Chapter 1838: Chapter 1776: Giving Her a Proper Name

Emperor Yan watched Ah Jiu’s departing figure from the hall for a long time before he spoke: "I couldn’t tell, Ah Jiu is quite the romantic fool."

Having achieved such great merit, he only thought of requesting a title for his wife, yet in the eyes of others, she wasn’t truly recognized, as the two had not properly married.

But Ah Jiu simply acknowledged her, even using such achievements to legitimize her. If not a romantic fool, then what?

Eunuch Lu smiled apologetically and said, "The Prince is indeed full of emotion and sincerity."

"Full of emotion and sincerity." Emperor Yan repeated these four words with a chuckle: "He understands the word ’emotion,’ so why can’t he understand me?"

Eunuch Lu broke out in a fine sweat on his forehead and dared not respond, but luckily, Emperor Yan no longer pursued the topic and turned to reviewing the memorials to the throne.

As for Ah Jiu, he continued to feel Emperor Yan’s gaze piercing his back even as he stepped out into the sunlight.

He took a deep breath and walked to the outside of Cining Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Prince has returned." Nanny Shui noticed Ah Jiu entering with the palace maid, and though her heart jumped inexplicably, she smiled while reporting to Empress Dowager Mo.

Empress Dowager Mo beamed and craned her neck, indeed seeing a tall man’s figure approaching, who else could it be but her Ah Jiu?

"Your son greets Royal Mother." Ah Jiu knelt before Empress Dowager Mo.

"Stand up. Come here, let Royal Mother have a look at you." Empress Dowager Mo gestured invitingly.

A palace maid brought over an embroidered stool and placed it next to Empress Dowager Mo’s couch; Ah Jiu sat down, smiling warmly at her.

"You’re tanned and skinny." Empress Dowager Mo feigned anger upon seeing his face, "Now that you’re back, you should take care to rest properly."

"The Northern Region was too hot, and the back-and-forth was unavoidable." Ah Jiu replied with a smile.

"It’s good that you’re back. I’ve heard everything went smoothly on this trip, and you all made significant contributions." Empress Dowager Mo said with a smile.

Ah Jiu nodded, his eyes also filled with happiness.

Empress Dowager Mo observed him, playfully addressing Nanny Shui at her side, "Look, isn’t it said that once a man has a wife, he forgets his mother? I suppose that’s true for him—his joy and smile are unstoppable."

Nanny Shui laughed and said, "Your Majesty has wronged the Prince. It’s better for the Prince to smile; do you really want to see him with a gloomy face to be happy?"

"Nanny Shui is right. Royal Mother, I am happy, and so should you be." Ah Jiu also smiled, trying to please her.

"Did you bring your wife back too?" Empress Dowager Mo asked, "I heard that girl contributed quite a bit and achieved merit too?"

"She is truly my lucky star." As soon as Wufu was mentioned, Ah Jiu’s eyes lit up, and he spoke to Empress Dowager Mo about the good fortune she had brought him.

Seeing his spirited expression when he talked about Wufu, Empress Dowager Mo couldn’t help but smile. This child, how much does he adore that girl?

"It seems this girl indeed has some luck." Empress Dowager Mo remarked with a smile.

Ah Jiu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Royal Mother, although I am honored as a prince, no matter how glorious, I’m still just a prince. I don’t care about merits or achievements, but I intend to use this achievement to rectify Wufu’s status. After all, marrying under such circumstances was a bit unjust for her. I don’t want to wrong her or allow others to speak ill, so I plan to use this merit to exchange for a proper title with my Imperial Brother. What do you think?"

"You must have already discussed this with your Imperial Brother before coming to play dumb with Royal Mother, haven’t you?" Empress Dowager Mo poked his forehead, feigning anger, "Let the Imperial Astronomical Observatory choose an auspicious date for a grand wedding once her mourning period is over. Would that be alright?"

Ah Jiu, delighted, smiled and expressed his thanks.

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