Zhao Yanxun did not feel very comfortable eating at this family banquet in Xianfu Palace.
However, with Zhang Fengxiu and a few others joking, it didn't make the atmosphere awkward, but there was always something a little bit wrong.
When night fell, the family banquet ended in a neither salty nor bland manner.
Huang Rongrong was following Zhao Yanxun. It was on the pretext that she was pregnant that Zhao Yanxun took him and her out of Xianfu Palace.
Others were still talking to Concubine Duan.
"You all stand down, and I and Concubine Rong will go for a walk alone!"
With Zhao Yanxun's words, all the eunuchs and maids who were following him retreated far away, leaving only Zhao Yanxun and Huang Rongrong in the long palace passage.
The surroundings were quiet and the sky was full of stars. Following Zhao Yanxun, Huang Rongrong enjoyed this moment very much.
At this time, Zhao Yanxun suddenly asked: "What must have happened when you came back today?"
"Prince Mingjian, today I am in Xianfu Palace..."
Huang Rongrong was simple-minded, so she recounted what happened during the day like she was pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
After knowing the situation, Zhao Yanxun just sighed and said, "If I ask you today, don't say a word outside. Do you understand?"
Why are there so many things that cannot be said out loud when we arrive in the capital? Huang Rongrong muttered in her heart, but she still nodded honestly.
Soon, Zhao Yanxun sent her back to the palace.
Next, he walked to Lin Jingyu's bedroom next door, and his whereabouts were observed by interested people.
Entering Lin Jingyu's bedroom, Zhao Yanxun heard the cry of a child, who was his second son.
Upon learning that Zhao Yanxun was coming, Lin Jingyu led people to greet him from the hall.
"See you, my lord!"
He stepped forward and helped Lin Jingyu up. Although the two had not seen each other for several months, when their eyes met, it was like yesterday.
"How have you been these past few months?" Zhao Yanxun smiled.
"My concubine is always good!"
"That's good, let's go...go in and see Jing'er!"
Zhao Yanxun's second son was named Zhao Weijing because he was born during the Jingnan period.
The child is only a few months old, which is when he is prone to crying, especially when he sees a stranger like Zhao Yanxun.
After struggling for more than ten minutes to allow Zhao Yanxun to fully express his fatherly love, he handed the child over to the palace maid and took Lin Jingyu out of the palace.
In July, when the heat was in full swing, a palace maid brought in tables and chairs and let the two of them sit in the corner of the yard.
After waving away the serving maids, Zhao Yanxun looked at Lin Jingyu, who was lost in thought while touching her tea cup.
"You have been wronged today!" Zhao Yanxun said this.
Hearing these words, Lin Jingyu turned her head and blinked her eyes to let tears fall.
Although she is tough, she is only eighteen years old after all, and has just reached adulthood in the modern sense.
Zhao Yanxun sighed, and then said: "You don't have to take these things to heart, your father's affairs should not involve you!"
Hearing this, Lin Jingyu suddenly turned around and asked, "How will the prince deal with the concubine's father?"
Zhao Yanxun picked up the tea cup, looked at Lin Jingyu and said, "For your sake, I will let him go back to his hometown to be raised. The third generation of the Lin family will not have to think about becoming an official!"
Lin Jingyu stood up, went straight to Zhao Yanxun, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!"
Compared with those families who were executed and had their homes confiscated, Zhao Yanxun's treatment can be regarded as lenient.
"Get up, why should you and I say thank you?" Zhao Yanxun helped Lin Jingyu up again.
But at this moment, Lin Jingyu started to cry, so Zhao Yanxun took advantage of the situation and hugged her into his arms.
After comforting Lin Jingyu for a while, Zhao Yanxun suddenly said: "I plan to canonize you as queen!"
Zhao Yanxun had been hesitant about this matter, and now he couldn't help but speak out.
Normally he is very decisive in making decisions, but when encountering this kind of thing, he becomes indecisive. After all, it is difficult to explain things clearly like feelings.
After canonizing herself as queen, Lin Jingyu was shocked when she heard this. The next moment she left Zhao Yanxun's arms and said, "Your Majesty, how dare I, my concubine!"
Although she knew Zhao Yanxun's love, Lin Jingyu was even frightened when she heard such "outrageous" words.
"How dare you not?"
Lin Jingyu looked like a frightened bird, which made Zhao Yanxun feel strange. Could such a good thing be scary?
"My lord must understand that I am not a person who covets honor, not to mention that in my eyes, the queen's phoenix tail is a target and the target of public criticism in the harem..."
"I like reading and writing, but don't like fighting and scheming with others. Your Majesty's move... will only make me uneasy!"
Lin Jingyu's evasive words would make outsiders feel hypocritical and think she was pretending to evade.
But Zhao Yanxun knew that Lin Jingyu's words were sincere and every word was sincere.
"Have you thought about it?"
Faced with this question, Lin Jingyu smiled and said: "No matter what position I am in, I will be happy when I am at peace with the prince!"
Zhao Yanxun also smiled and said slowly: "You haven't changed at all, but I underestimated you!"
"Since you are happy no matter what position you are in...how about I make you a beauty?"
There are eight levels of concubines in the harem, and beauty is the lowest level. Zhao Yanxun was joking when he said this.
Lin Jingyu walked around behind Zhao Yanxun and said softly: "As long as the prince is not afraid of future generations' comments, it doesn't matter if he is a concubine!"
"What will future generations talk about?"
"Of course they are talking about the prince's mistreatment of his concubines, and the concubines who stayed with the prince in times of crisis and gave birth to children for him!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but laugh. Only Lin Jingyu could joke with him like this.
The two of them are husband and wife, and they are rare confidants.
After talking for a while, Zhao Yanxun originally decided to rest here at night, but he got a report that the princess had gone to Qian'an Palace.
"Excuse me?"
Seeing Zhao Yanxun frowning, Lin Jingyu sighed: "Your Majesty, it's better to go there. The princess has also been wronged, and she must have a lot to say to the Prince!"
Sighing, Zhao Yanxun said: "Well, you go to bed early and we will talk tomorrow!"
"I, my concubine, will send you to the prince!"
After leaving Lin Jingyu's palace, Zhao Yanxun got on the chariot sedan and slowly rushed to Qian'an Palace.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun has been undecided about the matter of canonizing the queen. Today, Lin Jingyu directly refused, making the matter settled.
In this case, the crimes that Xue Baoyun wanted to plead were completely irrelevant to Zhao Yanxun.
When he arrived at Qian'an Palace and stood outside the palace gate, Zhao Yanxun saw Xue Baoyun kneeling upright in the main hall.
Sighing, Zhao Yanxun walked into the hall and said: "Princess, why are you doing this? Get up!"
Seeing Zhao Yanxun's arrival, Xue Baoyun kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty, please take back my treasures to warn the world!"
In front of Xue Baoyun, there was a tray with the princess' treasures on it.
Squatting down in front of Xue Baoyun, Zhao Yanxun picked up the gold book with one hand, opened it and asked: "I don't know what your crime is!"
"My concubine, father and uncle, openly slandered the prince..."
Before Xue Baoyun could finish what he said, Zhao Yanxun interrupted directly: "They couldn't help it. They were forced by that kid Zhao Weilong. After all, I can't help them!"
Hearing this, Xue Baoyun couldn't help but raise his head, his face full of surprise.
She had no idea that the sin that she felt was so serious could be passed away by Zhao Yanxun with just one word.
Then Zhao Yanxun said: "Of course, they are at fault after all, so let's demote them to the first rank, and change Yuan Pinghou to Yuan Pingbo!"
In other words, this matter ends here.
Zhao Yanxun put away the gold book, handed it into Xue Baoyun's hand, and said with a smile: "In this way, my beloved concubine can feel at ease!"
"I have a second crime!"
The hall was extremely quiet. Seeing that Zhao Yanxun did not speak, Xue Baoyun continued: "On the way back to the capital, I met my close friend. She is the queen of the false emperor..."
Seeing that Zhao Yanxun still didn't speak, Xue Baoyun had to muster up his courage and continued: "I care about our childhood friendship, so I disobey the prince's order and force Lin Quan to spare her life!"
"My concubine is supposed to be of the same mind as the prince, but now she has disobeyed the prince. How can she be in the position of a princess?"
It's really rare to see this happening today. One doesn't want to be a queen and the other doesn't want to be a princess. Is it possible that his position as the eldest wife is burning his butt?
Although he was complaining in his heart, Zhao Yanxun sighed, then stopped Xue Baoyun's waist and helped him up from the ground.
"Since I raised my army, I have killed many people along the way from west to east, including many innocent people!"
"When it's time to kill someone, I never hesitate. Sometimes I wonder if I am still a human being!"
This was what Zhao Yanxun was saying. At this time, he felt sorry for three years ago. Compared with himself before time travel, he found that he was becoming more and more cold-blooded, paying more and more attention to power and neglecting conscience.
But he also knows that this is a situation that cannot be changed, just because he is sitting in the current position.
If he does not follow objective laws, it will only cause more people to die.
Listening to Zhao Yanxun's words, while Xue Baoyun was shocked, the worries in his heart gradually disappeared.
"My dear concubine, you care about our childhood friendship and are more kind and righteous than me!"
Having said this, Zhao Yanxun took Xue Baojun's hand and asked with a smile: "My dear concubine, do you still remember what I said to you in the carriage when you followed me into the palace to meet your mother and concubine when we got married?"
Xue Baoyun thought for a moment and recalled the situation at that time, because that memory was really profound.
Just when she was about to blurt out, Zhao Yanxun took a step back, bowed to Xue Baoyun and said, "Please give me advice for the rest of my life!"
This sentence alone can clearly express how much Zhao Yanxun values the relationship between husband and wife, thus completely dispelling Xue Baoyun's worries.
Picking up the princess's treasure from the ground, Zhao Yanxun personally handed it back to Xue Baoyun's hands, and then said: "Never do this again in the future!"
At this time, Xue Baoyun was moved to tears, and Zhao Yanxun also took her into his arms.
When love reaches a deep level, it can no longer be described.
