She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law is no longer suitable to be in charge of the household affairs. Here are the keys to the pair of cards. Please accept them." The Lady of Nanhua County took a small box from the maid and handed it to the princess.

"You are a well-managed child. You can continue to take care of him. Your mother hasn't taken care of him for more than a year, and he has become accustomed to the leisurely life." The princess said with a smile.

She really didn't want to answer it. It would be so nice to have a leisurely life.

She doesn't need this to prove her status.

"Mother, my husband is only our father's adopted son. How can a daughter-in-law be qualified to manage the household expenses? If outsiders knew about this, they would say that the palace has no rules. If you don't want to be in charge, just leave it to my sister-in-law." As the Nanhua County Lady spoke, her eyes turned red.

She felt so wronged, but no one could tell her pain.

"Oh, fine, mother will continue to take care of it. Your sister-in-law has three children, so she doesn't have the time to take care of it." The princess accepted it helplessly.

She also knew that it was no longer appropriate to let Nanhua be in charge.

The prince did not expel Zishu from the palace because he did not want him to go to the third wife.

Then the two wives he married naturally had to stay in the palace.

But the palace is not short of that little money, so there is nothing wrong with keeping him.

The princess generously accepted the housekeeper's power.

"Don't think too much. Just wait for Zishu to come back and wait for him to return with achievements. When a man has a career and achievements, he won't think too much about the past. He has become much more sensible now." The princess was still as gentle and virtuous as usual.

"Yes, mother. Your daughter-in-law wants to go back to her parents' home."

"Go."

Nanhua handed over the food and left.

It was not possible for her to go back to her parents' home these days. Two people died in the palace, and she could not go back during the funeral.

Now half a month has passed and the palace has finally calmed down, so she plans to go back.

Yu Yuanzheng looked at her back as she just came and left in a hurry, and sneered in her heart.

She has always looked down on Nanhua for using such despicable means to scheme against others for the position of Crown Prince's Consort.

Although Yu Chaoyang also plotted against her for the position of the crown prince, she is now sober and still thinks highly of him.

But she didn't see any calmness in Nanhua's eyes, so she probably had other ideas.

But none of this has anything to do with her. As long as they don't get in front of her, they can live their own lives.

She always follows the principle of "I won't offend anyone unless they offend me".

She suddenly thought of a person she hated very much, that was the second old lady who had disliked her and made things difficult for her everywhere since she married into the palace.

She was sent to a nunnery, and I don't know how she is doing now.

She had been away all this time, so naturally she didn't know what was happening with the old woman.

I don’t know if she has heard about such a big thing happening in the palace.

She wanted to play a prank.

The news that Shangguan Ziqi's leg had healed had spread throughout the capital over the past ten days.

For this reason, the emperor sent someone to summon him to the palace for questioning today.

It was learned that he had his leg healed after a trip to the Kingdom of Southern Shu.

He wanted to ask the eldest prince if it was possible for him to be cured as well. However, the eldest prince already knew that his father would ask this question, so he was waiting halfway and went to see the emperor with Shangguan Ziqi.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Shangguan Ziqi rarely knelt down to pay his respects.

"Don't be so polite. Your leg has just healed. Can you perform the kneeling ceremony?" The emperor walked down from behind the imperial desk with a smile and helped the man up.

He watched this child grow up, and he also chose this child as the study companion for his eldest son.

However, he was caught by someone during a hunting trip.

He only found out these days that it was the third son of the palace who did it.

Thinking of this, he thought of the royal family.

Which prince has not wanted to fight for this position?

"Your son pays homage to His Majesty." The eldest prince was still sitting in a wheelchair.

"Well. Ziqi, come and sit down." The emperor took the lead and sat on the chair by the window, which meant that he wanted to have a good chat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You went to Southern Shu, recovered the iron box, and healed your leg. Not bad."

"I went out to look for the iron box," Shangguan Ziqi said, feeling a little guilty. He and the eldest prince's legs had already healed, but he had never told the emperor about it.

Will they be charged with deceiving the emperor then?

"Well, the iron box was found. But no one can open it. It's only temporarily deterring the Canglan Nation. The attacks are not that fierce, but there are still small-scale battles at the border from time to time.

They don't know whether the Great Wei can open it, so they are waiting and watching." The emperor sighed.

Canglan sent out an army of 150,000, and Wei had to send out nearly 300,000 troops to hold off, but they also lost a city.

The people of Wei were small, their soldiers were not strong, and their horses were not strong. This was a regional characteristic, and there was nothing he could do about it.

If it weren't for the old Prince Rong and Princess Rong using that special weapon, the Great Wei might have been occupied by Canglan a hundred years ago.

But the emperor felt sorry that the peace agreement signed by Prince Rong at that time actually locked the secret recipe of the weapon in an iron box.

Don't let future generations use it.

Unless someone can open that box.

"Your Majesty, I will go to the battlefield." Shangguan Ziqi immediately expressed his opinion.

"Your leg has just healed, so you should wait a little longer. Canglan hasn't launched a large-scale attack yet."

"Yes." Shangguan Ziqi didn't say he would go now. His second brother had already gone, so there was no need for him to rush.

"Your leg is cured, why didn't the miracle doctor you found bring him back?" The emperor asked about what he cared about most.

Shangguan Ziqi knew that the emperor would ask this question, and he had already made up his mind to tell the emperor the truth.

Now that the cause of his injury has been investigated, there is no need to hide it from the Emperor any longer.

But the eldest prince shook his head lightly.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to treat my leg yet." The eldest prince immediately took over the conversation.

And he looked at the emperor with a firm gaze.

The emperor knew what he meant as soon as he heard it.

The third brother's purpose of going to the battlefield is obvious.

The second brother asked to go to the Ministry of Revenue for training, and his purpose was self-evident.

The war between Canglan Kingdom and Wei Dynasty is still at a stalemate.

If his eldest son's leg heals, will he be assassinated again?

"Well, it's up to you. But don't wait too long, I'm old." The emperor sighed.

"Father, you are only forty-five years old, how can you be old? It's still a long time. You have to watch my children grow up." The eldest prince didn't like to hear such words.

His father has always loved him. Although he is very strict with him, his love for him is sincere.

Without the care of his mother, he was able to walk steadily and was not bullied.

"Okay. Let's not talk about this. Since Zishu is not your father's son, Ziqi must take on the responsibility of the prince of the palace and manage the palace well. Don't let the same thing happen again." The emperor looked at Shangguan Ziqi again and said.

"Yes."

A few people were chatting when the chief steward, Eunuch Hai, came in with a bow.

"Your Majesty, the abbot of Huguo Temple is requesting an audience outside the palace." Eunuch Hai reported respectfully.

"Oh? What does he want to see you about?" The emperor was very confused.

Except when the royal family needed him for large-scale sacrificial activities, the two rarely met at other times.

But today he suddenly came to the palace gate to ask for an audience.

"I don't know." Eunuch Hai only received the words conveyed by the palace gate guards.

"Bring him to the imperial study."

Eunuch Hai immediately retreated and led his men.

"Your Majesty, since you have guests, I will take my leave." Shangguan Ziqi was very self-conscious.

"Go." The emperor waved his hand.

The eldest prince and Shangguan Ziqi left the imperial study together.

But just when they were halfway there, they met Eunuch Hai and Master Huihai, the abbot of Huguo Temple.

An old monk in his fifties.

He was wearing a grey cassock and walked with steady steps.

His slightly chubby face looked incredibly kind. Clean-shaven, his age remained unchanged. He looked forty, fifty, and sixty at once.

"I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Eldest Young Master." Master Huihai bowed and performed a Buddhist ritual.

"Master Huihai, there's no need to be so polite. The emperor is waiting for you." The eldest prince supported him lightly.

"Are you two going to leave the palace? Please go with me to see the emperor." Master Huihai bowed again.

Shangguan Ziqi and the eldest prince looked at each other.

What does this mean, old monk?