Traveling through time and space

"No, father, you'd better go and take a look, so as not to make enemies for Yuanyuan in this palace." Gu Yuanyuan put down her chopsticks just as she finished her meal.

"Yuanyuan, Zimo is back too. When do you want to get married?"

"Father, Yuanyuan said that she would only marry and not be married off. Of course, the prince will not be the only man she wants." In fact, Gu Yuanyuan did not want to get married. She did not want to be someone else's daughter-in-law. She just wanted to take care of the children by herself, be a legitimate princess, and live a happy life doing whatever she wanted.

"You don't want to marry him, right? He's the only descendant of the Liuyang King, so he won't..."

"Father, there's no need to grant us marriages. Your Highness could have lived a life of luxury without being so accommodating. This rebellious princess, your Highness, should have stayed true to his heart, married and had children, and expanded the family to comfort the ancestors of the Zhao family." Gu Yuanyuan's true thoughts at this moment were: she already had a son, so why did she have to find a man, especially one in a high position? "When this princess is no longer busy, I'll find you eight or ten beautiful brides," Gu Yuanyuan said with a radiant look.

"There's no rush for you to get married. Right now, there's something important. Tomorrow is the children's full-moon banquet, and the Emperor wants to issue an edict. First, I'll give them names. Second, the Emperor also wants your eldest son to be named Gu and become the Crown Prince of the Princess's Mansion. The second son will be named Zhao and become the Crown Prince of the Prince of De's Mansion. The third son will be named Su and become the Crown Prince of the Marquis of Valor's Mansion. Do you have any objections?"

"Father, you have so many sons and grandsons, why did you give Yuanyuan's son the surname Gu?" This was something Gu Yuanyuan hadn't expected. Since her father had this idea, she naturally wanted to ask him about it. "Besides, if Yuanyuan's child had the surname Gu, it would mean that he would enjoy everything that being a prince or grandson of the emperor has to offer."

"Of course you are a clever one, and your children are respected as the same as the princes."

"Father, do you want Yuanyuan to work harder for the royal family in the future? Don't you feel guilty about exploiting Yuanyuan every day?"

"This is your responsibility as the legitimate princess," the emperor stood up. "It's late, and you've been tired these days. Have a good rest." The emperor had a puzzled expression on his face.

After Gu Yuanyuan finished taking care of the children, she asked the wet nurse to take them back. She wanted to let them sleep at her side, but she thought that she couldn't let them get into the habit. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She felt like something big was going to happen. She couldn't sleep, so she simply got up and went to the space to light the lamp to write in the storybook. All the books were in the space, but it was different from now. Gu Yuanyuan would rewrite them herself. Suddenly, she remembered that she had to give some things she took from the Shan family to her father, so she simply sorted them out. It didn't matter. The Shan family actually had correspondence between Zhongnian, Jiang Wei Zhong and Song Dongyue. The main content of the letters scared Gu Yuanyuan. After a quick look, she found that Shan Bianjun actually... Gu Yuanyuan was shocked and broke out in a sweat. He quickly took the box and left the space. After thinking about it, he didn't know what to do. But these things must be given to his father. So many ministers were calculating, "Who's outside?" Gu Yuanyuan called out, "Come in and talk."

"Princess, I'm here. What can I do for you?" A Luan answered from outside, then came in to light the lamp. "Princess."

"What time is it now?"

"It's the morning of Yin, and it's almost dawn."

"Tell the little guy to quietly go find Eunuch Shen and tell him that the princess is suddenly feeling unwell and asks the emperor to come. No matter where the emperor rests, he must come."

"Princess, this isn't a good idea." A Luan was a little frightened when she heard Gu Yuanyuan's request.

"It's okay, let's do it." Gu Yuanyuan said firmly. This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. The emperor must come up with a plan to deal with it.

Gu Yuanyuan held the box, still unable to recover from the shock. This was a huge incident. She had been hiding it for days. No, no, she couldn't say she had found it a few days ago. She had to say she had listened to her father and searched the Shan family for it. Yes, yes, yes, that's what she would do. "Princess, the Emperor has arrived."

"What's wrong? Princess, what's wrong?" Before anyone came in, Eunuch Shen's anxious voice came in first, and Gu Yuanyuan stood up.

"Greetings, Father. We have no choice but to summon you at this hour." Gu Yuanyuan bowed. "Eunuch Shen, you will guard the door yourself. Alua, look around. No one dares approach here." Gu Yuanyuan gave a serious order. Eunuch Shen and the others realized it was no small matter and hurried out to guard the area. "Father, Yuanyuan found this in the inner chamber of Shan Bianjun's study in the Shan family."

"Did you just go to the Shan family?"

"Yes, didn't father mention the Shan family during dinner? Yuanyuan thought that these ministers and wealthy families all have secret rooms with some secrets. Yuanyuan thought that we should be concerned about what father is concerned about and think about what father is thinking about, so Yuanyuan went to the Shan family to see if we can find some interesting things." Gu Yuanyuan put the box she was holding in front of her father.

"You can leave the palace without alerting anyone? Even the secret guards won't find out?" Gu Yuanyuan was stunned by his question and nodded blankly.

"Father, this is Yuanyuan's secret." Gu Yuanyuan was crying in her heart. She could no longer keep her secret, but she couldn't go back.

The emperor, who was sitting, opened the box, took out the letter and looked at it, then stood up and said, "Father, calm down, calm down."

"you have seen?"

Gu Yuanyuan nodded carefully, "When I was looking for it, I was curious and opened it to take a look. Now, I saw something wrong and came back quickly. If I wasn't afraid of scaring my father, I would have gone to the bed and pulled you out." Gu Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Father, have you heard anything else about the prince?" Gu Yuanyuan was curious.

The emperor sighed deeply, "This is the first time I've heard of this. They hid it too well."

"Father, I have found the Crown Prince quite good over the years, but during this encounter, Yuanyuan saw something."

"what?"

"The Crown Prince's visit to Fengyan this time, what responsibilities should he bear? It's also related to a prince of the He family," Gu Yuanyuan said, stopping short. "Father, Yuanyuan has one more thing to ask. Jiang Weizhong from the Ministry of War, the son of the Jiang family, has been doing business with Yuanyuan for many years. Yuanyuan has also read his several letters of reply, all of which were stern rejections. Please just give him a warning, and don't punish the Jiang family."

The emperor flipped through the last few pieces of paper, looked at them carefully, and nodded. "Don't worry, we can't deal with so many people at once, otherwise the court will be empty." The emperor sat down again. "Today is the children's banquet. After today, you find a way to get Jiang Wei Zhong to take three days off from home. The emperor plans to use these three days to clean up thoroughly." The emperor felt a little empty-hearted, and his spirits were not as good as when he first came in.

"Father, it's always better to find out early. But the son you entrusted with such an important task has disappointed you. It makes you feel..." Gu Yuanyuan finally got a clear view of the person in front of her. "Father, you should have a backup plan, right?"

"You know quite a bit, but among your brothers, who do you think can shoulder this responsibility?"

"Father, Yuanyuan doesn't know about this, and I don't dare to say anything casually."

"It's okay. Father is old, and I have to let you take on this responsibility." Father looked at Gu Yuanyuan, "Which brother will you support?"

"Your Majesty, I don't care about these things. Besides, I don't know much about these people, and I haven't had the time to get to know them well. I can't just say this." Gu Yuanyuan didn't want to continue the conversation. "Your Majesty, you still need to know what's in this box." Seeing him staring at her, she asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?" Gu Yuanyuan felt a little uneasy under his gaze. "Just say whatever you want to say. Yuanyuan will cooperate."

"If there's something Father is looking for, can you go?"

"Of course, Yuanyuan is willing to serve father at all costs." Gu Yuanyuan stood up mischievously and squatted down to salute.

"Hey, if you were a boy, father wouldn't have to worry about it. Yesterday, father received news that Ren Jinxian from the Ministry of War and Yang Dahe from the Ministry of Works have already made the rough version of the iron explosives you sent. Father is really happy and they won't bully us Qingyang anymore." Speaking of this, father was very happy again.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go back and have breakfast." After talking for an unknown amount of time, Eunuch Shen outside spoke.

"Okay, Father is back."

"Farewell, Father." Gu Yuanyuan stood up.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Rumei and the others went out and immediately ran in, looking anxious.

"Why are you in such a hurry? This princess is feeling better now. I just felt a little unwell. Let Xiao Maozi tell Eunuch Shen to send two doctors from the Imperial Hospital."

"The emperor is so good to the princess. When I went to tell Eunuch Shen, the emperor heard about it and came directly to Yuanfu Palace." The little Russian immediately took over.

"Your Majesty, be merciful. Madam Shang, have you sent invitations to Yuezhong Tower yesterday to invite Master Lu and Master Jiang to the children's full-moon banquet? And have you also sent invitations to the Cai family to invite my eldest and second brothers?" Madam Shang replied that everything had been taken care of. Since the banquet was being held in the palace, Gu Yuanyuan didn't have to worry too much. Unexpectedly, the eldest princess and her second sister-in-law had already entered the palace early, arriving at Yuanfu Palace. "Second sister-in-law, why are you like this?" Seeing He Wancheng's tired face, she asked.

"It's all because of your disappointing second brother. Your second sister-in-law can't eat or sleep these days. It's really a sin." The princess gritted her teeth when she talked about her son.

"Second sister-in-law, women should consider themselves first. Don't worry about things that don't seem to exist. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up." Gu Yuanyuan looked at the second sister-in-law helplessly.

"Yes, Cheng'er, Yuanyuan is right, this man..." The Princess's words stopped abruptly. "You are here." Gu Yuanyuan looked up and saw that it was her two sons who had arrived.

"Meet the mother, meet the princess."

"Brothers, please don't be polite. Little Maozi, bring up the fresh fruit we got this morning," Gu Yuanyuan instructed, motioning for the two brothers to sit down. "Mom, please take a closer look. Is Miss Song San coming today?"

"Don't worry, Princess. After Wancheng knew her mother's thoughts, she asked a cousin from my mother's side, whose mother has contact with the mistress of the Song family, to say a few words to her mother. The Song family is a family of upright officials, so how could they let their daughter return to the ancestral home to fend for herself?" He Wancheng said a lot more. She heard gossip that this legitimate second daughter of the Song family was not loved by her parents. It was said that when she was born, there was a fire in the mansion and the mansion was destroyed. It was also said that this legitimate second daughter grew up with her grandparents in the ancestral home in the countryside.

"Wan Cheng, you are so thoughtful. If this really happens, your mother will thank you very much. What's that smell? It's a bit stinky." Xiao Maozi and others brought in a tray. The smell of durian made everyone feel uncomfortable.

"Mom, this thing smells bad, but it tastes better the more you eat it. Yuanyuan wondered if it could be grown," Gu Yuanyuan was very happy. She loved this the most. She occasionally chatted with Daping and bought the seeds from him. She specially cleared a piece of land in the space to grow it. Now she could finally taste this.

"Is this fruit? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, big brother. This is called durian. Yuanyuan likes it very much." Gu Yuanyuan asked Xiao Maozi and the others to put a small plate in front of each of them. Gu Yuanyuan picked up the plate herself, took a bite, and was very satisfied.

"The flesh is soft and delicate, with a rich flavor that is somewhat sweet and bitter."

"Well, the taste is a bit complicated." The second brother agreed.

"Mm, the meat is smooth and tender, with a mellow taste and a sweet and bitter taste."

"Yes, it's soft, sticky and delicious."

"Mother," the second sister-in-law was talking, and after taking two bites, she suddenly started to retch.

"Sister-in-law, this isn't so bad that you want to vomit, is it? Is it really that bad?" Gu Yuanyuan took a big bite out of curiosity.