"In the opinion of the third prince, what should Huaijin do?"

Xu Shi saw that Xiao Che was silent, so Emperor Chongming asked again.

Seeing that his father seemed to really intend to make the decision for him, a burst of ecstasy suddenly overwhelmed Xiao Che's brain, which was not very bright.

Or perhaps, he could finally feel proud in front of Xiao Jue, whom he had secretly been jealous of since he was a child. So Xiao Che ignored the queen who was winking at him, looked at Xiao Jue mockingly, and said arrogantly:

"As the saying goes, 'If the king wants his minister to die, he will have to die.' Today, Xiao Jue was disrespectful to this prince. He should hit him twenty times to set a warning for others."

At some point, the dancer who had been dancing in the hall had quietly retreated, and everyone at the banquet was holding their breath and concentrating. The surroundings were so quiet that it was as if the air had stopped.

Only Xiao Che's voice echoed in the hall.

On the high platform, Queen Li's face turned pale, her whole body was shaky, and she almost did not dare to look at Emperor Chongming's face.

On the bright yellow dragon chair, the emperor was furious and repeated with a sneer,

"If you want your minister to die, you will have to die."

"What a good king and minister. That's well said. He is indeed my good son."

Xiao Che didn't feel anything was wrong at first, but when he saw the queen's expression, something was clearly wrong, and then he slowly came to his senses.

Recalling what he had just said, Xiao Che's legs softened and he knelt down with a thump, speaking incoherently:

"Father...Father, spare...spare my life..."

"My son... my son... my son... my son... I didn't mean it."

Since ancient times, the king is the emperor, and only the emperor can be called the king.

In addition, the prince of the king and the second son of the country are all called princes.

The prince is also the crown prince.

However, Emperor Ming was respected and he never established a prince.

Even though the third prince is now the only legitimate son, what happened today is enough to show that he is not Emperor Chongming's preferred candidate.

At least not yet.

None of the important ministers present were thoughtful people. Just looking at His Majesty's attitude, everyone understood.

The third prince, Xiao Che, has no hope for the time being.

Simply put, Emperor Chongming is still young and in the prime of life, so naturally everyone is not in a hurry to take sides.

Only the Li family, the right minister, had no choice at all and was firmly tied to the chariot of the queen and the third prince.

Seeing that the third prince was in trouble, the queen's father, the right minister Li Chun, stood up quickly, took a few steps forward and knelt beside the third prince. Looking at his grandson in front of him, Li Chun could only bite the bullet and said:

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Li Chun was an important minister in the court. Emperor Chongming did not refute his honor, nor did he ask him to get up. He just said lightly:

"What do you want to say?"

Li Chun is already over sixty years old and is the biological father of the Queen. In the past, Emperor Chongming treated them veteran ministers somewhat favorably in court, but today he can only kneel here in public. Li Chun feels like his old face is about to be covered.

Lost all.

However, in the face of the emperor's indifference, for the sake of his daughter and grandson, and even the future...

Li Chun could only continue to speak: "Your Majesty, the third prince is a direct descendant of the middle palace and has a distinguished status. What happened today was because he was humiliated by others, so he spoke out of anger."

"I hope Your Majesty will spare him this time because His Highness the Third Prince is young and ignorant, and there is a reason for the incident."

It is certainly not easy for Li Chun to reach such a high and powerful position.

These few words seemed to be pleading for the third prince, but in fact they were emphasizing the third prince's identity as the legitimate son and the fact that Xiao Jue was the first to be rude.

In the eyes of some people, who is more noble, the emperor's legitimate son or the prince's heir apparent, is very obvious.

As soon as he finished speaking, other ministers echoed his words.

Shen Qiaochen took one look at them and realized that these were basically the Third Prince's group, or they were trying to get into the Li family through covert means.

A hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.

"Ah."

The young man's deep voice rang in his ears. Shen Qiaochen raised his head and happened to meet the man's eyes.

"Discovered..."

Facing Xiao Jue's somewhat understanding gaze, Shen Qiao subconsciously showed a sweet smile.

The girl in front of her is still young, with a cute and innocent expression, and even the down is clearly visible on her porcelain white face.

Her smile was soft and genuine, like a newborn cub, stubbornly trusting the first person she saw when she opened her eyes.

When she looked at him like this, for the first time in his life, Xiao Jue, the young prince of Prince Yong's Mansion, who was not afraid of anything, felt like he wanted to run away.

The two people's thoughts here were spinning a thousand times, but Emperor Chongming, who was sitting above him, saw the expressions of the ministers in the palace.

Seeing that the emperor remained silent, everyone gradually became quiet.

The queen sitting aside saw this and felt a little relieved, but then she heard Emperor Chongming suddenly say:

"So, you blame me for not making Xiao Che the crown prince."

As soon as he said these words and the Prime Minister was about to speak, Emperor Chongming continued:

"Isn't that what you said? She is a direct descendant of the palace and has a distinguished status. That's quite true."

Hearing this, the Queen and the three princes who were kneeling beside them were all overjoyed. Only the Right Prime Minister, who had been in the court for many years, trembled in his heart and suddenly felt bad.

Soon, the deep and deep voice of Emperor Chongming came from the Qingliang Hall.

"By decree, the emperor's eldest son Xiao Duo, the eldest son of Empress Xiaoxian Chun, is the first heir of the clan and belongs to God's will. I hereby confer a book of treasures and establish him as the crown prince, with the posthumous title of Jingde, and he will be in the middle palace to bring peace to the world. "

As soon as these words came out, there was silence everywhere.

Emperor Chongming curled up his lips and said calmly:

"Everyone, please accept the order."

…

The first one to stand up was Concubine Shen. Regardless of the complicated palace attire, she pushed away the maid's hand and knelt down respectfully.

"I accept the decree, long live my emperor."

Her voice was soft but firm, and she almost choked by the end.

Then Mrs. Shen also walked out with Shen Qiao and his brothers. Shen Qiaochen quickly went over to support Mrs. Shen, and then they knelt down deeply together. Mrs. Shen's old and hoarse voice rang in everyone's ears:

"My wife, together with the Shen family, takes the place of Queen Xiaoxian and Chun. Prince Jingde accepts the decree to express his gratitude. Long live my emperor..."

Immediately afterwards, the sixth princess Xiao Mingwei also walked out silently. She no longer showed her usual pampering and knelt down firmly beside Concubine Shen. Her young face had the vague look of a princess of a country.

One after another, people came out one after another, but some were voluntary, and some were taken by the emperor's power.

Even the second room of the Shen family, forced by Shen Congwu, knelt down reluctantly.

In the end, there were only a handful of people in the main hall who firmly supported the third prince, and they continued to hesitate.

The queen fell down in the phoenix chair, looking ferocious and pale.

Emperor Chongming didn't care what happened to others, he just stood up and personally helped Concubine Shen who was in tears.

The sixth princess also stood up with the help of the palace servants, silently walked to Shen Qiaochen's side, watched Shen Qiaoqi and Shen Qiaoran help the exhausted Old Mrs. Shen up, and quickly ordered the palace servants beside her to take Old Mrs. Shen with her. He went to the side hall to rest, and then followed Shen Qiaochen closely, grabbing her sleeve and refusing to let go.

Looking at her little cousin who was stubbornly following him, Shen Qiao stroked her head and looked in the direction where Mrs. Shen was leaving. She was a little worried about her grandmother's mood, but the scene in front of her already involved the imperial concubine's aunt and the Shen family. The two brothers are still too young and they just can't care about some things. They must stay here all the time.

After thinking again and again, Shen Qiaochen rubbed the sixth princess's little face and whispered to her: "Your Highness, could you please go and accompany my grandmother for a while? My grandmother is getting older, and I always feel a little worried."

The sixth princess liked her sweet and soft cousin very much, and her grandmother always loved her very much. So she rubbed her little face in Shen Qiaochen's hand, then nodded and glanced at her father who was in a bad mood. He and his mother and concubine turned around and followed the palace people to the side hall.


Chapter completed!