A Thousand Hills

Chapter 266

Although the crown prince returned to the imperial capital, although there was no pomp and circumstance, the return of the crown prince was always a big event.

At least, everyone can feel relieved.

Whether they are satisfied with the crown prince or not, they all know that the status of the crown prince is unusual, and if there is a bump in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be a disgrace to the court.Now that the prince is back, it also represents that the situation in Jiangnan is not as difficult as imagined.

In fact, it was only a year or so since he was away from the emperor, but this time, the prince felt that things were right and people were wrong.

He wanted to say a lot, but maybe he was more timid because of his hometown, and he didn't know what to say in front of Junfu.Emperor Mu Yuan saw that the crown prince was thin, and the crown prince's dress embroidered with black gold dragons looked disjointed, and his displeasure eased. He didn't want to question the crown prince, so he just said, "Go to the East Palace to wash up first. I'll talk to you again in a while."

The prince said a thousand words without saying a single word, but in the end he just bowed respectfully and went to the East Palace.

The East Palace is also divided into the front palace and the back hall. The crown prince and other female relatives all live in the back hall. Now that the prince has returned, the crown prince has washed and dressed early, and brought her children to wait for the prince to return.

First, the servant sent by the princess to greet the prince came in to report, "Madam, Your Highness is back! I'm talking to the officials in the front hall right now, and I'll be here in a while."

Since the crown princess Wu was chosen as the crown princess, firstly, her natal family was prominent, and secondly, her own quality is not bad. She has always been a stable and stable person, and now she heard this sentence "His Royal Highness is back" However, Mrs. Wu's eyes were sore, and a pair of red and swollen eyes that couldn't be covered by makeup and powder looked straight out of the door. Outside the door, there were roads paved with bluestone, fences carved with white marble, and flowers and trees in the courtyard. First blossom.Wu Shi didn't know how long she had been looking at it, maybe in the days when the prince was not around, she just looked out of the door countless times like this, imagining again and again when her husband would return.

When Wu came back to her senses, she no longer knew when she got up, when she held her husband's arms, and when she burst into tears.The prince sighed softly, and took his wife into his arms, and Wu shi burst into tears.

Tears flashed in the prince's eyes, but seeing his wife, concubine and children all looked sad, he gently stroked the princess's back, and comforted him softly, "Okay, I'm back now."

The Crown Princess gradually stopped her voice, and said with a choked voice, "We are all looking forward to your Highness's return." While wiping away tears, she invited the Crown Prince to sit down, and the concubine's children greeted the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince said softly, "There is a Crown Prince in the palace." Concubine, I am at ease." Shiling the concubine went down, asked the children about their homework, and asked the eldest son Mu Tan a few words, and said, "You are the eldest son of the family. When I am not at home, you help Your mother takes care of the affairs of the family, she is the backbone of the family, and the brothers and sisters rely on. Don't worry about the feet, the important thing is, a gentleman is not a weapon, and he does not abandon himself. Don't talk about others, your fifth uncle's right wrist was also injured, these For years, he has been writing with his left hand, and you can see that he has been depressed. Now that Jiangnan is in ruins, it was your fifth uncle who put down the war in the past. You don’t have to learn from others, just learn from your fifth uncle.”

Taisun hurriedly got up and listened.

The prince said, "Let's take the younger brothers and sisters down first, what to do, it's a great time, don't delay, let's have dinner together in the evening."

It is not difficult to stabilize people's hearts with the prince through the prince's education in these years.Seeing that the children had all gone down, the Crown Princess said, "I have ordered them to prepare hot water and meals. Can Your Highness take a shower and change clothes?"

The prince waved his hand, "It's just a change of clothes."

The Crown Princess immediately sent someone to bring the regular clothes embroidered with golden thread and cloud patterns on the black background. The Crown Prince washed his clothes again and changed into homely clothes. Talk about homely things.

In fact, the princess wanted to say a lot of things, and wanted to ask a lot of things, but she didn't know where to start.On the contrary, the prince was much calmer. During this journey, the prince thought it through and thought it through, patted the princess's hand and said, "I know what's on my mind, just say it."

As soon as the Crown Princess opened her mouth, she was full of pain, but she was also in her thirties. She was born in a public house, married into the East Palace, and had been a Crown Princess for many years. The Crown Princess knew best that it was useless to complain.The Crown Princess knew that her husband might be having a worse time than herself, so she no longer showed her sorrow, suppressed her sadness, and sighed, "It's okay, it's the same. The father passed away these days, and the son's will has always been the will of the prince. Did not come down, the princess was very anxious because of this, I persuaded the princess a few times, thinking, thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, the father made his own arrangements, as a courtier, remember a word of loyalty, nothing can be wrong."

Thinking about his father-in-law, the prince sighed, "Don't worry, the south of the Yangtze River has undergone changes, and you are trapped in the land of Shu and cannot return to the court. The emperor does not know the inside story of the south of the Yangtze River, and I know the loyalty of the father-in-law."

The crown prince's eyes turned red, and she tried to hold back her tears, "So, my father has..." Seeing that her husband was also sad, the crown princess hurriedly said, "Since we are marching and fighting, casualties are inevitable. Wrapping corpses in horse leather is also showing loyalty." But, I have to remind His Highness that the fourth sibling and Duke Cheng'en's government misunderstood us about the Marquis of Nan'an."

The prince's face turned cold suddenly, and his tone was awe-inspiring, and he said, "The Marquis of Nan'an was not clear about his involvement with Jingjiang in front of the army. He killed people and pretended to be meritorious, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain. He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If there is any opposition, the country will be in trouble. If you know it, you won’t sit idly by! If there are people in the army who cooperate with Jingjiang, the army in the south of the Yangtze River will suffer a disastrous defeat!"

When the princess heard this inside story, she was shocked and didn't know what to do.The prince patted her hand and said in a gentle voice, "This is not something you women should worry about. I will report it to my father."

The crown princess's hanging heart suddenly fell to the ground. Whether it was the death of her father or the bad situation in the East Palace, in fact, she had already accepted it subconsciously. I heard the crown prince say it again, but I was just wondering if there would be such a situation. The miracle of Yongdinghou that year?But, is there any miracle? The worst scenario, the princess has already experienced in her heart.At this time, it was suddenly heard that the Marquis of Nan'an was plotting a rebellion. Then, the decline of the Eastern Palace in the past will definitely bring about a big turning point.As long as the Eastern Palace is there, as long as the Eastern Palace is reversed, then the honor of the mother's family will never be a problem.The concubine's spirit changed, and she continued to talk about household matters with the prince, "These days, thanks to my fifth sibling, I am always willing to persuade me. Since last year, the world has been restless, and the fifth prince went to Jiangnan. The younger siblings also led us to raise two silver taels and donated them to the imperial court. Speaking of which, I am not as good as her."

If you want to talk about the prince, even though he has good things to say about the fifth prince, but if you say that he doesn't have any thoughts about the fifth prince now, that would be a lie.Not to mention Xie Moru, of course, if the matter of raising money was done by the crown prince, it is estimated that the crown prince would not have such disgust.The prince didn't like to thank Mo Ru in his heart, but there was no trace of it on his face, he just said softly to his wife, "In the lonely eyes, no one can match you."

The princess's face was slightly hot, and she said angrily, "I'm talking about business."

"This is also a business matter." The crown prince and the crown princess are married couples, and the relationship between the couple has always been good. Of course, the crown prince also has another concubine concubine, but it is true that he has always respected his first wife, especially when the crown prince returns, and the crown prince hugs her. Seeing him crying bitterly, the prince couldn't help feeling a thousand pity in his heart.As for people like Xie Moru, who like to dictate political affairs, how do they know what a woman should be?Such a woman, even if she has great abilities, the prince still doesn't like it.

It's just that Xie Moru raised money to donate to the court, so the prince can't say anything.

I heard the princess continue, "Sister Huan from the third elder brother's family was originally a companion for sister Xin from the fifth younger sibling's family. Since her father died in battle, sister Huan stayed at home to keep her filial piety. Sister Xin's companion reading. I heard that it was Sister Changtai who led the thread."

A faint coldness came from the prince, but he didn't comment on the matter, but said, "Sister Xin originally accompanied the reading, one was sister Huan, and the other was a girl from Nan'an Houfu, why, girls from the Hu family don't have to be filial? "

The Crown Princess said softly, "Mrs. Nan'an Hou said that she never saw Nan'an Hou's body, and she never believed that Nan'an Hou was dead. The five younger siblings also said that Nan'an Hou was still alive."

"How does she know?"

"Guess." The Crown Princess hastily added, "At first I didn't know where His Highness was, but the fifth younger siblings inferred that His Highness might be at Emperor Xue's place in Sichuan."

Hearing the word "Emperor Master Xue", the prince sighed, "There is Emperor Master Xue sitting in the middle of Shu, and Jiangnan will recover, but it will only be sooner or later."

The Crown Princess was somewhat convinced by Xie Moru's judgment, and whispered, "His Royal Highness, is it possible that the Marquis of Nan'an is really still here?"

The prince said indifferently, "If Nan'an is still here, Jiangnan is the place to employ people. Why don't you show your face? Even if he feels that Gu has wronged him, he can come to the imperial capital to distinguish loyalty and traitor with Gu in front of the emperor. Where is he? ? He’s not in the imperial army anyway! I just don’t know if he’s at Jingjiang?”

The princess said softly, "There is one more thing, I don't know if it is true or not."

The prince looked sideways at his wife, with a hint of tenderness in his indifferent expression, "You and I, husband and wife, just say it."

"His Royal Highness also knows that last year the emperor was not peaceful, and there were also rebels in the palace. There are some unsuitable people in every palace and mansion. I heard that the natal family of Concubine Su on the Mansion of Prince Min is all related to her. Su The family has been arrested and interrogated secretly." The crown princess said, "I don't know about the others." The court's secret interrogation, not to mention the crown princess, it is difficult for the crown prince to get news.But the Crown Princess is so clear about Su Fangfei's natal family, presumably she is also very concerned about the Min Palace.

The prince said, "This matter, you and I know it well, that's all."

The princess nodded slightly.

The two of them didn't say a few words, and then a servant from the Zhaode Hall came over and told the prince to meet him in the Zhaode Hall.

(End of this chapter)