The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

Zhou Xiaoyuan felt very warm and moved. She knew that this was the result of Xia Yechen silently taking care of her behind the scenes.

Her heart was filled with gratitude and love, and she wanted to find Xia Yechen immediately and tell him the good news.

When Xia Yechen returned home, Zhou Xiaoyuan immediately greeted him.

"Xia Yechen, did you know?" Zhou Xiaoyuan said excitedly, "The Queen sent me a gift to comfort my body."

Xia Yechen looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan with a smile, knowing that this was the result of his continuous efforts in the court.

He held Zhou Xiaoyuan's hand tightly and said softly: "Xiaoyuan, don't worry, I will support you in everything. I will always protect you and our future."

Xia Yechen's recent outstanding performance attracted the attention of other ministers, and they all threw olive branches towards Xia Yechen, hoping to make friends with him.

Zhou Xiaoyuan felt sorry for Xia Yechen who was too busy recently and didn't come back until late at night every day, and asked him not to put too much pressure on herself.

"Xia Yechen, you've been working too hard recently." Zhou Xiaoyuan said gently, "You can take your time and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xia Yechen looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan's concerned eyes and felt very warm and moved in his heart.

He held Zhou Xiaoyuan's hand tightly and said firmly: "Xiaoyuan, I will definitely try my best to fight for the throne and make our future better."

Zhou Xiaoyuan knew that Xia Yechen had made up her mind, and no matter how she tried to dissuade him, it would be of no avail. So she decided to support Xia Yechen's decision and help him fight for this goal.

During this period, Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan dealt with many trivial matters together.

At this moment, Ji Yan has officially become the consort

. He and Xia Yechen often got together to discuss various issues in the court and make suggestions together.

Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Jinwei often met together to talk about Xia Yechen and the court.

"Xiaoyuan, have you seen Xia Yechen recently?" Xia Jinwei asked, "I recently heard that he performed very well in the court, and even the emperor intended to pass the next throne to him."

Zhou Xiaoyuan sighed softly and said, "Yes, I heard about it too. However, when I saw him recently, I felt that he had lost weight."

"He has indeed been too busy recently, dealing with various cases and court affairs every day."

Xia Jinwei frowned and said, "Although he performed very well in court, I still hope that he can pay attention to his body and not be too tired."

Xia Jinwei often heard rumors in the harem about how outstanding Xia Yechen was in the court, how highly the emperor valued him, and even intended to pass the throne to him.

Xia Jinwei was a little frightened when she heard these words. She was worried that this would arouse jealousy and dissatisfaction among other princes and would be detrimental to Xia Yechen.

One day, when Xia Jinwei and Zhou Xiaoyuan were chatting together, she told Zhou Xiaoyuan these concerns.

"Xiaoyuan, have you noticed some news circulating in the harem recently?" Xia Jinwei frowned and said, "I heard that the emperor intends to pass the throne to Xia Yechen, what should I do?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan was slightly shocked. She had known for a long time the influence of the affairs in the court on the harem, but she did not expect that it would spread throughout the city so quickly.

She was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Jinwei, do you think Xia Yechen has this ability?"

Xia Jinwei sighed and said, "He has the ability, but will the other princes be jealous of him, and will they unite to deal with him?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan's worries finally came true, and the remaining princes began to target Xia Yechen, intentionally or unintentionally, in an attempt to bring him down.

However, they also knew that Xia Yechen's power was already quite powerful and it would not be easy to defeat him easily.

Prince Jing was the angriest among them.

He knew that after the last incident was exposed, Xia Yechen already knew what he had done, so he deliberately eliminated most of his confidants, causing him to lose his right-hand man and putting the local power in danger.

All this made Prince Jing full of hostility and hatred towards Xia Yechen.

Prince Jing was dissatisfied and had been looking for opportunities to take revenge on Xia Yechen. Finally one day, he came up with a plan: start with Zhou Xiaoyuan.

He knew that Zhou Xiaoyuan was Xia Yechen's weakness. If something happened to her, Xia Yechen would definitely be in chaos.

Concubine Jia has been very worried recently. She is worried that Prince Jing will lose the qualification to compete for the crown prince position. The emperor's health is deteriorating, which makes her heart even heavier.

One day, Concubine Jia summoned Prince Jing and several ministers to discuss countermeasures in the palace.

"Prince Jing, you must know that your situation is very bad now." Concubine Jia said worriedly, "The emperor's health is getting worse day by day, and the ministers are urging the emperor to establish a prince."

"And now you have lost the qualification to compete for the position of prince. You must find a way to make the emperor look favorably upon you again."

Prince Jing nodded and said in a deep voice: "What the Queen Mother said is true, but I think the only way now is to show off in front of the Emperor."

, show off your abilities and wisdom. "

Concubine Jia frowned and said, "This method is not impossible, but you have to remember that what you are showing is not only your ability and wisdom, but also your loyalty and filial piety."

Prince Jing's heart trembled, he knew that what Concubine Jia said was correct. He must show his loyalty and filial piety in front of the emperor in order to regain the emperor's trust and favor.

As a result, Prince Jing began to appear frequently in front of the emperor. He handled the official duties assigned by the emperor with all his heart, showing his ability and wisdom.

While handling official duties, he also spent as much time as possible with the emperor, chatting with him.

These efforts were not in vain, and the emperor's trust and favor towards Prince Jing gradually recovered. He began to hand over more official duties to King Jing, and King Jing also tried his best to complete every task.

However, as time went by, Xia Yechen spent less and less time with Zhou Xiaoyuan and Nini. This made Nini miss Xia Yechen very much. She always complained about why Xia Yechen didn't play with her.

Zhou Xiaoyuan said that Xia Yechen also had his own things to be busy with.

Concubine Shu recently summoned Zhou Xiaoyuan and Nini to the palace and personally revealed to them the news that the emperor intended to make Xia Yechen the crown prince.

Concubine Shu had a high status in the palace, and her words made Zhou Xiaoyuan and Nini feel very cautious.

"Xiaoyuan, I know that you and Xia Yechen have a very good relationship." Concubine Shu said gently, "But you must understand that the emperor wants to make Xia Yechen the crown prince."

"It means that he will become the future master of this country. The relationship between you may be tested by this."

Zhou Xiaoyuan

Her heart was heavy, and she knew that Concubine Shu was telling the truth. If Xia Yechen becomes the prince, then he will not be able to be with her for the rest of his life like he is now.

There will be countless temptations of power and interests around him, and Zhou Xiaoyuan is not sure whether she can always stand by his side and withstand such pressure.