After the winter solstice, the fifth prince returned to the capital.
He didn't even bother to go back home. He just changed out of the clothes he had taken on the road before entering the palace, and hurriedly returned to the palace.
Since the fifth prince had already prepared the memorial, the emperor only briefly asked about the disaster relief situation and kept his memorial for a closer look.
"It's bitterly cold in Longxi. You went to provide disaster relief and got tired." The emperor patted the fifth prince on the shoulder. "I see that you are getting darker and thinner. This shows that you are working hard and working hard there."
"It is the duty of a son to share the worries of his father and solve the problems of the common people. I don't think it's hard work." The fifth prince smiled.
"Good boy, you are just like your mother and concubine, honest and kind-hearted, worthy of trust." Although the emperor did not favor Concubine Fu, he recognized her character very much.
"My father has given me such a great reward, but I cannot bear it." The fifth prince had always been modest to others, and he followed Concubine Fu in this respect.
"I guess you also received the news that your wife gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson when you were not at home.
I am very happy and have given your family many things. "The emperor rarely smiles like this, and he only does so when he mentions his grandson.
The fifth prince immediately knelt down to thank him.
"Okay, get up quickly! Go to the back to see your mother and concubine first, and then go home to see your wife and children." The emperor said, "I will hold a reception banquet for you in a few days. I have traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and I am here again." It’s the middle of winter. Go back and have a good rest for a few days.”
"Thank you for your consideration, father. I will leave for now." The fifth prince left the imperial study and went directly to the harem.
Concubine Fu was naturally happy when she heard the news that the fifth prince had returned to the capital, and ordered people to prepare tea and snacks.
When he met the fifth prince, he didn't ask him to say hello. He just took him and looked at him carefully and said, "He has lost weight and become darker."
Then he said: "It's solid."
"I asked my mother to take care of me. Although my son had a harder journey, he didn't get sick at all." The fifth prince knew what his mother was worried about. "The errands assigned by my father have been handed over."
"Okay," Concubine Fu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "As long as everything goes well, I'm afraid you haven't even eaten in your hurry to enter the palace!
Let's eat two snacks first, and have already asked the kitchen to prepare soup noodles, which will be ready soon. "
"Mother, how are you these days? My son is always thinking about you when he is away. But because he is away on official business, I can't send you many letters." The fifth prince said, taking out a small poplar wood carving from his arms, "That's right. Because I went to provide disaster relief, I didn’t prepare any local products. I just used local wood to carve your zodiac sign with my own hands. It can be regarded as a tribute to my son!"
"Good son, we are mother and son, and we don't talk about false etiquette. It's good for you to do this, so as not to be added to our relationship by someone with intentions.
The so-called caution makes a thousand-year ship, so it would be better to be more cautious.
Besides, I don't lack anything. It's rare that you have the heart to give me such a small thing. I like it very much. Concubine Fu said, holding the little wooden rabbit over.
Looking at it from left to right, I couldn't put it down.
After the fifth prince finished his meal here, Concubine Fu urged him to go back: "I finally got to see you, go back quickly!
In a few days, the emperor will announce your entry into the palace, and you and your wife will come together with your child in your arms. "
The fifth prince finally stayed with his mother to talk for a while before leaving.
When they saw Lan Ning at home, all the maids and women in the house retreated knowingly.
The fifth prince took Lan Ning into his arms and said distressedly: "You didn't tell me the truth in the letter. I forced the person who sent the letter to know how dangerous you were when you gave birth to your child.
I see that the color on your face is still not as good as before. I am really suffering. "
"It can be regarded as a good thing," Lan Ning smiled softly, "There was no danger, so isn't it a blessing?
I see you have lost weight. It must be very hard outside. By the end of the year, there shouldn't be anything to do outside, so I'll take the opportunity to rest for some time. "
The couple talked for a while before Lan Ning said, "Look at your son! They all say he looks like you."
The little grandson was sleeping at this time. He has now grown into a very beautiful baby.
He has a smooth and full forehead, a rosy face, and two big ears with thick earlobes.
"You brat!" The fifth prince knelt down and looked at the little guy's sleeping face, "I see that he looks like you a lot."
"Some things really can't be said in letters," Lan Ning sighed softly, "When you were not at home, a lot of big things did happen, all surrounding this child."
Then he told the story of the difficult delivery that day and the false accusations framed by Ma and others at the full moon banquet.
Although he knew that he had passed safely, the fifth prince could not help but sweat when he heard about the situation that day.
"This child has been repeatedly plotted against before he was born. Now he is no bigger than a bud, and there are so many people watching him.
I often couldn't sleep at night, feeling worried and afraid to tell others.
Husband, I want to ask you, what plans should we make in the future? Lan Ning gently placed her head on the Fifth Prince's shoulder and asked worriedly.
"Why don't I worry about what you said?" The fifth prince's eyes were full of sorrow. "Others think that the descendants of the royal family are free and wealthy, but they don't expect us to be walking on thin ice all the time."
"Then what should we do? Should we still endure it? When will the endurance end?" Lan Ning asked.
"There is no end. If I can find peace in the end, it will be a blessing." The fifth prince refrained from sighing, but his heart was already dark.
"You have seen clearly for a long time, but you have never told me." Lan Ning smiled bitterly, "I have always regarded you as my god, but this time I made a decision without consulting you."
"What have you decided?" the fifth prince asked.
"I decided to fight." Lan Ning's eyes became firm, "Since retreating can only lead to nowhere, then we can only move forward."
"Did you decide it yourself? This is a big deal." The fifth prince's tone couldn't help but become serious.
"Of course I decided to take this path, but it wasn't me." Lan Ning said, "There is also my mother-in-law."
"Mother Concubine?! She..." This was the fifth prince who really didn't expect it.
"Yes, the mother-in-law has also agreed," Lan Ning said, "We only have two ways, and there is no middle way."
The fifth prince listened and didn't speak for a long time.
Lan Ning didn't bother him, and the child moved uncomfortably in the cradle.
Lan Ning walked over and put a clean diaper on him gently.
The hot boy's urine has the smell of a small animal. It doesn't smell good, but it can arouse the greatest desire for protection in people's hearts.
The fifth prince looked at Lan Ning's beautiful and gentle face, and then looked at his son's ignorant and harmless little face. These were his wife and children!
Also in the palace is his loving mother.
The pile of corpses in Tonghu Mountain flashed before his eyes, and the howl of the deposed prince rang in his ears.
The rebels were killed, and it was still considered a grand event.
Those who are so tolerant will most likely end up being silently slaughtered like sheep in a flock.
Two roads, one leads to death.
On the other hand, there may be hope for three points.
