Chapter 61 Two Princes Leaving the Capital

Regardless of the reluctance of the mother of the Third Prince, they had to set off for their fief three days later.

Empress Zhang and the Empress Dowager hurriedly prepared the necessary items for their beloved sons on the journey.

On that day, the Emperor personally saw them off.

The two Empress was still upset with the Emperor and did not want to pay much attention to him.

On the day of Prince Ming Ge departure from the capital, Empress Zhang was also able to leave the Chonghua Palace, standing on the city wall to bid farewell to son.

The Crown Prince’s health had almost recovered, and today he also came to 3233send off his two younger brothers.

The Fifth Prince also came with the Crown Prince.

“Imperial Brother, Fifth Brother,” the Second Prince bowed to the two of them, “In the future, I will rely on Imperial Brother and Fifth Prince to show filial piety to our father by my side and on behalf of me and the Third Prince.”

The Crown Prince remained unmoved, “Second Brother, rest assured, this is my duty.”

The Fifth Prince nodded in agreement and whispered, “Second Brother, rest assured.”

The Emperor interrupted, “Go.”

He then said to the two of them, “Remember, govern diligently, love the people, and bring benefits to the people in the fiefdom.”

The two of them acknowledged with a bow.

Prince Ming Ge looked back at his mother in the distance, then decisively turned and left.

As Prince Ming Ge figure gradually faded away, Empress Zhang Guefei also withdrew her gaze, glanced at the distant and sorrowful, then turned back to the Chonghua Palace. Even though Prince Ming Ge had left, she still had to stay there; the Emperor did not lift her confinement.

After the Second and Third Princes left,

The Emperor began arranging the Crown Prince’s wedding.

“Jin Er, after consulting the  Qin Tianjian, I found that the 18th of August is an auspicious day. Let’s have that day on your wedding day.”

The Crown Prince suppressed his excitement and replied calmly, “I obey.”

With less than five months until the 18th of August, typically, a Crown Prince’s wedding should not be rushed like this, but the Emperor was truly anxious.

The Crown Prince was already twenty-one this year, and to reassure the courtiers, he needed to have an heir as soon as possible.

Now that the Crown Prince had finally agreed to marry, the Emperor did not want to delay it any further. If it weren’t for the urgency, he would have wanted the Crown Prince to marry next month!

The Emperor felt happy; the sadness of the Second Princes leaving the capital was somewhat alleviated.

…

At the Shu residence, they quickly received news from the palace about the wedding date being set, and the whole family was overjoyed.

Since the Crown Prince woke up, the Shu residence had become lively.

Before the departure of the two Princes, people were still somewhat restrained.

After the left of the two princes, the palace promptly set the date, and the carriages at the entrance of the Shu residence never stopped.

The first to rush back was Shu Yuting.

Although Shu Yuwan had left, when  Wenyue genealogy was updated, Shu Yuting came back and said some unpleasant words. However, she was still the eldest daughter of the Shu family, the one that Shu Jin Yi and Shu Xiangya cherished in their hearts.

Madam Shu also couldn’t bear to see her eldest daughter embarrassed, so she intervened, “Yuwan, your sister brought some interesting little things for Wenyue.”

Seeing Madam Shu’s anxious look, Shu Yuwan didn’t want to upset her mother and politely replied, “Thank you, sister.”

Shu Yuting reached out and held Shu Yuwan’s hand, “I was wrong before. I was angry at that time and spoke without thinking. Please don’t take it to heart, little sister.”

Shu Yuwan nodded, “You are my elder sister from the same mother. I won’t hold a grudge to you Ting Ting.”

“The Shu residence is my home and also big sister’s home. We are connected by blood, always a family.”

Shu Yuting felt a bit guilty.

She didn’t expect that her words from last time didn’t affect her sister at all.

Originally, she didn’t want to come back to apologize to her sister. As the elder sister, how could she bow her head? But her mother insisted that she come back to mend her relationship with her sister. If she didn’t come, she might face her sister’s anger.

The days after marriage were different from those at home.

Seeing that Shu Yuwan didn’t blame Shu Yuting, Madam Shu felt guilty towards her younger daughter, “Yuwan is right. When siblings are united, they should love one another. The same goes for sisters.”

“Ting Ting, think about it. If you were wronged in the Yongchang’s residence, would you prefer your sister to complain about being burdened by you, or stand by your side and support you to seek justice?”

“Mother, I know I was wrong~” Shu Yuting dragged out her words.

Madam Shu took her eldest daughter’s hand, “I understand your reason, you’re ther elder sister, and I raised you. Of course, you know how to care for your younger siblings. It’s not that mother, likes to nag at you.”

“Yuwan’s situation, marrying the Crown Prince may seem glamorous, but inside, she may be walking on thin ice. You are now well-known in the noble circles of the capital, so please support Yuwan more.”

Madam Shu then took Shu Yuwan’s hand and said, “Yuwan, you’re the same. Your sister in the Duke of Yongchang’s family is under pressure, especially from her mother-in-law, who is quite formidable. In the future, you should also protect her more.”

The two sisters agreed in unison.

Shu Yuting’s teary eyed. She blinked, pushing back the tears to flow.

During her time at home, her parents cherished her in every way. However, after marriage, although her mother-in-law didn’t openly find fault with her, she always found ways to criticize her in private. Any slight mistake would be pointed out.

On the other hand, the his husband could do as he pleased, even if it was inappropriate. His mother-in-law would protect him, even blaming her for not advising him properly when he made mistakes.

Even when she came back to complain to her mother, there was nothing her mother could do about the situation at the Duke of Yongchang’s family.

Enduring these years had been truly painful.

Seeing her younger sister boldly return home after her divorce was quite upsetting.

But she didn’t consider that if it weren’t for the circumstances, how could her sister endure the public scrutiny and the burden of leaving with a child?

” little sister I take the blame, it’s my fault.”

Shu Yuwan replied, “Big sister, I don’t blame you. I rely on you to protect me.”

Regardless of how her elder sister behaved, their parents hoped for harmony between the sisters.

As long as her elder sister didn’t stir up trouble, she would maintain a close sisterly relationship on the surface.

The three women chatted for a while, discussing family matters. Madam Shu then said, “Ting Ting, you should go back early. If you stay too long, your mother-in-law might have something to say.”

Shu Yuting nodded, got up, and prepared to leave.

Having married to his husband, her mother-in-law wouldn’t mind if she stayed a bit longer at the Shu residence. However, her mother and Shu Yuwan probably had many things to prepare for.

“I’ll go now. I’ll come back to visit here in another day.”

Madam Shu and Shu Yuwan bid farewell to Shu Yuting.

Shu Yuting gave the gifts for Tang and Zhou to her mother.

Zhou happened to be with Tang, taking a stroll together. Both of them were gradually showing signs of pregnancy, walking together every day. Zhou was surprised, “Elder sister-in-law, you actually remembered to bring me a gift?”

Tang smiled calmly, “Now that Yuwan is different from before, have you noticed the fewer visitors these days?”

Indeed, in recent days, there had been too many visitors. Every aunt, sister-in-law, and cousin with some connection, as well as Zhou’s relatives and the relatives of Tang who had previously mocked her for not marrying a Good family as well as her cousin, all came to visit the Shu residence.

Even her aunts who didn’t get along with her and used to secretly ridicule her for not marrying an intelligent husband as well as her cousin, surprisingly came to visit her. This was something unimaginable in the past.

Yuwan’s success had brought prosperity to the whole family.

“Indeed, as the elder sister of Yuwan, even if I said unpleasant words, it wouldn’t sever our relationship. It’s just that the elder sister used to disdain building relationships with us. Now, even we receive gifts from her.”

“Overall, it’s a good thing.”

A few days later,

The Palace also sent many gifts to Shu Yuwan and Wenyue.

Silk, brocade fabrics, a large jar of pearls, some palace pastries, children’s gold necklaces…

Madam Shu brought the gifts over and said, “Yuwan, the Crown Prince himself doesn’t oppose this marriage.” She smile and furrowed her eyebrows.