The marriage recognition ceremony prepared by Emperor Jiaren for Prince Tong was very solemn, and it was not the kind of thing that could be done casually by giving an oral instruction to the court.
Before the ceremony, preparations took a full month. In addition to waiting for King Tong's illness to completely recover, he also had to send people to teach various palace etiquette, as well as communicate about the ceremony and the process of the palace banquet after the ceremony, not to mention anything else. Trivial things like tailoring clothes.
More importantly, Emperor Chongde also led Prince Tong to walk around Emperor Jiaren's harem to get familiar with who lived in the palace and what should be avoided.
Fortunately, Emperor Jiaren just loved to play and was not very fond of women. The number of concubines in the harem was not many, and they were all of good character.
Although there are some who covet the position of crown prince and occasionally have their thoughts on Emperor Chongde, they also know that their son is inherently deficient and did not have a good horoscope, and there was no vision from heaven when he was born. Therefore, even if he is a Demon, it’s just a matter of time.
Moreover, these concubines were all mothers, and what they hated most in their lives were human traffickers who abducted and trafficked children. Therefore, after hearing about Prince Tong’s life experience and tragic experience, all of them were filled with motherly love and held Prince Tong in their arms. They kept trying to comfort him, as if Emperor Jiaren didn't recognize his adopted son, and they had to recognize him too.
"Emperor Jiaren's harem..." Shen Cha leaned his head on Shen Haolin's shoulder, smiled lightly, and said, "It's surprisingly harmonious!"
"Maybe it's because Emperor Jiaren treats everyone equally and doesn't show favoritism to anyone." Jin Miaomiao raised her eyebrows slightly, "I remember seeing someone describe Emperor Jiaren in a book before, saying that in his life, He neither loves his father nor his mother, nor his queen, concubines, prince, and princess, nor does he love the country and country in his hands. All he loves is himself."
"This comment is very pertinent. Emperor Jiaren is an extremely selfish person." Shen Haolin nodded. He was holding Prince Tong's diary of this time period in his hand. After hearing Jin Miaomiao's words, he pulled out one of the diaries and put it on the On the desk in front of you. "Prince Tong had already figured out the true face of Emperor Jiaren before he arrived in Xijing."
"So early?" Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, reached out to pick up the diary, and quickly scanned it, "The two of them really hit it off. After knowing each other for less than ten days, they already knew each other. From Prince Tong's words It can be seen from this diary that Emperor Chongde regarded him as one of his own, otherwise, he would not have told him so many... uh... little secrets about the child."
"What did he write?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Cha curiously, "Emperor Chongde's diary does not seem to be as complete as Prince Tong's. From confirming that he can take Prince Tong back to the capital, to Emperor Jiaren agreeing to accept him as his adopted son, to recognizing During the period before the wedding ceremony, Emperor Chongde's diary contained only a few sentences and a few words, nothing more than what he did with Xiao Heng today, who he took Xiao Heng to meet today, etc. What Prince Tong mentioned The troubles and little secrets he encountered were not reflected in his diary."
"What a coincidence." Shen Haolin shook a few pieces of paper in his hand towards Jin Miaomiao, "During the period when Emperor Chongde wrote relatively briefly, King Tong's diary was very detailed and wonderful. On the contrary, Chongde's diary was very detailed and wonderful. Emperor De wrote in great detail, but Prince Tong wrote only a few sentences.”
"The two of them really complement each other!" Jin Miaomiao raised her chin towards Shen Cha, "What did Prince Tong write?"
"It's just some minor complaints that Emperor Chongde had since childhood, such as his dissatisfaction with Emperor Jiaren, contempt for several important ministers around Emperor Jiaren, and the troubles he encountered in handling government affairs."
"The walls have ears, isn't he afraid?"
"Probably he is not afraid. Emperor Jiaren should be aware of his attitude, right? Ever since he was pushed to govern the court at the age of six, Emperor Chongde has no father-son affection for Emperor Jiaren. "Chen Cha showed a sarcastic smile, "Emperor Jiaren understands this better than anyone else. Of course, he doesn't care, because for him, his son and his prince are just tools for him to get rid of the complicated government affairs. There is no extra emotion between them other than using each other."
"That's true." Jin Miaomiao sighed, "Both father and son don't know who owed whom in the previous life."
"According to what you said, Emperor Chongde may have been kind to Prince Tong in his previous life, so in this life, Prince Tong is here to repay his kindness." Shen Cha did not object to Jin Miaomiao's statement, glanced at the paper in his hand, and continued, "On the way back to Xijing, Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong were always inseparable. They shared a carriage and shared a room in the post house. Their two children couldn't sleep at night when they had nothing to do in the carriage during the day. When they were together, they would get together and talk nonsense. Emperor Chongde also said that it was rare to meet a friend who only valued him as a person, not his identity, so he also valued his Xiao Heng, what words , I am willing to share everything on my mind with him.”
"Two poor people, hugging each other for warmth."
"Yes, Prince Tong was very distressed by what Emperor Chongde had experienced. He wrote about his distress in his diary."
"Oh? What did you say?"
"It probably means that since his father doesn't love him, then I will love him twice as much and make up for all the love he has lost." Shen Cha shrugged, "I said he came to repay his kindness. Yes, right?"
"How enviable!" Jin Miaomiao rested her chin on the desk, "What happened next?"
"Prince Tong repeatedly wrote in his diary that Emperor Jiaren was not a good emperor, not a good father, not a good husband. He was only loyal to himself. Once someone or something touched his own interests, He will definitely fall out." Shen Cha looked at Jin Miaomiao, "It almost coincides with the evaluation you saw, right?"
"It's a bit strange. He must have witnessed something with his own eyes to express such emotion, right?"
"Yes." Shen Cha nodded, took out one of the papers he was reading, and placed it in front of Jin Miaomiao, "On their way back to Beijing, it rained heavily for several days, and they were forced to stay. In the inn. This made Emperor Jiaren very irritable. He lost his temper every day, and scolded anyone he didn't like. Fortunately, he still had a little bit of sense left and did not direct his anger at these two people. The child still showed a very kind look towards them. It was a pity that the people around him were scolded for several days, until the rain stopped and the group could start their journey again, Emperor Jiaren His temper slowly calmed down."
"With Emperor Jiaren like this, he's not afraid of people around him doing tricks on him?"
"Of course I'm not afraid. This is another clever thing about Emperor Jiaren." Shen Cha took out another piece of paper, "Prince Tong saw it with his own eyes. After Emperor Jiaren scolded someone, he would coax him every other hour. People who scolded him. He also secretly asked Emperor Chongde why Emperor Jiaren did this. Emperor Chongde said that because he was worried that his uncertainty would cause dissatisfaction among those around him and lead to being plotted by those around him, he would do it every time. After losing his temper, he will try to coax others for the sake of his own life, so that his life will not be in danger."
"This Emperor Jiaren is really..." Jin Miaomiao's expression was very hard to explain, "He is really a ruthless person who can bend and bend in order to protect himself and obtain the best interests for himself!"
