Chapter 82 Promise
  Long Yi started to tell Emperor Jingwen when they first met Shen Jia in Yixian, how she led them to prevent the epidemic and build terraces, and how she led them to fight the epidemic when they went to Bozhou.

After hearing this, Emperor Jingwen pondered for a moment and then waved his hand: "You go down first. I already know about this. You are not allowed to reveal anything about Miss Shen outside."

"Yes." Long Yi bowed and retreated.

Emperor Jingwen clapped his hands, and the secret guard came out of the darkness, "An Yi, you immediately send people to various ports to search for the grain above, and after finding it, send it directly to the Lingnan Naval Camp and hand it over to the emperor's eldest grandson."

"As ordered."

Emperor Jingwen leaned on the couch and closed his eyes to rest. After a long time, he spoke: "Fulu, do you think the emperor's eldest grandson is in love with Shen Qichen's great-granddaughter?"

Fulu bowed and replied: "I can't guess, but I think Miss Shen has a good appearance and noble character. The emperor's eldest grandson admires Miss Shen, so it is reasonable for him to like Miss Shen."

"You old guy, you know a lot!" Emperor Jingwen teased.

Fulu respectfully replied: "How can a humble man like me know this? I just suddenly thought of the relationship between the Emperor and Empress Yuan, and felt it in my heart."

"Yes! Young Mu Ai is the most innocent. My dear grandson has grown up and is capable and responsible. Miss Shen is extremely excellent in all aspects and has the demeanor of the mother of the country. Both of them are good-looking and smart. , the children born will be extremely smart and beautiful, hey! Why are they so young? When can I have a cute and well-behaved great-grandson?"

Fulu listened and complained crazily in his heart, "Your Majesty!" This horoscope has not been mentioned yet, why did you think so far ahead? Although the emperor's eldest grandson is excellent, Miss Shen may not like him. And if even half a word of what you said about the mother of a country is leaked out, there will be a bloody storm in the court.

"This servant also feels that the child of the emperor's eldest grandson must be the best and smartest child in the world." Fulu complained in his heart, but others bowed to welcome him.

Emperor Jingwen glanced at Fulu: "Okay, stop pretending. Don't I know you? Maybe you are laughing at me in your heart?"

Fulu had been serving Emperor Jingwen since he was a child. The two of them had gone through many ups and downs along the way, and they had long surpassed the ordinary relationship between master and servant. Therefore, Emperor Jingwen showed his true temperament in front of Fulu.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, but how dare I laugh at you?" Fulu knelt down and said in fear.

Emperor Jingwen raised his hand and said, "Okay, don't kneel down. I can speak freely in front of you." After that, he continued to deal with government affairs.

After a while, Fulu came over again and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince An wants to see you."

"Invite him in."

Emperor Jingwen put down his imperial pen, with some doubts flashing in his eyes. The late emperor was licentious and had many heirs, but this younger brother was the only one who loved to be with him since he was a child. His older brother was younger than his older brother. During the cruel struggle for the right to inherit the throne, he was killed several times. He sacrificed his life to save him, but after he successfully ascended the throne and was about to drag him into a big fight, he gave up his job.

In his words, he has helped him win the kingdom, and the rest is up to him. He wants to start enjoying life, fighting cocks and walking birds every day, eating and drinking when he should, wouldn't it be fun! People who couldn't be invited on weekdays actually took the initiative to come to the palace to see him today when the northwest wind blew?
  Emperor Jingwen cursed in his heart when he saw Prince An, wearing a python robe embroidered with dragon patterns and a purple gold crown inlaid with jade, walking in with a tall and straight figure, a rosy face and a calm posture. Emperor Jingwen looked at Prince An's face that was still handsome and handsome without a trace of wind and frost, and then looked at the white hair on his temples and the wrinkles on his forehead and eyes. He was obviously not a few years older than Prince An, so why was there such a big difference? Emperor Jingwen's mood suddenly became bad.

‘Hmph’ Emperor Jingwen snorted heavily from his nostrils.

"Hey! Brother Huang, who has offended you again?" Prince An asked with a smile.

"Who else can I have besides you? I have endless memorials to approve and endless political affairs to deal with every day, but what about you? You only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day, and you don't know how to help me." Emperor Jingwen said with dissatisfaction. .

Prince An raised his hand exaggeratedly and shouted: "Brother, please spare my brother. I am not that material, and I am not interested in political affairs. I just want to be an idle prince who eats, drinks and has fun."

Just kidding, it's not like he's out of his mind. He has a good life, but he just wants to live a hard life. Look at his imperial brother, who is only a few years older than him. With gray hair on his temples, wrinkles on his forehead and nasolabial folds on his face, he looks like he is twenty years older than him.

His brother, the emperor, must have suffered a lot. Although he had the supreme power, his life was really not easy for a human being to live. The late emperor left a lot of messes to clean up, and he had to battle wits with those slippery courtiers every day. He couldn't even eat or sleep with that woman as he pleased. After the emperor's sister-in-law left, there was no one around her to whom she could confide. well! His royal brother is also quite pitiful.

Prince An thought about it and looked at Emperor Jingwen with a bit of pity in his eyes.

"Put away that look in your eyes, or I will punish you." Emperor Jingwen picked up this memorial and threw it over.

Doesn't he know what Prince An is thinking? He also wants to retire and live a leisurely life eating, drinking and having fun like him! But reality doesn’t allow it. The late emperor had many heirs, and the fight for the throne among the princes was extremely fierce. He was the prince, and he was the target of all the princes. In order to survive, he had to fight if he didn't fight. If he didn't fight, he would be dead. If he fought, there might be a glimmer of hope.

The late emperor favored sensuality and neglected political affairs, which led to the weakening of the country, political corruption, constant internal struggles and foreign invasions, and the great Zhou Dynasty was full of wastes waiting to be revitalized. After he ascended the throne, even though he worked diligently, loved the people, and worked hard to govern, he could not change the various shortcomings of the Zhou Dynasty.
  "Brother Imperial, why are you so tired yourself? Wouldn't it be easier if you find someone to help you?" Prince An said cryptically.

Since the death of the crown prince, there have been countless memorials every year requesting the establishment of a crown prince. Although he was not in the court, everyone who should know knew that the princes with high voices often tried to woo him, but he rejected them all.

Fulu secretly gave a thumbs up to Prince An. He was the only one who dared to say anything to the emperor without being punished.

Emperor Jingwen glared at Prince An: "You think I don't want to, but it's just those few, ha!" Then he changed the subject: "Tell me! Why are you here with me?"

Seeing that Emperor Jingwen was in a good mood today, Prince An boldly said: "Mrs. An Guogong went to his mother-in-law and asked her to act as a matchmaker to introduce An Guogong's eldest granddaughter to Chen'er. The mother-in-law couldn't refuse, so she let the minister I went to the palace to ask the emperor’s opinion.”

Xiao Yichen is fourteen years old this year. For an ordinary aristocratic family, he would have been engaged for a long time and had a maid to teach him.

Emperor Jingwen hoped that Xiao Yichen could find a woman who would be happy with him, so he did not get him engaged, nor did he arrange for a palace maid to teach him.

(End of this chapter)

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