"But when Your Highness Xia Kingdom back then, he only wanted to investigate the Xiao Family's rebellion. After all, the Prince of Zhenbei's Residence was reported for colluding with Northern Swan; and between Northern Swan and the Central Plains, there was Xia Kingdom..." Nanxing said.
When Zhou Yanhui's gender changed to female, her actions towards the Prince of Prince of Jin became easier to explain.
"Did you tell Huaishang that Zhou Yanhui is a woman?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
"No," Nanxing said. "I just wanted to investigate what exactly happened Zhou Yanhui then, so that you would have a clear understanding of the situation."
"Good Nanxing!" Xiu'er clapped her hands in praise, looking very pleased that "you have finally abandoned darkness and turned to the light."
Tang Zhuyun nodded. "Yes, I understand."
"Then how does Your Majesty intend to deal with this?" Nanxing rarely showed a concerned expression.
"If it's going to rain, it'll rain; if a mother wants to remarry, so be it."
In fact, Tang Zhuyun was quite curious to see what the Prince of Jin would be when he learned the truth.
She asked again, "Did you sneak into Huaishang Prefecture in the middle of the night to tell him all this?"
Poor Huaishang, he's always the one who gets scolded while working undercover.
Poor single guy, is this some kind of "single tax" he paid?
If there's any dirty or strenuous work to be done, they'll definitely think of him first, since he's the type who "only needs to eat his fill, so the rest of the family isn't hungry."
Nanxing nodded. "He's staying at the Huai Family's now. When I went there, he was being thoroughly scolded by Madam Yao..."
Thinking back to that time, Nanxing couldn't help but smile.
Tang Zhuyun: Sigh, what makes your beloved laugh might not be your love, but your jokes.
I feel sorry for Huaishang again.
I've already been dumped before I even confessed my feelings or started dating.
It seems that Pei Shen Nanxing are now completely locked in, and there's nothing more for Huaishang to do.
Lady Yao was a widow from Huaishang. She was a somewhat shrewish widow who was good at spending money and liked to drink. She truly lived her widowed life to the fullest without feeling resentful.
When Nanxing arrived, Lady Yao was cursing Huaishang for being stingy and unable to find a wife.
"And then?" Tang Zhuyun loved hearing gossip from stingy Huai.
Then Madam Yao said that they couldn't count on him; she would have to step in herself.
Xiu'er pouted. "Without relying on your parents, there's really no hope of getting a wife. It's all thanks to the Prince for setting such a good example!"
The Prince of Jin of Jin sneezed twice in his study.
Zhou Yanhui with concern, "Have you caught a cold? Is it from that illness you had in the Xia Kingdom back then, and you haven't recovered yet?"
The Prince of Jin remained silent.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he had contracted an incurable disease in the Xia Kingdom!
Didn't he fall ill from the cold after riding a horse for several days?
When can a cold leave lasting effects?
"I'm fine, please continue with the important matter."
Why do I increasingly feel that Zhou Yanhui is effeminate?
Pei Shen sat to the side, sipping tea, looking quite relaxed.
The Emperor had already arranged for him to follow Prince of Jin.
Now that Nanxing has been added to the fleet, he can no longer change ships.
Both men knew it very well.
Meanwhile, in the main courtyard, several women were still gossiping about the Huaishang.
Tang Zhuyun asked curiously, "How does Madam Yao plan to proceed? Will she directly arrange a marriage for Huaishang?"
"It shouldn't be." Nanxing couldn't help but smile. "Madam Yao said that with his stingy nature, even if he gets engaged, his fiancée will run away."
"What should we do then?" Xiu'er asked.
"Madam Yao said she wanted to buy a wife."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Xiu'er: "I think even those who bought them will have to run away."
Tang Zhuyun: Please don't do this.
Why are you speaking such blunt truths! She hasn't even said it yet!
One should be kind and honest.
Nanxing said, "Madam Yao also said that..."
Tang Zhuyun: As expected of a mother, love as fierce as a storm.
"So what does she plan to do?" Xiu'er had met Lady Yao before and they got along very well.
Nanxing said, "We're going to buy someone from a poor family who can't afford to eat, so they can go to the Yao Family, eat the public food, and take as much as they can. That way, they won't spend any money on the Huaishang, they won't feel bad about it, and then the person who's full won't want to leave."
Tang Zhuyun: Madam Yao is truly a talented person!
However, she knew it was definitely a joke.
After all, Huaishang is a rising star.
Don't even mention his stinginess and reluctance to spend money; even if he charged extra, countless companies would be scrambling to get people into his circle.
Madam Yao: I have always been unrestrained and loved freedom, but I don't like to joke.
Seeing that Tang Zhuyun seemed to know everything about Zhou Yanhui, Nanxing felt relieved.
She then said to Tang Zhuyun, "Your Highness, Pei Shen also said that the Prince intends to leave the capital."
Tang Zhuyun nodded. "Yes, that should be it."
"What about Linlin?"
"Um?"
Nanxing took special care of Linlin, and her feelings for him were exceptionally different.
"Your Highness, no matter how clever and Linlin is, he is still a child. This servant believes that he should not follow the Prince through all the hardships, but should stay here and learn skills properly."
As for Yanran, she was, after all, the prince's "biological daughter," and her fate was not in her own hands.
But Linlin is different.
On the surface, he was not yet the son of the Prince of Jin, so he could decide for himself whether to stay or leave.
Nanxing thought that if Linlin were left in the capital and with the Tang Family, she could help take care of her.
Tang Zhuyun, however, said, "A life of wandering and displacement may not necessarily be a bad experience for him."
Great men rise and fall three times; a person's life is always full of ups and downs.
Reading ten thousand books is good, but so is traveling ten thousand miles; hardship, especially hardship under the protection of parents, is a good tempering for children.
Life is like opening a blind box of chocolates; sooner or later, you'll open a bitter one.
The experiences you have now may become your wealth in the future.
Tang Zhuyun had even more on her mind.
Although Linlin experienced poverty, that poverty was relative to the status of her father and brothers.
In this era, true poverty means not having enough to eat or wear; even more cruelly, it may involve cannibalism during years of famine.
If the Prince of Jin succeeds, Linlin will be his successor.
How can we expect a child who has never set foot in a field, a child who has never witnessed true poverty, to have the world's poor and suffering people in his heart?
The saying "Why not eat meat porridge?" is essentially a reflection of a lack of education.
Sometimes, Tang Zhuyun felt a heavy burden on her shoulders. Other mothers who didn't educate their children well would at most ruin three generations of their family; but if she didn't educate Linlin well, even if it was just a small flaw, it would be magnified infinitely by the endless power he might hold.
Although no one can be perfect, she hopes that Linlin can be healthy and well-rounded in body and mind, read many books, and travel extensively.
As long as there's no danger to life, enduring some hardship isn't a bad thing.
Xiu'er nodded. "A family should stay together."
Nanxing said, "Then I'm afraid it will be for some time afterward that I won't be able to help Your Highness."
Tang Zhuyun laughed heartily, "Don't worry, we won't be in the capital anymore, so there will be plenty of things for you to do. Come here, Nanxing, let me take your pulse."
Nanxing needs a child.
Even if it's not a necessity, it can minimize the chances of being criticized.
Humans are social animals. In a society where childbirth is an important criterion for evaluating women, having a child can solve many problems.
Tang Zhuyun sincerely hoped that Nanxing would have a smooth and successful future.