frightfiction Chapter 139 Candidates
Chapter 139 Candidates
Jiang Wanyue looked serious.
"Your Highness must also make plans as soon as possible. After all, she is the principal wife, not a concubine. In addition to her family background, she must please His Highness."
When Li Ce heard this, he couldn't help but think of what his staff had been saying overtly and covertly these days.
The matter of remarrying a successor wife has been mentioned by some people in the court, but Li Ce himself does not take it seriously. Now the East Palace is peaceful, Jiang Wanyue is managing it well, and he does not need to worry about it at all. If he marries another one, who knows what will happen?
But the officials and staff of the Eastern Palace all advised him to quickly marry a new wife, and some even selected a list of names. And they only considered their own interests.
Of course, family background and reputation were also taken into consideration, but Li Ce always felt uncomfortable when listening to what his staff said.
Although Jiang Wanyue said the same thing, her words were completely different.
She was thinking about whether she liked it or not...
Li Ce was particularly touched.
He thought, I am already the crown prince, and I have been taking over the government step by step. Do I still need to rely on women to stabilize the court?
Now that he's a crown prince, can't he make his own decision about who to choose as his wife?
He thought of Lu Qingshuang.
It was not his original intention to marry Lu Qingshuang; it was a marriage arranged by the emperor, and in the end the couple ended up estranged.
Although Lu Qingshuang is dead, the things she did have not disappeared from Li Ce's mind.
The more Li Ce thought about if there would be another person like Lu Qingshuang in the future, the more disgusted he became.
Jiang Wanyue watched his brows furrowing more and more, and said no more.
As long as she could make Li Ce resist marrying again, her goal would be achieved.
Li Ce is a man who is sometimes very tolerant and generous, but most of the time he is just like other men. He cannot tolerate being deceived and extremely hates being manipulated by others.
Especially now that he is the crown prince, he is second only to the emperor and above everyone else. After taking over the government, his power is no longer comparable to that of the past, and naturally, he has become more selfish.
In other words, although he is not an emperor yet, he already has the aura and mentality of an emperor.
Jiang Wanyue couldn't help but think that if she entered the Eastern Palace now, it would be difficult for her to occupy a certain position in Li Ce's heart.
Two years ago, when I was reborn, I was probably more afraid of Li Ce when facing him, right?
Thinking about it this way, I was quite brave at that time.
Tonight, Li Ce naturally stayed.
The two of them were affectionate and soon fell asleep.
The next day, Jiang Wanyue woke up and reached to the side as usual, but found nothing.
She didn't open her eyes, but turned over and muttered, "Xiuchun? What time is it?"
Unexpectedly, it was not Xiuchun who answered her.
It was a slap on the butt.
"It's already morning, why aren't you getting up yet?"
Jiang Wanyue suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up. When she saw Li Ce sitting beside the bed with a smile on his face, her eyes widened.
"Your Highness? Are you not leaving yet?"
"I have nothing to do today, so I'll take you out for a walk."
Jiang Wanyue got out of bed without saying a word, put on her slippers and hugged Li Ce tightly.
"Your Highness is so kind~ But I have to trouble you to wait for a moment, so that I can wash and dress, and it will be done soon!"
Finally, she can go out. Jiang Wanyue’s mood is not fake at all. She is really happy.
After washing up, she changed into casual clothes, combed her hair into a gentle and simple side bun, inserted two small peach blossom hairpins, and walked around in front of Li Ce.
"What do you think, sir?"
Li Ce nodded with admiration in his eyes.
"She is gentle and beautiful, with natural beauty. She is truly a rare beauty!"
Jiang Wanyue covered her mouth and chuckled, putting her arms around Li Ce's neck.
"Your Highness is also very heroic. If he goes out like this, he will be greeted with fruits thrown all over his carriage, and all the girls in the capital will be unable to take their eyes away."
Li Ce laughed out loud because of her.
Seeing this, the maids standing by looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
The master is worthy of being the master. He reconciled with His Highness in just one night.
Jiang Wanyue did not notice the quarrel between the maids, and she kept giving orders to take out the things they needed to take with them when leaving the house.
Because he was traveling incognito, he didn't bring many people with him. He only brought Xiuchun and Mier, and left Xing'er and Nanny Qian to look after the house.
Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Wanyue looked outside through the curtain and couldn't help but sigh.
"The last time I went out was during the Lantern Festival. It was freezing cold. Now it's spring, and everything is green."
Li Ce felt guilty after hearing this.
"I've been too busy recently and haven't taken you out for a good trip. When I'm done with the hunting tour and have some free time, I'll take you out for a good trip."
"Then your highness must keep his word!"
Jiang Wanyue snuggled into Li Ce's arms with a smile on her face.
The two went for an outing in the suburbs, then went to a nearby popular temple to worship Buddha and have a vegetarian meal. They returned to the city in the afternoon, strolled around, bought a lot of small things, and returned to the East Palace when it was almost dark.
Jiang Wanyue had the purchased items delivered to each of the children one by one, even the third young master, who she had rarely met, received one.
When Li Ce saw this, his eyes became softer.
A thought popped into my mind.
Jiang Wanyue treats children better than Lu Qingshuang and treats them equally. She rarely makes mistakes in managing the Eastern Palace.
How great would it have been if he had married Jiang Wanyue instead of Lu Qingshuang?
Maybe at the beginning their feelings wouldn't be as strong as they are now, but with Jiang Wanyue's personality, she would definitely go north with me even if she was pregnant.
The Jiang family had a good enough family background, but unfortunately when he got married, Jiang Wanyue was still too young, only eight years old, so it was impossible for her to be granted marriage to him no matter what.
Then he thought again that his father’s taste in choosing a daughter-in-law was really not very good.
The second sister-in-law was chosen by the imperial concubine. Apart from her, the eldest, the fourth and him were not perfect.
Thinking of this, I can't let my father grant me the marriage.
This thought could not be driven out of his mind until the next day when the court meeting was held.
Today's grand court meeting is mainly to finalize the final arrangements for the spring hunt.
Although those traveling together were all members of the royal family, the ministers in the court also had to reassign tasks. In addition to the accompanying guard commander, there were also government decision-making matters.
The emperor and the prince are gone, but the affairs of the court cannot be left alone! There are all kinds of important matters waiting to be dealt with every day!
Such an important responsibility cannot be left to one person alone.
It can't be two people either.
After discussing for a whole morning, it was finally decided that seven people, including the six ministers and the ministers of the Central Secretariat, would jointly manage the department. At the same time, the emperor also left his most trusted eunuch to supervise the department.
When the news was reported back to Yichun Palace, Jiang Wanyue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smile.
"It seems that the emperor is dissatisfied with the Censorate. The responsibility of supervision has always been in the hands of the Censorate, but now the eunuchs have been replaced. I'm afraid that the people in the Censorate are ashamed and angry now, right?"
"They deserve it! Who asked them to betray the old master?"
Xiuchun spat.
"You can't say that. The Censorate is not a one-man show for my grandfather, so how can you say it's a betrayal?" Jiang Wanyue said slowly, "The Censorate should be held by someone who is capable. But the current Censorate has neither integrity nor ability. It's time to replace him."
Xiuchun blinked.
"Master, do you have a candidate in mind?"