Chapter 999: Happy Events and Considerations

"Your Highness..."

Yang Susu looked blissful as she leaned against Zhao Xu; she had only begun to show symptoms in the last two days.

However, because she was not certain, she had not told Zhao Xu.

But she had also guessed roughly what it was.

"It's just that I don't know if it's a boy or a girl?" Yang Susu said softly.

Zhao Xu laughed, "Either is fine; if not, we can just keep having more."

Upon hearing this, Yang Susu could not help but giggle.

At this moment, Zhao Xu helped Yang Susu sit down and said earnestly, "From now on, you must rest your body with peace of mind; you cannot be too exhausted."

He was naturally happy about Yang Susu being pregnant.

Previously, because the situation within Da Song was not yet settled, he and Yang Susu had adopted methods to avoid conception; it was not that there was a problem with either of them.

Now that the internal chaos in Da Song had been quelled, Da Song's steam industry was transitioning toward the electric power industry.

Everything was flourishing, so he followed the wishes of Mi Huanghou.

Furthermore, in this era, his age was truly not young.

If he continued to drag it out, he would truly be gossiped about by outsiders, who would suspect that he had a problem.

"Mm, this concubine understands." As a first-time mother, Yang Susu was also somewhat apprehensive, feeling both excited and nervous.

The two spoke some more intimate words, and Zhao Xu recalled the matter of Liu Fu, so he could not help but ask, "Which family's daughter has that kid Liu Fu taken a fancy to, having the State Duke act as a matchmaker for him? If it's worth saying, this Prince will personally act as a matchmaker for him."

"If that is the case, it would be even better, because this woman is precisely a woman of your Imperial Clan; he has taken a fancy to Princess Xiangcheng," Yang Susu said.

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, then laughed in spite of himself, "That kid's appetite is quite large; he even has designs on a Princess."

Although there were three Princesses who came to Yancheng with Zhao Heng.

These three Princesses were all his younger sisters.

Among them, Princess Xiangcheng was the oldest, nineteen years old this year.

Logically speaking, a nineteen-year-old Princess was not young and should have been married long ago.

Before the internal chaos in Da Song, Zhao Heng had indeed planned to betroth Princess Xiangcheng to some powerful family.

Unexpectedly, a disaster arrived, the entire Da Song fell into chaos, and Princess Xiangcheng was delayed.

According to what he knew, when Princess Xiangcheng was in Jinling, she had a very good private friendship with Nian Yujiao, who was then Changle Junzhu, and she had also once sympathized with him, her ninth brother, the Yan Wang.

Because they shared the same plight, her mother's status in the palace was also very low, and she was likewise not from a powerful family.

Therefore, after she arrived in Yanzhou, Zhao Xu also took good care of this younger sister, giving her a residence to serve as the Princess Mansion and, in accordance with the Imperial Clan system, allocating monthly silver to her.

"One cannot blame Prime Minister Liu; among the talented young men in Yancheng, there are no shortage of people who want to marry Princess Xiangcheng, it is just that Your Highness is busy with government affairs and is unaware; this concubine has many dealings with the wives and concubines of various ministers and has heard quite a lot of gossip," Yang Susu said.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Besides Princess Xiangcheng, his two younger sisters, Princess Ningguo and Princess Changtai, were also fourteen and fifteen years old.

In two years, they would also reach the age for marriage.

Previously, this matter was naturally handled by Zhao Heng, but now this task had fallen upon his shoulders.

Because sometimes, the Princesses of the Imperial Clan were very pathetic, being nothing more than tools for the Imperial Clan to win over ministers.

If Zhao Heng were to do this, it would inevitably arouse the vigilance of Yanzhou Faction generals like Liu Fu and Chang Wei.

They would think he had the ambition to seize power.

As an Emperor, Zhao Heng had this level of awareness, so he had also tactfully suggested that he consider the marriage of Princess Xiangcheng.

After all, if he were the one to do it, no one would gossip.

However, he believed that he did not need to use Princess Xiangcheng to win over his subordinates.

He was not like Zhao Heng, a mascot Emperor who grew up in the deep palace since childhood and possessed neither civil nor military achievements.

Only by relying on high-ranking officials to assist him could he maintain his rule.

On the contrary, the rise of Da Song today was shaped by his own hands.

Whether in the imperial court or the military, his prestige was irreplaceable.

Would Liu Fu and Chang Wei dare to try glaring at him?

Thus,

He said, "This must be asked of Princess Xiangcheng; if she is willing, this Prince will naturally facilitate this beautiful union; if she is unwilling, this Prince is also unwilling to force it."

"This concubine has been waiting for these words." Yang Susu breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness allowed women to attend school and also let this concubine run the Women's Academy; Princess Xiangcheng also contributed a lot to this. If Your Highness forcibly made Xiangcheng marry Liu Fu, I fear she might not be able to get over it."

Zhao Xu almost forgot this point; he nodded repeatedly, "Then please have the Princess Consort make a trip; it would be best if this beautiful matter could be accomplished."

He let women attend school and participate in the tide of industrial construction to liberate more labor.

Since he had done so, he naturally had to walk this path firmly.

However, he would not move the tradition of having three wives and four concubines.

Because he needed Da Song to increase its population base.

Even if there were not enough women in Da Song, it would be good to let Song People take women from Gaoli and Dongying as concubines.

At the same time, he wanted to facilitate this matter for another reason.

Now that Da Song was unified, he would inevitably have to employ talented people from within the scope of Da Song, and would not concentrate them only in Yanzhou.

And officials like Liu Fu who came from the Yanzhou lineage were inherently prone to forming cliques and excluding officials from Jinling and other places.

This was something he did not wish to see.

If Liu Fu and Princess Xiangcheng were to marry, it could break this barrier; if he then continued to guide them, it could develop in the direction he hoped for.

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