The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 703 You Left Me Alone in the Capital

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the Tang family of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion officially revised Shi Yunqi's name in the family tree and held a grand ceremony to compile the family tree.

Tang Chujun and others stayed at the Tang family for two days.

Zheng Qiaoer's second brother had someone propose marriage to Tang Chujun a few years ago, but was rejected by him. However, he was unwilling to give up and was still holding back his energy to be a pervert. Hearing that Tang Chujun had returned to her parents' home, he hurried to her house and met her by chance.

But how could Zheng Qiaoer dare to let her second brother come closer at this moment?

Ever since she discovered Emperor Mingde's feelings towards his sister-in-law, she gave up the idea of ​​making her sister-in-law her second sister-in-law.

Do you think your life is too long if you compete with the emperor for a woman?

Unexpectedly, her second brother Zheng Hanxu didn't understand his sister's hints or gestures at all, and just kept going his own way.

Zheng Qiaoer was so anxious that she didn't dare to speak out, so she had to ask her son Tang Xinghe to drive her uncle out.

These days, the harem of Emperor Mingde is empty, and the aristocratic families are getting restless again.

If word got out at this time that Tang Chujun was the beloved woman of Emperor Mingde, I wonder how many people would hate her.

Originally, there were a total of seven idle concubines in the palace, including the ninth prince's adoptive mother, Concubine Lin, and none of them had ever been favored since entering the palace.

Emperor Mingde also arranged their respective destinations before the New Year.

Now, it's not just that the harem is empty, it's that there's no one. Not a single person.

Therefore, when Concubine Lin brought the Ninth Prince back to her parents' home this time, she was warmly received.

The Lin family felt that Concubine Lin had a chance to become queen.

Actually, the Lin family was on the side of the Queen Mother, which was why the Queen Mother arranged Concubine Lin to enter the palace.

But Concubine Lin was disobedient. Once a cat entered the harem, she was like a stinky stone. You told her to go east, she wouldn't move; you told her to go west, she still wouldn't move.

As a result, the Lin family was gradually marginalized by the Queen Mother's party. Over the years, the Lin family has complained about Concubine Lin, and Concubine Lin's mother has suffered a lot of humiliation.

The Lin family escaped a disaster this time, and only later realized that Concubine Lin’s choice to stand firmly on the side of Emperor Mingde was the right one.

Therefore, everyone in the mansion was particularly enthusiastic, and everyone felt that Concubine Lin would soon become the queen. Their Lin family would rise accordingly.

Only Concubine Lin kept silent and quietly took the Ninth Prince outside to see the house given by Emperor Mingde.

She didn't intend to return to the cold harem, but she didn't want to be separated from the Ninth Prince, so she asked, "Jiu'er, if we are separated in the future, will you miss me?"

The Ninth Prince didn't understand, "Why should we be separated?"

"Because your father promised to let me leave the palace."

"He also agreed to let me leave the palace. I will go with my mother." Xiao Jiu thought for a while, "When I grow up, I can go to the fiefdom. Then my mother will accompany me to manage the fiefdom."

Princess Lin hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed, thinking it was a great idea.

In other words, the harem that the Empress Dowager had built for Emperor Mingde had completely collapsed. Now it was Emperor Mingde's turn to build his own harem.

The Ministry of Rites has already started the selection process, and the daughters of prominent families are making all preparations to enter the palace.

A new round of storm is just around the corner.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Cen Yuan was summoned into the palace by Emperor Mingde to play a tough game of chess.

Cen Yuan went there, not wanting to play, "Your mind is not on chess, I won't play with you."

Emperor Mingde was extremely depressed.

Cen Yuan couldn't bear to see this man looking sad, so she teased him, "What's wrong? Are you so excited about the talent show in the spring that you can't eat or drink?"

Emperor Mingde was so angry that he threw the chess piece he was playing with at the opponent, "Shut your dog mouth!"

Cen Yuan didn't dodge and smiled lightly, "In fact, you are too kind-hearted to be an emperor. There is a reason why you died early in your previous life."

Emperor Mingde raised his eyes and looked at him, "Just say that I am not a qualified emperor."

"To raise a child born out of wedlock as his own for more than ten or twenty years, and to allow this concubine to live for so long, this is not something a qualified emperor would do."

"I always think that these women have a hard time too. They are all victims of the family's interests just like me."

"You are too soft-hearted, so I said you are too kind-hearted." Cen Yuan said calmly, "Otherwise, when I told you that there were people of mine in the West Shadow Guard, you should have killed me directly."

Emperor Mingde glared at him and sneered, "Then can I kill you?"

"Can't kill."

"Isn't that just nonsense?" Emperor Mingde was annoyed. "I knew I couldn't kill you, and I knew you were protecting my life, but I still went to kill you. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Cen Yuan smiled faintly, "But I didn't ask you to join just because you can't beat them. Look at yourself now, do you look like an emperor?"

Emperor Mingde asked back, "If you were to go to Liang State and become emperor, would you look like an emperor?"

This was his biggest worry. What if Xia'er went to Liang State with him and got wronged? He would be out of reach and couldn't support her.

"We are the same kind of people." Cen Yuan frowned, "I won't look like an emperor either."

“What should an emperor look like?”

"Powerful, ruthless, weighing all the pros and cons, checking the court, and being good at the art of being an emperor. Now..." Cen Yuan looked at Emperor Mingde solemnly, "Your court does seem to be quite clear. But what about five or ten years from now? People's hearts will change, and as power grows, ambitions will grow. We are currently following the list of loyal ministers from the previous life and placing them in appropriate positions one by one. But no one knows what will happen in the future."

In other words, since the end of the Qingchen Plan, the demise of the Empress Dowager's party, and the Mingde Emperor's life, he and Shi Anxia's reborn golden finger has basically been used up for the North Wing.

Emperor Mingde has also been thinking about this issue recently.

The human heart cannot be measured with a ruler. Who knows if it has an inch more conscience or an inch less evil?

Shi Chengyi is the best example.

Emperor Mingde looked at Cen Yuan solemnly, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Cen Yuan shook her head. "I just want to spend a few years traveling with Xia'er, away from the hustle and bustle of the capital."

"Are you talking like a human being?" Emperor Mingde was furious. "You're leaving me alone in the capital?"

Cen Yuan: "..."

This resentment is overwhelming! As an emperor, shouldn't you stay in the capital?

Emperor Mingde wilted, then raised his head again, "I have been thinking about something recently, I wonder if it is feasible?"

"Come and listen."

"I was thinking, since the prince can make the devastated North Wing strong, what does it matter if it's earlier or later? There's nothing wrong with gaining experience earlier. The prince was chosen by Xia Er himself, so he should be right. Now that the North Wing is peaceful and prosperous, I feel relieved to hand it over to him."

Cen Yuan laughed, "You want to abdicate?"

"I can supervise the country." Emperor Mingde's thoughts were clear. "The crown prince will be the new emperor, and I will be the emperor emeritus and supervise the country, fulfilling the duties of the regent."

Cen Yuan raised an eyebrow, "You have made a good calculation. In this way, the powerful families and important officials in the court who want to send their daughters to the palace can only set their sights on the new emperor. You have escaped a disaster, and the new emperor will bear it for you. You can marry my mother-in-law and continue to shine for the North Wing. It's a good plan. But have you thought about the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Are you going to trick your son like this?"