He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Xie Jingyan escorted Shen Wan on horseback for two streets before heading towards the imperial palace.

Xie Jingyan went straight to the imperial study, but was told that the emperor was not in the imperial study but in Hanyuan Hall, so he went to Hanyuan Hall.

The eunuch guarding outside the palace saw him and wanted to go in to pass on the message, but Xie Jingyan did not let him.

On the dragon couch, the emperor leaned on the large welcoming pillow. When he saw Xie Jingyan coming over, he coughed several times.

Xie Jingyan frowned as he coughed, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, "You're pretending too much."

emperor,"……"

Eunuch Yuan who followed in behind, "..."

What is he going to do after coming in?

How come you don’t learn your lesson at all?

It's not right to follow now, but it's also not right to quit.

Although the emperor was pretending, he also expected that Prince Ling would not be so easy to talk to and would come to the palace to find him, but -

Prince Ling, do you have to be so disrespectful and expose it directly?

The son did not give him the slightest bit of face and directly exposed him. The emperor's fake cough brought about a real cough that surged up his throat, but he swallowed it all back and said, "Father has been reviewing memorials for twenty years. Can't you help him review them for a few days?"

Xie Jingyan said, "Even memorials are reviewed by others. Your Majesty, it's too easy for us, the Emperor."

easy?

Being an emperor is not easy, unless you want to be a tyrant.

The emperor said, "You are my son! It is your duty to share your father's worries."

"My father has more than one prince," said Xie Jingyan.

The emperor asked, "Can father just hand this matter over to other princes?"

Reviewing memorials and handling state affairs, even the crown prince does not necessarily have such great power.

If he gave the right to review memorials to other princes, it would certainly cause the court officials to suspect that he, as the emperor, was afraid that Prince Ling would become too powerful and was intentionally cultivating other princes to check and balance him. It would also nourish the ambitions of other princes. Is this something that can be done casually?

Others may not understand, so how could Yan'er not understand?

Before, the eldest prince was competing with him for the position of crown prince. Now, the eldest prince and Duke Mao were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice together. If the queen mother had not fainted due to vomiting blood and blinding at this critical moment, they would have been convicted.

In the past few days, not a single minister has come forward to ask the emperor to appoint a crown prince. The emperor suspected that Xie Jingyan had informed the Minister of Justice and others, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

The emperor waited for several days and could no longer wait, so he said, "Father, please issue an edict immediately to make you the crown prince."

As the crown prince, it would be normal for him to help his father, the emperor, review memorials.

The emperor was thinking this in his heart when he heard his son say, "I'm not anxious, so why should I be anxious?"

emperor,"……"

Really.

The emperor almost gasped when he heard this.

The emperor was so angry at Xie Jingyan's nonchalant attitude towards the crown prince position that he wanted to order people to drag him down and give him forty strokes of the cane.

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan, his eyes filled with suppressed anger, "You don't want the position of crown prince?"

Xie Jingyan said, "I will go and capture King Cheng myself."

The emperor said unhappily, "Making you the crown prince will not prevent you from capturing the king."

Xie Jingyan looked at the emperor and said, "Once I take over the throne of the crown prince, I will have to move into the palace. The palace is not safe, and I am worried about Wan'er and Jin'er staying in the palace."

emperor,"……"

Eunuch Yuan, "..."

Such a simple and unpretentious reason for refusing the position of crown prince, but it did not make the emperor so angry that he died on the spot.

The emperor's face turned green with anger. He knew that his son treated Shen Wan as his precious daughter, but he doted on her to the point of being afraid that it would be unsafe for them to stay in the palace, so he would rather not take on the position of crown prince for the time being.

The emperor was furious. "I asked you to give up the throne for her, and you gave it up?!"

This was not an easy question to answer, as Eunuch Yuan was afraid that Xie Jingyan would anger the emperor to death.

As a result, Xie Jingyan avoided answering and asked directly, "Who dares to threaten me with her?"

The emperor was so angry that his head was buzzing. "I am here in the palace. I will not let them get into trouble."

Xie Jingyan said, "I can't afford the gamble."

"I'm not afraid that the crown prince position will grow legs and run away, so why is father so anxious?"

When the eldest prince and Xie Jingyin were competing for the position of crown prince, the other princes did not dare to get involved, let alone compete with him.

Since it was already in his pocket, why should he worry? Although Prince Ling's Mansion was not as grand as the palace, there were many rules in the palace. More importantly, the secret guards were not allowed to enter the East Palace and had to protect Shen Wan.

He couldn't say that everyone in Prince Ling's Mansion was his own, but at least the people in Mo Yuxuan could be trusted. It would be fine if he stayed in Kyoto all the time, but when he got the news about King Cheng and went to capture him, he didn't know how long he would be away from Beijing. It would be better for Shen Wan and the child to stay in Prince Ling's Mansion. It would also be convenient for her close friends to go and talk to her and relieve her boredom.

He is already the crown prince in reality, so why should he be in a hurry to get the title of crown prince?

The emperor was so angry that he almost lost his temper. Eunuch Yuan advised him, "The whole court knows that you favor Prince Ling. The position of crown prince must belong to Prince Ling. No one is in a hurry to ask you to appoint a crown prince. Your Majesty should wait for Prince Ling to capture Prince Cheng. It won't be too late to issue an order then."

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan and knew that his son had a stubborn temper. He said he would not accept the imperial edict. Even if the imperial edict was sent to Prince Ling's mansion, it would have to be brought back intact. The emperor said, "It's okay if you don't have to rush to become the crown prince. You must carefully review the memorials I sent to you."

After talking for a long time, he was still asked to review the memorials. Xie Jingyan said, "You can only submit one every three days."

He didn't want to do what an emperor should do every day before he became emperor.

Reviewing memorials involves bargaining...

Eunuch Yuan was also convinced.

The emperor was angry and helpless, but he also knew that it was not easy for his son to give in, so he decided to stop while he was ahead.

"From now on, you will have to attend court every day."

Xie Jingyan said, "That's unnecessary."

After saying these four words, Xie Jingyan turned and left.

He has agreed to review the memorials, but he doesn't attend court and doesn't know what's going on in the court. Do we want him to work in isolation?

Watching Xie Jingyan's back as he left, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to order someone to drag his son away and beat him. Eunuch Yuan was trying to hold back his laughter, and his cheeks were sore from trying so hard.

As for Shen Wan, she took a carriage back to the Marquis of Pingyang’s Mansion.

When the gatekeeper saw the carriage coming from Prince Ling's mansion, he quickly sent someone to report to Princess Huai'an, and then came down to greet her.

Yin Shuang helped Shen Wan down from the carriage, stepped into the mansion, and walked towards the courtyard where Princess Huaian and Shen Du lived.

When they were halfway there, they saw Princess Huai'an coming over with a big belly, supported by a maid. When Shen Wan saw her, she hurried over to greet her and said, "Sister-in-law, you are not feeling well, why are you coming out to greet me?"

Princess Huaian smiled and said, "I also want to walk more often. I hope I can grow up quickly like you and suffer less."

Shen Wan helped Princess Huaian into the courtyard and said, "Sister-in-law will definitely be able to do it."

Princess Huai'an touched her belly, looking forward to giving birth as soon as possible. There were few people in Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, and Shen Du stayed in the military camp most of the time during the day. Once a war broke out at the border, he would have to go to the border again. Usually, Shen Wei would come to talk to her more often. Now that Shen Wei was about to get married and the child was born, the mansion would be much more lively.

Princess Huai'an said, "Madam Wei is currently discussing the wedding date with Fourth Aunt. Fourth Sister should be married within this month."