Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Capital City, Imperial Palace.

Haochen rushed all the way back to Beijing and arrived outside the palace gate. When the royal guards guarding the palace saw the prince returning, they all stepped forward to salute. Haochen waved his hand and went directly to the palace to find the emperor.

At this time, the emperor was reading the memorial in the royal study. The little eunuch outside came in and reported that the prince was back. The emperor was slightly startled, why did he come back so soon? It takes more than a month to get from the capital to Quanzhou, even if you work hard. Haochen has only been away from Beijing for a month and ten days, how could he come back?

"Xuan."

The emperor lowered his head and finished approving the papers in his hand, then put down the ink pen and looked up at his son who came in from outside.

"My son, I have met my father." Haochen knelt in front of the emperor.

"Get up, father and son, when did we need so many gifts?" The emperor was in a good mood when he saw his son. "Weren't you driven back by Princess Ning'an?"

Haochen's heart trembled, it seemed that his father understood his aunt. "Father, my aunt treats me very well. It's because I have something urgent to return to Beijing."

"Okay, I still don't know about your Aunt Ning'an's temper? Tell me, what made you so anxious that you rushed back to Beijing and came to see me without even having time to wash up?" The emperor felt a little distressed, his son His body and face are all covered in the dust of this journey. I really don’t know what this kid is so anxious about.

"Father, I want to marry Qing He, and I hope that my father will make it happen." Haochen couldn't care about anything at this time. There was no need to beat around the bush with his father, it was better to just say it straight.

The emperor's eyes narrowed and he looked at the son in front of him. My son has grown up and has someone he likes. Seeing his son's slightly anxious look, the emperor suddenly remembered the most important time when he and the eldest and second princes were competing for the throne. As soon as he heard that something was wrong with Jinghan, he left Beijing regardless of it, just to see her.

The emperor sighed. His son was luckier than him. It seemed that the girl named Qing He also liked Haochen. "Your aunt agreed?"

"My aunt originally disagreed, but later Qinghe said she was willing to marry me, so my aunt asked me to go back to Beijing and tell you." Haochen told the scene at that time, and even Jinghan's words at that time were also Pretty much said it all.

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help laughing, "This Ning'an, she never knows how to give me some face. Haochen, I'm here to ask you, if I tell you, if you marry Qing He, the emperor will be afraid It's no longer with you. Are you still willing to marry her?" He wanted to give his son another try.

Haochen was slightly shocked after hearing the emperor's words. He raised his head and looked at the emperor in front of him, and pondered for a moment before speaking. "Father, I will always be your son. No matter which brother the throne falls to, I will definitely assist you with all my heart. Just like the emperor's uncle has been assisting my father with all his heart these years." Yan Yan The bottom line is that he would rather give up the throne and marry Qing He.

The emperor sighed in his heart, who knows where his son's infatuation came from? He would rather have a beauty than a king. If I could have given up these things back then, would I have gotten what I wanted? I'm afraid it's not possible, after all, that person didn't have him in his heart at the beginning, and even if he gave up the fight, the two princes at that time would not spare him.

The emperor once again lamented his son's luck. The woman he admired also liked him, and he had created this world for his son. He thought that after having his son, his life would be smooth. This is also the greatest satisfaction in his heart as a father.

"Okay, I promise you that I will appoint Qinghe, the adopted daughter of the Lin family, as your crown princess. How about it?" The emperor looked at his son with a smile. Haochen was born before he ascended the throne. He was still young at that time. You have to suffer along with yourself. So I have loved him very much over the years, and this is no different.

Haochen was overjoyed and quickly knelt down, "Son, I thank my father for his kindness."

"Okay, get up. You are my son. If I don't plan for you, who else should I plan for?" The emperor asked Haochen to stand up with a smile on his face. "Let's go, let's go to your queen mother's place together. Alas, I'm afraid it will take a lot of talking to convince your queen mother."

The emperor took the prince all the way to the queen's palace. The queen had received the news a long time ago and was waiting at the palace gate with the people in the palace to greet her. Seeing the emperor, the queen came forward and curtsied and said, "How come your majesty is free to come to my concubine's palace today?"

The emperor is a diligent and caring monarch, especially as he has grown older in recent years, he does not like to hang around the harem. The whole day was spent in the royal study reviewing memorials and discussing state affairs with ministers, so the concubines in the harem rarely saw the emperor a few times. The queen had not seen the emperor for some days, and she was very happy at this time.

Haochen quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Son, I wish to express my regards to my mother."

"Chen'er is back? Why don't you change your clothes? Look, your whole body is covered in dust. Yun Xin, take the prince to the back hall to change his clothes." When the queen saw her son like this, she immediately felt distressed. In her palace, clothes for her sons are always prepared.

The emperor knew that Haochen was impatient, so he smiled and said, "It's not too late to go later. I have something to say to the queen." As he spoke, the emperor held the queen's hand and walked into the queen's palace together.

The queen had been married to the emperor for more than 20 years. The old queen mother had personally arranged the marriage between the two of them. There was no strong love between the couple. Fortunately, the queen is not the kind of person who doesn't tolerate others, and the emperor doesn't like to hang around with beautiful women, so the relationship between the couple is pretty good. The two gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The emperor's first three sons were all descended from the queen. This also makes the queen's position as stable as Mount Tai.

But scenes like today where couples join hands were only seen in the years after they got married. The queen's hand was suddenly held, and she was really not used to it. Her face was hot and her heartbeat was beating like a drum. It was quite like the feeling when she first fell in love.

The couple sat down, and the emperor waved his hand and asked those waiting on them to go out. "Rou'er, I came here today because I want to talk to you about Hao Chen's marriage. Hao Chen has fallen in love with a woman and wants to make her his crown prince. I'm here to ask you what you mean."

When the Queen heard this, she laughed, "Your Majesty, I don't know which family's daughter actually asked Your Majesty to speak in person. Your Majesty is Chen'er's father, so why do you need to tell your concubine when you have arranged a marriage for him? "The queen was very touched. The emperor was willing to give her this face, but she couldn't take advantage of Qiao. "Chen'er, tell yourself which girl you have fallen in love with? No wonder the Queen Mother made arrangements for you to choose a concubine a while ago, but you just refused to do it. You just told the Queen Mother directly, will the Queen Mother still refuse to marry you? "The queen is in a very good mood today.

Haochen stepped forward and said, "Mother, my sons and ministers are looking forward to the adopted daughter of Princess Ning'an, Qing He."

The queen's joyful expression faded a little, "Chen'er, there are so many noble women in the capital who are virtuous and virtuous people. Why do you have to marry the adopted daughter of the Lin family?"