If not abolished

Chapter 121 Want to be crowned

In the palace, Hu Shanxiang was already preparing to leave and go home to wait for her wedding.

Zhu Zhanji came to see her off and said, "It will be a few months before we can meet again. Mainly because I can't leave the palace to see you during this period, and I suddenly don't want you to go back." Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but hugged her tightly.

Wu Cheng immediately took all the palace people out, closed the door, and left the two of them alone in the room to talk.

"Okay, why are you like a little child? No one in Jiaxing is as clingy as you. Three months will go by quickly. Your Highness has been waiting for three years. Now it's only three months. What are you afraid of?" Hu Shanxiang spoke to him as if she was coaxing a child.

Zhu Zhanji really wanted to act like a child now, "I'm still afraid. I've never had the confidence to face you."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This time, I will definitely wait for your sedan chair to come and marry me, and I will not leave again. I promise." Hu Shanxiang came out of his arms and made a solemn oath.

"You said it, so words alone are not enough. So, write a written agreement now." Zhu Zhanji said as he pulled her to the desk, spread out the paper, and handed her a pen.

Hu Shanxiang didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji would come up with such a plan, but in order to appease him, she still took the pen, otherwise this man would definitely not give in. "No, then what should I write? I have never written such a document?" Hu Shanxiang held the pen and didn't know where to start. How should she write?

"Just write down that you promise to marry Zhu Zhanji and never break your promise," Zhu Zhanji said casually.

"This... okay." Hu Shanxiang had no choice but to do as he asked. Just as she was about to put pen to paper, she was stopped by Zhu Zhanji, "Wait, why don't you just write it down and promise that you will be with Zhu Zhanji for the rest of your life? That's right, write this, this is good." Zhu Zhanji suddenly changed his mind.

"Your Highness, please confirm which one it is." Hu Shanxiang put down her pen and waited for his decision.

Zhu Zhanji thought about it and said, "The second one, the second one."

"It's confirmed that it won't be changed." Hu Shanxiang confirmed again and again.

"Well, I won't change it. You write it." Zhu Zhanji made a gesture of invitation.

Hu Shanxiang picked up the pen again and prepared to write. Suddenly she thought of something, took out another piece of paper, then took another pen from the pen holder and handed it to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji had a puzzled look on his face, not knowing what she meant, so he had to ask: "What are you doing?"

"I think this approach is really childish. If people find out about this in the future, they will definitely laugh at me. No, I have to let Your Highness accompany me to write it, and you should write one too. If we are embarrassed, we will be embarrassed together." Hu Shanxiang said.

"Okay, we are husband and wife as one, so I will write a promise to be with Hu Shanxiang for the rest of my life and never separate." After hearing what Hu Shanxiang said, Zhu Zhanji thought it made sense and immediately took the pen and prepared to write.

Seeing that he did not hesitate at all, Hu Shanxiang suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Our situation reminds me of Emperor Xuan of Han and Huo Chengjun. When they were in love, Huo Chengjun asked Emperor Xuan of Han to write a promise of lifelong love for them. But later..." Hu Shanxiang stopped talking and realized that the ending of these two people did not seem to be very good. It seemed a bit unlucky to say this at this time.

"What are you thinking about? How are we the same as them? Huo Chengjun killed the original queen and was afraid of being blamed by Emperor Xuan of Han, so she asked Emperor Xuan of Han to give her such an imperial edict. You are my first wife, you will not have the intention of harming others, and I will not think of deposing you, no, believe me." Zhu Zhanji not only thought about the bad ending of Huo Chengjun, but also wondered if Shanxiang was warning him about deposing the queen in his previous life.

"Well, I believe Your Highness once. If Your Highness has such thoughts in the future, I will definitely hate you for the rest of my life and will never forgive you." Hu Shanxiang said seriously.

When Zhu Zhanji heard her say such serious words, he suddenly became anxious, "Absolutely not."

"Okay, Your Highness, please write the letter of guarantee."

After a while, the two of them finished writing and exchanged their works.

"Your Highness, can you rest assured now?"

"Don't worry too."

As soon as they finished talking, they heard some noise outside the door, so they had to go out to see what was going on.

"Princess, please wait a moment. Let me go and tell him that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is inside." Wu Cheng was so scared to death by this little ancestor that he almost pushed the door open and went in. If he saw something he shouldn't see when he opened the door, he would be scolded to death by Zhu Zhanji afterwards.

Fortunately, he was quick enough to stop the man.

"Brother is in there too. That's perfect. I'm here to see my sister off, too. Is there anything else you need to pass on? I can just go in directly."

"Little Princess, are you really waiting..." Wu Cheng was still trying to stop people when he saw the door open from the inside.

"Your Highness, the little princess..."

"I understand. You don't have to stop me." Zhu Zhanji spoke before Wu Cheng finished speaking.

"Brother, I'm here to say goodbye to my sister." Jiaxing said while holding up something in his hand. "I've also prepared a farewell gift?"

"Come in." What else could Zhu Zhanji do but let the person in. It was a pity that there was an extra light bulb in the scene where he and Shanxiang were saying farewell to each other alone.

"Sister." The voice came before the person from Jiaxing entered.

"your Highness."

"Sister, why do you still call me like that? You're almost my sister-in-law. From now on, just call me Jiaxing like big brother."

"Okay, I will wait until the time comes."

"Sister, I heard that you were going home to get married, so I came here specially to see you off. Here, this is for you as a farewell gift."

"Your Highness, you are so polite. You even gave me a gift. In that case, I'll give you something too. I just found it in the box." Hu Shanxiang also pushed something in front of her.

"What is this?" Jiaxing asked, looking at the thing in front of him that he had never played with before.

Hu Shanxiang explained to her: "This is Kongming chess. As for how to play, let His Highness teach you when the time comes. It is very simple and can be played by one person."

"Okay, thank you sister."

"You're welcome."

"Okay, we've met and given gifts, and it's almost time. Your sister Shanxiang should get ready to leave the palace." Zhu Zhanji watched the two of them talking and giving each other gifts, and seeing that it was almost time, he had to interrupt them.

"Ah, why so fast?" Jiaxing said somewhat unhappily.

"Don't be sad, we will see each other again after a while." Hu Shanxiang comforted her.

"Ok."

The two siblings escorted Hu Shanxiang to the palace gate together.

"Although we can't meet, you can write to me. I'm afraid that people from the palace often come to your house during this period. I'll ask someone to bring you a letter, and you must remember to write back to me." Zhu Zhanji finally said to her.

"Okay." Hu Shanxiang agreed with a smile.

The three of them said goodbye reluctantly.

Han Palace

Ever since Sun Ruoji found out that Hu Shanxiang was going to become the Crown Prince's Consort, she has been unwilling to accept it. Zhu Zhanqi had just returned that day.

Sun Ruoji said to him coquettishly: "Your Highness, I have something to ask of you. I wonder if I should say it or not?"

Zhu Zhanqi has always been obedient to her. Sun Ruoji is now pregnant and is acting like a spoiled child to him, so he will naturally agree to her requests. "Just tell me what you want to say. There is nothing you should or should not say."

"Your Highness, could you please ask His Majesty to make me his principal wife now that I'm pregnant? Think about it, if I give birth to a boy, would you have the heart to let our child be just a concubine's eldest son?" Sun Ruoji said what she had been thinking about for a long time. Before, she had planned to take advantage of Zhu Zhanqi's favor to make him her principal wife, but neither the palace nor the Princess of Han agreed. The reason they gave was that she hadn't given birth yet, and she would talk about it after she had a child. She hadn't gotten pregnant before, so she had to endure it. Now that she was finally pregnant, she should put this matter on the agenda.

"What you said makes sense, but I still have to ask my father and mother for permission first, so don't be in a hurry." This is something Zhu Zhanqi has always wanted to do. At the beginning, he could only let his beloved woman be a concubine. He had a quarrel with his father, but his father had no choice. After all, it was His Majesty who granted the marriage. Now that Ruoji is pregnant, it should be okay to ask for the title at this time.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I knew that Your Highness treated me the best." When Sun Ruoji saw that he agreed, her mouth immediately became as sweet as honey, and she kept saying nice things to Zhu Zhanqi. Zhu Zhanqi was naturally very happy to hear that.

So the next morning, Zhu Zhanqi brought up this matter when he went to pay his respects to the Princess of Han.

"Isn't this what Sun asked you to say?" Princess Han guessed that it was Sun Ruoji's idea.

"Mother, my son thinks so too. Besides, Ruoji is pregnant now. What other reasons do you have to disagree?"

"It's just a pregnancy. The child hasn't been born yet. So when the child is born, if it's a boy, you don't have to tell me that your mother will go to the palace in person to ask for an imperial decree to confer a title on you." The Princess of Han also knew that her son loved Sun Ruoji very much. If Sun Ruoji really gave birth to a boy, it would be fine to ask for the title of principal wife, but she was thinking about this and that before the child was even born.

"Mother, how can you do this? You said before that it was difficult to confer the title because Ruoji was not pregnant. Now you say that we must give birth to a boy. So when the child is born, will you have other reasons to prevaricate your son?" Zhu Zhanqi did not expect that there would be another reason to refuse.

“This time, your mother assures you that as long as Sun gives birth to a boy, she will be your principal wife. Your mother is not trying to make things difficult for you. Think about it, is it your father and I who have the final say on this matter of enthronement? Even if we agree to you today, what’s the use? In the end, you still need your royal grandfather’s approval. If Sun gives birth to a child, your royal grandfather’s chance of approval will be greater.” The Princess of Han explained the reason to him.

"Your mother is right. We don't mean to make things difficult for you. Go back and tell Sun to rest assured and give birth to the baby safely. That is better than anything else." The King of Han, who had been silent, made a final summary.

Seeing his parents say so, Zhu Zhanqi knew that this was the only way out. How would he explain this to Ruoji when he returned?