A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Seeing that the two children were already sixteen years old, Wu Da called them into the study and said, "The world has been in the hands of the Zhao family for a long time. Moreover, if I hadn't taken action over the years, I don't know what the Song Dynasty would have become. As a father, I think it would be good for someone else to control the world. Who of you wants to give it a try?"

"Father, I've made up my mind. I also want to fight for my place in this world." Facing his father's question, Wu Sheng made a decision instantly. Wu Bin, who was a step slower, blinked twice and expressed his thoughts.

"My son thinks that being a general is happier than being an emperor. After all, my second uncle is much happier than the emperor."

Wu Da looked at the brother and sister and felt very pleased. Now that they had chosen the path, they should stride forward.

After informing Wu Sheng, Wu Da tactfully mentioned Wu Sheng's marriage to the emperor. With Wu Da's interference, there was no Jingkang Incident, and the emperor was still the same emperor. With Wu Da's interference, the ninth prince became the crown prince.

Now hearing that Wu Da had agreed, the emperor happily granted Wu Sheng a marriage and gave her to the prince as his princess consort. At this time, the prince already had concubines in his backyard and even a child.

Before Wu Sheng got married, Pan Jinlian held her hand and cried for half the night: "My child, how could your father be so cruel to marry you to the prince? The prince has many concubines and even has children. How can you live like this?"

Pan Jinlian didn't know what the father and daughter were planning. She was only worried about her daughter's future life.

"Mother, it's okay. I have father and the emperor backing me up, as well as my second uncle and the others. I will be fine. Besides, I will be the queen in the future, and no one will look down on me anymore."

Pan Jinlian felt even more sad when she saw her daughter being comforted. When her daughter was young, many noble ladies laughed at her status. It was hard for her daughter to remember it for so many years. It made her feel sad just thinking about it.

When Wu Sheng got married, Pan Jinlian tried hard not to cry, for fear of bringing bad luck to her daughter. Wu Da gave her daughter some spices and told her not to touch them since she thought the prince was dirty.

Crown Prince Zhao Gou had been coveting Wu Sheng for many years. Wu Sheng's beauty was unmatched, and she was also gifted and intelligent, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This was the main reason why Zhao Gou reserved the position of Crown Princess for Wu Sheng for so many years even after he became the crown prince.

"Sheng'er, I finally married you," Zhao Gou said emotionally. He really loved Wu Sheng, but this did not prevent him from taking a concubine and having children.

"Prince~" Wu Sheng lowered her head and pretended to be shy, with a cold look in her eyes.

Zhao Gou was so excited that he was about to pounce on Wu Sheng, but soon he lost consciousness and fell to the side. Wu Sheng stood up, moved away from Zhao Gou, and watched Zhao Gou's movements on the bed with disgust in her eyes.

"Chunhua, change your things, so as not to arouse suspicion."

"Yes, master." Chunhua changed the Yuanpa on the bed, made a bed on the floor, moved Zhao Gou to the floor, and carefully helped Wu Sheng fall asleep. Zhao Gou had already ended his "wedding night".

The next morning, looking at the beautiful Wu Sheng, Zhao Gou felt relaxed and happy. He wanted to kiss Wu Sheng, but was stopped.

"Prince~ I was exhausted last night, please let me have a good rest."

Wu Sheng's words pleased Zhao Gou very much. He looked at Wu Sheng with a smile, then picked up the ink beside him to draw eyebrows for Wu Sheng, looking like a harmonious couple. Wu Sheng took the opportunity to speak.

"Before I got married, I knew that the Crown Prince had a beloved wife, but she died after giving birth to a grandson. I wonder where this grandson is now? As his stepmother, I want to meet him, too."

Listening to Wu Sheng's words, Zhao Gou went from feeling guilty and suspicious at first to feeling relieved now.

"Sheng'er, what you said makes sense. After all, you are the child's biological mother, so naturally you should meet him. I wanted you to meet later, but since you mentioned it, Sheng'er, then you can meet him now."

The two of them came to the child's residence, but they saw a shocking scene. An old nanny was holding food that belonged to the emperor's grandson, while the young child was pale and thin.

"Don't worry, little bastard. With Concubine Li here, the Crown Prince won't be able to take care of you. Just suffer here obediently. If you want to blame someone, blame your mother who died early."

Looking at the arrogant and domineering nanny, Zhao Gou was furious: "How dare you! This is the first time I have seen such a cunning slave like you."

Upon hearing what Zhao Gou said, the nanny's face froze and she immediately knelt down, her face as pale as death. She had been caught red-handed by the prince, and it was useless even if she begged for mercy.

"Drag him away, give him fifty lashes of the cane, and sell him out," Zhao Gou said angrily.

"Wait a minute," Wu Sheng called softly, "Prince, I just heard her say something about Concubine Li. Could there be someone behind this?"

"Sheng'er is right. Let's let the slave tell us the instructions behind this before punishing him."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise," Wu Sheng bowed. Zhao Gou was so happy to be praised.

After Wu Sheng sent people to interrogate, he learned that it was the Crown Prince's Concubine Li who was jealous of the Emperor's grandson's biological mother, so she sent such a cunning slave to abuse the Emperor's grandson. Moreover, when his biological mother died, Concubine Li was also involved.

"She murdered the Crown Prince's concubine and abused the Emperor's grandson. I wonder how the Crown Prince plans to deal with this Concubine Li?" Wu Sheng asked the other party while holding the evidence.

"According to the law, Li should be beheaded for such behavior, but she is my concubine after all, and beheading her would hurt my reputation. So I will punish her by making her reflect on her mistakes at home and copy Buddhist scriptures a thousand times." Wu Sheng was dissatisfied with Zhao Gou's light punishment, but she had no power and could not say anything.

"Your Highness is merciful, but I feel sorry for that child. He has been abused for so many years without a name. I feel heartbroken when I see him."

"Then what do you think?" Zhao Gou's expression remained unchanged.

"I thought it would be better to leave this child with me. When I was at home, I often helped Second Aunt take care of the children. I think I can take good care of this child now."

Thinking about the aunt who married Wu Song, her children were indeed very smart. In this case, he felt relieved that Wu Sheng was taking care of his son.

"What name does the prince plan to give the child?" Wu Sheng pressed forward.

"I think it would be better to go to the palace and ask my father to give the child a name, which can be regarded as a little compensation for the child." Zhao Gou suddenly had an idea and came up with this good idea.

"Alright, then I will thank the prince on behalf of this child."

"When can you give me a child? Then I will really love him/her dearly." Zhao Gou said with a smile, pulling Wu Sheng's hand.

"I also want to have a child with the prince, but this matter depends on fate." There was a trace of disgust in Wu Sheng's eyes, but this was the path she had chosen, and there was nothing she could do about it.