If Gu Fengqing had not arranged everything outside the palace gate, the emperor would most likely have himself executed outside the Meridian Gate on the grounds that he was impersonating the prince.
Xiao Zhuo understood him, and Gu Fengqing also understood him.
The news of Xiao Zhuo's return spread to the entire palace from outside the palace gate. There was a big commotion in the palaces of the queen and the noble concubine because of Xiao Zhuo's return.
The emperor left the court with a dark face, and went directly back to the harem to find the imperial concubine. When the imperial concubine heard the news, she was extremely afraid that what she had done at the beginning would be exposed again. She found several people to go out and inquire about it, but they all came back.
He said that he would abolish the position of the new prince and return the position of prince to Xiao Zhuo.
The imperial concubine threw everything in the palace at once, "In a dream, this position originally belonged to Huang'er. Now that Xiao Zhuo is back, is it possible to give it to him?"
"Your Majesty, as long as the Prime Minister is here, the crown prince's position will not be given away. Besides, the Emperor has your Majesty in his heart, otherwise he would not choose a concubine for the sake of the Crown Prince. Your Majesty, you must not do anything stupid impulsively. Now we only need to
Calm down, the Emperor is here for everything, don't get so angry that you get so angry." Cuinong advised.
"The Emperor has arrived~" you
Cuinong's expression immediately changed, and the imperial concubine's expression became panicked. It was too late to clean up the debris on the floor. Cuinong immediately knelt on the ground and began to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong. I also want to clean up the sister-in-law here, but I failed in my attempt to make a fuss. I beg your Majesty, for the sake of serving you for so many years, please spare my life."
Seeing this, the imperial concubine immediately calmed down and said, "Cuinong, you are an old man next to me, but you are still so unstable in your work. Go and get the ten pieces of work yourself. This year's salary will be gone, so I will spare your life and go down."
"
Cuinong immediately kowtowed, "Thank you very much for not killing me. Cuinong will go down now."
Soon Cui Nong turned around and went out, stopping the emperor's chariot. "The emperor's atonement is full of debris on the ground. I'm afraid it will disturb the dragon's body. The empress asked the slave to invite the emperor to rest in the palace. Please come here."
Cuinong's conversation with the imperial concubine just now was very loud, and the emperor naturally heard it, but he had something on his mind and didn't want to worry about the imperial concubine's affairs, so he went directly into the imperial concubine's palace.
Eunuch Xu kept a careful eye and took a closer look at the place where Cui Nong came out just now. The imperial concubine must have been furious when she heard about the change of prince.
This matter has not yet been settled, and the imperial concubine is too impatient.
After the imperial concubine tidied up, she hurriedly went to see the emperor. If it weren't for Cuinong's quick reaction, she would have almost gotten into trouble.
As soon as the emperor walked to the palace and sat down, the imperial concubine walked in and said, "Your Majesty, you are finally here. I miss you."
Seeing this, Eunuch Xu glanced at the maid serving beside him, and quickly called the people out.
The emperor glanced at the imperial concubine, who was wearing a pink palace dress, and his heart skipped a beat, with a smile on his face. "My beloved concubine, come here quickly and let me have a good look at her."
The imperial concubine walked to the emperor with small steps, and the emperor directly took her into his arms.
"Cuinong smashed all your things today?" The emperor raised his hand and gently lifted the concubine's chin, "I am going to ask someone to go to the treasury to find some for you to make up for. Don't be so angry.
You worked so hard for Huang'er some time ago that you almost fell ill, but you can't let this break your heart again."
The imperial concubine smiled coquettishly, "What did the emperor say? How can I be so weak? I heard from people in the palace that His Highness the Crown Prince is back?"
As soon as Xiao Zhuo was mentioned, the emperor's expression changed. He sighed, "Now his position as prince belongs to our Huang'er and has nothing to do with him. I have given him the throne of Jing'an. From now on, he will only
Huang'er who can assist us, don't worry, what belongs to Huang'er should belong to Huang'er, and they can't take it away."
When the imperial concubine heard this, her heart suddenly relaxed and she pretended to disagree, "But Your Majesty, Huang'er is still young and has poor health. I'm afraid those important ministers in the previous dynasty would not agree and make it difficult for you, Your Majesty.
I will feel sorry for myself, I don’t want to embarrass the emperor."
"I also know that Huang'er is young. As long as I am here, I will help him grow up and ensure the stability of the government. Moreover, now that the government is stable, it is the time to teach Huang'er well. My beloved, you don't have to worry too much.
I am here for everything." The emperor hugged the imperial concubine, looked at her deeply, and then comforted her carefully.
The imperial concubine smiled slightly, knowing that the emperor's heart was with her and Huang'er, so she said nothing more.
"I personally made the hibiscus cake that your Majesty loves to eat. I went to bring it to the Emperor to see if my skills have improved." The imperial concubine was about to get up, but she was pulled back by the emperor. "My beloved, this is
Where are you going~"
Then, ripples echoed in the exceptionally quiet palace, making people blush.
In the Queen's Xiangfu Palace, upon hearing the news that Xiao Zhuo was alive and well, the Queen was so excited that she immediately rushed to the front court to see people.
"My Lady, I heard from you that the Crown Prince is now the Prince of Jing'an, who has been personally conferred by Your Majesty. The crown prince's position is still that of a child with a yellow mouth. What should we do?" Aunt Liu looked worried.
The queen's joyful mood was also poured cold water on because of these words.
"What?" The queen thought she heard wrongly, "He actually let that bitch's son continue to be the prince?"
Xiao Huang, a child who has not yet learned to walk, can sit in the position of prince. Her Zhuo'er came back with such difficulty, and finally gave up the position to the son of a bitch.
"No, I have to go to the emperor. What qualifications does that bitch's son have to take Zhuo'er's position? If it weren't for Zhuo'er having an accident on the way back, her son would never be the crown prince."
At this moment, the palace maid came in from outside and said, "Report to the Queen, Princess Jiayue is here."
The queen was angry. When Princess Jiayue came in, there were debris all over the ground. Princess Jiayue walked directly over the debris on the ground and walked to the queen.
"Mother, why are you so angry?" Princess Jiayue walked to the Queen's side, "You are so angry that you are so angry, what should you do?"
Aunt Liu thought she didn't know about Xiao Zhuo's return, so she explained, "Princess, the prince is back. The emperor went to give the crown prince's position to the second prince. The empress is angry now and wants to go to the emperor to argue."
Princess Jiayue said with a smile, "Brother Prince is back?"
Aunt Liu nodded. Princess Jiayue had not grown up in the palace since she was a child. She did not know the dangers in the palace. Things may not necessarily be good when she comes back.
"Why are you so angry just because of the position of a prince?" Princess Jiayue gave Aunt Liu a look, and she immediately ordered everyone who was serving her to leave.
The queen's expression was ugly, "That is the position of the prince. The future ruler of the world is not as simple as you said."
Princess Jiayue took the queen's hand and comforted her, "Mother, do you think the prince's brother is such a reckless person? If he wanted to come back now after he got into trouble, he would have come back a long time ago, but why did he choose to take the imperial examination route?
, use your own ability to reach the Golden Palace step by step? The imperial examination in spring and autumn is the scene of the battle of wits and courage among the world's talents. Who doesn't know that there are mountains outside the world, and if you are not careful, you will miss a good ranking. Why
Will the prince brother choose this path?"
The queen's originally angry face gradually began to change. She looked at Princess Jiayue and motioned for her to continue.
"Because the prince brother wants to use this to prove to the world that he is not just a paper talker. Now he complies with the public opinion and complains for the people. But the emperor insists on ignoring the people's suffering, and instead wants to
What will the people think if they snatch the crown prince's position from the prince's brother? Even if the second prince has the crown prince's position, who will be the real prince in the eyes of the people?"
Princess Jiayue made the relationship clear and straightforward, "In other words, if my father continues to allow natural disasters to occur and pursues his own pleasure, then even if the crown prince usurps this position, the people will not say anything about the crown prince's brother."
No word."
"Hey, little ancestor, you can't say this."
Aunt Liu turned pale with fright. This princess really didn’t know how high the sky was. If these words reached the emperor’s ears, it would be a serious crime of beheading.
Princess Jiayue didn't feel that she was wrong at all, "Isn't it? The prince's brother has been smart since he was a child, and he is not someone who gives in easily. He is a person who cares about the people of the world. Mother, now the noble concubine is proud of her own son.
He is still the prince, but in the face of a disaster, it is clear who is at the forefront. We are not all blind fools and will be deceived by such people. The Queen Mother will return from Fo'en Temple in a few days.
Mother, why don't you and Jiayue go to Fo'en Temple to pray for blessings?"
The queen was still angry just now, but now that Princess Jiayue said this, she thought a little more.
Yes, her Zhuo'er was not a fool. She did not stop the emperor from sending him to provide disaster relief, and what happened to Xiao Zhuo later was a thorn in her heart.
Now that Xiao Zhuo is back, does he blame himself for not helping him when he didn't come to see him?
"God bless Zhuo'er to come back safely. I want to go to Fo'en Temple to offer incense to fulfill my wish. Jiayue, please go back and pack up. We will set off immediately to go to Fo'en Temple to pray." After the queen figured it out, she immediately gave the order, Liu
When grandma saw this, she made arrangements emotionally.
The news that the queen left the palace reached the emperor's ears. At this time, he was still lying on the bed of the imperial concubine. "Xiao Zhuo finally came back. It's time for her to go see her son. Don't worry about it."
The imperial concubine also helped and said, "If King Jing'an comes back, of course my sister will go to see him. Otherwise, I would be sorry for my sister being so sad for him."
The implication is that Xiao Zhuo came back and did not go to see the queen, which showed that he was resentful towards the queen. When the emperor heard this, his face became a little more impatient and disgusted. Seeing that his goal was achieved, the imperial concubine pulled the emperor to continue.
game.
Eunuch Xu opened his mouth and wanted to say that the Queen had gone to Fo'en Temple, but he still didn't say it.
After Xiao Zhuo came out of the palace, he saw a scene even more spectacular than what Eunuch Xu said. Tens of thousands of people knelt at the entrance of the palace and walked from the street to the end of the street. There was no end in sight. The people in front saw it.
Xiao Zhuo's figure began to shout.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"presumptuous!"
The eunuch who came out with Xiao Zhuo was another personal eunuch beside the emperor, Eunuch Wang. When he saw this, he immediately shouted loudly.
Xiao Zhuo's expression paused for a moment, and the other petitioners stopped when they saw this. They looked at Xiao Zhuo with doubtful eyes, not understanding what was going on.
Eunuch Wang did not take Xiao Zhuo seriously at all. He looked directly at the people who were kneeling and shouted angrily, "The emperor has named the eldest prince Prince Jing'an. His Royal Highness the prince whom everyone wants to kneel to is now in the palace. Don't call him wrong."
Otherwise, we will go back and report to the emperor, and the emperor will issue a decree to punish you for your crimes."
"Ah, this?" The people in front looked at Xiao Zhuo in astonishment, "Your Highness, what is going on?"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will go back and report to the emperor to have you arrested in Dali Temple." Wang Gonggong glanced at Xiao Zhuo contemptuously and scolded the man who just spoke.
Xiao Zhuo had a cold face. He didn't care about how rude these people were to him, but these were innocent people. All they wanted to do was come to thank him and let Heaven hear about the disaster they had suffered. What's more,
What's wrong?
"Eunuch Wang is so majestic." Gu Fengqing walked out from one side, "I didn't know that after I haven't been back to the capital for a few days, you are the master of the capital."
When Eunuch Wang saw that the person coming was Gu Fengqing, his expression suddenly changed, "Gu, Master Gu, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that the prince is so majestic and capable of being the emperor's lord. Even if the prince is standing here, you can still go beyond the prince and point your fingers. Should I kneel down and give you advice?"
Your father-in-law, do you want to salute again?" Gu Fengqing's tone was sarcastic, with a cold look on his face, leaving no face to the other party.
The prince was sweating coldly, and he lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "I know I was wrong. It was what Master Gu taught me."
"These people were locked out of the palace. Who would have known that His Highness the Crown Prince, who went to Ruizhou City to provide disaster relief and rescued people, and almost lost his life in Ruizhou, finally came back, and what he got in exchange was not the emperor's praise and gift.
Instead, he gave the position of crown prince to a child who was still in his infancy?" Gu Fengqing said, "I am afraid that even the prince did not expect that he was lucky enough to escape from the bandits' den, escape the flood, and experience
We suffered from plague, drought, and locust plague, and ended up with nothing in the end. In the end, we still have to be humiliated and looked down upon by a slave like you?"
Yun Miaomiao held Xiao Zhuo's hand distressedly. She had long been dissatisfied with Wang Gonggong's expression, "That is, even if Xiao Zhuo is everything, he is still a prince named by the emperor. What qualifications do you have for a servant who serves others?
Let’s make irresponsible remarks here. Who could have known in advance the emperor’s decree just now? How could any of them have imagined that the good-natured prince would no longer be the prince and would become King Jing’an.”
"That's right, who do you think you are? How dare you do this to His Highness the Crown Prince." The man suddenly became angry. His Highness the Crown Prince was thinking about the people. Who would have thought that he would be deprived of his position as Crown Prince and become a prince.
"You are a rootless thing, you are worthy of being compared with the prince."
"Bah, who do you think you are, you bastard?"
"Even if our prince is not the prince, he is still a good and accomplished prince."
"That is, he will still try to take first place. This is a height that not many people can achieve. You can say that."
"..."
There were curses and angry sounds one after another, and Xiao Zhuo's originally cold face became a little warmer. The prince begged for mercy after being scolded, thinking that he had caused a big trouble.
The queen hurried out of the palace to go to Fo'en Temple. She didn't expect to be blocked by so many people at the entrance of the palace. The nobility that could not be concealed by the plain green clothes at the entrance of the palace instantly attracted all her attention.
past.
"It's Zhuo'er." The queen's eyes turned red instantly, "Quick, help me get out of the car."
Grandma Liu looked at the crowds of people outside and advised, "Madam, there are so many people outside. If something happens to you if you go down, what should you do?"
Princess Jiayue also raised the car curtain and looked out, and immediately saw Xiao Zhuo in the crowd. He was still so cool and noble, and he was worthy of being her prince brother.
"Mother, my brother and the people are talking about business now. The brothers on both sides are back. You will have more time to meet each other in the future. You don't care about such a small time. Let's not disturb the prince brother from doing business. Sooner or later, he will get it again.
Don't worry, he will return to his place."
The queen, who originally wanted to rush out of the car to see Xiao Zhuo, was a little hesitant when Princess Jiayue said this. If she went down at this time and disrupted Zhuo'er's plan, wouldn't she be adding to the chaos?
She didn't have the ability to compete with the imperial concubine for favor and hurt her Zhuo'er, so she couldn't cause trouble at this time.
"You're right, I can't go and cause trouble for Zhuo'er. Aunt Liu, ask the driver to avoid the main street. Let's go from a place with less people." The queen reluctantly put down the curtain in her hand, and just before her
The moment she put it down, Xiao Zhuo raised his head and looked towards her position. After seeing the familiar carriage, he calmly looked away.
"Your Majesty, please go back and apologize to your father." Xiao Zhuo looked at him expressionlessly, then turned to look at the people behind him, "I escaped from the tiger's mouth and returned to the capital after many hardships, all because my cousin saved me.
, If she doesn’t save me, I will go to the capital, and I will not have more opportunities to help you through the suffering caused by natural disasters. Even though I am a prince now, I will not change the things I did before, Enan
The people narrowly escaped, and the academy was burned down by those bandits. I still have a lot of things to do, so everyone should go back."
After saying that, Xiao Zhuo took Yun Miaomiao, Xiao Zhuo, and Yun Su back to Prince Jing'an's Mansion.
Now that he has the palace, he can no longer force Yun Miaomiao and the others to live in that small courtyard.
Although the yard is not small, he doesn't feel like living alone without Yun Miaomiao and the others, so he can only find this poor excuse to let them move in with him.