Chapter 615: Fortune Follows Misfortune

In a corner of the Jingcheng, in a residence.

The Fourth Prince Zhu Ting and the Imperial Princess Consort Xia Yun sat opposite each other in the front courtyard.

Silent.

The two had been silent all along.

A maid who had been brought to the Yu Kingdom by Xia Yun as a dowry from the Wu Kingdom sighed softly, not daring to speak; she had accompanied the Eldest Princess all the way north to the capital of the Yu Kingdom, and had seen with her own eyes how the Fourth Prince endured and gradually gained power.

But now everything was shattered.

The First Prince was supervising the government.

The Fourth Prince Zhu Ting's days naturally could not be good.

Since the death of the Fifth Prince, Zhu Ting's power had grown larger and larger; before the First Prince supervised the government, he and the First Prince were considered the candidates most likely to compete for the crown prince.

But with the Yu Kingdom becoming an immortal dynasty, and still prospering.

This rumor gradually faded.

Only because the ages of these two princes were not really that different from the Holy Emperor.

It was highly possible that before the Holy Emperor abdicated, they would already be old and dead.

Even if they became crown prince, it was meaningless.

The one who could become the next emperor might have to be some imperial grandson, or imperial great-grandson.

But the Holy Emperor was about to break through, yet chose the First Prince to supervise the government, which made the situation change again.

Regardless of whether the Holy Emperor would outlive all his sons, one thing was certain: the First Prince was currently the undisputed number one in the sequence of crown princes.

Zhu Ting soon suffered suppression from the First Prince and the civil and military officials.

Until now.

It was almost equivalent to being under house arrest.

All power was gone.

Xia Yun sighed, looking somewhat complexly at her husband.

To tell the truth.

Her marrying into the Yu Kingdom to become the Fourth Prince's consort was actually a choice of no other option; the Wu Kingdom needed the support of the Yu Kingdom at that time, and no amount of diplomatic missions could solve the problem; the only way was marriage.

Among the princes at that time, the only one willing to marry a foreign princess, and one with a decent background, was the Fourth Prince.

Xia Yun valued the Fourth Prince's status, not the person himself.

But as time went on.

She gradually discovered the Fourth Prince's extraordinariness.

This Fourth Prince, who was not famous in the capital, was actually lurking and waiting for the opportunity.

Therefore, after the Wu Kingdom was pacified, she did not divorce, but continued to stay in the capital and kept placing bets, just wanting to gamble and see if she could support a true dragon.

But now, everything had become a bubble.

She knew better than anyone.

Who became emperor of the Yu Kingdom might be decided by a few people, but in the end, it was still the Holy Emperor's own mind.

Before, the Holy Emperor's attitude was unclear, and they still had a chance, but now that the First Prince was supervising the government, it was a settled matter.

This Holy Emperor of the Yu Kingdom was a wise monarch, doing things with strict laws.

Every word and action had deep meaning.

In her view, the Holy Emperor doing this was to make the Fourth Prince retreat in the face of difficulties, so as not to end up in a fratricidal ending.

'He must be feeling bad.'

Xia Yun looked at the increasingly steady man beside her.

Yet she saw the Fourth Prince Zhu Ting laugh: "Yun'er, I remember there is a temple outside the capital that is very effective for praying for children; why don't you and I go and try?"

Xia Yun blinked.

A blush rose on her cheeks.

In this world, there were very few people who could make her, the Eldest Princess who had the ability to assist the country, feel shy like a little girl.

"There hasn't been any movement for a long time, so let's go and pray."

Xia Yun smiled gently.

She was so smart, she naturally understood Zhu Ting's meaning.

Leaving this Jingcheng, perhaps the two would never return.

Retiring at the height of one's career.

On this point, Xia Yun felt she couldn't compare to her husband.

Zhu Ting laughed: "Let's go and see how a monk sends a child."

"The Fourth Prince left the city to pray for a child, and stayed at the Baishan Temple outside the city for three months without leaving the temple gate."

"The Prince and the Princess Consort are very loving, and it is passed down as a beautiful story."

Li Rui looked at the news from the capital and smiled lightly. ===== CHAPTER 616 =====