Spring Drunk Chang'an

Prince Yan knew that his father loved his mother deeply, and compared with the Crown Prince and other brothers in the palace, his father also favored him extremely. At a young age, he had already been granted the title of prince, and his fiefdom was larger than that of his brothers combined. He was also the only adult prince who remained in the capital and had never gone to his fiefdom. In the court, his father tacitly allowed him to win over court officials and gain power.

Moreover, the emperor will help him to gain power, just like now, he wants to marry Marquis Bai's daughter to him.

The emperor even tacitly allowed him to "slightly" target the crown prince and suppress the Cheng'en Duke faction.

He allowed his mother to have the power of "Queen" in the palace.

but……

He has never, at least not yet, allowed him and his mother to replace the crown prince and the queen.

He had no intention of deposing Queen Song and appointing his mother as his new consort.

He also didn't want to depose the prince and make him the crown prince of Daxia.

The heir that the emperor favors is still Xiao Chuo!!

Now, the love he showed to his mother and himself was more like making up for it. Since he couldn't give them the best, he doted on them and indulged them to the utmost.

King Yan is unwilling to accept this!!

His mother analyzed the situation and his father's intentions for him. He hinted at them and confirmed that what his mother said was correct. Every day and every night, his heart was like a fire, and he kept moving forward with passion!

Unlike his father who was "naive", he thought that his actions and his schemes against the Crown Prince and Duke Cheng'en's Mansion were all "childish quarrels" and "instigations by treacherous ministers", and that his mother's "dominance" in the harem and her suppression of the Queen was a "true love for him" and "empty talk". The Prince of Yan knew too well that he and the Crown Prince, his mother and the Queen, had long been in a situation where "the two could not coexist".

My father hopes that brothers will be friendly and respectful to each other, and that his wives and concubines will live in harmony.

Are you kidding?

The Yan Wang faction and the Prince's faction, the Queen faction and the Imperial Concubine faction, have been fighting for so many years, with countless casualties!

It's a life-and-death struggle!!

But now, the Prince of Yan had to admit that the current situation was not favorable to him. In recent years, the Crown Prince had figured something out. He had become more composed, his early eccentricities and moodiness having largely changed, and he had become more lenient. With Duke Cheng'en's return from the border, the Song family no longer sent their sons to command military power, and his father's vigilance against the future "extraordinary relatives" had suddenly diminished.

However, the Song family has been guarding the border for more than 50 years. Even if they do not have military tokens and even if they are not border generals, the generals there are still definitely members of the Eastern Palace faction.

As for him, his mother's family was a criminal, and he had no help from his outside family.

Most of his close associates were minor officials he had recruited and wives and concubines bestowed upon him by his father. Unfortunately, due to his previous demotion of a concubine to a concubine, he had earned a reputation for being heartless and ungrateful...

Several members of the Yue family became much colder towards him.

Difficult!

too difficult! !

"Father, Marquis Bai won't dislike me, will he?"

"Or... forget it!"

The King of Yan sighed and acted pitifully.

It’s not that I really want to reject the daughter of Marquis Bai. She is the scholar Chu Qiao. With the trust and endorsement of such a father-in-law, she can win the hearts of scholars all over the world.

The Prince of Yan was just afraid that Marquis Bai was unwilling, so he wanted Emperor Yingwu to persuade him.

after all……

Bai Hou has always been a royalist and a neutral party, and never leans towards either him or the prince. If it comes to marriage, Bai Hou would simply make up his mind and would rather give up his daughter than stand on his side.

Didn’t he just waste the position of a concubine?

Prince Yan hoped that his father could make it clear to Marquis Bai.

Emperor Yingwu glanced at his son and frowned slightly. The marriage was already arranged and the food was right in front of his mouth, but Xun'er couldn't help himself to win over Marquis Bai?

Do you want him to chew it up before feeding it?

Really...

Oh, forget it, I spoiled my son. If I can't give him the best position in the world, I have to let him protect himself...

Although the emperor is worshipped and addressed as "Long live the emperor" every day, there are very few emperors who live long lives throughout history. He is already fifty years old this year and doesn't know how much longer he can live. He has to give some guarantees to his beloved concubine and youngest son!

Over the years, he has favored the Imperial Concubine and Prince Yan, using them to compete with the Empress and the Crown Prince to balance the relationship between the princes. Although, he truly loves the Imperial Concubine and Prince Yan, and has no intention of using them as whetstones to polish the Crown Prince, but...

Thoughts are thoughts!

Facts are facts!

It did lead to such consequences. Queen Song and Concubine Qu did not see each other in the harem, and the Crown Prince and Prince Yan were at odds with each other outside the palace. Even if he believed that blood is thicker than water, as long as he was willing to explain, the Crown Prince would understand his painstaking efforts, see the lovable and amiable side of Prince Yan, and develop a brotherly relationship with him.

In the future, brothers will be friendly and respectful to each other.

but……

This did not prevent him from leaving more guarantees for Prince Yan. As long as he could subdue those proud members of the Yue family and form his own force in the court, when he passed away in the future, Prince Yan would take his concubine to his fiefdom, and there would be people in the court to protect him and speak for him.

Alas, raising a son for a hundred years means worrying for ninety-nine years.

He always wanted his beloved youngest son to live a more comfortable life.

There is also his true love, Concubine Qu. He is more than ten years older than her and his health is not particularly good. He will always die before her, so naturally he has to make arrangements for her later years.

I think the imperial concubine will be in good health if she follows her son to his fiefdom.

Emperor Yingwu had a very good idea. He did not expect his son to be able to really support the state affairs, so his expectations of him were not that high.

If you don't live up to expectations, then don't live up to expectations.

He's my youngest son, what more can I ask for?

"Never mind, forget it. As for Marquis Bai, your father will make all the arrangements for you. There's no need to underestimate yourself. Just wait patiently for the arranged marriage!"

Emperor Yingwu waved his hand.

"Thank you very much, father, for your love!" Prince Yan's brows relaxed and he was overjoyed.

"You are my son. If I don't love you, who else should I love?" Emperor Yingwu waved his hand.

Father and son...

Misunderstood.

The so-called 'arrangement' of Emperor Yingwu was to instruct Marquis Bai to protect Prince Yan as much as possible and be slightly more partial to him in the future. However, the 'arrangement' that Prince Yan understood in his heart was that Emperor Yingwu directly issued an imperial decree, ordering Marquis Bai to devote all his energy and strength to him, abandon his family and clan, and assist him to overthrow the prince and ascend the throne even if his entire family was destroyed.

He was extremely satisfied. He had received such a great help, and the Prince of Yan also knew how to protect him. He smiled and approached Emperor Yingwu. He knelt down and held his knees with both hands. "Father, you really love your son too much."

"I don't know how to thank my son!"

"Father Emperor!!"

He acted like a spoiled child. He was a grown man in his twenties, but when he came before Emperor Yingwu, he acted like an eight-year-old child, acting cute and clever.

However, Emperor Yingwu fell for his tricks. Seeing him like this, he smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face were stretched out. He raised his hand and touched his head lovingly, "You, you, you are already a father, when will you grow up?"

"Be more steady!"

"Like an adult."

He seemed to be scolding.

However, the Prince of Yan did not take it seriously at all. Instead, he said with a smile: "In front of my father, my son will always be a child..."

"Why should I grow up when my father is protecting me?"