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Chapter 505: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (255)

Chapter 505: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Fifty Five)

A month later, Liang Sheng received a memorial from the King of Western Frontier requesting that he be granted the title of Princess. The memorial could not hide his joy. Liang Sheng thought of his own loneliness and could not help but envy Xuan Yunian, who now had a son and a daughter.

Although he married an unknown woman and the child they had was rumored not to be Xuan Yunian's offspring, it was obvious that none of the family would become disunited or depressed because of rumors. From Xuan Yunian's state every time he came to Beijing, it could be seen that he was really living a good life now.

Ji Jiuyuan happened to be returning from the border and was reporting to the palace when Liang Sheng mentioned Xuan Yunian's story. Ji Jiuyuan was moved. His childhood friend, who had previously served as prime minister, was now the King of Western Xinjiang, with a son and a princess. "When I have the chance in the future, I will definitely visit the Western Xinjiang Palace to see his children. I believe they are as outstanding as their father."

Liang Sheng thought of the two orphans Ji Jiuyuan had adopted and asked, "Are you really not planning on getting married in this lifetime?"

Ji Jiuyuan waved his hand and smiled carefreely: "I am willing to stay stationed at the border and fight for Your Majesty for the rest of my life. I used to think that if I didn't marry the girl I liked, it would be better not to get married. Later, I felt that being alone was good, as it reduced a lot of conflicts. Jiuyuan has become accustomed to being alone and is not obsessed with getting married and having children. As time went by, my parents also came to terms with it and no longer forced me to get married. It is enough for me to adopt two children, as they are both sensible and good children."

Liang Sheng didn't try to persuade her much. He had lived a life of purity and abstinence for many years. It wasn't that he didn't have desires, but without that person, he no longer had those desires. No matter how many children a woman had, it didn't mean much.

Whether Ji Jiuyuan wanted to get married and have children was his choice; he didn't need to interfere. He had seen the two adopted sons, both children of Ji Jiuyuan's subordinates, who had grown up in the military camp. They would all be good men if they were raised. The two played another game of chess together, reminiscing about the past and discussing political affairs.

When Ji Jiuyuan was leaving, he just stepped out of the palace door and bumped into a little girl. Fortunately, he dodged quickly and avoided the person.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it." Liang Yu stopped in her tracks and glanced at the man. Because her face control quirk kicked in, she looked at the man again.

"Your servant Ji Jiuyuan greets the Second Princess."

Liang Yu called him to stand up, panting and said, "It's General Ji. You just saw the emperor and are about to leave the palace, right? I have something to ask the emperor, so I won't delay you from leaving the palace."

After saying that, Liang Yu walked inside again.

Ji Jiuyuan glanced at the second princess who was already talking to Le Chang, shook his head and left.

Ji Jiuyuan thought of His Majesty's three sons. The prince had not appeared in public for a long time. It was said that a high monk asserted that it would be better for the prince not to return to the palace before he was eighteen years old, otherwise his life would be in danger. Therefore, the queen and the prince had been living in the palace.

The only prince in the palace was the third prince born to Concubine Ji. He was weak when he was young and it was rumored that he would not live past one year old. But when he grew up, he became a big fat boy with a strong build. He was spoiled by Concubine Ji and became a little unscrupulous. He became the little bully of the study room, making the ministers afraid to send their children to the palace to study.

This time when he returned to the capital, his two adopted sons were granted the privilege of studying in the Imperial Study by His Majesty. Because of the events of the previous generation, the Third Prince had always been targeting them, but his limited skills were no match for the two martial artists. Furthermore, His Majesty clearly wanted to suppress the Third Prince's arrogance, so he was even less worried about his sons offending him.

The eleven-year-old Second Princess was a graceful young lady, though her behavior was somewhat unsteady and flamboyant. She was said to have been quiet and well-behaved as a child, but after moving to the imperial palace at the age of six, her temper gradually grew. Even in the Upper Study, she wouldn't tolerate the Third Prince; if the Third Prince dared to cross her, he would suffer. Concubine Ji always sided with the Third Prince, leaving the Second Princess with no choice but to seek the Emperor's support.

I wonder what made Concubine Ji angry this time?