Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

When Lord Wei saw General Zhenguo's objection, he immediately bowed and said, "General Zhenguo, please don't be anxious. Let me finish what I have to say.

The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of Great Xia. He should go deep into the people to understand their sufferings and broaden his horizons so that he can better govern the country in the future.

Moreover, since ancient times, the crown prince has toured the country on behalf of the emperor. Although Lord Xiao Jiang is very capable, the crown prince has already been appointed.

Your Majesty did not allow the Crown Prince to tour the country on behalf of the Emperor, but instead asked a minister to take on this important task. This may damage the Crown Prince's reputation and cause more trouble.

Besides, with the Crown Prince present, local officials wouldn't dare to act rashly."

After listening to Lord Wei's explanation, the Prince's Secretary and the Supreme Court Minister nodded. They felt that what Lord Wei said made a lot of sense.

The crown prince has been appointed, but the important task of touring the country is not given to the crown prince but to a minister instead, which will indeed arouse suspicion.

The people's suspicions didn't matter, but they were afraid that the surrounding forces such as Tubo, the Western Regions, and Nanzhao would still have evil intentions and provoke a dispute over the crown prince.

General Zhenguo said firmly, "It is precisely because the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne of Great Xia that he cannot go with us on this trip!"

"Why?" Lord Wei looked displeased.

"The Crown Prince and Lord Xiao Jiang are both extremely important to our dynasty. Losing either of them would be a huge loss to our dynasty."

"The prince needs experience!"

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!"

Seeing the two men deadlocked, the Left Prime Minister stepped forward to smooth things over: "Lord Wei's intention is to let the prince gain experience, and General Zhenguo is also worried about the prince's safety. They are both thinking about me.

Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and the problem that Lord Wei is worried about will not happen. The prince will have plenty of opportunities to gain experience in the future.

"After Lord Xiao Jiang returns from his inspection, it won't be too late for the Crown Prince to go out and gain experience. Lord Wei, what do you think?"

Everyone present nodded silently after hearing this, even the Chancellor and the Minister of Justice, who had previously thought that what Lord Wei said made sense, nodded.

As long as Lord Xiao Jiang returns safely, even if some princes are influenced by surrounding forces, they will not have the courage to compete for the position of crown prince.

Moreover, among the many princes, no one except Prince Yan could compete with the Crown Prince.

They knew very well what kind of person the Prince of Yan was, and he would never become an enemy of his own brother.

Seeing Lord Wei frowning and remaining silent, Emperor Yuan spoke slowly, "Left Prime Minister, you are absolutely right. I am still in my prime, and the Crown Prince's training will be discussed later. This time, Lord Xiao Jiang will lead the tour."

Although Lord Wei still had concerns in his heart, what General Zhenguo said was not without reason. Lord Xiao Jiang and the prince really could not take risks together.

For this, he bowed to Emperor Yuan and said, "I have failed to consider this."

Seeing that Lord Wei no longer insisted on sending the Crown Prince along, Emperor Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "That's all right, my dear minister, you are also thinking about the future of Great Xia."

After saying this, he slowly looked at everyone again, "I want to set the departure date after Jiang Yueyang and her husband are married. Do you have any objections to this, my dear ministers?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Minister Jiang responded quickly.

The others had no objections and spoke in agreement, and the matter was settled.

Then, Emperor Yuan asked the left prime minister to draft a list of people who would accompany Jiang Yueyang based on everyone's recommendations.

Zuo Ying responded, Emperor Yuan waved his hand, and everyone retreated.

On the other hand, Jiang Yueyang didn't know that she had received another important job.

She was listening to Lu Yunting happily telling her that the emperor agreed to their marriage.

"Yangyang, do you think August 12th is a good date?"

Seeing him so happy, Jiang Yueyang nodded happily, "That's great. The day you return home is the Mid-Autumn Festival. From now on, you won't be alone during the annual reunion festival."

Hearing these words, Lu Yunting was deeply touched.

He held Jiang Yueyang's hand tightly, looked at the person in front of him with scorching eyes and said, "I will never let go of your hand!"

"Then you have to hold on tight." Jiang Yueyang separated his fingers and clasped them together, looking at him with a smile.

Lu Yunting couldn't help but raise his hand to touch her cheek, "Yangyang, my greatest luck in this life is meeting you and winning your heart."

Meeting those affectionate and passionate eyes, Jiang Yueyang lowered her head shyly and slowly leaned into his arms.

Lu Yunting raised his hands and hugged her, and the full embrace seemed to embed her into his bones.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Xun stood outside the door, coughed twice, and then said, "Yangyang, the cafeteria made your favorite dish today, I brought it to you."

Hearing Jiang Xun's voice, Jiang Yueyang hurriedly came out of Lu Yunting's arms and walked over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Jiang Xun quickly glanced at the two of them and then walked in carrying a lunch box.

He put the lunch box on the table and was about to open it when Lu Yunting took it and opened it with great tact.

Jiang Xun didn't stop him, but watched him quietly as he took out the food from the lunch box and arranged it.

"Wow~ These are all my favorite dishes." Jiang Yueyang said as he took the first seat, "Brother, Ah Yue, stop standing and sit down."

The two of them sat down after hearing the voice, and then picked up their chopsticks at the same time to pick up some food for Jiang Yueyang.

"You guys eat too." Jiang Yueyang picked up some dishes for them and said, "Relax, we'll eat together often in the future."

After saying that, she picked up the food in the bowl and started eating.

After eating two bites, she continued, "Brother, Ayue and I are getting married on August 12th. His Majesty wants me to marry out of the palace."

Jiang Xun paused in picking up the food, then turned his head to look at Jiang Yueyang, "Marrying from the palace?"

"Yeah, but I don't want to."

"Can you refuse?"

"Sure." Lu Yunting answered for him, "His Majesty said that it's okay if Yangyang doesn't want to."

Jiang Xun said "hmm" in a deep voice, "If you dare to treat my sister badly in the future, I will not forgive you!"

"That will never happen."

Jiang Xun looked at him deeply for a while, then put a piece of meat into his bowl without saying a word.

Lu Yunting was overjoyed and said tentatively, "Brother, don't worry, I will love Yangyang and protect her for the rest of my life."

"Remember your promise."

"I'll never forget this."

***

The next day, when the Empress heard that Jiang Yueyang and Lu Yunting's wedding date had been set, she was about to instruct Aunt Shang to prepare a dowry for her and send it to the Jiang family, when someone came from Shoukang Palace to say that the Empress Dowager was in a coma.

When the Queen Mother heard that the Queen Mother was unconscious, she stood up suddenly and almost fell down. Fortunately, the palace maid beside her supported her in time.

As soon as she stood firm, she hurriedly ordered, "Quick, go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and invite Master Xiao Jiang!"

"And Miss Ling'er."

"promise!"