Xia Yan pushed open the door of the palace, stuck a head in, poked around cautiously, and finally tiptoed in.

A small sterling silver crown tied his high ponytail, and a few strands of dull hair flew out from the top of his head, forehead, and ears. Due to his pregnancy, his face was slightly rounder than before, and his complexion was more rosy and translucent. The belt was changed to a comfortable lace, as if he had been put into a large umbrella-shaped pocket, and a pair of white boots with dark lines and flood patterns were exposed under the pocket.

He walked up to Cheng Xi and stood up, with his hands drooping and his feet aligned, while trying to inhale to absorb his stomach, while blushing, he bowed forward and said, "Father." Then he turned his body a little to the side, even more uncomfortable. He said embarrassingly, "Scenery."

Emperor Jianping immediately said, "Still called Jing Xiang?"

Xia Yan:? ? ?

He raised his head in a daze, and found that Emperor Jianping and Jing Lan were looking at him and smiling, and the smiles were very meaningful.

He realized a little bit, turned his head to look at Cheng Xi questioningly, Cheng Xi held his hand, and gave him a sure and comforting smile.

Xia Yan:! ! ! ! ! !

He was even more embarrassed, moved his feet uncomfortably, and said in a low voice, "I, Cheng Xi and I are not married yet."

"Isn't it done early in the morning?" Emperor Jianping said.

"But we're divorced." Xia Yan whispered even more.

"I heard from Wu'er that the Fourth Highness did not sign the Heli letter." Jing Lan said with a smile.

Xia Yan was startled, pushed Cheng Xi with his hand, and muttered, "Why do you tell Jing Xiang everything?"

Jing Lan smiled gently, and Emperor Jianping sighed deliberately, and said, "People who have been on the battlefield are still nervous?"

Xia Yan blushed and said stubbornly, "These are two different things!"

But Emperor Jianping's words really aroused his fighting spirit, so he didn't want to be looked down upon. He tried his best to adjust his emotions and raised his head, and said seriously: "I was Tan Yan when I got married before, but now I am Xia Yan. Yeah, it's totally different."

"Well, there is some truth to that." Emperor Jianping nodded, then turned to Jinglan and said, "Why don't we give them marriages now? It will save the emperor's grandson from being born without a serious status."

Jing Lan lowered her head and said, "It's all up to the Holy One to decide."

Emperor Jianping looked at Xia Yan again, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you willing?"

Xia Yan thought that his father was really annoying, it was too embarrassing for him to say such an obvious thing publicly.

But holding Cheng Xi's finger and feeling the slightly hot flush above, he suddenly realized that this sentence is very important, and Cheng Xi is also waiting.

Especially in front of the emperor and the elders, a marriage confirmed personally is even more meaningful.

So he stood upright, looked at Cheng Xi first, then faced Emperor Jianping and Jing Lan, and said solemnly with his flushed cheeks: "I am willing."

Almost at the same time, he felt Cheng Xi's body froze for a moment, obviously raising his breath to his throat, and then stretched out relieved and excited.

Emperor Jianping was overjoyed immediately, and said "Yes" emphatically, and said to Cheng Xi: "Little Cheng Aiqing, you really did not disappoint me. From today onwards, I will entrust the Fourth Prince to you."

Cheng Xi immediately pulled up his clothes and stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in response and said, "I obey the order, and I will definitely live up to the entrustment of the Holy Majesty."

"Change your mouth." Emperor Jianping said with a smile.

Cheng Xi's eyes lit up, and he changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on both knees, leaned over and said happily, "Yes, Father."

Emperor Jianping raised his chin at Xia Yan, "What about you?"

Xia Yan said "Oh", and hurriedly knelt down to Jing Lan with some difficulty, and called happily, "Daddy."

Jing Lan immediately got up to help.

"Get up." Emperor Jianping said, "After this ceremony, we will be a real family."

Xia Yan stood up, looked at Cheng Xi excitedly, suddenly looked serious, and said, "By the way, Mr. Cheng, I haven't changed my mind yet!"

Emperor Jianping said: "This incident has just subsided, and the Ministry of War is so busy that you won't be able to see Cheng Qing for a few days."

Jing Lan followed and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to worry, there will be plenty of opportunities to get along in the future."

Xia Yan suddenly realized and nodded.

Then, Emperor Jianping stopped smiling and said, "Okay, the big issue is settled, now..."

Jing Lan got up immediately, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, "Your Highness must have a lot to say to His Majesty when he returns to Beijing. I hope that His Majesty will retreat."

Cheng Xi followed suit and bowed.

Xia Yan was startled.

Emperor Jianping replied: "Okay, Qing, go and get busy. Xiao Cheng Aiqing has worked really hard recently, so go back and have a good rest. I will reward you later."

"Thank you, father." Cheng Xi retreated with Jing Lan, pulled Xia Yan's hand casually, and said in a low voice, "I'll wait for you outside."

Xia Yan's heart warmed, he watched them leave, and when he turned around, only him and Emperor Jianping were left in the hall.

Intuition told him that today must be something very important to say.

But he had never had a good conversation with Emperor Jianping, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He had no choice but to hang his head in silence, and after a while Emperor Jianping said: "You are bulky, sit down and talk." He pointed at the high-backed wide wooden chair with a soft cushion and carved patterns next to him.

Xia Yan muttered in a low voice, "I'm still very flexible, not bulky at all", but walked over obediently.

After sitting down, he subconsciously hooked his feet together and swayed, but after only swaying two or three times, he realized that he stopped quickly and sat with his feet straight.

Emperor Jianping smiled helplessly, and said: "After going out for a while, do you understand the rules?"

Xia Yan blinked silently and frowned.

Emperor Jianping said again: "Shall I add some snacks for you, so we can chat while eating?"

Xia Yan immediately shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum, shaking and shaking for a while, looking at Emperor Jianping from the corner of his eye, his face turned red with his hands clasped, his expression changed several times, and finally he nodded his head up and down slightly.

Emperor Jianping smiled more and more, and asked: "What's the taste after pregnancy?"

Xia Yan said: "If you want to eat something sweet, you can eat anything."

"Other people like to eat sour, but you are different."

Emperor Jianping clapped his hands, and the chief eunuch Liu Xi entered obediently. After listening to the order, he placed four pastries on Xia Yan's table in a short time: lotus cake, jujube paste roll, crystal osmanthus cake, red bean glutinous rice sandwich, each It is so exquisite that it makes your index finger move when you look at it.

But when it comes to business, it’s not good to eat recklessly as soon as you come up, so Xia Yan endured, and first said to Emperor Jianping: "Father, I heard that you were sick earlier?"

Emperor Jianping said: "It's just a minor illness, it's gone now."

Xia Yan squinted his eyes and blurted out: "So you really did it on purpose?" After speaking, he was taken aback and quickly lowered his head.

Emperor Jianping didn't mind, but instead said: "You can speak out what you want to say."

Xia Yan rolled her eyes and said, "When I was in Xuanwu County, I heard that my father was ill. I was very worried, but I also felt that my father might be using the excuse of illness to fool the queen and the second prince."

"Are you worried about me?" Emperor Jianping asked in surprise.

Xia Yan lowered his eyes and gave a soft "hmm".

There was a moment of silence, and in the silence, Xia Yan became nervous, wondering if he had said something wrong, until his forehead was about to sweat, Emperor Jianping sighed quietly, and said with emotion: "I am very pleased. "

As an emperor, he has been used to hiding his emotions for many years. Now his tone is still flat, but Xia Yan can hear many complicated emotions behind it.

He looked up at Emperor Jianping, who was also looking at him, sighed, and said again: "It's been a long time since I heard the word 'worry' without any purpose and without any disguise."

Xia Yan was startled.

"You want to know the whole truth of the matter, don't you?" Emperor Jianping said.

Xia Yan thought about it, and then nodded seriously.

"I never explain things to anyone, but this time..." Emperor Jianping paused, and his solemn and heroic face stretched out, "I will tell you."

Xia Yan subconsciously said, "Is it because I said I was worried about Father?"

Emperor Jianping shook his head, "It's already been decided. I did hide too much from you before, and now it's time to let you know."

Xia Yan immediately became nervous and concentrated.

"Let's start with the illness you just asked about." Emperor Jianping held up the teacup and leaned on the dragon chair, "A few months ago, the Queen was recuperating her body while trying the secret recipe for male birth. His bodyguard showed his favor, and imitated Concubine Li, thinking of giving me medicine to let me be lucky. He thought he was doing it secretly, but in fact, I knew it a long time ago."

Xia Yan was surprised and said, "How did the father know?"

"I have been with him for so many years, and I know his thoughts and means very well." Emperor Jianping said, "So I simply let it go. Then, he really got pregnant with the guard's child recklessly, and asked his brother Qin Zichong said the plan. He thought that Qin Qing would definitely help him, but he didn't expect Qin Qing to calm him down on the surface, and turned around to show his head to me."

Xia Yan:! ! !

Emperor Jianping sighed, "His brain is stupid, but Qin Qing is sober. Rebellion is a serious crime against the nine clans, and it will bear eternal infamy. But if you take the initiative to plead guilty, there may be a chance to turn around."

Xia Yan listened intently, and Emperor Jianping said again: "So I gave him a way to make meritorious deeds. In order to protect his family and the fetus in his womb, he agreed."

"That is to say, the Queen and the Second Prince cooperated later, released false news to the Second Prince, and encouraged him to send troops, all on purpose?" Xia Yan leaned forward excitedly.

"That's right." Emperor Jianping put down the teacup, his expression darkened, "But it was something he really wanted to do. My illness was part of the plan. It just so happened that I was really uncomfortable at that time, so I simply went to court. , also stopped government affairs, sneaked a few days, and tried to do something decent."

"Oh." Xia Yan finally understood, touched a piece of jujube paste roll into his mouth, chewed happily for a while, and then asked vaguely: "So, the queen has made meritorious deeds, and you will not punish him for his crimes ?”

"The rest of the Qin family are innocent, but the Queen's life and death, I decided to leave it to another person to decide."

"To whom?!" Xia Yan bit the pastry and looked up eagerly.

Emperor Jianping looked at him, smiled slightly and said, "You."

Xia Yan:! ! ! ! ! !

"You must also have a lot of questions to ask him, especially about your mother." Emperor Jianping clapped his hands again, and said to the chief eunuch who was waiting at any time, "Bring the queen and the relevant people involved in the case."

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