While the eunuch went to greet Liu Ruxu, Li Yunxing also stepped down from the dragon couch and stood respectfully outside the hall, waiting for Liu Ruxu to enter.

In the distance, willows like catkins walked in calmly.

Only the sweat on his forehead, which had just been exposed to the scorching sun, made him look a little embarrassed.

"Mother, I thought you were just here to go through the motions, but I didn't expect you were actually waiting outside the palace. Instead, I thought you were inconsiderate of my mother."

When Li Yunxing saw the Queen Mother who had been waiting for a long time in the distance, he immediately stepped forward to salute and said with a smile.

It's just a formality, no matter how you listen to it, it feels harsh.

When Liu Ruxu heard this, her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't say anything. She just said quietly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he had official business to talk to the Emperor. How can I be qualified to disturb the Crown Prince?"

The two exchanged words, neither of them gave in, but neither of them broke their skin.

Li Yunxing smiled lightly and said, "Thank you very much for your consideration, mother. I will take my leave now!"

"Prince, walk slowly." Liu Ruxu's eyes flickered, and then she nodded.

Li Yunxing was about to walk away when he suddenly remembered something important and stopped.

"I am worried that my mother and noble lady will forget things, so I came here to ask, has the Queen Mother drafted an edict concerning my prince's concubine?"

Li Yunxing asked casually, but in a tone of questioning.

Liu Ruxu frowned unconsciously when she heard this, "Do I need you to supervise my work?"

"Of course not, I'm just worried about my mother taking care of my father's health, so..."

Therefore, the matter of accepting him as the crown prince was deliberately delayed again and again.

Liu Ruxu understood, but she just wanted to make Li Yunxing unhappy in everything.

Once Li Yunxing confirms that the crown princess is Lian Jirou, doesn't that mean that he has acquiesced in Li Yunxing's alliance with the Lian family?

Naturally, the later the better for this matter.

The more anxious Li Yunxing becomes, the more she will delay.

"Your Highness, I know that you have always been addicted to women, and you have raised many beautiful women in the palace. But now you are also the prince of the prison, so you must not act ridiculously, not to mention... the women of the Lian family are arrogant and willful.

She is not suitable to be your Crown Princess. As for my niece, Princess Qingning, she has a gentle and kind personality, which is more in line with His Highness the Crown Prince’s criteria for choosing a wife.”

Liu Ruxu analyzed it unhurriedly and finally gave her own choice.

Only by letting the Liu family become Li Yunxing's crown princess can we ensure that Li Yunxing can continue to have the power of the Liu family around him.

As for Su Miaoxue, Liu Zhongqing had already given her an order to poison the prince.

However, there was no news of her coming back for a long time. Liu Zhongqing guessed that she had been instigated by Li Yunxing to rebel.

As a result, the Su family is completely useless.

Li Yunxing raised his lips and smiled when he heard this. Princess Qingning was the daughter of Liu Chen, Liu's eldest son, and Liu Zhongqing was willing to give her up.

If you let your own granddaughter be Li Yunxing's concubine, you won't be afraid that Li Yunxing will eat her alive.

My heart was filled with turmoil, but it didn't show at all on my face. It still had that warm spring breeze look on it.

"After my mother, I have made a life-long engagement with Lian Jirou, the daughter of General Lian. I believe that my mother will be satisfied with the engagement between my son and General Lian's daughter."

Li Yunxing was neither humble nor overbearing, and directly stated his decision.

No one can take away the position of Crown Princess.

"Prince, have you forgotten that I am your mother in name only, and the position of the Crown Princess should be decided by me!" Liu Ruxu scolded angrily.

"If you don't wait for your parents' orders and follow the words of a matchmaker, peeking into each other's caves and obeying each other over the wall, then your parents and the people of the country will be despised." Liu Ruxu shouted sternly, "Does His Highness the Crown Prince want to resist the decree?!"

In the Yongle Palace, countless pairs of eyes were staring at them.

Especially with Emperor Wu's spy, there was no room for Li Yunxing to be careless in the slightest.

When Li Yunxing saw this, he cursed in his heart, but he did not dare to directly disobey Liu Ruxu's words.

After all, if this matter reaches the ears of His Majesty Emperor Wu, even if the marriage between Li Yunxing and Lian Jirou is approved by Emperor Wu, he will inevitably be punished for being unfilial.

Liu Ruxu is good at picking places!

"Queen mother, calm down! Sons and ministers will naturally follow their parents' orders and the mediator's words. However, although Lian Jirou is the daughter of a general, she was also brought together by her father. The sons and ministers meet her as before, and they have restrained themselves and observed etiquette to this day. It’s a little bit of overstepping. Please be aware of it and don’t ruin the reputation of an innocent woman.”

Li Yunxing spoke sincerely and defended Lian Jirou in every possible way.

To others, this sounds more like the care and affection of an infatuated man for his sweetheart.

But when these words fell into Liu Ruxu's ears, they changed their taste.

She had seen Li Yunxing's cynical, dissolute, and frivolous appearance in private.

Now I am pretending to be affectionate here again, not so much for Liu Ruxu, but for His Majesty the Emperor Wu.

In this case, no matter how domineering Liu Ruxu is, she will appear unreasonable.

So Liu Ruxu slowed down her expression and said meaningfully, "Your Highness, don't blame the Queen Mother for being cruel. It's just that it's better for this Crown Princess to be a virtuous and virtuous person. Yesterday King Zhaoyang died, and today you have to ask me for your kindness." If the imperial edict is issued to establish a concubine for you, how many people in the government and the public will be dissatisfied with you?"

"I know that you are attracted to the daughter of the Lian family, but the prince has never interacted with other women."

"In that case, why not wait until the Autumn Hunting Banquet and summon all the noble ladies from the capital's famous families so that you can choose carefully? There will always be something suitable."

Li Yunxing was filled with hatred in his heart, but he did not show it at all on the surface. Instead, he agreed very obediently: "I would like to respect the Queen Mother's instructions."

When Liu Ruxu saw that he agreed, a faint smile appeared on her lips, "Well, the prince should return to the palace to rest early."

Li Yunxing turned around and the smile on his face disappeared completely. This Liu Ruxu would really cause trouble for him.

The matter of establishing a concubine has been delayed again and again. If Li Yunxing hadn't asked about it today, I'm afraid the Empress would have continued to shirk it.

Although he looked down upon Liu Ruxu at all, she was the queen appointed by his father after all.

He could ignore the queen's wishes, but he had to worry about his father's face.

This Liu Ruxu will assume the posture of a queen at critical moments, so she still has a bit of the majesty of a queen.

In the harem, it is really a difficult problem.

After leaving the palace gate, Jin Xi quickly followed, and suddenly found that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked worried.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Jin Xi followed Li Yunxing and asked softly.

Li Yunxing came back to his senses and shook his head, "It's okay, it's just some trivial matters."

Jin Xi didn't think much about it, "Your Highness, the autopsy of King Zhaoyang's widow has been completed. Indeed, as Dr. Chen said, he was poisoned by the 'Hundred Day Red' and died."
Chapter completed!