On the first day of the first lunar month, the beginning of the new year.

The ministers entered the palace to invite An Chaohe.

According to the custom, the monarchs and ministers praised and exhorted each other, even if it was over, and there was no need to even leave lunch.

But this time, Emperor Yuan Jia turned this routine invitation to An Chaohe into a big court meeting.

After accepting the congratulations of the ministers and then delivering the New Year's greetings, Emperor Yuan Jia put forward the official agenda of the court meeting straight to the point.

"I think you already know that the emperor who has been living outside the palace for several years has finally been found recently!" Emperor Yuanjia got up from his throne, walked in front of the ministers, and announced loudly with joy.

After announcing the identity of Xiao Wangzhi to Sun Changyu and others yesterday, he did not order it to be kept secret, and the news of the "return of the emperor's eldest son" has been fermented overnight, and it has spread to most of the officialdom in the capital at this time.

Sure enough, most of the ministers were shocked when they heard this, and they were only shocked by a few of them who were not well-informed.

Especially Han Qian, the Qing of Taichang Temple, finally heard from Emperor Yuanjia that his only grandson had been affirmed, and he was so excited that tears were about to flow out.

"Enlightening the saint, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor returned to the palace smoothly, this is a great blessing, and God blesses me with the longevity and prosperity of the Great Zhou Kingdom!" Hearing this, Sun Changyu, the first assistant to the cabinet, stepped forward and said in a loud voice.

All the ministers under him immediately bowed down and echoed in unison: "This is the heavens that bless me with the longevity and prosperity of the Great Zhou Kingdom!" ”

Emperor Yuan Jia rarely encountered the ministers so united, he was very happy, and turned his head and instructed Gonggong Gao: "Go, His Royal Highness the eldest son of Emperor Xuan will go to the palace." ”

Gonggong Gao immediately shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness the eldest son of Emperor Xuan is going to the palace!" ”

Xiao Wangzhi, who had been waiting in the side hall for a long time, under the guidance of Xiao An's father-in-law, dressed in the prince's court clothes, stood up and walked towards the solemn hall step by step.

At this time, in the Ci'an Palace, Shu Yu was facing the Empress Dowager Zhao, Queen Wang, Zhao Guifei, and a group of concubines and concubines, including mother-in-law Meng and eldest sister-in-law Qi, who spent several years in exile for Xiao Wangzhi.

"His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor first arrived in the badger village, it was the wax moon of the seventeenth year of Yuanjia. That day, the snow was falling heavily and the cold was awe-inspiring, and our family was gossiping around the fireplace in the house, when suddenly we heard a faint knock on the door in the noisy sound of wind and snow......"

Shu Yu said from the first time he saw Xiao Wangzhi, said that after the beginning of spring, Han Yan decided to take Xiao Wangzhi to live in the badger village, said that Han Yan opened the Sanwei Book House to accept apprentices under the pleading of the villagers, said that Han Yan asked for marriage, he was fortunate to be Xiao Wangzhi's aunt, and finally said that Emperor Yuanjia went north to hunt in autumn, everyone knew Xiao Wangzhi's true identity.

Everyone listened carefully, and heard Shu Yu say that Xiao Wangzhi lived a life of coarse tea and light food in the mountains, and even occasionally went to Kangping County for a long time, and some people wiped their tears with a handkerchief, and choked in a low voice: "Your Highness is really pitiful, you have suffered so much at a young age......"

These words were immediately echoed by many people, nodding and wiping away tears.

However, as Xiao Wangzhi's maternal grandmother, Meng and his eldest aunt Qi just restrained their red eyes, lowered their heads and printed their wet eyes with a handkerchief, and didn't say anything else.

Shu Yu: ......

I have to say that these people are very good at acting.

However, it was also exactly what she needed.

A prince who has experienced hardships since childhood, so he is well aware of the hardships of the people and is tenacious, can be trusted and sought after more than a prince who has been poorly fed and fed since he was a child.

"There is a saying that 'Saiong loses his horse and knows whether he is blessed', although His Royal Highness had a more difficult life when he was young, but because of this, he understands the difficulties of people's livelihood better, and therefore becomes more gentle and tenacious." Shu Yu sighed at the right time.

This remark was immediately approved by the Empress Dowager Zhao.

"Isn't it, although the mourning family couldn't have a good chat with the child yesterday, but on the hurried side, it can also be seen that the child is just like when he was raised in Ci'an Palace when he was a child, with a pure character and a strong will. This is really a blessing for my Great Zhou! Empress Dowager Zhao said meaningfully.

Everyone present was exquisite, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and when they heard the words, they immediately understood that Xiao Wangzhi would soon be the prince of the Great Zhou and the future emperor, and the familiar ones exchanged glances with each other, and immediately congratulated and complimented Empress Zhao.

"That's what the Queen Mother said. This is all thanks to the teachings of the Queen Mother! ”

"If Concubine Duan Niangniang is knowledgeable, she will also be grateful to the Queen Mother for her love for Her Royal Highness the eldest son as always!"

"His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor is returning at this time, which is really a blessing for my Great Zhou! Congratulations to the Queen Mother......"

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Meng and Qi took advantage of everyone's gossip to compliment Empress Dowager Zhao's work, and pulled Shu Yu, who was sitting at the table with them, and thanked silently with red eyes.

Although what Shu Yu just said was how cute Xiao Wangzhi was and how Han Yan took care of him, how could they not be grateful to Shu Yu's family for knowing everything from Han Qian's mouth last night, especially Shu Yu, who resolutely helped each other after knowing the identity and situation of Han Yan and Xiao Wangzhi, and it was even the grace of "marrying each other".

Although Shu Yu is not the famous lady like the eldest daughter-in-law Qi that Meng has always longed for, when she thought that her parents and grandsons were able to get stable protection because of Shu Yu, she felt that it didn't matter if she was famous or not, and whether she was beautiful or not.

What could be more important than the lives of children and grandchildren?

Moreover, his youngest son has always been uninhibited and stubborn, and he was able to endure his temperament to do such an earth-shattering feat, probably thanks to marrying Shu Yu, a calm and intelligent daughter-in-law.

Marrying a wife should be a virtuous man, in the face of such comfort, Meng Shi felt that if he was picky, it would be a little too much.

And Qi heard from Han Duan about Shu Yu's uprightness, considerate temperament, calm and intelligent, etc., and also felt that having such an ordinary but capable brother and daughter-in-law was a blessing for herself, the wife of the Han family.

When they met for the first time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very happy, but they were a little worried about the things in the front hall, and they didn't know if it was going smoothly.

What did he want, and after a while, Gonggong Li came in with a happy face and replied: "The Empress Dowager Qi, the Holy Lord bestows His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor as 'Shao', and canonizes him as the prince, and writes it into the ...... of the sect."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, except for those who had other thoughts.

As long as the prince is established, no matter when Emperor Yuanjia can't support his death, the Great Zhou will not fall into the turmoil of fighting for power.

Meng wept with joy and grieved.

Her hard-working daughter, if she knew what was under the spring, she would be able to turn a blind eye......

And Emperor Yuanjia of the front hall, after the crown prince was canonized, immediately reported a long list with a cold face, counting the charges of his disobedience, and those who were present were immediately arrested, and those who wanted to abscond immediately ordered the personal guards of the Son of Heaven, who had been secretly following, to close the net.

On the first day of the new year, the whole capital was "lively".