The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 322: How About Letting the Eldest Prince Accompany You
"The Emperor means that he won’t be coming back in the next few years, not that he won’t ever return." Emperor Yongning said, "Your marriage is still valid. The Imperial Decree has been issued, so he can’t run away. Even if he did, the Emperor would have him brought back. In short, the Emperor won’t let you be humiliated."
"Oh... I see." Jun Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
She initially thought that Qi Xiao had left without saying goodbye because he was angry with her over past events!
When she first learned of Qi Xiao’s departure, she had even felt a bit guilty!
But according to what the Emperor said, Qi Xiao must have left to do something, which is why he hasn’t returned.
Curiously, Jun Ning asked, "Father, what did Xiao Er leave to do?"
"To learn skills!" Upon mentioning this, Emperor Yongning remembered Qi Qin, "Back in the day, Qi Xiao’s father was also dissatisfied with his lowly destiny, so he apprenticed himself to learn martial arts. After mastering them, he descended the mountain to join the army. At a young age, he achieved remarkable military exploits."
"Qi Qin was a meritorious minister of Eastern Chu. If he were still alive, Eastern Chu would not only be unprecedentedly powerful; who knows, he might have expanded the territories and become renowned for generations!"
"But alas, things did not go as hoped..."
Emperor Yongning sighed deeply.
All the regret, nostalgia, helplessness, struggle, and pain... were condensed into that sigh!
After Qi Qin’s death, Emperor Yongning really bore a lot of pressure!
Seeing this, Jun Ning stepped forward and held Emperor Yongning’s hand, saying, "Father, please don’t be sad. When Xiao Er returns successful from his studies, he will certainly be like his father, a young hero who makes a name for himself in one battle, and then will achieve great feats for our Eastern Chu."
"Let’s hope so!" Emperor Yongning looked at Jun Ning holding his hand, feeling warm inside. He asked, "Yi Yi, you suddenly came looking for me, not just to ask about Qi Xiao’s matter, right? Tell me, what else is there?"
"What else?... Naturally, it is... it is..." Jun Ning stammered for a long time before summoning the courage to say, "Since Grand Empress Dowager won’t have any events in the next three years, I would like to visit the Crown Prince at the Sairu City in the west!"
Leaving the Imperial City to go to Sairu City is no small matter.
Although Emperor Yongning previously agreed with Jun Ning that she could go after a year, it wasn’t a year later but now.
Jun Ning was afraid that Emperor Yongning would not agree and looked at him anxiously.
Emperor Yongning did not immediately agree or refuse. He looked at Jun Ning and suddenly frowned, "Yi Yi, although your Grand Empress Dowager isn’t having any events for now, leaving the Imperial City to go to Sairu City in the west is no small matter..."
Not to mention the distance between the Imperial City and Sairu City, but the road passes through several bandit dens, which is very dangerous and unsafe.
The reason Emperor Yongning previously agreed to let Jun Ning go after a year was that he thought if, by chance, the Empress Dowager passed away, the little girl who was so favored during her lifetime certainly wouldn’t leave the Imperial City suddenly at such a time.
They would say that she should wait another year or two before considering going to Sairu City.
At that time, the little girl would be older, and going to Sairu City in the west with escorts would not be too much of a problem.
But now, the little girl is just over eight years old!
Even if he arranged the best-skilled escorts to accompany her, Emperor Yongning wouldn’t feel at ease.
"Father, you can’t go back on your word," Jun Ning shook Emperor Yongning’s large hand, saying, "A gentleman’s promise, once made, can’t be taken back!"
"Yi Yi, of course, Father keeps his word, but, but can’t you wait a little longer?" After much consideration, Emperor Yongning still didn’t want the eight-year-old Jun Ning to leave the Imperial City and go on an adventure. He wanted to wait until Jun Ning was a bit older before talking about going to Sairu City.
However, Jun Ning persisted, "If Father thinks the escorts won’t be able to protect me, he can arrange for others to protect me. Please, Father, don’t refuse me!"
"Sigh..." Emperor Yongning’s head ached.
The little girl was too difficult to deal with!
An idea suddenly flashed in Emperor Yongning’s mind as he thought about the constant conflict between Jun Ning and the Eldest Prince.
He said, "Yi Yi, you can go if you want, provided that your elder brother accompanies you."
Emperor Yongning wouldn’t be at ease with anyone else accompanying the little girl, but the Eldest Prince, who was both literary and martial and coveted the throne, would not dare to neglect the task and would ensure the little girl’s safety during the journey.
This was the greatest advantage.
Also...
If the little girl remembered her previous unpleasantness with the Eldest Prince and didn’t want him to accompany her, she would naturally give up the idea of going to Sairu City after he said this.
No matter what decision Jun Ning made next, Emperor Yongning would be happy with it.
Jun Ning felt a chill upon hearing the mention of the Eldest Prince.
This Eldest Prince had indeed been opposing her all these years. If Father hadn’t protected her, she would have suffered greatly!
He had gone too far.
Jun Ning didn’t want to go to Sairu City with the Eldest Prince, but if she refused, she would have to obediently stay in the palace and go nowhere. She didn’t know when she could raise the matter again.
After much contemplation, Jun Ning decided, "Father, I agree to let the Eldest Prince accompany me!" Meanwhile, she also wanted to bring Ye Ying along. In this way, she wouldn’t be afraid of the Eldest Prince making things difficult for her.
Emperor Yongning eventually nodded, "Very well, go early and return early. Father will be waiting for you to come back in the palace."
"Thank you, Father!" Jun Ning released Emperor Yongning’s hand and threw herself into Emperor Yongning’s arms, hugging his neck, saying, "I will come back as soon as possible to be with Father. Because I will miss the Crown Prince and Jing Shu, and I will miss Father, you all are very important people in my life."
Emperor Yongning’s eyes grew warm at Jun Ning’s words, almost bringing him to tears. The little girl had really grown up, become sensible, and knew how to treat everyone equally without favoritism.
"Alright, alright, you little rascal, you go quickly! If you dawdle any longer, be careful that Father may change his mind."
"Then, Father, goodbye!"
After returning to the palace, Jun Ning spent some time chatting with Qiong Hua and then visited the currently well-spirited Empress Dowager, who was embroidering a wedding dress for her, and then left the palace.
On her way to the Qianji Pavilion, she sent a message to the Eldest Prince, asking him to meet her before sunset at the West City Gate tonight! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
After arriving at the Qianji Pavilion, Jun Ning pulled Ye Ying, who had only just returned there and hadn’t even had a moment to sit down, and ran outside.
As for those urgent transactions at the Qianji Pavilion, she left them to the elders to handle whatever they could. If they couldn’t handle it, they would send a message by carrier pigeon...
If that still didn’t work, they would deal with it later!
For the time being, since both she and Ye Ying were away, they would just have to earn a bit less money!
Ye Ying accompanied Jun Ning, confused, to the West City Gate, where the Eldest Prince was already waiting with a gloomy face!
