After the matters concerning the founding of the nation were settled, Lu Chen ordered a welcoming banquet to be held in Wengcheng to entertain Fu Ping and the entire Fu family.

After the banquet, Pu learned from others that Zeng Ye was the first to be conferred the title of Duke of Protectorate, and she was quite dissatisfied.

As soon as she returned to the bedroom, she began to complain to Fu Ping: "Master, Zeng's cousin is not Yun'er's biological uncle, but the prince values ​​him so much. He was made a duke before the founding of the country. On the contrary, Master, you are Yun'er's father and led the whole family to join him. How can the prince not care about this affection at all..."

"Shut up."

Fu Ping had long been disappointed with this woman: "How dare you bring this up? If it weren't for the prince and the prince's help, the entire Fu family would have been destroyed by the evil creature you gave birth to. How dare you still think about asking for a title?"

Pu pursed her lips in sadness: "I just feel sorry for the master. After going through so many things, I finally understand that for a family like ours, we will prosper together and suffer together. Yun'er should also understand this principle."

"The prince has only one child, the crown prince. Yun'er will be the future queen of Daning sooner or later. If she doesn't respect her own father, will she still be able to rely on an uncle who has no blood relationship with her in the future?"

Thinking about how Zeng Ye had taken care of his eldest daughter over the years, Fu Ping no longer felt jealous. Instead, he felt grateful, grateful that Zeng Ye had made up for his regrets as a father.

Not to mention that Zeng Ye had been protecting his eldest daughter in the southern border, and had followed the prince in battles across the country, and had already made many military achievements.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Pu continued, "The master's impassioned speech in front of the two armies also greatly boosted the morale of the Lu family's army and won the hearts of scholars all over the world for the Lu family. He deserves to be reused by the Lu family."

Fu Ping was too lazy to pay attention to her.

He had been separated from his eldest daughter for nearly two years, and since then he had been looking forward to reuniting with her almost every day.

He no longer had any extravagant hopes for a career in politics. Ayun was not a foolish child. He believed that this girl was thinking about herself and would try to promote the useful young men in the family.

As for him, he now just wants to be a good father and not have any regrets for the rest of his life.

Quietly walking into the study room that the servants had just cleaned up, he found his late wife's belongings, held them in his hands and kept looking at them, muttering to himself with joy: "Arou, did you see that? Our daughter will soon be crowned the Crown Princess and will be the Queen of Daning in the future."

After staring blankly for a long time, he belatedly realized a very serious problem.

Both daughters have been married for more than a year, but have no children yet. The evil second daughter is asking for trouble and does not deserve sympathy. But why is there no news about Ayun?

Judging from the situation during the day, her son-in-law treated her quite well and did not neglect his daughter. So why didn't he have his own children?

He felt a little nervous.

You can't really let a child from a concubine inherit the world of Daning in the future.

Thinking of this, he left the study anxiously and went to his daughter's residence.

Fu Guiyun was in his bedroom with Qinglu, Shuyan and others selecting the fabrics for the auspicious clothes for his enthronement ceremony. When he heard his father was coming, he immediately sent someone to prepare tea and invited him in to take a seat.

Glancing at the bandage on his neck, Fu Guiyun said worriedly, "Father's injury hasn't healed yet. It's so late now, he should stay in his room and rest."

I was also afraid that he had some complaints about his father-in-law's promotion of uncle during the day, so I quickly comforted him, "Uncle..."

"I know your father-in-law's intentions in this matter."

Fu Ping shook his head and interrupted her, saying, "Everyone knows the great contributions that Lu Changshi has made to the Liyang Palace. Your father-in-law has to reward him, but he also has to be on guard against him. It would be best if your uncle could restrain Lu Changshi."

Fu Guiyun nodded with satisfaction.

It seems that my father only saw the surface.

My father-in-law and mother-in-law have always been praising me and the Fu family, not only to guard against Lu Linzhi, but also because they hope that I can protect him in the future.

However, she could not tell her father all this, and only said, "Father has worked in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and the founding of Daning is imminent, so sooner or later the king will have to rely on him."

"I don't expect this. You are a child who can handle everything on your own. You don't need me to worry about you. It's not a bad idea to retire early. But if you and your son-in-law think that I can still make some contributions, I will take the lead. Anyway, a career in politics is nothing to me."

With a kind smile on his face, Fu Ping said, "Ayun, I came here today just to ask if you have been doing well in Liyang these past two years? Why are you so anxious to adopt Du Jiuniang's child?"

"After all, I am the stepmother. Chen'er and Yu'er have no biological mother and are filial and respectful to me. My daughter adopted them for the sake of her own reputation and because I like the two children from the bottom of my heart."

Fu Guiyun had already anticipated that his father would ask about this matter, and he had already thought of a plan to deal with it.

Although she disdains to use such tricks, he is her father after all, and he can only rely on her now, so it doesn't hurt to use it occasionally.

"Father, I know that you came here today to ask about the matter between me and the prince."

She said solemnly: "To be honest with you, father, I am indeed afraid of having children. Back then, mother..."

At this point, she suddenly paused.

Zeng Rou died young after giving birth to a child, which has always been a sad thing for Fu Ping.

Only by experiencing this kind of pain can you understand the hardship involved.

His daughter's words also made him alert immediately.

The only one he can count on now is his eldest daughter, and he can't bear to see her make any more mishaps.

"It is indeed not easy for a woman to give birth."

He frowned and said, "If you really have any concerns, your father can understand, but you are the Crown Prince's wife after all. Can the Crown Prince tolerate this?"

"Prince..." He is easy to deal with.

Fu Guiyun smiled but said nothing.

After a moment's silence, he said, "Father, don't worry about this. Chen'er has been well educated. Besides, mother has arranged the marriage between the eldest daughter of the Ye family and Princess Hexi to the Fu family. Even if my daughter has no children, her future position will be extremely secure, and the Fu family will not be treated badly because of this."

"The princess actually granted Miss Ye and Princess Hexi's marriage to our Fu family?"

Fu Ping was somewhat flattered. Thinking about Lu Qingchen, he knew that he could only rely on his eldest daughter for a way out, and his worries suddenly decreased a lot.

Fu Guiyun was delighted to find out that her father had made some moves, and took the opportunity to change the subject: "Mother loves her, and I cannot disappoint you. Now that my father is here, why don't we work together to decide on the marriage candidates for the two young ladies?"

Fu Ping nodded thoughtfully: "Si Nian is the eldest grandson of your grandfather, and he is also a responsible person. With your noble status, it is most appropriate for you to make friends with Princess Xi."

Her father's suggestion coincided with hers.

Fu Guiyun immediately took out a letter and handed it to his father. "To be honest, the princess admires you and Si Nian's courage in front of the two armies. Si Nian's reputation has spread throughout Jiangzuo. The princess wrote to say that she wants to go north to rescue father and Si Nian in person."

After reading the letter, Fu Ping immediately realized that the princess had taken a fancy to his nephew, and said with a pleased smile, "Very good, very good."

Fu Guiyun added: "As for the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Ye family, it is better to wait until we get to Liyang City and let her meet these cousins ​​in the clan."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Fu Ping was extremely satisfied.

The two marriage arrangements dispelled the idea of ​​his father urging him and the prince to consummate their marriage, and Fu Guiyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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