"Mother, don't worry. He's not a young man, just a distant relative. Last time, when the Emperor dealt with the Marquis of Anning and his gang, he spared his life because of his father's relationship with him. But he didn't know what to do with him, so he's been left to stay there for the time being."
Li breathed a sigh of relief. "I see."
"Mother, are these rumors going around like wildfire?"
"No, not at all. Besides, the Emperor has never left the palace, so there aren't many rumors circulating outside, and they're not particularly offensive."
Mu Xin Nuan thought about it and realized that Duanmu Chu Ze had hardly stepped out of the palace gates in the past two months.
However, even so, she could not be careless. Such things would likely be distorted and spread more and more unbelievable as they were told.
"Mother, could you tell me from whom you learned this?"
Lady Li glanced towards the palace gate and whispered, "Your Majesty, it was Princess Nali who told me this at the full moon banquet at Prince Ming's residence. Moreover, I wasn't the only one there; Princess Su and Lady Sun, among others, were also present."
"Is the Princess Consort of Ming also here?"
"Yes, she was there. Princess Ming even scolded her a few times, and before she could finish speaking, she said she was drunk and had someone help her away."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, feeling a pang of self-reproach. She had been too soft-hearted back then; a woman like that should no longer be alive.
Now she thinks she's got wings and thinks that with the King's favor, she can do whatever she wants?
That's utterly absurd!
“Mother, I know very well what kind of person Princess Nali is. It’s best to have less contact with her. She lost her virginity before marriage and even committed incest with her own brother. If it weren’t for the fact that she was sent as a political marriage at the time, do you think the Emperor wouldn’t have taken her life on the spot?”
Li was terrified.
She truly hadn't expected that Princess Nali would be this kind of person.
"Mother, you should only know this. Do not spread it outside, otherwise it will be a disgrace to the royal family."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
That night, Princess Nali suddenly went berserk and attacked King Ming with a dagger in her hand.
The two of them were preparing to rest in their room when Ming Wang was surprised by her sudden outburst. He suffered a minor injury to his arm and then kicked her away.
It is said that when the Prince arrived at the Princess's courtyard that evening, he had already alarmed many people.
By the time Ming Wang's injuries had been treated and someone went to check on Princess Nali, she had already passed away.
"Hmph! Such a despicable person deserves to die."
Princess Ming pursed her lips and remained silent. Princess Nali, after all, was a concubine and a princess sent for a political marriage. The next day, she still reported it early in the morning.
When the Emperor heard that she had actually injured Prince Ming, he was furious. He stripped her of her rank as a concubine, banished her from the royal family, and had her thrown into a mass grave.
Soon after, the Turks also received the news. Before the Dayong could take any action, they rushed to send over a hundred cattle and sheep as a sign of their repentance.
“Aze, it’s not good for Duanmu Yuan to always live in the villa outside the city. Since he is the son of the Prince of Kang, you should think about how to settle him. Or should we send him to Yanzhou as well?”
“That’s not appropriate. I’ve thought about it. I’ll strip him of his Duanmu surname and give him the surname Mu. I’ll order him to move to Xingzhou and for three generations, he will not be allowed to leave Xingzhou or serve as an official. In this way, he will be punished.”
"Duanmu Yuan is still young, but he is still a member of the Duanmu family. What about Father Emperor?"
"Don't worry, Father Emperor has agreed."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. Duanmu Chu Ze's decision not to kill him was already a great favor to him.
In October of the same year, the Emperor issued an edict ordering Duanmu Chen and his family to return to the capital and reside in the Marquis of An's residence.
Thus, Sun Ruoxiang and Wang Xinyan finally returned to the capital, and at least they could see their relatives every day.
Early the following year, the retired emperor passed away, and just over a month later, the empress dowager followed suit.
At the end of the following year, Mu Xin Nuan suddenly fainted during a palace banquet. After being examined by the imperial physician, it was confirmed that she was pregnant.
The emperor was overjoyed and rewarded the emperor handsomely.
As a result, Duanmu Chen was released from his ban.
Unfortunately, in the spring of the following year, Duanmu Chen died suddenly from a heart ailment.
Out of consideration for Mu Xin Nuan's pregnancy, the Emperor buried Duanmu Chen in the imperial mausoleum.
Wang Xinyan and Sun Ruoxiang each gave birth to a son for Duanmu Chen.
Thinking of his future, the emperor bestowed titles upon his two children, both becoming earls.
The positions of the two women, one in the center and one in the center, had lost all meaning at this moment.
In August of the same year, Mu Xin Nuan gave birth to another son, which inevitably disappointed her. Only Duanmu Chu Ze was quite happy, and the entire court was also very pleased.
Although the Emperor never took any concubines, the Empress was capable and bore him three sons in a row, making her a meritorious figure in the Great Yong Dynasty.
With three princes now in power, very few people in the court have mentioned asking the emperor to take concubines anymore.
Mu Xinnuan's days have become increasingly leisurely.
By the time Duanmu Zonghua was eight years old, Mu Qingye and Mu Qingxuan had become the emperor's right-hand men, and Chu Rong was also highly trusted by the emperor, becoming the most powerful consort in the Dayong Dynasty.
In the same year, Mu Qingyuan successfully passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations), and then entered the imperial court as an official.
In his first year, he was assigned to Xingzhou as a county magistrate.
During his three years in office, he achieved good results, and the people of that time praised him highly.
When Duanmu Zonghua was eight years old, Mu Xinnuan became pregnant again, but despite her high expectations, she was still disappointed.
When she saw Duanmu Chuze holding his fourth son, she could barely smile.
"I just want a daughter, why is that so difficult!"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled and comforted him, "Don't rush, we're still young, we have plenty of time, we can have another one later."
Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Don't talk nonsense. Just because you want a daughter doesn't mean you can have one."
Duanmu Chuze thought about it and agreed, then said somewhat ingratiatingly, "Don't worry, at worst, if we can't have a daughter, we can just keep having more, right?"
Mu Xin Nuan glared at him again, "I'm not having any more! Do you think having a baby is as simple as playing house?"
In fact, Duanmu Chuze didn't want Mu Xinnuan to give birth anymore. Every time she got pregnant, he was the one who suffered!
But he is the emperor, and he only has one empress and refuses to take concubines. If he doesn't have a few princes to rely on, how can Mu Xin Nuan be a stable empress?
Constantly killing censors is not a solution.
Finally, at the age of twenty-eight, Mu Xinnuan gave birth to a daughter, much to her satisfaction.
Duanmu Chuze and his wife doted on their hard-won daughter, naming her Anle, meaning that they hoped their daughter would live a peaceful and carefree life.
The Mu family, the Li family, the Chu family, and the Sun family later greatly assisted the crown prince in ascending the throne, ushering in a new golden age for the Dayong dynasty.
End of article.
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