In particular, the policy of "distributing farmland to households" he proposed greatly stimulated the people in each county, thus accelerating the process of quelling the chaos.
Later, Chen Xiujian became the Ming Dynasty King, and Mr. Wu has always been by his side. Over the past few years, it can be said that he has been Chen Xiushu's most important right-hand man.
Chang Shi nodded in agreement, "I also think Mr. Wu is a rare talent. Your Majesty should cherish him."
well.
Chen Xiu Shu was a little annoyed.
"For five years, Mr. Wu has been working diligently and has never mentioned his hometown or family."
"It seems that this king was negligent. I should have thought of giving him a long vacation to have a good rest..."
"By the way." He looked up at Old Chang Shi, "Did Mr. Wu say where his home is and when he will be back?"
Old Chang Shi looked a little strange.
"Your Highness, haven't you sent someone to check Mr. Wu's identity? Don't you even know who he is and where he comes from?"
Chen Xiujian smiled bitterly.
He is a prince who has neither a maternal clan nor a prominent wife's clan. It is already very valuable if someone is willing to come to him, and nothing else matters.
Elder Chang Shi suddenly understood.
Snapped.
He suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Your Majesty, I was chatting with Mr. Wu that time. I remember he said that summer was coming soon and he wanted to go home and catch fireflies with his children. So he should return to the palace in autumn at the latest."
Chen Xiushu nodded, but suddenly his heart skipped a beat, and the look on his face gradually became solemn.
In the thirty counties of Yunchui, there is a place whose fireflies are world-famous in midsummer.
The River of Fireflies, Fireflies River!
Old Chang Shi reacted quickly, and his expression suddenly changed.
"My lord, do you mean that Mr. Wu is actually from the Starfall Legion?"
"impossible!"
He shook his head repeatedly, as if he wanted to convince himself and Chen Xiu Shu, who was opposite him.
"Although Yingchuan is next to Xingluo County, it is also a large county in its own right, with a population of over a million."
Not everyone can relate to the Starfall Legion.
Chen Xiujian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What's impossible?"
When the Zhenguogong government spent a large sum of money to buy Laigu County and distribute the land to each household, Chen Xiujian laughed at them for a while, but now he finally came to his senses.
Land is easy to come by, but popularity is hard to come by.
Today, in Laigu, Mist, and even Yingling and Tianshui counties in the north, Ren Ning's reputation is at its peak.