Once the Crown Prince Joins In

Concubine Li's dark eyes flashed, and she suppressed the shock in her heart. She had been fighting with the Queen for so many years, so she naturally knew her temperament, and of course she would not let her succeed. She seemed to respond casually, "The Queen, Your Majesty." If you say so, then the Crown Princess should have done an excellent job, but it is a pity that the Empress and my daughter-in-law are still far away, and I don’t know when I will be able to drink a cup of daughter-in-law tea."

No matter how good the princess is, she is not your legitimate daughter-in-law, and the prince was not born to you.

The queen was stung by these words, but she told herself that Concubine Li said this deliberately to provoke her, and she must not be fooled.

"Concubine Li, the war in Zhangping Mansion is about to begin now. The whole court is worried about the safety of Zhangping Mansion. Compared with this, it doesn't matter that it took a year and a half for several princes to get married. "The queen reprimanded a few words with a displeased expression, and then walked towards the Zichen Palace with a sullen face.

Concubine Li:...

Miscalculation!

Since the Shu family was demoted to commoners, the queen has become more and more cautious in doing things, which is really annoying.

The emperor in the Zichen Palace had just met several ministers and was sullen. Hu Siyi walked in cautiously and said softly: "Your Majesty, the queen and the noble concubine are asking for an audience."

The emperor frowned slightly, and then said: "Let them go back..." After saying this, the emperor waved his hand again, "Let the queen come in."

Hu Siyi responded, turned around and walked out.

Concubine Li looked at Hu Siyi in disbelief, and then looked at the queen's calm and calm expression as she entered the hall. She suppressed the anger in her heart and turned to leave.

The queen thought about Concubine Li's confusion and anger at that moment. She felt as comfortable as eating an ice bowl in summer. It was so happy.

Concubine Li has always been His Majesty's favorite, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to make her uncomfortable.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." When the Queen saw His Majesty sitting on the throne, she immediately stepped forward to salute and greet her.

"Get up, queen." The emperor waved his hand, "What do you want to see me for?"

The Queen saw that His Majesty looked much better, but she still couldn't help but asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you in good health? I am really worried."

The queen meant what she said sincerely. Her natal family had fallen, and the prince was not born to her. She would rather be a queen with real power than a queen mother with no real power but just good looks.

Moreover, although His Majesty favors Concubine Li, she is worthy of her reputation as a queen.

The emperor met the queen's concerned gaze and nodded slightly, "I was just angry for a moment. I have nothing to do now. The queen is interested."

The Queen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and the smile on her face became a little bigger, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. He will be blessed by God and will live a long life."

Of course the emperor didn't believe in longevity, but he didn't trust the prince. He wanted to live a few more years, at least to see that the prince could take over the government affairs safely.

Just these, there is no need to tell the queen.

After expressing her loyalty, the Queen talked about the matters in the East Palace, and emphatically praised the Crown Princess Su Xinyi for her hard work. Finally, she expressed her responsibilities as a Queen, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you something. This time the Crown Prince is going to Zhangping Mansion. , The return date is uncertain, do you think I should prepare some more things for the prince in case he needs it in case of emergencies?"

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at the queen, then shook his head after a while, "No need, the prince is already married. These matters are handled by the prince. Just ask the prince."

The Queen nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. My concubine thought the same thing, so she called the Crown Princess to ask about it. Knowing that she was very well prepared for the Crown Prince, I felt a little more at ease."

"The queen is interested." The emperor knew that the queen was always considerate, but he still felt very relieved that she could care about the East Palace so quickly this time.

Seeing that His Majesty was in a good mood, the Queen said with a bit of hesitation on her face, "I have one more unkind request, please allow Your Majesty's permission."

"Tell me about it." The emperor was in a good mood at the moment and looked very pleased with the queen.

"I am worried about King Rong. He went south in a hurry before, and there was no one around to help him. I have prepared some things for him this time, and I want the prince to take them with him, but I am afraid of delaying the prince's arrival. It's a big deal, so I'm asking for your Majesty's permission." What the Queen said was true, thinking of her son she wanted to catch him and kick him.

emperor:……

Thinking of King Rong's heartless temper, he really left in a hurry. The queen was in the palace and failed to prepare a bag for him in time. The mother cared about her son, so the emperor nodded and said, "Don't have too many things." , the prince wants to rush to Zhangping Mansion overnight, with a light carriage and a simple follower."

The Queen was overjoyed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor waved his hand, and the queen bowed and left.

After the queen left, the expression on the emperor's face became a little subtle.

He thought that Su Xinyi would make a fuss about accompanying the prince on the expedition this time, but he didn't expect to be so quiet. This was really not like her temperament.

The emperor glanced at Hu Siyi and asked casually, "Is everything okay over there in the East Palace?"

Hu Siyi's mind was spinning rapidly. What does Your Majesty mean? Should something happen to the East Palace?

He thought about it carefully and found that there was indeed nothing going on in the East Palace, so he said, "As far as your majesty is concerned, the East Palace remains the same as before."

emperor:……

Could it be that he misjudged Su Xinyi?

It shouldn't be.

Before they got married, Su Xinyi always defended the prince. Why was there no movement from her now that the prince was leading troops for the first time?

Hu Siyi looked at His Majesty's expression and kept beating in his heart. According to His Majesty's wishes, something should happen to the East Palace?

What should that be?

Hu Siyi couldn't guess His Majesty's thoughts and didn't dare to ask, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

In the East Palace, Su Xinyi, who was being talked about by the emperor, sneezed suddenly and hurriedly covered her lips with a handkerchief to collect herself before continuing to do what she was doing.

"Princess, everything has been sealed and put on the car, just waiting to set off." Forsythia was so busy that she was sweating, and she finally finished her work.

Su Xinyi nodded, "Just let the carriage house watch. In addition, you can inform Wu Shun and let him have some snacks."

"Hey, slave, let's go right away." Forsythia walked out.

Su Xinyi thought carefully that nothing happened, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. According to His Highness's prediction, she would leave Beijing tomorrow. She had done everything she needed to do, but she still felt uncertain.

She should go along, but Concubine Li Guifei and Prince Xiang in the capital couldn't ignore it. There was no solution, so she had no choice but to stay.

Until it was completely dark, Su Xinyi did not wait for the prince to come back. He asked someone to ask and found out that His Majesty had summoned the prince, so he had to wait.

It wasn't until Xu that she heard some movement, and she immediately went out to greet him. Sure enough, she saw the prince coming back quickly through the night.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi's approaching figure, and his steps quickened slightly, "What's wrong?"

Su Xinyi shook his head, "It's okay, I'm just waiting for His Highness."

Yan Junchu took Su Xinyi's hand and entered the palace, "Why are you worried about me? Before leaving, I always have to say goodbye to my princess."

Su Xinyi heard the prince's slight teasing and immediately changed the subject, "When will your highness set off tomorrow morning?"

"Maochu."

so early?

Su Xinyi immediately said: "Your Highness should go to bed early tonight, as he won't be able to sleep for more than a few hours."

She raised her voice and asked someone to prepare water for the prince. She immediately went to the inner hall to get the prince's change of pajamas, and then pushed him into the clean room.

The prince reached out and grabbed Su Xinyi's hand, "Ayuan..."

Su Xinyi's heart skipped a beat, and her face slowly turned red, but after a slight hesitation, she followed the prince in.

She didn't know how long they had been apart this time, and she didn't want to upset his feelings.

Forsythia and the palace attendants were waiting outside. She faintly heard the sound coming from the clean room. Her face was expressionless as if she hadn't heard it. When the sound from the clean room gradually subsided, she led the people in quietly. He packed it up, packed it up, and left silently with everyone.

Su Xinyi leaned on the prince's chest, with a thin blanket wrapped around his shoulders, and the two slept in each other's arms.

It seemed as if he had slept for a long time, or as if he had only slept for a while. Su Xinyi frowned and opened his eyes, calmed down, lifted the curtain and took a look at Shi Chen and immediately woke up.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up." Su Xinyi gently pushed the person next to her, and she immediately sat up and got dressed.

Yan Junchu pulled him back and said, "There is still time."

"As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, your highness cannot be late. Get up quickly." Su Xinyi ruthlessly helped the prince up. He should sleep no matter what. He must not sleep at this time.

Yan Junchu:......

What else can I do if I marry a daughter-in-law who understands the difference between public and private affairs?

He stood up and dressed with a smile. After Su Xinyi put on her middle coat, she immediately took the prince's clothes and changed them for him. Fortunately, she had rich experience in wearing men's clothes, so she was not in a hurry.

The armor was placed on the hanger, heavy in hand, and she put it on one by one. The prince's whole temperament changed when he put on the battle robe.

"Your Highness."

Zhang Jian's voice sounded outside, which was annoying.

Su Xinyi tied the last belt on the prince, looked up at him, couldn't help but put her arms around his waist and gave him a hug. "Your Highness, I wish you all the best on your trip. I'm waiting for your triumphant return. Congratulations to you.”

Yan Junchu lowered his head to look at Su Xinyi's worried eyes, and then remembered the book he had torn up several times in the study basket that she had seen. He knew that she wanted to go with him.

He lowered his head and kissed her gently on the lips, "Ayuan, wait until I come back."

Yan Junchu glanced at her again, then turned around and strode away.

Su Xinyi sat in the palace and did not chase him out. She was afraid that doing so would make him worried and distracted.

I don't know how long it took before Su Xinyi heard Forsythia's voice, "Princess, it's time for breakfast."

Su Xinyi couldn't help but think of the prince again. He couldn't even eat breakfast in the back hall, and he didn't know if he could eat enough in the front hall.

She had no appetite and was about to ask them to leave when she heard Forsythia say again: "Princess, Your Highness gave instructions before leaving, so that the slaves must serve you well and watch you eat."

Su Xinyi was angry, laughing and helpless, but a hint of sweetness came to her heart.

I cannot let His Highness down.

The three armies set off for the expedition, and His Majesty saw them off in person.

Su Xinyi could not see such a grand occasion and could only wish the prince well in the East Palace.

The next day.

Su Xinyi was handling affairs in the East Palace. The prince left the capital. All matters in the East Palace fell on her. She would not help with matters in the outer palace, but Zhang Jian came back to her for instructions on other matters. She was very busy all of a sudden. The concern for the prince also disappeared a little.

After the morning court meeting, while Su Xinyi was still on the board of directors, he was suddenly summoned to the Zichen Hall.

After waiting for less than a cup of tea in the side hall of Zichen Hall, she saw His Highness coming in from the side door, and she immediately stepped forward to salute.

"My daughter-in-law pays homage to her father."

"Get up." After the emperor sat down, he looked at Su Xinyi and asked directly: "I heard that you want to write a letter to go on an expedition with the prince?"

Su Xinyi's heart skipped a beat. She didn't even tell the prince about her writing of the book. How did his majesty know about it?

Her first thought was that there was a traitor in the East Palace, but when she thought about it, she felt something was wrong. If there was a traitor, His Majesty would definitely not ask her so directly.

That is how the matter?

She couldn't figure it out for a while, but she couldn't hesitate. She glanced at His Majesty with a bit of surprise on her face. She immediately looked away and slightly lowered her head and replied: "My father is very aware of everything. My daughter-in-law has indeed thought this way."

"Then why didn't I see the zhezi?" The emperor felt that he didn't see much of Su Xinyi. She was indeed going, but why didn't she send the zhezi?

Of course, Su Xinyi couldn't say that it was for precaution. Wasn't he putting his head under the guillotine?

She composed herself and did not dare to hesitate, and immediately said: "When I went back to my father, I had already written most of my daughter-in-law's notes, but suddenly I heard the news that you fainted in the court, so my daughter-in-law tore up the notes."

"Why?" The emperor looked at Su Xinyi and asked.

Su Xinyi said: "Your Highness is leading an army on an expedition, so you will definitely be worried about His Majesty's dragon body. Therefore, in order for His Highness to have no worries, my daughter-in-law must stay in the capital to fulfill her filial piety for His Highness."

The emperor thought about many reasons, but he did not expect Su Xinyi to give such an answer.

It’s unexpected, but it makes sense when you think about it carefully.

The emperor's expression softened slightly and he snorted, "My health is very good, but I need you juniors to worry about it."

Listening to the emperor's homely talk, Su Xinyi's heart moved and she immediately said: "My father can naturally live a long life, but he is just a son. It is only natural for His Highness the Crown Prince to worry about His Majesty."

In the absence of the prince, she would of course have to work hard to gain favor in front of the emperor on behalf of his highness, and she must not allow anyone to take advantage of him.

Just as Su Xinyi was thinking this, he saw His Majesty taking a reassembled booklet from the table, and was really stunned at this moment.

The emperor looked at Su Xinyi's expression and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Very familiar?"

"Father..." Su Xinyi looked at the folding book with difficulty, wondering what she still didn't understand. The only one who dared to take out the folding book she threw into the wastebasket and put it back together again was His Highness.

I just didn't expect him to do this, let alone put it together and send it to His Majesty.

Su Xinyi thought a lot in his mind for a moment, but he still couldn't think of what His Highness was going to do.

"I have a lot of questions about the mutual trading in your brochure." The emperor opened the brochure, looked up at Su Xinyi, and said slowly.

Although Su Xinyi was prepared when he was writing, this preparation had already been thrown into the wastebasket. He did not expect to see the light of day again so soon, and naturally his heart skipped a beat.

His Majesty has been forbidden to open an account, but she brought it up anyway. Even though she was prepared, her heart was still beating like a drum.

There is no point in regretting now. Besides, she has never been one to regret. Now that she has done it, she will naturally admit it.

She took a breath to calm down, and then said: "Father, these are my daughter-in-law's humble opinions and my own thoughts."

Your Majesty must not be allowed to think that His Highness the Crown Prince also has this thought. It is okay for her to fall into the water herself, but she cannot drag the Crown Prince down too.

"Tell me what you think. I have said before that the mutual market must not be opened."

Listening to the emperor's deep tone, Su Xinyi felt extremely stressed, but she could not retreat. She gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows. The reason why my daughter-in-law dared to bring it up is because the caravan entered the grassland for the second time and passed by There are many tribes on the grassland, but not all tribes are willing to fight. Many tribes are willing to submit to the Tatar tribes, not willingly, but in order to survive..."

Su Xinyi read many of them from her father's handwritten notes, and remembered them word for word. "The reason why the Tatars dared to claim an army of 200,000, I think they must have summoned soldiers from other tribes. These two It is not known how many of the 100,000 troops can really fight, and how many of them can work together with the Tatars, so my daughter-in-law feels that this matter has great potential."

The emperor looked at Su Xinyi in surprise. She actually knew the art of war, "Who did you learn this from?"

Su Xinyi said: "My daughter-in-law didn't learn it from anyone, but after she returned to the Duke's Mansion, her family gave me all her father's belongings, including the handwritten notes left by her father, which contained a lot of information about the grassland tribes. Most of the time, my daughter-in-law probably knows this from her father’s letters.”

The emperor looked at Su Xinyi in surprise, so he could tell so many things just by following Su Chun's handwriting?

Not everyone can become a general by reading a few military books, and not everyone has the talent to know everything.

Su Chun is a rare gifted person. I didn't expect that his daughter would be so outstanding.

The emperor knew that Su Xinyi was good at martial arts and that as long as he was willing to work hard and endure hardships, he could always learn something, but this was different.

The emperor looked at Su Xinyi with a complicated expression, "Besides these, who else have you learned from?"

Su Xinyi had a look of confusion on her face, then shook her head, "No more. Only my grandfather asked me to read more and gave me a reading list."

The emperor thought of the old Duke of Qi and was silent again, "You continue."

Su Xinyi couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts and was even more cautious at this time. She vaguely felt that this was a very important opportunity for her, but she couldn't guess what it meant.

But she knew that she had to perform well and not miss it.

"My daughter-in-law believes that dividing the various tribes on the grassland and dismantling the Tatar power is what we should do. Children on the grassland have to ride horses since they can walk. They grew up on horses, and their riding skills are very high among the soldiers of the Southern Qi Dynasty. There are rivals. If you attack the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings, you will inevitably have to pay several times the price. My father once said in his handwritten notes that it would be beneficial to Southern Qi to divide and disintegrate the Tatars."

After listening to Su Xinyi's words, the emperor looked at her and said, "So you brought up the caravan thing at the beginning?"

Su Xinyi looked a little embarrassed, "My daughter-in-law is doing whatever she wants to make her father laugh."

The emperor snorted, "Did you know that your father once mentioned this matter to me?"

Su Xinyi was startled, she didn't know, and her father's notes never mentioned it.

The emperor only said this, but he did not mean to satisfy Su Xinyi's curiosity. He continued to ask: "The map of the grassland tribes that the prince sent me, do you also have some credit for it?"

Su Xinyi's heart trembled, and she immediately thought about it and said, "His Royal Highness was already doing this. Knowing that his daughter-in-law was also drawing maps, he just asked me to compare the two drawings."

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, that's not what the prince said.

Thinking back to the time when he decided to appoint Su Xinyi for the prince, why did he object? As a result, after the marriage was decided, he was not shy about taking credit for Su Xinyi.

Humph, it’s too late to keep a child alive.

Although the daughter-in-law chose it herself, watching her son eating it inside and outside gave her a very subtle feeling.

"This time the prince went on an expedition and took this map with him. You have to know what the consequences will be if there is an error in the map."

Su Xinyi was shocked. The prince didn't say anything about this, and her face looked a little ugly.

Seeing Su Xinyi's change of expression, the emperor asked: "Why, you are not confident in the map you drew?"

Su Xinyi answered casually without looking at it. This mattered to the lives of hundreds of people in the caravan. "It's not that I don't have confidence in returning to my father, but that my daughter-in-law drew it based on the information sent back by the caravan and did not go there in person. So I don’t know what to do.”

The emperor looked a little better after hearing Su Xinyi's words, "Now that Southern Qi and the Tatars are about to start a war, don't mention the mutual trade anymore."

"Yes." Su Xinyi replied respectfully. If the emperor didn't mention it, she wouldn't mention it.

It's just a pity. If His Majesty could have agreed to open a market, win over other tribes with delicate relations with the Tatars, barter, or provide them with what they need, at least he could have curbed the power of the Tatars to make a comeback so quickly.

Making friends with distant people and attacking close ones, supporting the weak, and attacking large tribes like the Tatars. They were in a containment state on the grasslands, and the Tatars did not dare to be so arrogant.

"Go back." The emperor looked at Su Xinyi and said.

Su Xinyi bowed and resigned.

After Su Xinyi went out, the emperor snorted, looked at Hu Siyi and said, "Look, the minds of these two fathers and daughters are exactly the same."

Hu Siyi didn't dare to say anything. He could only say: "The Crown Princess is extremely talented and looks like General Su. It's not surprising that she has similar ideas."

The emperor glanced at Hu Siyi.

Hu Siyi froze and almost knelt down before His Majesty.

Once, when General Su asked His Majesty to open an account, he did not hesitate to slap the table with His Majesty, and he was almost harmed. Today, the Crown Princess does not dare to slap the table with His Majesty, why is he still being harmed?

The emperor gritted his teeth and said: "Huh, what do they know? How can it be so simple to open an account in the market!"

"Your Majesty is right." Hu Siyi said immediately.

emperor:……

"get out!"

The more I watched, the angrier I became.

Hu Siyi immediately bent down and retreated.

The emperor became even more angry.

Su Chun, Su Xinyi...

Okay, it’s really a father and daughter, let’s turn it over to him to cause trouble!

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The update is completed today, dear little cuties, you have been waiting for a long time.

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