After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Prince Ning Zhao held a porcelain plate in his hand, on which were green steamed vegetables wrapped in flour.

He was only five or six years old, but he walked with a neat little square step, just like a little adult. When he heard the emperor calling him, he handed the disk to the eunuch, kowtowed straight, knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings to the emperor, I am Zhao'er."

The couple was greatly surprised. The wife of the King of Xiang quickly knelt down and held him behind her, saying, "I failed to teach Zhao'er well and was impolite. This child is young and naughty. Please forgive me, father."

Ning Zhao opened her big, clear eyes and looked at the emperor and empress quietly, without a trace of panic or fear.

Emperor Longxi was quite surprised to see that he was different from an ordinary five or six-year-old child. With a smile on his face, he motioned for the mother and son to stand up and said to Ning Zhao, "Zhao'er, come to Grandpa Huang."

Ning Zhao first bowed to Princess Xiang and said, "I didn't mean to be naughty and cause trouble to you. Please forgive me."

Princess Xiang stared at him in a daze, without reacting. Prince Xiang was also confused and walked over, quietly pulling Princess Xiang's hand, and the couple stood aside.

Everyone at the banquet turned their eyes to the grandfather and grandson.

Ning Zhao came to Emperor Longxi and said, "Grandpa Royal, I'm not being naughty. I just want you to taste my favorite wild vegetable."

Emperor Longxi showed a surprised expression and looked at the plate held by the eunuch. The eunuch quickly put it on the table and let the eunuch who was tasting the food have a taste, then took out a plate and handed it to Emperor Longxi.

Emperor Longxi took a bite, savored the flavor, nodded, and said, "It really has a unique flavor, but compared to the fruits and vegetables grown in the garden, it's a bit bland. Why does Zhao'er like this dish the most?"

Ning Zhao replied respectfully, "I happened to read Xin Qiji's "Partridge Sky" a few days ago, and I like the second half the most. The mountains are far and near, the road is slanting, and there are people selling wine with green flags. The peaches and plums in the city are worried about the wind and rain, and spring is in the stream. Shepherd's purse flowers. Isn't this the scenery of the garden that father takes care of?"

Emperor Longxi laughed and said, "Because of a poem, he likes to eat wild shepherd's purse. He is indeed the son raised by King Xiang. Both of us love hills and mountains by nature. Hahaha!"

King Xiang was relieved, and then smiled and said, "My son is useless. He just likes to take care of flowers, plants, vegetables and fruits. He also taught Zhao'er to be natural and not to make progress."

Concubine Liu followed up and said, "In essence, it is my fault. If I were not such a loser, my children and grandchildren would not be so idle."

After hearing this, the Queen also said, "Your Majesty is the emperor and father. He is the emperor first, then the father. These princes are also ministers first, then sons. In my opinion, Prince Xiang is a pure son who only regards the emperor as his father."

Emperor Longxi looked at these fresh fruits and vegetables and truly felt the father-son love between ordinary people. He couldn't help but feel very happy.

Ning Zhao looked at his expression and continued, "It's not easy for father to take care of this garden, but it's a bit wasteful. He even pulled up all these shepherd's purse as weeds. It was my grandmother who told me that a few generations ago, ordinary people couldn't even eat wild vegetables. It's only now that our Daqian Dynasty is peaceful and has a good harvest that shepherd's purse has become a wild vegetable."

He said this with a proud expression: "Even Nanny said that the world is peaceful and prosperous now. Isn't it the Emperor's credit? That's why I dug so much shepherd's purse with her to let the Emperor know that the people now eat much better than this."

Ning Zhao spoke clearly and logically, yet with a hint of childish innocence. His words came purely from his heart and were much more pleasant to the ear than those spoken by those old foxes in the court.

Emperor Longxi looked at Prince Xiang and saw that he also had an expression of surprise and sigh, which did not seem fake. Thinking back to when Ning Zhao came out just now, Prince Xiang's wife was so scared that she knelt on the ground, he knew that it was not the couple who taught her to do so.

He chuckled a few times, lifted Ning Zhao up, held him on his knees, and said, "Zhao'er is smarter than your father. Your father is a fool."

He said "Dad" instead of "Father King". Concubine Liu looked at King Xiang subtly. King Xiang smiled and said, "Father, you are unfair. I think I have been smart since I was a child and I have passed every test."

Emperor Longxi laughed loudly and pointed at the queen, saying, "Prince Xiang is really shameless. It's not wrong to say that he passed the test, but he always ranks last among his brothers, and he still thinks he is smart."

The queen followed suit and glanced at Prince Xiang with some surprise. Prince Xiang's expression remained unchanged. He just stood there with his head bowed and smiled, looking completely stupid.

Emperor Longxi sighed, stroked Ning Zhao's head, and said lovingly: "Zhao'er should live in a peaceful and prosperous world forever."

Ning Zhao looked up and asked, "Why is Grandpa Huang sighing? It is a peaceful and prosperous era now, and it will be so in the future. Zhao'er will be able to live in this prosperous era forever."

Emperor Longxi said quietly, "But our five northern border towns are still in the hands of the Rongdi people, and the Rongdi people are very ambitious."

Ning Zhao thought for a moment and said angrily, "Grandpa Emperor, when my grandson grows up, I will definitely beat the Rongdi for you so that they will never dare to come again."

Emperor Longxi was a man of great ambition and ambition. He was only sad for a moment, then praised: "When Zhao'er grows up, he will defeat the Rongdi for Grandpa Huang and become a warrior of our Daqian Dynasty."

Ning Zhao clapped his hands and said, "Grandpa Huang was once the most courageous warrior in our Great Qian Dynasty. Zhao'er admires Grandpa Huang the most."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Longxi laughed even more heartily. He was a man of great talent and strategy in his life. His greatest achievement was not becoming an emperor, but when he was young, as a crown prince, he led the army for the previous emperor and defeated the Rong and Di tribes. Cheng Songan's maternal grandfather had been a young general under his command.

Ning Zhao's words obviously touched upon his memories of his youth.

Afterwards, Emperor Longxi was very pleased and told everyone to relax and drink as much as they wanted until 3 p.m. Then he allowed him to return to the palace and ordered the officials who were appointed to vacancies in the six ministries to stay and have fun and take a day off the next day.

After seeing off Emperor Longxi's carriage, Prince Xiang and his wife followed the sage's words and kept these officials to continue the banquet. These officials were very good at judging the situation. Although they did not show it on their faces, they had already made their own considerations in their hearts.

Even if Emperor Longxi disliked Prince Xiang, he must have liked Prince Ning Zhao. It was hard to say which way the wind would blow in the future, so he paid more attention to Prince Xiang.

The banquet was noisy, so Cheng Songan came out of Tianxiang Pavilion under the pretext of changing clothes, and took Haitang with him to a place with few people to sober up.

Just as I walked near the rockery, a figure suddenly appeared.

Cheng Songan was startled, and when he saw that it was Cui Yuanqing, he swallowed back the scream that was about to come out.

Under the moonlight, Cui Yuanqing's cheeks and cheekbones were a little dark red, his eyes were dark, and his whole body reeked of alcohol, obviously he had drunk a lot of alcohol.

There was so much noise at the table just now that I didn't see him. It turns out he's here. Cheng Songan took a step back and said, "I didn't know you were here. I'm sorry."

Cui Yuanqing stretched out his long arms and held her in front of him. Cheng Songan could feel the heat coming out of his body, and his voice was hoarse: "Some things, once started, there is no turning back."

Cheng Songan's heart skipped a beat. She had just said a few words to Ning Zhao, and he could see what she was thinking. But when he said that, he didn't mean to scold her.

Cui Yuanqing's face moved closer to her, and his eyes became deeper, which made her blush and feel hot, so she turned around and was about to leave.

"Someone drugged my wine." He whispered, his voice somewhat bewitching.

Cheng Songan asked in astonishment: "Are you poisoned?"

Cui Yuanqing took a deep breath and shook his head slightly, but the palm of his hand holding hers was burning hot.