After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Chapter 231 Family and State Affairs

By the time I got up again, it was already noon.

When the curtains were drawn aside, Jin Chu squinted at the bright sunlight not far away and punched the young man beside him angrily: "Su Cheng'an, it's all your fault!"

The young prince, who was full of food, swept away his previous anxiety, looked at the girl in his arms with a lazy smile, and apologized absentmindedly: "It's my fault, why don't I help Ajin put on more clothes?" After saying that, he actually stretched out his hand to take Jinchu's clothes.

"Stop! Don't touch me again!" Jin Chu yelled angrily. He didn't care about complaining or being embarrassed. He stood up and grabbed the clothes beside him. "I can put them on by myself!"

Asking him to help her put it on again? That would be like the little white rabbit giving the big bad wolf another go!

"Okay, I won't tease Ajin anymore." Su Cheng'an sat up and quickly put on his clothes. Jin Chu also turned sideways and quickly put on his clothes.

The couple had not had breakfast and were so busy that they were already rumbling with hunger.

After Jinchu finished cleaning up, Su Chengan immediately waved and asked someone to serve the meal.

Yucheng and Yuxing brought in the food and quickly put it away. When they were about to leave, Yuxing, who was more lively, winked at Jinchu mischievously. Both of them smiled knowingly, which made Jinchu blush again.

The aroma of food wafted out, and Jin Chu didn't bother to say anything. He lowered his head and started to eat voraciously.

"Ajin, eat slowly. Be careful not to overeat."

Su Cheng'an was not in a hurry to eat. He carefully looked at what Jin Chu liked to eat, and then took the initiative to pick up a few chopsticks and handed them to her. He really served Jin Chu seriously.

Only after Jinchu had almost finished eating did he put down his chopsticks and start eating attentively.

It was a rare day that Su Cheng'an didn't have to go out, and Jin Chu had nothing important to do. After the couple finished their meal, they each held a cup of tea and started chatting.

Thinking of the safety measures made of the goat intestines Su Cheng'an had obtained yesterday, Jin Chu asked curiously, "Su Cheng'an, when you asked Divine Doctor Liu for these goat intestines, didn't he ask you who was going to use them?"

Su Cheng'an's eyelids drooped slightly, and he spoke calmly: "I said I used it."

Jin Chu was stunned, eyes widening in shock: "How can you be so direct?"

"I simply said that the situation has been unstable these past two years, and since you're still young, we're not planning on conceiving for the time being. Most contraceptives are too cold and harmful to women's bodies. I didn't want the Crown Prince's wife to suffer, but I also didn't want to give up the pleasure of sex, so I went to ask him if he had any contraceptives specifically for men."

He thought of the old man, glaring and fuming, pointing at his nose and scolding him: "I've wasted so many precious herbs saving you. I've worked so hard to raise you to this state of health, and yet you actually want to destroy your foundation by taking that damn contraceptive medicine! Are you worthy of me?"

"Then help me think of a reliable solution! I've only just gotten married, and my wife is the one I've pursued with all my might. We sleep in the same bed together every day. I'm not Liu Xiahui, so I can't be that pure and unselfish monk. How can I endure this if I don't take the medicine?"

He rolled his eyes at the old doctor and pouted at him, "You are old enough to be able to endure it, but I am young and I can't endure it!"

The old doctor was both angry and helpless, and finally took out a few sheep intestines with a huff. When he saw these things, he thought of what Jin Chu had said, so he grabbed them and left without saying a word.

He didn't hear a word of what Doctor Liu said behind him.

After listening to what he said, Jin Chu thought that it seemed that Doctor Liu and Su Cheng'an must have a very good relationship, just like the relationship between the younger generation and the elders!

If I have the chance in the future, I will visit this old gentleman with excellent medical skills. After all, he can save my life at the critical moment.

After the avoidance issue was settled, Jin Chu brought up Ye Jinxuan's matter again.

"Brother has returned, and the house has been purchased. He will be moving in with Huanyan and Zhao'er soon. Mother asked about him last time, and I thought it would be better to find a time for him to come to the mansion and let Mother meet him."

Su Cheng'an, who understood the elegant meaning of the string music, smiled and said, "Okay, I will invite Third Brother to the mansion for a chat in a few days, and then take him to see Mother."

Although Ye Jinxuan is Jinchu's elder brother, he has never been married. As a female relative of the Crown Prince, it is not appropriate for her to rashly bring her brother into the palace, and it is even more inappropriate to take him to Hanzhang Court to meet Princess Du alone.

But as a junior, since he had received the invitation from Princess Du, he could not refuse. Su Cheng'an, who was also a man and her brother-in-law, was naturally the most suitable person to introduce him.

Jin Chu nodded, and the matter was over.

"My mother also gave me a bunch of keys, saying they belonged to your private vault."

Su Chengan didn't care. "Then keep it. If you see anything you like, feel free to use it."

He glanced at Jin Chu and said teasingly, "Although our Crown Prince's Concubine is a wealthy and skilled money-maker, she may not be interested in my small fortune. But it's better than nothing. No matter how rich the Crown Prince's Concubine is, she is your dowry. Since I, Su Cheng'an, have married a wife, I naturally have to support the family."

He changed his expression and said, "Ajin, please put away your dowry. I will give you all the money I earn in the future."

Jin Chu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "My Lord, aren't you afraid that I will squander all your money?"

"You won't!" Su Cheng'an said with certainty, his lips slightly raised, "If Ah Jin really used it all up, it's because I, as your husband, was not good at making money. It has nothing to do with the Crown Prince's Consort."

"Okay, then I'll accept the prince's small treasury!"

After talking about family matters, the two started talking about state affairs.

The old emperor in the capital had not yet woken up. Several imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau were guarding the Zichen Hall where the old emperor was day and night. The third prince also moved in, under the pretext of attending to the old emperor.

Because of his action, the second prince born to Concubine Shu and the fourth prince born to Concubine Chen also rolled up their bedding and slept in front of the old emperor's dragon bed.

The mothers of the three princes went to the old emperor every day to serve him medicine.

Thanks to this serious illness, for a while, the Zichen Palace was filled with loving mothers and filial children, with deep affection for their children.

Because Empress Jin had no children, several concubines with children who had always maintained only superficial friendship with her began to pay their respects to the Empress in Qifeng Palace every day, with the aim of bringing the Empress into the camp of their own sons.

To this end, he even promised the Queen's mother's family, the Jin family, enormous power in the future, and promised that the Queen's sixth princess would be able to choose her own husband through her divine voice, which was a huge temptation.

At this point, Queen Jin was still relatively calm, but unfortunately the Jin family, after receiving the news, could no longer sit still.

Lady Jin, a female member of the Jin family and the queen's sister-in-law, went to the palace every day and tried her best to persuade Queen Jin to side with the second prince, who was born to Concubine Shu.

After the Third Prince and Concubine Wei learned about it, they went to the Jingchuan Marquis's house several times, just to ask Jingchuan Marquis to help them again as he had helped the Third Prince and his mother seventeen years ago.

Unfortunately, Marquis Jingchuan always rejected the olive branch extended by Concubine Wei and the mother and son of the Third Prince on the grounds that he was old and sick and unfit to be of any use.

The capital was in turmoil and bustling with activity.

In the northwest, the sky is gloomy and everyone is worried.

Due to the chaos in the capital, the court could not take care of the northwestern border troops for a while. In addition, with the coming severe winter, some experienced people knew that this winter, the Western Rong people would definitely take advantage of the chaos again and attack Fuyun City.

General Chen Tianyao, who had already suffered a defeat, was no match for the Western Rong people except for passive protection.

However, the defense of Northwest Fuyun City has been exposed to the Western Rong people since the last time the Western Rong spies broke into the city. Although it was reinforced later, the defense formation can still defend against the enemy to some extent. Even the Northwest Army itself is unsure.

The only better place is the southern border.

Although there was a minor disturbance, thanks to General Chen Guangda in charge, no major problems arose.

Previously, due to insufficient military pay from the imperial court, the soldiers in the southern border had complained bitterly and were extremely dissatisfied with the imperial court.

Just when General Chen was almost unable to suppress the critical moment when the soldiers were about to get out of control, Su Cheng'an secretly went south to provide timely assistance and provided a large sum of military pay enough to support the soldiers in the southern border for ten months.

Later, he fought alongside him, which made General Chen extremely disappointed with the court, and he also saw more clearly the character of the prince of Dingbei Palace.

Although the Prince of Dingbei and his son harbored rebellious intentions, they were forced to do so by the current dynasty. Furthermore, both father and son held the empire in their hearts and showed compassion for the people, making them far more suited to the supreme position than the other princes who disregarded their subjects and focused solely on vying for the throne.

In order to leave a way out for himself and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, after much deliberation, General Chen made a gentleman's agreement with Su Cheng'an.

The two agreed that if there was chaos in the capital in the future, with warlords vying for supremacy and the northern border fighting with the imperial court, he would defend Jiaocheng, stabilize the situation in the southern border, and not get involved in the fight between the two.

His soldiers in the southern border are only loyal to the emperor, not to the king!