Chapter 173 Something is wrong

When the eldest prince went to the court with the abdication edict.

His trusted eunuch read it out.

After the reading, the ministers looked at each other.

Some people have raised questions. "Your Highness, you asked us to call you that. Do you think you can ascend to this position one day? Didn't you say before that the Third Prince is the heir to the throne?"

"Didn't you understand what he was reading? Isn't it clearly written there that the third brother doesn't want to sit in this seat? Are you willing to give it to me?"

Another minister said, "Your Highness, we are not three-year-old children and are not so easily deceived. If the prince really does not want this position and wants to be a leisurely prince, then please let him come out and tell us himself. We will only believe it if we hear him admit it himself."

Big House had expected this day to come, so he had already thought of a countermeasure. After all, if he showed these people the abdication letter, they might not believe it. Instead of doing that, it would be better to tell them the truth.

But what he said might not be the truth.

"The third son is ill. I asked his aunt to see him. She said it would take a long time to recover. If you don't believe me, you can go to the palace to ask. This prince never lies."

Now they were all talking about it. Could it be that the prince really had some strange disease and could not attend court?

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the reason why you asked us to call you that is not because you want to ascend to this position again, right? Then why did you return this position to the Third Prince before? Isn't this redundant? You kept saying before that you did it for the people of the world. Your impure motives make it hard for us not to be suspicious." said a veteran of three dynasties.

In fact, the person in front of them just wanted to seize power and usurp the throne. He spoke so nicely at the beginning just to win some sympathy or for some other purpose.

"Do you think he is more suitable to be an emperor, or am I more suitable to be an emperor? I will give you the right to choose. If you think it is me, then I can naturally take this position. If you think it is him, then I have nothing to say. You can wait until he wakes up before making plans."

This is nothing more than throwing a multiple-choice question to these stubborn old fogies.

These people are not stupid. Isn’t the current situation obvious?

So everyone knelt down.

"I beg Your Highness to ascend the throne. Long live the emperor."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince laughed. Isn't this obvious? They are smart people now too.

The eldest prince naturally ascended the throne.

When some people in the palace learned the news, they were extremely angry.

"This big house is just a basket. He said he had a deep affection for our prince and a good brotherly relationship. That's all bullshit. He just wanted to kill the prince and then become the emperor. Those ministers don't know the truth of the matter at all. They think that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. They must have been deceived by the eldest prince's appearance."

"It's enough for you and I to know about this matter. We still need to think about it carefully. If it doesn't work, we can only use force. But before that, we have to arrange everything well, otherwise the young master will be in danger in the palace.

The Queen Mother brought the young master to her palace simply because she wanted to use him as a hostage. ”

This trick is called holding the emperor hostage to control the princes.

As long as they have the hostages in their hands, no one in the palace will dare to act rashly.

At this time, the doctor from before came.

"You two, I have developed a medicine to cure the prince. Once you feed him this pill, he will wake up immediately and you can do what you want to do."

They quickly poured a glass of water and fed the prince the medicine. He felt relieved only after he swallowed it.

After a while, the prince slowly opened his eyes.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the prince could wake up, everything would be easy to handle.

"Your Highness, the eldest prince has taken your position and has now become the emperor. What should you do? You should take back your position. You can't just let others take it away. This matter should be treated fairly."

"I think we should just forget about this matter. You should find a way to rescue my son and your brother's wife first. As for the throne, you don't have to worry about it.

Being an emperor is very tiring. If you are not careful, you will be impeached, and it will be even more embarrassing to be driven down. Instead of this, it is better to be a prince. You can enjoy wealth and glory, and have others to serve you. You don't have to worry about three meals a day, and you don't have to serve so many concubines. It will also be better for your children. ”

Lu Yan and the housekeeper were a little confused.

According to previous thinking, shouldn't the prince have asked someone to arrange things earlier when he learned the news?

Then he would take back his position, but now the prince seems to be of no use and doesn't want that position anymore. If this continues, there will be problems sooner or later.

They were also afraid that the prince would regret it. What should they do if he regretted it?

So the butler knelt down and said, "My Lord, please think twice before you act. This matter concerns the people of the entire world. Moreover, this matter concerns the entire country and the safety of the people of the world. We cannot let those with ulterior motives succeed."

"You don't understand this, you have followed me for so many years, don't you understand my thoughts?

If I had wanted that position a long time ago, when my brother imprisoned me for the first time, I should have rebelled with the cavalry and taken back the position that belonged to me, instead of saying that I could. I have been able to endure it until now. Besides, he has already brought my son to the palace as a hostage. What else can I do? Even if I don't consider myself or you, I have to consider my son. He is my only son. ”

"Yes, we adults have to endure some hardship, but the young master is only a few years old. We adults can do whatever we want, but not children. And the general's wife, the daughter she is holding is only a few months old. Those two children are the key to this matter and the most important people in this matter. So let's listen to the prince."

The eldest prince who sat on the supreme position has become the current emperor, he never did. Thinking about how my brother said he would not wake up for a few days, I didn’t expect there was such a great doctor among the people who could wake him up so quickly.

However, the prince and his men outside the palace had already thought of a countermeasure, and the next step was to rescue the young lady and their children.

They developed a series of research plans, but they were all overturned by Lu Yan.

Gu Leyou's life in the palace was torture every day.

Now he can't see the child, and he can't go out.

If she had known this earlier, she would not have stayed. If she had not stayed, there would still be a way out and they could be reunited if they could rescue the child. Now she was trapped in this palace, and it would be even more difficult to get out.

Outside the palace, the prince, Lu Yan, and the butler sat in the dim candlelight, with the table covered with densely packed rescue sketches.

"Your Highness, this is a plan where we disguise ourselves as servants delivering food and sneak into the palace, and rescue the prince and Miss Gu under the cover of night."

Lu Yan pointed at the drawing, his eyes gleaming with determination.

The prince frowned and tapped the table with his fingers. After thinking for a long time, he slowly shook his head and said, "The palace is heavily guarded. If we act rashly like this, once we are discovered, we will not only fail to rescue them, but also put them in a more dangerous situation."

The butler stroked his beard and said worriedly, "If we delay any longer, the young master and Miss Gu will probably be in great trouble."

"Don't worry, I know my brother well. Besides, the Queen Mother doesn't have a grandson of her own at the moment, so she's very happy about my son. For the time being, they won't be in any danger. But I'm afraid it won't work for a long time. If it doesn't work, I'll go to the palace in a few days to talk to my brother and use me to replace them all. Only then will I be relieved if they're safe."

This is the only way so far, and only in this way can they be temporarily safe.

The eldest prince has now ascended the throne and become His Majesty. However, because his foundation was unstable, he did not dare to kill the Third Prince. After all, the Third Prince was his closest relative, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Therefore, the safest way is for the Third Prince to enter the palace.

A few days later, the third prince rode a fast horse to the palace, and the rest of the people stayed in the palace waiting for news.

If there's something wrong, find a way.

When the prince arrived at the palace gate, he dismounted.

The guard at the door saw the prince and hurried to report to His Majesty, who had already left the court and gone to the Queen's palace.

The coronation ceremony and the empress-crowned ceremony were held together.

So on the day the eldest prince ascended the throne, his wife was also named queen, or to be more precise, she continued to be named queen.

"Your Majesty, the Queen and the Prince have arrived, and they came alone, without any entourage."

The third brother must have come here at this time for his son, that woman and her child. It seems that things are not simple, so I have to be careful.

"Take him to the Queen's Palace. I'll wait for him there and find someone to go to the Queen Mother. Bring the young master to the Queen's place. The prince must come to see them. Also bring the young lady and her daughter with you."

"Yes, I will go right away."

In this way, this servant enriched several people, brought the three toys to everyone that His Majesty wanted to see, and was also brought to the Queen's palace.

In fact, the Queen is quite nice to these irrelevant people.

I won't be like your Majesty, who is thinking about killing everyone every day.

The prince met the person he wanted to see in the Queen's palace.

It would be nice to have my child taken care of by the Queen Mother for a few days.

"My child, your father has not been with you these past few days. Is there anything you find difficult to get used to? If you want to go back to the palace with me, I will ask your uncle to let you go back with me and will not let you stay in this palace any longer."

"Don't worry, father. They are all very good to me. I just miss my father, mother, and sister. I can't see them these days, but I will eat well and won't let myself get hurt."

When the Queen heard what the young master said, she couldn't help but frown.

After all, this child is a royal relative. How can you be a parent to a commoner? This is a bit too inappropriate.

So she called the young master to her side.

"My child, let me tell you that your uncle is the emperor, so you are of course a royal relative and you absolutely cannot recognize commoners as your parents. Besides, your parents are the prince and princess. Although your mother has passed away, your father is still alive. If you recognize other people as your parents, your father will be sad."

Of course he understood all this, but he had followed them for several years after all. He knew that one should be grateful and repay kindness. This was a principle his father taught him since he was a child, and he should not be an ungrateful person.

The Third Prince quickly explained to the Queen.

"Don't get me wrong, sister-in-law. The couple the child calls father and mother are my sworn brothers, the former General Lu. It's just that they don't want to be a general and his wife anymore. They are just common people. I did educate the child when he was young. He said that people should know how to be grateful, so it's not wrong for him to call them that."

As soon as the prince finished speaking, Gu Leyou and her daughter were taken to the Queen's palace by a young eunuch. The Queen was amazed to see such a pretty young lady.

When Xiao Yao saw his mother whom he had been thinking about day and night, he immediately ran towards her.

He blinked his big eyes and called sweetly.

"Mother, I miss you so much. How are you these days? Do you miss me?"

At this time, the Queen's maid said, "How dare you, a woman like you, not show respect to the Queen."

Gu Leyou was so scared that she quickly knelt down holding the child.

"I have met Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."

"Get up. It is a blessing for a woman like you to be the mother of a royal relative."

The Queen said in a condescending manner.

At this time, His Majesty came down.

When she walked in, she deliberately said, "Queen, it's so lively here. When has your palace ever been so lively? It's all thanks to the Third Prince."

Everyone had to pay their respects to His Majesty again.

After the ceremony, the Third Prince knelt down again.

"Royal brother, you are already the high and mighty Majesty, the ruler of all people. Could you please let these insignificant people go and leave me a bloodline? This child is the only thing that they and I have in our hearts. Could you please let me take him back to the palace to raise him?"

Upon seeing this, the Queen also knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I have to ask you for mercy on behalf of the prince and the young master. The father and son have been separated for many years and have finally been reunited. You can't let them suffer the pain of separation again. Let the child be with his biological father. No matter how much we take care of him, we can't replace his biological father."

In fact, the Queen Mother also has her own selfish motives. She thinks that if the child stays in the palace, it will remind her all the time that she has not given birth to a child belonging to her and His Majesty. Although she likes the child very much, the child is someone else's after all. They keep the child in the palace just to remind her to give birth to a legitimate prince as soon as possible. Although he likes the child, the child is not suitable to stay here, which is really a nuisance.