Seeing the empress dowager's gloomy and fierce expression, Nanny Xiulian's body stiffened slightly. She stopped pressing her hands for a moment, but fearing that the empress dowager might sense something, she quickly continued pressing.
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother."
At this moment, the maid on duty at the Cining Palace came in to report, "The Second Prince is here."
It was indeed time to leave court.
The Empress Dowager raised her hand slightly, and Nanny Xiulian stopped what she was doing, and stood behind her with her head bowed respectfully.
Soon, footsteps were heard outside and the second prince Qi Yao walked in.
The screens in the palace had not yet been removed, but the Second Prince was already used to it, as he was used to the fact that every time he came, there was always a screen blocking him and the Queen Mother.
Although he could not see the empress dowager face to face, it did not prevent him from being filial to her.
"Grandson pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." The second prince bowed respectfully to the screen.
"Hurry up and give the second prince a seat." The Queen Mother spoke in a kind voice and immediately asked the senior palace maid beside her to bring a soft chair to the second prince.
The grandfather and grandson chatted across the screen.
The Second Prince was concerned about the Queen Mother's health and illness, and the Queen Mother also advised the Second Prince not to overwork himself.
It is a scene of love between grandparents and grandchildren.
But how much truth there is in this, I'm afraid only the two of them know.
After staying in the Cining Palace for half an hour, drinking two cups of tea with the Queen Mother and chatting about family matters for a long time, the Second Prince gradually became impatient.
"Grandmother, I have received news that the Northwest Army has sent troops to the north."
"There is also news coming back from Connecticut that operations have already begun. I think we will have good news coming back soon."
At this point, the second prince paused, then hesitantly said: "Grandmother, Prince You was once personally raised by Grandfather, and now he has the merit of repelling the northern barbarians."
"Although I am now in charge of government affairs, I am still not in a position to take charge. Once King You returns to the capital, I am worried that the situation in the capital will change."
The second prince's words also contained a hint of testing.
He and King You were both princes, so the Queen Mother shouldn't be biased. Even if she was biased, it would be more reasonable for her to favor King You, who was personally raised by the late Emperor.
But for some reason, it seemed that the Queen Mother was not optimistic about King You from the very beginning.
Now they have even put their disgust on the surface.
But because of the Queen Mother's coldness and alienation during that period of time, the Second Prince did not dare to fully believe what the Queen Mother said.
All words and actions can be false.
Only things that are truly put into practice cannot be faked.
What he wanted to see now was the Queen Mother's sincerity.
He wanted to see whether the Queen Mother was sincere and supported him to sit on that chair in the future, rather than King You.
Behind the screen, the empress dowager leaned on the couch, her lips slightly raised and an unexpected look in her eyes.
After the second prince finished speaking, he paused for a moment.
It was not until he could vaguely hear the sound of fidgeting on the other side of the screen that he slowly spoke, in an unhurried tone, "Yao'er is worried, is the name not right and the words not smooth?"
"That's easy. I'll give you a legitimate reason, that's it."
The Second Prince, who was full of hesitation and feeling uneasy, was stunned when he heard the voice coming from behind the screen. Then his eyes suddenly widened with surprise in their eyes.
The Queen Mother is here to promise him to come!
…
The Queen Mother's actions were faster than the Second Prince had imagined.
Within two days, Emperor Xiaoming's decree to appoint the second prince as crown prince was passed down.
The second prince finally got his wish and wore the four-clawed dragon robe and moved into the East Palace.
For this reason, Concubine Ling even came to complain.
"I worked so hard and served him day and night for such a long time, but in the end, I couldn't beat a word from the Queen Mother!"
"If I had known this, why would I have done this?"
"Don't be angry, mother." The second prince personally poured a cup of tea for Concubine Ling and advised with a smile: "Mother, you have thought a lot about me, and I am grateful for your kindness. It doesn't matter who did it. What matters is that I finally got what I wanted."
After taking the tea personally brought by the Second Prince and looking at the four-clawed dragon robe on the Second Prince, Imperial Concubine Ling's anger turned into laughter.
"That's true. The old fox Queen Mother has finally done something practical."
As she spoke, Imperial Concubine Ling picked up the teacup with a smile, and toasted the Second Prince with tea instead of wine, saying, "Congratulations to my son for getting his wish and becoming the ruler of the East Palace."
After a pause, he continued, "As for the day my son is looking forward to, I think the wait won't be too long."
Emperor Xiao Ming had long been drained of his body by alcohol and sex.
Now in the Great Yong Dynasty, the crown prince has been established.
What's the point of keeping an emperor who hasn't attended court for a long time and has done nothing?
…
The Second Prince had been in power for several months when he was suddenly given a title, which was unexpected to everyone in the court, yet seemed reasonable.
After all, who else can be named the crown prince by the current emperor, except the second prince?
King You?
Absolutely not.
As early as when King You left his fiefdom without permission and the current emperor sent people to capture him and bring him back to the capital, the father and son had already openly turned against each other.
No matter what, the current emperor will never reinstate King You as the crown prince.
"Confused, confused!"
Many people in the court sighed privately.
Although they were far away in the capital, they had heard about what King You had done in the past two years.
Provide disaster relief and save the people, repel the enemy, and save the people of Dayong from dire straits.
This is the appearance of a truly wise ruler.
Only by handing Dayong over to such a wise ruler can the glory of the previous emperor be restored.
Unfortunately...
"Ah, your Majesty is so confused!"
…
Compared to the sighs of the courtiers.
The reactions of the royal family and noble families varied.
In Prince Duan's mansion, Prince Duan's concubine asked cautiously, "Your Highness, now that the Second Prince has moved into the East Palace, His Majesty and the Second Prince are clearly dissatisfied with the one who occupies the North. Should we recall the Princess to the capital as soon as possible to avoid causing dissatisfaction to His Majesty and the Second Prince?"
Prince Duan, who was playing chess with himself, stopped playing with the chess pieces, raised his head and glanced at his concubine, "Who asked you to come and whisper these things in front of me?"
Prince Duan's concubine pulled the corner of her mouth guiltily and whispered, "These are all my own thoughts."
"Heh." Prince Duan threw the chess piece in his hand and glared at the concubine, scolding, "You are such a short-sighted person. You just believed what they said when they came to you to gossip about you? I have long said that you should have less contact with the women of the noble families, especially the Liu family and the Ling family!"
After the reprimand, Prince Duan said in a cold voice, "From today on, don't go out of the palace and wander around anymore."
"Your Highness, are you going to forbid me from walking?" Prince Duan's concubine was shocked.
"That's not the case." Prince Duan waved his hand and softened his expression.
Just as Prince Duan's concubine breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Prince Duan's unquestionable voice in her ears.
"From today on, our palace will be closed to visitors. The prince is ill."
"Concubine, you are sick too."
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