After traveling through time, the adults were completely in my hands

Yue State, in the imperial palace.

I don’t know how long it took, but Jing Yu slowly opened his eyes in bed.

The "Emperor" Emperor Wu Ren, the Empress, and Princess Jing'an all rushed over.

"My son, how do you feel now?" The Queen sat on the chair in front of the bed, holding Jing Yu's hand and asked.

"I'm fine." Seeing his father, the emperor, and his mother gathered around him, Jing Yu quickly supported himself on the bed with his arms and tried to sit up.

Princess Jing'an, who was standing nearby, saw this and hurried forward to help.

"Your Majesty, I am an unfilial son and have caused you to worry," Jing Yu said as he sat up.

"I'm glad that the Crown Prince is alright," Emperor Wu Ren said to Jing Yu, "Your Highness must have worked hard on this trip to Wuzhou. Please rest well these few days. Remember, your health is the most important thing."

"Yes, I understand," Jing Yu nodded.

******

In the Central Palace, Nanny Li, who was beside the Empress, said to her, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is so heartbroken upon learning that Miss Jindou has passed away. I am only worried that the Crown Prince will become ill from longing for her and suffer from the consequences."

"I didn't expect that the prince would have such a big reaction when he knew Jindou was gone. Alas, my prince really holds Jindou in his heart," said the queen tiredly.

"Then... Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Nanny Li asked worriedly.

"The Crown Prince has been resting in bed these past few days, and the Crown Princess has been taking care of him. The two of them have been together day and night these days," the Empress said softly, "I only hope that these two can take this opportunity to cultivate feelings for each other, so that the Crown Prince can be freed from his longing for her sooner."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Crown Princess is so beautiful and gentle. She will stay by the Crown Prince's side and serve him in the next few days. She will definitely win his favor," Nanny Li comforted the Queen.

"It's not good for the Crown Princess to be too gentle," the Queen sighed. "The Crown Prince is a man of few words, and the Crown Princess is so quiet. It would be boring for the two of them to be together."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Nanny Li heard what the Empress said and felt that it made sense. She nodded and said, "Hearing what Your Majesty said, I think it's no wonder that Miss Jindou is more favored by the Crown Prince. Miss Jindou has a lively personality, and His Royal Highness naturally feels happy when he is with her."

"Alas... it's pointless to say these things." The Queen shook her head and said in a low voice, "The Crown Prince already has a Crown Princess. If you missed it, you missed it."

"Alas..." After hearing what the Queen said, Nanny Li couldn't help but sigh.

******

In the East Palace, where the Crown Prince rested in bed, Jing Yu was about to get up from the bed when Princess Jing'an quickly stopped him: "Your Highness is not well yet, you should stay in bed for a few more days."

"I was just in a hurry on the road that day. I don't have any serious illness. Why should I lie in bed every day?" Jing Yu said as he was about to put on his boots and get out of bed when he saw Yingxiang holding a tray at the door and walked in after knocking on the door.

"Crown Prince and Princess, this is the porridge prepared by the imperial kitchen for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Yingxiang said.

Princess Jing'an took the bowl of porridge from the tray and said to Yingxiang, "You go down first."

"Yes," Yingxiang agreed, turned around and walked out.

Princess Jing'an put the bowl of porridge to her lips and blew on it a few times, then handed it to Jing Yu and said, "Your Highness, please drink it quickly."

Jing Yu took the bowl of porridge and drank it spoonful by spoonful. Princess Jing'an stood silently by the side, and the room became quiet for a while.

After finishing the porridge, Jing Yu handed it to Princess Jing'an. After Princess Jing'an placed it on the table, the two fell silent again. Jing Yu felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, so he said something to make conversation: "The emperor has been bedridden for the past few days. It's been hard on the Crown Princess."

"Your Highness, this is what I should do," Princess Jing'an replied somewhat stiffly.

Jing Yu wanted to ask about the golden beans, but he felt it was not appropriate, so he shut up and said nothing more.

Just when both of them were silent in the room and the atmosphere seemed extremely depressing, the Queen walked in, supported by Nanny Li.

"Mother," Princess Jing'an, upon seeing the Queen come in, hurried forward and bowed, calling out.

Jing Yu, who was sitting on the bed, saw his mother coming and hurriedly called out to get up from the bed.

The Empress came over quickly to stop him and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to get out of bed. Just stay in bed."

"Mother, I am no longer seriously injured," Jing Yu said.

"No, it's better to keep it for a few more days," the Queen said worriedly.

Looking at Princess Jing'an standing aside, the Queen sighed in her heart.

Just now, she had stood outside the door for a while, just wanting to listen to how the two people in the room were getting along, but unexpectedly, after standing there for a long time, she didn't hear any sound of their talking.

Alas, how can the two of them develop feelings for each other in this situation?

Gently shaking her head, the Empress said to Princess Jing'an, "Crown Princess, you've been working hard these past few days. Please go down and rest for a while."

"Yes, mother." Princess Jing'an saw that the Queen wanted to talk to the Crown Prince, so she quickly agreed and said, "Then mother, please stay here and talk to the Crown Prince first. I'll be back soon."

"Okay, go ahead," the Queen nodded.

Seeing Princess Jing'an leave, Nanny Li, who was standing beside her, hurriedly said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, I will go wait outside first."

The Queen nodded again: "Go."

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, the Empress sat on a chair beside the bed and said to Jing Yu, "My son, have you been blaming your mother for not leaving you the golden beans these past few days?"

After hearing what the Queen said, Jing Yu was silent for a while and said softly: "Mother, you know clearly what I mean."

"When Queen Mother got the news, Jindou left," the Queen Mother said. "She told the Crown Princess not to bother her again and to let her know when she came."

After a pause, the Empress continued, "Also, I heard from the Crown Princess that when Jindou was about to leave, he told her that he had already told you that he was leaving, and you immediately agreed."

How is it possible! When Jing Yu heard this, he clenched his fist tightly and pounded it hard against the bed.

"My son," the Empress called out hurriedly when she saw Jing Yu like this, and then said, "My Queen Mother guesses that the reason Jin Dou said this is probably because she noticed something and didn't want to ruin the relationship between you and the Crown Princess, so she said this to the Crown Princess on purpose."

Seeing Jing Yu sitting there in silence, the Empress Dowager cautiously advised, "My Queen Mother feels that Jin Dou doesn't have any romantic feelings for you, so my prince, please let him go."

Let go? When Jing Yu thought of these words, his face turned pale and his heart felt as if it was cut by a knife.

"My son," the Empress was determined to wake Jing Yu up today, so she continued, "You've seen over the past few days that the Crown Princess is a good girl. She traveled thousands of miles to the Kingdom of Yue and has always followed the rules and fulfilled her duties as a Crown Princess. Yet, you've always ignored her. Isn't this too unfair to her?"

"Mother," Jing Yu called out, and couldn't help but say, "But this son... I don't have any feelings for her."

"My son," the Empress took Jing Yu's hand and said patiently, "My son, remember, you are the Crown Prince. You must put the country first in everything you do. As for love, it can only be put behind. As the Crown Prince, the most important thing for you now is to have children with the Crown Princess as soon as possible to consolidate your position as Crown Prince."

Putting the country first, Jing Yu closed his eyes and felt exhausted all over.