The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Everything fell into a kind of inexplicable chaos.

Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but think of a sentence: "The whole world is just a huge makeshift team."

This is the fact.

Even the attempt to usurp the throne is no more than this.

Even from a certain perspective, these things seem like child's play and extremely absurd.

In the Bai family's study, Bai Mo stood beside his father and unfolded the memorials prepared by the ministers.

"As for the reign titles, I have drafted these."

Bai Feng thought for a moment and chose "Delong" among several era names.

"Let's choose Delong, which means that virtue is abundant and all undertakings are prosperous. It can be regarded as a further development based on the reign title of the previous emperor Daochu."

"However, father, the reign title is usually chosen by the new emperor himself. Do you need to ask for Kan Ye'er's opinion?"

"No need. The late emperor was a little afraid of my Bai family. Sima Ye was able to ascend to the throne thanks to my Bai family."

Bai Feng stood up and paced around the room. When he passed by Bai Mo, he gently patted his shoulder.

"Remember, it doesn't matter what the reign title is, but it must be decided by me. I must let Sima Ye know from the beginning that this world does not belong to him alone."

"My son understands."

"By the way, what does the Queen Mother say about Yun An and Sima Ye's marriage?"

"The Queen Mother had no objection. She said at the time that the Crown Prince had just passed away and it was not appropriate for him to get married. She could wait until Sima Ye became the Crown Prince to be canonized as the Crown Princess. I didn't expect that Cen Yu would act so quickly. Before he could canonize Yun An, Sima Ye became the Emperor..."

"Now the new emperor has to mourn for his father for three years. Even if Yun An wants to enter the palace as a concubine, he will have to wait three years before the wedding ceremony can be performed."

"This is a small matter. The most important thing is to quickly place our talents around the emperor. It's just that Yun An is wronged."

"Don't worry, father. In time, Yun An will surely be the mother of the country. What grievances can there be?"

Bai Feng shook his head.

"It's not as simple as you think. Qiangyi has always wanted to promote a marriage between the two countries. Since the last marriage failed and the marriage edict was submitted, Qiangyi has sent people many times and even expressed its willingness to send Princess Gong to Dasheng and wait for the crown prince to confirm before getting married."

"Father, what you mean is that now that the Second Prince has ascended the throne, Qiangyi will definitely ask for a direct marriage with the new emperor, then..."

"The marriage is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. The position of the Princess of Qiangyi must be higher than Yun'an. If there is no plan and arrangement, it is still unknown whether Yun'an can ascend to the throne."

The study door was suddenly pushed open.

"I don't want to be the queen or any queen!"

Outside the door was Yun An, who was already crying bitterly.

"Grandpa, father, Yun An is willing to stay at home and serve grandpa, father and mother."

Yun An took two steps into the house and knelt directly in front of his grandfather.

"Grandpa, Yun An doesn't want to. Yun An doesn't want to spend her whole life in the palace. How many women in the palace can have a good ending?"

"With our Bai family here and your aunt backing you up, you can rest assured in the palace." Bai Mo quickly advised: "You must not be willful."

"Grandpa..." Although she had accidentally overheard her grandfather and father discussing her engagement with the second prince last time, and her mother had come to test her opinion afterwards, the disheartened Yun An had just treated herself as dead and silently accepted the arrangement her mother had made. But now that the court had suddenly changed, Yun An still wanted to fight for her own happiness.

"Grandpa... even though my aunt is the queen, and now she is about to become the queen mother, she is not happy in her life. She has been on guard all her life, and has been scheming all her life. The emperor's heart is not with her. She has to be with so many women in the harem, waiting for the emperor's arrival. Yun An doesn't want to live the same life as my aunt. Yun An doesn't want to... don't want to share a husband with someone, and even more don't want to spend her life alone in an empty room."

"Yun'an!" Bai Mo saw that Bai Feng's face was not looking good, so he quickly stopped his daughter and said, "Shut up! Even ordinary men have three wives and four concubines, let alone the emperor? Everyone in the Bai family must contribute and sacrifice for this family. Don't act recklessly!"

Bai Feng let out a long sigh.

"Yun'an." His tone was not as excited as Bai Mo's, but it carried a sense of oppression. "You are no longer a child. You can't live your life like a child."

Although he was mentally prepared, Yun An was still somewhat disappointed when he saw his grandfather like this.

She didn't ask for anything else, even if she had to be an old maid at home for the rest of her life, she wouldn't blame anyone, but she really couldn't accept entering the palace as a concubine.

She likes the beauty of a couple living together for a lifetime in picture books, and looks forward to the scene of growing old together with the man of her dreams.

Even though there was no possibility between Shu Huaiyuan and herself, she was unwilling to marry someone she did not love, and she fought with a group of women in the harem for that man.

Seeing that his father was already dissatisfied, Bai Mo immediately scolded him: "It's all because I was too indulgent towards you before, and now you are so lawless!"

Bai Mo turned to his father and said, "Father, it's all because of my failure to teach him well. Please don't get angry. I will talk to Yun An and she will understand your painstaking efforts."

"I'm tired too. Let's all go and rest."

Bai Feng stood up and walked in front of the father and daughter.

Yun An looked at her grandfather. His back was a little hunched, not as broad as when she was a child. She wanted to snuggle in her grandfather's arms like she did when she was a child and listen to him talk about how he defended his country and bravely killed the enemies. But now he only knew how to play political games and was no longer the same as he used to be.

Seeing Bai Feng return to the bedroom, Bai Mo turned around and looked at Yun An.

"Don't ever mention this matter in front of Grandpa. Your marriage with the Second Prince, no, your marriage with the current Emperor, is not up to you, and even more so, not up to me."

"Father, I..." Yun An felt aggrieved. The grandfather who once loved her the most didn't seem to like her as much now.

"In the Bai family, everyone must listen to Grandpa. There is no room for negotiation."

"Is it you too?"

"Of course. No matter who I am outside, when I return home, I am the son who must obey my father's orders."

"Is even your marriage arranged?"

Bai Mo obviously didn't know how to answer his daughter's question, which was completely beyond her expectations.

"Is your marriage to your mother also a political one?"

Bai Mo didn't know how to answer.

He looked up, and a dark moon in the sky shone coldly upon the world.

The moon waxes and wanes, and just like the waxing and waning of the moon, aren't the love and hatred in the world just like the waxing and waning of the moon, totally beyond human control?

"Am I not good to your mother?"

"Father is very good to mother."

"Isn't your mother happy?"

"My mother is very happy."

"So, what does it matter whether it's a political marriage or not?"

Bai Mo didn't expect that his daughter's question would touch his long-dormant heartstrings. After all, he still couldn't completely forget the woman who had been buried deep in his heart for many years.