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Zi Yi tilted his head and looked at Ming Yuchen, then turned back to Shen Zhu and said seriously: "Mother, I want to stay with big brother Yuchun for a while, these few days big brother Yuchun has taught me many things, I can study by his side."

He stopped for a moment after speaking, his eyes filled with yearning: "Besides, Big Brother Yuchun said that he will bring me to the horse race in a few days. Mother, I have never ridden before, so I think it's best for me to stay for a while longer."

"Alright, thank you Chen'er for your hard work."

Shen Zhu held back his laughter, patted on the little adult's head and looked at Zi Yi.

"Big Sister Shen is too courteous, I am feeling depressed even when I am alone in the Duke Palaces, it just so happens that Yi'er is able to accompany me to relieve my depression." Ming Yuchen immediately said.

When Jingshu heard Zi Yi say that he wanted to go horse racing, his eyes immediately lit up, and shouted that he wanted to go as well. "Mother, I also want to go horse racing …"

Seeing that, Ming Yuchen laughed and answered: "Big sister Shen, why not take Shuer with you? The venue for the horse race is very large. There are bleachers set up to take a breather, and colts to ride in the stable. It's very safe. "

Shen Zhu agreed after hearing her explanation.

Jingshu was so excited that he spoke good words.

Yunyan, Qing Yi and Su Yian also said that they would like to join the horse race.

Seeing that his wife was only thinking about it, Su Zongwen silently added more dishes for Prince Su after she finished cooking.

Noble Consort Su looked at his eldest son's actions in deep thought.

Others from the Su Family were immune to this scene and got used to it.

The people at the table were in groups of twos and threes, and the family banquet was quite lively.

Just as the large family was eating and drinking and chatting merrily, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the hall. "Your majesty the emperor has arrived!"

Not long after, Ming Chengjun who was dressed in royal robes stepped into the side hall, and the people who were eating hurriedly put down their tableware and paid their respects.

"Chenqie/subject greets Your Majesty. May the Emperor live for tens of thousands of years."

"This son greets Royal Father. Long live and long live Royal Father."

"Please dispense with the formalities." Ming Chengjun spoke in a deep voice, "Since it's a family banquet, then there's no need to care about the etiquette in the palace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank the Royal Father." Everyone thanked him in unison.

The Noble Consort Su and Ming Chengjun sat in the seat of honor, only then did the others take their seats. Ming Chengjun's gaze swept across the crowd, and then laughed out loud: "Su Aimin, your family has a few children, but all of them are talented individuals."

His gaze paused for a moment when he saw Ziyi, then he frowned and said, "This eldest grandson of yours looks a little familiar to me."

With that said, Su Zongwen and Shen Zhu's hearts were shocked, the crimes of Duke Gong Palace were not cleared yet, if the emperor were to see through Zi Yi's identity, then they would be guilty of a grave crime.

They had just returned to the capital, so if something like this were to happen, not only would their Su Family incriminate them, even Noble Consort Su and Ming Jiling would be implicated.

Thinking of this, both of them felt uneasy.

After a while, Ming Chengjun stretched out his brows, "There is a bit of agility in your body, you should be able to train him well, in the future, you will definitely be a pillar of the imperial court."

Then he changed the subject.

Su Zongwen and Shen Zhu heaved a sigh of relief.

Ming Chengjun laughed with Noble Consort Su for a while, then his gaze landed on the child in Shen Zhu's embrace, "We seem to love this little granddaughter of Su Aiqing very much. Speaking of which, we haven't held a child for a long time, hurry up and bring her over for us to have a look."

Shen Zhu immediately stood up and took the child from Xiao Ya's arms, then personally gave the child to Ming Chengjun.

Ruanruan who was in Ming Chengjun's embrace laughed out loud and said: "This girl is not afraid of life, she has guts."

"The Emperor is patriotic to his people. Not only does the people love you, even the children like to be close to you." Shen Zhu hurriedly replied.

When Ming Chengjun heard this, he burst out laughing. Just as he was about to return Ruanruan to Shen Zhu, Ruanruan peed on him …

"Su Aiqing, this little granddaughter of yours is truly courageous. You actually dared to pee on me." Ming Chengjun was startled at first, but then beckoned to Xiao Ya and gave Ruanruan to her.

Once he said that, everyone's faces changed. Su Zhizhong immediately apologized: "This old one is afraid, I was the one who taught you not to …"

Ming Chengjun stood up and laughed heartily, there was not a hint of unhappiness on his face, "Su Aiqing, the child is so young, yet we don't know anything, so this matter is not your fault. Furthermore, when did we say that we were going to punish you?"

"Thank you, your majesty the Emperor." Su Zhizhong heaved a sigh of relief.

"Eunuch Chen, help me change my clothes."

Ming Chengjun walked towards the door with big strides. Eunuch Chen acknowledged him and immediately followed.

Before long, Ming Chengjun had changed into a clean set of clothes and returned.

Seeing the strange atmosphere in the hall, Ming Chengjun knew that they were here and were not used to it, "Since it's a family banquet, everyone should stop holding back on the ceremony of being the sovereign.

His gaze swept across Su Zongwen, and said with satisfaction: "These few days, Zongwen has been teaching princes in the palace, and the results were quite good.

"Royal Father, cousin is talented beyond belief, if he was only allowed to serve in the Han Forest Academy as a mere attendant, it would be a waste of his talent. With cousin's talent, if he could go to court, he would definitely be able to make a contribution to the Imperial Court." Ming Jiling suggested gently.

After Ming Chengjun heard this, he looked at Ming Jiling with appreciation and nodded his head, then said: "We have the same intentions. Su Zongwen, today we will appoint you as the Assistant Minister of the Department, you should head to the palace to teach the various princes and princes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Su Zongwen hurriedly stood up and bowed in gratitude.

"My beloved is a fortunate man. With the eldest son being so outstanding, he will definitely be able to accomplish something in the imperial court in the future." Ming Chengjun spoke with a deeper meaning.

The current Su Zhizhong was the Minister of the Department, and was also the head of the Six Paths. Aside from the position of Minister, the Department had two assistants, and now that Ming Chengjun had directly promoted him to the position of Minister, the meaning behind that was self-evident.

Su Zhizhong was naturally aware that the emperor intentionally wanted Su Zongwen to take over his position, so he quickly followed his words and spoke, "This subject is already old, if my son can help the emperor share his worries in the future, it will be my son's fortune."

Ming Chengjun was very satisfied with Su Zhizhong's words, so he did not say anymore.

The group ate and drank, and also chatted along the way. Ming Chengjun coincidentally noticed Su Yixuan, and saw that his character was not bad, and praised him a little.

"The Emperor doesn't know, but this is the eldest son of chenqie's second brother. According to Zong Wen, he's also preparing for the Imperial Examinations and is currently studying diligently." Noble Consort Su opened his mouth to introduce the to Ming Chengjun.

Ming Chengjun heard her words, "Your family members are very good, all of them are upper-class people. I am deeply gratified to see this scene. "

The atmosphere at the table was lively once more, and the meal was blissful.

That night, Ming Chengjun stayed at the Imperial Concubine Hall.

Noble Consort Su pushed Gong'e who was serving inside away and sat in front of the dresser. She slowly removed the hairpin ring from her head and placed the pearl hairpin on the table, then looked at Ming Chengjun's figure that was reflected in the bronze mirror with a slightly entranced look.

The man in the bronze mirror was leaning against the couch, his robe draped over his shoulders, one hand on his knees, the other clutching a book.

The man didn't notice the change in the Noble Consort Su.

"Your Majesty, when chenqie saw Zong Wen today, she actually felt that he had some sort of resemblance to Ling'er. Chenqie is liking him more and more now, and always feels a sense of closeness to him." Noble Consort Su came back to reality, smiling as he started a conversation, his hands continued to unload the jewelry.

She stared at Ming Chengjun, not wanting to miss any of the emotion on his face.