After marrying the heirless prince, I gave birth to three children

After sending Concubine Li away, the emperor felt his buzzing mind become much clearer.

He asked, "How is the prince?"

Li Dajian replied, "He is still in a coma."

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "The Crown Prince's coma is a serious matter. The Crown Princess has to take care of the Crown Prince and may not have the time to look after her two children."

"You," the emperor said, looking at Li Dajian, "go to the Crown Prince's residence, visit the Crown Prince, and then bring Jianing and the young Crown Prince back to the palace."

"I will personally take care of it."

Li Dajian was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."

After saying this, Li Dajian hurriedly left the Yangxin Palace.

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Concubine Li left the Yangxin Palace with a terribly gloomy face. Her hands were clenched into fists in her sleeves, and her nails dug into her palms, causing them to sting painfully.

After she had taken a few steps, a young palace maid came hurriedly towards her, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, for failing to do my job well and not being able to see Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Concubine Li paused slightly, her eyes slightly cold, "Did you say it was my intention?"

The maid replied immediately, "I did, but the prison said... His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to visit the princess."

Concubine Li took a deep breath and uttered two words through gritted teeth: "Xiao, Ji."

If Pei Chen hadn't insisted on meddling, how could anything have happened to her Ning'er?

And behind Pei Chen is Xiao Ji!

Something that should have died long ago...

First he touched Hong'er, and then he touched her Ning'er... Was he trying to destroy all her hopes?

She would never allow it!

Concubine Li thought so and hurried towards Weiyang Palace...

Prince's Mansion.

When Xie Yao received the news from the palace, her expression was extremely ugly!

Your Majesty, what does this mean?

Is this a warning? I still don't think highly of His Highness, so...

Xie Yao didn't want to think too deeply. Wei Chan, Si Nan and the others were also shocked. They were all very anxious. "Is Concubine Li in the palace? Cousin, this..."

Even if there was no Concubine Li, letting the child leave his mother would be a huge harm to her!

What's more, Wei Chan saw very clearly how much Xie Yao loved her two children. His Majesty's move was under the banner of doing good for Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, but in fact it was extremely hurtful.

After all, even if a pair of children were brought into the palace, how would His Majesty have the time to take care of them personally?

Aren’t they all watched by the servants?

Xie Yao pursed her lips. It was impossible for her not to be angry. She tried hard to suppress her anger and kept thinking of a solution.

There must be a way, there must be a way...

Xie Yao looked at Si Nan, "Si Nan, go and help me find someone..."

Eunuch Li did not arrive quickly because, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, he had specially selected many precious medicinal herbs from the national treasury to use for the health of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

People... of course I haven't seen it.

Li Dajian exchanged a few pleasantries with Xie Yao, handed over the medicinal herbs, and was slow to get to the point.

After a long while, Li Dajian finally said, "Crown Princess, His Majesty pities you for taking care of the Crown Prince. He is afraid you must be exhausted. He has specifically instructed this old servant to bring the young Crown Prince and the little princess into the palace, and His Majesty will personally look after them."

This was not a discussion, but the emperor's oral order.

Li Dajian said with a smile: "Crown Princess, please invite the little prince and the little princess out. I will take the young masters back to the palace to report."

Xie Yao lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you for your compassion and love, Your Majesty. Please wait a moment, Master. I will have someone clean up."

"But the two children are still very young and need a lot of things. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the eunuch to wait a little longer."

Li Dajian was very easy to talk to. He agreed with a smile, "No hurry, no hurry. Crown Princess, please take your time to clean up."

Xie Yao naturally had people clean up very slowly. Since Li Dajian said there was no rush, they just cleaned up slowly.

This cleaning took place from morning to noon.

Seeing that the time was no longer suitable for delaying, Wei Chan looked at Xie Yao with some concern, "Cousin, will the person you are looking for really come?"

Xie Yao shook her head and said honestly: "I don't know either, but if there is someone...it can only be her."

As Xie Yao finished speaking, the steward of the Crown Prince's Mansion came outside the door to report, "Crown Princess, Yongle Palace has arrived."

Xie Yao's heartstrings relaxed and it came.

That’s right, she invited no one else but the emperor’s own sister, Empress Yongle.

If there is anyone who can keep her twin children today, it is probably no one except Yongle.

Although the relationship between Yongle Queen and Pei Chen...if she did this, it would probably be drinking poison to quench thirst, but this was the only solution she had.

There was no way she could allow her two children to enter the palace!

Xie Yao said, "Please come in."

Afterwards, she went out to greet him personally, and Li Dajian naturally followed quickly.

Yongle Empress was helped down from the carriage. She helped Xie Yao up and glanced at Li Dajian. As if realizing he was there, she said, "Li Dajian is here too."

Li Dajian smiled, his expression slightly embarrassed. "Your Highness, please forgive me for laughing. I am here on the orders of Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongle nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty asked you to visit the Crown Prince?"

Li Dajian nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Yongle Palace said: "This palace is also like this, have you seen it?"

Li Dajian nodded again.

Empress Yongle nodded and said, "Now that you have read it, you should return to the palace as soon as possible to serve His Majesty."

Li Dajian's smile froze on his face. This...

Li Dajian said with a bitter face, "I dare not deceive Her Royal Highness. In addition to visiting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, I have another important matter..."

Li Dajian stammered out the emperor's order and lowered his head silently.

"Oh!" Yongle sneered, "You are very considerate!"

Li Dajian looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't. What else could he do? He was only following His Majesty's orders.

"The Crown Prince is in a coma, and Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui's company can comfort the Crown Princess. How can you take Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui away at this time?"

Yongle Empress asked back, and said to Li Dajian: "You go back now. I will come to the palace to explain this matter to Your Majesty in person later."

Li Dajian knew very well that with Emperor Yongle around, he couldn't take the two young masters away today.

He immediately responded with a "yes" and then decisively turned around and left.

Li Dajian and his men left quickly. Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yongle Empress with gratitude, "Aunt, please come in!"

Xie Yao invited Miss Yongle into the Prince's Mansion, and then said, "Thank you for your help, aunt."

The emperor ordered that, in the entire capital, except Emperor Yongle, Xie Yao couldn't think of anyone else who could stop it!

Of course, this was not something Emperor Yongle could agree to lightly. Disobeying the emperor's will was no small matter for anyone.

Even if Yongle was the emperor, he would still have to take the risk of offending His Majesty.

Xie Yao was truly grateful.

Yongle empress shook her head slightly, pulled Xie Yao and said, "It's okay, just keep the child."

After that, she asked again: "How is the prince?"

Xie Yao lowered her eyes, "His Highness is still in a coma..." It's not that she didn't believe Yongle's murder, but Xiao Ji's matter was dangerous after all, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Besides, Miss Yongle is Pei Chen's adoptive mother. If Pei Chen wants to talk about it, there are plenty of opportunities to mention it.

Yongle Queen sighed softly, expressed some concern, and then left the Prince's Mansion.

She needs to go to the palace as soon as possible to explain to His Majesty.

Xie Yao personally escorted Emperor Yongle out of the Prince's Mansion. Even after the carriage had gone a long way, she stood there without moving for a long time.

Rights... are such a good thing.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Li Dajian came back with a bitter face to report. As soon as he told the emperor that Yongle had stopped this matter, the emperor's face darkened.

At this moment, a young eunuch came in and announced, "Your Majesty, Queen Yongle wishes to see you."

The emperor's face was stern, and after a long while he said, "Announce."

Soon, Empress Yongle entered the Yangxin Palace. She knelt and saluted, "Your Majesty."

In the past, as soon as Miss Yongle bent down, the emperor would repeatedly say no, and personally go forward to help her.

But not today, *** performed a complete ceremony.

Seeing this, *** instantly knew in his heart: the emperor was angry.

She wasn't in a hurry, and spoke slowly, "I'm here to apologize to His Majesty. I acted on my own initiative in what happened today."

***After hearing this, the emperor fell silent.

Yongle*** continued: "I just...thought about our childhood."

The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked up at ***. Seeing the fine lines on her face and her frosted temples, a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes.

"I am more than ten years older than you. When I was born, my mother was not yet a concubine and could not raise children."

"So I wasn't raised by my mother, and even meeting her had to be done in secret, for fear of being discovered..."

The emperor said nothing more, waiting for Yongle to speak.

These things, Yongle Queen would not easily mention to him, "Later, mother gave birth to you, and was promoted to the position of concubine."

"But when your majesty was born, your mother died of a dystocia and an avalanche during childbirth." Pain flashed in Empress Yongle's eyes. Even though decades had passed, it was still in her memory.

Her biological mother still has a gentle nature.

The emperor pursed his lips, and there was also pain in his eyes.

Yes, he didn't grow up with his mother... Since he was little, it was his elder sister who protected and cared for him...

"Sister."

The emperor stepped forward, helped Yongle Queen to stand up, and sat her down on a chair beside her. "Fortunately, I have my elder sister."

Yongle's eyes were slightly red, "In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed..."

The emperor held the sister's hand and said, "In the past, sister protected me, but now I can protect you."

When Empress Yongle left the Palace of Mental Cultivation, her eyes were still slightly red.

But her eyes were no longer as emotional as before, but rather extremely calm. She played the emotional card with the emperor today, and the emperor did not blame her for acting on her own initiative.

But this is not a long-term solution. Those old feelings will be lost every time they are used.

If the emperor hadn't been so foolish this time, and if it hadn't happened so suddenly, she could have planned it better. The emperor...had changed after all.

In the past, as the elder sister, she could scold her brother without restraint. But after so many years, the emperor's majesty could not be challenged.

Even if the emperor did something wrong, she couldn't speak out directly, but had to use methods and play the emotional card...

In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The emperor's anger had long been quelled by Yongle's words. Thinking of his difficult childhood, he sighed softly and looked at Li Dajian, "How is the crown prince?"

Li Dajian lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still in a coma..."

The emperor paused and said, "Then let's wait a little longer."

Li Dajian lowered his eyes, not daring to think about what His Majesty was waiting for, and just replied with a low "yes".

The emperor was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked out. "I'm going to take a walk."

Today, his elder sister told him these old stories, and his mind was full of thoughts. As the emperor walked, he arrived at the palace where he and Empress Yongle had lived in their childhood.

Since he ascended the throne, no one has lived in this palace and it has remained in its original state.

Just standing here, all those past years appeared in his mind like pictures...

He just felt an unprecedented peace in his heart.

The emperor walked around the palace and then left, but just after he took a few steps, he saw a figure standing not far away.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Li knelt gracefully, her gentle eyes cast on the emperor.

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy, and he was obviously not very happy with Concubine Li's uninvited visit.

His cold eyes fell on Concubine Li, "Concubine Li, are you here to beg for mercy?"

"Your Majesty, I come to apologize." Concubine Li whispered, "This morning, I was so worried that I lost my composure. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

The emperor's brows relaxed, and his expression softened as he looked at Concubine Li. "It's okay."

Concubine Li stepped forward, her eyes sincere as she shook her head and said, "Even if Your Majesty is tolerant, Your Majesty has just issued an order, and I am pleading for Ning'er in public. This is truly disrespectful to Your Majesty."

"I deserve to be punished."

Princess Li’s words…had a hidden meaning.

The emperor thought about what Yongle Queen had done today. Although he knew that Concubine Li had some ulterior motives, he still...

That seems to be correct.

It's not that he didn't know what *** meant, he just chose to let it go.

But when Concubine Li said it again, those thoughts came to her mind again.

Especially when I think about what *** did today for the Crown Prince, and what Pei Chen did this morning...

"Your Majesty," Concubine Li continued, "Ning'er did something wrong, but I believe she was simply being used... Ning'er has always been the most obedient and filial child."

"She is your Majesty's first princess. She often tells me that she respects your Majesty the most. How could she disobey your Majesty?"

"Someone must have deliberately plotted against Ning'er. Your Majesty, please trust Ning'er and clear her name."

If Concubine Li had said such words in the past, the emperor would naturally sneer at it. After all, the emperor saw Xiao Ning's ambition with his own eyes.

But Concubine Li said that first, and then said these...

The emperor's thoughts immediately changed.

It doesn't matter how much he believes it, what matters is... how he should deal with some things.

"Stand up." The emperor extended his hand to help Concubine Li up, saying, "I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

"Ning'er is our daughter, my eldest daughter. I have always loved her and will never let anyone wrongly accuse her."

Concubine Li immediately showed gratitude, smiled, and leaned into the emperor's arms, "Your Majesty, I know you are the best."

The emperor patted Concubine Li's back gently, with a complicated look in his slightly lowered eyes.

After a pause, the emperor said, "I still have government affairs to attend to, my beloved concubine, please go back early."

The emperor said goodbye to Concubine Li and headed towards the Yangxin Palace. As soon as he arrived outside the Yangxin Palace, he saw a slim figure standing outside the palace.