The Enchanting Emperor

"You can leave now. I will talk to the Crown Princess for a while."

Originally, Zhu Youtang should have had his princess consort invited over, but because he owed Zhang Siyan, Zhu Youtang thought he should lower himself.

"You," Zhu Youtang saw Zhang Siyan's calm expression, and was even more at a loss of what to say. Ever since Zhu Youtang gained control of the country from the emperor, he had always been in front of the Consort Wan.

Although he did not understand what the crown prince meant, it did not stop Zhang Siyan from taking over a part of the Eastern Palace. Zhang Siyan was not an ordinary daughter, so her desire for power was rooted in her bones. This innate instinct prevented Zhang Siyan from rejecting the crown prince's good intentions.

Furthermore, Zhang Siyan hoped to use his power to ensure his own safety.

After speaking with Zhang Siyan for a while, Zhu Youtang left the back hall, where the princess consort resided. After all, the relationship between the two wasn't really a relationship of husband and wife. Zhu Youtang was afraid that his relationship with Zhang Siyan was too intimate, and would cause some negative effects.

Zhou Yiru's actions had left quite a mark on Zhu Youtang's heart. It could be said that Zhu Youtang still remembered the past to this day.

His Highness had finally let go of his guard against Zhang Siyan, but because he did not want to get involved with Zhang Siyan too much, he hurriedly left. Even Zhu Youtang himself did not realize such a thing.

If Zhu Youtang was a man himself, and had the true identity of a crown prince, he would naturally like Zhang Siyan, such a gentle and sensible wife. Husband and wife, Dunlun, were much better than avoiding things like this. They didn't need to feel guilty towards Zhang Siyan either.

But Zhu Youtang was not, so from the beginning, his guard up, it was more like he was not able to accept Zhu Youtang pulling down an innocent girl and entering the palace. However, life had never been his own, so Zhu Youtang could only accept royal father's arrangements, 'Get married and have children, then have branches and leaves'.

Zhang Siyan didn't know what to do with his heart. Because, even Zhang Siyan himself would never think that the crown prince of a country was actually a woman!

After settling the backlog of memorials for two days, even Zhu Youtang wanted to delay it. However, he was afraid that the rumors would spread outside on the second day, which would affect Zhang Siyan greatly, so Zhu Youtang stepped into his own marriage room.

Although he had entered the wedding room, Zhu Youtang felt awkward all over. After all, what could two women do? Moreover, her identity could not be revealed. The first thing Zhu Youtang did was not want Zhang Siyan to know that he was a woman.

Also, do not bother about others. Zhu Youtang's habit was known to all servants in the Eastern Palace. He did not step forward to serve the crown prince. "There's no need. You don't have to wait on me." Seeing that Zhang Siyan was about to make a move, Zhu Youtang waved his hand indicating Zhang Siyan not to do so.

After taking off his outer clothes, only the bright yellow inner clothes remained. Zhu Youtang lifted up the blanket and laid down on the bed.

Zhang Siyan who was sitting on the dresser removing the bun wished he could be a little slower. The Crown Prince was already lying on his bed. It was obvious what this meant. But Zhang Siyan didn't want to go to bed, so he took off his hairpin slowly.

Although he was holding onto a book, it was clear that Zhu Youtang did not manage to read a single thing. All that he was thinking about was how he would refuse if Zhang Siyan really wanted to go to bed.

The two of them had different thoughts, but they both stood guard in a safe area, not taking a single step beyond the boundaries of their understanding.

But as time passed, even if Zhang Siyan was dilly-dallying, there would still be a time when his hair would be completely untied. Zhu Youtang also understood that this matter could only be delayed for a short period of time.

Therefore, when Zhang Siyan walked towards the bed bit by bit, he still held onto the book in his hand and had no intention to put it down. When Zhang Siyan saw the Crown Prince's actions, the nervousness in his heart was suddenly lifted. His heart was no longer tense, and Zhang Siyan's body relaxed.

"If you are tired, rest early. I still need to read some books, so you don't have to worry about me. " Zhu Youtang instructed Zhang Siyan with an unchanged expression, then once again, he poured his energy into the book.

The words that Zhu Youtang said was what Zhang Siyan wished for the most. Therefore, Zhang Siyan only replied that he really didn't care about Zhu Youtang as he laid on the bed and prepared to sleep.

Zhang Siyan could not fall asleep. After all, it was the first time such a situation had happened since a stranger laid beside him. But in order to prevent Zhu Youtang from suspecting him, Zhang Siyan could only pretend to be asleep.

Also, in order to prevent the crown prince from going back on his word, Zhang Siyan himself didn't dare to really fall asleep either.

He slept alone and read alone. The back hall of the Eastern Palace was quiet. The old mama, who was waiting for the crown prince and his wife to have fun, had waited from dusk until daybreak.

When Zhu Youtang was his own son, he put down the solitaire in his hands, and then, someone obeyed his orders and extinguished the candle flame in the Inner Palace. Zhu Youtang was also sleepy, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Because he treated Zhang Siyan as a woman, Zhu Youtang was not on guard at all. Moreover, Zhu Youtang himself was not an ordinary woman, he had learned a few years of martial arts, so he did not feel like he would suffer any losses.

Zhang Siyan waited for Zhu Youtang to rest until the candle flame in his bedroom was extinguished. Then, he fell asleep. Initially, he had his suspicions towards the crown prince, but right now, Zhu Youtang didn't think that the crown prince was a despicable person either.

The next day, Zhang Siyan woke up and saw that he was the only one on the bed. Thinking back to what happened last night, Zhang Siyan thought that maybe the crown prince did not like him, or maybe he truly loved Ming He as the princess.

Otherwise, why would the crown prince not even touch him?

For a moment, Zhang Siyan's feelings towards Zhu Youtang became a little complicated. They truly admired the crown prince for loving Princess Ming He, but they also felt that the crown prince was a righteous man. This kind of Crown Prince would definitely have some accomplishments in the future.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Youtang was also very satisfied with Zhang Siyan. Zhang Siyan did not pay any attention to this, and even expressed his tacit agreement and obedience to it. When Zhang Siyan didn't ask her, Zhu Youtang felt that he didn't need to lie to her.

Similarly, this way, he would be able to stay in the harem without feeling any pressure. In the Empress Dowager Zhou, he could also answer to the empress.

Empress Dowager Zhou had received the news long ago that the crown prince was staying at the rear palace hall of the Eastern Palace. He even thought that he should be informed soon that the Crown Princess was pregnant and he could pick up his great-grandson.

Thinking about it, Empress Dowager Zhou felt that this August morning was actually very beautiful.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. When the empress dowager heard that the crown prince and his consort were only chatting under a blanket, she wasn't satisfied at all.

However, he did not want to make the Crown Prince dissatisfied. In the end, the Empress Dowager Zhou could only compromise for now, "You guys just stay in the Eastern Palace. It's fine as long as the crown prince is willing to enter the Crown Princess's house."

They were waiting for the third day. It was the day when the Crown Princess would return to the Crown Prince's Palace. However, even though this was the case, the royal family no longer had the custom of returning to the clan for three dynasties.

The imperial household always had their own rules and regulations. For example, even though the imperial guards was a brave man, he couldn't guarantee the safety of the Crown Princess. Besides, the Crown Princess was married to the Crown Prince. If the Crown Princess didn't return home with the Crown Prince, how would people think about it?

Since ancient times, only monarchs and officials had ever been apart. Since Emperor Yongle's arrival, no emperor had ever left the Imperial Palace for the mansions of an influential official. As such, the crown prince could not break this precedent, so this rule stayed.

The princesses returned home. All of them were born mothers of the princesses. They went to the royal palace to pay their respects to the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince. The crown prince's consort was now a sovereign, his subjects were father, son and son. In front of filial piety, the king and his subjects were the most courteous. It was reasonable for the Crown Princess's mother to pay a visit to the Crown Prince.

Moreover, it had been a long time since the previous emperors of the Great Ming Dynasty had left the Imperial City. When it came to Zhu Jianshen, the emperor, it was even more so. Eight years and a century, there was no limit to the number of personal guards.

"Madam, please follow this servant over here." The one who came to greet the Mrs. Zhang at the noontime gate was Mu Tang. Zhang Siyan thought that it would be better to find someone she was familiar with to lead the way at Mrs. Zhang's side, so she handed the matter over to her.

Because of the princess consort, Mu Tang was also a first-rate female official in the Eastern Palace. Being led by a Mrs. Zhang, it was enough to tell that the Eastern Palace Crown Prince valued her wife's family.

As such, someone took out the matter of the crown prince personally finding a mansion for the Zhang Clan to talk to them about. The meaning behind his words couldn't be that the Crown Prince valued the Crown Princess a lot. Back then, the rumors were all fake. It was just a rumor.

It was Zhu Youtang who had instructed her to do so. Although she had found the source of the rumors about the princess consort's loss of favor, the person in the end was indeed a dead person. How could such a dead man speak?

Zhu Youtang and the princess consort were one, so for the sake of his innocence, the crown prince had started to control those people in the imperial harem who were trying to cause trouble.

Of course, the crown prince had another intention, which was that Mrs. Zhang would feel that it was best if Zhang Siyan lived a happy life in the harem.

Although the Zhang Clan was not prominent, but as the crown prince of the Yue Clan, it should have its own nobility, and the crown prince was not willing to be stingy with his gifts. Anyway, these things were not difficult for the crown prince. Now that the Zhang Clan had settled down in the outside world, the dignity of the royal family could be preserved and the crown prince could leave no worries for the future.

However, thinking about it, the Crown Prince obviously didn't know that it was natural for a mother to worry about her children. Madam Zhang and even all of the Zhang Family's main family members knew that the crown prince had ignored Zhang Siyan because of Princess Ming He.

Paper could not hold fire. If the Zhang Clan wanted to know more about their daughter, they had plenty of ways to do so.

In any case, to the crown prince, he thought that he had solved an extraordinary problem. Thus, he went to the Eastern Palace Aristocrat Clan's study to handle government affairs. As for seeing the people of Zhang family, it was the duty of the Crown Princess as his daughter not to do what he was supposed to do as the Crown Prince.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess, Your Highness." The Mrs. Zhang could no longer see herself as Zhang Siyan's mother.

"Mother, please get up." After exchanging a few pleasantries in front of the servant, Zhang Siyan made the decision to chase the person out of the hall. Zhang Siyan and Mrs. Zhang looked at each other speechlessly, but it had been a few days since they last saw each other, so how could they even begin to talk?

"Mother, don't worry, I'm fine."

"The moment Zhang Siyan opened his mouth, Mrs. Zhang could not hold back his tears. Child, you suffered greatly in the palace. If I had stopped your father back then, and Lady Plum Stone had not become your teacher, you definitely wouldn't have suffered so much now. "

The matter of the Tian Family was his own family as his daughter, but what else could he do? If it was an ordinary clan like the Zhang Mansion, they would still be able to rule on their daughter's behalf. However, the royal family's grudge was an imperial decree.

"Mother heard the rumors outside," Zhang Siyan was sure that the Zhang Family members knew of his situation. "Mother, think about it. I'm the daughter-in-law chosen by the emperor himself. How could a crown prince disobey His Majesty and make things difficult for me?"

Mrs. Zhang's tears had not fully fell, hearing Zhang Siyan's words made sense. Therefore, Mrs. Zhang's actions at that moment seemed somewhat laughable.

But even so, Zhang Siyan still comforted the Mrs. Zhang. Like this, the Mrs. Zhang received a guarantee that she would be able to return to the Residence after staying in the Eastern Palace for half a day.