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Chapter 163 Final Result

Sun Ruoji thought about it and felt it was unacceptable that his plan had gone to waste. He paced back and forth in the room, trying to find a reason to go to Zhu Zhanqi and talk to him.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't think of any solution, so in the end I just went with my daughter.

"Your Highness." Sun Ruoji called.

Zhu Zhanqi looked up when he heard her voice and said, "Why did you come here with the child in your arms? It's so windy outside now. Yaoyao has just recovered from a cold. What if she gets sick again?" As he said this, he asked her to come in quickly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have wrapped Yaoyao tightly and not even a bit of wind can get in." Sun Ruoji said after she walked in.

"You still have to be careful. What's the matter that brought you here?"

"I was wrong last time, Your Highness, please don't be angry anymore, okay? I brought Yaoyao here specially for you to see. Your Highness hasn't visited us for a long time."

"It's just a small matter, I don't take it seriously, as long as the child is fine."

"Your Highness is right," Sun Ruoji asked, "Your Highness, before this, the Crown Prince's Consort was pregnant so they didn't go to the fiefdom. Now the Crown Prince's Consort... then who should go to the fiefdom..."

"That being said, there has been a clear decree on this matter, so even if the Crown Prince's wife has lost her child, we still have to go to the fiefdom."

"Is that so? It's not that I don't want to go to my fiefdom, but I'm a little worried. Yaoyao is still so young, and the journey is long and difficult. If she gets a headache or a fever, there will be no way to get timely treatment. Your Highness, think about this, isn't it reasonable?" Sun Ruoji had to use her daughter as a shield.

Zhu Zhanqi had not thought about this at first, but now after hearing her say this and looking down at his daughter's little face, he was indeed a little worried. After all, adults can only hold on no matter what, but if something happens to a child, its life will be at stake.

But it is impossible for the Emperor to change his decision again and again for the sake of their family's affairs.

"What you said makes sense, but it's not that simple. Otherwise, we can just follow the doctor and drive slower. Anyway, there's no set time to arrive."

"That's not a bad idea." Seeing that Zhu Zhanqi couldn't make sense, Sun Ruoji had to give up.

The next morning, Zhu Zhanhe entered the palace. He did not go directly to ask for an audience with Zhu Di, but went to the Yikun Palace to find Concubine Wang first.

"Grandson pays his respects to Grandmother Wang." Zhu Zhanqi bowed deeply.

"Hurry up, kid! Why did you suddenly come to the palace at this time? Did you pay your respects to His Majesty?" Concubine Wang asked casually.

Zhu Zhanhe shook his head, "My grandson was afraid that he would not be able to face Grandpa Huang, so he came to Grandma Wang first."

"What are you talking about? You must be in a bad mood these days. Do you have something to tell me today?"

"Grandmother Wang, I do have something I want to ask you. I originally wanted to talk to Grandpa Huang about this, but I don't think he would agree, so..."

"Since you have already guessed that His Majesty would not agree, you still came to me," said Concubine Wang. She felt that this child was really pitiful. He was dragged down by his father, and now... she still felt a little reluctant. "But it's rare that you trust me so much. Although I may not be able to help, you can tell me what the matter is, and I can think of a solution for you."

"Thank you, Grandmother." Zhu Zhanhe knelt down and kowtowed.

"Alright, alright, get up."

Zhu Zhanhe explained his plan in detail.

Even though Concubine Wang was somewhat prepared, she still frowned slightly after hearing what he said, and said angrily: "You should know that His Majesty has changed his mind for you three times on whether to stay in Beijing or go to the fiefdom. Now you actually want His Majesty to go back on his word. No wonder you don't want to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Needless to say, His Majesty will definitely not agree. Otherwise, the imperial edict is not a joke. You can do whatever you want."

"My grandson knows that this matter is difficult, so I came here to ask for help, Grandmother Wang, right?"

"It's useless for you to beg me. I can't help you with this matter. You should go back and take good care of the Crown Prince's Consort and take good care of your health."

"Grandmother Wang, if Shu Ning is not allowed to leave this sad place, I'm afraid she will never be at peace for a moment. How can she take good care of her health..."

"What do you mean, is this a threat?"

"My grandson doesn't dare. I'm just talking about the facts. Besides, there are considerations for letting Zhanqi stay. After all, Zhanqi's only daughter is still so young. How can a child endure the journey to the fiefdom?"

"You have some truth in what you said, but this matter still requires His Majesty's consent. I'm afraid His Majesty doesn't want to bother with this matter anymore."

"Then is there no room for maneuver in this matter?" After seeing that Concubine Wang was also powerless, Zhu Zhanhe wondered who else could convince the Emperor on this matter.

"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee that I can do it. But I'll try my best. If it doesn't work, don't even think about it." Concubine Wang still agreed to let him give it a try.

"Thank you, Grandmother Wang. Thank you, Grandmother Wang." When Zhu Zhanhe saw Concubine Wang agreed, he hurriedly thanked her.

Qianqing Palace

"Your Highness, why did you come here in person?" Wang Jinghong saw the Royal Concubine Wang coming from afar and came forward to greet her.

"Wang Daban, is His Majesty in there?"

"Yes, I will tell the queen right away."

"Good work."

After a while, Wang Jinghong came out and invited Concubine Wang in.

"Your Majesty, may I greet you forever."

"No need to be polite." Zhu Di stood up and walked over to her, pulling her to sit down. "My beloved concubine rarely comes here. Today, I am..."

"I encountered a very annoying thing today." Concubine Wang said with some anger.

Zhu Di was very surprised. Concubine Wang had always been good-tempered and rarely lost her temper. Seeing that she was indeed a little angry, he could not help but be curious about what happened. "What happened to make my beloved concubine like this? Tell me what it is and I will give you some advice."

"I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be angry after hearing this, and I will be guilty."

"No, my beloved concubine said so."

After confirming again and again, Concubine Wang dared to speak: "Today, the Prince of Han came to the palace and told me something. He said that the Crown Prince's wife was depressed because of her miscarriage, and she wanted to do the same as at the beginning and not stay in the capital but go to her fiefdom." Concubine Wang paused and looked at Zhu Di's reaction. Seeing that Zhu Di's expression did not change much, she swallowed.

Seeing that she suddenly stopped talking, Zhu Di urged, "Then what? What did my beloved concubine say?"

"When I heard this, I felt that they were too willful. One moment they wanted to stay in the capital, and the next moment they wanted to go to their fiefdom. This is not a game of house. How can they do whatever they want? I reprimanded the prince at that time and told him directly that His Majesty would never agree to their actions. Your Majesty, do you agree?"

"My beloved concubine is right. What is the capital city? If you want to stay, you can stay. If you want to leave, you can leave."

"That's right. Then he brought up the story of Zhanqi's little daughter, saying that the journey was difficult and the child couldn't bear it. Didn't they think about this before they decided to stay? She could bear it before, but not now. Besides, the Crown Prince's wife just had a miscarriage and hasn't recovered yet. She can't bear the journey either."

"These are just excuses. If I had known this would be so troublesome, I shouldn't have agreed to let Zhanqi and the others stay. Now look, they keep doing it again and again."

"That's what I told him, too. But Your Majesty, there is no precedent for a vassal king to go to his fiefdom and leave his son in the capital. If the ministers talk about this, will they..."

"Your consideration is not unreasonable, but I also promised before that the Crown Princess will go to her fiefdom after giving birth, and she will not stay in the capital for a long time. So when the Crown Princess recovers, she will still leave."

"Your Majesty has thought it through carefully. This way the ministers will have nothing to say." Concubine Wang nodded.

"The ministers have nothing to say, but I'm afraid the King of Han will never stop talking."

"Then what your Majesty means is..."

"Let me think about it carefully. My beloved, please don't be angry with them anymore."

"Okay, I was impulsive and came here to disturb Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

"There's nothing to blame. This is all their fault. It has nothing to do with you."

Two days later, after many twists and turns in the decision of whether to stay in Beijing or go to the fiefdom, the matter finally came to an end.

This time, Zhu Di issued an oral order that the King of Han would set off for his fiefdom on the tenth day of next month, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would wait two months before leaving, and the Second Prince would stay in the capital.

"This is really a silver lining. After so many twists and turns, I still have the chance to stay in the capital. Even if some people are pregnant, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to keep the baby and give birth to the child, even if it's a daughter." The happiest person about this matter is Sun Ruoji. At this moment, she is holding her daughter and is extremely happy.

"My Lady Concubine, the Crown Prince's wife will be staying in the mansion for a while. It's better for you to keep these words in your heart and not say them out loud."

"I'm telling the truth, isn't it? The truth is unpleasant, but there's nothing I can do about it." Sun Ruoji was just waiting for those people to leave, and then she would be the king. As for Wang Jundai, she didn't take her seriously at all.

The prince was also extremely surprised when he received the news, and immediately went to tell the princess the good news.

"Shu Ning, His Majesty said that after you recover, we will go to the fiefdom."

"Your Highness, thank you. I am sorry for causing you trouble."

"It's okay, it's nothing."

Qingyun Palace

Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang also lamented that after all the twists and turns, the matter still ended up with the original result.

"So, God can be very funny sometimes." Zhu Zhanji suddenly said.

"It's all arranged and will not change based on our ideas."

"You're not quite right. As the saying goes, success depends on human effort."

"Your Highness is right." But Hu Shanxiang still felt a little listless.

"What's wrong? You've been feeling listless these past few days. Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, maybe I didn't get enough rest."

Zhu Zhanji was skeptical.