The days passed without any waves. In the blink of an eye, it had been a year since Tianyao's wedding. Because of Emperor Tian Ze's long illness, the palace was always deserted. The concubines were also in no mood to fight. They were worried all day long, afraid that one day the Emperor would pass away. At that time, their fate would be incomparably miserable.
Ever since Tianyao's wedding, Tian Ze had handed most of the state affairs to Tianyao to handle while Shang Rui assisted in handling the matters in the Imperial Court. Shang Rui praised Tian Yao's talent and did not interfere too much with his decisions. He only occasionally gave his opinions and did not deliberately control the court. After all, there was no aristocratic family in the entire court or even the entire Tian Cheng Dynasty that could compete with the Shang family.
On this day, Tianyao was reading memorials in the study when a series of hurried knocks came.
"Who is it?" Tian Ruo asked casually without looking up.
"Reporting to Your Highness, this servant is Xiao Yan, the palace maid who serves the Crown Princess.”The maidservant outside the door replied.
"Come in."
Yan-er came in quietly and knelt on the ground to give a big bow. She said with a smile,"Your Highness is overjoyed. The imperial physician has confirmed that the Crown Princess Consort is already two months pregnant. Your Highness is about to become a father.”With that, he kowtowed again.
Tian Ze put down the paper and raised his head, his face still as calm as ever,""Go tell the Empress." Then, he lowered his head and continued reading the memorial.
"Yes." Yan-er stood up with a head full of confusion. Other fathers would be overjoyed, but the Crown Prince acted as if nothing had happened. It was really unfathomable. As he thought about it, he walked out of the study room and gently closed the door before walking towards the Feng Luan Palace Hall.
Feng Luan Palace.
"Replying to the empress, the imperial physician diagnosed that the crown prince consort is already two months pregnant. The crown prince specially sent this servant here to report the good news to the empress.”Yan-er said with a face full of joy.
"Is that so?" Shang Zhirong looked annoyed after hearing this. After a while, she said,"Go back and tell your master to take care of his body and take good care of his pregnancy. After all, he is the first grandson of the royal family.”
Looking at the Empress's vexed face, Yan-er was even more confused. She could only reply carefully,""This servant will obey."
"Yun 'er, take her down to receive her reward. All of you can leave as well." Shang Zhirong looked upset and didn't say anything else.
"This servant will take her leave." Everyone left the room.
Shang Zhirong tightly gripped the silk handkerchief in her hands, having an illusion. Looking at the current situation, it seemed like Wen Miaoran's tragedy would repeat itself in the next generation. At the thought of this, she clenched the handkerchief in her hand even tighter.
When it was nearing evening, Tian Ze called all the Princes to the Political Announcement Hall for the first time. The moment Tianyao entered the hall, he saw that the princes were already standing respectfully on both sides of the hall. Tian Yao bowed to Tian Ze,"Father, I'm late."”
"The Crown Prince has to deal with so many things every day. Since you're here, let's begin." Tian Ze revealed a rare smile, but it was unable to conceal the exhaustion in his body.
"All of you, come up."”
At this moment, a few women entered the hall in turn. They were all wearing the clothes of the foreign races. On closer inspection, they looked like the clothes of the Tubo people in the northern desert.
The six Princes made Tian Ze completely confused as they looked at each other.
When Tian Ze saw this, he said," Recently, General Chen Yuanchen of Dingyuan has won a great victory against the Tubo. In order to sue for peace, the Tubo King has specially offered twelve Tubo noble women and various tributes to express his goodwill. Since these twelve women are Tibetan nobles, we can't mistreat them. I specially called you here to let each of you choose one to take back as a concubine. I will give the rest to a few meritorious officials. This is also giving face to the Tibetan King.”Tian Ze sighed,"Chen Yuanchen still doesn't disappoint me."”
The princes were suddenly enlightened as they sized up the 12 Tibetan women. Only Tian Ze remained standing there expressionlessly. He was unmoved.
"Yao 'er, you are the Crown Prince and Zhen's eldest son, let's start with you.”Tian Ze instructed.
"Yes." Tianyao agreed. He didn't look at her and just casually raised his hand to point." Let's do her."”
Tian Ze nodded and instructed,"Second, it's your turn."”
The six princes had finished their selections. Tian Ze said with satisfaction," Now that every prince of my Tian Cheng Dynasty has a Tibetan concubine, it can be considered that we have given the Tibetan King enough face. You guys bring the other concubines back and treat them well. Don't lose the face of our Tian Cheng Dynasty."”After saying that, he waved his hand to signal for everyone to leave. Then, he picked up his pen and drew something on the paper.
Tian Yao was about to leave when Tian Ze suddenly sent another message.""Yao 'er, you stay."
When the princes saw this, they tactfully retreated.
After everyone had left, Tian Ze waved at Tian Yao and said,""Yao 'er, come here."
Tianyao obediently came to Tian Ze's side.
"Do you remember what day it is today?”Tian Ze did not stop drawing and continued to draw.
"It's the anniversary of my mother's death three years ago.”Tian Yao revealed a sorrowful expression.
"You still remember." Tian Ze smiled," When your mother was still around, I was either busy with the affairs of the court or fighting wars everywhere. I have three thousand beauties in my harem, and it has been hard on her. Now that she's gone, I can't make it up to her even if I want to. I can only draw a portrait of her every day. If I die one day, I can explain it to your mother.”
Tianyao looked at his father who was smiling bitterly and said,""Father, worry can harm the body. You should take care of your body. There are times when you're sad, and mother doesn't want to see you like this.”
Tian Ze shook his head." Yao 'er, you're still young and you've never truly loved anyone. You still can't understand how Father is feeling right now. Who said that emperors were heartless? The emperor's love was actually the most helpless love in this world. If you love deeply, the world will say that you are greedy for beauty; If your love is shallow, the person you love will not know.”Tian Ze coughed a few times in pain and continued," Yao 'er, being an emperor is lonely. You have to shoulder the world and also take care of the harem. His father didn't know if he should have love as an emperor. He could only feel the heartache when he saw the person he loved struggling in the harem. If you treat her well, she will be pushed to the forefront of the storm and become the target of public criticism. If you treat her poorly, it will only break her heart. We can only regret that we were born into the wrong imperial family.”After saying that, he let out a long sigh.
"Perhaps if you love someone, you should let her go.”Tianyao seemed to understand and also seemed to not understand, unconsciously saying this sentence.
Tian Ze laughed after hearing that,"Maybe Yao 'er will understand when the time comes."”
Tianyao nodded.
"Today, I heard from Quanzhong that the Crown Princess is pregnant and Yao 'er is going to be a father. Zhen is old and will soon have a grandson.”
Tian Ruo did not reply and stared at Tian Ze's painting thoughtfully.
Tian Ze raised his head and looked out of the palace hall," It's getting late. Yao 'er, you should go back as well and treat the Crown Princess well. If she gives birth to a royal grandson, she will also be a hero of our Tian Family.”
"Then I will take my leave. Imperial Father, please take care of yourself.”Tianyao came back to his senses and bowed respectfully to Tian Ze.
Tian Ze did not say anything else and merely waved his hand at Tianyao. He continued to draw.
Tian Yao left the Hall of Political Announcement. Other than his entourage, there was also a woman. That woman was the woman he had chosen in the hall just now. The woman curtsied at Tian Yao. Tianyao nodded." Let's go."”With that, he turned around and walked towards the Crown Prince's Palace.
Crown Prince Palace.
"Crown Princess, the Crown Prince is back." The little servant girl who reported the news had a face full of joy because the Crown Prince had not returned so early in a long time.
Yun Qing, who was embroidering at the side, was pleasantly surprised. He threw down the embroidery rack and walked towards the main hall.
Seeing Tianyao's figure, Yun Qing was delighted again. He quickly walked up and asked shyly,""Your Highness, why are you back so early today?”As soon as he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the foreign woman behind Tianyao.
"And this is?" Yun Qing was confused.
Tianyao was still expressionless." She's the secondary consort that Imperial Father bestowed upon me.”
The smile on Yun Qing's face froze, and he didn't know what to say. She had thought that the Crown Prince had come back early to see her because she was pregnant. She did not expect that he would inexplicably bring back a secondary consort. It really made her feel at a loss.
The woman bowed to Yun Qing.”After saying that, she looked up at Yun Qing. The woman's eyebrows and eyes were like a painting. Although her facial features were not as delicate as those of the Central Plains women, they were full of the enchantment and charm of foreign women.
"Miss Yan Qiu, please don't be so polite. In the future, we will serve the Crown Prince together.”Yun Qing forced a smile.
"I still have some documents to deal with. You guys can rest first.”Before Yun Qing could react, Tianyao walked towards the door. However, she seemed to have thought of something and turned to Yun Qing,"I heard from the palace that you are pregnant. Don't work too hard. Rest early. Tomorrow, ask the imperial kitchen to cook more tonics.”
Hearing this, Yun Qing's tears could not stop falling. This was the most Tianyao had said to her since she married him. This was also the first time Tianyao had said such considerate words to her. At this moment, Yun Qing thanked the heavens for giving her this child at this moment. It allowed Tianyao to finally look at her and finally confirm her existence.
"ChenQie…ChenQie will protect the little prince and give birth to the royal family.”Yun Qing only said this in a moment of desperation, but the tears on his face still kept falling.
Tianyao nodded his head and walked out of the main hall with a cold expression.
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