The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 936 - 930: Living in Zhongcui Palace

Searcy held her forehead and sighed, "Lately, we’ve just happened to be short of people in the residence. You two go together. You first help this young lady bury her father, then come to the residence to report."

As soon as Searcy finished speaking, she turned her head and walked away, leaving Lun Yu petrified.

Wasn’t it agreed that he would enter the residence to enjoy the life of a maid? Why was he asked to help someone with their father’s funeral right off the bat?

Searcy’s instructions regarding Gu Youyou were: "Bought two, one to sell herself for her father’s burial, the other looking like an alluring and otherworldly woman. I think both of them seem rather peculiar, so I bought them together."

Having said that, she plunged headfirst into the pharmacy.

Gu Youyou: "..."

Couldn’t you be a bit more considerate?

Fine, two it is, then. After all, one more or one less person in the Lin Residence doesn’t make much difference.

...

On the tenth day of waiting outside the Sanqing Temple, Eunuch Wan finally saw Jin Zijin emerge.

Upon seeing him, Eunuch Wan almost burst into tears of relief.

Fortunately, his body was still strong, allowing him to see the Crown Prince accept the imperial decree in his lifetime.

When reading the sacred edict, Eunuch Wan’s teeth were chattering. After announcing imperial decrees for many years, this was the first time he shakily completed reading one.

"Crown Prince, three days from now in Taihe Hall, with all the civil and military officials present, you absolutely must not be absent!"

His identity was special. If one were to talk about Tianzong’s eldest spiritual brother, he was on par with the Princes who might ascend to the throne in the future. Thus, Eunuch Wan was unsure whether he might abandon his duties at that moment.

Having received the lustrous yellow imperial decree, Jin Zijin simply said, "Since I’ve accepted the decree, naturally I will not be absent."

After he finished speaking, he turned and went back.

"Ah, thank you, Your Highness, Crown Prince!" Eunuch Wan gratefully retreated, ready to report back to the palace.

Three days later, at the court assembly, it was Jin Zijin’s first time standing there.

He was still dressed in Tianzong Dao Family attire, a white Daoist robe standing out starkly in the splendor of the grand hall.

The Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne with a smile on his face.

"I have ascertained that Jin Yan is indeed the son of Empress Xiaochen. Previously, Jin Fengzhao was swapped by a treacherous person to disrupt the Imperial Family’s lineage. Fortuitously, Jin Yan has returned to court, and his identity should be rectified; he is the Crown Prince."

All the ministers below chorused: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Crown Prince!"

The Emperor laughed heartily, "My lords, please rise!"

With a wave of his hand, eunuchs hastily brought forward a tray carrying a set of Prince’s court attire and some items that verified his identity.

"Ziln, even though you have come of age, we have not prearranged for a palace to be constructed outside for you. Your current identity is inappropriate to continue residing in Sanqing Temple. It is better to first reside within the palace."

"In the palace? That might be inconvenient!" Jin Zijin frowned as he spoke.

However, the Emperor said, "As a Prince, fate has played its hand, yet you have never lived within the palace walls. I have already had Zhongcui Palace prepared for you. You can enter the palace and live in Zhongcui Palace directly. Do not worry; it won’t be for long. The existing residences outside the palace are slow to construct, but I have already ordered the refurbishment of the palace I lived in when I was Crown Prince. It will be restored in a few months."

Zhongcui Palace? Living in the former Crown Prince Residence after leaving home?

The faces of the court ministers all showed surprise. The Duke from the Ducal Residence had already changed color; Zhongcui Palace was the Crown Prince’s palace, and the Crown Prince was to live there before reaching adulthood.

Back then, he dearly wished to send his grandson, the former Crown Prince, into Zhongcui Palace, but the plan never came to fruition even after the grandson left the palace to establish his own residence.

Therefore, to this day, no Prince has ever resided in this generation’s Zhongcui Palace.