If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 301 Is it easy to be a prince?

At this welcoming banquet, except for the Ruan family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who got what they wanted, everyone else was absent-minded, with mixed feelings.

The happiest person was the Queen Mother.

She also asked Lu Yuan to come to her side. She was satisfied with everything he did. If the occasion was not wrong, she would have wanted Lu Yuan to tell her about his experiences from childhood to adulthood.

Emperor Fu was very angry. After the welcoming banquet, he personally sent Empress Dowager Mu back to the Cining Palace.

"Queen, you don't have to see me off. You and the Crown Prince should have a good talk with Yuan'er, and then bring him to the Cining Palace tomorrow. I also have something to ask him." Queen Mother Mu said with a smile.

Queen Ruan bowed and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

Emperor Fu said nothing all the way to the Cining Palace, where he sent away all the serving palace maids.

"Mother, why are you helping the Ruan family? You know, I don't want to recognize Lu Yuan so soon." Emperor Fu suppressed his anger, his eyes full of confusion.

If the Queen Mother had not suddenly come back to perform a blood test to prove her relationship, he would not have recognized Lu Yuan today.

"Since Lu Yuan is your biological son, why don't you acknowledge him?" Queen Mother Mu sat down slowly and looked up at Emperor Fu.

"I know you like Yu'er, the son of Concubine Liu, but aren't Yuan'er and the Crown Prince your sons?"

"It took Taoist Master Bu Xuanfeng 49 days to figure out that Yuan'er is destined to be noble. With his return to the Southern Dynasty, the future emperor star of the crown prince will be even brighter. With him assisting the crown prince, the Southern Dynasty will surely become even more powerful in the future."

Emperor Fu didn't expect that the Queen Mother insisted on recognizing Lu Yuan for this reason.

"Mother, the prince has been weak since birth. The imperial physician once asserted that he would not live past the age of 20. Even if Lu Yuan came back, it would not change the facts. When you asked me to make him the prince to bring good luck, I agreed."

"But you also promised that when the crown prince is gone, you would agree to let Yu'er be the heir."

Empress Dowager Mu's face darkened. "Emperor, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"The prince is alive and well now, are you still going to curse your own son?"

"At that time, I was seriously ill, and the prince was born to protect me from the disaster. Taoist Master Bu Xuanfeng said that if it weren't for the blessing of the prince, I wouldn't have had a heart disease at all."

"Since Yuan'er can bring good luck to the prince now, why don't you recognize him as your relative earlier?"

Empress Dowager Mu stared at Emperor Fu coldly, "Emperor, Yuan'er can not only protect the prince, but also drive away the evil spirit for me. After seeing him today, I feel refreshed."

"..." Emperor Fu had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat.

At that time, the Queen Mother was obsessed with Taoism and didn't interfere much in his favoritism towards Concubine Liu. He thought it was a good thing. He didn't expect that this spinning knife would fall on him.

That damn Bu Xuanfeng has most likely been bribed by the Ruan family.

What about warding off evil, what about warding off disaster, it's all bullshit.

He was willing to make Queen Ruan's son the crown prince because the imperial physician said he would not live past the age of twenty.

Originally, they thought that once the crown prince died, Yu'er would become the heir apparent. Now that Lu Yuan has returned to his ancestral home, the Ruan family will definitely not let Yu'er become the crown prince.

All his calculations failed.

"Mother, I don't talk about strange and supernatural things!" Emperor Fu gritted his teeth.

Queen Mother Mu looked at him deeply and said, "If Bu Xuanfeng hadn't saved me, you and I wouldn't be where we are today. It was because Bu Xuanfeng figured out that I was pregnant with the Emperor Star that Queen Mother Ruan protected me and you."

Emperor Fu sneered. If Empress Dowager Ruan had not been in poor health and had no children, how could she have allowed her mother and him to live together?

Because it was Queen Mother Ruan who supported him to become the crown prince, Queen Mother Mu never forgot the kindness of the Ruan family.

But he could not allow the aristocratic family to grow stronger, as the Ruan family was the head of the aristocratic families.

When the power of the aristocratic families threatens the imperial authority, which emperor can sit in peace?

However, only He Zhiyuan understood his worries, and his mother only held him back.

"Mother..." Emperor Fu wanted to persuade her again.

Queen Mother Mu: "We have already done the blood test to recognize our relationship. Do you still want to go back on your word and deny it? Don't forget that the envoys from the Yong Dynasty are also here today. Do you think you can still deny Yuan'er?"

Emperor Fu took a deep breath.

"Mother, then you should have a good rest. I still have memorials to read." Emperor Fu cupped his hands and left the Cining Palace with a lot of anger.

As he walked, he angrily asked the eunuch beside him, "Go and see if He Zhiyuan's injury has healed. If he can walk, bring him to the palace immediately."

……

Queen Ruan wanted to keep Lu Yuan in the palace, and she had a lot to say.

Lu Yuan declined politely as he still needed to deal with the matter of the Yong Dynasty's envoys.

Fu Jinyi originally wanted to follow Lu Yuan out of the palace, but a look from Queen Ruan changed his mind and he watched Lu Yuan leave the palace eagerly.

When he set out from Yong Dynasty, he was still their commander. As soon as he arrived in the Southern Dynasty, Lu Yuan suddenly became a prince of the royal family.

It’s just…even the storybook isn’t so outrageous.

"See? Everyone looks at you in a strange way." Feng Chuanjin whispered to Lu Yuan.

The envoys and ministers of the Yong Dynasty were indeed feeling unhappy.

How should they treat Lu Yuan now?

"Thank you for what you did just now, Your Highness." Lu Yuan said in a low voice.

Feng Chuanjin smiled without saying anything, and the two returned to the Honglu Temple.

"I'll have someone deal with Yongning's dowry tomorrow. Some of it can be brought into the palace, and some is not suitable. We also need to buy some property for her in the royal capital, otherwise she won't be able to move around in the palace." Feng Chuanjin said.

These were all arranged by a special person for Yongning. As Yongning's elder brother, he was actually just in charge.

"It's not appropriate for you to live in the Honglu Temple now." Feng Chuanjin looked at Lu Yuan.

After all, his identity has been revealed, he can't be the commander-in-chief of the Yong Dynasty.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "I'll be leaving in a moment."

His luggage and subordinates are still here.

"Does the emperor know about your background?" Feng Chuanjin asked.

"Why do you think so?" Lu Yuan asked back.

Feng Chuanjin: "Since you dare to directly acknowledge the identity of the prince of the Southern Dynasty, you must have made arrangements in Shangjing. You will not let your wife be held as a hostage in Shangjing."

"You must have told Father. I'm just curious how you made Father believe you."

Lu Yuan said calmly, "He Jingyao tried to assassinate me in Shangjing City, and the emperor knew about it at that time."

There are clues to many things, and they can be found out through careful investigation.

Feng Chuanjin shrugged, "So, what are your plans now? You won't return to Yong Dynasty anymore, and you will be your prince here?"

"Is it easy to be a prince?" Lu Yuan asked with a faint smile.

"Not very good." Feng Chuanjin was stunned, then laughed out loud.

"Lu Yuan, now we are allies and we are still getting along in a friendly manner. But in the future...if we each serve our own masters, what will you do?" Feng Chuanjin suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Your Highness, if the Second Prince is the leader, can you still return to the army?" Lu Yuan asked.

The look in Feng Chuanjin's eyes gradually became solemn.

Lu Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "Your Majesty is not feeling well."

Feng Chuanjin's heart tightened when she heard the other party's suggestive words.

His mother did that to Guangning. Will Concubine Yao and the Second Prince not bear a grudge against her in the future?

It’s difficult!

Feng Chuanjin suddenly discovered that his father seemed to have another purpose in asking him to leave Shangjing.