dognovel Chapter 784 A Joyous Event at the Ming Prince's Mansion!
Chapter 784 A Joyous Event at the Ming Prince's Mansion!
Since it was a marriage alliance and she was only a concubine, the Ministry of Rites quickly arranged everything.
Princess Nali, dressed in a bright pink wedding gown, was also married into the Ming Prince's mansion.
That night, Prince Jima got King Ming drunk a lot of wine. When it came time for sex, King Ming himself didn't know that he had actually slept with one of the maids in his household.
Afterwards, the girl was thrown into the mansion's pond and drowned.
The Ming Prince's Mansion is even more lively than usual now that Princess Nali has arrived.
The Ming Prince's Mansion already had a heir. Just before the Ming Prince and Princess Nali got married, the Emperor officially issued an edict to establish the eldest son of the Ming Princess as the heir.
In fact, this legitimate son was just a child who had lost his mother's protection and was later raised by the Princess Consort of Ming.
This is why the emperor has been slow to issue an edict to officially appoint Prince Ming as his heir.
If it weren't for Consort Luo's frequent actions recently, the Emperor wouldn't have chosen this moment to issue the decree.
Since it's impossible for this Princess Ming to have any more children, it's best to just make that child the heir.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince's birth mother was also of good birth and had some kinship with the Princess Consort. In recent years, she has been well-educated.
The Emperor ordered that the Prince Ming's heir be allowed to study at the Imperial Academy. After a period of examination, he finally made up his mind.
Prince Jimo was relieved to see that his sister had finally gotten married, which was a great achievement. However, he had not yet retrieved the token, but he dared not reveal its purpose too clearly. If the other party used it to do something harmful to the Turks, his sins would be immense.
Prince Gimé pondered for several days and finally managed to plead with the Crown Prince once again.
This time, Duanmu Chuze didn't make things too difficult for him and readily handed the items over to him.
Don't think that Duanmu Chuze is easy to talk to. In fact, even if he had this thing, it would be useless to him.
Although the tribes under the Turks valued such tokens, it didn't mean they only recognized the object and not the person.
On the contrary, the Turks were rather barbaric, and they always valued the strong over the weak.
As long as the person is right, whether or not one believes in the object is irrelevant.
Conversely, even if you only have the token, if you are extremely weak, the other person will simply chop you down with a single blow and then snatch the token away.
On the grasslands, there are never any set rules.
Most people recognize ability!
Whoever is the strongest is the boss.
Of course, they generally did not dare to be too disrespectful to the Turkic royal family.
Firstly, because the royal court was powerful; secondly, because for hundreds of years, even when the power of the Turkic royal court was at its weakest, it was still able to turn defeat into victory.
Jimmer got what he wanted, successfully completed his mission, and returned home safely.
Duanmu Chen's departure and the joyous occasion at the Ming Prince's Mansion quickly made the people of the capital forget the tense atmosphere from before.
The interactions between noble families in the capital city became increasingly frequent.
At the same time, Lady Dingyuan also began to visit the Mu residence frequently.
Previously, the second wife of the Mu family, who had always been disliked, was invited to the Dingyuan Marquis's residence several times. It can be said that Jin Shi benefited from Mu Xin Nuan's influence this time.
Now that things have come to this point, Mr. Jin has finally come to his senses.
If a woman's husband's family is not supportive, she must find a way to make her maternal family supportive; otherwise, she shouldn't expect her life to be too easy.
Now, Jin no longer dares to covet the eldest son's side; they are living a prosperous life, which is their own achievement.
If anyone's to blame, it's her own fault for marrying the wrong man!
Now, finally able to hold her head high thanks to her niece's influence, Jin Shi dared not act too ostentatiously. After all, she had thoroughly experienced the ups and downs of life.
Mu Changping has become much more obedient now and no longer dares to bring people home casually.
Mu Chang'an was getting busier and busier with work, which made Li Shi feel quite sorry for him.
Fortunately, Mu Qingxuan has grown up. Although he still cannot share his father's burdens, he can help with writing and drawing every day when he goes in and out of the study, which is a great help to Mu Chang'an.
With Mu Xin Nuan's prior instruction, Mu Chang An also felt it was time to properly train him and gradually instill some of the rules of officialdom in him.
Mu Xin Nuan's meaning was clear: if the Mu family wanted to remain powerful and influential for a long time, it must continue to uphold the principles of being a family of noble lineage.
As long as the Mu family's wealth and power are not the greatest, then the Mu family will not become a thorn in the side of the royal family. Even if they cannot become the most prosperous family, at least they can ensure peace and prosperity for several generations.
Therefore, Mu Chang'an did not intend to raise his sons to be smooth-talking people.
As it stands, as long as Duanmu Chuze is around, the Mu family will definitely not encounter any major problems.
Mu Chang'an was naturally thinking about the generation further in the future.
After several months of careful treatment, the Emperor's health has improved considerably, and the Empress's body is also more agile, with fewer wrinkles on her face.
After spending half a year together, the Emperor was extremely satisfied with his daughter-in-law.
He never mentioned the matter of taking a concubine.
Since neither the Emperor nor the Empress mentioned it, the ministers below naturally dared not bring it up either. After all, Mu Chang'an was now considered a leading figure among the officials, so no one would want to risk their life for nothing.
No one mentioned it openly, but many ladies secretly visited the Mu residence, and this point was inevitably brought up in their conversations.
Lady Li understood that she had heard the Empress had previously urged Mu Xin Nuan to give Duanmu Chu Ze more children, but things had cooled down recently.
Thinking of what her husband had told her about what happened in the main hall when he returned, Madam Li broke out in a cold sweat.
She was afraid that this would anger the Emperor and make Ah Nuan angry.
Seeing that the family was living in harmony, Li had no more worries.
Now that the situation in the capital has stabilized and the Prince Ming's mansion has held a joyous occasion, there are naturally quite a few people eyeing the position of concubine in the Eastern Palace.
Li knew what these people were thinking; they just wanted to bring glory to the family.
Of course, there were also young girls who admired Duanmu Chuze among them, but how could these women possibly make decisions about royal marriages?
Li thought this way, but some people just wouldn't give up the idea.