The fourth prince was shocked and knelt down again before he stood up, "The boy doesn't want to be the prince."

The emperor obviously didn't expect that it was the answer, so he was slightly stunned.

"My son is still old and has never been involved in court affairs. My second brother has been in court for many years. He is suitable for him to be the prince in both his affairs and his age. In the future, he only wants to be a free prince and be rich and free for the rest of his life."

The emperor stared at him.

The fourth prince was also open and honest, and did not feel guilty or went against his will.

The emperor believed that he could see the mother and son clearly, and narrowed his eyes.

Does Duke Ding really have no idea of ​​the truth about the incident back then? So I didn’t tell Concubine Xian that Concubine Xian entered the palace for the safety of the Duke Baoding’s mansion, rather than coming to seek revenge on him?

Thinking of Concubine Xian’s performance over the years, his suspicion of Duke Ding was reduced a little. But after all, he was an emperor and was suspicious. Recently, things happened one after another. Even if Concubine Xian and the people in Duke Ding’s mansion did not have the intention, he would not completely believe it.

He pretended to be angry and raised his face, "That's what Xu Yan taught you? Teach you to be a free prince?"

"Father, the emperor is clear, and the gentleman taught me that he has always been very attentive, but the ministers don't have that mentality. It's too hard to manage a country. Just like the father, he gets up early every day to go to court, and has to deal with state affairs and review memorials. He has almost no free time. The ministers like to be idle and don't want to work so hard."

These words made the emperor happy. He laughed and scolded, "It seems that I have spoiled you too much on weekdays, and I have developed your lazy temperament. I have to think about it carefully and how to break you up."

The fourth prince looked in pain.

The emperor laughed loudly when he saw it.

...

The emperor did not hide his words from the palace servants, and someone soon reported them to Concubine Rou. After hearing this, Concubine Rou smiled and made up her mind to treat Concubine Xian and his son well after his son ascended the throne.

At the same time, I wrote a letter asking the palace servant to send it to the Second Prince's Mansion.

The second prince is like an ant on a hot pan these days. He is stuck in his house and can't do many things, and even Song Wanyue can't see him. I don't know what to do next.

Seeing Concubine Rou's letter, his panic calmed down. With his father's suspicious nature, regardless of whether there is any evidence, the moment Liu Ying brought people into the palace to complain, he would immediately take him down, but the father just asked him to think about his mistakes behind closed doors, which means that the father treats him differently.

...

Song Wanyue didn't know what was happening in the palace.

She and Song Yin go out shopping every day.

The Chinese New Year is coming, and the capital is filled with a festive atmosphere.

Countless hawkers flocked to the capital, selling all kinds of strange things, hoping to make a big profit before the New Year.

Many good things were purchased in various shops, and the guys worked hard to attract customers.

The two of them spend money like flowing water and can buy a car of things every day.

In just a few days, I filled up several empty rooms in my house.

Even so, no one stopped her. After Xu Yan found out, he asked his wife to send her 30,000 taels of silver notes, asking her to buy whatever she wanted.

Song Wanyue didn't say no, and stopped smiling, "Thank you aunt."

"You're welcome to my aunt. Even if you don't have enough words, I still have it in my hands."

"I won't be polite to my aunt."

Mrs. Xu Yan changed the topic, "The Chinese New Year is coming, when will your grandmother and great-grandfather come back?"

Song Wanyue's face did not change, "Let's come back soon."

"Ye'er should be back soon. You can wait in the capital for a few more days and leave after seeing him."

Song Wanyue responded, "Okay."

Mrs. Xu Yan felt more and more that her daughter was loving, but it was a pity that she could not have another child, otherwise she would have to have two children.

...

In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and Xu Yan taught the Fourth Prince on the last day.

Last time, the fourth prince told the emperor that he wanted to be a free prince. The next day, Xu Yan went to the palace to rest, and when he was about to take a break, he was called by the emperor. After he came back, he increased his homework for the fourth prince. In the past, he had a rest of half an hour, but now he only had a rest of one quarter of an hour.

The fourth prince complained and did not dare to disobey. Every time he came back from class, he was depressed.

Concubine Xiao felt distressed and would make some pastries with her own hands every day, so that she could send them to her when the Fourth Prince was resting.

The same is true today. The pastries were prepared and put into the food box. Concubine Xiao Xian was about to send them to someone, but Eunuch Huang was here.

Eunuch Huang respectfully said, "Today is the last day. The emperor originally planned to summon Mr. Xu and reward him, but the six ministers of the Ministry of Justice have been in the imperial study since the morning court. The emperor really couldn't escape. He asked the old slave to pass on the message and asked the empress to take the place of the emperor and reward him with these things."

There were six palace maids standing behind Eunuch Huang, each of which was holding a tray in his hand, which was covered with red silk.

"I know."

Eunuch Huang retreated.

Concubine Xiao Xian signaled the palace maid to carry the food box and take the people to the Fourth Prince's palace.

Halfway through her way, Rou Fei got the news, and her intuition was something wrong.

This is the morning. Even if the emperor has no time in the morning, can he not be free in the afternoon? Concubine Xiao Xian should not be allowed to meet a foreign man.

But she couldn't figure out what the emperor wanted to do.

Could it be that the emperor favored Concubine Xiao Xian to the point where there was no bottom line?

Concubine Rou was still thinking that Concubine Xiao Xian had entered the palace of the Fourth Prince.

She sent someone to deliver pastries every day, so she naturally knew when the Fourth Prince would rest.

"Mother!"

The fourth prince who came out of the room with a tired expression suddenly lit up when he saw Concubine Xiao Xian's eyes and he quickly came forward. Seeing the tray held by the palace maids behind him, he knew it in his heart, but he still pretended to be ignorant, "Why are you here?"

My mother used to come to his bedroom, but later after the husband came to class, she never came once.

Concubine Xiao Xian took the food box from the palace maid and handed it to him, "This is what the mother has just made, and she will eat it while it's hot later."

"Thank you, Mother."

"Where is Mr. Xu?"

"Sir, inside the house."

The fourth prince was about to turn around and call someone, but Xu Yan had heard the movement, came out of the house and saluted, "I have met Empress Xian."

Concubine Xiao Xian helped her, "Mr. Xu is exempted from gifts."

"Xie Niangniang."

This is the first time that Concubine Xiao Xian has seen Xu Yan.

Before she got married, she didn't go out of the door, so she naturally didn't have the chance to meet her. Later, she entered the palace and never met her before.

But she had met the old man.

It's in the royal palace.

My brother-in-law is very good at literary and martial arts, and he is quite speculative with the old man. If he goes to the Xu family, he will bring a lot of trouble, so he will invite people to the Qinwang Mansion.

Xu Yan's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to those of the old man.

"Today is the last day of teaching. The emperor originally wanted to come here to reward Mr. Xu in person, but the government was busy and the emperor really couldn't get rid of it, so I took over it. These are all..."

Before he finished speaking, his eyes turned dark and he fell forward.
Chapter completed!