Chapter 580 Drawing Lottery

After receiving the order, Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao left the palace without delay, one returned to the Xie family and the other returned to the military camp.

Xie Jin was responsible for packing the luggage, bringing some clothes for the journey and enough silver bills.

Xuanyuan Yao went back to the military camp and slightly adjusted the training process that needed to be done next. He arranged a few trusted generals to supervise the training. He could not be sure when he would return on this long trip, so the training in the military camp was mainly physical and personal training.

Horseback archery, foot archery, gun skills, and single-soldier combat were all projects that needed to be focused on.

As for some military tactics and formations, they could only be arranged after he came back.

On the evening of February 12, the two left the imperial capital with a light carriage. Their injuries had not healed yet, so they could not think about riding horses for the time being. The large carriage was covered with soft blankets and all the ointments were brought with them.

It takes seven or eight days to get from the imperial capital to Shangning. The time on the road is just right for recuperation. By the time you arrive in Shangning, your injuries should have recovered and will not affect your work.

Chu Hongyi officially replaced the position of the commander of the imperial guards. She was on duty for three hours every day in front of Her Majesty the Queen, entering the palace at noon and returning to the palace at noon.

In the morning, Nanxi would go to court with the Regent to discuss politics. With Rongyu there, no one else was needed.

After lunch, Rongyu usually went to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters with the ministers. Although Nanxi was protected by Yinyue and Yinshuang, they were just guards after all. Chu Hongyi could discuss some important matters of the court by following her and learn more about the situation inside and outside the palace and the court officials.

If Rongyu had less work in the afternoon and returned to Dazheng Palace early, Chu Hongyi would patrol the palace and reorganize the imperial guards with great tact, leaving space for Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent to be alone.

To be the commander of the imperial guards, besides being highly skilled in martial arts and strong in ability, one must also be considerate, know how to read people's expressions, and know when to stay and when to leave.

I think not everyone can do this.

It was the end of February in a flash, and Hao'er's one-year-old birthday arrived.

Rong Yu ordered people to set up a birthday banquet in the Dazheng Palace. In addition to the eldest princess, only a few important officials in the court, such as Prince Huai, Prince Jing, Prime Minister Xie, and Prime Minister Lu, as well as Xuanyuan Qi and his wife, and the two sons Xuanyuan Chen and Xuanyuan Hua, were invited to attend.

There were many good things on the long rosewood table.

Memorials, jade seals, abacus, rattles, folding fans, daggers, several black iron tokens, jade pendants, four treasures of the study, a plate of crispy and soft snacks, and a few wheat ears.

Hao'er, who had just turned one year old, was placed on the table. The child had reached the stage of toddling. Although his steps were not very stable, he could walk for a while.

Rong Yu and Nan Xi stood aside, quietly watching their son's performance today.

Hao'er lifted his little feet and walked slowly on the table, passing all the randomly placed gifts, from one end of the long table to the other.

All the clan elders and ministers stood on both sides of the table, protecting the little prince at any time to prevent him from falling off the table.

Fortunately, the child walked from one end to the other, staggered and fell for a while, and then simply climbed up on the table. In the first round, he ignored all the gifts.

He walked back and forth, walked to the end, turned around and climbed back again.

When passing by the memorial, Hao'er finally stopped, stretched out his little hand to pick up the memorial and read it through. There was no expression on his noble little face, no excitement, as if he was studying what it was, and he had a calm demeanor that was exactly the same as his father.

After a moment, he looked up at his father and mother standing next to him, staggered to his feet with the memorial, and handed it to his father under the gaze of many people.

Rong Yu did not say anything, but took the memorial silently.

The eldest princess could not help but sighed: "Hao'er is really smart."

The child turned back to the table, crawled again, reached out to pick up the jade seal, well, he grabbed it with his little hands and found that he could not lift it, and he grabbed it hard, but still could not lift it.

The rattle was placed next to him, but he did not even look at it, as if he was determined to fight with the jade seal to the end.

But a one-year-old child is really weak.

Hao'er fell on the table, his little hands protecting the jade seal, and he really used all his strength to suck milk, which made his little face red, but he still did not give up.

No one spoke, but several ministers could not help laughing.

Perhaps he found that he was really powerless to do anything about the jade seal, Hao'er looked up, his big eyes as clean as obsidian directly cast at his father, and his little mouth pursed.

Nan Xi's heart was instantly melted by cuteness, and she couldn't help but want to pick him up and kiss him hard.

Rong Yu raised his hand to pick up the jade seal, spread Hao'er's palm, and placed the jade seal in Hao'er's palm.

The child was weak and naturally couldn't hold it.

Rong Yu held his son's small hand with his big hand, and the jade seal lay quietly in Hao'er's small palm. Hao'er looked at the crystal clear jade seal with big eyes.

Everyone was silent, and surprise appeared on their faces.

They felt that the little prince was really born to be an emperor. Look at this posture, he didn't care about eating or playing. The first one picked up the memorial, and the second one began to take a fancy to the jade seal.

He should be responsible for the vast land of Dongling.

Nan Xi was actually a little surprised.

After all, Hao'er is only one year old. Apart from a few monosyllables, he can't even speak a few words. He probably doesn't know much about the concept of memorials and imperial seals.

Many people think that the ceremony of drawing lots is just a formality, with some implications and a little expectation from parents.

Even if Haoer only played with the rattle today, no one would think that he would be useless in the future, or that he would not necessarily become a businessman in the future just because he was interested in abacus.

But in fact, holding the imperial seal and memorials was undoubtedly a joy.

Especially the ministers who were watching nearby, they were probably already singing praises to the one-year-old prince.

Rong Yu put the imperial seal aside and said calmly: "Do you want anything else?"

Haoer turned his head to look at the toys on the table, his little mouth pursed, and he looked away without interest. He stood up and walked to Rong Yu with his short legs, staggering in front of him, stretched out his little arms, and uttered short syllables: "Father... King, hold..."

Nan Xi was surprised: "Haoer?"

You can actually call me father?

Rong Yu's eyebrows softened, and he reached out to hold Haoer up and let him sit in his arms.

"Alas." The princess was melancholy, "This little ungrateful guy, I take care of him day and night, coax him and hold him, but the first person he calls out is his father..."

The key is that his father is still so cold, with an iceberg-like temperament. All the civil and military officials in the court are scared, so why doesn't he know how to be afraid at all?

Normal speaking, shouldn't he be closest to his mother?

"Maybe he and Rong Yu are more compatible." Nan Xi smiled, "That's good, in the future, take father as your goal and be a wise and unparalleled emperor."