Chapter 1600: Su Hui's sweetheart, Xiao Longnu's doubts

In previous years, we went to Chengde in May, but this year we set off a month earlier, after the Qingming Festival.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the harem was in chaos.

Xiao Longnu had just given birth to a princess in March and was not suitable to go along.

Guo Fu is pregnant and is not suitable to go along.

Cha Bi has been pregnant for more than six months and is not suitable to go with us.

……

When the chief eunuch reported the number of concubines accompanying the emperor, Su Mingzhe was surprised to find that there would be a dozen more princes and princesses this year.

Thinking of the nearly two hundred princes and princesses who had been born, Su Mingzhe suddenly understood why the crown prince was so eager to test his bottom line!

If he were the crown prince, he would probably be restless seeing his father, the emperor, constantly giving him brothers and sisters.

……

"Go and call the prince!"

Perhaps because he felt guilty towards his son, Su Mingzhe decided to make some amends to him.

Soon, Crown Prince Su Hui came to the imperial study and bowed to pay his respects.

"sit down."

Su Mingzhe was quite satisfied with his son Su Hui. Not only was he capable and resourceful, but most importantly, he was very respectful to his teachers. The old scholars he sent to the Eastern Palace were all quite satisfied with Su Hui, the crown prince.

From this point of view, Su Hui is much stronger than Li Chengqian in the "Empress Wu Zetian" dimension.

Su Hui thanked him and sat down.

Although his expression was calm, his eyes kept rolling around, and it was obvious that he was a little emotional.

After a while, seeing Su Mingzhe constantly tapping the table with his fingers but not speaking, Su Hui felt a heavy pressure, forcing him to take the initiative to admit his mistake:

"Father, you called me here because of the grand court meeting?"

"The events of the grand court meeting are all over!"

Su Mingzhe shook his head slightly and looked at the prince gently:
"Hui'er, you are sixteen years old this year, right?"

"Well, I am sixteen years old this year!"

Seeing the harmonious atmosphere, Su Hui looked a little more relaxed.

Su Mingzhe smiled lightly and suddenly asked:
"Father asked you to come here today because he wanted to arrange a marriage for you and asked for your opinion."

Su Hui was startled, and wanted to say that he was not in a hurry to get engaged or married, but he could only swallow his refusal when he remembered what Wang E, the Grand Tutor, had taught him before he came.

"Your Highness will follow your father's orders!"

"Your marriage affects your lifelong happiness, so you can't be careless about it."

Su Mingzhe knew that young people didn't like to be arranged to marry, so he didn't waste any words and said directly:
"Your Majesty will give you a few months to prepare. You can make inquiries and choose someone on your own. When Your Majesty returns from Chengde, if you still don't have a favorite partner, Your Majesty will arrange one for you!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Su Hui was not very happy after getting Su Mingzhe's promise. Instead, he felt more conflicted and uneasy.

……

Kunning Palace.

Xiao Longnu had just given birth to a daughter, so this time she would not follow the man to the Chengde Palace.

Wanyan Ping sent people to ask the dozen children she and Xiaolongnu had, and six of them wanted to go with her.

Just as Wanyan Ping was instructing the nanny to pack luggage for herself and her six children, the eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace suddenly came to report that the prince wanted to see him.

There were many taboos in the Ming Dynasty harem.

Generally speaking, a seven-year-old prince must leave the harem and live in the Six Eastern Palaces.

If a prince over twelve years old wants to enter the harem, he must obtain the consent of the palace consort in charge. If the prince wants to see the queen, he naturally does not need to seek the consent of the palace consort in charge, but it is still necessary to inform her.

When Wanyan Ping heard that it was the prince who wanted to see her, she waved her hand and signaled the eunuch in charge to invite the prince in quickly without waiting for her sister Xiaolongnu to nod in agreement.

Not long after.

Crown Prince Su Hui arrived at the main hall of Kunning Palace and saw Xiao Longnu and Wan Yanping sitting upright. He immediately bowed and greeted them politely:

"Your son pays respects to the Queen Mother and to the Auntie!"

"Your Highness, please excuse me."

Xiao Longnu is a cold woman, and her attitude towards etiquette is to follow Su Mingzhe.

Seeing that Su Mingzhe paid great attention to rules, she became quite strict with her own children.

This resulted in Crown Prince Su Hui being particularly cautious, careful and polite in front of Su Mingzhe and Xiao Longnu.

Wanyan Ping, on the other hand, was gentle and kind to the children. After Su Hui finished his greetings, she immediately offered him a seat:
"Hui'er, come and sit down. Your aunt will be gone for several months. You should know to visit your mother often."

Wanyan Ping was not a talkative person, but as they were about to leave, she couldn't help but say a few more words.

“The kids remember it!”

Su Hui was brought up by his aunt Wanyan Ping since he was a child. He was closer to this aunt than his own parents. Facing Wanyan Ping's nagging, he did not feel annoyed. He listened quietly until Wanyan Ping finished nagging, and then he explained the purpose of his visit.

When Wanyan Ping heard that it was Su Mingzhe who asked Su Hui to find a woman of his choice, she said indifferently:

"Since it's your father's idea, just go find him."

Su Hui listened, his expression was awkward for a moment, and then he whispered:
"Aunt, I do have a crush on a girl, but she is not a simple woman... I'm afraid that if I tell my father, he might not agree..."

"You kid..."

Wanyan Ping was very smart. As soon as she heard it, she guessed that the woman Su Hui liked was probably related to the palace.

This not only made her angry that Su Hui had lost his mind and fell in love with a woman he shouldn't have, but she was even more angry that since Su Hui knew that the other party's identity was not simple, he should have buried his thoughts. How could he dare to continue to think about it?

Xiaolongnu, who usually doesn't care about worldly affairs, finally spoke up when she saw her son in such a difficult situation.

However, her words still carried a chilly air, without a trace of fireworks:
"Prince, which girl do you like?"

Seeing his mother asking, Su Hui did not dare to hide anything and immediately said hesitantly:
"It's Master Wang's youngest daughter, Wang Jie!"

"Wang Jie?"

After hearing this, Xiao Long Nu pondered for a moment and nodded with satisfaction:

"I remember this little girl. During the festival, she came to Kunning Palace to pay her respects. She was very pretty... If you really like her, you can marry her!"

Su Hui was naturally overjoyed to hear that Xiao Long Nu actually agreed to marry Wang Jie, but Wan Yan Ping was shocked and quickly reminded him:
"Sister, that's the daughter of Master Wang. Hui'er can't marry her!"

"Why can't I marry you?"

Xiao Longnu looked at her sister with some doubt:

"Has she made some serious mistake, or is she ill?"

Wanyan Ping saw that Xiaolongnu was so "innocent" that she felt a little amused, but she had to remind her:
"Sister, this Wang Jie is the daughter of Grand Tutor Wang E, which means she is the aunt of Concubine De Wang Chen... How can Hui'er marry her?"

When Su Hui heard Wanyan Ping point out Wang Jie's identity, his eyes instantly became dim.

In fact, when he learned about Wang Jie's identity, he also knew that he and she were not destined to be together and it was destined to be impossible.

The problem is, the more you know that some things are impossible, the more you will keep them in mind.

In the past two years, Su Hui has become almost obsessed with Wang Jie and often looks for opportunities to visit Grand Tutor Wang E's home.

If Su Hui doesn't see Wang Jie at the Taifu's house, she will be distraught when she returns to the palace.

At this moment, Su Hui heard his mother again use that unique cold voice, asking doubtfully:
"Even if she is Wang Chen's aunt, why can't Hui'er marry her?"

Xiao Longnu's question was like a shot of adrenaline, making Su Hui's dead heart beat again!