Chapter 1124: Doubts
Xie Mulin couldn't help but be stunned.
She has become accustomed to calling her fiancé Xiao Rui, although she has long known that he is the son of King Yan and has already changed her surname on the jade, but because his life experience is still a "secret", he himself is still active in front of people as "Xiao Rui", so she ignores the truth and still regards him as the second brother Xiao in the past.
But now, Xiao Rui's identity has been made public, and he has officially canonized the king of the county. People who know him can no longer regard him as a child of the Xiao family, but really regard him as a nobleman of the clan.
Xie Mulin felt uncomfortable. But there is no way, sooner or later she will have to get used to his identity as "Zhu Rui". When he returned to Beiping City, she could no longer call him Second Brother Zhu, but would call him the king of the county.
Xie Mulin sighed and continued to read the letter.
Xiao Rui...... No, Zhu Rui was not very satisfied with his title, not dissatisfied with the title - he didn't expect the emperor to directly crown him as the prince of Yan in one breath - but found that the emperor's attitude towards his identity seemed to be too vague, and he didn't even directly state his biological mother's identity!
Obviously, before he returned to Beiping with King Yan, he saw that his name was listed on the clan jade, and his biological mother at that time wrote that it was the pearl of the Xiao family. But this time, when he found out that his biological mother's identity was just an unknown "Xiao family", he knew that the emperor had changed his hexagram, but he didn't know why the emperor had changed his hexagram.
The biological mother of Zhu Rui, the concubine of King Yan, is the concubine Xiao, who is neither the eldest lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion Xiao Mingzhu, nor the Xiao family's maid Li Yaozhi, which is simply inexplicable! Zhu Rui didn't understand what the emperor's intention was to change this, and what was the point? However, the Queen Mother approved of this change, and several elders in the clan didn't say anything, what could he, as a junior who had been officially knighted, say anything? If you mention it too much, maybe people will misunderstand that he is dissatisfied with his biological mother's status as a concubine rather than a side concubine!
Zhu Rui no longer expected the emperor to change the registration on the clan jade, but pinned his hopes on the new monarch. During this time, under the banner of being familiar with the fourth prince, he was already familiar with the latter, and he was very confident that he would be able to seek the permission of the future prince in the future to correct his biological mother's name.
Anyway, at the moment, on the clan jade, only a simple concubine Xiao Shi was written about the identity of his biological mother, and it was not explicitly stated that it was the eldest lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion, and it would not be troublesome to change this "Concubine Xiao" to "Concubine Li" in the future. Who cares about the identity of a concubine? If it is a side room that has officially canonized the title of side concubine, it will be troublesome to change. The emperor's ambiguous actions provided Zhu Rui with some convenience.
Zhu Rui complained about the emperor's words. I don't know if I trust the relationship that this letter was delivered by the henchman messenger of Yan Wangfu, he expressed his true thoughts in the letter with confidence, without too many scruples. But just in case, he also told his fiancée Xie Mulin to burn it after reading the letter, so as not to let others see it and cause trouble.
Xie Mulin had already burned several similar letters, and was very familiar with this kind of operation, and did not take it to heart. She also deeply agrees with Zhu Rui's various speculations. What the hell is the Emperor doing?! Is he really entangled in the title of Miss Xiao Mingzhu, and he refuses to knight his nephew, even if he is knighted one day, he must change his identity as a biological mother, lest he really be regarded as the son of Xiao Mingzhu and other men? !
Moreover, since the emperor vaguely recorded Zhu Rui's biological mother as a "concubine Xiao", and slightly separated himself from Xiao Mingzhu, the eldest lady Xiao, why didn't he directly canonize Zhu Rui as the son of King Yan, but get the title of King of Yong'an County? Yongan ...... It's on the southern border, right? It is not a territory under the rule of the Yan Wangfu. What does this imply?
Xie Mulin's mind was in chaos, and he shook his head before he could barely calm down.
However, although Zhu Rui was awarded the title of King of Yong'an County, he was not a real seal and would not be a vassal domain. He still lives in the Yanwang Mansion, but the Ministry of Rites will give him a salary every year. For the time being, he will not receive local taxes from Yong'an.
Since it is not a real seal, and the local affairs of Yongan have nothing to do with Zhu Rui, it doesn't matter what his title is. Xie Mulin guessed that it was probably only because the place name "Yong'an" sounded more auspicious that the emperor regarded Zhu Rui as a knight, right?
Zhu Rui's letter was written in a hurry, but considering that he was on his way back to Beiping, it would not be long before he could speak face-to-face with his fiancée Xie Mulin, so it was understandable that the letter should be written shorter. Xie Mulin watched him write some trivial things at the end of the letter, and although he still felt a little inadequate, he was not sad, but began to look forward to his return.
It's just that he returned to Beiping this time with the Queen Mother, the family of the eldest princess of Yongning, and His Royal Highness the Four Princes. Even if he returns to Beiping, it is estimated that he will have a lot of affairs to do, and he needs to spend a lot of time and energy on accompanying his relatives from Beijing, and he may not have much time to accompany her, his fiancée. However, they expect to get married within this year, most likely in the fall, anyway, and even if they are lovesick, it won't be long. Xie Mulin thought about it, his mood was still relatively happy, and he didn't feel anything to be sad about.
She began to worry about another thing: Zhu Rui's identity was made public, and he was officially knighted, and when he returned to Beiping to get married, he had to act according to the rules of marrying a wife of the county king. That's a lot more cumbersome than the wedding of the children of ordinary eunuchs! Moreover, once Zhu Rui's life experience, which was originally only known to some people, is made public, she will also face all kinds of discussions, right? Not to mention anything else, how will those people in the Xie family who didn't know Zhu Rui's background now know the truth?
The Song family, Xie Meijun and the Yang family brothers and sisters are just polite and calm relatives, Mrs. Xie, Aunt Dajin, and Aunt Wanqin...... They're just afraid they're going to blow up, right? Thinking that Mrs. Xie might shout for her grandson's identity, Xie Mulin couldn't help but have a headache.
and Xie Yingrong...... Although she didn't say what she had experienced in her previous life, and what kind of difficulties Yan Wangfu and Zhu Rui would face, she should know Zhu Rui's identity. In his previous life, was Zhu Rui officially canonized as a king? If not, does that mean that he is expected to be free from bad luck in the future? If so, what could threaten him in the future?
Is it the ambitious and unscrupulous Third Prince?
Will the four princes go north with the Queen Mother to avoid trouble, will it change all this? The so-called accidents he encountered in the palace were caused by the three princes? Yan Wangfu got closer to him and actively planned for him in the future, can he get rid of the disasters in the future? Will the three princes be willing to face this situation? Will he do something to remove the obstacles to the throne for himself during the four princes' trip to the north?
Will all of this affect Jury?