If not abolished

Chapter 284: Surprises

"This matter still needs long-term consideration. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an answer before Agui and the others leave." Zhu Di still did not agree clearly, but from his tone, he seemed to be softened.

So Concubine Wang didn't say anything more. As long as Zhu Di figured it out himself, the matter would naturally be settled.

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty in advance."

"Okay, it's almost time. I'll go back to the Qianqing Palace first." Zhu Di said as he stood up.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Concubine Wang escorted the person to the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, why do you go to so much trouble to accompany the Crown Prince to Zhongdu? If you are not careful, His Majesty will not only disagree, but may also doubt your position. I don't understand your purpose in doing this." Yunqi couldn't help but ask.

“At my age and status, I don’t have so many purposes in doing things. I just follow my heart. Your Majesty, do you have to doubt my position? I have always stood on the side of the prince. As for this matter, I am indeed worried about Agui and Shanxiang. This is not only following my heart, but also repaying the late queen for her kindness to me.” If we were to say who misses the late queen the most in the palace, it would be Emperor Zhu Di and the other would probably be Concubine Wang. If it weren’t for the late queen, she wouldn’t have reached her current position.

"But Your Majesty, what if His Majesty doesn't agree?" Yunqi thought of how Zhu Di didn't seem to agree just now.

"Your Majesty will agree." Although Concubine Wang said this, she was still a little uncertain in her heart, but she was somewhat confident.

When Zhu Zhanji and his companions were about to set off, Zhu Di still hadn't given any reply.

Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang came to Yiku Palace to say goodbye.

"Grandson bids farewell to Grandmother Wang." Zhu Zhanji calculated the time. He did not go to Zhongdu in his previous life, but Wang Gui passed away suddenly in the summer of that year. But looking at her mental state now, she doesn't look like a person with any illness. Moreover, the imperial physician takes her pulse at least once every ten days, so it is impossible that he doesn't see any problems. Since it is not an illness, then there may be other reasons that cannot be detected on a daily basis, but can quickly take a person's life. In that case, it can only be poison.

But if Concubine Wang died of poisoning, there is no way the Emperor would not investigate.

Zhu Zhanji was puzzled. If Concubine Wang could leave the palace for a while, perhaps she could find out something. But how was that possible? Once someone entered the harem, there was no way they could leave in their lifetime.

"I don't have anything else to say. I just hope you'll be safe on your journey and remember to write back more often. Agui, please take good care of Shanxiang."

"Grandson, that's for sure." Zhu Zhanji replied with a bow.

"Shanxiang, you should be careful too. Agui is also a careless person. You should take good care of yourself." Concubine Wang reminded Hu Shanxiang again.

"I obey my orders."

"Grandma Wang, you have wronged me. I have always been careful. Don't worry."

"Okay, okay, you are careful. Okay, it's getting late, you should leave early." Concubine Wang did not delay them for too long.

"Grandson, take your leave." Zhu Zhanji took just two steps and turned back to say, "Grandmother Wang, please take good care of yourself in the palace. In a few months, I will bring the child back to you to see." Zhu Zhanji was really afraid that this departure would be a farewell forever. A good person like Grandmother Wang should live a hundred years.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the palace." Concubine Wang wanted to say that she would be fine in the palace, but somehow, she felt that Zhu Zhanji's words were a bit sad, and she was also infected, thinking: This child, he is not like this usually? It's not like they haven't been separated before, and he didn't have such emotions when he went to war. Could it be that he has grown up?

Concubine Wang naturally had no idea where Zhu Zhanji's sadness came from. Hu Shanxiang, who was beside him, was also not very clear at first. Later she realized that it seemed that the concubine did not even survive until the capital was moved.

"Your Highness?" Hu Shanxiang wanted to confirm whether she remembered it correctly.

"Let's go." Zhu Zhanji directly pulled her away. Judging from the situation, she might have guessed right.

Come to think of it, neither of them, one traveled through time, the other was reborn, and neither of them had a golden finger. Apart from changing some life trajectories, it would be difficult for them to prevent tragedies from happening to the people around them as in some novels. The people around them would still leave them.

"Everyone has their own destiny, and sometimes we can't do anything about it."

"I understand." Zhu Zhanji nodded. How could he not understand that God had given him a chance to start over, which was already a gift. How dare he ask for so much more?

The two finally said goodbye. The Crown Princess granted them amnesty today and could see them off at the city gate. The Crown Prince also came.

Naturally, the family was reluctant to leave.

"Okay, don't delay the journey. If you don't set off now, you won't be able to reach your residence." The prince said when he saw that the princess was still holding their hands.

"Yes, you go ahead." The Crown Princess wiped away her tears.

"Father and Mother, you should go back too." The two of them said as they got on the carriage.

"Yeah." The prince and his wife watched the carriage disappear before turning around and leaving.

Concubine Wang originally thought that Zhu Zhanji and the others had left, and even if the emperor did not adopt her previous suggestions and ideas, she did not expect that two days would pass.

An imperial edict came down, saying that she had requested to go to the Imperial City Temple to pray for blessings.

She was naturally very surprised. After receiving the imperial edict, she went to the Qianqing Palace to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I thought..." Concubine Wang never expected that this would happen in the end.

"What did you think? You thought I went back on my word. You thought I didn't agree. I was thinking that if you went to pray as soon as Agui left, it would be too obvious. You should wait for a day or two. Besides, Agui and the others left slowly, so you shouldn't be much later than them." Zhu Di said.

"Your Majesty is wise and thoughtful. I admire you." Concubine Wang naturally praised the machine online.

"Alright, I know I'm powerful, just say a few words, it would be embarrassing if I say too much. You can pack up and leave, but you still can't leave immediately, you have to stay in the Imperial City Temple for a few days, so as to conceal your tracks."

"I understand." Concubine Wang naturally knew this.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Zhu Di said nothing more and let her do as she pleased.

"His Majesty still let the Queen leave the palace. His Majesty really dotes on the Queen." Wang Jinghong said on the side.

"I am worried about Agui, why are you talking so much?"

"Yes, it was the servant who spoke too much."

Concubine Wang immediately called the Crown Princess and told her that she would leave the palace to pray for blessings for at least three months to half a year.

The Crown Princess was wondering, "Why did you take so long?"

"Isn't this praying for the Crown Prince's Consort? You have to be sincere and wait until she gives birth safely. This will take at least three months." The fewer people who knew about her going to Zhongdu, the better. "So during this period of time, I'll have to trouble you to manage the harem. I've already told His Majesty that Concubine Li and the others will also assist you."

"I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty." The Crown Princess said no more.

"I knew you could do it." Concubine Wang said with relief.

After Concubine Wang dealt with the affairs of the harem, she stayed in the Imperial City Temple for another five days. Finally, she set out secretly. After traveling for several days, she was about to catch up with Zhu Zhanji and his party.

How come Zhu Zhanji and his companions had been walking for so many days but only covered such a short distance?

Concubine Wang was also confused, but she finally understood her doubts after meeting them.

"Why hasn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come back yet?" It was not convenient for Concubine Wang to go out alone to look for them, so she had to wait for them in the inn. However, after waiting for most of the day, no one came back.

"Replying to the master, Your Highness and the others are still wandering the streets. They have been like this for the past few days. They came to this place just to play for a few days, otherwise how could you catch up with them in such a short time?" The person who stayed behind at the inn replied.

"So that's how it is. If that's the case, let me know as soon as they come back."

"Yes."

"After half an hour, Zhu Zhanji and the others finally came back."

"Your Highness, a distinguished guest has arrived and would like to see you two?" As soon as he came back, he was stopped.

"Distinguished guest?" Zhu Zhanji was confused. Could it be that the elders of the fiefdom here heard that he was coming and came to see him? This shouldn't be the case. There had never been such a thing before.

The two walked in with doubts.

Already gone, I was so surprised I couldn't speak for a moment.

"How come..."