Qiong Hua quickened her pace to push Emperor Tianzheng forward.
The two groups soon t.
Jun Ning ran to Emperor Yongning and Qiong Hua, then knelt on one knee respectfully to greet her parents, before stepping forward to hold the hands they extended to her.
Emperor Yongning looked at Jun Ning, who had been honed on the battlefield for over a year, slightly darker but more valiant, and said, "Good, good, good..."
All the praise and complints were encapsulated in these words.
Over the years, Emperor Yongning had never praised any prince or princess like this.
Jun Ning was the first, his favorite, and the one he most deserved to praise with these words.
Qiong Hua stepped forward and pinched Jun Ning’s face, saying, "You’ve lost weight, when you return, I will make so nourishing soup for you."
"Thank you, Mother," Jun Ning then turned to hold Emperor Yongning’s hand, saying, "Father, I have lived up to your expectations and won the battle, you can rest assured now."
Emperor Yongning’s eyes were a bit moist, he said, "Yes, I can rest assured." He paused, then added, "Handing over the Eastern Chu Kingdom to you, I am reassured, and at ease. The fact proves, I didn’t choose the wrong successor, I can hold my head high and go et your grandfather."
"Father, why say such things? You must live to a ripe old age," Jun Ning avoided talking about death.
Especially the death of those who loved her and cherished her, she felt that no matter how strong she was, she could not bear such painful things happening.
"All right, I won’t speak of it," Emperor Yongning suppressed many emotions in his heart, jokingly said, "I still want to see you get married, Bao Er, now that you’re back, shouldn’t we put your and Xiao Er’s marriage on the agenda?"
Jun Ning understood what Emperor Yongning ant by asking such a question, she couldn’t control her emotions, tears streaming down as she stamred, "Father, you, you must live a long life, you must, you must live as long as the heavens..." She didn’t have to rush into marriage either.
"Ah Ning, seeing you get married is your father’s last wish, promise him, will you?" Qiong Hua, wiping her tears on the side, persuaded, "Don’t let your father have any regrets."
Jun Ning cried so much that her vision was a bit blurry, she choked, trying to say sothing but didn’t speak, eventually nodding her head transford the myriad words.
She nodded several tis consecutively, expressing that this matter must be put on the agenda soon.
Things she dared not face before, she must face now.
Just by holding Emperor Yongning’s hand, she could feel that Emperor Yongning’s health was indeed failing, and couldn’t hold out much longer.
Qi Xiao also dismounted and ca over, just in ti to hear the family trio discussing the marriage and saw Jun Ning nodding with tears. For Jun Ning’s tearful nod, he thought Jun Ning was unwilling, though he felt sad, he was more delighted.
He could finally marry, no, wed the girl he longed for.
How wonderful.
"Xiao Er, co over," Emperor Yongning beckoned to Qi Xiao.
Qi Xiao walked up to Emperor Yongning and knelt down.
Emperor Yongning looked at Qi Xiao’s face, sighed, and said, "He looks more and more like Qi Qin. Xiao Er, Qi Qin was like you are now when he was young, your father, if he knew in the underworld, would be very gratified."
"Your Majesty..."
"With the marriage to Ah Ning on the agenda, still calling Your Majesty?" Regardless of any rules, this mont Emperor Yongning wanted quickly to hear Qi Xiao call him father-in-law, father.
Qi Xiao glanced at Jun Ning, seeing her nod, he called out, "...Father."
"Good!" Emperor Yongning signaled Xiao Lizi beside him to check his sleeve, finally finding two jade pendants.
No, it should be one, just split in half. Combined, it forms a whole.
It should be the legendary Jade Pendants of the Phoenix Call.
Possessed by monarchs and queens of past dynasties, passed down from generation to generation.
Although Jun Ning’s situation is a bit special, ascending the throne as a female sovereign, there’s not much difference after all, they’re just the couple’s jade pendants.
Emperor Yongning gave the jade pendants separately to Jun Ning and Qi Xiao, "This is a gift from your father, keep it well."
The two accepted the gift.
Qiong Hua spoke a few more words to the two, then took the concubines to leave.
Having won the battle, rewards and celebrations are inevitable, the celebration banquet must be held.
Emperor Yongning, holding on to his spirit, was pushed by Jun Ning towards the court hall, and at this mont, the sound of "Whoa..." a call to halt the horse sounded.
Everyone looked back, then saw the seventeenth prince, wearing a half-silver mask that looked seven to eight parts like Jun Ning’s half-face, riding to catch up.
"Father, I have returned too."
"I ran three horses to death to get here, I didn’t miss the celebration banquet, did I?"
"Brother?" Jun Ning handed the wheelchair to Xiao Lizi, then ran towards the seventeenth prince, saying excitedly when she got near, "I haven’t heard from you for a year, I thought, I thought..."
She didn’t have the courage to speak out.
Jun Yu had left her a letter before resolutely heading to Bei Xia’s military camp, spreading the plague, preparing for the current victory for Eastern Chu.
During this period, the siblings exchanged letters frequently.
But suddenly one day, the letters stopped.
The letters Jun Ning sent never received a response.
She was worried to death at the ti.
Fortunately, Jun Yu returned now.
Only—
"Brother, what’s happened to your face?"
Jun Yu laughed heartily, a touch of unnoticeable regret in the laughter, she said, "This is your brother’s dal!"
"..." The aning of these words was self-evident.
Jun Yu’s face was ruined!
Jun Ning’s tears couldn’t be controlled, dropping instantly.
"Alright, don’t cry," Jun Yu reached out to wipe Jun Ning’s tears, "It’s just half a face destroyed, not a life lost, your brother is fine, your brother doesn’t even care about it himself."
"Brother, you lost more than just half a face," Jun Ning lanted, "You also lost the qualification to inherit the throne."
With Jun Yu’s accomplishnts this ti, the ministers in the court would definitely propose to establish a new crown prince.
To this, Jun Ning didn’t really care, Jun Yu is her own brother, with such aspirations, he is soone capable enough. She was willing to give up the position of crown prince to take a break.
Being the crown prince was really too exhausting, and she was forced into it initially.
Her heart wasn’t in it.
But now, Jun Yu’s face was ruined.
The rules of successive dynasties stipulate that those with disfigurent or disabilities cannot be rulers.
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Being the crown prince was really too exhausting, and she was forced into it initially.
Her heart wasn’t in it.
But now, Jun Yu’s face was ruined.
The rules of successive dynasties stipulate that those with disfigurent or disabilities cannot be rulers, being the crown prince was really too exhausting, and she was forced into it initially.
Her heart wasn’t in it.
But now, Jun Yu’s face was ruined.
The rules of successive dynasties stipulate that those with disfigurent or disabilities cannot be rulers
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