Chapter 276 Zi Chen
"I'm not too tired indeed." Rong Yu said indifferently, "But I'm busy for the time being. We'll talk tomorrow if there's anything."
After that, he turned to look at Nan Xi: "Are you tired? I'll accompany you to rest first, and ask someone to send a doctor to take your pulse--"
"Wait." His Majesty the Emperor frowned, "Princess Feng is unwell?"
Others also looked at her.
"Oh, it's nothing serious." Nan Xi raised her eyes to look at him, slowly gathered her cloak, and said in a very calm tone, "It's just that I'm pregnant, Rong Yu is worried that I'll have a miscarriage after a long journey, so I can't help but worry."
As soon as the voice fell, the hall fell into a dead silence.
Pregnant?
The Emperor's expression was slightly stiff, and his eyes subconsciously looked at Nan Xi's abdomen, but then he realized that something was wrong and quickly retracted his gaze, but even if he just glanced at it very quickly, he could find Nan Xi's slightly bulging abdomen.
Just now, they were so busy talking that they didn't notice that everyone's expressions were dull, and they didn't know what they were feeling for a moment.
As we all know, after the crown prince of Dongling ascended the throne, there has always been a custom of marrying with major families. Dongling has also had two empresses in history, and the imperial husbands in the harem were from the sons of major aristocratic families headed by Dongling. This is to consolidate the imperial power and also to consolidate the status of the aristocratic families.
Dongling has always been a system where imperial power and aristocratic families coexist.
However, this princess got married before she ascended the throne. Originally, this matter was a special situation, and they couldn't say anything, but they didn't expect Princess Feng to be pregnant so soon.
The first thought that came to everyone's mind was that Princess Feng and the regent of Dazhou were a legitimate husband and wife relationship, and the child in her belly would have the most noble bloodline identity in Dongling as soon as he was born - the eldest son of the royal family.
If it was a boy, would he be directly appointed as the next crown prince?
But Rong Yu is the regent of the Great Zhou. If the child he gave birth to with Princess Feng becomes the crown prince of Dongling, Dongling may not be stable.
Everyone frowned slightly, and many thoughts emerged in their minds in an instant.
After a short silence, His Majesty the Emperor quickly said lightly: "Go and rest first, and we will talk about other things tomorrow."
Nan Xi nodded, turned around and walked out with Rong Yu.
Xuanyuan Xi was followed by many palace servants, all of whom were ordered to serve in the East Palace. After walking out of the Dazheng Palace, Rong Yu took Nan Xi's hand and whispered: "Are you nervous?"
"You want to hear the truth?" Nan Xi raised the corner of her lips slightly, and smiled and tilted her head to look at him.
Rong Yu hummed: "Of course it's the truth."
"Don't be nervous. Although Dongling and Dazhou are two countries, except that Dongling has an extra priest's palace, the two countries are essentially the same." Nan Xi smiled faintly, "The royal family has different personalities, the ministers of the aristocratic families have their own intentions, people's hearts are good and evil, and intrigues can be seen everywhere. It's not a rare thing."
Rong Yu didn't say anything.
"If I were just a country girl who had never seen the world and had never met the dignitaries of the imperial capital, then I might have felt some restraint, fear, and uneasiness when I first entered the palace. But the palace is familiar to me, and the emperor's identity has no deterrent power to me, so why should I be nervous?"
As she spoke, Nan Xi smiled leisurely: "Besides, I have a powerful husband who is with me to protect me, so I am naturally fearless."
Rong Yu raised his mouth: "I'm afraid that your husband will have to rely on the princess's protection in the future."
Nan Xi raised his eyebrows: "No problem, I will protect you."
The eldest princess who was walking in front twitched her mouth, and she couldn't help but said lightly: "Can you two restrain yourself a little?"
It's really embarrassing to be so disgusting in public.
Nan Xi said, "I have been very restrained. I didn't hug or kiss."
Xuanyuan Xi paused, took a deep breath, and cleverly changed the subject: "Xi'er, you can continue to use your previous name as a nickname. You can't use names in the family tree randomly. As the crown prince, your royal grandfather gave you a name that implies nobility and avoids homophony with your mother. You have to keep it in mind."
Nan Xi glanced at her mother and thought that it was okay to restore the surname Xuanyuan. It was completely understandable that her name needed to avoid homophony with her mother, but why must she use the so-called noble "Zi Chen" as her royal name?
These two words don't suit her at all.
"Zi Chen is the emperor star. His Majesty is using this method to announce that you are the only heir to the throne." Rong Yu said in a gentle voice, "This is a recognition of you and a warning to others. If you don't like this name, don't worry. The name is only recorded in the family tree and has no effect on you."
Because except the emperor, Xuanyuan Xi and Rong Yu, no one dared to call the future empress by her maiden name.
Nan Xi thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "Yes."
There were two jade sedan chairs parked at the bottom of the steps. Xuanyuan Xi sat on the one belonging to the eldest princess, and Rong Yu gently helped Nan Xi sit on the sedan chair belonging to the crown prince. They were escorted by the imperial guards. The palace servants surrounded the new crown prince of Dongling in a mighty manner. The group quickly left the Dazheng Palace and walked towards the East Palace.
At this time, in the emperor's bedroom, the emperor was in a bad mood and sat on the couch drinking tea.
The King of Wei looked unpredictable. After a long silence, he said: "Father, will you let the regent of the Great Zhou be arrogant and bossy in the territory of Dongling?"
The emperor lowered his head and lightly scraped the teacup, saying in a light tone: "What else? Do you think I should immediately issue an order to order Zi Chen to divorce the regent of the Great Zhou and his wife and sever their relationship?"
The King of Wei was speechless: "That's not what I meant..."
"I can give you several reasons." The emperor raised his eyes, "First, the regent of the Great Zhou has elite soldiers and cavalry. Although he has never fought with Dongling, his reputation on the battlefield is earned by real swords and guns, not by the Kingdom of Shu and the Northern Frontier. If I ask him to divorce Zi Chen, can you guarantee that he will not send troops to Dongling in anger?"
The King of Wei's face changed slightly and he was speechless.
"Second, Zi Chen married him first and returned to Dongling later. I can order her to choose a husband, but I have no right to order her to abandon her existing husband. If I really do this, can you guarantee that Zi Chen will not abandon the country in anger and go back to the Great Zhou and never set foot in Dongling again?"
As soon as this sentence came out, not only was the King of Wei completely speechless, but the other ministers also changed their faces instantly.
The emperor's words actually hit the nail on the head. Like the King of Wei, they believed that the regent of the Great Zhou had no right to act arrogantly in the territory of Dongling, and had no right to interfere in the affairs of the crown prince of Dongling.
But the emperor obviously saw things more deeply than they did.
They had seen Princess Feng's attitude towards Rong Yu just now. If they really let the couple divorce, the consequences would be either a war between the Great Zhou and Dongling, or Princess Feng would return to the Great Zhou and no longer care about the affairs of Dongling.