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"Uncle Zhou, do you think Uncle Pei and the others will succeed?" The five-year-old Fourth Prince Li Xun squatted on the stone at the gate of the Hot Spring Villa again, with his legs crossed, looking like a little Taoist priest, his cheeks supported by his elbows, and asked Zhou Yuan who was standing next to him.

Zhou Yuan reached out and touched his head, and asked, "If they fail, will Your Highness be afraid?"

Li Xun shook his head and said, "This is the path I chose myself. I am not afraid."

Zhou Yuan smiled gently and said, "Don't worry. The prince and his men will definitely succeed."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a lot of people coming down the mountain. The one walking in front was Li Xun's uncle, Dali Temple Minister Zhang Junze.

The moment he saw Zhang Junze, Zhou Yuan's chest sank, and the breath that had been hanging in his heart finally settled.

As soon as Li Xun saw his uncle, he stood up from the stone, jumped onto the path, ran towards Zhang Junze, and threw himself into his arms, hugging him tightly and refusing to let go.

Zhang Junze helped the person in his arms away, put away the smile on his face, knelt down and bowed to him very seriously, and said: "Your Highness, I, Zhang Junze, have come to welcome the Fourth Prince back to the court, to inherit the ancestral temple, and to ensure the safety of the country."

The five-year-old boy immediately straightened his body, looked more upright and solemn, reached out his hand to help the person in front of him and said, "Zhang Aiqing, please stand up."

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On the second day, the rumors in the teahouses and taverns in Kyoto quickly changed. They all said that Emperor Jing Zhao was indeed punished by heaven and drank too much in the Taiji Hall and died of drunkenness.

Empress Cao and the Queen Mother also hanged themselves in the cold palace.

Emperor Jingde now had only a five-year-old young son left, so his uncle, Prince Yong, the head of the clan affairs office, made him the legitimate heir, named the reign title Jingming, and called him Emperor Jingming.

After the five-year-old Emperor Jingming ascended the throne, he immediately issued several imperial decrees.

The first imperial decree was to appoint Pei Yi, the prince of Yan, as the regent, Zhang Junze, the minister of the Supreme Court, as the imperial tutor, Cai Yuanju, the former minister of the Ministry of Personnel, as the minister of the Secretariat, and Liu Chen, the former head of the Censorate, as the supervisor of the entire Censorate. At the same time, Pei Yi, Zhang Junze, Cai Yuanju, and Liu Chen were appointed as regents to assist the young emperor in handling state affairs.

There was another imperial decree, sentencing Pei Yi and Qin to divorce, and restoring Xie, the former princess of the Duke of Wei, and Meng, the former Princess of the Protectorate of Nanzhao, to the position of Crown Prince Consort of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, and ordering the Crown Prince of Yan to bring them back from Nanzhao soon.

Furthermore, Emperor Jingzhao once issued an imperial decree ordering Miss Zhao from the Zhenxi General's Mansion to enter the palace as Consort Qing, but the marriage was annulled because of the death of Emperor Jingzhao.

As for the He family father and son who colluded with Empress Dowager He to murder the late emperor and seize the Jin Dynasty, they arrested the main members of their party and made examples according to the law.

The third princess, Li Youzhi, was given the title Princess Yongfu, and her biological mother, Cai Le, a little maid in the palace of the late emperor's Concubine Li, was posthumously given the title Concubine Xiaoci, and was allowed to be worshipped in the ancestral temple.

After the imperial edict was issued, Pei Yi rode Zhuiyun to Nanzhao.

Heying's people now serve as important guards in the Nanzhao Palace. Knowing that their master has arrived, they naturally respectfully invited him into the hall.

Standing in the magnificent palace of the Nanzhao Kingdom, Pei Yi respectfully performed the etiquette of an envoy of the Great Jin Dynasty to the majestic and dignified Queen of Nanzhao who was sitting at the top.

"Pei Yi, the regent of the Great Jin Dynasty, greets Her Majesty the Queen."

Pei Yi now finally understood why the "ugly mother-in-law" always looked at him with a cold face in the bamboo house.

Just like now, the Queen of Nanzhao still had a stern face towards him.

Pei Yi knelt down again and bowed respectfully, "I, Pei Yi, greet my dear mother-in-law. My dear mother-in-law, please allow me to reunite with A Yuan and his wife."

The Queen of Nanzhao cleared her throat, looked at the people kneeling below, and said angrily: "A good man will not let his wife run around for him while she is pregnant. Do you think you are a good man?"

Pei Yi's ears warmed up, and he shook his head respectfully, saying: "It is Pei Yi's incompetence that made A Yuan suffer, but from now on I will definitely protect her with my own life."

The Queen of Nanzhao saw Danfeng and Yueyan standing outside the palace, looking out, and waved her hand, saying, "Alright, go now. I don't want Ayuan to blame me because of you."

After Pei Yi arrived at Xie, he walked out of the palace and followed Dan Feng Yue Yan to Xie Zhichan's bedroom.

When Pei Yi saw Xie Zhichan and looked at her bulging belly, he immediately stopped one meter away from her. He suppressed the urge to rush up and hug her, and his eyes became red without him realizing it.

Seeing his cautious look, Xie Zhichang smiled, walked up to him, grabbed his hand and put it on her belly, and said to the little guy in her belly: "Dudu, your dad is here to take us home, move a little to let your dad know you are here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Yi's body stiffened. He placed his hand on Xie Zhichan's belly and dared not move, feeling the little guy squirming under his palm.

Pei Yi opened his eyes wide, his eyes were filled with excitement, he looked at Xie Zhichan and asked: "His name is Dudu?"

Xie Zhichan nodded and said with a smile: "It's a little cotton-padded jacket."

Pei Yi looked at Xie Zhichan in confusion, and Xie Zhichan explained, "It's a daughter."

Pei Yi smiled so hard that his mouth almost split open: "Little cotton-padded jacket is good, it is intimate and warm."

Xie Zhichan restrained his smile and teased Pei Yi, "It is said that a daughter is her father's lover in the previous life. Now that you have a little girl, you won't want my clothes anymore, right?"

Pei Yi stretched out his finger and gently scratched Xie Zhichan's nose, saying, "How can you compare yourself to clothes? You are my flesh and blood."

Xie Zhichan glared at Pei Yi and said, "Why are you becoming more and more slick--" He tiptoed and kissed Pei Yi on the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "But I like to hear it. You have to tell me about it for the rest of your life."

"Okay!" Pei Yi responded, and a deep and lingering kiss instantly fell on the delicate lips.

Pei Yi stayed with Xie Zhichan in the Nanzhao Palace for three days. However, due to Pei Yi's current status as regent, he had to set off early to return to Dajin.

The Queen of Nanzhao held Xie Zhichan's hand, glared at Pei Yi with resentment, and said to Xie Zhichan: "If he wants to go back, let him go back. You can live in Nanzhao. The child will be born in Nanzhao too. I will take care of you during the confinement period. Don't travel thousands of miles with a stinky man with a big belly."

Xie Zhichan knew that the queen was reluctant to leave her, so she smiled and advised: "Mother, in the past, you were unhappy when you saw me missing him, and you also said that you hoped he would come to pick me up soon so that we could be reunited as a couple. Don't worry, I will come back to see you after I give birth to Dudu and am out of the confinement period. But Dudu is too young, I have to wait until she is older, and then I will bring her to Nanzhao."

The Queen of Nanzhao said, "Don't bother yourself. I'm counting the days. By the time you give birth, I'll have dealt with all the grasshoppers in Nanzhao. I'll have arranged for someone to assist in the administration and will go to Dajin to see you."

Pei Yi, Dan Feng, Yue Yan and others waited patiently for the Queen of Nanzhao to say goodbye to Xie Zhichan before setting out on the journey back to Dajin.